- #1 Repetendium
97% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Roguelite 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Bullet Hell 11.6%
- #2 Planetary Dustoff
96% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.5%, Roguelite 17.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Bullet Hell 9.7%
- #3 Destropolis
96% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Difficult 8.9%
- #4 Asterogues
95% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: pipotchi600Pub: indie.io
Windows
Beat up planets in Asterogues, a cosmic bullet hell shoot-em-up hybrid! Pick your character from a band of outcasts banished to the Asteroid Belt, dodge and shoot your way through a brutal onslaught of bullets, and take revenge against the Solar System!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Roguelite 11.1%, Bullet Hell 10.5%
- #5 Black Paradox
94% matchMixed68% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Highwalls
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelite 16.9%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Local Co-Op 12%, Co-op 8.7%
- #6 Scrappage
94% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Geekspree
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.4%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Perma Death 12.2%, Local Co-Op 12%, Bullet Hell 9.7%
- #7 Serious Sam: Tormental
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 258 reviews2022
Dev: Gungrounds (Macanga Games j.d.o.o.)Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D rogue-lite top-down shooter where you blast your way through the tormented mind of demigod of destruction Mental, as he imagines worlds and monsters that stand on your path towards his inner ego. Let the showdown begin!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.4%, Roguelite 14.6%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%
- #8 Star of Providence
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,276 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 15.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Difficult 8.3%
- #9 Doomsday Hunters
91% matchVery Positive90% of 784 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.7%, Perma Death 15.3%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Difficult 10.3%
- #10 Brotato
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.6%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Roguelite 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%
- #11 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
90% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Perma Death 13.7%, Roguelite 12.2%
- #12 Blacksea Odyssey
91% matchVery Positive80% of 205 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Roguelite 12.3%, Perma Death 12.1%
- #13 Rogue: Genesia
88% matchVery Positive91% of 8,365 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Roguelite 15.9%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Procedural Generation 8.2%
- #14 Bounty of One
89% matchVery Positive88% of 2,979 reviews2023
Dev: OptizOnion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fallen hero of the Wild West, you’re wanted and in disgrace! Grab your guns, survive endless hordes of bounty hunters and fight to clear your name! Bounty of One is a fast-paced casual roguelite bullet hell for 1 to 4 players. Dash, Dodge, Shoot, Repeat!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Action Roguelike 16%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Roguelite 12.4%, Bullet Hell 10.9%
- #15 Nuclear Throne
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.7%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Roguelike 9.6%, Roguelite 9.2%, Difficult 9.2%
- #16 Feral Fury
87% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Roguelite 14%, Top-Down Shooter 9.9%, Perma Death 9.1%
- #17 HyperParasite
86% matchVery Positive82% of 147 reviews2020
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.5%, Perma Death 15.2%, Roguelite 13.4%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Local Co-Op 9.9%
- #18 M.O.O.D.S.
84% matchVery Positive87% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows
Grab a gun and take down hostile robots corrupted by synthetic emotions! Combine weapon modifications and wreak havoc in this roguelite shooter. Let your emotions shape combat and alter boss fights! Fight alone or join up with up to 4 players!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.5%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Roguelite 9.7%, Local Co-Op 8.5%
- #19 Galactic Glitch
83% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #20 I Hate Running Backwards
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 242 reviews2018
Dev: Binx GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.5%, Local Co-Op 18.4%, Roguelite 17.9%, Difficult 12%, Procedural Generation 5.5%
- #21 Paper Planet
82% matchVery Positive85% of 520 reviews2023
Dev: DoodlegamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Paper Planet is a planet-defender, arcade roguelike with a doodley, Flash-inspired artstyle. Battle through waves of unique enemies and bosses. Combine items with strange and wacky effects for insanely overpowered runs. Play with 1-4 players, for some chaotic co-op fun!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.6%, Local Co-Op 19%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Local Multiplayer 10.4%
- #22 Danger Gazers
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Shotx
Windows · Linux
Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path. The choices you make will decide your fate, it will either turn you into the new ruler or... the ashes to be windswept away.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.3%, Roguelite 10.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.6%, Local Co-Op 7.2%, Top-Down Shooter 7.1%
- #23 Shape Shifter: Formations
80% matchVery Positive91% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: Castec Studios
Windows
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.3%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Roguelite 11.3%, Bullet Hell 10.4%
- #24 CRYPTARK
82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,913 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Roguelite 13.2%, Bullet Hell 6.1%, Action 5.5%
- #25 Voidigo
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.6%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #26 Rift Loopers
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Survive the horrors of the multiverse, alone or with your comrades, as you battle against an onslaught of insectoid like creatures. Combine abilities in different ways each loop to overcome and return safely to your universe.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #27 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
78% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelite 18%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.9%, Difficult 7.5%
- #28 REPLIKATOR
79% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Bullet Hell 10.2%
- #29 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
77% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Roguelite 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%
- #30 Spaceship Looter
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelite 13.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 12%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Perma Death 9.3%
- #31 Horde Hunters
77% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 14%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Bullet Hell 11.4%
- #32 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
78% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: ReijaPub: indie.io
Windows
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Roguelite 18.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #33 Survivors of the Dawn
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 744 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Roguelite 12.2%, Bullet Hell 11.4%
- #34 Mars Survivors
76% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #35 Slimekeep
73% matchVery Positive91% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: BenBonk
Windows · Mac
In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Perma Death 13.5%, Roguelite 9.7%, Bullet Hell 8.8%
- #36 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
74% matchVery Positive84% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Roguelite 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 12.8%
- #37 COLLAPSED
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: Glaive Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic roguelike action-platformer. Hunt your prey through vast procedurally-generated levels filled with tough enemies, useful loot and experience points. Fight alone or with a friend – either way, it won’t be easy!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.2%, Roguelite 26.8%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, Co-op 8.7%, Procedural Generation 6.2%
- #38 Survivor Mercs
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Local Co-Op 11%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #39 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
73% matchVery Positive86% of 780 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Perma Death 19.8%, Difficult 15.9%, Roguelike 12.9%, Procedural Generation 12.6%
- #40 Void Scrappers
72% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Roguelite 18.3%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #41 NeuroVoider
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 795 reviews2016
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Roguelite 11.8%, Bullet Hell 6.9%
- #42 Danger Scavenger
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 500 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.3%, Perma Death 14.6%, Roguelite 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%
- #43 WarSphere
72% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Last Tuesday Games
Windows
WarSphere is a fast-paced, roguelike top-down shooter. As a spherical death robot, you blast, dash and loot your way through procedurally generated worlds. It's all about the pew pew.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Perma Death 11.5%, Bullet Hell 10.6%
- #44 Cosmic Coliseum
70% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Exane GamesPub: Bad Blood Studios
Windows
Fight for your freedom as you battle through wave after wave of alien adversaries. Destroy enemy fighters and collect XP to raise your level and become more powerful. Combine your skills and abilities with a huge range of power-ups to become the ultimate champion.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Roguelite 16.8%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #45 BroodStar
71% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Roguelite 20.1%, Perma Death 18%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #46 Doomed to Hell
71% matchVery Positive83% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.5%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Roguelite 11%, Perma Death 10.7%
- #47 Uragun
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 12.4%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11%
- #48 DIG - Deep In Galaxies
69% matchVery Positive95% of 169 reviews2023
Dev: Molton Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Free the galaxies in this action platformer! Jump, swing, dig and shoot your way through uncharted planets. Give hell to the Overlord's forces and face alien foes. Earn rewards after every battle and add them to your ever-growing arsenal.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.2%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Perma Death 13.2%, Roguelite 12.2%, Local Multiplayer 11.8%
- #49 Tesla Force
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 240 reviews2020
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss!
Why similar: Roguelite 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Local Co-Op 15.1%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Local Multiplayer 12.1%
- #50 Roboquest
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.8%, Roguelite 20.4%, Perma Death 12.2%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Co-op 10.6%
- #51 Gunlocked
68% matchVery Positive87% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.3%, Roguelite 22.6%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Top-Down 9.6%, RPG 7.4%
- #52 Rogue Star Rescue
69% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Chute Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Perma Death 12.1%, Bullet Hell 10.3%
- #53 Exodemic
69% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: ganashaw
Windows
Destroy aliens, dash between planets, and buy powerful upgrades. Exodemic is a compact roguelike that combines frenetic shoot 'em up gameplay with a procedurally generated overworld filled with vendors, trading hubs, and combat encounters. Race against the clock to save the human race.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.5%, Perma Death 30.3%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Action 7.3%, Indie 2.4%
- #54 Core Devourer
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: IcyQuill
Windows
Hunt down huge hordes of droids, absorb their cores and become the strongest cybernetic being. In this sci-fi action-packed roguelite, you unlock weapons with unique effects, craft powerful gear and create endless combinations of upgrades for your character. Make your choice and break the game.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelite 14.2%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
- #55 AIPD - Artificial Intelligence Police Department
70% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2016
Dev: Blazing BadgerPub: mamor games
Windows
Enter the AI universe and fight evil AIs with a variety of weapons and modifications. AIPD is a top-down coop twin-stick shooter where you can enjoy thousands of possible combinations of enemy and arena permutations that give you an unprecedented and nearly unlimited arcade experience.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34%, Local Co-Op 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Action 10.2%, Indie 7.9%
- #56 Bullet Bunny
66% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #57 Xeno Crisis
68% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2019
Dev: Bitmap Bureau
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Local Co-Op 12.1%, Top-Down 8%, Procedural Generation 7.3%
- #58 Devader
68% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Falkenbrew
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devader is an intense 90's-style twin-stick shooter, complete with crazy old-school bosses, powerful strategic abilities and multiple endings. Upgrade your robot with nukes, shields, turrets and more to exterminate the relentless invaders.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Difficult 12%
- #59 Greedland
63% matchVery Positive84% of 3,116 reviews2025
Dev: VaMP HePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Greedland” is a roguelike game mixed with survivor-like elements. It's reminiscent of Crimsonland and Vampire Survivors, and as the battle progresses your character will become a mobile arsenal of destruction!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Roguelite 16.7%, Bullet Hell 13%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Local Co-Op 8.8%
- #60 GUNTOUCHABLES
62% matchVery Positive85% of 4,029 reviews2025
Dev: Game SwingPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Guntouchables is an online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. You play as a gun-toting group of 'preppers' trying to reclaim the world from an ever-evolving horde of mutants, constantly working to develop new unique ways to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.7%, Roguelite 19.2%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Difficult 13.4%, Co-op 10.7%