- #1 Heroes of Hammerwatch
97% matchVery Positive87% of 9,421 reviews2018
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44%, Roguelite 25.8%, RPG 14%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Action 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a robust multiplayer dungeon-crawling experience with persistent upgrades and intense combat.
- #2 Dead Cells
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 178,807 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.0 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 45.8%, Roguelite 23.8%, Adventure 10%, Action 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A premier 2D action-roguelite that offers the same fluid, high-intensity combat and satisfying progression found in bit Dungeon III.
- #3 Wizard of Legend
96% matchVery Positive91% of 20,891 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 51.7%, Roguelite 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Action 8.1%, RPG 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced dungeon crawler focuses on high-speed combat and spell-casting that mirrors the intensity of bit Dungeon's encounters.
- #4 UnderMine
95% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 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 52.8%, Roguelite 20.1%, RPG 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Action 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A polished action-roguelite that balances accessible dungeon crawling with deep character progression and secrets.
- #5 Dungreed
94% matchVery Positive93% of 9,514 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 49%, Roguelite 22.3%, Action 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D side-scrolling action-roguelite that emphasizes loot collection and dungeon exploration in a pixel-art world.
- #6 Nuclear Throne
93% 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 57.9%, Roguelite 16%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Action 7.2%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A frantic, pixel-art action-roguelike that rewards quick reflexes and aggressive playstyles similar to the seed game.
- #7 bit Dungeon II
94% matchVery Positive82% of 2,214 reviews2014
Dev: Kinto Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
bitDungeon II is fast action-adventure game with a giant overworld to explore. You are a spirit in an undead world of demons. Your "loved one's " grave has been desecrated. Fight through these corrupted lands, and bring peace to her soul.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.1%, RPG 22%, Action 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor to the seed game, offering a similar aesthetic and core gameplay loop.
- #8 Enter the Gungeon
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,241 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 64.9%, Roguelite 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Action 6.3%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep dungeon exploration and challenging boss fights with a distinct pixel-art aesthetic.
- #9 In Celebration of Violence
91% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2018
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.4%, Roguelite 22.1%, RPG 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, souls-like action-roguelite that shares the dark, unforgiving nature of the seed game.
- #10 Hyper Light Drifter
90% matchVery Positive93% of 18,466 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.8%, RPG 21.4%, Adventure 19.8%, Action 17.7%, Indie 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the atmospheric, top-down action and souls-like difficulty that makes bit Dungeon III so compelling.
- #11 Wayward Souls
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 232 reviews2019
Dev: Rocketcat Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Wayward Souls is a randomly generated action-RPG with a heavy focus on story. Play as seven different heroes, all with their own sets of abilities. Fight through steadily greater hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40%, RPG 22.3%, Roguelite 15.9%, Action 10.8%, Indie 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a challenging, top-down action experience with distinct character classes and permadeath mechanics.
- #12 Slasher's Keep
88% matchVery Positive83% of 2,271 reviews2020
Dev: Damian Schloter
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hack, slash, shoot and loot your way through procedurally generated dungeons! Smack your enemies into spikes with your inventory sack!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.3%, RPG 13.6%, Roguelite 13.1%, Gore 12%, Violent 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that incorporates unique combat mechanics and roguelite elements.
- #13 Diehard Dungeon
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 499 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 35.2%, RPG 13.6%, Gore 11.6%, Violent 10.1%, Roguelite 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style dungeon crawler that focuses on exploration and combat in randomly generated rooms.
- #14 Catacomb Kids
87% matchVery Positive87% of 626 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 47.2%, Roguelite 20.7%, RPG 14.2%, Action 7.5%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, physics-based dungeon crawler that rewards careful planning and quick reactions.
- #15 Bravery and Greed
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,021 reviews2022
Dev: Rekka GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.8%, Roguelite 25.4%, RPG 15.4%, Action 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused brawler-roguelite that captures the chaotic, loot-driven nature of bit Dungeon III.
- #16 Brut@l
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 166 reviews2017
Dev: Stormcloud Games LimitedPub: Rising Star Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A modern re-imagining of the classic ASCII dungeon crawler. Choose your hero and descend into a procedurally generated world constructed entirely from ASCII letters. Can you survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.7%, Gore 22.2%, Action 17.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: An ASCII-inspired dungeon crawler that brings a unique visual style to the classic roguelike formula.
- #17 Children of Morta
84% matchVery Positive89% of 22,582 reviews2019
Dev: Dead MagePub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.1%, Roguelite 22.5%, RPG 18.4%, Action 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines beautiful pixel art with a narrative-driven dungeon-crawling experience and satisfying combat.
- #18 Skul: The Hero Slayer
82% matchVery Positive93% of 56,905 reviews2021
Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 23.2 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 49.4%, Roguelite 17.8%, Action 12.3%, Indie 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D action-roguelite with a unique head-swapping mechanic that keeps combat fresh and engaging.
- #19 Dungeon Souls
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,226 reviews2016
Dev: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.8%, RPG 18.7%, Roguelite 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down dungeon crawler that focuses on character builds and intense combat encounters.
- #20 Magicite
84% matchVery Positive85% of 7,589 reviews2014
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Featuring many Rogue-like elements, Magicite randomly generates each underground dungeon for you and your friends to delve deep into.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.6%, RPG 21.5%, Roguelite 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features multiplayer, crafting, and roguelite elements in a pixel-art world that encourages exploration.
- #21 Boss Crushers
83% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: Space Horse
Windows
Boss Crushers is a multiplayer roguelike game. Play with your friends on randomly generated levels, confront enemy hordes, find valuable items and improvements, die and try again.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34%, Massively Multiplayer 26.5%, Roguelite 14.5%, RPG 12.2%, Action 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused action game that centers on challenging boss encounters and loot progression.
- #22 Fury Unleashed
80% matchVery Positive87% of 2,839 reviews2020
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Why similar: Roguelite 50.1%, Action 33.9%, Adventure 16.1%
Why You'll Like It: An action-packed roguelite that feels like a comic book, featuring fast movement and intense combat.
- #23 Ruin of the Reckless
82% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: Faux-Operative GamesPub: Poppy Works
Windows
Ruin of the Reckless is a breakneck-paced, melee-focused roguelike brawler with very light persistent progression elements and a punishing difficulty curve. Play with a friend!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.8%, RPG 19.3%, Roguelite 12.3%, Action 12%, Adventure 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, 2D action game that emphasizes movement and combat in a dungeon setting.
- #24 Overture
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,262 reviews2015
Dev: Black Shell GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.9%, RPG 16.6%, Roguelite 11.8%, Action 8.5%, Indie 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy, pixel-art roguelite that prioritizes fast combat and loot drops.
- #25 Riptale
81% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Super God
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 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 54.7%, Roguelite 14%, Action 12%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D action game that focuses on fluid movement and precise combat mechanics.
- #26 The Slimeking's Tower
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: RevampedPRO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Slimeking's Tower is an action/roguelike game where you have to explore a procedural generated tower, collect over 300 different items and slay over 100 different enemies in five different gamemodes to retrieve your people's moustaches back from the Slimeking.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, RPG 26.1%, Action 14.3%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A simple yet addictive dungeon crawler that focuses on clearing rooms and upgrading gear.
- #27 It Lurks Below
78% matchVery Positive83% of 1,274 reviews2019
Dev: Graybeard GamesPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
It Lurks Below is an action-oriented, survival RPG in a randomly generated world. Fight through the massive underground dungeon, customize your character with random items and find out what evil lurks below.
Why similar: RPG 47.7%, Action 21.7%, Indie 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused dungeon crawler that blends RPG elements with deep exploration.
- #28 Heroes of Hammerwatch II
74% matchVery Positive83% of 5,864 reviews2025
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.8%, Roguelite 18.9%, RPG 18.9%, Action 8.8%, Adventure 7.3%
- #29 Void Raiders
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Tryzna83
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Void Raiders is "radical" top down rogue-lite shmup, with permanent character progression, character centric gameplay and never ending carnage in randomly generated environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.7%, RPG 18.5%, Roguelite 13.9%, Action 9.5%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite with a similar aesthetic and focus on combat-heavy dungeon exploration.
- #30 bit Dungeon
77% matchVery Positive88% of 189 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 45.8%, RPG 18.5%, Roguelite 11.1%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 8.4%
- #31 Mana Spark
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 686 reviews2018
Dev: BEHEMUTT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 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 43.1%, Roguelite 22.6%, RPG 15.2%, Action 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #32 Pixel Dungeon VR
72% matchVery Positive91% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: Suplife Games
Windows
Pixel Dungeon is a fast-paced, multiplayer social VR adventure where dungeon-crawling action, physics-based combat, and chaos with friends collide.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.1%, Roguelite 22.7%, RPG 18.2%, Action 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #33 The Dungeoning
78% 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 47.9%, RPG 21.1%, Roguelite 13.3%, Action 10.2%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic pixel-art roguelike that captures the essence of traditional dungeon crawling.
- #34 Dungeon Looter
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Wappen Games
Windows
Hack and slash rogue lite. Take on the role of an adventurer of various classes, fight through random-generated dungeons and make a fortune! Support multiplayer online co-op up to 8 players or play it solo offline.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.3%, Roguelite 24.1%, RPG 16.4%, Action 7%, Indie 2.2%
- #35 Sparklite
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 653 reviews2019
Dev: Red Blue GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.7%, Roguelite 19.6%, RPG 15%, Action 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #36 The Pit: Infinity
76% matchMixed65% of 291 reviews2019
Dev: Kerberos Productions
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter a legendary alien facility dug deep into the Feldspar Mountains... a massive Pit, built by the ancient Suul'ka. Enter The Pit again for the first time, in this unique Roguelike / FPS hybrid!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.3%, Action 18.6%, Indie 12.9%, Gore 12.3%, Violent 12.1%
- #37 Bite the Bullet
76% matchMixed56% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run, Gun and Eat your way through this roguelite RPG shooter. In a world where every enemy is edible, what you eat and how much you eat drives everything from your waistline to branching skill trees to weapon crafting. Shoot fast. Eat big. Satisfy your appetite for destruction.
Why similar: Roguelite 19.1%, Gore 18.7%, RPG 17%, Violent 14.3%, Action 9.8%
- #38 Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,659 reviews2021
Dev: Heliocentric StudiosPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rogue Heroes is a topdown, roguelite adventure game inspired by the Zelda franchise. Play solo or team up with your friends to combat procedurally generated dungeons and take down the evil Titans that threaten to overwhelm the land of Tasos!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.4%, Roguelite 21.4%, RPG 19.9%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 9%
- #39 A Robot Named Fight!
73% matchVery Positive88% of 883 reviews2017
Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.9%, Roguelite 18.1%, Gore 16.1%, Violent 14.5%, Action 7.6%
- #40 Crawlers and Brawlers
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Ugly Beard Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Become an adventurer and go on a fantastic journey through epic procedurally generated dungeons. Collect powerful loot to develop your character and then brawl online with your friends on 12 different multiplayer maps.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.2%, RPG 21%, Action 10.8%, Roguelite 10.5%, Indie 7.5%
- #41 Repetendium
71% 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 53.5%, Roguelite 26.3%, Adventure 7.3%, Action 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #42 IIslands of War
71% matchVery Positive84% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: jwiggs
Windows · Mac
IIslands of War is a 2D roguelike where you build floating islands out of blocks and modules. Travel through different realms to various locations to collect powerful items, shop for items, forge your items to become more powerful, and battle the Dark Order.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40%, Action 22.5%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 16.9%
- #43 Otherworld Legends
69% matchMixed66% of 1,572 reviews2024
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A "blood-pumping, face-bashing" roguelike brawler. Master heroes of your choice, craft uniquely broken builds, and hack & pummel through a myriad of dungeons in a thrilling rampage.
Why similar: Roguelite 33.4%, RPG 29.4%, Action 15%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Indie 10%
- #44 Blood Harvest 3
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Action 21.8%, Gore 21.4%, Violent 17.9%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 14.2%
- #45 Zombie Party
72% matchVery Positive85% of 698 reviews2016
Dev: Peach Pie Productions
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.6%, RPG 15%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 8.2%, Roguelite 6.9%
- #46 Streets of Rogue
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,705 reviews2019
Dev: Matt DabrowskiPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.6%, Roguelite 19.1%, RPG 14%, Action 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #47 Born Again
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,079 reviews2023
Dev: Unnamed Studios, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Hack-n-slash your way through the evil brewing in the Outer Realm! Stop the ominous Overlords in their tracks, but tread lightly, for every corner hosts a monster in waiting!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 28%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 15.3%, RPG 14.3%, Action 7.5%
- #48 Vagante
70% matchVery Positive89% of 4,986 reviews2018
Dev: Nuke Nine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 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 42.2%, Roguelite 25%, RPG 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Adventure 4.9%
- #49 Nasty Rogue
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 113 reviews2019
Dev: Voxelblade Studio
Windows
Mysterious Dungeon Exploration, Secret Items and Powerful Bosses, Fluid Movement Upgrades. Unique Enemies dropping Epic Loot. Level up your Stats, Enchant your weapons and Armor pieces.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.3%, Roguelite 20%, RPG 19.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #50 Hammerwatch
69% matchVery Positive89% of 6,479 reviews2013
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
Why similar: RPG 40.5%, Action 16.5%, Indie 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Adventure 12%
- #51 NETHER DUNGEONS
66% matchVery Positive83% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Nether Dungeons is an action-packed dungeon crawler. Battle through procedurally generated dungeons, face relentless enemies, and defeat epic bosses. Customize your hero, wield diverse weapons, and survive intense challenges as you descend into ever-changing, dangerous depths.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 52.6%, Roguelite 27%, Action 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%, Adventure 4.4%
- #52 Never Split the Party
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,394 reviews2019
Dev: Legend Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Never Split the Party is an ultra social rogue-like! You're one of four adventurers joining together to explore a procedurally generated dungeon, amass powerful upgrades, and cooperate with your fellow adventures to conquer and crush the evil dungeon champions!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.7%, Roguelite 15.2%, RPG 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Indie 7.2%
- #53 Dungeons & Treasure VR
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2017
Dev: SDC Ventures
Windows
Dungeons & Treasure is a roguelike multiplayer created with voxel art for virtual reality. The game is an endless fast-paced action adventure. You progress through different environments with unique enemies, bosses and challenges like traps and minor puzzles.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 55.4%, Action 11.5%, Roguelite 10%, Indie 8.3%, RPG 7.5%
- #54 Into the Necrovale
64% matchVery Positive86% of 588 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 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 45.8%, Roguelite 18.2%, RPG 14.5%, Action 7%, Adventure 5.7%
- #55 DunHero
62% matchVery Positive89% of 565 reviews2026
Dev: Dev Kacper
Windows · Linux
DunHero is an Action Roguelike. Choose your class, level up and collect powerful items. Defeat bosses and free the world from evil in unique adventures. Play solo or with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.9%, Roguelite 21.9%, RPG 17.5%, Action 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #56 NETHER HEROES
63% matchVery Positive90% of 759 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 66.2%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Indie 5.4%
- #57 Tor Eternum
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Sorcerous Gaming
Windows
Explore the enigmatic Tor Eternum with up to 10 friends in this frenetic online co-op action RPG. Customize your character as you level up, explore the halls of the Tower, and overcome billions of different procedurally generated bosses.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.2%, Roguelite 22%, RPG 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Action 6.8%
- #58 Caveblazers
66% matchVery Positive85% of 4,486 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 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 53.4%, Roguelite 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Action 7.1%, Adventure 6.3%
- #59 Vampire of the Sands
70% matchMixed65% of 97 reviews2015
Dev: HomphPub: Homph LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Vampire of the Sands is a punishing action dungeon-crawler with roguelike elements.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 55.8%, Roguelite 26.9%, Action 17.3%