- #1 The Siege of Brimir
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Anden Studios
Windows
Play as an alien with super powers in frenetic battles against the army, destroy buildings, smash, fly and improve your character in order to annihilate humanity. They will try to stop you with their soldiers, F15, Giant mechas, warships or tanks but it is going to be useless against your power.
Why similar: Superhero 56.2% ★, Villain Protagonist 23.6% ★, Violent 6%, Action 4.1%, 3D 3.4%
- #2 Forest Fire
96% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Chute Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Be the Forest Fire and burn everything in sight! A Rogue-lite destruction-fest where every pixel is physically simulated. Burn trees, buildings, vehicles, and tiny screaming humans. Dodge bullet-hell rain clouds and pissed-off firefighters to stay alive... Only YOU can start Forest Fires.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 18.3% ★, Physics 15.9%, Destruction 15.2%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Bullet Hell 12.1%
- #3 Conquest Dark
95% matchVery Positive90% of 2,515 reviews2025
Dev: Eldritch Sword GamesPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience an ARPG's rapid ascension to power in minutes, packed with savage, survivors-like action and devastating sword & sorcery combat. Perfect your builds through Dark Ritual runs that will decide humanity's future as you battle endless hordes across haunting ruins and cursed kingdoms.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Roguelike 15.5%, Violent 10.6%, Action 9.7%
- #4 X-Mutation
96% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: ProjectX
Windows
Survive thousands of monsters in X-Mutation, a hardcore 3D top-down rogue-lite action game. Mutate your body into diverse weapons, choose from hundreds of mutations, and uniquely upgrade to craft your personal combat style!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26%, Action Roguelike 19%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Roguelike 10.6%, Combat 9.5%
- #5 Morbid Metal
93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,322 reviews2026
Dev: SCREEN JUICEPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Shapeshift into powerful characters in real time, chain impactful combos, and tear through waves of deadly machines and brutal bosses in this fast-paced hack-and-slash rogue-lite.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 52.1%, Action Roguelike 34.2%, Action 9.3%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #6 Grim Horde
94% matchMixed50% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Red Koi Box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gather your minions, conquer the lands and become the Darklord! Grim Horde is a fast arcade game with rogue-lite elements, where you lead your armies through the lands of the mortals, raze villages and claim souls. Die and rise again from your ashes and learn new summoning spells.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 27.6% ★, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Roguelike 9%
- #7 A Violent Revelry
94% matchMixed66% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows
Explore a procedurally generated world while bolstering your power in increasingly absurd ways. Mechanics-heavy and brimming with deliberate, messy bladeplay. Join the revelry!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.7%, Action Roguelike 23.7%, Procedural Generation 22.1%, Combat 12.2%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #8 Prototype 2
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 15,711 reviews2012
Dev: Radical EntertainmentPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!
Why similar: Superhero 49.6% ★, Gore 13.2%, Hack and Slash 13.1%, Violent 12.2%, Action 6.8%
- #9 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 626 reviews2025
Dev: Xylem Studios
Windows · Mac
The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.1%, Procedural Generation 20.8%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Roguelike 11.2%, Top-Down 9.6%
- #10 Gone Viral
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Skullbot GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gone Viral is an over-the-top action game with heavy roguelite elements where you fight for your life in a prison arena to entertain a blood-thirsty audience. Rack up your kill count, grab mutations and crazy weapons to change gameplay and get what you need to escape and Go Viral.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.7%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Physics 11.7%, Bullet Hell 11.1%
- #11 Army of Ruin
90% matchVery Positive88% of 2,733 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Hack and Slash 26%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #12 Munch
91% matchMixed65% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Mac n Cheese Games
Windows · Mac
Kill. Eat. Evolve. METAL! \m/
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 23.7% ★, Hack and Slash 22.7%, Destruction 22.4%, Violent 11.9%, Gore 11%
- #13 Be My Horde
87% matchVery Positive85% of 2,004 reviews2024
Dev: Polished Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Be My Horde is a roguelite survivor where your minions fight for you. Become a formidable necromancer and turn your enemies into a resource! Raise fallen foes, build massive undead hordes, enhance your skills with devoured souls, and conquer the world – you’re the villain in this story.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 28.9% ★, Action Roguelike 23.3%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Roguelike 10.9%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #14 Undead Onslaught
88% matchVery Positive81% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Wish App Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Undead Onslaught" is a Bullet Heaven RPG where you ascend as the villain. Master unique mechanics and strategic combat to dominate a dark, evolving world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.9%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Procedural Generation 23%, Roguelike 14.8%, Action 6.7%
- #15 Deflector
86% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.8%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Combat 9.8%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #16 BloodRush: Undying Wish
85% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Lightmancer StudiosPub: Nuntius Games
Windows · Linux
BloodRush: Undying Wish is an extremely fast-paced hack n' slash roguelike set in a gothic, undying world. Dash, shoot and strike with ability combos, weaving between enemies like an improvised dance. Death is gone; bring her back.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.1%, Gore 23%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Violent 12.3%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #17 Death Must Die
84% matchVery Positive90% of 21,526 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.2%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Roguelike 9%
- #18 VOID/BREAKER
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,431 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Destruction 32%, Physics 16.4%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Combat 10.5%
- #19 Soulstone Survivors
82% matchVery Positive91% of 26,366 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.3%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Physics 14.8%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #20 Deathtide
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Luiz Pascoto
Windows · Linux
Conquer an apocalyptic world and wage war against legions of the undead, demons, and titanic bosses. Combine the powers of unique items and heroes to bring down entire armies to their knees.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.8%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Combat 12.7%, Roguelike 9%
- #21 Galactic Glitch
82% matchVery Positive90% of 904 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Destruction 25.8%, Physics 17.6%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #22 Cinderia
80% matchVery Positive88% of 3,284 reviews2026
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fast, brutal action roguelite with razor-sharp controls and insane build freedom. Fuse embers, skill cards, and gear into wildly overpowered combat styles — and break each run in a world consumed by the Ash Witch.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.1%, Action Roguelike 24.3%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Roguelike 12.9%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #23 Heretical
81% matchVery Positive85% of 978 reviews2024
Dev: Three Swords StudioPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Die. Adapt. Strike back. Climb Sanctora in this brutal Rogue-lite where every death unlocks powers, heroes, and paths to vengeance.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 48.2%, Action Roguelike 33.3%, Roguelike 9.1%, RPG 5.4%, Singleplayer 4%
- #24 BUTCHER
83% matchVery Positive86% of 1,374 reviews2016
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
Why similar: Gore 33.9%, Violent 25.4%, Villain Protagonist 23.1% ★, Action 13.5%, Arcade 2.4%
- #25 INTO EVIL
77% matchVery Positive92% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Mind's Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hotline Miami x Dark Souls. Greatswords, demons, miniguns; up to 4 players. You are not prepared.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 29.6%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Perma Death 11.7%, Roguelike 10.1%
- #26 Mortal Sin
75% matchVery Positive95% of 5,791 reviews2025
Dev: Nikola Todorovic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.2%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Procedural Generation 15%, Roguelike 8.5%, Violent 6%
- #27 Fatal Velocity: Physics Combat
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Range Plus One Inc.
Windows
Fatal Velocity: Physics Combat is a multiplayer first person physics combat smasher where speed and the environment are literally your weapons! Players utilize physics based weaponry and abilities to overcome, thrash and smash their opponents with extreme speeds into oblivion!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #28 Super Grave Snatchers
79% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Night Job Games
Windows
Use necromancy to smash villages, scare townsfolk, and generally cause a ruckus.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 45.1% ★, Violent 22.9%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Top-Down 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #29 Slash or Die
79% matchVery Positive86% of 256 reviews2016
Dev: ClickGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In this game you will face violence and extraordinary complexity. You will have to become one of three heroes to slash enemies or to die from their hands. What will your hero do? It depends only on your skills…
Why similar: Hack and Slash 48.3%, Perma Death 19.6%, Top-Down 9.2%, Arcade 7.5%, Action 6.6%
- #30 The Unliving
78% matchMixed62% of 883 reviews2023
Dev: RocketBrush GamesPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG game. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.6%, Villain Protagonist 22.3% ★, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Perma Death 9.1%
- #31 Soulash
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 548 reviews2022
Dev: Artur Smiarowski
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Eat the villagers, murder bunnies, milk cows, or exterminate gods! Soulash is a traditional, turn-based roguelike where your goal is to consume the souls of the living, conquer the vast fantasy world and decide its fate.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 31.2% ★, Destruction 19.8%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Roguelike 11.4%, Perma Death 11.2%
- #32 SpeedOverflow
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 149 reviews2023
Dev: 狼烟
Windows · Mac · Linux
Who is not obsessed with the passion and pleasure brought by speed? This is an exhilarating roguelite hack-and-slash game with fast-paced action. You can choose different characters and level up to face hordes of enemies, embark on an unstoppable path, and conquer the unforgiving challenges!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.8%, Action Roguelike 26.8%, Perma Death 12.4%, Top-Down 9.1%, Combat 9%
- #33 Rack N Ruin
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 reviews2015
Dev: LifeSpark Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Chaos reigns in this top down action adventure game starring Rack, a demon with an appetite for destruction. Pave a path of mayhem as you guide Rack on his quest to jump start the Apocalypse. Wield powerful magic, decimate your foes, unravel mind bending puzzles, and smite titanic bosses all while corrupting a vast open world.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 54.6% ★, Action 26.1%, RPG 19.3%
- #34 Power Fantasy
72% matchVery Positive86% of 552 reviews2025
Dev: Lava Lamb Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: Action Roguelike 26.9%, Bullet Hell 24%, Hack and Slash 10.1%, Action 8.6%, Top-Down 8%
- #35 Usurper: Soulbound
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Caspian Interactive
Windows
Usurper: Soulbound is a brutal Rogue-lite Action RPG where death is just the beginning. Possess your enemies to seize their bodies and abilities. Trapped in a nightmarish dimension, you must master combat, conquer deadly foes, and fight your way back to freedom—or be lost forever.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 31.7%, Roguelike 22.9%, Top-Down 12.7%, 3D 11.4%, RPG 8.6%
- #36 Core Devourer
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: IcyQuill
Windows
Hunt down huge hordes of droids, absorb their cores and become the strongest cybernetic being. In this sci-fi action-packed roguelite, you unlock weapons with unique effects, craft powerful gear and create endless combinations of upgrades for your character. Make your choice and break the game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.7%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Procedural Generation 17.1%, Roguelike 13.4%, Top-Down 7%
- #37 Break the Empire
73% matchVery Positive92% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Fight your way to the capital and slay the emperor! Choose from a variety of characters with unique spells and skills! Featuring permadeath, interactable terrain, distinct builds, wild combos, and endless replayability.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.6%, Hack and Slash 24%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Action 12%, Top-Down 11.1%
- #38 Hatred
74% matchVery Positive84% of 28,349 reviews2015
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
Why similar: Violent 33.6%, Gore 30.4%, Villain Protagonist 27.4% ★, Action 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #39 Verlet Ascend
74% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Sagewind StudioPub: Stratera Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Verlet Ascend is a physics based, action platformer with roguelike mechanics, a fully destructable procedurally generated environment, and rope swing physics. Fight creatures, loot enemies, upgrade your character, and climb your way up in an endless parkour.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.1%, Physics 21.1%, Action Roguelike 20%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #40 Gigantes Ex Machina
71% matchVery Positive84% of 273 reviews2025
Dev: AcrylByte
Windows
Fast paced Top-down shooter! Smartly use IRCM to evade the constant barrage of bullets and missiles and destroy everything that stands in your way.
Why similar: Roguelike 40.5%, Action 32.6%, Arcade 17.7%, Bullet Hell 4.2%, Action Roguelike 3.2%
- #41 Demon Hunt
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 435 reviews2025
Dev: Massive Hug
Windows
Battle through demon-infested lands in this fast-paced rogue-lite bullet-heaven. Pick unique weapons with powerful evolutions, and hunt down ancient demons in intense boss fights. Loot, upgrade, and unlock new ways to grow stronger after every hunt!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.2%, Bullet Hell 29%, Roguelike 16.4%, Top-Down 8.3%, Action 6.8%
- #42 Sole Saga
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Dev It With Cat
Windows · Linux
Fast-paced action rogue-Like survival with a touch of Soul-like, Challenging yet rewarding gameplay!, Battle with horde of monsters, Build your favorite hero with powerful skills and weapons in Action Rogue-like style, Fight your way to the epic boss and become a legend.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.3%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Roguelike 14.2%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Action 6.3%
- #43 Thor's Ascension: Nine Realms
73% matchMixed68% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Meta Sapien Games
Windows
Rule the god of thunder and challenge all the gods of the nine realms! In this Rogue-like, hack and slash game, develop your strategy and skills, subject all the gods who challenge you to your wrath, and become the only god of the universe.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Hack and Slash 27.3%, Roguelike 16.6%, Action 14%, 3D 9.1%
- #44 Oblivion Override
68% matchVery Positive91% of 2,016 reviews2024
Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...
Why similar: Hack and Slash 35.8%, Action Roguelike 23.5%, Perma Death 13.8%, Roguelike 12.5%, Action 5.7%
- #45 Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos
67% matchMixed68% of 6,013 reviews2026
Dev: NANOO
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle hordes of monsters, acquire new skills, and upgrade your abilities. Customize your build with hundreds of item combinations and reach the top to fulfill your deepest desires. Conquer the tower in this thrilling roguelite hack and slash survivors game!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31%, Action Roguelike 25.1%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Roguelike 13.4%, Action 6.1%
- #46 Fresh Body
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,298 reviews2021
Dev: LOVIGAME
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Defeat your enemies , take their body parts to replace yours and become another strong boss yourself.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.9%, Gore 19.2%, Violent 14.4%, Roguelike 12.7%, Action 8.8%
- #47 An Ankou
70% matchMixed68% of 608 reviews2023
Dev: AlkemiPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Death is not the end. You’ve been chosen as the Ankou, a servant of Death who aids lost souls using the tools of your old trade. Roam haunted lands to find resources, craft weapons, and slay hordes of demons in this action-exploration roguelike.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.7%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #48 Bloody Heaven 2
69% matchVery Positive85% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: ShaneGame
Windows
Inspired By the well-known rogue-like game Hades, slash out of the God Field all the way down to the Demon Domain and defy The Overlord Thanatos in the Deep Frost Hell in this rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.8%, Hack and Slash 18.4%, Roguelike 13.9%, Action 12.2%, Combat 9.4%
- #49 Devil Slayer - Raksasi
69% matchVery Positive85% of 2,848 reviews2021
Dev: GlassesCatGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Devil Slayer - Raksasi is a top-down action game with procedurally generated dungeons, profound roguelike elements, and intuitive soul-like fighting. It's a fair and challenging game, dodging, timing, striking, you need to master them all to fight your way out of this cursed world.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.1%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Violent 11.7%, Gore 9.8%
- #50 Dreadhunter
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: Trickster Arts
Windows
Plough through hordes of deadly monsters and defeat vicious bosses in an intense fast paced shooter RPG where all items are “legendary”, levels are ever-changing and combat is razor-sharp.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 34.6%, Bullet Hell 32.5%, Action 11.9%, 3D 11.3%, RPG 9.8%
- #51 VOIN
66% matchVery Positive93% of 3,092 reviews2024
Dev: Nikita SozidarPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Crafted by a solo developer, VOIN is a first-person hack-and-slash. Cleave through hordes of enemies in fast-paced combat. Explore dark fantasy realms filled with secrets and dangers. Discover powerful gear and weapons, and face menacing bosses in your quest to cleanse a broken world.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 36.5%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Roguelike 12.6%, Gore 12.4%, Action 6.9%
- #52 SuperTotalCarnage!
71% matchMixed58% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
Slay never-ending legions of monsters while running in circles! SuperTotalCarnage! is a gory and dark horror casual game with rogue-lite elements. Choose from a variety of weapons and perks and make every playthrough a different experience. Unlock many characters each one with different abilities.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.3%, Bullet Hell 38%, Action 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #53 Combat Complex
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Spherical Horse Studios
Windows
A fast-paced ARPG / roguelike hybrid with lasers, alien bugs, WASD / twin-stick controls, random loot, and procedurally-generated levels. Wield legendary weapons, unlock devastating skills, create overpowered builds – and turn your enemies' attacks against them. Try the free demo!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.2%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Procedural Generation 20.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #54 God's Trigger
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 992 reviews2019
Dev: One More LevelPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 40.5%, Action Roguelike 26.5%, Roguelike 13.1%, Top-Down 7.7%, 3D 7%
- #55 Doomsday Hunters
66% matchVery Positive90% of 787 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Destruction 23.5%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Perma Death 11.2%
- #56 Stop Dead
67% matchVery Positive92% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: Gridsnap Games LLC
Windows
A rogue AI is hell-bent on destroying its creators and has swept you up in its plans. Use your superhuman abilities to run, jump, slide, and pull hundreds of objects as projectile weapons to blast everything in your path in this funny and chaotic first-person telekinetic brawler, STOP DEAD.
Why similar: 3D 56.7%, Action 43.3%
- #57 Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
65% matchVery Positive80% of 1,648 reviews2024
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.7%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Roguelike 11.6%, Top-Down 5.6%
- #58 Armechgeddon
66% matchPositive88% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: MothCat
Windows
Armechgeddon is a chaotic action rogue-lite with a minimalist control scheme. Pick the right mech and pilot for the job, and lay waste to hundreds of enemies with your custom arsenal.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.1%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Destruction 18.8%, Arcade 7%, Action 6.7%
- #59 Destropolis
67% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.7%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Procedural Generation 17.2%, Roguelike 11.9%, Top-Down 6.9%