- #1 Cyclo Chambers
97% 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 15.2%, Arena Shooter 13%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Action Roguelike 11.4%
- #2 Monsteria
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Sharkbird
Windows · Mac
Introducing a hysterical top-down shooter. Challenge your way through 7+ randomized levels, brimming with hordes of bizarre monsters. Upgrade your character through a selection of 30 unique powerups and minions, unlock special classes and much much more. Monsteria is chaotic fun for everyone.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Action Roguelike 9.6%
- #3 Flying Pew Pew
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoName
Windows
The alien hordes have attacked us for no reason. We must throw all our forces to repel our planet from the alien invaders!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 12.5%, Arena Shooter 11.8%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%
- #4 Cult Of Babel : Prologue
94% 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: Arena Shooter 14.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Action Roguelike 10.9%
- #5 Gunforged
93% matchVery Positive85% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Firebelley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gunforged is a goofy fantasy roguelite shooter where you create broken builds every run. Forge your guns with randomized gun parts, collect passive abilities, and embed gun-changing runes into your guns to create the ultimate build.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 15.6%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.9%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11%
- #6 Astrochibbi
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XGAME
Windows
Survive endless waves of cosmic chaos in Astrochibbi! Fight through escalating battles where every wave brings new monsters, new patterns, and new challenges. Dodge, shoot, and adapt as the battlefield evolves and only the strongest survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Action Roguelike 12%, Top-Down Shooter 11%
- #7 X Invader: Prologue
91% matchVery Positive87% of 769 reviews2023
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Free version of X Invader, an Action Rogue-lite game. Become a master hacker 'X' and hack into the digital world. Use a variety of weapons and hacking add-ons to create your own combat build and wipe out disturbing enemies. Please enjoy the hack and slash action!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 13.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Bullet Hell 10.1%
- #8 Time Wasters
91% matchVery Positive88% of 2,590 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 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: Arena Shooter 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Action Roguelike 11.7%
- #9 Space Ace
90% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Closed Bracket Studios
Windows
Space Ace is a 2D top-down shooter that focuses on upgrading your ship to fight through levels of Bosses and smaller enemies. Play with keyboard + mouse or Xbox controller.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 15.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Action Roguelike 11.8%
- #10 Hop & Pop!
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows
Relax, Hop & Pop! and battle bugs in this froggy survivor game!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 14%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Roguelike 9.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%
- #11 Void Drift
89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Kneedlik
Windows
Void Drift is a survival roguelike space shooter where you explore unque battlefields, evolve powerful weapons face relentless enemy swarms and take on bosses, adapt your strategy, and survive the chaos of the void!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Action Roguelike 11.3%
- #12 Mechanophagia
88% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Apamate Studio
Windows
Aim. Dodge. Survive. Battle through a sci-fi hell in this intense Twin-Stick Roguelite Shooter. Survive the endless swarm for 10 minutes, defeat the level boss, or die trying. Draft powerful synergies in every run and purchase permanent upgrades to outlast the extinction.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Action Roguelike 11.8%
- #13 Breaching Harkon
87% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: 8x8BitGames
Windows · Mac
Breach, upgrade, and unleash chaos in this roguelike shooter where every run builds new gunplay possibilities. Stack wild attachments, forge broken weapon combos, and dive into explosive firefights against a ruthless criminal empire.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 15.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 14%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.9%
- #14 Eldritch Exterminators
86% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: Ephern Games
Windows
Become a possessed gun in this bullet heaven rogue-lite, mowing down hordes of Eldritch minions with chaotic firepower. Harvest souls, hoard artifacts, and craft insane builds to slay gods and break free.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12.4%
- #15 X Invader
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 578 reviews2024
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 13.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Bullet Hell 10.4%
- #16 PlatinumS
86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: lucemCD
Windows
PlatinumS is a roguelite top-down arena shooter that brings the ultimate hero's party-building experience to life, empowering heroes to conquer dungeons. Players have the option to select from a range of items and buffs to craft their own distinctive builds.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 14.4%, Bullet Hell 11%, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%
- #17 Dead Oculus
84% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew Wilker
Windows
Dead Oculus is a lethal, fast-paced bullet-hell that fuses arcade and roguelike elements. Brutalise your foes in gauntlets of handcrafted arenas by wielding deadly weapons with cataclysmic augments.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Arena Shooter 10.5%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #18 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
84% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Bullet Hell 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Action Roguelike 10.9%
- #19 Hope's Final Defense
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mineant
Windows
Hope's Final Defense is an action roguelite where you create a skill deck to fight hordes of enemies. Choose from many game-breaking items and upgrades. Craft overpowered builds and create deadly synergies to fight endless monsters from Negativia. Can you protect humanity's last hope?
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Bullet Hell 11.9%
- #20 Cosmic Coliseum
82% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Exane GamesPub: Bad Blood Studios
Windows
Fight for your freedom as you battle through wave after wave of alien adversaries. Destroy enemy fighters and collect XP to raise your level and become more powerful. Combine your skills and abilities with a huge range of power-ups to become the ultimate champion.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.9%, Arena Shooter 15%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Aliens 10.8%
- #21 HYPERWIRED
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SIDRALGAMESPub: SelectaPlay
Windows
Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 13%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%
- #22 Gunlocked 2
81% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Aliens 10.5%, Bullet Hell 10.4%
- #23 PhaigeX: Hyperspace Survivors
80% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Traitorean Games
Windows
PhaigeX is a fast-paced "Bullet Heaven" space shooter, tasking the player to explore space sectors and contain a rising incursion of rogue AI-controlled units. Pilot a variety of ships, call in the support craft, and use a myriad of upgrades to lay down heavy firepower towards the enemy forces.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Bullet Hell 12%, Action Roguelike 11.1%
- #24 Deadlocked
81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Cognitive Games
Windows
Deadlocked: an adrenaline-packed Cartoon top-down shooter. Customize your loadout with unique weapons, unlock fun little pets, and upgrade your character. Master responsive gameplay and become a cutesy robot killing machine, There's one rule, Defy Deadlock
Why similar: Arena Shooter 14.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%
- #25 Nebula Cleanup Crew
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JazzCat Games
Windows · Linux
Nebula Cleanup Crew is a short top down action roguelite shooter with a focus on hot and cold weaponry. Rescue your crew members as you blast enemies and bosses away with super heated and chilled weapons — freeze foes, overheat them and unleash powerful supertemp special attacks!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Roguelite 12.3%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.3%
- #26 Crocogame
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: alehooleo
Windows
Crocogame is a fast-paced roguelite game with intense moment-to-moment combat and flexible character customization. Use your resources efficiently to take on increasingly difficult threats. Great challenges also bring great rewards!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.9%
- #27 Raiden NOVA | 雷電NOVA | 雷電新星
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: UFO Interactive Games
Windows
"Raiden" unites! Get ready to blast into a thrilling new dimension like never before!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #28 Bullet Bunny
78% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%, Action Roguelike 10.1%
- #29 Kaiju Catastrophe
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Linux
Crush, smash, and eat thousands of enemies showing humanity what the meaning of destruction is! Kaiju Catastrophe is an arcade game with roguelite mechanics. Mutate devastating weapons, unlock permanent evolutions, and wreak havoc with a variety of monsters to tear humanity apart!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Arena Shooter 13%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #30 Pesticide Not Required
76% matchVery Positive94% of 886 reviews2024
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Bullet Hell 13.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%
- #31 Cards and Guns
77% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Cards and Guns is a top-down arena shooter roguelite, where you’ll have to defeat hordes of creatures. Choose from a variety of cards and upgrades to create unique builds and survive to the end.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #32 Disfigure
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,133 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.1%, Arena Shooter 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Action Roguelike 11.7%
- #33 Pinball Storm: Lokanta
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 335 reviews2025
Dev: Aastral Dynamics
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Bullet Hell 15%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Roguelite 11.3%
- #34 Nebula
75% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: JuTek Pixel
Windows
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Action Roguelike 8.2%
- #35 Geometry Waves
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wobi Games
Windows
Shoot your way through waves of enemies and extreme bosses in this Roguelite space shooter. Advance in the ranks, upgrade your ship and unlock new mechanics, ships and mods that will make the game more challanging and interesting.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #36 BALL x PIT
71% 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: Bullet Hell 15%, Roguelite 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%
- #37 Predictile
76% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: AbstrCAT
Windows
Predictile" is a unique twin-stick shooting game where the trajectory of enemy attacks is displayed. Overcome waves of randomly placed enemies using skill and the power of prediction lines.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%
- #38 BloodDome99
73% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #39 Diebrary
73% matchMixed70% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: Other Ocean InteractivePub: Other Ocean Group
Windows
Enter the Diebrary! Test your reflexes and wit in this fast-paced arena roguelike, where you must fight through thousands of enemies to make it out alive. Choose upgrades and power-ups to increase your chances of survival, then vote on new twists to spice up your next run!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%, Action Roguelike 10.2%
- #40 Goldmourne
73% matchNo user reviews
Windows
A roguelike wave survival game where greed is your greatest weapon—and your deadliest risk. Fight as 8 unique heroes, upgrade weapons infinitely, and choose from 30 perks with powerful benefits and painful drawbacks. How far will your greed take you?
Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.4%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #41 Star Scrap
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feral Fidget
Windows
Star Scrap is a twin stick space roguelite where Star, a broke bounty hunter, blasts through 100 waves of aliens with 8 weapons, 33 upgrades, and a sarcastic salvage drone named Scrap.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Roguelite 13.8%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Aliens 11.2%, Action Roguelike 9.7%
- #42 Mars Survivors
72% 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 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%
- #43 Core Breach
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rencade
Windows
Core Breach is a fast-paced, twin-stick arcade shooter in a pixel art style. Play as a Trojan worm virus, outmaneuvering and destroying antivirus enemies. Upgrade your worm with powerful attacks and skills as you fight to breach the CPU core and uncover its secrets
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #44 Laboratory X-29
70% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: BlayzbyFill Games
Windows
Laboratory X-29 is a sci-fi roguelite-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist takes his chances to escape from the Lab after an accident. Shoot your way out to freedom, clear rooms full of other dangerous experiments, find out the secrets hidden in this place and eat chicken to survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Arena Shooter 9.9%
- #45 Saucers
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elwha Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Saucers is a rogue-lite top-down twin-stick arena style shooter featuring extensive weaponry and upgrade paths so that every run is unique. The further you get, the more weaponry you can stack up to devastating effect. THIS GAME REQUIRES A TWIN STICK GAME CONTROLLER TO PLAY.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 14.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Action Roguelike 11.7%
- #46 The Outer Space Bugs
71% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Jhozao
Windows
Exterminate the bugs that are hidden on the dark side of the moon. A game based on space exploration, with a variety of items and monsters and a evil to be defeated. Adventure in this space experience and destroy them.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #47 Slay To The End
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maxim
Windows · Linux
"Slay To The End" is an intense and thrilling survival roguelite game that plunges you into the edge of the apocalypse. Faced with hordes of terrifying creatures, your only option is to wield your weapon and embark on a brutal journey of slaughter, battling until the very last moment.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Action Roguelike 12.9%
- #48 Delusional
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Autoplay
Windows
Delusional is a chaotic top-down roguelike shooter where you battle absurd enemies with hundreds of ridiculous weapons, all in a desperate bid to defeat the eccentric artiste who created you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.4%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #49 Mystic Gate
69% matchPositive86% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Zoo Corporation
Windows
A Mystic Gate created by the gods suddenly appears in the human world. Adventurers challenge themselves with the tests that await them beyond the gate. In order to earn your wish you must defeat hordes & bosses in this roguelike dungeon exploration bullet hell!!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #50 Go Mecha Ball
68% matchVery Positive87% of 452 reviews2024
Dev: Whale Peak GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 13.1%, Arena Shooter 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, Action Roguelike 8.7%
- #51 Spaced Liberation
70% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: hoiJesse
Windows
Spaced Liberation is a very small indie game about the liberation of a planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Aliens 12%, Action Roguelike 10.7%
- #52 Corrosion Protocol
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sdpmakes
Windows
A fast-paced top-down roguelike shooter where you stabilize failing reactors, fight through chaotic waves of enemies, collect powerful weapons and upgrades, and face colossal reactor bosses.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 12.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.2%
- #53 Demons are coming!
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Kacper Soroka
Windows · Mac · Linux
Demons are coming! is a bullet hell rougelite shooter where you fight a high variety of demons that occupied your holy land. Use the upgrades you find to your advantage and create your ideal guns to help you kill the most terrifying monsters.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Action Roguelike 12%
- #54 Crafty Survivors
66% matchVery Positive84% of 740 reviews2025
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 13.5%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 10.8%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%
- #55 Nanokeeper
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinel Games
Windows
Nanokeeper is a short roguelite where your towers are your last line of defense. Add, attack, and conquer the arena!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 15.1%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%
- #56 Nova Survivors
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Exsequi Studios
Windows
A sci-fi survivor game focused on fast-paced combat and deep meta-progression. This is no walk in the park. You'll land on a hostile alien planet and face relentless waves of monsters. The only way to survive this hell is to fight, upgrade, and permanently strengthen yourself!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Arena Shooter 14.6%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #57 Irradiant Skies
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cuboids Interactive
Windows
Irradiant Skies is an arcade roguelite blending brick-breaking and bullet-parrying combat. Reflect enemy attacks, chain powerful upgrades, and master unique ships as you ascend through waves of enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.6%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Roguelike 10.7%, Roguelite 9.2%