- #1 SHOOPER NOVA
97% matchVery Positive85% of 616 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.4%, Bullet Hell 21%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 11.3%, Strategy 7.8%
- #2 Cluckmech Oasis
96% matchVery Positive88% of 3,463 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.9%, Roguelike 21.8%, Shooter 13%, Roguelite 10.1%, Top-Down Shooter 7.7%
- #3 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.4%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 10%, Top-Down Shooter 5.7%
- #4 Spellbook Demonslayers
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,313 reviews2022
Dev: Xendra
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Slay endless hordes of demons to protect the Cosmic Library! Steal their abilities, find powerful equipment, and unlock the secrets of each spellbook to become unstoppable! Will you be able to destroy the demonic legion?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.1%, Dark Fantasy 23.7%, Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 10%, Top-Down Shooter 6.4%
- #5 Apocalypse Party
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,353 reviews2023
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Apocalypse Party is a 3D top-down action Roguelike game. In this game, you will embark on a new mission to traverse through the Middle Ages and gradually master abilities, and arm yourself to become the strongest survivor through numerous choices.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.6%, Roguelike 23.5%, Roguelite 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%, Casual 8.8%
- #6 Arcane Tower Survivors
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Red Horde Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in this horde survival roguelite. Unleash devastating spells, master unique skills, and craft unstoppable builds. Between battles, fortify your tower and unlock powerful upgrades in a strategic meta-game. Will your magic outlast the chaos?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.5%, Roguelike 23.4%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Roguelite 13.6%, Top-Down 4.4%
- #7 Towerful Defense: Prologue
92% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.2%, Bullet Hell 27.3%, Roguelite 11.6%, Strategy 7.1%, Casual 5.6%
- #8 Tower Survivors
93% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Linux
Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.9%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Roguelike 10.6%, Roguelite 10.3%, Shooter 8.4%
- #9 Touhou Library Survivors
91% matchVery Positive88% of 147 reviews2022
Dev: Alexander Taylor
Windows
Thousands of fairies and familiar faces are swarming the Scarlet Devil Mansion Library! Help Patchouli Knowledge survive by attacking back with bullet hell Spell Cards, gathering experience, and upgrading exponentially!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 46.8%, Roguelike 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Anime 9.8%, Casual 7.9%
- #10 Darkchaser: Battletide
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: DB StudioPub: Luckycalf
Windows
Darkchaser: Battletide is a Bullet Heaven game where you play as a hero in a monster-infested world, using various skills and relics to arm yourself and battle countless enemies. You can also join online battles, challenge other players, and grow stronger through levels!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.8%, Roguelite 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Casual 8.7%, RPG 7.4%
- #11 Little Witch Survivors
89% matchVery Positive89% of 557 reviews2025
Dev: 四月二酱
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
"Little Witch Survivors" is a magic pigeon barrage shooting game. You will play as a little witch, summoning and commanding eight unique magic guardians to fight side by side! Each guardian has dual skills, and you can switch strategies freely in the equipment slots - weave your own magic miracle!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.2%, Roguelike 19.4%, Magic 15.3%, Shooter 13.9%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #12 Rogue: Genesia
89% matchVery Positive91% of 8,365 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.4%, Roguelike 23.5%, Roguelite 16%, Strategy 6.8%, Casual 4.8%
- #13 Geometry Arena
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,401 reviews2021
Dev: 011 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A free-form arena-shooter Roguelite with heavy emphasis on building an overpowered character! You play as a little shape that shoots other shapes! Strengthen your character by mixing and matching mods and upgrades, and experiment with a limitless rune upgrade system!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.6%, Roguelike 23.3%, Roguelite 13%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, RPG 5.9%
- #14 Survivor Challenge TD
88% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: SQRT Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survivor Challenge TD - is a Tower Defense game where you manage a single tower and add upgrades to it. Buy abilities, enhance upgrades, and defeat the boss!
Why similar: Tower Defense 39%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Magic 14.2%, Roguelite 10.6%, Strategy 5.7%
- #15 Time Wasters
86% matchVery Positive88% of 2,590 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 12.5%, Shooter 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 8.3%
- #16 Rogue Tower
86% matchVery Positive82% of 5,842 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.4%, Roguelike 21.9%, Strategy 8.2%, Roguelite 6.1%, Casual 5.2%
- #17 Output Pasture
87% matchVery Positive85% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: DuskDogStudio
Windows
Output Pasture is a fast-paced Tower Defense Game which combines the elements of roguelike. Unlock, combine unique animals to battle together, and fight the evil Machine Legion.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.1%, Strategy 20.7%, Casual 17.2%, Roguelike 16.4%, Indie 11.1%
- #18 Immortal Seeker
85% matchMixed60% of 603 reviews2023
Dev: Ilogin Studio
Windows
"Immortal Seeker" is a RogueLite game with a cultivation theme. As you journey, you can enhance your cultivation realm, find immortal weapons, learn secret books to defeat demons and monsters. Seek what is immortality and what is the Dao, and embark on your own path of cultivation.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.7%, Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 14%, Shooter 12.7%, Casual 6.9%
- #19 Ultimate Protector
84% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Dongguan Liuli Game Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
Tired of moving around without purposes? Come and protect the goddess with multiple combination of skills and elements. Discover and upgrade your weapon to super, even hyper! Play this game with a joy from both tower defense and rogue!
Why similar: Tower Defense 48%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Casual 13.9%, Strategy 4.8%, Indie 2.7%
- #20 Diary of Lucie
83% matchVery Positive88% of 444 reviews2023
Dev: Parange Project
Windows
Diary of Lucie is action-roguelite game made with RPG Maker. In addition to simply avoiding the enemy's barrage, strategically use the enemy's bullet to make the battle situation advantageous!
Why similar: Roguelite 22.4%, Roguelike 22%, Magic 15.7%, Bullet Hell 13%, Strategy 6.1%
- #21 Hell Shooter
82% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
Hell Shooter is a roguelike dungeon crawler game. It features unique attack methods, exhilarating action, an oriental hellish atmosphere, and each character's storytelling.
Why similar: Roguelike 27.9%, Shooter 22.6%, Dark Fantasy 22.1%, Roguelite 16.8%, RPG 8.3%
- #22 Dr. Professor Scientist's Weapons Testing Facility
84% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Cool Smithy Games
Windows
DPSWTF is a base defense game with roguelike elements, where instead of placing towers, you build the best tower of them all. Combine the best projectiles with effective modifiers and push back the incoming hordes. Research them all to conquer the secrets of the Great North!
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.7%, Roguelike 22%, Roguelite 12.5%, Magic 11.1%, Strategy 6.6%
- #23 Revenge of the Mage
81% matchVery Positive84% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: SinginGiant
Windows
RotM is an Action Roguelite FPS game where players get in the robes of a Mage. Let the hands of fate open ways for the power of your magic. Save the Multiverse to power up yourself! Unlock, collect, discover, live, die, repeat!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31%, Magic 24.2%, Roguelike 20.7%, Casual 7.6%, RPG 5.5%
- #24 Samawa Idle
82% matchMixed66% of 590 reviews2023
Dev: Samharia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 27.7 hrsMean: 71.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Unleash the power of specialized towers to annihilate hordes of monsters in this idle game with roguelike elements. Collect gold, level up your towers, face powerful bosses, and refine your strategy with an evolving skill tree.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.6%, Bullet Time 29.5% ★, Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelite 10.7%, RPG 4.7%
- #25 Loopstructor
81% matchVery Positive84% of 372 reviews2024
Dev: Pone Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a strategy game that combines tower defense with Roguelike. Unlike traditional tower defense game, the towers in the game are vehicles that move along ‘loops’.You need to create defense loop and build battle trains to defend against enemy attacks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.5%, Roguelike 25.6%, Strategy 9%, Roguelite 6.2%, Indie 4.4%
- #26 Twilight Survivors
80% matchVery Positive90% of 1,048 reviews2024
Dev: DORIDORI STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.5%, Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelite 16.9%, Casual 6.8%, Indie 5.7%
- #27 Mystic Explorer
79% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: ZackPub: Captcha Games
Windows
Mystic Explorer is a treasure rogue game. Players will play the role of treasure hunter in search of treasure chests in the siege of monsters, defeat the ever stronger enemies, and bring back your own archive treasures.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39%, Roguelike 24.4%, Casual 7.7%, Strategy 6.7%, Roguelite 6.5%
- #28 Arcane Trigger
78% matchVery Positive87% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: MiniWhale
Windows · Mac
Arcane Trigger is a bullet-building roguelike where every shot is crafted before it's fired. Forge over 220 bullets, shape their effects with 150+ magical seals, and master infinite synergies in this endlessly replayable strategic shooter.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.2%, Roguelite 19.7%, Magic 12.8%, Strategy 11.7%, Casual 9.2%
- #29 驱煞
77% matchVery Positive89% of 746 reviews2024
Dev: MOTZIFY
Windows
QUSHA is a Chinese-style roguelike survivor game where you take on the role of a novice Daoist disciple in a world overrun by demons. As you progress through the game, you'll master a variety of talismans and Daoist techniques, unlocking powerful spells to combat evil forces and defend the peace.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.3%, Casual 19.2%, Magic 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Top-Down 4.8%
- #30 FatSheep Crisis
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 149 reviews2023
Dev: FatSheep Studio
Windows
Fat Sheep Town has monsters! Use skills to defeat them. Plugins help warriors survive. Many maps have risks and rewards. Pick an occupation and weapons. Level up weapons. Combine skills, plugins and weapons. Defeat the villain!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.4%, Roguelike 17.9%, Magic 17%, Roguelite 12.6%, Casual 7%
- #31 Fairyside
78% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Kiyummi Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fantasy roguelike shoot-em-up with lots of bullet hell featuring cute pixel art, visual novel interludes, and story-driven gameplay. Join Shirley in her journey to learn magic and survive Redwood Academy!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.1%, Roguelike 18.1%, Shooter 14.1%, Magic 10.1%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #32 Wizard Shrimp
75% matchVery Positive98% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Wizard Shrimp Games
Windows
Wizard Shrimp™ is a bullet-hell roguelite game where you play as a Shrimp who is inexplicably also a Wizard?! Battle your way out of a slimy swamp, escape amethyst caves, and climb the Mushroom Wizard's Tower to become the most powerful Shrimp this world has ever seen!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 47.3%, Magic 33.1%, Casual 11.1%, Indie 3.8%, 2D 2.5%
- #33 Nomad Survival
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,165 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41%, Roguelike 27.3%, Roguelite 17.9%, Top-Down 5%, Indie 2.7%
- #34 Endless Defense: Survival
77% matchMixed53% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: New Folder
Windows
This is a innovative roguelike TD game made with the 『CliCli』. No need for path planning or tower combos—just one tower! With almost 100 weapons, you’ll be mowing down foes and dominating the battlefield. Enjoy the rush and let off some steam!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Traditional Roguelike 19.7% ★, Roguelike 16.4%, Magic 8.4%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #35 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
76% matchVery Positive81% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Roguelike 29.7%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Roguelite 13.3%, RPG 8.2%, Top-Down Shooter 6.6%
- #36 PARA♰BELLUM ~ 魔弹帕菈
74% matchVery Positive97% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: ChronoYukiPub: 马家沟红旗农机合作社
Windows
Necromancer's army is gathering! But he can't afford Necronomicon Prime so his army can only use free medieval equipment set... We believe that one battle sister can solve them well. Go Forth, Sister Para, Blast your enemy in this survivor-like shooter game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.9%, Shooter 17.2%, Magic 16.9%, Roguelite 13%, Top-Down Shooter 8.7%
- #37 Burst Hero
75% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: YaYa Game
Windows · Mac
Burst Hero is a pixel roguelike shooting survival game. You can choose heroes with different abilities and use various weapons to resist a steady stream of enemies. In the battle, you can customize your build by weapons bullets and cards. Each battle will have different experiences and challenges.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.5%, Roguelike 20.4%, Shooter 16.7%, Roguelite 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%
- #38 Poly TD
71% matchVery Positive86% of 491 reviews2026
Dev: Naroot
Windows
Classic Warcraft III TD customs meet roguelike strategy. Summon and merge units to evolve them into legendary figures like Joan of Arc, Guan Yu, and Lovecraft—Legendary heroes from across time and space await! Prove your ultimate synergy against endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.9%, Roguelike 24.4%, Roguelite 9.7%, Strategy 7.7%, Magic 4.7%
- #39 Crystal Guardians TD
73% matchVery Positive89% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight of waves and defend the world crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your strategy. In an ever expanding map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.8%, Roguelike 22%, Roguelite 12.3%, Magic 11.2%, Strategy 7.1%
- #40 Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防
74% matchVery Positive91% of 986 reviews2021
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Easy to learn but hard to master, Touhou Monster TD is a unique Tower defense Game. Control your character, level up and unlock tower skills and character talents, use your wisdom to defeat incoming enemies. Travel the Gensokyo, find out why the “Incident” happened this time.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.3%, Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelite 11.3%, Anime 8.1%, RPG 8%
- #41 Seraph's Last Stand
73% matchVery Positive94% of 4,291 reviews2022
Dev: Sad Socket
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Create insane builds and break the game in all possible ways to get your name into the leaderboards! Every round you get stronger, but so does the enemies...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.4%, Roguelike 19.5%, Dark Fantasy 16.8%, Magic 16.7%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #42 Brotato
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.6%, Roguelike 31.5%, Roguelite 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 7.6%, Casual 5.5%
- #43 I Am Legion: Stand Survivors
71% matchVery Positive82% of 2,411 reviews2025
Dev: JA Game StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Summon your stands and brawl it out! Dive into the thrill of mowing down enemies, synthesizing and upgrading, mining, forging gear, unlocking new characters and equipment. Discover unique stands combos and craft your own battle style to break through the chaos!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.4%, Roguelike 23.9%, Roguelite 16.5%, Anime 7.7%, Indie 5.1%
- #44 Witchcraft Survivors
72% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Catpix Studios
Windows
Annihilate hordes of enemies in this thrilling, fast-paced action roguelite rpg and fill the screen with your magic. Kill your foes, become stronger each second and upgrade your characters with new spells and abilities. Can you survive the monsters that threaten your very existence?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.5%, Roguelike 21.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Roguelite 10.3%, Top-Down Shooter 6.2%
- #45 DICEOMANCER
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,441 reviews2024
Dev: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
DICEOMANCER is a roguelike deck-building game. Though you long for a peaceful life, you're forced to embark on an adventure. In this world of swords, magic, and guns, make good use of your dice and deck to find a way back to tranquility! What can the dice be used for? To change... anything.
Why similar: Roguelike 49.3%, Strategy 31.7%, Casual 8.2%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #46 Bees vs Zombees
70% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: DeadpixelPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
A fast-paced roguelike tower defense where you choose your Queen Bee with unique skills and the Artisan to build turrets and cast powerful spells to defend your hive through regions infested with zombees. Face bosses with insane mechanics and survive the Zumbeecalypse!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.1%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 9.9%, Strategy 6.1%
- #47 Skewer Squad
67% matchVery Positive92% of 448 reviews2026
Dev: Fake OwlsPub: HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD
Windows
Skewer Squad is a cute yet chaotic tower defense roguelite. Step into the apron of a Grillmaster, draft random ingredients, mix wild seasonings, and build a squad of skewers that are both delicious and powerful to defend your grill.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Roguelike 18.4%, Roguelite 10.5%, Strategy 5.6%
- #48 REMEDIUM: Sentinels
72% matchMixed69% of 246 reviews2023
Dev: Sobaka StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Become a Sentinel and face the plague in roguelite fast-paced auto-shooter set in the same world as REMEDIUM game. Combine items and alchemical elements to acquire more powerful weapons and create unique builds to defend the plague survivors against the endless hordes of mutants!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30%, Shooter 18.1%, Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 6.2%
- #49 Road Defense: Outsiders
71% matchVery Positive84% of 159 reviews2023
Dev: Minicactus Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.1%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Roguelike 14.4%, Shooter 11.1%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #50 Vellum
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,348 reviews2025
Dev: Alvios GamesPub: Alvios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Write on! Defend the books in Vellum, a co-op, literary roguelike! Harness class-defining colors, master an inspired spellbook, and influence the growth of your enemy! As a group or solo, you'll craft plot-twisting builds to rewrite the rules in Ink!
Why similar: Roguelike 26.1%, Magic 25.6%, Shooter 16.7%, Roguelite 14.9%, Third-Person Shooter 14.5%
- #51 Legacy of Defense - Prologue
68% matchVery Positive83% of 573 reviews2024
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Become the hero of a fantasy world and defend against monsters! 'Legacy of Defense - Prologue' is the intro to the innovative game 'Legacy of Defense' combining side-scrolling action and deck-building. Collect cards, use skills, gain experience, upgrade, and defeat the final boss!
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.8%, Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 12.4%, Strategy 7.6%, Magic 6.6%
- #52 Astro Looter: Survivor
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: Soda Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Roguelike 16.7%, Shooter 10.6%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #53 异界之门 D-World Gate
69% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: TSUKUYOMIC
Windows
A roguelite game where the player controls the actions and the character automatically attacks. Control the brave with different talents, survive the fight with monsters and enrich their own profession composition, become a master of all profession, defeat the Kings of the undead in this world.
Why similar: Roguelite 38.7%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Magic 15.2%, Indie 9%, 2D 6.1%
- #54 Etaine: Magic Survivor / 伊泰恩:魔法幸存者
66% matchVery Positive88% of 238 reviews2024
Dev: TEMagicGames
Windows
Etaine: Magic Survivor is a top-down arena shooter survival roguelite game. You can construct your skill set through spell, artifacts, talents and tarot cards. Become mage of unbreakable or fatal, it's your choice! Will you be able to survive when you against the thousands of monsters?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.4%, Roguelike 18.4%, Shooter 14.6%, Magic 13.4%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #55 Touhou Endless Dream
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,872 reviews2021
Dev: a10a010Pub: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A bullet hell roguelike game. Players can utilize characters with different abilities, collect and assemble powerful items. Dance through an unending barrage of bullets to save both yourself and Touhou Gensokyo from the darkness that is engulfing everything.
Why similar: Roguelike 33.9%, Roguelite 19.2%, Anime 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Casual 10.1%
- #56 Legacy of Defense
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 407 reviews2025
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Become the hero who protects the fantasy world and stop the monster invasion! 'Legacy of Defense' combines defense with deck-building. Build your deck, use powerful skills, gain experience, upgrade, clear stages, and defeat the final boss. Ready to test your strategy and luck?
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.6%, Roguelike 16.2%, Magic 12.2%, Roguelite 11.9%, Strategy 7.3%
- #57 Bullet Bunny
67% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.4%, Roguelike 28%, Shooter 17%, Top-Down Shooter 7.2%, Roguelite 6.9%
- #58 Army of Ruin
66% matchVery Positive89% of 2,692 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.3%, Roguelike 18.6%, Shooter 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #59 Magicbook AutoBattler: Contract
64% matchVery Positive80% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: JXGS
Windows
This is a brand - new strategic auto - chess game that integrates RPG and roguelike elements. In the world of the Grimoire, players can freely create combinations and indulge in endless battles.
Why similar: Magic 26%, Roguelite 20.2%, Roguelike 18.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Casual 10.9%