- #1 Thunder Tank: Iron Shield
97% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: Crazy Studio
Windows
A relaxing strategy idle shooter that blends bullet hell action with backpack-like inventory management. Pilot your vehicle through a desolate, post-modern world, conquer 20 difficulty levels, collect diverse weapons, and build the ultimate firepower lineup to survive the wasteland.
Why similar: Tanks 35.2% ★, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, Strategy 9.4%
- #2 Road Defense: Outsiders
96% matchVery Positive83% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: Minicactus Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 20.9%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Roguelite 11.8%, 1980s 8.8%
- #3 Greedland
96% matchVery Positive83% of 3,266 reviews2025
Dev: VaMP HePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Greedland” is a roguelike game mixed with survivor-like elements. It's reminiscent of Crimsonland and Vampire Survivors, and as the battle progresses your character will become a mobile arsenal of destruction!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Roguelite 23.4%, Roguelike 14.8%, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #4 Nuclear Throne
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,651 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 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #5 Bullet Bunny
94% matchVery Positive85% of 130 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 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelike 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.9%
- #6 SANDRIPPER
94% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Mackenzie Palmer
Windows
Tear across the desert, obliterating wave after wave with your nuclear missile powered dual-wielding hover tank. A tight, punchy wave survival sandbox with ludicrous weaponry, exhilarating rocket-tank combat, and daily leaderboards!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.7%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Roguelike 14.3%, Futuristic 7.8%
- #7 Apocalypse Express
93% matchVery Positive82% of 245 reviews2026
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: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelite 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Vehicular Combat 12.6%
- #8 Tankenstein
92% matchVery Positive89% of 194 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 39.8% ★, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Vehicular Combat 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #9 Driveloop: Survivors
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 117 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 21.3%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #10 Pinball Storm: Lokanta
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 415 reviews2025
Dev: Aastral DynamicsPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Pinball Storm:Lokanta is a RPG game combing Roguelike and pinball gameplay. You will be part of the resistance against plutocracy. Use your marble pinballs to eliminate waves of enemies, and collect resources to further enhance your marbles. Save the world from hell!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Action Roguelike 23%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Roguelite 16.9%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #11 Swarm Grinder
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,193 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Roguelite 20.7%, Roguelike 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #12 BroodStar
89% 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 26.9%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 12%, Retro 10.1%
- #13 Time Treker
89% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Game
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Roguelite 17.3%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #14 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 237 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Action Roguelike 24%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Roguelite 17.8%, Roguelike 8%
- #15 Brotato
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 116,135 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 36.4 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 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelite 14.2%
- #16 Megabonk
84% matchVery Positive95% of 103,667 reviews2025
Dev: vedinad
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 31.3 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 25.6%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Roguelite 18.4%, Roguelike 15.2%, Retro 7.4%
- #17 TankBlitz
88% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Onur Vural and Leigh ChristianPub: Onur Vural
Windows
Median: 3.3 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 55.3%, Indie 44.7%
- #18 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 61 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 20.5%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Roguelite 13.2%, Military 10.3%
- #19 BloodDome99
84% matchVery Positive96% of 97 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: Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Action Roguelike 17%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Roguelite 12.3%, 1980s 12.3%
- #20 TerraTech Legion
83% matchVery Positive81% of 1,812 reviews2026
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
TerraTech Legion, a chaotic Bullet Heaven Builder. Build the ultimate battle vehicle block by block and survive waves of robotic foes, ramming them at speed and shooting infinite projectiles.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 20.8%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Roguelite 14%
- #21 Convoy
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,464 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 25.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #22 Multi Turret Academy
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,743 reviews2024
Dev: Yulia Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 33.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Vehicular Combat 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #23 Sodaman
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 818 reviews2026
Dev: Tape CorpsPub: GameDev.ist
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Sodaman is a bullet-heaven roguelike where you play as a supersoldier fighting alien hordes with soda powers. Find game-breaking sodas and concoct custom cocktails. Discover planets, unlock weapons, sodas, cybernetics, power-up cards, and more. But first, crack open a cold one.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Roguelite 16%, Roguelike 12%
- #24 Jetboard Joust
82% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
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 18.5%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Roguelite 16.1%, Vehicular Combat 12%, Roguelike 11.8%
- #25 Gunbot Diplomacy
79% matchVery Positive88% of 255 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 22.6%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelite 16.8%, Roguelike 15%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%
- #26 I Am Legion: Stand Survivors
78% matchVery Positive82% of 2,512 reviews2025
Dev: JA Game StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Roguelite 20.9%, Roguelike 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #27 Replik Survivors
79% 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: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Bullet Hell 18%, Roguelite 16.1%, Futuristic 8.1%
- #28 Devader
80% 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 30.9%, Action Roguelike 25.6%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Roguelike 13.5%, Strategy 6.8%
- #29 Danger Gazers
81% 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 35.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Roguelite 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%
- #30 SHOOPER NOVA
77% matchVery Positive85% of 641 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.0 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: Roguelite 20.6%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #31 Roguebot
77% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Leonhard Robin Schnaitl
Windows
Fast-paced Roguelike shooter in a dystopian steampunk future.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%
- #32 Planetary Dustoff
78% 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 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Roguelite 19.5%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #33 Ashes of the Union
76% matchMixed64% of 416 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 50.4%, Post-apocalyptic 34.4%, Action 6.9%, Indie 5.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #34 Flying Tank
75% matchVery Positive86% of 107 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 37.3%, Action Roguelike 26.7%, Post-apocalyptic 25.2%, Action 5.2%, Sci-fi 4.6%
- #35 Nuclear Gladiators 3000
73% matchVery Positive95% of 65 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 25.4%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Roguelite 18.8%, 1980s 10.3%, Retro 9.8%
- #36 Voids Vigil
73% matchVery Positive94% of 378 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 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: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 13.1%
- #37 REMEDIUM: Sentinels
76% 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 20.9%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Roguelite 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%
- #38 Vital Shell
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,640 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.1 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 26.8%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Bullet Hell 19%, Roguelite 16.9%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #39 Nomad Survival
74% matchVery Positive84% of 2,174 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.9 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 25.7%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Roguelite 19.8%, Roguelike 12.5%, Retro 8.6%
- #40 Uragun
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Roguelite 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12%
- #41 Horde Hunters
71% matchVery Positive88% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Horde Hunters is an objective-driven bullet heaven roguelite where you build powerful synergies, hire allies, use tactical items, and survive the hordes of hell.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 16.5%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #42 Choo Choo Survivor
72% matchVery Positive85% of 588 reviews2023
Dev: GTGD
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 24.4%, Bullet Hell 22%, Roguelite 16.2%, Roguelike 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%
- #43 Nautical Survival
68% matchVery Positive99% of 196 reviews2026
Dev: Idan Rooze
Windows
Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors! Navigate between outposts to upgrade your boat, equip powerful weapons, manage your economy and hire crew members to your aid in this unique take on the survivors-like formula.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 11.7%
- #44 Arcane Tower Survivors
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 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 26.2%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Roguelite 20.4%, Roguelike 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #45 Gearshifters
73% matchVery Positive81% of 155 reviews2021
Dev: Red Phantom GamesPub: Numskull Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 25.4%, Vehicular Combat 24.4%, Roguelite 21.3%, Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #46 Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
72% matchVery Positive93% of 5,769 reviews2016
Dev: Stellar Jockeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 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 30.1%, Vehicular Combat 21.4%, Action Roguelike 20%, Roguelite 16.5%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #47 BATTLE PIXELS
75% 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 52.8% ★, Retro 14.6%, Strategy 13.5%, Action 6.9%, Indie 6.4%
- #48 Survivor Mercs
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Action Roguelike 18%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Roguelite 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%
- #49 BULLETHELL
70% matchVery Positive90% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
BULLETHELL is an experimental, retro-hardcore, barely playable, ultra-fast-paced arena top-down shooter.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.7%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Futuristic 21%, Action 6.5%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #50 REPLIKATOR
71% matchVery Positive86% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 22.2%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 11.8%
- #51 Berserker Onslaught
67% matchMixed67% of 378 reviews2026
Dev: Team KernelPub: Glacial Epoch
Windows
"Berserker Onslaught" is an action roguelike infused with survival and loot-hunting elements. Face relentless waves of monsters, harness the blessings of the gods to strengthen yourself, repel evil forces, and return with bountiful rewards.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.3%, Roguelite 28.5%, Roguelike 19.4%, Action 7.3%, Indie 3.7%
- #52 Roboquest
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 24,166 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 29.6%, Roguelite 22.2%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Roguelike 9%
- #53 Antipaint
67% matchVery Positive95% of 285 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 24.9%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Roguelite 16.3%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #54 Void Resurgence
67% matchVery Positive94% of 72 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 27.1%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #55 Gunlocked 2
66% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2026
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 19.6%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Roguelite 14.5%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #56 Metal Hunter
64% matchVery Positive92% of 410 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 62.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%, Casual 2.4%
- #57 Geometry Survivor
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 103 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 23%, Action Roguelike 19%, Roguelite 14.9%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Retro 9.8%
- #58 Sublevel Zero Redux
70% matchVery Positive87% of 527 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 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: Vehicular Combat 22.8%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelite 11.9%, Retro 11.5%, Futuristic 8.9%
- #59 CRYPTARK
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,940 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 33%
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 40.6%, Roguelite 17.7%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Strategy 8.1%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #60 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
67% matchVery Positive81% of 470 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Bullet Hell 17%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 14.7%