- #1 Donuts'n'Justice
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 151 reviews2016
Dev: FobTi interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Donuts 'N' Justice is a fast-paced 2d horizontal shoot-'em-up wherein you take the role of one of two Super Cops in the 1980s to defend their city against gangs, violence and corruption.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Violent 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Gore 8.5%
- #2 Cavity Busters
96% matchVery Positive96% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.
Why similar: Roguelite 29.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Difficult 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Action 6.3%
- #3 The Bug Butcher
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,201 reviews2016
Dev: Awfully Nice Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Co-op 15.7%, Arcade 10.5%, Action 9.4%
- #4 Fury Unleashed
95% matchVery Positive87% of 2,857 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: Local Co-Op 26.1%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Difficult 11.5%, Roguelite 11.4%, Co-op 10.7%
- #5 Dungeon Munchies
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,125 reviews2022
Dev: maJAJa
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hunt down monsters to cook and eat them! You’ve been revived in a massive underground complex and you must leave this bizarre facility. Aided by the undead Necro-Chef Simmer, you must stay safe, get fed, find a way to get out
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Funny 11.2%, Difficult 10.8%, Comedy 10.3%
- #6 HordeCore
94% matchMixed64% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Digitality GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
HordeCore is a kick-ass side-scrolling shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Play alone, or as a team - and destroy, survive, craft, and explore!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.2%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Roguelite 19.9%, Arcade 11.2%, RPG 10.5%
- #7 Blazing Beaks
93% matchVery Positive83% of 2,604 reviews2019
Dev: Applava
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.6%, Co-op 24.2%, Funny 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Action 7.8%
- #8 Guns, Gore & Cannoli
92% matchVery Positive92% of 4,250 reviews2015
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.6%, Gore 15.2%, Co-op 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Platformer 9.6%
- #9 Sparklite
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 658 reviews2019
Dev: Red Blue GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Roguelite 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Local Co-Op 14.6%, RPG 13%, Co-op 11.3%
- #10 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
91% matchVery Positive86% of 792 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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: Platformer 39.9%, Difficult 17.5%, 2D Platformer 15%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Action 6.8%
- #11 Voidigo
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,782 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Local Co-Op 21.7%, Roguelite 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Difficult 12.2%, Funny 10.6%
- #12 Project Adder (Prologue)
90% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: NLB.DEV
Windows
Project Adder is a run-and-gun, zombie-killing, rogue-lite sandbox game with dynamic gameplay that offers a unique experience in every play-through.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19%, Roguelite 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Platformer 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.8%
- #13 Broforce
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,525 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.4%, Co-op 16%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Side Scroller 10%
- #14 Garbanzo Quest
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 626 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.6%, Platformer 16.7%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Difficult 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%
- #15 bit Dungeon III
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 205 reviews2019
Dev: Kinto Games LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
bitDungeonIII is a 2d action adventure game with rogue-lite elements. Randomly generated overworld and dungeons. Make allies with other players or kill them for their precious inventory items. Discover random items that greatly enhance and affect your character.
Why similar: Roguelite 19%, Gore 18.4%, RPG 17%, Violent 14.5%, Action 10%
- #16 HyperParasite
87% matchVery Positive82% of 147 reviews2020
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Roguelite 24%, Local Co-Op 20.3%, Difficult 20%, Funny 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%
- #17 The Crackpet Show
85% matchVery Positive86% of 833 reviews2022
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a variety of weapons. Choose your beastie, gear ‘em up, and go kill your enemies in the name of fame and sweet sponsorship deals!
Why similar: Difficult 20.3%, Local Co-Op 17.9%, Funny 17.2%, Roguelite 14.2%, Co-op 13.9%
- #18 Monster Bullets
84% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: schemesmith
Windows
Monster Bullets is a first-person roguelite where each monster has a specific weakness. Quickly load the correct bullet for each monster and fire them off! Experiment with upgrades on each procedurally generated attempt and try to slay the goblin king!
Why similar: Roguelite 27.3%, Violent 20.1%, Co-op 19.2%, Gore 14.5%, Action 13.7%
- #19 Riddled Corpses
86% matchMixed65% of 248 reviews2015
Dev: Diabolical Mind
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, RPG 17.8%, Action 17.2%, Indie 9.9%
- #20 Zombiehood
81% matchVery Positive91% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: Weak SpotsPub: Dead Traveler
Windows · Linux
Quirky yet brutal run-and-gun roguelite: scavenge weapons, equipment, and artifacts, unlock powerful upgrades, and blast through procedurally generated biomes with witty dialogue and explosively satisfying combat.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.1%, Roguelite 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, 2D Platformer 13%, Funny 11.4%
- #21 Shoot Trip Die
83% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Levi RamirezPub: Levi Ramirez
Windows
Shoot Trip Die is a psychedelic, arcade, rogue-like romp! Finger blast your way through dozens of levels mowing down strange monsters and collecting even weirder items, all to get back to your pissed stained mattress! It's got Kick! It's got Bite! And It'll Mess. You. Up! You got what it takes?...
Why similar: Roguelite 32.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Arcade 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Action 8.2%
- #22 Blazing Chrome
82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,938 reviews2019
Dev: JoyMasherPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Platformer 9.7%
- #23 Repetendium
82% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 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: Roguelite 28.8%, Local Co-Op 22.9%, Co-op 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Action 7.8%
- #24 Gunslugs
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 129 reviews2015
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.4%, Platformer 14.4%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Roguelite 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #25 Morsels
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 569 reviews2025
Dev: FurculaPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Morsels is a fast-paced creature collecting roguelite with a rotating roster of characters to switch between at will. Overcome a clique of killer cats as you fight your way out of the sewers in this unique, action-packed journey.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 39.5%, Roguelite 32.4%, Action 19.3%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #26 Biters & Bullets: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive90% of 351 reviews2022
Dev: Night Owls
Windows
Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Roguelite 53.8%, Action 21%, Gore 13.3%, Violent 6.2%, Indie 3.1%
- #27 Nerd Survivors
79% matchVery Positive92% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Heartbit Interactive
Windows
Use explosive pizzas, enchanted fidget spinners or a katamari of monsters to fight countless enemies hordes! Repair the "Forge of Destiny" and craft the ultimate custom weapon in this comedy action rogue-lite survivor.
Why similar: Roguelite 32.5%, Action 21%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Comedy 16.2%, Funny 6.9%
- #28 Gutwhale
79% matchVery Positive93% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Stuffed Wombat
Windows
Gutwhale is a roguelite about managing the space between you and your ammo, while fighting your way through a digestive system!
Why similar: Action 24.9%, Gore 17.8%, Indie 17%, Violent 14%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%
- #29 Juicy Realm
77% matchVery Positive88% of 3,663 reviews2018
Dev: SpaceCanPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Juicy Realm is a roguelike game in which players must square off against bizarre fruits all across the world. The line between the animal and the plant world has become blurred, and the food chain has been completely disrupted.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.1%, Roguelite 17.8%, Co-op 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, RPG 10.7%
- #30 MYRIAD DEATH
76% matchVery Positive86% of 274 reviews2025
Dev: IGNITION MPub: holo Indie
Windows
This is an exhilarating action and shooting game where you fight using weapons with different abilities.
Why similar: Roguelite 41.1%, Exploration 21%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action 9.7%, Gore 7.6%
- #31 Noobs Want to Live
75% matchVery Positive89% of 4,958 reviews2023
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)Pub: Lightning Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!
Why similar: Roguelite 33%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Funny 20.5%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #32 Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
78% matchMixed68% of 155 reviews2021
Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Nongunz is a roguelite action-platformer. Battle grotesque creatures, kill quickly to maintain your combo meter, and rescue worshipers to become part of your idle army to buy upgrades.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.8%, Roguelite 14.5%, Difficult 14.4%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Co-op 10.9%
- #33 Enter the Gungeon
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,698 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.1 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: Local Co-Op 20.9%, Difficult 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Co-op 13.5%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #34 Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars
78% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2017
Dev: Invisible Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sloths. Pizza. Chaos. Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars is the fast-paced multiplayer competitive twin-stick shooter of your slothy dreams & the sequel to Battlesloths. Compete with up to four human players or AI sloths. Use a myriad of weaponry to destroy your enemies in a quest to... EAT. ALL. PIZZA!
Why similar: Action 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 26.2%, Funny 22.6%, Indie 21%
- #35 God's Trigger
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 992 reviews2019
Dev: One More LevelPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Difficult 25%, Platformer 22.5%, Co-op 19.3%, Action 6.9%
- #36 SWAPMEAT
73% matchVery Positive93% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: One More Game
Windows · Mac
Rip through hostile alien worlds, harvest mutant body parts mid-combat, and adapt faster than your enemies. Every alien you harvest gives you new body parts with unique powers, like triple-jump legs, turret-dropping torsos, grenade-launching turkey heads. Steal, swap, survive.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.9%, Co-op 26.5%, Comedy 19.3%, Funny 18.9%, Action 8.3%
- #37 Neon Abyss
73% matchVery Positive86% of 23,532 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Platformer 23.2%, Roguelite 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 15%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, RPG 10.9%
- #38 BrainBread 2
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 5,202 reviews2022
Dev: Reperio Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Grab a weapon, demolish your enemies, level up, become more powerful, let the gore flow, let the limbs fly. BrainBread 2 introduces a zombie fps mixed with RPG / Arcade elements, the game is very action-packed and generally fast-paced.
Why similar: Gore 24.7%, Co-op 23.3%, Funny 13%, RPG 10.5%, Arcade 10.4%
- #39 Super Kill-BOI 9000
74% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: PlayWithFurcifer
Windows · Linux
A bullet heaven where you cooperate with Kill-BOI 9000 (your friend and toaster). Forge a beautiful bond and bring destruction - together. Give him saws! Give him drones! Then give all the drones saws! AND THEN SET THE SAWS ON FIRE.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.5%, Roguelite 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Co-op 15.7%, Funny 10.5%
- #40 AK-xolotl: Together
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,485 reviews2023
Dev: 2Awesome StudioPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The cutest, deadliest top-down roguelike shooter featuring AK-wielding Axolotls. Blast your way through the animal kingdom with an arsenal of kick-ass guns, mighty power-ups and even raise an army of trigger-happy baby axolotls. 🔫🔫 Double the firepower! Local co-op update now live!
Why similar: Roguelite 22%, Difficult 19.5%, Funny 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, RPG 12.2%
- #41 Doomsday Hunters
71% matchVery Positive90% of 787 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: Difficult 24.1%, Roguelite 20.7%, Arcade 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Gore 11.4%
- #42 Bullet Bunny
72% matchVery Positive86% of 128 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: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 27.8%, Roguelite 22.2%, Action 14.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #43 Gunforged
71% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Firebelley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gunforged is a goofy fantasy roguelite shooter where you create broken builds every run. Forge your guns with randomized gun parts, collect passive abilities, and embed gun-changing runes into your guns to create the ultimate build.
Why similar: Roguelite 42%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Action 20.3%, Funny 13.9%, Indie 1.7%
- #44 Dungreed
70% matchVery Positive93% of 9,532 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.8 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: Roguelite 29.4%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Difficult 10.6%, Platformer 9.5%, Action 9.1%
- #45 Brotato
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 114,107 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 36.0 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: Local Co-Op 33.1%, Roguelite 23.9%, Co-op 19.7%, Arcade 12.2%, Action 6.6%
- #46 Ants Took My Eyeball
70% matchVery Positive93% of 252 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: Local Co-Op 19.6%, Roguelite 16.8%, Difficult 16.2%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 12.4%
- #47 Superfighters Deluxe
71% matchVery Positive89% of 3,496 reviews2018
Dev: MythoLogic Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Superfighters Deluxe is a unique action game that combines brawling, shooting and platforming in dynamic sandboxy 2D levels. Lots of weapons and fun gameplay systems interlock to create absurd action-movie chaos.
Why similar: Gore 17.7%, Violent 14.9%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Platformer 9.9%
- #48 Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2
70% matchVery Positive94% of 5,461 reviews2018
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 revives the good, old, action platform run & gun genre, but this time with a bunch of humor and buckets of blown off body parts. In this sequel to Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Vinnie Cannoli’s story continues and this time it’s personal.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.1%, Co-op 13.3%, Gore 13.1%, Local Co-Op 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.3%
- #49 Iron Meat
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,069 reviews2024
Dev: Ivan Valeryevich SuvorovPub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Iron Meat is a run-and-gun arcade shooter that immerses players in an apocalyptic future overrun by "The Meat," an iron-ravenous mass mutating everything in its path. Blast your way through retro-inspired stages and bosses to uncover the shocking horrors behind secret experiments on the Moon.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Platformer 15.8%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Arcade 10.6%
- #50 Chaos Town
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Chaos Town is a top-down chaotic shooter game where everything is destructible!
Why similar: RPG 19.8%, Action 16.4%, Gore 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%, Difficult 10.6%
- #51 Roboquest
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,988 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Roguelite 43.9%, Co-op 38.1%, Action 9.1%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #52 HUNTDOWN
66% matchVery Positive95% of 4,271 reviews2021
Dev: Easy Trigger GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.5%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Co-op 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #53 BUTCHER
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,374 reviews2016
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
Why similar: Gore 27.3%, Difficult 14.2%, Violent 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Platformer 11.9%
- #54 Gunbot Diplomacy
65% matchVery Positive88% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
Why similar: Roguelite 47.9%, Arcade 22.4%, Action 15.1%, Indie 8.8%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #55 Die Erdnussbutter
66% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Demented Fish Studios
Windows
Shoot, dash, and power your way through enemy lines in the arcade-style 2D side scroller, Die Erdnussbutter!
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.5%, Arcade 20.3%, Funny 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Action 10.4%
- #56 Hell is Other Demons
67% matchVery Positive93% of 338 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Roguelite 15.3%, Difficult 14.2%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%
- #57 Feral Fury
69% 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: Gore 25.9%, Roguelite 23.3%, Violent 20.3%, Difficult 10.6%, Action 8%
- #58 Champions of Breakfast
69% matchVery Positive84% of 205 reviews2016
Dev: Pirate Software
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A fast-paced arcade shooter breakfast-hell.
Why similar: Difficult 32.5%, Action 27.7%, Arcade 20.1%, Indie 19.8%
- #59 Jetboard Joust
68% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.3%, Roguelite 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Platformer 12.9%, Difficult 10.1%