- #1 The Dungeoning
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 73 reviews2014
Dev: Nick Donnelly
Windows · Mac
The Dungeoning is a difficult action platformer with character levelling, set in a procedurally generated dungeon. Kill enemies, level up using experience and master varied weapons and magic. Collect gold to spend with traders and buy better weapons. Try NG+ and beyond for an extra challenge.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 51.4%, Platformer 12.3%, Roguelite 11.7%, Action 9.7%, Indie 7.6%
- #2 Dungreed
96% matchVery Positive93% of 9,605 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.7%, Roguelite 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Roguelike 8.1%, Difficult 6.8%
- #3 Platformines
96% matchMixed67% of 332 reviews2014
Dev: Magiko GamingPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Platformines is a unique 2D platformer packed with exploration, RPG and shooter elements, set in a vast 16-bit underground world! Customise your character, master all difficulty levels and literally jump to the top of the leaderboards to prove your skills!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 65.1%, Platformer 17.7%, Action 9.3%, Indie 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 2.2%
- #4 Caveblazers
95% matchVery Positive85% of 4,551 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.5%, Platformer 15.1%, Roguelite 14.4%, Difficult 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #5 Pogo Rogue
94% matchVery Positive92% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Bounce Back Games
Windows
Bounce to the top in this skill based, roguelite action-platformer! Collect powerful items, pick unique weapons, and fight off a variety of enemies while navigating around with a fun, difficult, and unique movement system. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.7%, Platformer 16%, Difficult 15.3%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #6 Dig Dog
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
An action roguelike digger. Dig to discover treasure, adventure and bones! Jump, dash, stomp and dig your way through a strange world inhabited by stranger creatures.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35%, Platformer 16.6%, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike 8.9%, Difficult 8.2%
- #7 A Wizard's Lizard
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 446 reviews2014
Dev: Lost Decade Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Conquer the forces of Death in A Wizard’s Lizard, an action RPG for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Explore ever-changing dungeons, filled with powerful weapons and items. Battle back the hordes of evil. Rescue villagers to improve your town and increase your power for your next trek into the dungeon.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.6%, Roguelite 19.4%, Roguelike 10.3%, Action 7.9%, Indie 6.7%
- #8 Devious Dungeon
92% matchVery Positive82% of 416 reviews2019
Dev: WoblywarePub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Set in the Dark Ages, Devious Dungeon is a medieval focused action platformer with RPG styled upgrades.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.1%, Difficult 18%, Platformer 16.7%, Roguelike 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #9 Skul: The Hero Slayer
90% matchVery Positive93% of 57,659 reviews2021
Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.3%, Roguelite 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action 8.9%, Difficult 7.5%
- #10 Dwarf Journey
91% matchVery Positive93% of 378 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Dwarf Journey is an action roguelite platformer with randomly generated levels. Defeat enemies, level up, assemble your rune build and collect minerals to forge better equipment on an epic journey in search of immortality.
Why similar: Platformer 28%, Roguelite 24.1%, Action 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #11 Spelunky
89% matchVery Positive92% of 16,681 reviews2013
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.6%, Platformer 23.8%, Difficult 15%, Roguelike 10.1%, Indie 6.1%
- #12 bit Dungeon
89% matchVery Positive88% of 193 reviews2019
Dev: Kinto Games LLC
Windows
bitDungeon combines randomized loot and fast action combat, explore randomized dungeons and hack and slash your way through dangerous bosses. The difficultly increases as you become stronger and stronger. Build your character how you want with deadly passive abilities.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 65%, Roguelite 13.6%, Action 12.2%, Indie 9.1%
- #13 Downwell
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,640 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.9%, Platformer 16.6%, Difficult 15%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Action 6.3%
- #14 UnderMine
86% matchVery Positive90% of 9,862 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 62.1%, Roguelite 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action 4.5%, Indie 3.5%
- #15 Diehard Dungeon
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 501 reviews2014
Dev: Tricktale
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.7%, Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelite 10.7%, Action 9.8%, Indie 7.5%
- #16 Spirits Abyss
86% matchVery Positive96% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.2%, Platformer 16.7%, Difficult 16%, Roguelite 8.8%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #17 Dunjungle
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 752 reviews2025
Dev: Bruno BombardiPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.6%, Difficult 16.6%, Roguelite 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #18 Dungeon of Zolthan
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 534 reviews2016
Dev: Robert AlvarezPub: New Reality Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dungeon of Zolthan is a casual, arcade-style metroidvania platformer where your goal is to defeat Zolthan; a powerful mage that lives inside the dungeon. Using an array of powerups and your own wit and guile, guide your character through Zolthan's Dungeon!
Why similar: Indie 45.8%, Platformer 27.4%, Action 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #19 Plague Breaker
84% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Wozzy Games Limited
Windows
Plague Breaker is a retro roguelike platformer with heavy RPG elements. Pick your class and ascend a procedurally generated castle filled with undead monsters and corrupted plague doctors. Level up your character and find items, weapons, and traders along the way before taking on each floors boss.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.4%, Difficult 15.6%, Roguelite 15.1%, Platformer 14.4%, Roguelike 7.1%
- #20 Mana Spark
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 698 reviews2018
Dev: BEHEMUTT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.4%, Roguelite 17.3%, Difficult 17.2%, Roguelike 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #21 NETHER HEROES
80% matchVery Positive89% of 778 reviews2024
Dev: MitridanPub: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in Nether Heroes, an intense action-platform roguelike game. Conquer challenging dungeons, face menacing creatures, and defeat powerful bosses on your epic adventure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 52.4%, Platformer 19%, Action 9%, Roguelike 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #22 Super Dungeon Boy
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 212 reviews2017
Dev: Tower Up Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 27%
2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.
Why similar: Platformer 28.7%, Difficult 25.9%, Action 17.4%, Indie 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%
- #23 Scarlett's Dungeon
82% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Scarlett's Dungeon is a retro-inspired action RPG dungeon crawler with roguelite elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fight monsters, and collect loot in beautifully crafted pixel art reminiscent of the Game Boy Advance era. Test your skills as you dive deep into ever-changing challenges!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.7%, Difficult 17.2%, Roguelite 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #24 Endorlight
81% matchMixed62% of 1,483 reviews2016
Dev: Old Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Endorlight is rogue-like game in which you have to find a way out to the next level. Each level contains a new and tougher enemies. Used your axe, bow or whip to defeat them! Collect gold, goes to higher levels and kill many enemies as possible and be the best on Steam Leaderboar
Why similar: Platformer 27%, Roguelite 24.7%, Roguelike 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Action 11.5%
- #25 Tiny Rogues
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,786 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.5%, Difficult 18.7%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #26 Catacomb Kids
79% matchVery Positive87% of 629 reviews2015
Dev: FourbitFriday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.7%, Roguelite 17.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Action 6.7%, Difficult 6.3%
- #27 Golden Dungeons
81% matchMixed47% of 134 reviews2018
Dev: GD StudioPub: AFBIK Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Golden Dungeons - is a simple hardcore platformer game, the goal to get out of the cave. Try to pass all levels and not die!
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #28 Roguelands
78% matchVery Positive80% of 3,732 reviews2016
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.6%, Roguelike 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Roguelite 9.1%, Platformer 8.7%
- #29 Cursed Gem
78% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2020
Dev: AikonCWDPub: Vega Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Oliver in this retro-pixel and challenging platformer. Explore a cursed cave, full of traps, secrets and diamonds. Complete all levels, get the biggest diamond for your girlfriend and break the curse that is dooming you.
Why similar: Platformer 33.9%, Difficult 28.6%, Action 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Indie 9.8%
- #30 Aura of Worlds
75% matchVery Positive91% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Aura of Worlds is a chaotic, creative tactics rogue-lite platformer. Explore multiple dangerous worlds where you utilize creative abilities & wield the environment to your advantage. Blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths & outwit powerful guardians!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.2%, Platformer 17.4%, Roguelite 14.2%, Difficult 14.1%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #31 Alchemist's Castle
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 145 reviews2017
Dev: Kabuk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania!
Why similar: Indie 34.8%, Action 34.8%, Pixel Graphics 30.4%
- #32 Blood Dungeon
71% matchVery Positive90% of 517 reviews2026
Dev: Messhof
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
From the creators of Nidhogg, murder hordes of monsters in this 2D platforming autoshooter with a killer soundtrack. Collect Blood, gold, and bones to increase your powers. Can you survive the Blood Dungeon?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.5%, Roguelite 18.1%, Platformer 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Action 7.9%
- #33 Riptale
77% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Super God
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Riptale is a challenging 2D roguelike action game aiming to make sword combat be as bloody and impactful as possible. The player collects gems that allow them to execute different attacks in the order of their choosing. All this results in a symphony of combos that fill the screen with blood and guts.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 64.3%, Roguelite 13.5%, Action 12.4%, Indie 9.8%
- #34 Dungeon Escape
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 916 reviews2016
Dev: Roenko Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A challenging 2D precision platformer with minimalist graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack. Escape a dangerous dungeon filled with enemies and deadly traps.
Why similar: Difficult 35%, Platformer 31.8%, Action 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Indie 6.8%
- #35 Below the Stone
73% matchVery Positive84% of 440 reviews2023
Dev: StrollartPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.4%, Roguelite 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Roguelike 11.4%, Action 8.9%
- #36 Dragon Is Dead
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 704 reviews2025
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.2%, Roguelite 17.3%, Platformer 12.7%, Roguelike 9.2%, Action 7%
- #37 Super Dangerous Dungeons
75% matchVery Positive98% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!
Why similar: Platformer 34.1%, Action 26.6%, Indie 21%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%
- #38 Skelly Selest
74% matchVery Positive93% of 288 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.9%, Roguelite 17.9%, Difficult 11.2%, Roguelike 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #39 OREBLAZE
71% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Ludiminal Games
Windows · Linux
Dig up the Adamant Core from a procedurally generated mine, extract ores, sell them for profit, upgrade your equipment, and keep the King happy by sending him tributes before he loses his temper!
Why similar: Indie 35.4%, Action Roguelike 33.1%, Pixel Graphics 31.6%
- #40 Heroes Of Loot: Gauntlet Of Power
73% matchVery Positive85% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mount and upgrade your weapons into special combos in this randomly generated action RPG shooter. Mow down thousands of dungeon dwelling creatures and survive as you descend deeper into the dungeon! Unlock items, complete quests, and find all the secrets to help you reach the boss of bosses!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.1%, Roguelite 16.5%, Difficult 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #41 Rogue Legacy
72% matchVery Positive92% of 18,856 reviews2013
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.5%, Platformer 30.5%, Roguelike 13.4%, Indie 6%, Roguelite 5.7%
- #42 Dead Cells
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 183,835 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.1%, Roguelite 15.3%, Platformer 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Difficult 8.5%
- #43 Devious Dungeon 2
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 93 reviews2020
Dev: WoblywarePub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Devious Dungeon 2 is a medieval-focused action platformer with RPG-styled upgrades and procedurally generated levels. It is said that great adventures await behind the walls of this dark castle. A dark castle filled with dungeons, danger, and loot!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.4%, Difficult 20%, Platformer 18%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Action 6.6%
- #44 The Madness of Little Emma
74% matchVery Positive80% of 145 reviews2015
Dev: Bartosz Bojarowski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Madness of Little Emma is a difficult action platformer with roguelike elements. Featuring over 250 items with insane synergies, varied enemies, and numerous secrets and mysteries to discover.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 54.8%, Platformer 13.4%, Action 9.5%, Difficult 9.1%, Indie 7.7%
- #45 PixelBoss: Shattered Depths
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 147 reviews2026
Dev: Quacky GamesPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
PixelBoss: Shattered Depths is a hardcore 2D pixel-art platformer where every mistake matters. Fight enemies, avoid deadly traps, and master precise movement to survive unforgiving levels.
Why similar: Platformer 40.9%, Action 28.5%, Roguelike 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #46 Vagante
70% matchVery Positive89% of 5,040 reviews2018
Dev: Nuke Nine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.6%, Difficult 16.5%, Roguelite 14.8%, Platformer 10.1%, Action 6.7%
- #47 Into the Necrovale
67% matchVery Positive85% of 642 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 52.9%, Roguelite 17.2%, Roguelike 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 7.1%
- #48 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
69% matchVery Positive81% of 5,603 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Difficult 24%, Pixel Graphics 23.8%, Platformer 23.3%, Action 17.1%, Indie 11.8%
- #49 Barony
68% matchVery Positive91% of 18,189 reviews2015
Dev: Turning Wheel LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 53.3%, Difficult 19.1%, Roguelike 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Indie 5.2%
- #50 Ants Took My Eyeball
67% matchVery Positive94% of 262 reviews2024
Dev: Bosmic Forge
Windows
Ants Took My Eyeball is a 2D action platformer roguelite. Descend into an ever-changing ant hill, fight your way through hordes of insects with a variety of weapons, face formidable bosses and ultimately find your stolen eyeball.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.7%, Difficult 18.2%, Roguelite 15.4%, Platformer 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #51 Bucket Knight
70% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Bucket Knight: A pixelated platformer adventure! Help the valiant knight find the Holy Grail, make money to pay his loan, and survive deadly dungeons. Shoot enemies, avoid traps, and collect treasures. Classic run-and-gun action awaits!
Why similar: Roguelite 28.1%, Platformer 28%, Roguelike 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Action 11.8%
- #52 A Bastard's Tale
70% matchVery Positive80% of 394 reviews2015
Dev: No Pest Productions
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A game about parrying, attacking, and overcoming difficult foes
Why similar: Difficult 38.7%, Indie 37.4%, Action 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #53 Dangerous Bullets
71% matchMixed64% of 67 reviews2017
Dev: Indie Games StudioPub: Enoops
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Dangerous Bullets- This dynamic hardcore platforming, challenges you.
Why similar: Platformer 32.5%, Action 23%, Difficult 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Indie 12.1%
- #54 Angvik
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,538 reviews2014
Dev: Alastair John Jack
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Angvik is a platform action game set in a joyful but unforgiving land.
Why similar: Platformer 31%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Difficult 16.9%, Action 13.3%, Indie 12.7%
- #55 Footgun: Underground
65% matchVery Positive86% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Turtle Knight GamesPub: CobraTekku Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 43.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Roguelike with balls! Prove your ball skills and dribble your way through a randomly generated, dangerous track network full of deadly challenges! Face post-apocalyptic mutants, improve your balls with high-tech upgrades and escape the pixel art underground labyrinth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.7%, Roguelite 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Roguelike 8.3%, Platformer 7.6%
- #56 ScourgeBringer
65% matchVery Positive86% of 3,284 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.4%, Roguelite 17.3%, Action 12.9%, Indie 10%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #57 Rogue Worlds
64% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rogue Worlds is a chaotic tactical roguelite platformer where you wield the environment and creative abilities to overcome challenges. Outwit powerful guardians and blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths! This is the Lite edition of Aura of Worlds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.6%, Platformer 18.1%, Roguelite 14.3%, Difficult 14%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #58 Killer Chambers
68% matchVery Positive88% of 56 reviews2019
Dev: Village Bench
Windows · Linux
Help Brave Lord survive the Killer Chambers and defeat the bosses summoned by Lord Grave! Quick reflexes and good memory are the keys to success in this unforgiving action-platformer. Can you clear all 5 floors and get the King's Crown?
Why similar: Difficult 29.6%, Action 22.2%, Indie 17.1%, Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%