- #1 Vagante
97% matchVery Positive89% of 4,986 reviews2018
Dev: Nuke Nine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.5%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 10.2%, Perma Death 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the dark fantasy aesthetic and brutal, trap-filled platforming exploration that defines the Caveblazers experience.
- #2 Spelunky
96% matchVery Positive92% of 16,534 reviews2013
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.6%, Platformer 18%, Roguelike 16.4%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Difficult 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: As a foundational title in the genre, it captures the same tense, procedural cave-diving and physics-based platforming gameplay.
- #3 Catacomb Kids
96% matchVery Positive87% of 626 reviews2015
Dev: FourbitFriday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.3%, Roguelite 19.8%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Local Co-Op 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the high difficulty and chaotic, item-focused combat found in Caveblazers.
- #4 Dead Cells
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 178,807 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 13.4%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Difficult 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished, high-octane action-platformer experience with deep combat mechanics and roguelite progression.
- #5 In Celebration of Violence
95% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2018
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.1%, Perma Death 14.2%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title features similarly brutal melee combat and a dark, unforgiving atmosphere.
- #6 UnderMine
94% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.5%, Roguelite 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Procedural Generation 8%, Roguelike 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A polished dungeon-crawler that balances action-oriented combat with rewarding meta-progression.
- #7 Noita
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 85,805 reviews2020
Dev: Nolla Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.6%, Roguelike 16%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Difficult 14.6%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply systemic and highly destructive procedural world that rewards creative use of items and spells.
- #8 Rogue Legacy 2
92% matchVery Positive91% of 14,873 reviews2022
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
Why similar: Platformer 22.9%, Roguelite 16.7%, Difficult 14.9%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Roguelike 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly addictive loop of platforming, exploration, and character growth that will appeal to any Caveblazers fan.
- #9 Risk of Rain (2013)
91% matchVery Positive93% of 29,779 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.6%, Roguelike 17%, Perma Death 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Difficult 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic action-roguelike that excels at creating a sense of escalating power and chaos during each run.
- #10 Heroes of Hammerwatch
91% matchVery Positive87% of 9,421 reviews2018
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.4%, Roguelite 24.9%, Co-op 14%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Procedural Generation 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes long-term character progression and cooperative dungeon crawling in a pixel-art setting.
- #11 20XX
90% matchVery Positive91% of 4,516 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Platformer 16.4%, Roguelite 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Local Co-Op 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-speed, platforming-focused roguelike experience inspired by classic action games.
- #12 Wizard of Legend
89% matchVery Positive91% of 20,891 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.5%, Local Co-Op 15%, Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it captures the intense, spell-casting combat and high-speed action that Caveblazers players enjoy.
- #13 Revita
89% matchVery Positive81% of 2,386 reviews2022
Dev: BenStarPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelite 18.3%, Roguelike 15%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced twin-stick platformer roguelite features tight controls and a unique health-as-currency mechanic.
- #14 Neon Abyss
88% matchVery Positive86% of 23,504 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Roguelike 15.6%, Procedural Generation 15%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Platformer 12.8%, Roguelite 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This run-and-gun platformer offers chaotic combat and a massive variety of items that drastically change each run.
- #15 Skul: The Hero Slayer
87% matchVery Positive93% of 56,905 reviews2021
Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelite 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Difficult 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on swapping character abilities through skulls provides a similar variety to the item-heavy gameplay of Caveblazers.
- #16 Dungreed
86% matchVery Positive93% of 9,514 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.4%, Roguelite 18.7%, Roguelike 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Difficult 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler that blends action-roguelike elements with RPG mechanics and a wide array of weapons.
- #17 Have a Nice Death
85% matchVery Positive86% of 10,508 reviews2023
Dev: Magic Design StudiosPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.2%, Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 16.2%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers fluid, fast-paced hack-and-slash combat within a beautifully animated 2D roguelike structure.
- #18 Tiny Rogues
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,450 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.9%, Roguelite 18%, Roguelike 16.7%, Difficult 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This compact action-roguelike focuses on tight combat and deep build variety that feels very satisfying.
- #19 Spirits Abyss
86% matchVery Positive96% of 421 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.2%, Perma Death 12.1%, Roguelike 11%, Local Co-Op 10.9%, Platformer 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A platformer roguelike that focuses on exploration and survival in a dangerous, procedurally generated abyss.
- #20 GoNNER
84% matchVery Positive81% of 1,337 reviews2016
Dev: Art in HeartPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
GoNNER is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world - a giant landbound whale named Sally - by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.4%, Roguelite 23%, Platformer 17.2%, Perma Death 9.9%, Difficult 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, surreal art style and challenging, high-speed platforming combat.
- #21 Fury Unleashed
82% matchVery Positive87% of 2,839 reviews2020
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.9%, Perma Death 15.4%, Roguelike 11.8%, Difficult 10.5%, Roguelite 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines comic-book aesthetics with fast-paced, combo-driven action and roguelite elements.
- #22 Mana Spark
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 686 reviews2018
Dev: BEHEMUTT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 13.6%, Roguelike 12.4%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Difficult 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tactical, challenging combat where positioning and item usage are key to survival.
- #23 Barony
81% matchVery Positive91% of 14,398 reviews2015
Dev: Turning Wheel LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Roguelike 15.9%, Difficult 11.2%, Action RPG 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that captures the brutal, unforgiving nature of classic roguelikes.
- #24 TowerClimb
81% matchVery Positive92% of 403 reviews2015
Dev: Davioware and Quazi
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31%, Difficult 13.5%, Roguelite 12.2%, Platformer 12%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A punishing, procedural platformer that requires extreme precision and patience to conquer.
- #25 A Wizard's Lizard
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 444 reviews2014
Dev: Lost Decade Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Conquer the forces of Death in A Wizard’s Lizard, an action RPG for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Explore ever-changing dungeons, filled with powerful weapons and items. Battle back the hordes of evil. Rescue villagers to improve your town and increase your power for your next trek into the dungeon.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.4%, Roguelite 19.9%, Roguelike 19.6%, Perma Death 11%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This dungeon-crawler features a similar emphasis on item discovery and challenging boss encounters.
- #26 A Robot Named Fight!
80% matchVery Positive88% of 883 reviews2017
Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Roguelite 16.3%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Local Co-Op 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends Metroidvania-style exploration with roguelite mechanics to create a unique, challenging experience.
- #27 Downwell
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.3%, Platformer 14.5%, Difficult 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-intensity platformer that focuses on vertical descent and precise combat mechanics.
- #28 Tallowmere
79% matchVery Positive90% of 851 reviews2015
Dev: Chris McFarland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Raise your shield. Indulge Lady Tallowmere and her lovingly violent dungeons. New rooms are created every time you play. How deep can you delve?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Perma Death 14.3%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Procedural Generation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a straightforward, action-heavy roguelike experience with a focus on dungeon survival.
- #29 Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
78% matchVery Positive82% of 5,120 reviews2017
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sundered is a chaotic hand-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.9%, Platformer 22.7%, Difficult 14.8%, Roguelike 10.4%, 2D 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features massive, hand-drawn bosses and a challenging, chaotic combat loop.
- #30 Plague Breaker
77% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Wozzy Games Limited
Windows
Plague Breaker is a retro roguelike platformer with heavy RPG elements. Pick your class and ascend a procedurally generated castle filled with undead monsters and corrupted plague doctors. Level up your character and find items, weapons, and traders along the way before taking on each floors boss.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 11.9%, Roguelike 10.4%, Character Customization 10.3%, Difficult 10.3%
- #31 Magicite
77% matchVery Positive85% of 7,589 reviews2014
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Featuring many Rogue-like elements, Magicite randomly generates each underground dungeon for you and your friends to delve deep into.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.6%, Perma Death 16.1%, Roguelike 15.9%, Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #32 Environmental Station Alpha
78% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 28.6%, Pixel Graphics 28%, Difficult 16.4%, Retro 10.2%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more exploration-focused, its challenging platforming and boss fights will appeal to fans of difficult 2D games.
- #33 30XX
75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,738 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.4%, Perma Death 15.2%, Roguelite 10.6%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #34 Ants Took My Eyeball
74% matchVery Positive93% of 246 reviews2024
Dev: Bosmic Forge
Windows
Ants Took My Eyeball is a 2D action platformer roguelite. Descend into an ever-changing ant hill, fight your way through hordes of insects with a variety of weapons, face formidable bosses and ultimately find your stolen eyeball.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 13.1%, Perma Death 12.5%, Local Co-Op 9.4%, Roguelite 9.4%, Difficult 9.3%
- #35 Roguelands
76% matchVery Positive80% of 3,731 reviews2016
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.6%, Roguelike 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Co-op 8.7%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #36 Dungeon Souls
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,226 reviews2016
Dev: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.7%, Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelite 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Perma Death 7.7%
- #37 Bravery and Greed
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,021 reviews2022
Dev: Rekka GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.1%, Perma Death 18.2%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 12.3%, Local Co-Op 8.1%
- #38 Never Split the Party
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,394 reviews2019
Dev: Legend Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Never Split the Party is an ultra social rogue-like! You're one of four adventurers joining together to explore a procedurally generated dungeon, amass powerful upgrades, and cooperate with your fellow adventures to conquer and crush the evil dungeon champions!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.9%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Roguelike 15.3%, Difficult 13.7%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #39 NETHER HEROES
71% matchVery Positive90% of 759 reviews2024
Dev: MitridanPub: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in Nether Heroes, an intense action-platform roguelike game. Conquer challenging dungeons, face menacing creatures, and defeat powerful bosses on your epic adventure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.9%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 14.5%, Roguelike 14.4%, Character Customization 10.2%
- #40 Devious Dungeon
73% matchVery Positive83% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: WoblywarePub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Set in the Dark Ages, Devious Dungeon is a medieval focused action platformer with RPG styled upgrades.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.3%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Difficult 11.1%, Roguelike 11%, 2D Platformer 10.9%
- #41 Delver
72% matchVery Positive88% of 2,836 reviews2018
Dev: Chad CuddiganPub: Priority Interrupt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Delve into the shifting dungeons on your hunt for the Yithidian orb, but getting it might just be the easy part. Delver is a single player first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler, just like you wished they used to make.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Perma Death 16.6%, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #42 Astral Ascent
69% matchVery Positive95% of 8,033 reviews2023
Dev: Hibernian Workshop
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.4%, Perma Death 15.3%, Roguelite 11.8%, Roguelike 10.1%, Difficult 9.9%
- #43 Spelunky 2
70% matchVery Positive93% of 21,543 reviews2020
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
Why similar: Perma Death 17.3%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Local Co-Op 10.6%, Procedural Generation 10.6%
- #44 Hammerwatch
71% matchVery Positive89% of 6,479 reviews2013
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.9%, Co-op 21%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Retro 9%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #45 Dunjungle
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 723 reviews2025
Dev: Bruno BombardiPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.4%, Perma Death 16.6%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Roguelike 10.7%, Difficult 10.5%
- #46 Crawl
70% matchVery Positive95% of 7,223 reviews2017
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through dungeons and power up your hero - if a friend kills you they take your place and it’s their turn to crawl. It's a race to gain enough XP and loot to take on the hulking final boss!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Roguelike 13%, Co-op 5.3%
- #47 Sparklite
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 653 reviews2019
Dev: Red Blue GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.4%, Roguelite 16.3%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Local Co-Op 8.3%
- #48 NETHER DUNGEONS
69% matchVery Positive83% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Nether Dungeons is an action-packed dungeon crawler. Battle through procedurally generated dungeons, face relentless enemies, and defeat epic bosses. Customize your hero, wield diverse weapons, and survive intense challenges as you descend into ever-changing, dangerous depths.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.7%, Roguelite 15.7%, Difficult 13%, Roguelike 12.8%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #49 Diehard Dungeon
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 499 reviews2014
Dev: Tricktale
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.6%, Roguelike 25.2%, Roguelite 12.7%, Retro 6.2%, Difficult 6%
- #50 Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,659 reviews2021
Dev: Heliocentric StudiosPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rogue Heroes is a topdown, roguelite adventure game inspired by the Zelda franchise. Play solo or team up with your friends to combat procedurally generated dungeons and take down the evil Titans that threaten to overwhelm the land of Tasos!
Why similar: Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 17.4%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Co-op 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #51 ScourgeBringer
68% matchVery Positive86% of 3,193 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelite 18.2%, Roguelike 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Platformer 8.1%
- #52 Rogue Glitch Ultra
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,595 reviews2021
Dev: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18%, Local Co-Op 13.1%, Roguelite 12.5%, Platformer 11%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #53 Bard's Gold
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: Pixel Lantern
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Bard's Gold is a challenging platformer that let's you explore eerie worlds in a quest for a Goblin that stole your gold. Help the Bard to overcome the dungeon’s many dangerous perils and use your new-found treasures to improve your character and to buy new weapons and gear!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.1%, Roguelite 15.1%, Platformer 14.3%, Difficult 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #54 GONNER2
70% matchMixed69% of 134 reviews2020
Dev: Art in HeartPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
In this sequel to GoNNER: Journey your way through deep dark chaotic places with unimaginable sparks of colour as you go on a mission to help Death rid a mysterious presence from her lair. Battle crazy bosses, lose your head (a lot), in this messy, cute, fast-paced procedurally-generated platformer.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 12.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
- #55 DIG - Deep In Galaxies
67% matchVery Positive95% of 169 reviews2023
Dev: Molton Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Free the galaxies in this action platformer! Jump, swing, dig and shoot your way through uncharted planets. Give hell to the Overlord's forces and face alien foes. Earn rewards after every battle and add them to your ever-growing arsenal.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 13%, Perma Death 12.1%, Procedural Generation 9.7%, Local Co-Op 9.5%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #56 Cryptical Path
65% matchVery Positive88% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Old Skull Games
Windows
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Roguelike 15.6%, Perma Death 12.5%, Difficult 9.2%
- #57 Dragon Is Dead
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 677 reviews2025
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.4%, Roguelite 16%, Roguelike 15.7%, Action RPG 11%, Platformer 10.3%
- #58 bit Dungeon II
68% matchVery Positive82% of 2,214 reviews2014
Dev: Kinto Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
bitDungeon II is fast action-adventure game with a giant overworld to explore. You are a spirit in an undead world of demons. Your "loved one's " grave has been desecrated. Fight through these corrupted lands, and bring peace to her soul.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.7%, Roguelike 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Perma Death 9.3%, Roguelite 7.5%
- #59 Pogo Rogue
64% matchVery Positive92% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: Bounce Back Games
Windows
Bounce to the top in this skill based, roguelite action-platformer! Collect powerful items, pick unique weapons, and fight off a variety of enemies while navigating around with a fun, difficult, and unique movement system. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.8%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Roguelike 12.8%, Platformer 11.5%, Difficult 10.6%