- #1 Elsie
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Shift GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.
Why similar: Perma Death 16.8%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Futuristic 11.9%, Platformer 10.3%
- #2 VOID/BREAKER
96% matchVery Positive92% of 2,754 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Arena Shooter 27.9%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Shooter 14.5%, Futuristic 13.6%, Robots 11.7%
- #3 Oblivion Override
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,055 reviews2024
Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.2 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: Perma Death 26.5%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, Robots 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #4 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
95% matchVery Positive85% of 824 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Platformer 24.7%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Perma Death 15%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Futuristic 7.7%
- #5 OVIS LOOP
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,207 reviews2025
Dev: LIFUEL
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A pixel-art action roguelike with dynamic combat, player-led combo crafting and a post-apocalyptic battle of wolf and lamb. Step into the shoes of the robot-sheep Omega to wield sci-fi weapons and gather evolving skills to protect your flock. Jump into the loop and create a unique combat style.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.7%, Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Platformer 18.2%, Futuristic 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #6 Danger Scavenger
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 506 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Perma Death 27.8%, Action Roguelike 22%, Shooter 12%, Robots 11.3%, Procedural Generation 11.2%
- #7 Roguebot
93% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Leonhard Robin Schnaitl
Windows
Fast-paced Roguelike shooter in a dystopian steampunk future.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Futuristic 16.3%, Cyberpunk 11.8%, Robots 11.6%
- #8 Force Reboot
92% matchVery Positive94% of 717 reviews2022
Dev: ln404
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Force Reboot is a fast-paced FPS with rogue-lite elements. Force Reboot is entirely focused on nonstop gameplay. You need to get past all of the rooms as fast as you can.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.6%, Shooter 20.3%, Robots 16%, Retro 14.3%, Sci-fi 11.2%
- #9 Battle Shapers
91% matchVery Positive81% of 1,138 reviews2024
Dev: Metric Empire
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Battle Shapers is an action-packed, sci-fi FPS roguelite in which you shoot and smash your way through swarms of corrupt robots. Wield powerful weapons, abilities, and game-changing new powers stolen from ruthless Overlords.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Perma Death 21.4%, Shooter 16.1%, Robots 13.3%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #10 30XX
90% matchVery Positive90% of 2,820 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Perma Death 21%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
- #11 MegaSphere
91% matchMixed64% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: AKGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Platformer 32.6%, Cyberpunk 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Action 13.3%, 2D 11.6%
- #12 Lia: Hacking Destiny
89% matchVery Positive97% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Be the resistance in a world ruled by machines: fight, hack, and reignite hope. Craft powerful builds in this fast-paced roguelite with lethal weapons and power-ups. Free kittens from the algorithm’s chains and smash the robots’ scheme. Resist spam and prove that no one codes your destiny!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Platformer 14.8%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Shooter 13%, Futuristic 10.8%
- #13 REAVER
89% matchVery Positive88% of 655 reviews2023
Dev: crunkz
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
REAVER is an ultra-fast-paced FPS that endows you with the mobility and weapon mechanics to reave through arenas of killer machines with grace and efficiency. Push the boundaries of speed and style in this next-gen movement-shooter.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 40.9%, Shooter 14.7%, Futuristic 8.9%, Cyberpunk 8.8%, Stylized 8.5%
- #14 Neon Abyss
88% matchVery Positive86% of 23,629 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.3 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: Platformer 18%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Shooter 13.3%
- #15 Core Devourer
87% 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 40.8%, Procedural Generation 18.3%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Cyberpunk 11.6%, Stylized 8.9%
- #16 Roboquest
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 24,458 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.9%, Perma Death 19.1%, Shooter 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #17 [Test Subject Name]
86% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Munch
Windows · Mac · Linux
[Test Subject Name] is an FPS Platformer that sees you descend through layers of test chambers, fighting multitudes of robots along the way, using weapons taken from enemies, and coming in contact with intelligent machines that want you dead.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 32.4%, Platformer 17.4%, Shooter 17.1%, Futuristic 15.1%, Sci-fi 10%
- #18 Cyber Assasin
86% matchVery Positive84% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Cyber Assassin is a fast-paced arena shooter where you control a robot annihilating waves of enemies. Survive, upgrade your character after each wave, and become more powerful to dominate the arena!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 68.6%, Robots 11.8%, 2D 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Action 4.1%
- #19 Metal Bringer
83% matchVery Positive88% of 1,184 reviews2025
Dev: ALPHAWING Inc.Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
In this roguelike action-adventure, control humanoid "Labor" and giant "Arms" to uncover the mysteries of the world. Create fully-customizable robots, strengthen them, and take down hordes of enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 52.7%, Robots 23.2%, Sci-fi 20.3%, Action 3.8%
- #20 Steel Assault
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 446 reviews2021
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.
Why similar: Perma Death 17.6%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Futuristic 10%, Platformer 9.7%
- #21 Plague Breaker
84% matchVery Positive89% of 53 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 35.5%, Platformer 22.4%, Procedural Generation 16%, Retro 9%, 2D 6.5%
- #22 Reignbreaker
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 549 reviews2025
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Reignbreaker is a high-octane action rogue-like set in a dystopian medievalpunk world. Step into the boots of Clef, a fearless rebel ready to rid the world of the Kingdom’s oppression, take down the Elite and lay siege to the Queen’s grand Bastion. Grab your javelin and become The Reignbreaker!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 63.7%, Cyberpunk 30.9%, Action 5.4%
- #23 PixelBoss: Shattered Depths
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 147 reviews2026
Dev: Quacky GamesPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
PixelBoss: Shattered Depths is a hardcore 2D pixel-art platformer where every mistake matters. Fight enemies, avoid deadly traps, and master precise movement to survive unforgiving levels.
Why similar: Platformer 28.1%, Perma Death 24.9%, 2D Platformer 24.1%, Stylized 6%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
- #24 Steel Judgment
80% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Gid Is Dead
Windows
Steel Judgment is an ultra-fast roguelite FPS that blends game-breaking roguelike chaos with stylish spectacle fighter combat. Wipe out hordes of enemies with ruthless efficiency while collecting powerful items to become unstoppable!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 35.9%, Action Roguelike 27%, Shooter 14%, Robots 9.1%, Sci-fi 8%
- #25 Fallback
82% matchVery Positive86% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Endroad
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.5%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 11.9%, Sci-fi 10%
- #26 Meta Ghost: Breaking Show
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,801 reviews2026
Dev: Scarecrow StudioPub: Flawless Gaming
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Immerse yourself in the reality show — "Breaking Show", where you engage in real-time battles with various intelligent machines using cybernetic enhancements and weapons. Whether for personal gain or lofty ideals. Fight! Until you reach the final victory on this Rogue-lite journey.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.1%, Cyberpunk 20.8%, Robots 19.7%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Action 3.1%
- #27 Simulakros
79% matchVery Positive82% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Sirio GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Fight the evil CORP from the inside. Confront deadly robots in this fast-paced third person shooter with rogue-lite elements.
Why similar: Futuristic 60.4%, Shooter 29%, Action 10.6%
- #28 Attack Core
78% matchVery Positive98% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: ArtsMoons
Windows
A fully 3D action barrage, roguelite game with a huge range and a large number of monsters, featuring highly growing and visually impactful module skills, and refreshing battles characterized by random transformations and constructions during battles.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 67.3%, Cyberpunk 17.1%, Stylized 10.6%, Action 5%
- #29 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 669 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 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Shooter 12.7%, Robots 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #30 Rogue Stormers
81% matchMixed68% of 993 reviews2016
Dev: Black Forest Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.8%, Platformer 17.7%, Shooter 16.5%, Robots 10.5%, Cyberpunk 10%
- #31 BREAKER: INITIATING
79% matchMixed70% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Moloko Games
Windows
A post-apocalyptic 3D platformer combining puzzles with intense action. You play as El, a robot escaping from a dreadful facility and exploring the ruins of civilization.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.6%, Platformer 24.8%, Cyberpunk 14.8%, Futuristic 11.5%, Stylized 10.1%
- #32 Pogo Rogue
77% matchVery Positive92% of 213 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 21.8%, Platformer 17%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Robots 7.8%
- #33 Cats, Guns & Robots Prologue
77% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Mio Games
Windows
Step into an exciting journey in Cats Guns & Robots, a rogue-like action game where you are the last hope for the world. In this outlaw-like action game, surviving enemy attacks in each room will require careful choices of upgrading your character abilities and features of weapons in your inventory.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 31.5%, Action Roguelike 25%, Perma Death 23.5%, Shooter 10.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #34 Skybreakers
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 703 reviews2023
Dev: Bingo StudioPub: Merlion Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Skybreakers is an action roguelike thriller. Choose from various characters, arm yourself with a vast array of weapons, and create your own unique build by combining artifacts, random talents, abilities, and bonds. Plunge into exhilarating combat and use unique abilities to defeat the evil.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 65.5%, Retro 29.5%, Action 5%
- #35 GROUND-UNBOUND
76% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Frinky
Windows
GROUND-UNBOUND is a procedurally generated, high-intensity movement shooter with a retro wave art style. It features roguelike mechanics with a number of skills, guns and abilities to play with, including a variety of enemy types. Created during the 7-Day BigFry Game Jam, updated for steam release.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.6%, Perma Death 20.4%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Platformer 10.8%, Shooter 10%
- #36 ArcRunner
75% matchMixed69% of 237 reviews2023
Dev: Trickjump Games LtdPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Traverse 'The Arc' in this beautiful, Cyberpunk-styled action rogue-lite as you attempt to reset an evil rogue AI. Experiment with different weapons and augments as you fight hordes of machines programmed for your annihilation! Collect Nanites & power-up after every run either solo or with friends!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.6%, Shooter 15.2%, Futuristic 14.8%, Cyberpunk 11.7%, Procedural Generation 11.6%
- #37 Destructivator 2
74% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.8%, Shooter 20.5%, Platformer 16.1%, Retro 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #38 Heart&Slash
74% matchVery Positive81% of 644 reviews2016
Dev: AHEARTFULOFGAMESPub: Full Hearts Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight as Heart, an innocent robot fighting to escape the grip of mindless machines in a future where humans are no more. A fast-paced 3D brawler with roguelike elements set in a colorful yet desolated world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.2%, Robots 22.8%, Perma Death 21.2%, Cyberpunk 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #39 DRACOMATON
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,159 reviews2023
Dev: Gun Jumpers
Windows · Mac
Dracomaton is a top-down roguelike bullet hell about Eclipse, a small robot who awakens in an abandoned factory filled with corrupted training bots and the secrets of cosmic dragons. Fight your way to the top of the tower by transforming your robot body, changing your entire arsenal on the fly!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.4%, Shooter 25.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Robots 11.9%, 2D 7.2%
- #40 REPLIKATOR
73% matchVery Positive86% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20%, Perma Death 19.8%, Futuristic 15%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Robots 11.7%
- #41 Planet Killer
70% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: Talisman One Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A physics-driven sci-fi destruction roguelite. Orbit hostile worlds, unleash devastating weapons, and carve real craters into fully simulated planets while escalating planetary defenses fight back.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.8%, Shooter 19.8%, Futuristic 11.9%, Perma Death 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #42 SYNTHETIK 2
72% matchVery Positive81% of 3,497 reviews2021
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
Why similar: Perma Death 35%, Action Roguelike 30.9%, Shooter 19.3%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Action 2.2%
- #43 Swarm Grinder
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,221 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.4%, Procedural Generation 20.8%, Robots 13%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #44 Blitz Breaker
73% matchVery Positive88% of 154 reviews2016
Dev: Boncho Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A simple, fast paced platformer with one small change: Your character can't run. Play as an adorable robot named Blitz and help it escape the factory it was built in. The only problem is, it seems like everything is trying to break you!
Why similar: Platformer 57.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Action 12.3%, 2D 11.3%
- #45 Nova Drift
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,646 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 37.4%, Action Roguelike 26.7%, Shooter 16.8%, Retro 11.3%, 2D 5.7%
- #46 PositronX
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: Scorpius Games
Windows
PositronX is a futuristic rogue-lite fps featuring fast-paced combat, creative movement, time control mechanics and breathtaking visuals, each playthrough giving you a unique experience.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.7%, Arena Shooter 17.9%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Futuristic 12.7%, Shooter 11.1%
- #47 HELLBREAK
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 307 reviews2026
Dev: Double Barrel GamesPub: Flagship Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
HELLBREAK is a fast-paced roguelite, survivor-like FPS where you fight through escalating waves in brutal arenas in Hell. Build powerful loadouts, earn favor from demon lords to unlock new gear, and climb the leaderboards for your salvation.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 44.6%, Action Roguelike 32.6%, Shooter 20.3%, Action 2.5%
- #48 Deadlink
69% matchVery Positive89% of 3,672 reviews2023
Dev: Gruby EntertainmentPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.7%, Perma Death 19%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Futuristic 12.5%, Shooter 11.4%
- #49 Jetboard Joust
72% matchVery Positive83% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Perma Death 26%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Retro 10.5%
- #50 CYBERMATRIX
68% matchVery Positive90% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Tim Murich
Windows
CYBERMATRIX is a fast paced game about movement. A place where the style of your moves really matters.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.8%, Platformer 20.1%, Futuristic 16.2%, Robots 9.6%, Cyberpunk 9.6%
- #51 ScourgeBringer
70% matchVery Positive86% of 3,284 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 33.8%, Platformer 17.4%, Perma Death 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
- #52 Last Soul - Prologue
71% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Wulum Creative Technology Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Last Soul is a 2d pixel art action platformer with a compelling story about a future where mankind has lost its will. Explore and fight your way through a variety of levels, and take on awesome boss enemies.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 14.6%, Futuristic 14.2%, Shooter 13.9%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #53 RIG Riot
66% matchVery Positive95% of 399 reviews2026
Dev: Sage Boatman
Windows
RIG Riot is a roguelike third-person mech-action shooter. Fight increasingly difficult enemies while completing objectives, level up, and choose the Weapons and Volatile Mods that will let you return from your raids victorious. Discover thousands of permanent parts, and build a RIG unlike any other.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.3%, Robots 21.1%, Shooter 15%, Futuristic 13.8%, Sci-fi 12.6%
- #54 OverRider
69% matchVery Positive87% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Tension Meow
Windows
What the enemy can do, you can do as well! Activate the "Override" system and and hijack enemy Cyborgs on the fly during high-intensity battles. Mix and match the Cyborgs you seized with fully customizable "Extensions" and "Cores", and craft hundreds of game-breaking combat builds!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.4%, Cyberpunk 24.9%, Futuristic 22.4%, 2D 7%, Action 3.4%
- #55 The Great Rebellion
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 582 reviews2024
Dev: KvltgamesPub: AIP
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Great Rebellion is a cyberpunk 2D sidescrolling run'n'gun roguelite using mouse/twinstick-shooter controls. It features randomly generated levels, multiple difficulty modes (including optional permadeath), a dynamic soundtrack and an upgradeable player character.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.9%, Futuristic 14.5%, Platformer 13.6%, Shooter 11.6%, Procedural Generation 11%
- #56 Neon Echo
70% matchMixed55% of 4,113 reviews2023
Dev: Xinyuan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Neon Echo is a 3D side-scrolling action Roguelite game with an anime and tech-wear style. In a world that has been corrupted by "noise", "electronic music" has become the only means to resist the power of "Strepification". Now, let's follow the beat of electronic music to fight!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.5%, Platformer 26.3%, Cyberpunk 14.5%, 2D 7.8%, Action 3.8%
- #57 Super Alloy Crush
66% matchVery Positive92% of 248 reviews2026
Dev: Alloy Mushroom
Windows
Super Alloy Crush is a fast-paced 2D roguelike brawler inspired by classics like Mega Man X. Play as Kelly and Muu (No.02) to defeat enemies and obtain the ultimate cosmic treasure: Planet AE-38. Alone or with a friend in local co-op, get ready for your biggest challenge yet!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.3%, 2D Platformer 23.3%, Robots 16.5%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #58 Robot Resistors
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Crablacksmith Studios
Windows
Robot Resistors is an irreverent robot-themed auto-shooter with a 16-bit style. Each of the over 100 enemies you face is distinct, with unique abilities and hand-pixeled animations. A huge roster of playable characters, tons of weapons, and five wildly different procedurally generated stages await!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.5%, Robots 20.6%, Procedural Generation 19.5%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #59 Roboquest VR
64% matchVery Positive91% of 555 reviews2025
Dev: Flat2VR Studios
Windows
The future is in flames, overrun by ruthless machines—but you’re built to fight back. Roboquest VR is a lightning-fast roguelite FPS where speed, firepower, and reflexes are your best weapons. Adapt, survive, and reboot the future!
Why similar: Robots 30.2%, Shooter 27.3%, Futuristic 22.1%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Action 4.7%
- #60 Vital Shell
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,831 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 50.1%, Action Roguelike 37%, Stylized 9.8%, Action 3.1%