- #1 V.I.L.E.: Viral Infection Level Event
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
A deadly outbreak consumes the city of Red Panda. Deadly flesh-eating zombies roam the streets looking for their next meal. Will you and fellow survivors escape the night, or will you join the horde of the undead? Every choice is important and every bullet counts.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 36% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Shooter 9.4%, 1990's 7.3%, Post-apocalyptic 6%
- #2 Z Mission Breakout
96% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Gaemster
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight your way through swarms of mutants and zombies in this intense top-down shooter. Complete rescue missions, survive deadly waves, and break out of the quarantine zone before it's too late. Are you ready to face the outbreak?
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 23.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Shooter 9.8%, Zombies 9.4%
- #3 Gun Runners
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiger Drop Games Ltd
Windows
Blast your way through ever increasing hordes of space bandits and alien creatures in this action roguelite. Level up your character and obtain powerful upgrade items with a variety of effects. Procedurally generated enemy waves and item choices prevent any two runs from playing out the same way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Shooter 8.9%, Survival 7.2%
- #4 Gun Up
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Horsepower Interactive
Windows
Kill the undead, get new weapons, combine weapons, kill even more undead! Over 20 weapons, INFINITE combinations. Featuring different locations to play and survive. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Bullet Hell 27.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Top-Down 8.8%, Action 7.7%
- #5 Goofy Goober Simulator
94% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: Firebox
Windows
Blast and crash through hordes of dangerous "zombies" as the titular "Goofy Goober" in this "video game". Collect Powerful items, obtain Powerful weapons, and defeat Powerful monsters in quickly paced action combat encounters. But Watch Out
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Action Roguelike 23.9%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Zombies 8.3%, Top-Down 5.7%
- #6 Bulletail
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: ApeXPloit Studios
Windows · Linux
Snake-meets-bullet-hell roguelike where your tail is your ammo. Eat bullets to grow, spend length to shoot, and survive escalating waves, enemies, and bosses.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shooter 10.7%, Top-Down 5.8%
- #7 Chorus of the Night
93% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Matt Sayer
Windows · Mac
Fight through hordes of burnt CDs, flying TVs, and faceless suits in this frantic, run-based, twin-stick shooter. Forget firing bullets, though - you'll be flinging vinyl records, throwing drumsticks and swinging guitars to fend off the enemies of music and maybe, just maybe, survive the night.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shooter 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 7.7%
- #8 Deflect Boy
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Reima Project
Windows
Deflect Boy is a top-down arena shooter, that instead of guns, you only have a shield. Deflect the bullets and combine new skills to create unique deflection powers and survive until the nightmare ends.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Action 11.2%, Shooter 10.3%
- #9 Enter The Lost Chamber
91% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Game Academy
Windows
Explore dungeons, battle hordes of monsters, and defy fate in “Enter The Lost Chamber,” an action-packed pixel art roguelike. Discover new challenges, collect powerful weapons, and prepare to face the final boss at any time. Dive into the darkness!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shooter 9.6%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #10 Doomed Survivors
91% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Unicorn Den
Windows
The Zombie horde has risen and your survival depends on killing them all before daybreak. Choose abilities and skills that will make your character into a Zombie destroying god.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Zombies 9.9%, 1990's 9.9%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%
- #11 The Last Crypt
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shuro
Windows
Help to restore the power of the last crypt in the fantasy world! With the power of Death herself, obtain new heroes, guns and skills to create powerful combinations in this roguelite top down survivors game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.4%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 10.4%
- #12 Undead Apocalypse: The Dawn
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laszmoe
Windows
Create powerful builds and survive escalating zombie hordes in a fast-paced top-down roguelite where every run plays differently.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Bullet Hell 23%, Zombies 11.5%, Survival 8.5%
- #13 Demon Eye
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyle Rhoads
Windows
Combine powerups to forge demonic eyes and create deadly builds. Drop into raids, gather materials, and fight your way through demons. Escape alive to keep what you’ve earned or die and lose everything.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Top-Down 8.5%, Action 7.3%
- #14 Orbital Peril
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
What happens to you when your mobility is completely left to the wind? Use only two keys to control your weapon direction in a 360 degree orbit while danger envelops you! In this realm, you will definitely die, but what kind of impression will you leave before you take your very last breath?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Bullet Hell 25%, Action 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #15 Crimsonwood
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: nodoxi
Windows
Crimsonwood is a roguelike top-down shooter in a cursed national park. Collect various weapons, gain perks and battle hordes of enemies to survive.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Shooter 11.5%, Top-Down 6%
- #16 Final Redoubt: Zombie Apocalypse
86% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Jonathan T Freeman
Windows
Survive the onslaught, manage your ammo, and endure in Final Redoubt, a relentless survival shooter where every bullet, every swing, and every decision counts!
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 33.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Zombies 10.1%, Shooter 6.9%, Survival 6.6%
- #17 Defend the Fort
86% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Yunus KocamisPub: Yuko Software
Windows · Linux
2D topdown zombie survival shooter, build defences, survive the waves of zombies
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Shooter 11.6%, Zombies 8.2%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #18 WARLANCER - Armored Survivor
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cycursive games
Windows
WARLANCER - Armored Survivor is a top down survivor shooter where you employ weapons within weapons to decimate hordes of enemies with multiple waves of firepower. Configure your mech with upgrades and randomly generated weapons to survive the relentless tide of alien invaders.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shooter 9.4%, Survival 7.3%
- #19 Polycar Blitz
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Yooper Game Studios LLC
Windows
Shift into high gear and defend the moon! In this top-down rougelike vehicle shooter, gun down monsters and upgrade your Polycar to fend off against increasingly difficult waves of alien invaders! Do you have what it takes to win?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, 1980s 10.6%, Shooter 9.7%
- #20 Run or Rot: ZK1L4
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: SantosaiDev
Windows · Linux
Survive relentless hordes in ZK1L4, a fast-paced bullet heaven! Choose unique characters, unleash powerful weapons, and master deadly skills. Play solo or team up in couch co-op to take on the chaos. Will you escape the swarm or become one with it?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Bullet Hell 23%, Top-Down 6.7%, Action 6.3%
- #21 Goblins & Gun Runnin’
82% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Ewan Make Games
Windows
Goblins & Gun runnin` is a short rouge like like game where you venture down into a dungeon of goblins and other creatures to save your cheese. the dungeon is scalable to how you want to play. if you want to do a small run make the dungeon small or a big dungeon for long playthrough
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Shooter 14%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #22 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 怒首領蜂大往生DX
83% matchPositive90% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
“You will die.” Confirm it with your own eyes. See with your own eyes the most deadly barrage ever spread across your palms.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.6%, Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Shooter 18.1%, Action 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #23 I AM KILT
81% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Servohead
Windows · Linux
I AM KILT is a twin-stick shooter roguelite where you fend off endless hordes of enemies. Combine upgrades to overwhelm the opposition and dominate the field. Do you have the forethought and skill to survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, 1980s 12%, Shooter 10.4%
- #24 Zombie Survivors - last soldier -
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SweetsEnjoyer
Windows
Choose your favorite gun and build, then shoot down the approaching zombies while aiming for the highest round possible. "Zombie Survivors - last soldier -" is a roguelike casual shooting game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shooter 9.6%, Post-apocalyptic 7.6%
- #25 School ! Love ☆ Reflex
82% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: SLR Production CommitteePub: 楊 志庄
Windows
主人公は好きな女の子がいる。ある日、彼は彼女に、告ってしまった。「ごめんなさい。あたしには好きな人がいるの」と断られた彼は、どうしても彼女を「まもり」たくなった。
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.6%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Shooter 15.1%, Top-Down 9.3%, Action 7.8%
- #26 They Are Rising
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: zj
Windows
They Are Rising is an RTS strategy game set against the backdrop of the apocalypse. Combine skills, build a massive army, establish shelters, and fight against large numbers of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 36.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Zombies 6.5%
- #27 Rocky Mayhem
79% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: SepSlitherPub: Frederik Holst
Windows
Systems are down and require time to repair, leaving you with a basic gunship with no hopes of escaping an aggressive asteroid event. Will you be able to survive the increasingly difficult 8 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, 1980s 11.2%, Shooter 10.7%
- #28 Okay, Panic
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GotANormalJob
Windows
A top-down space survival roguelite. Harvest crystallized spacetime, build your arsenal from 40+ absurdly named weapons, and hold off increasingly hostile void entities until the universe runs out of things to throw at you. It usually doesn't.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Top-Down 5.8%
- #29 CHECKPOINT Z
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CLARIDGE GAMES
Windows
Blast, melee, scavenge, and survive an undead city in this action roguelite shooter. Grow stronger each run, craft deadly weapons and equipment, pushing deeper into the heart of the zombie infestation.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Action Roguelike 24.5%, Shooter 14.9%, Action 11.7%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #30 Seven Suns of Orion
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FerroFerrous
Windows
A fast paced bullet heaven, control your Sci-fi spaceships with semi-newtonian physics. Last 7 minutes against the drone armada until their boss arrives and fight your way to freedom! Use planetary gravity and other hazards to dodge superior numbers. Collect and combine weapons for maximum firepower
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.1%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 11%
- #31 AREA WARS™
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RexoPub: STUDIO.D0DO
Windows
AREA WARS™ is a fast-paced 2D omnidirectional shooter where you battle enemies from every direction in a constantly changing enclosed area. Defeated enemies trigger chain explosions that engulf nearby foes and boost your score multiplier. Built for short, repeatable runs with score-focused gameplay.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, Shooter 14.4%, Top-Down 7.7%, 1980s 7.1%
- #32 Coin McGee
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KINETOPub: Yeast Studios
Windows
A bullet hell roguelike where you dodge by flipping a coin. Each side—Heads or Tails—has its own abilities. Build dual loadouts, flip to dodge and trigger powers, then survive waves of relentless enemies. Every flip matters.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.6%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Action 13.4%, Top-Down 12.2%
- #33 Vacubot
76% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Ohbit
Windows
Vacubot is a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Players must survive increasingly challenging battlefields by using a variety of weapons to fight off swarming enemy robots and powerful bosses.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Action 10.7%, Top-Down 9.6%
- #34 Last convoy
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twohuyak Production
Windows
Speed or firepower? Survive or dominate? Build your armored convoy car by car in this survivors-like auto-shooter. The fate of the planet rides on your choices — and your convoy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Shooter 9.1%, Post-apocalyptic 7.2%
- #35 Wonderdeck
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MukGames
Windows
Wonderdeck is a top-down bullet-hell action roguelike where slotting a card changes your bullets. Customize firing patterns and trigger poker-hand synergies with ranks and suits to unleash homing, ricochet, split, and orbit shots.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shooter 11.7%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #36 The Legend of Cyber Cowboy
74% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Liberate a town from gangs of cybernetic bandits! The Legend of Cyber Cowboy is a top-down twin-stick shooter presented in slick pixel art style.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Action Roguelike 24.1%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shooter 11.4%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #37 Glow Storm
75% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Ludus Phaedra
Windows · Linux
Wield a powerful shield in this neon-lit 2D bullet hell where timing is everything. Destroy enemies with strategic shield activations and harvest their sparks as allies. Master the balance between offense and defense in vibrant arenas, then challenge yourself in Hard Mode for the ultimate test.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.3%, Top-Down Shooter 29.1%, Shooter 14.1%, Top-Down 7.3%, PvE 7.2%
- #38 Rob o Bot
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fat Rat
Windows
Rob o Bot is a survivors-like action game where you fight hordes of robots that began acting on their own after a mysterious virus infected a new generation of machines. Survive waves of enemies, upgrade your gear, and take back control before the machines take over.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Shooter 11.9%, Top-Down 6%
- #39 Enchanter - 附魔师
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Happy213
Windows
Enchanter is a roguelike dungeon crawler blending bullet hell combat with sandbox survival elements. Explore mysterious fragmented realms where you'll mine ores, unlock treasure chests, gather resources, cook meals, trade with merchants, enchant gear, and battle magical creatures.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shooter 13.9%, Top-Down 8%
- #40 Head Hunters
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matthew VenturesPub: Black Vein Productions
Windows · Mac
Head Hunters is a top-down extraction shooter. Control soldiers manually or use demonic possession to command a full squad of AI soldiers at once. Explore solo through a rich player-choice driven story campaign, or team up with friends in Co-Op multiplayer to stake your claim as a Lord of Hell!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.6%, Shooter 17.8%, Action 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Top-Down 10.4%
- #41 Shooting Game KARI
73% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: SAEKI Soft
Windows
The ultra-hardcore, authentic vertical scrolling shooter game comes back to life in the modern age. Dodge, shoot, and destroy. Conquer all six stages and experience the real thrill of vertical scrolling shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 11.6%, 1990's 10.5%
- #42 C6: Frontlines
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: comwpPub: Federation of C6
Windows
C6: Frontlines is a bullet hell co-op roguelike where only YOU (and your friends) can bring the Azapall galaxy to peace. Wield 30+ weapons and gadgets of mass destruction to even the playing field, wave after wave, against a seemingly endless onslaught of evil!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shooter 9.5%, Top-Down 5.3%
- #43 Spartan Survivors
69% matchVery Positive91% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: Bathrobe
Windows
Fight hordes of Covenant & Flood in this new game mixing Roguelite & Bullet Heaven for hours of mindless fun!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Action 9.2%, Shooter 7.3%
- #44 Planet Killer
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talisman One Studio
Windows
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 22.8%, Bullet Hell 21%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 10%
- #45 The Awakened Avenger
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Forest Cats Studio
Windows
The Awakened Avenger is a top-down shooter light rogue-lite game. Players take on the role of a zombie who has been harmed by biochemical experiments but retains self-awareness. Survive by choosing different equipment and props, and defeat the ultimate villain.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Action Roguelike 25.2%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Action 11.9%, Zombies 6.9%
- #46 Swarmhunters
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: BlackSharp
Windows
Swarmhunters is a top-down arena action shooter. The war between human and bugs has become worse - Project Swarmhunters emerged at this situation. You play as the best space soldiers in the galaxy and your mission is to strike the hive and hunt down the Emperor, supreme commander of bugs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #47 My Last Stand: Survivors
70% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: ZHR
Windows
Zombies are approaching fast. You have nothing to trust but the weapon in your hand. Eliminate zombies as quickly as possible. Survive. Gain upgrade points to unlock different abilities. And become stronger. Hold your position until the end of time. Then you can escape from this bloody hell.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Zombies 12.2%, Shooter 9.3%
- #48 Boom Die Repeat
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Decayed Games
Windows
Blast zombies & mutants in this fast-paced post-apocalyptic top-down roguelite! Battle through randomized biomes, swap out unique weapons, equip insane loadouts, and mutate yourself stronger with collected DNA. Die, unlock permanent perks, and dive back into another brutal run!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Zombies 8.1%, Shooter 7.9%
- #49 Wisterix
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Limit
Windows
Wisterix is a fast-paced top-down shooter. As you enter an ever-shifting void, you’ll face relentless hordes of monsters guarding the gates to deeper, more treacherous dimensions. Fight through shifting worlds, collect weapons, and adapt your strategy as the void twists and turns against you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Bullet Hell 20%, Top-Down 8.3%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%
- #50 STAND: Survive, Team-up, And Never Die
69% matchMixed68% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Perk-CitronPub: Studio Jylko
Windows
Team up with survivors, customize your character, and combine over 70 weapons and items to defend your central tower against endless waves of enemies. Choose your skills, craft insane synergies, and unleash chaos in intense bullet-hell combat.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 45.3% ★, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 7.3%, Survival 6.3%, Top-Down 5.7%
- #51 Unbounded
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Allen Zhu
Windows
A fast-paced top-down bullet hell roguelike where every input matters. Fight, dodge, upgrade, repeat. Push yourself to the limit and see how far you can go.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Action 6.8%, PvE 6.3%
- #52 Weapon Case
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Auscan Games
Windows
A top-down roguelite shooter where you command a ship and survive endless waves of sea monsters. Manually aim your main weapon, auto-fire the rest, and upgrade to stay afloat, or sink trying.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Bullet Hell 18%, Action 9.6%, Top-Down 6%
- #53 Red Galaxy
71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: CSZgames
Windows
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Shooter 15.3%, Top-Down 8.2%, Action 7.3%
- #54 Dreadnought
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B.V.SPub: Retro Box Game Studio
Windows
Mow down the alien hordes, scout for resources and survive. Dreadnought is a mix of Action Tower Defense Survival and Shoot 'Em Up Bullet Hell where you control the ships turrets & defend against waves of enemies. Choose your weapons, upgrade your ship & brace yourself, the horde is coming.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Shooter 7.9%, Survival 6.5%
- #55 Articrow
66% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: Jackrabbit StartersPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Articrow is a 2D top-down action roguelike. Play as a magical crow exploring dungeons, collecting and upgrading artifacts with unique parts. Equip these powerful artifacts and defeat challenging enemies to escape.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Action Roguelike 25.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Top-Down 11%, Action 7.9%
- #56 School Fighter
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Sheep Games Studio
Windows
School Fighter is a top-down arena roguelite shooter where you play as a student who fights off school enemies using paper airplanes. You have access to a school shop, unique perks, and an upgrade station to help you create a powerful character and overcome the school nightmare!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shooter 9.4%, Survival 8.2%
- #57 Rust Onslaught
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The British CombinePub: Eggxplosive Gaming
Windows
Rust Onslaught is a top-down shooter where you play as the robot R-75, as he takes out everything he sees. Humanity Is Dead, Robots Own The Earth, and you have become a danger.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Shooter 18.1%, Action 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #58 Outclassed
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 83tsu
Windows
Outclassed is an arcade dungeon crawler roguelite where you combine unique class abilities to clear an expansive dungeon. Level up, collect items, and create powerful synergies to become truly outclassed!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.7%, Bullet Hell 23%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Action 11.9%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #59 Zombie Survivors 1
69% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: 李子卫
Windows
This is an action pigeon type bullet screen shooting game. Faced with a variety of zombies, players can shoot zombies with guns, blast them with grenades and oil barrels, and place walls to block zombies and bullets. In wave after wave of dead tide, trying to survive, win the game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Action Roguelike 19%, Zombies 11.8%, Shooter 8.4%
- #60 Postal Strike
64% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Jimmy Ward
Windows
Play as a Postie dispatching hordes of enemies. Get stronger with 26 unique letters and deliver as much mail as you can. The post must get through in this top-down, kinda-cosy, survivor-like.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Top-Down 8.6%, Action 5.3%