- #1 Astral Ascent
97% matchVery Positive95% of 8,306 reviews2023
Dev: Hibernian Workshop
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.4%, Hack and Slash 20.1%, Platformer 12.8%, Anime 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It nails the same anime-styled 2D roguelite loop with multiple distinct fighters, rapid air combos, and huge build variety per run.
- #2 Spiritfall
96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,914 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Giant
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 23.5%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, Platformer 11%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the closest thing to a platform-fighter roguelite, pairing Smash-like juggling and crisp movement with repeat-run progression.
- #3 Oblivion Override
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,016 reviews2024
Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.6%, Hack and Slash 24.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Cyberpunk 8.6%, 2D 6%
Why You'll Like It: Its cybernetic side-scrolling runs, highly mobile melee combat, and weapon-specific combo routes feel very close to Entropy Effect's flow.
- #4 Blade Assault
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,299 reviews2022
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 18.8%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Platformer 12.8%, Hack and Slash 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Another pixel-art cyberpunk roguelite, it emphasizes fast dash-cancel combat, aerial strings, and stacking upgrades through short runs.
- #5 Neon Echo
94% matchMixed55% of 4,112 reviews2023
Dev: Xinyuan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Neon Echo is a 3D side-scrolling action Roguelite game with an anime and tech-wear style. In a world that has been corrupted by "noise", "electronic music" has become the only means to resist the power of "Strepification". Now, let's follow the beat of electronic music to fight!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.9%, Cyberpunk 20.3%, Platformer 15.3%, Anime 11.8%, Action 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like Entropy Effect, it leans hard into flashy anime cyberpunk presentation and combo-driven side-scrolling combat.
- #6 Trinity Fusion
94% matchVery Positive86% of 879 reviews2023
Dev: Angry Mob Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.2%, Hack and Slash 24%, Platformer 20.1%, Action 6.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends sci-fi style, responsive 2D action, and multiple move sets into a polished roguelite built around stylish combo chaining.
- #7 Dead Cells
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 180,167 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.2 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 26.6%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Even without the anime wrapper, it is one of the best examples of fluid 2D roguelite combat, smart build variety, and endless replayability.
- #8 Skul: The Hero Slayer
92% matchVery Positive93% of 57,146 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 40%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Hack and Slash 9.3%, Platformer 8.8%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its large roster of form-swapping playstyles captures the same thrill of learning radically different kits inside a fast roguelite structure.
- #9 Have a Nice Death
91% matchVery Positive86% of 10,602 reviews2023
Dev: Magic Design StudiosPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.2%, Hack and Slash 23.3%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: The snappy movement, weapon and spell unlocks, and run-to-run experimentation make it a great match if you mainly love the combat feel.
- #10 30XX
91% matchVery Positive91% of 2,768 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.2%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Platformer 16.3%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It trades melee emphasis for run-and-gun precision, but the ultra-responsive movement, character variety, and roguelite upgrades hit a similar sweet spot.
- #11 Neon Abyss
90% 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: Cyberpunk 18.7%, Action Roguelike 18%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Platformer 14%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is more gun-focused, but the pixel-art platforming, absurd synergies, and one-more-run structure overlap a lot with Entropy Effect.
- #12 Anomaly Agent
89% matchVery Positive95% of 9,614 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.1%, 2D Fighter 16%, Cyberpunk 13.6%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, Platformer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Not a true roguelite, yet its cyberpunk side-scrolling action, parries, and stylish combo finishers feel very much in the same lane.
- #13 ScourgeBringer
89% matchVery Positive86% of 3,222 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Action 13.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Procedural Generation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part is relentless speed, cancels, and staying airborne while carving through rooms, this is an excellent pick.
- #14 SANABI
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 43,901 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: The cyberpunk setting, high-speed traversal, and explosive 2D action make it a strong mood-and-movement match.
- #15 Katana ZERO
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,917 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.6%, Platformer 15%, Hack and Slash 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its instant, razor-sharp combat and neon dystopian vibe make it a great pick if you value responsiveness and style over roguelite systems.
- #16 暖雪 Warm Snow
86% matchVery Positive93% of 38,648 reviews2022
Dev: BadMudStudioPub: bilibili
Windows
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'Warm Snow' is a Rogue-like action game with a background set in a dark fantasy world, where the eerie 'Warm Snow' holds sway. You will play as the Warrior 'Bi-an' on a crusade against the Five Great Clans, in order to save a world teetering on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.7%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Procedural Generation 12%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Though top-down, it delivers the same satisfying loop of fast action, build experimentation, and overpowered late-run melee synergies.
- #17 Dungreed
86% 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: Action Roguelike 51.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Platformer 9.4%, Action 7.8%, 2D 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is a tighter, more old-school 2D action roguelite with strong platforming, lots of weapons, and addictive upgrade-based reruns.
- #18 Afterimage
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,999 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.4%, Anime 15.4%, Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Action-Adventure 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is a good step toward a bigger adventure if you want anime-styled 2D combat, weapon variety, and fluid mobility.
- #19 GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,130 reviews2022
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Death is not the end: defeat infernal foes until you die and carry on the fight with your eternal soul and memories in a new body!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 49.3%, Hack and Slash 39.4%, Action 6.8%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its stylish anime presentation and side-scrolling roguelite swordplay scratch a similar flashy-runs, evolving-builds itch.
- #20 Rogue Legacy 2
84% matchVery Positive91% of 14,951 reviews2022
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
Why similar: Platformer 35.1%, Procedural Generation 20.5%, Action 11%, 2D 8.6%, Action Roguelike 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The combat is lighter on combos, but the class variety, persistent progression, and endlessly replayable action-platforming are a strong fit.
- #21 TEVI
83% matchVery Positive89% of 3,880 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Anime 20.2%, Action-Adventure 19.8%, Platformer 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more metroidvania than roguelite, its anime presentation, demanding boss fights, and combo-rich 2D combat should appeal to Entropy Effect fans.
- #22 Touhou Luna Nights
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,739 reviews2019
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 42.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
Why similar: Platformer 23.9%, Action-Adventure 20.2%, Anime 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, 2D 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It swaps roguelite replay for time-stop mechanics, but the precise movement and flashy projectile-heavy side-scrolling battles line up well.
- #23 Metal Unit
82% matchVery Positive83% of 2,875 reviews2021
Dev: JellySnow StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Action 16.6%, Anime 13.8%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This underrated sci-fi roguelite offers crunchy side-scrolling combat, lots of unlocks, and a similarly arcade-fast pace.
- #24 ICEY
81% matchVery Positive90% of 27,625 reviews2016
Dev: FantaBlade NetworkPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.9%, Anime 18.6%, Cyberpunk 18%, Action 13%, 2D 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This stylish anime hack-and-slash is all about smooth juggling, cancel-heavy combos, and tearing through enemies in side view.
- #25 Elsie
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Shift GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.5%, Procedural Generation 19.3%, Platformer 16.3%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A faster, more shooter-leaning roguelite platformer, it still delivers colorful runs, build tinkering, and demanding action-platforming.
- #26 Rising Hell
79% matchVery Positive89% of 314 reviews2021
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Rising Hell is a vertical platformer rogue-lite filled with adrenaline-pumping action and tons of heavy gothic metal shreds. Climb out from the ever-changing hell while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.2%, Procedural Generation 16.8%, Platformer 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, 2D Platformer 8%
Why You'll Like It: Its vertical roguelite runs focus on speed, aerial aggression, and chaining attacks without touching the ground for long.
- #27 Black Future '88
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 745 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.7%, Cyberpunk 29.4%, Action 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Platformer 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: For a darker neon take on the formula, it offers frantic cyberpunk platforming and run-based action with a lot of pressure and momentum.
- #28 Star Fire: Eternal Cycle
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,199 reviews2025
Dev: Ethereal Fish StudioPub: Indie Herb Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Star Fire is a love letter to classic arcade side-scrollers, reimagined with roguelite progression, modern action polish, and that “just one more run” itch. It’s fast, punchy, and all about no-pressure fun with tight combat, slick movement, and endless ways to cause chaos.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.6%, Cyberpunk 23.3%, Hack and Slash 21.2%, Action-Adventure 15%, Action 6.1%
- #29 Cinderia
76% matchVery Positive88% of 3,284 reviews2026
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fast, brutal action roguelite with razor-sharp controls and insane build freedom. Fuse embers, skill cards, and gear into wildly overpowered combat styles — and break each run in a world consumed by the Ash Witch.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.6%, Hack and Slash 25.2%, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Action 6.5%
- #30 Summum Aeterna
78% matchVery Positive85% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Summum Aeterna is a fast-paced Roguelite inspired by the Metroidvania Aeterna Noctis. Create your own worlds, challenges, difficulty and influences in each new run. Die, learn, become stronger, and achieve victory. Death is inevitable, but glory is only for the chosen.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.8%, Hack and Slash 20.8%, Procedural Generation 15.7%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: If you mainly want another replay-heavy 2D roguelite with fast movement and escalating room-to-room combat, this is worth a look.
- #31 Shape of Dreams
76% matchVery Positive90% of 19,061 reviews2025
Dev: Lizard SmoothiePub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shape of Dreams delivers fast-paced top-down roguelite action with chaotic projectile-filled battles, fluid combat, and high-stakes co-op. Play solo or with up to three friends as you dodge overwhelming attacks and unleash devastating builds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 53.1%, Hack and Slash 37.5%, Action 9.4%
- #32 LOST EPIC
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,135 reviews2022
Dev: One or Eight
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
LOST EPIC is a 2D side-scrolling action RPG about a war between gods and humanity. The player becomes the deity-defying knight, God Slayer, and explores the world known as Sanctum to bring the Pantheon of Six to their knees.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 36.5%, Anime 31.5%, Action 13.9%, 2D 11.4%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is more action-RPG than roguelite, but the anime art, side-scrolling combat, and weapon-based combo systems feel adjacent.
- #33 BlazBlue Centralfiction
77% matchVery Positive94% of 11,894 reviews2017
Dev: Arc System WorksPub: H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 59.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Combining a 2D fighting game with a visual novel, the BlazBlue series continues on with massive fan support! The latest installation, BlazBlue: Centralfiction, serves as the ending to the Azure Saga, revealing the hidden truth of the world!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 58.9%, Anime 26.7%, Story Rich 6.7%, Action 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #34 BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
78% matchVery Positive80% of 4,632 reviews2019
Dev: Arc System Works
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 31.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
THE COLLISION IS INEVITABLE! THE IMPACT WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE! Cross over between 4 different universes! Play as characters from the BlazBlue, Persona, Under Night In-Birth, and (for the first time ever in a fighting game), RWBY series!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 60.6%, Anime 24%, Action 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%, Story Rich 2.4%
- #35 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: Action Roguelike 43.4%, Procedural Generation 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Action 8.5%, Adventure 5%
- #36 Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
74% matchVery Positive83% of 6,888 reviews2023
Dev: Cygames, Inc.
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 55.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rise to the challenge in Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising! This powered up, revamped sequel to GBVS is more enjoyable and accessible than ever before. With simplified input options, even newcomers can engage in thrilling and strategic matches!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 63.8%, Anime 20.7%, Action 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Story Rich 1.8%
- #37 Granblue Fantasy: Relink
73% matchVery Positive90% of 51,602 reviews2024
Dev: Cygames, Inc.
Windows
Median: 34.0 hrsMean: 77.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A grand adventure in the skies awaits! Form a party of four from a diverse roster of skyfarers and slash—or shoot or hex—your way to victory against treacherous foes in this action RPG. Take on quests solo or with the help of others in up to 4-player co-op play!
Why similar: Anime 46.5%, Hack and Slash 34.4%, Action 14.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #38 Granblue Fantasy: Versus
75% matchVery Positive83% of 8,543 reviews2020
Dev: Cygames, Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A new game in the Granblue Fantasy universe, available on Steam! This fantasy game blends fighting game action and RPG-style adventure. Throw yourself into matches or enjoy powering up your characters!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 51.4%, Anime 24.8%, Action 23.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #39 Neon Abyss 2
73% matchMixed69% of 2,097 reviews2025
Dev: Veewo Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Dive into the cybermyth roguelike chaos of Neon Abyss 2! Now featuring up to 4-player online co-op, more combat styles, and unlimited item synergies, every run delivers a dramatic, action-packed experience you won't forget.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.3%, Cyberpunk 24.6%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Platformer 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #40 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,674 reviews2024
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy is an indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.Step into the shoes of Cirno, the Hero of Ice, as she embarks on a journey against evil, liberating Gensokyo and saving her dear princess.
Why similar: Platformer 24.7%, Anime 24.5%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, 2D 8.9%
- #41 UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]
74% matchVery Positive94% of 3,847 reviews2018
Dev: FRENCH-BREADPub: Arc System Works
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Pick one of 20 unique characters and fight your way through the dangers of the “Hollow Night”, and claim your victory over those who would get in your way. Experience intuitive and tight 2D fighter controls, with a splash of devastating combos and unique fighting styles to keep your appetite for battle sated!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 62.3%, Anime 21.1%, Action 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 4%, Story Rich 3%
- #42 Chrono Ark
71% matchVery Positive91% of 13,523 reviews2024
Dev: Al Fine
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
Why similar: Anime 65.8%, Indie 11%, Story Rich 10.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #43 Touhou Blooming Chaos 2
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,582 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Touhou Blooming Chaos 2 is an brand new rogue shooter where you control a character of a varied cast to explore an all randomized labyrinth. Enjoy the excessive fun of reaping enemies and character training. With balanced difficulty, you can always find your place as either beginner or veteran!
Why similar: Action 29.1%, Anime 23.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%
- #44 AI LIMIT
70% matchVery Positive92% of 35,477 reviews2025
Dev: Sense GamesPub: CE-Asia
Windows
Median: 17.7 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In the distant future when civilization is on the verge of extinction, people follow the legend of the Elysium in the last city, Havenswell. In this post-apocalyptic wasteland sci-fi ARPG, you will play as Arrisa, a Blader with immortality, and explore the city ruin to find the hope of a new life.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.9%, Anime 30.8%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Action 7.5%, Hack and Slash 5.2%
- #45 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
70% matchVery Positive94% of 13,416 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
Why similar: Anime 41%, Multiple Endings 32.7%, Story Rich 21.1%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #46 Nova Drift
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,456 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 65.6%, 2D 13.8%, Action 11%, Indie 5.6%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #47 BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend
72% matchVery Positive91% of 2,873 reviews2016
Dev: Arc System WorksPub: H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
'BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend' is the sixth installment of the BlazBlue series, a combination of 2D fighting action game and visual novel.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 51.4%, Anime 29.2%, Story Rich 7.4%, Action 7.3%, 2D 4%
- #48 OVIS LOOP
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,170 reviews2025
Dev: LIFUEL
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A pixel-art action roguelike with dynamic combat, player-led combo crafting and a post-apocalyptic battle of wolf and lamb. Step into the shoes of the robot-sheep Omega to wield sci-fi weapons and gather evolving skills to protect your flock. Jump into the loop and create a unique combat style.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Hack and Slash 16.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #49 BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
72% matchVery Positive86% of 3,214 reviews2014
Dev: Arc System WorksPub: H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The first hi-res 2D fighter from the creators of the Guilty Gear series! BlazBlue is a traditional 2D fighter where two characters participate in a duel.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 54.8%, Anime 34.9%, 2D 5.4%, Action 2.9%, Story Rich 1.2%
- #50 Wizard of Legend
70% matchVery Positive91% of 20,929 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 46.3%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Hack and Slash 14.5%, Procedural Generation 7.4%, Action 6.2%
- #51 Poetry of Blood: Eclipse
69% matchVery Positive90% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: ZeroGameStudioPub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Blood Poem: Eclipse of the Moon is a 2D Rogue Lite hyper-speed action-adventure game. In the game, you play as the heroine code-named Ishtar, also known as "Moon" exploring a post-apocalyptic world. Your mission is to defeat beautiful bosses and bring them back to your lab.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.9%, 2D Fighter 14.3%, Hack and Slash 12.4%, Platformer 9.4%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #52 Escape From Duckov
66% matchVery Positive84% of 102,278 reviews2025
Dev: Team SodaPub: bilibili
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Escape from Duckov is a PVE indie survival RPG — in a duck's world!. Scavenge for resources, build your hideout, and upgrade your gear in the world of Duckov. Start from nothing and rise to the top. Outwit hostile ducks, survive, or make it out alive.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.4%, Action-Adventure 25.8%, Action 17.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 4.4%
- #53 Windblown
67% matchVery Positive89% of 10,035 reviews2024
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dash, dive and defy the Vortex. A lightning-fast, 1-3 player co-op roguelite from the crafters of Dead Cells, where every run is a leap into chaos. Absorb the powers of fallen warriors, rebuild their weapons, and WIPE THE FLOOR with anything that gets in the way of a perfect run.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40%, Hack and Slash 28.4%, Procedural Generation 21%, Action 7.1%, Indie 3.5%
- #54 ASTLIBRA Revision
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 30,544 reviews2022
Dev: KEIZOPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 44.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Confront time and fate in the 2D action RPG, Astlibra Revision. Explore meticulously crafted worlds, fight brutal boss battles, and upgrade your skills to take down enemies lurking around every corner.
Why similar: 2D 44.8%, Action 30%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #55 PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer is a 2D action roguelike platformer RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, infused with biopunk and dark sci-fi flair. Survive the chaos, clash with mutant foes, and explore mysterious sites in this indie adventure!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.3%, Hack and Slash 17.4%, 2D Fighter 9.3%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%, Platformer 8.7%
- #56 Blade of the Netherworld
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: DuDu Games
Windows
Blade of the Netherworld is a fast-paced 2D Roguelite platformer. Don divine masks as a Yin-Yang Enforcer, slashing through the underworld to defeat gods, demons, and spirits. Combine a variety of items, master combat skills, and create limitless, high-speed carnage with a free-form action system.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.3%, Hack and Slash 17.9%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.3%
- #57 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,641 reviews2014
Dev: Arc System WorksPub: H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The second entry in the critically acclaimed BlazBlue franchise, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend adds a number of gameplay modes, story scenarios, new moves, and an all-new playable character to further enhance the BlazBlue experience and solidify its status as one of the all-time great 2D fighters
Why similar: 2D Fighter 55.3%, Anime 28%, Action 8.3%, 2D 4.3%, Story Rich 3.5%
- #58 Lost Castle 2
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 11,140 reviews2024
Dev: Hunter Studio
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Lost Castle 2" is a 2D Beat'em up Rogue-Lite game. Explore abundant treasures and items to enhance yourself, master various weapons to showcase your skills, and challenge powerful monsters to demonstrate your strength. A new adventure is calling for treasure hunters!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 51.7%, Action-Adventure 19.8%, 2D 8%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 4.8%
- #59 ANNO: Mutationem
68% matchVery Positive81% of 6,531 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.4%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Anime 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
- #60 NINJA GAIDEN 4
65% matchVery Positive89% of 9,010 reviews2025
Dev: PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.Pub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The definitive ninja action-adventure franchise returns with NINJA GAIDEN 4! Embark on a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in a high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 44.6%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Action 15.4%, Cyberpunk 12%, Adventure 6.3%