
A lonesome crawdad, mired in debt, rises up against the vicious loan sharks and cruel robber barons who run the Bayou in this surreal, hardcore 8-bit action-roguelike.
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A lonesome crawdad, mired in debt, rises up against the vicious loan sharks and cruel robber barons who run the Bayou in this surreal, hardcore 8-bit action-roguelike.

Pancake Patrol
Become the storm in a whimsical Bullet Heaven x Bullet Hell roguelite! Auto-fire food weapons through hungry hordes, recruit companion squads, then weave through screen-filling boss patterns in 1v1 showdowns. Boss Rush, Bacon Rush, True Bullet Hell & more. Join the Pancake Patrol!

Just Squat
Just Squat is a shmup and visual Nobel game that focuses on boss fight by growing up a boy. Grow the boy by encountering various events at the gym and school, and push Babel out with all your might! The difficulty of boss fight and the boy's growth will be determined by the exercise you choose!
Become the storm in a whimsical Bullet Heaven x Bullet Hell roguelite! Auto-fire food weapons through hungry hordes, recruit companion squads, then weave through screen-filling boss patterns in 1v1 showdowns. Boss Rush, Bacon Rush, True Bullet Hell & more. Join the Pancake Patrol!
Why similar: Boss Rush 38.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.1%, Roguelite 8.8%
Just Squat is a shmup and visual Nobel game that focuses on boss fight by growing up a boy. Grow the boy by encountering various events at the gym and school, and push Babel out with all your might! The difficulty of boss fight and the boy's growth will be determined by the exercise you choose!
Why similar: Boss Rush 43.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Old School 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
A roguelite arena shooter starring you, a gutsy bread slice, and your butter buddy battling side by side. Survive waves of evil veggies, stack wild weapon combos, and unleash absurd builds in relentless top-down chaos.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Action Roguelike 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Roguelite 13%, Roguelike 6%
Puppet Kings is a modern take on the Breakout genre taking block-breaking to new levels of fun by introducing characters, boss rush as primary game mode and a roguelike twist.
Why similar: Boss Rush 47.8% ★, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 10%, Nonlinear 9.5%, Arcade 6.3%
Bourbon Risky is a simple but deep boss rush action game with retro style graphics. Smash all enemies in your way with your eternal companion that blasting bullets and lasers!
Why similar: Boss Rush 70.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Old School 5.8%, Action 5%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%
As The House of God races towards heaven, Jack blasts their way to the conductor in this chaotic and fast-paced Rogue-Lite.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Roguelite 11.4%, Old School 8.1%
Battle through waves of enemies, taking their power for your own in this retro-styled arcade shoot'em up.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Arcade 8.2%, Roguelike 6.5%
A 2D action roguelike where you have to slash, dash, dodge, manage your stamina, and collect loot to beat 12 unique levels. The boss fights are difficult. And it’s your duty to regain the memory of the Goo’s and rid the land of the corrupt king.
Why similar: Boss Rush 57.6% ★, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Roguelite 7%, Surreal 5.7%, Action 3.6%
Embark on an exciting journey in a top-down western shooter inspired by classic NES action games. Battle through handcrafted levels, buy abilities, upgrade weapons to face multi-phase bosses in a world where a man's best friend is his revolver.
Why similar: Boss Rush 39% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Old School 8.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.3%, Arcade 7.2%
MEGALITH is a difficult Bullet-Hell Boss-Rush where you fight against megalithic machines in a tiny spaceship.
Why similar: Boss Rush 57.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 8.5%, Action 7%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%
Hyper Shapes is a frenetic minimalist Boss Rush where understanding the enemies attack patterns and weaknesses is key.
Why similar: Boss Rush 66.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Arcade 8.1%, Action 4.2%, 2D 2.4%
Chaotic boss-rush, bullet-hell-y, twin-stick arena shooter mayhem! Dynamically changing arena forces you to be vigilant: Watch the bullets, watch the walls!
Why similar: Boss Rush 49% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Arcade 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%
UNLOAD is an interception-focused top-down shooter where ammo is life. Intercept lethal projectiles to reload and survive by a thread. As a Visitor who lost everything in an explosion, hunt down those tied to the incident and uncover the truth behind that day.
Why similar: Boss Rush 63.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, Action 4.4%, Shooter 3.4%
Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!
Why similar: Boss Rush 44.1% ★, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Roguelite 8.4%, Action 3.3%
Face a gauntlet of relentless bosses in this free minigame from action roguelite, Eclipse Breaker. Test your skill in 15–20 minute sessions built for fast-paced but strategic runs, before jumping into the complete adventure later this year.
Why similar: Boss Rush 50.4% ★, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelite 12.1%, 1990's 9.6%, Roguelike 4.3%
Space Slinger is an arcade roguelike about a traveler and his recoil-packed gun where you shoot to move. Unlock unique weapons and broken builds as you conquer space one enemy at a time.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Roguelite 12%, Arcade 5.6%
A collection of bite sized arcade-style games with a frantic pace and game-changing modifiers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Roguelite 15.4%, Arcade 8.9%, Roguelike 6.8%
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Boss Rush 28.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Arcade 8.9%, Shooter 6.5%
DUCKLYTE is a top-down shooter with roguelite elements where you play as a constipated little duck trying to stay alive as long as possible in a randomly generated farm with progressively stronger enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Roguelite 14.2%, Old School 9.3%, Roguelike 6.5%
Unleash Mass Insect Extermination! Entomophobia is a casual Bullet Heaven with rogue-lite elements. Slay bugs, amass upgrades, and escalate your power against the swarms. Crush, upgrade, dominate – the insect reign ends with you!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Roguelite 12.4%, Arcade 7.1%
Microbes and Machines is a roguelite action game where you control a little bubble robot that fights against the forces of evil.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 6.6%
BotNet is a 2D bullet hell roguelike where you play as malware trying to infect the world. Collect powerful items along the way, discover synergies, and make your virus unstoppable.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Roguelite 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Face challenging bosses and hordes of enemies in an action roguelike, using elemental weapons and unique combinations to master each cycle.
Why similar: Boss Rush 54.4% ★, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Roguelike 6.7%, Roguelite 4.4%
"Super Smash Asteroids" is a high-speed, twin-stick, top-down, rogue-like space shooter. Choose from 6 unique ships, upgrade with 70+ items & blast through epic bosses. Level up for intense, action-packed battles in a futuristic universe. Buckle up for a thrilling journey to glory!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, 1990's 9.4%, Arcade 9.1%
A roguelite bullet-hell shooter where table tennis meets ancient mythology. Wield your paddle to strike enemies with bouncing balls, retrieve them to attack again, and craft powerful builds through strategic upgrades.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Roguelite 16.7%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Arcade 9.9%
Grimrush is a top down action game in which you must face off a gauntlet of seven brutal boss fights. Utilize three characters and a large selection of active and passive abilities. Balance offense and defense to take down the bosses and maximize your score!
Why similar: Boss Rush 53.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Action 12.3%
Perish Song is a 2D action rogue-lite. Traverse through different environments as you battle unique enemies and bosses. Discover the secrets of the world as you dash and blast through anything standing in your path. Each death is an opportunity to learn, adapt, and overcome.
Why similar: Boss Rush 51% ★, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Roguelite 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%
Probo Rush is a classic shoot 'em up bullet hell game with a boss rush twist. Fight against machines, aliens, and nature as you take on 15 challenging boss battles. With adjustable health and an Assist Mode, Probo Rush offers a challenging but accessible gaming experience.
Why similar: Boss Rush 51.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Old School 7.6%, Arcade 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
Weaponized is a violent vector shooter. You are an asteroid miner whose employer recently expanded into mining hell. Use your machine gun to carve through asteroids and extract ore. Grab and hurl enemies, snipe through rocks, fight massive bosses. Make your quota and get out before it's too late.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.9%, Roguelite 15%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Arcade 9.8%
Mobocalypse is a shooter roguelite where you have to kill hordes of mobs to save the world - and youself!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Roguelite 17.6%, Old School 12.1%, Action 10%
Rogue Rocks is a space rocks shoot-em-up with minimalist roguelite elements. Blast your way to the center of a procedurally generated galaxy before you get caught!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Roguelite 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Action 9.5%
A twitchy shoot 'em up boss rush game inspired by run 'n gun classics. Fight your way through seven challenging bosses and hitch a ride off this awful planet.
Why similar: Boss Rush 59.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%, Shooter 4.3%, Old School 4.3%
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, 1990's 13%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Arcade 6.5%
Descend the Pit — a duelist roguelite in a neon-rotted district. One floor, one duel: read the telegraph, spend your stamina, break their poise. Bank your cred and extract, or push deeper where the Hunger waits. Every scrap of wealth up top is something the Pit spat back.
Why similar: Boss Rush 57.1% ★, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelite 10.3%, Roguelike 3.8%, Action 3.4%
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Roguelite 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Arcade 9.7%
Sharpen your mind and soul with hundreds of items in an infinite fast paced bullet hell rogue-lite dreamscape. Explore endless dream synergies and transform into even stronger altered states in order to combat dozens of increasingly difficult bosses.
Why similar: Boss Rush 47.9% ★, Action Roguelike 14%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Roguelite 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
You are the last salvager. Fight, salvage, extract, and rebuild in a gritty top-down 2D action roguelite. Pilot upgradeable ships through hostile sectors, recover valuable resources, and return to the Forge before your run is lost. Every successful extraction unlocks lasting power.
Why similar: Boss Rush 43.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Roguelite 19%, Action 4.8%, Roguelike 4.5%
"Kantmis-Zero" is a boss rush action game. As the only chosen one on the Kantmis continent, you must follow the divine instructions and complete the trials.
Why similar: Boss Rush 71.7% ★, Action 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, 2D 6%, Combat 5%
Cyber Strike is a butt clenching bullet hell dungeon crawler. Navigate through intense shootouts, strategic dodges, and cybernetic boss battles. Save a digital world from viruses and virtual foes. Rewrite destiny as you save cyber space in this thrilling adventure.
Why similar: Boss Rush 63% ★, Action Roguelike 19%, Action 9.3%, Arcade 8.7%
Demonborg Mining Co is a unique rogue-lite about mining the insides of giant demon cyborgs with your auto-firing turret loaded drill drone.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Roguelite 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, 1990's 7.9%
Dead on Delivery is a fast-paced top-down action roguelite where you play as a pizza delivery driver in a zombie apocalypse, facing relentless hordes of the undead in intense arena combat while using improvised weapons and strategic abilities to create unique builds and survive each new run.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Roguelite 10.7%, Arcade 8%
A snake roguelite where your body is your arsenal. Collect weapon segments, fuse matching neighbors into higher tiers, and reorder them until they react with each other. Then close a loop with your own tail: everything trapped inside dies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Roguelite 18.1%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Arcade 10.5%
Repel the humans! Safeguard the future of all alienkind! Fueled by a large selection of quirky upgrades and power-ups, strengthen the alien alliance to destroy Humanity's Last Hope in this fast-paced retro action-arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Roguelite 15.7%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 9%, 1990's 8.8%
Abruptly reincarnated as a dung beetle, you’ll battle a colorful cast of the neighborhood’s baddest bugs as you scoot, scuttle, and shoot your way through charming 3D worlds. Ball up whatever material you can find, then sling it at your foes—or hop on and ride it around to outmaneuver them!
Why similar: Boss Rush 56.6% ★, Old School 11.9%, Surreal 10.7%, Nonlinear 9.3%, Retro 5.4%
A rogue-lite action game where you need to choose when to shoot or shout at wacky enemies to keep them from eating you! Earn dozens of powerups to help you defeat unique bosses across dimensions.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.9%, Roguelite 15.6%, Surreal 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Roguelike 7.6%
Burning Skies is a frantic roguelite bullet hell. Join the resistance and assemble the ultimate warjet, shoot take down giant bosses and avoid many dangers to destroy the tyrants who are ruling the world.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Roguelite 12.6%, Arcade 6.3%
Shoot, dash, deflect, teleport through portals, and upgrade. Blast your way through challenging and unique bosses as you gain valuable upgrades in this short and sweet bullet hell top-down arena shooter.
Why similar: Boss Rush 49.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.1%, Shooter 4.4%
Christmas Blaster: Christmas Blaster is an Arcade-type action video game. Santa needs to save Christmas and face creatures with a lot of explosion in this action-packed game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Roguelite 13.9%, 1990's 12.5%, Arcade 8.5%
It's a nice sunny day in Neo-Tartaria and ruthless killer Harry Pippels and his pretend friend Humpty-Ho are guzzling down some sprutzels and racking up a debt at the bar. Their life of luxury is soon interrupted however when the Elder Demon's diabolical crypto schemes threaten the lands.
Why similar: Boss Rush 64.8% ★, Arcade 9.2%, Action 7.9%, Old School 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%
Roguelike Shooter Where Your Bullets Hurt You!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 12.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 9.8%
A roguelite space shooter based around the classic arcade game. Shoot asteroids, ships, and take down the mothership in a multi-stage boss fight, avoiding lasers and explosions. Upgrade your ship during and after your run in this casual simple roguelite.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Action Roguelike 25.3%, Roguelite 14.7%, Arcade 6.8%, Shooter 5.5%
Your ship is your build. Put it together in the hangar from 50+ modules and enter the games: 9 districts, 9 bosses, one time limit - and beyond them, freedom. Run went sideways? Come back with scrap and build it better. 100+ upgrades, 30+ cores, countless builds.
Why similar: Boss Rush 42.7% ★, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Roguelite 10.2%
Fight through hordes of burnt CDs, flying TVs, and faceless suits in this frantic, run-based, twin-stick shooter. Forget firing bullets, though - you'll be flinging vinyl records, throwing drumsticks and swinging guitars to fend off the enemies of music and maybe, just maybe, survive the night.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Roguelite 15.1%, Arcade 8.3%, Shooter 6.8%
Defeat the enemies. Upgrade the spacecraft. Defend the mothership. Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership is a shoot em'up game with roguelite elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 5.9%
99 Waves is a casual platformer rogue-lite game about a vengeful young man who challenges a god. Can he defeat countless monsters, the greatest warriors, and mythical beings to reach the despicable god and become a legend?
Why similar: Boss Rush 56.6% ★, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%, Roguelike 4.1%
Nah, I'd Shotgun is a tight hand drawn boss rush game where you fight demons in their special arenas , blast them away of existence , unlock more shotguns, and get good because otherwise you'll be humbled.
Why similar: Boss Rush 74.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Action 5.1%, Shooter 3.3%, Combat 1.4%
Play an immune cell that never stops evolving. Shoot foes into weakness, devour them for Gene—and Burden. Fill a four-track gene library, morph your cell and bullets, then ascend into an Ultimate form. Top-down bio-horror roguelike: what is your cell becoming?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Action Roguelike 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Roguelite 11.2%, Roguelike 5%
Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.
Why similar: Boss Rush 44.1% ★, 1990's 13.9%, Arcade 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Shooter 6.7%
A cyberpunk roguelike arcade shooter. Hack through hostile cyberspace across three escalating sectors, pick hacking programs from a randomised loadout, and blast through ICE before the trace meter catches you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Old School 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Roguelike 8.3%
Exterminate the bugs that are hidden on the dark side of the moon. A game based on space exploration, with a variety of items and monsters and a evil to be defeated. Adventure in this space experience and destroy them.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 6.8%