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Face the varied challenges of the Machine God Zir in ARENA, a standalone expansion for Synthetik: Legion Rising! Leverage the next level in gun-play and experiment with powerful tech in varied action packed Arenas!

Why similar: Co-op 28%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Action 10.3%, Roguelite 8.2%

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Why similar: Co-op 31.3%, Multiplayer 21.7%, Roguelite 17.5%, Action Roguelike 7.4%, PvE 6.4%

A 3rd-person co-op survival shooter for up to 4 players. Fight off endless waves of monsters, upgrade your gear, and defeat giant bosses through teamwork and fast-paced action.

Why similar: Co-op 25.5%, Multiplayer 19.2%, Shooter 17.3%, Roguelite 14.4%, Action 10%

Engage in an intense space shooter that you can play in single-player or multiplayer with up to 6 players. Play a variety of different spaceships, each with their own unique stats, components, and playstyles!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Space 11.6%, Futuristic 11.3%, Action 10.2%, Co-op 8.8%

A cooperative, cross-platform, multiplayer scifi game where players control the same ship through 5 roles — Captain, Helm, Tactical, Engineering & Science. Battle with other player crews over the Internet.

Why similar: Co-op 27%, Space 23%, Action 19.1%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%

Survey planets. Obliterate the locals. Invest in your ship. An action packed rougelite where the engineering crew you hire is either your greatest asset or your worst enemy, sometimes both at the same time. Don't fret, they always mean well.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Roguelite 16%, Space 13.3%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Action Roguelike 8.1%

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Why similar: Co-op 41.6%, Action 24.8%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Shooter 12.9%, Indie 4.5%

Gather your crew. In Solitary Horizons, up to 4 players fight to survive a hostile alien world - scavenging resources, building fortified bases, and deploying intelligent robot companions against waves of relentless threats. In the dark, something is hunting you. Stay together, or die alone.

Why similar: Co-op 24%, Base Building 20.9%, Space 12.5%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Futuristic 7.1%

Beyond Hope gives you and your friends one epic space journey! Your mission alone or with friends is to save yourself from getting pulled into the hot Sun. Gather debris, scavenge asteroids and build your own space station. Reach for the stars and survive when all odds are against you!

Why similar: Co-op 28.7%, Base Building 20.5%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Action 10.5%, Sci-fi 7.8%

Explore an ever-changing galaxy, upgrade your ship, and face cosmic challenges in this thrilling 2D roguelike adventure. Become a legend of the galaxy in Hyperspace Nebula.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Roguelite 17.1%, Space 14%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Futuristic 6.5%

Collect artefacts. Trade them for power. Betray your friends. Greed Hunters is a chaotic roguelike for up to 8 players, where even the worst artifacts fuel your rise to dominance.

Why similar: Co-op 19%, Roguelite 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Action Roguelike 8.9%

Traverse the dungeon in this awesome action / bullet-hell roguelite where every choice could make or break your run. Stack over 130 different items and create powerful synergies to become truly overpowered with 13 unique characters!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Roguelite 18.2%, Co-op 18.2%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Action 13.3%

Synthetic Paradox is a sci-fi action rogue-lite mixed with tower defense elements. Fight never-ending waves of enemies and bosses, collect items and build up your defenses alone or in co-op for up to 4 players! Discover unique combinations of towers and items to help you protect your Core!

Why similar: Co-op 24.9%, Roguelite 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Action Roguelike 8.6%

A survivors-like about a time-travelling company where you recruit your employees against endless hordes of enemies.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Roguelite 14.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Action Roguelike 9.8%, Action 8.5%

The Sputnik 986 space station is under attack by alien life forms. You and your team are part of the cleanup team that is supposed to rid the station of the alien. Secure and clear the station from the aliens.

Why similar: Co-op 24%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Futuristic 10.8%, Space 10.6%, Shooter 10%

Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.

Why similar: Co-op 37.2%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Shooter 10.6%, Action 8.8%

Ghostslayers is a wave-based top-down coop shooter where you slay the ghosts with magic and couple thousands of bullets... Or punches, or slashes, or explosions. Use the varied weaponry, spell cards and abilities, combine them together and obliterate absolutely everything.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Co-op 15.7%, Roguelite 14.7%, Shooter 10%, Action Roguelike 9.6%

Beat up planets in Asterogues, a cosmic bullet hell shoot-em-up hybrid! Pick your character from a band of outcasts banished to the Asteroid Belt, dodge and shoot your way through a brutal onslaught of bullets, and take revenge against the Solar System!

Why similar: Co-op 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Roguelite 12.7%, Space 10.9%, Multiplayer 10.4%

Grab a friend, grab a gadget, grab a gun and get ready for the most fun you'll ever have in a co-op game!

Why similar: Co-op 38%, Action 18.7%, Space 16.2%, Multiplayer 16%, Shooter 6.6%

Welcome to Paws Against the World (PAW), where the last humans are gone, and it’s up to the animals to claw their way through hordes of relentless zombies. Think fast-paced, loot-grabbing action, but with a wild twist—play as cute critters fighting for survival.

Why similar: Co-op 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Roguelite 18.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Break into a hostile system alone or with a friend in a fast top-down bullet-hell roguelite. Read the patterns, swap weapons and gear, shape your build with Traits, and steal a signature attack from every boss.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Co-op 16.1%, Roguelite 15.3%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Shooter 9.5%

Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.

Why similar: Co-op 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Action 17.7%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

Find your way through alien planets made of fully destructible, procedurally generated terrain. Shoot, fly, collect weapons, level up, and defeat planetary bosses. Improve between runs and discover new planets as you progress. Play alone or with friends, from your couch or online!

Why similar: Co-op 21.1%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 12.9%, Space 10.8%, Action 10.1%

Play solo or with up to 4 players in Last Spirit Origin, a fast-paced roguelike adventure. Crash-land on your former home, now an alien-infested world, and battle relentless machine foes. Combine loot to power up and master each character. Use sharp combat and smart strategy to conquer the chaos.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Co-op 16.7%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Shooter 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.8%

Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.

Why similar: Co-op 29.8%, Roguelite 24.7%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

"Nightmare Diver" is a roguelite shooting game where a rubber duck dives into the world of nightmares to save a young girl from her bad dreams, defeating enemies along the way.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, Roguelite 28%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 15.3%, Action Roguelike 9%

Help Haru defeat the armada of the astral void in a fast-paced roguelite retro space shooter.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Roguelite 20.1%, Shooter 14.2%, Space 9.2%, Action 7.8%

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: Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Roguelite 16.2%, Action 13.9%, Shooter 13.7%, Action Roguelike 11.9%

Fight through massive alien hordes, craft devastating builds, and discover powerful loot combinations in this fast-paced sci-fi action roguelite. Every decision shapes your run as you push your build to impossible levels of power, alone or with up to four players.

Why similar: Co-op 24.8%, Roguelite 14.8%, Shooter 8.7%, Action Roguelike 8.4%, Sci-fi 7%

A co-op roguelike shooter set on procedurally generated planets. Loot chests, stack items for epic builds, charge the teleporter, and defeat the boss before the planet beats you. Then take the portal to the next planet and do it all again, harder. Play alone or with friends.

Why similar: Co-op 29.9%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Space 12.6%, Roguelite 11.7%, Action 10.6%

Last Resort is a small co-op shooter in which you and up to 3 others defend humanity's first hotel on Mars against hostile aliens. Defend & power up generators, upgrade your weapons and gun down hordes of aliens to save the hotel!

Why similar: Co-op 29.9%, Roguelite 17.8%, Shooter 11.1%, Space 9.9%, Action 8.8%

A 3D Sci-Fi space shooter game where you fight against big flagships and bases to unlock the secrets of the world.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Roguelite 16.8%, Shooter 11%, Action Roguelike 11%, Space 8.4%

A top-down shooter roguelite in space. Defeat enemies to collect six 'Color Stones' and use them as weapons. Use leftovers to buy upgrades from cat merchants and unleash skills to escape crises. Even in death, permanently upgrade your ship to challenge powerful bosses and save the Earth.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Roguelite 24.9%, Space 12.7%, Shooter 9.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%

VOID SKIRMISHER is an arcade co-op shooter for up to 8 players: jump the warp gate, hold off endless waves of hostile fleets far past any front line, and drop in or out whenever you like.

Why similar: Co-op 25%, Space 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Action 10.8%, Shooter 9.7%

Take on the role of a Vault Breaker in search of alien artifacts called “Vaults” and fight against monsters and powerful bosses. You can strengthen your Breakers to explore far-away galaxies that no one has ever reached!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Co-op 11.4%, Roguelite 7.4%

Take command of Earth's most powerful starships and battle through the heart of enemy space in this action packed roguelike! Experience the thrill of full realtime destruction as you battle ever-increasing hordes of enemies.

Why similar: Roguelite 24.5%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Shooter 16.4%, Action 14.6%, Space 13.4%

Comet Force is a Space Arena Shooter Action Roguelite. Build your camp, recruit to compose and grow your troop, collect upgrades and unique effects, fight enemies and bosses, and choose how the threat evolves. Keep your troop strong enough to survive all waves and close off the anomaly.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19%, Base Building 16%, Roguelite 13.7%, Action Roguelike 9.7%, Shooter 8.9%

Gatekeeper is a fast-paced rogue-like. Go on a quest to chase down Chaos and reclaim the stolen Heart of Time, fighting your way through relentless enemy forces. Play solo or in 4-player co-op and become the next Gatekeeper!

Why similar: Co-op 24%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Roguelite 13.9%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Action Roguelike 8.8%

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Roguelite 21.8%, Co-op 14.2%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Action 8.1%

Make It Count is a 1-3 players Co-op, post-apocalyptic, top-down shooter with roguelite elements. Venture into your mission with randomized routes, find trinkets and bring carnage to the filth that is infesting this world!

Why similar: Co-op 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Roguelite 17.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Action Roguelike 8.7%

Cutting grass is just the beginning. Explore, gather loot, upgrade your farm and survive night attacks. Fight monsters, defend your base, and last as long as you can in this day-night survival loop!

Why similar: Base Building 18.2%, Co-op 17.8%, Roguelite 12.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Shooter 9.2%

Bolt thrusters onto your own patch of floating dirt, then ram it straight into the next island. The two islands weld into one, and the people who lived there don't leave quietly. Six playable heroes, a ten-minute run, and an ending that comes for you no matter what you do.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, Roguelite 23.8%, Action 20.3%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%

Among Stars is about the survival of the human species. Fighting will take place in space on stations, ships and on planets. Spaceships with advanced technology can give you the upper hand to survive and defeat the alien invaders. Play solo or have multiple players unite to withstand the invasion

Why similar: Base Building 31.1%, Space 20.2%, Co-op 13.3%, Action 10.3%, Crafting 8.3%

Control the ball with gravity and smash through endless hordes! Collect weapons and skills, power up to the max, and survive the onslaught!

Why similar: Roguelite 22.3%, Shooter 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

Blast your way through an endless horde of enemies in this pixel art top-down shooter. Collect their remains in order upgrade your character for increased combat abilities. Tekla is a top-down shooter with roguelite elements.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Roguelite 16.8%, Shooter 11.9%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Sci-fi 7.8%

CS2D is a free fast-paced top-down multiplayer shooter. Featuring many different game modes, a built-in map editor and much more.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Multiplayer 24.4%, Shooter 22.9%, Action 11%, 2D 7.7%

Overwhelm your enemies with lasers, beams, rockets, and artillery in this high-octane co-op roguelike. Discover powerful weapons, abilities, upgrades, and synergies as you transform your Ark into a ridiculously devastating machine of destruction. Free humanity from the clutches of the machine god!

Why similar: Co-op 26.8%, Roguelite 16%, Action Roguelike 12%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Shooter 8.5%

Explore a roguelike/roguelite universe full of action. Hunt and sell enemies, face intense combat, and conquer maps with portals, altered gravity, and more. Two game modes offer tactical and frenetic challenges. Customize your look and weapons with no microtransactions. Conquer every room!

Why similar: Roguelite 16.5%, Co-op 15.6%, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Futuristic 10%, Space 10%

Maelstrom is a licensed open source port of the original shareware game for the Macintosh by Ambrosia Software, Inc. It is a fast-action, asteroids-like game, with classic pixel graphics and original sounds.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.3%, Co-op 15.1%, Action 12.9%, Space 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.

Why similar: Co-op 23.6%, Multiplayer 19.7%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%

Build, defend, and destroy in 40 minute high stakes matches. Wasteland Outpost is a tactical top down PvPvE shooter where you scavenge for resources, fortify a custom base, and outlive both mutant hordes and enemy teams. In the wasteland, your strategy is your only shield.

Why similar: Co-op 21%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Base Building 19.3%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Shooter 8.3%

A magical 3rd Person Shooter that can be played solo or with up to 3 friends, local or online. Complete missions and become the greatest team the arena has ever seen.

Why similar: Co-op 29%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Roguelite 17.2%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Shooter 10.1%

A roguelite where superstitions take shape as items! Face enemies, collect drops with negative effects that can be traded for advantages. Explore always different rooms, with challenges inspired by beliefs that make us think twice before taking a risk.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Co-op 19.2%, Roguelite 10.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Action Roguelike 10.1%

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 27.4%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 13.5%, Action 12.3%, Shooter 9.1%

Up to 12 players, one pond. A top-down bullet-heaven roguelite where you merge your guns into increasingly stupid firepower, then find out how much of it one duck can hold. Survive the waves, outlive the swarm, quack responsibly.

Why similar: Co-op 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Roguelite 14.7%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Action Roguelike 9.5%

Save Bunnyville from a doomed fate: a top-down action/RPG roguelite from the makers of Dungreed. Explore the depths of the tower, collect and upgrade artifacts, and defeat hordes of demons to keep your village safe.

Why similar: Co-op 25.3%, Roguelite 17.6%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Action Roguelike 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

Fight hordes of Covenant & Flood in this new game mixing Roguelite & Bullet Heaven for hours of mindless fun!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Roguelite 21.3%, Action 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Sci-fi 7.8%