- #1 Road Defense: Outsiders
97% 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: Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Roguelite 12.6%, Retro 8%
- #2 Bullet Bunny
96% 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 18.5%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Roguelike 11%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%
- #3 Driveloop: Survivors
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Stunbyte
Windows
Driveloop is a fast-paced driving roguelike shooter. Drift, blast and ram your way through waves of steampunk enemies. Upgrade your vehicle with powerful weapons, recruit unique crew members and survive intense battles as you build the ultimate combat machine. Can you survive the chaos?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Roguelite 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%
- #4 Nuclear Throne
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Bullet Hell 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #5 Tankenstein
94% matchVery Positive90% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Landship Games LTD
Windows
Tankenstein is a 3rd person ARPG where the player controls a dishevelled tank in a post apocalyptic wasteland looking for new parts to survive and upgrade itself. All of the other tanks in the scrapyard have the same goal, which makes them hostile in this survival of the fittest arena.
Why similar: Tanks 37.7% ★, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Vehicular Combat 16.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #6 Apocalypse Express
94% matchVery Positive84% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Llamaware Studios
Windows
Conduct, upgrade and repair your train through endless waves of enemies in a post-apocalyptic setting. In this action management roguelike, the player decides to embark on a journey through the wasteland looking to fulfill the dream of seeing the remains of the outside world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Roguelite 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Vehicular Combat 10.4% ★
- #7 Brotato
92% 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: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 13.5%
- #8 BroodStar
93% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Roguelite 18.6%, Roguelike 10.8%, Retro 10.6%
- #9 Megabonk
90% matchVery Positive95% of 99,563 reviews2025
Dev: vedinad
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.8%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Roguelite 18.7%, Roguelike 13.1%, Retro 7.6%
- #10 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
91% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: ReijaPub: indie.io
Windows
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Roguelite 14.1%, Military 10.5%
- #11 Convoy
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,462 reviews2015
Dev: Convoy GamesPub: Indietopia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 21.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #12 BloodDome99
88% matchVery Positive96% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Halftone Gaming
Windows · Mac
BloodDome99 is a game about nostalgia, capitalism, violence, and over-the-top absurdist fun. 80s arcade meets modern horde-survival roguelike. Create unique builds, master more than 40 weapons, and kill ever-growing hordes of contestants in the retro-futuristic gladiator gameshow BLOODDOME99
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Roguelite 13.4%, 1980s 10.2%
- #13 TankBlitz
89% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Onur Vural and Leigh ChristianPub: Onur Vural
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
TankBlitz is a brutal run and gun tank game with four playable tanks, each having access to four unique weapons and dozens of upgrades. You blast your way through twelve handcrafted levels crawling with over 50 different kinds of enemies, and numerous challenging bossfights.
Why similar: Action 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #14 Jetboard Joust
89% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Roguelite 17.1%, Retro 12.2%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #15 Danger Gazers
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Shotx
Windows · Linux
Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path. The choices you make will decide your fate, it will either turn you into the new ruler or... the ashes to be windswept away.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.9%, Roguelite 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.9%
- #16 Gunbot Diplomacy
84% matchVery Positive88% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%
- #17 Planetary Dustoff
86% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Roguelite 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #18 Nuclear Gladiators 3000
84% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Turbo NapalmPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Congratulations! You've been selected to participate in the ultimate TV show! Survive hordes of ruthless mutants, upgrade your arsenal, improve your skills and win fabulous prizes in this live-broadcast action roguelike! Do you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Roguelite 19.5%, Retro 10%, 1980s 8.2%
- #19 Replik Survivors
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Sea Cat
Windows
This game is a time survival game with role-playing and roguelite elements. Through the choice of upgrades in battle to make the character stronger and stronger, defeat the oncoming enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Roguelite 16.8%, Futuristic 8.2%
- #20 Devader
86% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Falkenbrew
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devader is an intense 90's-style twin-stick shooter, complete with crazy old-school bosses, powerful strategic abilities and multiple endings. Upgrade your robot with nukes, shields, turrets and more to exterminate the relentless invaders.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, Action Roguelike 27.3%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Roguelike 12.2%, Strategy 7.2%
- #21 Echoes of Red
82% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: TERMAX Studios
Windows
Echoes of Red is a fast-paced roguelite shooter where you can carry unlimited weapons at once, face endless enemies ever stronger and build your perfect custom loadout. Obliterate tens of thousands of enemies who dared to challenge you and make them regret standing against you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #22 REMEDIUM: Sentinels
83% 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: Action Roguelike 21.7%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Roguelite 17%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%
- #23 Flying Tank
82% matchVery Positive86% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Hexage
Windows
Get into your Flying Tank and shoot 'em up like it's the good old days! Kill strange bosses, drop bombs from above and build an arsenal of fun, powerful weapons. Reclaim the stolen Earth - alone or with a friend - in a rich action-packed side-scrolling shmup!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.4%, Action Roguelike 26.9%, Post-apocalyptic 25%, Action 5.1%, Sci-fi 4.5%
- #24 Multi Turret Academy
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,589 reviews2024
Dev: Yulia Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Multi Turret Academy is a top-down tank action game with roguelike elements. Select your vehicle from a growing list of historical models, then equip dozens of weapons and upgrades to lead your local tank club to victory!
Why similar: Tanks 31.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Vehicular Combat 12.6% ★, Roguelite 10.2%
- #25 Ashes of the Union
81% matchMixed64% of 411 reviews2024
Dev: 700 Games Studio
Windows
A vehicular shooter with roguelike elements, offering a wild take on an alternate future of the Soviet Union. Build your combat vehicle and show nature who's boss!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 51.2%, Post-apocalyptic 34.3%, Action 6.8%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #26 Voids Vigil
78% matchVery Positive95% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 11.8%
- #27 Gunlocked
79% matchVery Positive87% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.7%, Bullet Hell 21%, Roguelite 16.9%, Retro 9.6%, 1980s 8%
- #28 Gearshifters
79% matchVery Positive81% of 153 reviews2021
Dev: Red Phantom GamesPub: Numskull Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
An arcade-action vehicle combat game with rogue-lite progression. Drift, blast, and outdrive your enemies across a war-torn Europe. Upgrade your car with powerful weapons and mods, survive deadly delivery missions, and challenge insane mega-machine bosses.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.8%, Roguelite 23%, Vehicular Combat 20% ★, Post-apocalyptic 19.1%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #29 REPLIKATOR
78% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Roguelite 15.9%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #30 Nomad Survival
77% 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: Action Roguelike 24.8%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Roguelite 19.2%, Roguelike 10.3%, Retro 8.1%
- #31 BATTLE PIXELS
81% matchMixed55% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: AppyArt Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Battle Pixels is a frantic arcade action, point and click shoot 'em up with a 16 bit retro style.Take control of your tanks and eliminate the enemy's turret defences over 25 randomly generated levels.
Why similar: Tanks 48.7% ★, Retro 16.2%, Strategy 15.1%, Action 7.5%, Indie 6.1%
- #32 Uragun
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.9%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Roguelite 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%
- #33 Shrimp.io
76% matchVery Positive85% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
A Shrimp Based Bullet Heaven. Kill creatures, Level up & pick from 3 upgrades to unalive thousands more.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Roguelite 14.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Retro 8.4%
- #34 Void Scrappers
74% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Action Roguelike 21%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #35 Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
75% matchVery Positive93% of 5,666 reviews2016
Dev: Stellar Jockeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29%, Action Roguelike 22%, Roguelite 18.3%, Vehicular Combat 18% ★, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #36 Sublevel Zero Redux
76% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.9%, Vehicular Combat 18.9% ★, Roguelite 13%, Retro 12.2%, Futuristic 9.5%
- #37 Arcane Tower Survivors
73% 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: Action Roguelike 26.8%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Roguelite 21.2%, Roguelike 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #38 Roboquest
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30%, Roguelite 22.8%, Bullet Hell 17%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #39 Choo Choo Survivor
72% matchVery Positive85% of 580 reviews2023
Dev: GTGD
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Drive your train to safety while shooting down endless hordes of zombies blocking your way. Upgrade your weapons and abilities and become absurdly powerful!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.9%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Roguelite 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Roguelike 10%
- #40 BULLETHELL
73% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
BULLETHELL is an experimental, retro-hardcore, barely playable, ultra-fast-paced arena top-down shooter.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 36.4%, Futuristic 21.4%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Action 6.5%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #41 CRYPTARK
74% matchVery Positive82% of 1,913 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.3%, Roguelite 18.2%, Bullet Hell 11%, Strategy 8.2%, Roguelike 6.6%
- #42 Geometry Survivor
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows
Geometry Survivor is rogue-lite survival where you fight waves of enemies. Unlock innovative upgrades in the shop, acquire new ships and conquer the unforgiving grid world.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 16%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Retro 10.3%
- #43 Void Resurgence
71% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Roguelite 18.4%, Roguelike 6.8%
- #44 Metal Hunter
69% matchVery Positive94% of 328 reviews2026
Dev: 常州市华蓝德软件科技有限公司
Windows
This is an imitation of a JRPG with a dual system of humans and tanks. In the ruined wasteland world, humans drive chariots to hunt down various monsters and hunt down powerful wanted criminals. These people are known as 'Metal Hunters' by the world!
Why similar: Tanks 58.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%, Casual 2.7%
- #45 Steel Storm: Burning Retribution
75% matchMixed60% of 369 reviews2011
Dev: Kot in Action Creative Artel
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Control an advanced hovertank, packed with the most advanced and sophisticated weapons as you fight against extraterrestrial invaders.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 51.8%, Action 18.4%, Indie 16%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #46 Biters & Bullets: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive90% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: Night Owls
Windows
Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.5%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Roguelite 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Vehicular Combat 8.3% ★
- #47 BALL x PIT
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,880 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Roguelite 20%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #48 Vital Shell
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,426 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Action Roguelike 23.5%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Roguelite 19%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #49 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
70% 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: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Roguelite 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Roguelike 13.1%
- #50 Heroes & Redemption
69% matchVery Positive84% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Observer Games
Windows · Linux
Heroes & Redemption is a rogue-lite bullet-hell where you face hordes of enemies, annihilate them, learn new abilities and enhance your skills. Explore different regions, acquire new companions and embark on adventures again and again.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.2%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Roguelite 21%, Roguelike 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #51 Half Hour Hexagon
70% matchVery Positive84% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Roguelite 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #52 Woodpunk
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2018
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.5%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 12.3%, Retro 8.1%
- #53 Ogre Chambers DX
69% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.4%, Bullet Hell 21%, Roguelite 18.1%, Roguelike 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #54 Antipaint
67% matchVery Positive95% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Vilius Prakapas
Windows
An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #55 Black Paradox
71% matchMixed68% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Highwalls
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.6%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Roguelite 17.2%, Retro 9.1%, Roguelike 8.1%
- #56 Repetendium
68% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #57 Solace Inc.
67% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
A survivors-like about a time-travelling company where you recruit your employees against endless hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Bullet Hell 17%, Roguelite 14.5%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #58 Gunlocked 2
66% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Roguelite 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #59 Run Build Pew!
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 560 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelite 19.4%, Roguelike 9.2%, Strategy 7.6%
- #60 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
66% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Roguelite 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%