- #1 Necroblobicon
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Blank Planet Games
Windows
Necroblobicon is a roguelike where your enemies become your army. Raise and equip your undead minions from humble corpse to unstoppable gods. Knights, archers, healers, and even boss creatures will all fall under your control as you take back what was once yours, from crypt to castle.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Perma Death 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, PvE 9.1%
- #2 Arcana Outcasts
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crusher48
Windows
Switch between multiple arcane Shards to outwit and obliterate your enemies in this top-down shooter roguelike. Plan your path with a unique skill tree levelling system, and fight for survival against enemies wielding the same powers as you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Action Roguelike 24.5%, Perma Death 20.4%, Top-Down 9%, Action 5.3%
- #3 The Tombs of Ultra 5
96% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: OFTNGames
Windows
A Topdown Rouge like shooter. Defeat enemies and collect randomized buffs to help you survive and find the keys needed to progress.
Why similar: Perma Death 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, PvE 11.8%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #4 Stickman: Waves Of Doom
95% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: PhantomahawkPub: Relevation Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stickman: Waves of Doom is a horde survivor game with minimalistic graphics where endless enemies crash down upon you in waves of pure chaos and destruction while maintaining steady FPS.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, PvE 11.1%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #5 Hope: a potato story
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: sirpapastudios
Windows
Cute and simple top down action shooter. Save the kingdom from the all consuming curse, you are not the first to try and will not be the last.
Why similar: Perma Death 28.5%, Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Action Roguelike 24.1%, Top-Down 6.9%, Action 3.9%
- #6 Blackhole Survivors
94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Filange Studio
Windows
Blackhole Survivors is a fast-paced survival game where you control a growing black hole. Absorb planets, level up, and choose powerful upgrades to survive longer. Master movement, physics, and strategy to achieve the highest score.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Action Roguelike 23%, Perma Death 17.1%, Arcade 10.8%, PvE 9.4%
- #7 Tekla
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: PhantomTouchPub: PhantomTouch
Windows
Blast your way through an endless horde of enemies in this pixel art top-down shooter. Collect their remains in order upgrade your character for increased combat abilities. Tekla is a top-down shooter with roguelite elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Perma Death 22.6%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, PvE 9.9%, Top-Down 9.8%
- #8 Eldritch Evolution
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Madame Pigeon Games
Windows · Linux
Eldritch Evolution is a rogue-like dungeon crawler where eldritch power comes at a cost. Wield unique spells, unleash devastating curses and perform forbidden rituals to transform your abilities and survive the horrors. Every run is a descent into madness—evolve, adapt, and embrace the unknown.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Perma Death 21.8%, Dungeon Crawler 18.9%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, PvE 7.5%
- #9 Eternal Curse
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mantas Butkus
Windows
Eternal Curse is a top-down twin-stick shooter roguelite bullet heaven. Burn, shoot, and slay your way through hordes of cursed residents on an unfortunate island. Loot and escape the island or die before succumbing to the corrupting power of the Eternal Curse!
Why similar: Perma Death 25%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, PvE 9.9%, Arcade 7.1%
- #10 Chamberflame
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Jira Games
Windows
Chamberflame is an permadeath roguelike synergy shooter. Wake up with no memory, only to discover there is no easy escape. The only clue is a gateway that teleports you across monster infested lands.
Why similar: Perma Death 27.9%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Arcade 10.4%, PvE 10.1%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #11 Little Devil
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MI Pixel ltd
Windows
Little Devil is a top-down horror-comedy roguelike. Level up a weapon, fuel a soul-powered ability and collect fragile passives that vanish when you're hit. Survive permadeath, beat three random Deadly Sins, and face Lucifer at the end of every run.
Why similar: Perma Death 25.9%, Dungeon Crawler 22.1%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #12 The Zundungeon
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wispyworks
Windows
A top-down roguelike featuring Zundamon and plenty of items, each of which provides a unique buff. Featuring an innovative condition-based boss system, randomly generated floor layouts, and real-time battles, The Zundungeon offers a unique experience while preserving a roguelike's best qualities.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Dungeon Crawler 28.3%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Action 6.9%, PvE 6.6%
- #13 DRAGOT
89% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Ben Delvin
Windows
DRAGOT is a fast paced bullet hell dungeon crawler in which you live or die by the mysterious items you find hidden in each room; Fizzle out early or snowball your newly acquired powers to fight through all six areas and finally defeat the dragon that pursues you.
Why similar: Perma Death 25.4%, Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, PvE 12%, Arcade 8.6%
- #14 Articrow
87% matchPositive96% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Jackrabbit StartersPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Articrow is a 2D top-down action roguelike. Play as a magical crow exploring dungeons, collecting and upgrading artifacts with unique parts. Equip these powerful artifacts and defeat challenging enemies to escape.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31%, Action Roguelike 24.2%, Top-Down 11.7%, PvE 8.4%, 2D 5.7%
- #15 DeathMaze - Dungeon Crawler
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PLASMANE
Windows
A Brutal Top-Down Action Roguelike set in dark, procedurally generated dungeons. Fight monsters, manage your inventory, plan runs from the HUB, and survive increasingly dangerous sequences of labyrinths.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Action Roguelike 24.2%, Dungeon Crawler 22.3%, Top-Down 7.9%, Action 6.8%
- #16 Another Castle
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Something Crazy ltd.
Windows
Sick of playing the "Damsel in Distress" Princess Peta ventures into an ever-changing Castle filled with gun wielding cult members, mysterious secrets and a whole heap of items to help boost her firepower. Another Castle is a fast-paced, challenging dungeon-crawling roguelike shooter.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #17 図書館ではお静かに。
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Libbit
Windows · Mac
Build various builds by combining stolen books, fire guns with loud explosions, sneak into the library that changes every time you enter, and steal the legendary old book from the head librarian who sits at the far end of the library!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.8%, Perma Death 26.9%, Action Roguelike 26.7%, Top-Down 7%, Action 3.7%
- #18 Abettor
85% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Justin Avila
Windows
Abettor is a top-down shooter where enemies constantly spawn all around you. In this game, not only does the world generate around you, but the enemies do as well. Kill as many enemies and achieve your highest score. How many can you kill in Abettor?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Arcade 11.9%, Top-Down 8.3%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #19 Alchementalist
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RefresherTowel Games
Windows
Alchementalist is a procedurally generated rogue-lite dungeon crawler featuring spell-crafting. Fight your way through hordes of enemies, mine elemental nodes for materials and craft spell boosts, or even totally new spells, that allow you to manipulate the elements any way you choose!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Perma Death 21.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Arcade 7.1%
- #20 Star Scavenger
83% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Nathaniel Jones
Windows
Dig your way out of debt. Star Scavenger is a roguelike top-down shooter about blasting asteroids to get the precious minerals inside. Scavenge, dodge pirates, and beat the market to free yourself from an unjust punishment.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Perma Death 25.2%, Action Roguelike 23%, Arcade 11.3%, 2D 4.5%
- #21 Shellpress
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MasoMatePub: Wrenchy Productions
Windows
Shellpress - A Rouge-like Top-down Shooter that lets you experience the events of the First world-war though the eyes of the allied nations. Experience ultra-violence fast paced combat similar to Hotline-Miami, combined with the Brutal hazards of the First world War.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, PvE 11.2%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
- #22 Orbify
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BrainyWareHouse
Windows
Cast spell with unique mechanism. Fight through randomly generated dungeons where positioning and smart decisions matter. Choose your spells, upgrade them with powerful orb modifiers, and create unique combinations to overcome all stages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Perma Death 19.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18%, Top-Down 10.5%, PvE 10.5%
- #23 Curse the Cursor
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hamfist Studio
Windows · Mac
Curse the Cursor is a bullet hell roguelike where your mouse fights through a corrupted digital dungeon. Collect powerful items and weapons to fight back against the increasing infection… but be careful not to pick up too many curses.
Why similar: Perma Death 29.4%, Dungeon Crawler 24.6%, Action Roguelike 24.1%, PvE 13.6%, 2D 3.7%
- #24 Don't Pop My Bubble
79% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: QDos
Windows
Shoot! Upgrade! Defend! In this twin-stick roguelike, protect all things bubble from infinite waves of pointy bad guys! Upgrade yourself and your base, or better yet, use a super attack, and stop everything from trying to pop you!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Perma Death 21.4%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, PvE 12.4%, Arcade 9.8%
- #25 Death Before Decaf
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overdose Interactive
Windows · Linux
Auto-combat roguelite. Your caffeine meter is the whole game — too little kills you, too much kills you faster. Three floors, one boss. 20 minutes. Don't crash.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, PvE 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #26 A Contusion
81% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: gakovniza
Windows
A Contusion is a leisurely hardcore top-down roguelite shooter where the hero gets lost in the labyrinths of memory. A variety of weapons, armor and shields, grenades and first aid kits, powerful artifacts and perks will become faithful companions on the path of memories.
Why similar: Perma Death 27.7%, Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Dungeon Crawler 9.4%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #27 Devoid
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luminous Bits
Windows · Mac · Linux
The space dungeon where every move drains energy. Scrap aliens to recharge, loot to survive, and crawl station to station before it's lights out.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Action Roguelike 21%, Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, PvE 11.2%, Arcade 8.2%
- #28 Circulo
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Zyneros Studio
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced 2D arena survival game built around geometric chaos.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.5%, Action Roguelike 29.5%, PvE 10.1%, Arcade 8.8%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #29 Mallow
76% matchPositive86% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Goose Shroom
Windows
mallow is a fast paced topdown action roguelike game heavily inspired by nuclear throne. you can pick your own enemies as well as lots of different upgrades.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.8%, Action Roguelike 29.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, Top-Down 8.6%, Action 6.2%
- #30 Rogue Shapes
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Vacantknight5Pub: Vacantknight Studios
Windows
Rogue Shapes is a fast-paced roguelike bullet hell where you battle waves of deadly shapes, level up, and choose powerful upgrades. Complete challenges to unlock new playable shapes, each with unique weapons. How long can you survive the chaos?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Perma Death 22.1%, Action Roguelike 20%, PvE 10.5%, Arcade 7.4%
- #31 Pest Control in the Crypt
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Chiinox
Windows
Pest Control in the Crypt is a strategic rogue-like wave-battler. Enhance your elemental potions with unique items and a branching skill tree to slay Pests. Delve into the Abyss and conquer the Crypt.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.4%, Action Roguelike 29.7%, PvE 15.3%, Top-Down 8.7%, Action 5%
- #32 Ascendant
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Imagisphere
Windows · Mac
Defeat legendary abominations, build-craft unstoppable combinations of enchanted items, investigate an ancient evil, and ascend to freedom!
Why similar: Perma Death 20.1%, Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Arcade 9.7%
- #33 Horde Slayer
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Wagner Rodrigues
Windows · Linux
A horde survival top-down shooter. Survive countless hordes of feral snakes.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.3%, Perma Death 22%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Arcade 7%
- #34 RATOMON
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: justalexi
Windows · Linux
RATOMON is a medieval top-down adventure to stop the Plague. Investigate random generated dungeons, eliminate rat hordes and other villains, who stand behind the disease.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Perma Death 26.5%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Top-Down 5.4%
- #35 Kindling
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Talonbyte Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark, atmospheric action roguelite where fire is survival. One shield. One life. Kill shadows for embers, grow stronger through death, break seals to escape the nightmare you created. No health bars. Burn, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Perma Death 29.4%, Action Roguelike 26.5%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Action 2%
- #36 Wartheon
73% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Asilpena Games
Windows
Wartheon is a fast-paced 2D roguelike adventure set in a world on the brink of elemental collapse. Take control of one of four unique champions to match your taste. Customize your build, master your skills, and adapt to ever-changing layouts and enemy patterns.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Arcade 7.9%
- #37 RATOMON 2
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: justalexi
Windows · Linux
RATOMON 2 is a continuation of medieval top-down adventure to stop the Plague. Investigate random generated dungeons, eliminate rat hordes and other villains, who stand behind the disease.
Why similar: Perma Death 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #38 Neon Sundown
75% matchVery Positive82% of 451 reviews2022
Dev: Ben NicholsPub: BN Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Neon Sundown is an extremely challenging arena-shooter that mixes fast-paced action with roguelite elements. Take on increasingly difficult arenas as you unlock new ships, upgrades, synergies, and more! Think you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Perma Death 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, PvE 10%, Arcade 8.1%
- #39 Wisp Catacombs
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Garda Dev
Windows
Wisp Catacombs is a creative top-down roguelike - play as Wisps, solo or with friends, and use their powers to explore worlds, defeat bosses, and uncover the mystery of your creator to fix everything in this chaotic universe...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Perma Death 19.4%, Top-Down 9.9%, PvE 7.9%
- #40 Abandoned Archive
70% matchVery Positive93% of 758 reviews2025
Dev: Vedal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Abandoned Archive is a fantasy, spell-casting, rogue-like, featuring a wide variety of relics, a unique spell-upgrading system, with compelling and engaging bosses. Each floor is filled with items and mysteries for the player to uncover; what will you discover in the Abandoned Archive?
Why similar: Perma Death 28.4%, Dungeon Crawler 24.2%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, PvE 13.6%, 2D 3.8%
- #41 Ko-Ops
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Knights of Borria
Windows
YOU'RE LIKE A GOBLIN SWAT TEAM, OK? Become a dubious dungeon creature in this 1-4 player co-op horde shooter. Arm up with modern tactical gear to destroy hordes of adventurers and reclaim your precious dungeon for your beloved lich queen. GREEN TO THE BONE! DEATH TO THE MAJESTY!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.3%, Dungeon Crawler 29.5%, PvE 16.6%, Top-Down 8.6%, Action 4.7%
- #42 FARLUME: Into the Silent Dark
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Farlume Studio
Windows
A roguelite bullet heaven bathed in neon geometry. Grab weapons that evolve into screen-filling chaos, survive multi-phase bosses, and chase humanity's last signal through the silent dark.
Why similar: Perma Death 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Arcade 9.2%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #43 Bulletail
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: ApeXPloit Studios
Windows · Linux
Snake-meets-bullet-hell roguelike where your tail is your ammo. Eat bullets to grow, spend length to shoot, and survive escalating waves, enemies, and bosses.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Action Roguelike 27.5%, PvE 14.9%, Arcade 8.8%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #44 Tetraphobia
72% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: PolyPlant Games
Windows
Tetraphobia is an action roguelite set in a stylized world of floating islands. Utilise different bows to shoot, dash, blast and loot your way through different realms. Filled with unique enemies, bosses, artefacts and NPCs every new run is a new challenge.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Dungeon Crawler 23.8%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #45 Monster Portal
71% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Nicholas JaureguiPub: Fanatic LLC
Windows
Monster Portal is a roguelite with dungeon-crawler like elements. It follows one of your world's last few powerful heroes, sent on a quest to rid the planet of monsters and their gruesome overlords that have overtaken your world from hellish dimensions.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.4%, Dungeon Crawler 20.4%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, PvE 11.6%, Arcade 8.5%
- #46 Whispering Abyss
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Precipice GamesPub: Marist College
Windows
Whispering Abyss is a top-down rogue-like in the setting of Lovecraftian horror. Play as Grace as you navigate the treacherous abyss and rid Dululth of its monsters with your trusty dual revolvers! Descend into the madness in a procedurally generated abyss, collecting loot to aid your quest.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Dungeon Crawler 22.9%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Arcade 7.5%
- #47 Lumibloom
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zan Games
Windows
Play as Lumi, a tiny glowing Lumibun, in a cute & cozy survivor roguelite. Dodge wild creatures, collect XP gems, and discover magical upgrades as you journey across Lumibloom to wake a world lost to magical sleep.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Action Roguelike 23.9%, Perma Death 14.1%, Arcade 8.2%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #48 Cubint
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: UmadYsot
Windows
Cubint is a shooter roguelite where you go against a horde of enemies. Use Ally Shooting Turrets to your advantage. Upgrade different Buffs and unlock various Synergies to get stronger. Get powerful Spells that enable tons of new builds.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Action Roguelike 25.3%, Perma Death 22.4%, PvE 10.2%, Arcade 7.1%
- #49 TETRAGUN
70% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: GreebPub: Greeb Games
Windows · Mac
TETRAGUN is quadrant-based shooter where you're surrounded on all sides. You'll gain powerful upgrades as you progress, but so will your enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, PvE 15.4%, Arcade 10.6%, Top-Down 8.9%
- #50 Eris One Stand
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Softcoat Studios
Windows
Join the Pook Star Legion in this shoot ’em up roguelike and battle through waves of enemies. Dodge incoming fire and choose your upgrades to transform your ship throughout each run as you fight to reclaim the Kryos Crystals stolen from the Pooks.
Why similar: Perma Death 27.9%, Action Roguelike 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Arcade 11.7%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #51 Frenzy Force
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Clutch Design
Windows
Choose your champion and fight until your last breath! Frenzy Force is a casual wave-survival game with a diverse set of weapons and unlockable characters, where you must fight through a variety of biomes against hordes of shadowy minions.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Perma Death 25.8%, PvE 11.8%, Arcade 10%, Top-Down 8%
- #52 Mini Gears: Mayhem
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pentafloat
Windows
Mini Gears: Mayhem is a single player Rogue-like where you do the aiming. Take control of a little tank on a blueprint, fighting waves of supposedly evil slimes. Gain experience, level up, and upgrade your tank in each run.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35%, Action Roguelike 30.5%, Arcade 12.1%, Top-Down 9.1%, Action 5.1%
- #53 Meowmunitions
67% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: Pete KaresistoPub: Voyage Technology
Windows · Linux
Meowmunitions gives you a roguelike bullet hell experience with a unique gun customization mechanic, letting you design your gun however you like. The random nature of the game, with multiple augments and artifacts, forces you to think of new and creative synergies to approach each run.
Why similar: Perma Death 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, PvE 10.6%
- #54 Hate Me Not
68% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: NotJustGames
Windows · Linux
A roguelike twin-stick shooter, where you defend the same thing that tries to hurt you. Venture into the side of darkness to defeat enemies before they reach the Yin-Yang. Switch to the side of light to gather energy and upgrades, before the time runs out and the next wave of monsters spawn.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Perma Death 23.8%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, PvE 11.3%, Arcade 8%
- #55 Soulcaller's Tower
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kenan Torres Pérez (Resker)
Windows
Soulcaller's Tower is a 2D survival game where you play as a Soul Mage, collecting souls from defeated enemies in your tower. As you gather souls, you can spend them on upgrades for yourself or your tower. Your tower attracts enemies, so be careful not to attract too many.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, Perma Death 20.9%, PvE 10.7%, Arcade 6.8%
- #56 Blood & Bytes: Kagura
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Genoma Games
Windows
Co-op action roguelike where you and your squad fight cyber-yokai hordes, build crazy synergies and survive wave after wave in a ruined Japan.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.8%, Dungeon Crawler 21.4%, Action Roguelike 20%, PvE 11.3%, Arcade 8.3%
- #57 愿你拿一手同花顺 May the cards lay out a straight
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OCTOBER
Windows
Jack, a winning gambler, is trapped at the gambling table by his angry boss's magic spell. He is horrified to find the dice rushing towards him. Only by gripping his playing cards tightly and shattering all the incoming dice can he hope to escape the table alive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.4%, Action Roguelike 30.3%, Top-Down 10.6%, Action 8.8%, Casual 8.6%
- #58 Cargo Runner: Faction Fracture
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aech
Windows · Mac · Linux
One wrong delivery can start a war. Smuggle cargo in a Tetris-style hold. Dodge faction inspections. Betray whoever pays. A pixel-art space rogue-like where every run is one bad jump from total loss.
Why similar: Perma Death 29.8%, Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Action Roguelike 24.5%, Top-Down 8.6%, 2D 4.3%
- #59 Dash king
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad KnightPub: Mad Knight
Windows
Run and dash your way through danger in this super-fast action game! Dash everything, slash everything, kill everything, you can die too. But try again. ONLY DASH, ONLY HARDCORE
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.4%, Dungeon Crawler 29.1%, Arcade 14.3%, Top-Down 9.4%, Action 8.3%