- #1 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 240 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Bullet Heaven 29.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Arena Shooter 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Bullet Hell 10.6%
- #2 Pesticide Not Required
96% matchVery Positive94% of 947 reviews2024
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Heaven 15.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12%
- #3 Crafty Survivors
96% matchVery Positive83% of 760 reviews2025
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34.2% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 16.4%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%
- #4 Survivor Mercs
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 176 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: Bullet Heaven 27.5% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Arena Shooter 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Action Roguelike 10%
- #5 Rogue: Genesia
94% matchVery Positive91% of 8,550 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 26.2 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 Heaven 46.5% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 15.6%, Action Roguelike 10.1%, Bullet Hell 10%, Roguelite 6.8%
- #6 BALL x PIT
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 26,725 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 20.5 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: Bullet Heaven 16.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 13.7%
- #7 outpost4
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: BananaDogGames
Windows
Build your mobile outpost and combine over 20 weapons with 100+ items to create unique builds. Grow stronger against endless enemy hordes, conquer new planets, and experience the thrill of evolving from desperate survival to overwhelming firepower.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.4%, Roguelite 20.4%, City Builder 17.1%, Strategy 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%
- #8 Gunbot Diplomacy
91% matchVery Positive86% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 Heaven 39.7% ★, Arena Shooter 17.8%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #9 Time Wasters
91% matchVery Positive88% of 2,615 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.1 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 Heaven 27.3% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Arena Shooter 13.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Action Roguelike 9.8%
- #10 Sun Down Survivors
92% matchMixed50% of 199 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows
Sun Down is a roguelike survivors-type game with a twist. Between upgrading your abilities during and between runs, you can craft turrets, collect battle-ready pets, and buy store upgrades to survive hordes of enemies through four changing seasons.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Bullet Hell 19%, Base Building 15.1%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #11 Twilight Survivors
90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,089 reviews2024
Dev: DORIDORI STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Roguelite 13.8%, Bullet Heaven 9.9% ★
- #12 Astral Lords
89% matchVery Positive81% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Dark DimensionPub: 量子艺界(QUANTUM ARTS)
Windows
Shatter genre boundaries in this sci-fi survival Roguelite blending bullet-hell action and base-building RTS. Dodge and unleash screen-clearing firepower against alien hordes, while constructing fortresses and real-time automated defenses to crush your enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.5%, Action Roguelike 27.8%, Base Building 21.9%, Strategy 8.8%, RPG 7.8%
- #13 Arcane Tower Survivors
89% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Action Roguelike 19%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Roguelite 12.8%
- #14 Horde Hunters
87% 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: Bullet Heaven 35.6% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #15 Survivors of the Dawn
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 765 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34.3% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #16 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
84% matchVery Positive91% of 14,401 reviews2026
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 74.2% ★, Action Roguelike 7.5%, Bullet Hell 6.6%, Roguelite 5.1%, Top-Down 3.4%
- #17 Chumini: Tiny Army
86% matchVery Positive94% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: GuilloteamPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this cute and colorful survivors-like, summon an army of tiny Chuminis to battle waves of forest demons. Each Chumini has its own movement patterns: it's up to you to manage this merry mess to create an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 47.4% ★, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 8.4%, Cute 5.4%
- #18 Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos
85% matchMixed69% of 6,352 reviews2026
Dev: NANOO
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Bullet Heaven x Endless Loot! Create Your Own Build in this Roguelite Action RPG.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 51.2% ★, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Roguelite 11.7%, Action 2.3%
- #19 Mars Survivors
86% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #20 Centipede Gun
84% matchVery Positive91% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusk2m
Windows
Centipede Gun is a roguelite autobattler where you create bizzare creatures to face hordes of enemies! Combine different guns, modules and skills to make unique synergies and upgrade your cute little destruction machine!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 31.2%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Roguelite 16.1%, Strategy 3.2%
- #21 Letifer
82% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Third Spirit Games
Windows
Take on the demonic threat as Letifer in an action-packed mix of twin-stick shooter, roguelite, and survivors-like gameplay. Gun through brutal Rituals, shape your build with powerful upgrades, and return to base for lasting upgrades to your character and gear.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 30.8% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Arena Shooter 17.2%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Bullet Hell 11.3%
- #22 Outnumbered
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 250 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter where bullet heaven meets bullet hell. Evolve your ship, master your loadout and turn the tide against hordes of enemies. You may be outnumbered, but you are far from outpowered.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Action Roguelike 22.7%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Roguelite 14%, Top-Down 7%
- #23 SHOOPER NOVA
81% matchVery Positive85% of 656 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Bullet Hell 22.7%, Roguelite 19.6%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Strategy 10.5%
- #24 Graveyard Gunslingers
82% matchMixed59% of 225 reviews2024
Dev: PyroPhysics
Windows
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #25 Bullet Bunny
81% matchVery Positive84% of 132 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: Twin Stick Shooter 32.5%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #26 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
79% matchVery Positive94% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
A bullet heaven roguelite set in a procedurally generated universe. Land on planets to harvest resources, craft hundreds of game-breaking builds, and unleash them on relentless waves of aliens. Every run unveils a new universe: endless challenges, endless discoveries.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40.5% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #27 GUNFIELD
79% matchVery Positive96% of 268 reviews2024
Dev: Shiv
Windows
GUNFIELD – A game that combines the genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite. Choose the perfect weapon combinations and upgrade your ship to destroy hordes of enemies and giant bosses, using strategy and a powerful arsenal.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 42.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Roguelite 7.1%
- #28 Undead Tide: Light's Defense
78% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Crazy Studio
Windows
Relaxed strategic bullet hell survival, defending against endless undead legions! A roguelite bullet hell shooter that blends hero development, talent builds, and weapon combinations, supporting multiple playstyles and strategies!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.4%, Roguelite 18.8%, RPG 14.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Cartoony 9.6%
- #29 Sineus Arena Survivors
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,154 reviews2026
Dev: Sineus Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Fight hordes and defend your Stronghold in a bullet heaven survivor-like with co-op and tower defense. Gain power-ups every level, collect random artifacts from chests and grow stronger to survive, defeat the boss and claim a top spot on the Sineus Arena leaderboards!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 44.6% ★, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Base Building 10.5%, Roguelite 9%
- #30 Cult Of Babel : Prologue
80% matchVery Positive83% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Menacing Aura Games
Windows
Roguelite Overpowered Wizard Simulator. Slay hundreds of cultists using the power of ancient cards and your magical steampunk arsenal. Choose from a diverse set of cards to create unique, game-breaking builds and shoot down the horde trying to stop you.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Arena Shooter 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Bullet Hell 13%
- #31 Noobs Want to Live
77% matchVery Positive89% of 4,983 reviews2023
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)Pub: Lightning Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.4%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Roguelite 16.3%, Top-Down 11.2%, Cartoony 9.4%
- #32 Run Build Pew!
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 571 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.1 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: Bullet Heaven 42.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 10.5%, Building 6.9%
- #33 Ketz: Galactic Overlords
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 410 reviews2025
Dev: Keep Games
Windows
Sci-fantasy themed roguelite horde survival game with RPG elements. Choose your character, collect various gear, and create game-breaking builds using powerful skills from the Galactic Leaders!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 47.4% ★, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Roguelite 10.8%, RPG 5%
- #34 Road Defense: Outsiders
77% matchVery Positive84% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: Minicactus Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 30.4%, Action Roguelike 26%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Roguelite 15.4%, Action 3.6%
- #35 Shape Shifter: Formations
74% matchVery Positive92% of 274 reviews2025
Dev: Castec Studios
Windows
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 26.2% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 16.1%, Arena Shooter 14.9%, Action Roguelike 10.3%, Bullet Hell 9.7%
- #36 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship
74% matchVery Positive83% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: Zing Games Inc.Pub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot in this exciting "Tower Defense-on-wheels zombie survival roguelite" game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Roguelite 14%, Cute 6.2%
- #37 Cluckmech Oasis
73% matchVery Positive88% of 3,609 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Roguelite 28%, Building 20.5%, Strategy 15.9%, Top-Down 15%, Cute 14.8%
- #38 Power Fantasy
72% matchVery Positive86% of 615 reviews2025
Dev: Lava Lamb Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Survive hordes of blood hungry enemies and hope for the best upgrades while you level up! Power Fantasy is a fresh rogue-survivors-like with unique heroes and tons of customization.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40.9% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Top-Down 5.4%
- #39 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
72% matchVery Positive88% of 6,322 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 35.2% ★, Arena Shooter 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #40 Elemental Survivors
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 196 reviews2023
Dev: Samobee Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Grind, die, upgrade, repeat in this auto-attacking roguelite/RPG! Transform into an enemy-blender with your fave attacks made devastating with equipment, party members, and elemental evolutions. Survive to earn gems to unlock areas, permanent upgrades, characters, and god-like summons.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 39.7% ★, Arena Shooter 17.1%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Roguelite 9%
- #41 Entropy Survivors
73% matchVery Positive81% of 554 reviews2024
Dev: Moving Pieces InteractivePub: First Break Labs
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 33.8% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #42 Brotato
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 118,068 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 36.8 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 Heaven 38.5% ★, Arena Shooter 19.4%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Bullet Hell 15%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #43 Let Them Come: Onslaught
71% matchVery Positive90% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 46.5% ★, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Roguelite 11.7%, RPG 4.2%
- #44 Shard Squad
70% matchVery Positive85% of 633 reviews2025
Dev: The Root StudiosPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Form a squad of elemental creatures and face hordes of challenging enemies! Choose your Shards according to their synergies to gain new abilities, and equip relics that will make the winds blow in your favor! Survive through different environments and save your lands!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 47% ★, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Roguelite 11.1%, Cute 5.2%
- #45 Project Lazarus
73% matchVery Positive80% of 1,378 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 46.6% ★, Action Roguelike 24.1%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, 3D 3.8%, Action 3.1%
- #46 Cursorblade
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,038 reviews2023
Dev: RealPeach
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Cursorblade is a bullet hell game where you play as the cursor, fighting your way through waves of enemies. Combine weapons and items to become more powerful with your own unique builds. Slash, dodge, upgrade, and repeat!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40.6% ★, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Roguelite 9.8%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #47 Cozy Space Survivors
70% matchVery Positive96% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.4% ★, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Roguelite 13.1%, Top-Down 8%, Cute 6%
- #48 Pax Autocratica
65% matchVery Positive92% of 2,850 reviews2026
Dev: Multiverse
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build a grand totalitarian colony and personally storm roguelite battlefields with your soldiers. Shape citizens fears, loyalties, bonds, and feuds. Capture enemies, convert them into true believers. Sacrifice the weak. Feed the strong. Wield absolute power and make every life bend to your will.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.1%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Base Building 20.6%, Roguelite 16.2%, Building 9.9%
- #49 Cyclo Chambers
71% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.9%, Arena Shooter 20.6%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #50 Antipaint
68% matchVery Positive95% of 287 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: Bullet Heaven 29.9% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17.8%, Arena Shooter 15.4%, Action Roguelike 11%, Bullet Hell 10.6%
- #51 Nomad Survival
69% matchVery Positive84% of 2,184 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: Bullet Heaven 38.4% ★, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Roguelite 12.3%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #52 Kitty Survivors: Rogues of Catmere
69% matchVery Positive86% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Little Horror Studios
Windows
Kitty Survivors is a funny action rogue-lite game where you slay hordes of creatures, create overpowered builds, use elemental skills and craft stupid weapons. Join a growing guild of misfits with a thirst for milk, hired to protect the Kingdom of Catmere!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #53 Army of Ruin
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,789 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 Heaven 36.2% ★, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Roguelite 10.6%, Top-Down 7%
- #54 Supercat Survivors
67% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Universe Studios
Windows · Mac
Meow! This is a cat-themed Survivor-like game where you control an adorable Supercat! Battle monsters to level up, collect items, upgrade weapons, and experiment with strategic builds to fight off invading creatures threatening Meow Star.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.1%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Cartoony 10.1%, Cute 8%, RPG 7.8%
- #55 Vital Shell
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,726 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Bullet Heaven 32.6% ★, Arena Shooter 17.7%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #56 Geometry Arena
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,412 reviews2021
Dev: 011 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 Heaven 46.1% ★, Arena Shooter 24.2%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Roguelite 9.2%, RPG 3.9%
- #57 Burst Hero
68% matchVery Positive88% of 105 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: Twin Stick Shooter 34.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Roguelite 12.8%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #58 Genome Guardian
66% matchVery Positive92% of 783 reviews2024
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.3%, Roguelite 24.2%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Cute 7.3%, RPG 4.3%
- #59 Ash & Adam's Existential Treads
63% matchVery Positive92% of 380 reviews2026
Dev: Ash & Adam's Games
Windows · Mac
A mini action city-builder in a post-post-apocalyptic world. Grow your settlement. Fend off waves of enemies. Restore nature.
Why similar: City Builder 36.4%, Base Building 18.4%, Top-Down 10.1%, Strategy 9.3%, Building 9%