- #1 Chrome Circuit
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David GamblePub: Face Won Games
Windows
A twin-stick roguelite in a 2086 cyber-dystopia. Chain kill-streaks for massive rewards, sign cursed loot contracts with brutal downsides, and stack upgrades into a new monster build every run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Arena Shooter 22.4%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 10.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9%
- #2 Pixel Evolution
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A twin-stick arena shooter where every run rebuilds the game itself. Collect pixels, survive the constant HP drain, and complete each upgrade checklist to COMPILE the next era — evolving from 1-bit monochrome all the way to 3D, one boss at a time.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Action Roguelike 16%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #3 Space Ace
96% matchPositive94% of 18 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: Twin Stick Shooter 22.1%, Arena Shooter 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #4 Cosmic Coliseum
95% matchVery Positive93% of 61 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 23.6%, Arena Shooter 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #5 Cyclo Chambers
94% 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 24.1%, Arena Shooter 17%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #6 Null Root
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: James Suret
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced survivor action roguelite where your daemon and cursor attack independently. Aim, place and chain devastating abilities, build lethal combos, and survive escalating digital swarms and bosses.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.9%, Arena Shooter 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #7 AGIS
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kickbuzz GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
AGIS - A Game In Space is a top-down twin-stick-shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelite 10.9%, Shooter 8.3%
- #8 Bug Bane Survivors
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: The Cipher Ink.
Windows
Mother Nature has no mercy! Turn bug swarms into fertilizer as a mutated plant. Take root, evolve, and create your garden of death with unique combos. You are the top of the food chain in this chaotic arena!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.3%, Arena Shooter 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #9 Breaching Harkon
91% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Arena Shooter 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #10 Predictile
91% 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 26.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Shooter 5.6%
- #11 Crocogame
90% 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 22.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #12 Better Not Fall
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bacco Games Studios
Windows
Survive increasingly difficult rounds in a floating arena. Use weapons and powerful abilities to knock enemies into the void before they launch you off the edge, build your loadout during each run, and beat your highest score.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.5%, Arena Shooter 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Shooter 7.4%, Arcade 6.6%
- #13 Polyopthalmia
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: samooz
Windows
A top-down arena shooting game. You need to break every eyeball you see and survive in the arena full of gazes to get a high score
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Arena Shooter 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Score Attack 6.6%, Shooter 5.4%
- #14 Cult Of Babel : Prologue
88% 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 22.6%, Arena Shooter 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #15 Kaiju Catastrophe
87% 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 22.5%, Arena Shooter 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Action Roguelike 10.3%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #16 Disfigure
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,120 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark action 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 21.8%, Arena Shooter 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 7.6%
- #17 SANDRIPPER
85% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Mack
Windows
Tear across the desert, obliterating wave after wave with your nuclear missile powered dual-wielding hover tank. A tight, punchy wave survival sandbox with ludicrous weaponry, exhilarating rocket-tank combat, and daily leaderboards!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Arena Shooter 15.9%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Shooter 7.8%
- #18 Gunforged
84% matchVery Positive82% of 79 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 21.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #19 Warix
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star-snuffing Black
Windows · Linux
Warix is a fast-paced 1v1 territory capture fighting game set in a dark, microscopic world. Control a glowing cybernetic nanobot, draw trails to claim turf, and destroy your rival in high-speed combat. Parry bullets, steal boost, and outsmart players online or battle a relentless solo AI.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 8.9%
- #20 Devil's Sanctum
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zumb
Windows
Fight through escalating waves of demons in this fast-paced top-down arena shooter. Choose stackable abilities, create powerful builds and survive the Devil’s trials to earn your freedom.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 27%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shooter 7.8%, Arcade 5.4%
- #21 STEP ASIDE!
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BEEZthePANGEANPub: PonderPangi
Windows · Mac
You are an invincible bodyguard. Your only weakness is the person you must protect. Control the crowd, spot the assassin, and execute the mission in this stylish, top-down tactical shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Top-Down 8.1%, Roguelite 7.2%
- #22 GUN KING
81% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: FROGBERT
Windows · Mac · Linux
GUN KING is a fast-paced top-down arcade shooter with unique gun mods that lets you play your way. Unlock and equip powerful gun mods to create wild synergies, amp up your firepower, and blast through hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Arena Shooter 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Action Roguelike 14%, Shooter 7.1%
- #23 Saucers
80% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Arena Shooter 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #24 Bug Blast
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Giga GruntsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Fight and dodge through hundreds of space bugs in Bug Blast! Go through each space station to protect from the hoards of bugs that come their way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.6%, Top-Down Shooter 26%, Roguelite 12.4%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 7%
- #25 cursor+cursor
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mina Pêcheux
Windows
cursor+cursor is a fast-paced arena shooter where you don't control one avatar... but two at the same time! Position your pair of cursors wisely to protect your core, upgrade your equipment and create unique builds to survive, all the while enjoying a "minimalist cyberpunk-ish" vibe.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Arena Shooter 23.3%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Shooter 5.7%
- #26 Arc’s Glitch Defender
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Raivela Games
Windows
Flood the arena with bullets. Dash, shockwave, and mow down endless robot hordes at breakneck speed.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Arena Shooter 20%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Shooter 8.7%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #27 Dash Bang Rift LLC
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jozsef NagyPub: eulerian-solutions
Windows
Take over your grandma's company Dash Bang Rift LLC in this high-stakes action roguelite/roguelike where you out-math the apocalypse. Experiment with volatile Rift Mod stacks to transform standard weapons into god-tier destruction before the rift overwhelms you. Finish your shift—or die trying.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Arena Shooter 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #28 CRATES N' MOHAWKS
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: hslentz
Windows · Linux
CRATES N' MOHAWKS is a chaotic arena shooter where every crate swaps your weapon. Grab crates, adapt to constantly changing guns, dodge swarms of enemies, and survive as long as possible while pushing your score higher.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Arena Shooter 24%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Arcade 7.1%, Shooter 6.1%
- #29 Paint Chips
77% matchVery Positive88% of 242 reviews2021
Dev: PhatRobit
Windows · Mac
Paint the ground! Paint your enemies! Paint your enemies ground! The ground is your enemy! Paint it!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Arena Shooter 25%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Top-Down 5.5%
- #30 WitchTrial
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QuadPixel
Windows
WitchTrial is a fast single-player twin-stick arena roguelite. Dodge murderous sawblade formations, fight escalating enemy waves, and turn the arena’s traps against your executioners. Survive each day, endure nightly interrogations, and build a deadly combination of upgrades.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.8%, Arena Shooter 20.9%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 8.3%
- #31 Oh Ship Arena
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Kelkosoft LLC
Windows
Take command of your ship, step into the arena, dominate your opponents, and put your reflexes and skills to the test!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Arena Shooter 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 7%
- #32 Spells & Shells
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Arta
Windows · Linux
Dodge and blast through waves of enemies using powerful spells and magical weaponry in this fast-paced twin-stick arena shooter. Acquire permanent enhancements, unlock new weapons and relics and create unique builds to survive overwhelming odds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Arena Shooter 23%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Top-Down 6%
- #33 Bat Blitz
74% matchPositive83% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Beef Dust Studios
Windows
Bat Blitz is a fast paced, top down shooter, roguelike where you have to kill bats to stay alive as long as possible.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 9.5%, Shooter 7.8%
- #34 Hertz
75% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Arcaludi
Windows
Launch into a fierce roguelite action in this top-down twin-stick shooter with bombs! In a robotic world, control Lizzy and their team of unlockable beasty bots in a quest for upgrades. But beware, needed resources are guarded by swarms of Steel Sentinels. Survive them to craft synergistic builds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Arena Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 6.1%
- #35 Haos
76% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: PanTrakX
Windows
A chaotic fast-paced top down shooter in a procedural generated arena with a unique neon style!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Arena Shooter 20%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #36 The Zyrdain Sands
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FifoArtsPub: fknE
Windows
Visceral twin-stick shooter where desert gods sabotage your run with no-shots, sandstorms, and cursed upgrades while you evolve Zyrd's weapons to save the Sacred Stone.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 27%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shooter 8.4%, Top-Down 5.6%
- #37 ExoSoul
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Get Ready Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Exosoul is an adrenaline-fueled top-down shooter that will test your skills and reflexes. Fight for your life against relentless enemies while trying to synchronize your body and soul. You have a powerful arsenal of weapons at your disposal, but you'll need to use them wisely if you want to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Roguelite 9.1%, Shooter 6.7%
- #38 CyVenge
72% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Cave Beer Entertainment
Windows · Mac
CyVenge is a fast paced and action packed rougelite arena shooter. Choose from many upgradable weapons and abilities and help Cy fight against numerous waves of enemies!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 32.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Roguelite 14.5%, Shooter 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
- #39 Swarm Me
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: KBGS
Windows
A minimalist horde survival arena where you’re hunted by an endless swarm of drones - kite the horde, bait them into deadly traps, upgrade your defenses, use special items and survive as long as you can. Every minute the swarm grows denser, faster, and deadlier.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 9.4%, Shooter 7%
- #40 Tankron
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Gestalt Games
Windows
Tankron is a top-down wave survival roguelike in which you fight an ever-increasing amount and variety of enemies. Choose from a variety of upgrades to stand a chance. Discover and choose between different tank specializations to enhance your Build.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.4%, Arena Shooter 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #41 Chromarena
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Kingsnake Games
Windows · Linux
Chromarena is a 2D top-down twin-stick arena shooter. Combine offense and defense to tear through hordes of color-coded enemies to unlock new guns and set high scores. Form short and medium-term plans, dodge attacks with fully responsive controls, and get into a flow state.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 33.6%, Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Arcade 5.8%, Top-Down 3.9%
- #42 LOCUS PROTOCOL
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dinobyte Softworks LLC
Windows
80 waves. 8 bosses. 17 logs that will make you question everything you've been defending. Locus Protocol is a twin-stick bullet heaven with an adaptive AI Director and a horror story hidden inside a cozy geometric shell.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.1%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Roguelite 11.6%, Shooter 8.6%
- #43 ROGUELINE
72% match9 user reviews90% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Kit Davis
Windows
TwIn-stick RogueLike Shoot'em up Action!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.1%, Arena Shooter 20%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #44 DartPotato
69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Caleb HessPub: CodeMushroom
Windows · Linux
You start as a potato. The utensils have unionized and they want you diced. DartPotato is a top-down roguelike where you dash, dodge, and dart your way through 50 cities as five different food types each with three different classes, building absurd loadouts to avoid becoming dinner.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Arena Shooter 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #45 Bullet Bound
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silly Billy Software
Windows
A casual rogue-lite shooter where you can buy upgrades to improve your run and defeat waves of enemies. Shoot tons of bullets and create different builds while trying to be as accurate as you can to get the best rewards!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Arena Shooter 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Shooter 7.5%
- #46 Laboratory X-29
71% matchPositive94% of 17 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 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Arena Shooter 13.3%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #47 Sektori
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 915 reviews2025
Dev: Kimmo LahtinenPub: Kimmo Factor Oy
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Arena Shooter 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Arcade 7.4%
- #48 Too Many CUBES!
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jacob BattsPub: Stand Gaming
Windows
Shatter overwhelming cube swarms in a fast arena-survival roguelite. Aim your evolving arsenal, conquer five hazardous zones, destroy their Guardians, and climb five Fracture difficulty tiers—solo or in two-player local co-op.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shooter 8.6%
- #49 ReversiBot
70% matchPositive92% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Yeongho Kim
Windows
The roles of keyboard and mouse will be reversed
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Arena Shooter 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Arcade 9.6%, Top-Down 5.4%
- #50 Kinetic Storm
69% matchMixed66% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Teapot Studios Inc.
Windows
Annihilate endless swarms of enemies with devastating weaponry, survive this Kinetic Storm by unlocking powerful skills and upgrades. This sci-fi action roguelike will test your skills like no other, with responsive twin-stick controls and unique enemy design.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Arena Shooter 23.9%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Score Attack 7.1%, Arcade 6.4%
- #51 Half Hour Hexagon
69% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 11%, Shooter 9.6%
- #52 X Invader: Prologue
68% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Arena Shooter 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #53 Eldritch Exterminators
68% matchPositive85% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: Ephern Games
Windows
Become the ultimate cosmic exterminator. Play as a gunslinging skeleton spirit in this bullet heaven rogue-lite, purging hordes of Eldritch minions with chaotic firepower. Harvest souls, hoard artifacts, and craft insane builds to slay corrupt gods.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Arena Shooter 20%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #54 Chickenauts
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Chickenauts is a companion based, action roguelite game where you battle evil Alien Chickens who've abducted your beloved flock. Free and mutate your chickens to defeat a myriad of foes, explore various spaceship environments and unravel secrets of the Chickens from outer space!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 18%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #55 EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CC ARTS
Windows
EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP will take you into The Loop, a secret facility built on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Volunteers are forced to enter the eerie rooms of the complex, seemingly without an exit. But what is that massive door in one of the rooms? Is there perhaps a way to escape?
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 12%, Shooter 10.2%
- #56 Deep Deep Deep Nightmare
66% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Nato GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Deep Deep Deep Nightmare is a 2D Top Down Shooter. Survive by facing monsters in the nightmare of a little boy who didn’t heed his mother’s warnings that eating too much before bed can cause nightmares.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Arena Shooter 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 6.9%
- #57 Dead Oculus
67% matchPositive93% of 13 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 22%, Arena Shooter 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #58 CIPHER 61
68% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Fawncy Games
Windows
CIPHER 61 is a fast-paced, action-packed top-down-shooter, with tons of temporary and permanent upgrades. Can you make it through all 61 rooms?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Arena Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Roguelite 10%, Shooter 7%