- #1 Netspectre
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iridescence Interactive
Windows
Netspectre is a cyberpunk hacker roguelike. Infiltrate networks, optimise your machine, conspire with your contacts, and change the world forever by making the ultimate run.
Why similar: Hacking 36.4% ★, Deckbuilding 19.7%, Roguelike 13.8%, Futuristic 12.1%, Cyberpunk 11.2%
- #2 一剑江湖
96% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: 春秋大梦工作室
Windows
"Sword Lake" is a national style survival Rogue, class survivor game. There are no superfluous skills here, only swords, please feel free to build your unsurpassed sword
Why similar: Roguevania 36.7% ★, Deckbuilding 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Roguelike 13.6%, Stylized 4.8%
- #3 Dead Sector
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jim O'ConnorPub: Exeter Game Studios
Windows · Linux
A cyberpunk roguelike arcade shooter. Hack through hostile cyberspace across three escalating sectors, pick hacking programs from a randomised loadout, and blast through ICE before the trace meter catches you.
Why similar: Roguelike 21.8%, Hacking 18.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Shooter 15.9%, Cyberpunk 15.3%
- #4 AISZplus
95% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: takayakata
Windows
You destroy the runaway electronic organ AISZ. Vertical scroll STG with all 5 levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.8%, Shooter 29.3%, Futuristic 21.9%, 2D 4.4%, Indie 1.4%
- #5 Hacknet
94% matchVery Positive94% of 25,824 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Hacking 90.4% ★, Education 4%, Cyberpunk 3.1%, Story Rich 1.4%, 2D 0.6%
- #6 Burnstation
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Klafti Studio
Windows · Mac
Deck-burning. Score-chasing. Plinko-style roguelike. Buy retro cartridges in a cyberpunk world, score massive points and push the Burnstation beyond its limits!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 35.6%, Hacking 27.8% ★, Roguelike 17.1%, Cyberpunk 16.7%, 2D 1.3%
- #7 LOST TIMES
93% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: TNT studio
Windows
LOST TIMES is a mix of Roguelike and RPG, where you will have to go through survival tests. You will wander along dark paths, fight enemies, collect resources, look for shelter and try to unravel the mystery of your appearance in this terrible place.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.5%, Roguelike 22.9%, Shooter 22%, Futuristic 13%, 2D 3.2%
- #8 NetGunner
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: TimesinkPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
NetGunner delivers intense multiplayer competition in the style of a twin-stick shooter, with a theme based around computer hacking. Players have access to multiple types of weapons to damage and throw opponents around the map. The last surviving player wins the round.
Why similar: Hacking 43.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 36.5%, Shooter 17.4%, 2D 2.2%
- #9 Void Of Space
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jhey, GeemuStudiosPub: GeemuStudios
Windows
Void Of Space is an RPG, horror-survival game, a science fiction adventure. Explore the colonizer ship Genesis IV, abandoned in the atmosphere of an unknown alien planet. Craft items, find weapons and equipment to defend against the hostile life forms you encounter.
Why similar: Roguevania 37.3% ★, Science 19.3% ★, Roguelike 17.1%, Shooter 14.7%, RPG 7.8%
- #10 Tokyo Trigger
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Itay TamirPub: Crashzoom Games
Windows
Tokyo 2050 glows with neon, but darkness simmers beneath. Akihito, a warrior with a fractured past, uncovers a plot threatening the city. Blast through a top-down cyberpunk world in this fast-paced 2D shooter. Can you fight back against the tide of oppression and reclaim your memories and honor?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.1%, Futuristic 22.6%, Shooter 15.2%, Cyberpunk 12.5%, 2D 4.2%
- #11 Labyrinthesis
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: crabbyCoder
Windows
Navigate your way through floors of enemies and descend deeper into an underground laboratory. Hack your gun to unlock new weapons, and defeat the machine guarding the elevator.
Why similar: Hacking 24.9% ★, Science 21.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Roguelike 17.6%, Futuristic 9.6%
- #12 A 20-year-old RPG Maker game remade with the latest RPG MAKER UNITE and available for free?! ~The Heroes of the RPG Maker series vs. the Demon Lord~
89% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
The game that was created 20 years ago with RPG MAKER 2000 has been remade in the latest RPG MAKER UNITE!(←the story setting, but it's true that RPG MAKER UNITE was made!) Let's enjoy this new RPG Maker experience, which fuses nostalgia and chaos!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.4%, Shooter 26.3%, RPG 19.5%, Comedy 11.8%, 2D 3.7%
- #13 Particle
89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Jeremy Ulrich
Windows
A minimalist procedurally generated one-stick shooter where you play as a microbot fending off a bio-mechanical plague.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.7%, Roguelike 31.5%, Futuristic 21.4%, 2D 4%, Indie 2.4%
- #14 CHROMA
88% matchPositive82% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Dragonfly Games
Windows
Blast through an army of robots and take down their oppressive corporate empire. Master fast paced movement abilities, combine colors for explosive builds, and make every shot count to beat this back-breaking roguelike shooter.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 36.7%, Roguelike 28.3%, Shooter 22.1%, Comic Book 11.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #15 Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 809 reviews2025
Dev: nodayshalleraseyou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Embody the ultimate cybernetic corporate agent. Master deadly gunplay, time manipulation, and supernatural abilities. Hack computers, people, even the individual bullets flying at you. Confront the future, and die trying.
Why similar: Hacking 42.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Cyberpunk 11.9%, Futuristic 11.3%, RPG 6.2%
- #16 Zombie City Rescue
87% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: XZ Studio
Windows
Imagine being trapped in a city full of zombies, with life and death in front of you! Don't worry, you will become one of the survivors! Quick reaction and precise shooting are your survival rules, but don't forget to stay calm, because every step can be your last! Are you ready?
Why similar: Roguevania 48.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Shooter 20.5%, Stylized 5%, Indie 0.8%
- #17 Virus 3D
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Project 3D
Windows
Eradicate the logic viruses infecting your android baby sister in order to save her life in this fast-paced twin-stick shooter.
Why similar: Hacking 32.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Shooter 16.6%, Science 13.7% ★, Futuristic 12.4%
- #18 flood of zombies
85% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: 弦风课堂
Windows · Mac
《flood of zombies》 is a third-person roguelike shooting game in which the player takes on the role of a soldier, defending against numerous zombie attacks!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26%, Shooter 23.3%, Roguelike 22.9%, RPG 16.3%, Futuristic 9.9%
- #19 My Ransomware Can't Be This Cute?!
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Seppuku Commission
Windows
A push-your-luck deckbuilder hosted by a sentient, mocking malware girl. Outwit the odds or trust your luck — unleash game-breaking synergies, and gamble every file in a retro-PC interface. Will you cash out, or will she crash your system?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 46.3%, Hacking 41.6% ★, Roguelike 9.2%, 2D 2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #20 Space Station Defender
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MATTGRV
Windows
Defeat enemies and get parts! Build your own spaceship!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 31.1%, Roguelike 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shooter 16.2%, Futuristic 10.3%
- #21 Bots Crusher Arena
83% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Cow Games
Windows
Bot Crusher Arena is an open top-down shooter where the player takes on the role of a cyborg participating in an arena elimination with other cyborgs. The task is to survive in the arena and defeat all enemies. Don't let the enemies hit you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 50.4%, Shooter 27.6%, Futuristic 15.7%, 2D 4.1%, Indie 1.2%
- #22 荣光的见证 Glory's Witness
82% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: KASADE Studio
Windows
"Glory's Witness" is a platform jump shooting game that supports attribute addition. You will play the AI intelligent robot that survived the last days, guided by the "God", and embark on an adventure to "witness the glory of human civilization".
Why similar: Roguevania 39.9% ★, Roguelike 17.4%, Shooter 15.3%, Cyberpunk 9.4%, Futuristic 8.3%
- #23 Rogue Legacy
82% matchVery Positive92% of 18,678 reviews2013
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
Why similar: Roguevania 70.5% ★, Roguelike 23.7%, RPG 2.9%, 2D 1.2%, Indie 1.2%
- #24 Broken Scary Skeleton
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GDAEON
Windows
Broken Scary Skeleton is a rogue-like top-down shooter in which you are cursed with love. Fight and possess defeated enemies to change your character's abilities and use different types of weapons.
Why similar: Roguevania 39.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Roguelike 18.7%, Shooter 16.1%, Stylized 4.8%
- #25 Inken
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jacob Gislason
Windows
Explore ruined office buildings filled with vile inken creatures yet, find resources, information, and weapons to aid your survival. Inken is a fps, exploration based, roguelike where your knowledge gives your more power than your skills.
Why similar: Roguevania 64.9% ★, Shooter 19.4%, Roguelike 15.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #26 DeadWire
78% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Shotgun AnacondaPub: The CoLab
Windows · Linux
Use weapons and your hacking ability to trigger chain reactions by linking enemies and the environment in clever ways. Shoot, stab, throw grenades, hack, or whatever it takes to kill everyone and save yourself and your mentor.
Why similar: Hacking 34.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Shooter 18.2%, Cyberpunk 13.9%, 2D 3%
- #27 Hack the Babel Inc.
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ToAge
Windows · Mac
A puzzle roguelike game that gives a broad puzzle experience. More than 100 items give additional rules to the base rule like Minesweeper and create a completely different puzzle strategy. Become a hacker and conquer Babel's servers, where randomly generated puzzles await you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.3%, Roguelike 17.9%, Science 15.8% ★, Hacking 14.2% ★, Cyberpunk 11.6%
- #28 CYBRID: Survivor
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tom ReasonPub: SHADA GAMES
Windows
CYBRID: Survivor - is a single-player shooter with survival elements. Use your entire arsenal, fight hordes of robots, mine resources and unlock powerful upgrades as you clean up the streets at night. You are alone, against everyone!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, Roguelike 22.8%, Shooter 19.8%, Futuristic 15.8%, Stylized 7.2%
- #29 Starship Saboteur Prototype
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: Catland
Windows
Shoot or sneak your way through a starship filled with enemy patrols, things to sabotage and captains to hurl out of windows into the cold depth of space in this short game prototype!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Science 21.9% ★, Shooter 16%, Cyberpunk 12.1%, Futuristic 10.9%
- #30 Elara: A Coding Adventure in Space
78% matchPositive100% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Browne
Windows
Solve puzzles and learn how to code in this unique and gripping sci-fi adventure!
Why similar: Hacking 47.1% ★, Education 20.5%, Science 16.1% ★, Futuristic 12.4%, 2D 2.8%
- #31 UNDERLOD
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: sdwr
Windows
Underlod is an arcade RTS. Control groups of units to take down waves of enemies. Upgrade your troops using synergies and powerful item effects.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 29.2%, Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Roguelike 19.9%, Shooter 15.3%, RPG 6.5%
- #32 Glitchpunk
76% matchMixed49% of 245 reviews2024
Dev: Dark LordPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Inspired by classic top-down action games, Glitchpunk lets you brawl, shoot and drive your way through a dystopian future. As an android bounty hunter in a brutal world of gangs, cults and corporations there’s plenty of work for you. Lock and load, let her rip!
Why similar: Hacking 37.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Cyberpunk 15%, Shooter 12.2%, Futuristic 9.9%
- #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 38%, Shooter 30%, Futuristic 15.1%, Cyberpunk 11.3%, 2D 3.9%
- #34 LYMBUS
75% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Accident Studios
Windows
Descend into a digital labyrinth of our own making. Move around with your keys. Do everything else with your cards. Exercise maximum strategy in building your deck, then throw it out the window in screen-shaking, bullet hell-style battles. Combat happens in real time, meaning every moment matters.
Why similar: Hacking 31.6% ★, Deckbuilding 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Roguelike 17%, Futuristic 9.8%
- #35 Vietnam Communist: Against U.S. Invasion
74% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: AXIMOX
Windows
is an action shooter where you play a Vietnamese soldier with an AK-47, fighting for unity and freedom. "CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM" – "Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc".☭ ★"Socialist Republic of Vietnam"–"Independence - Liberty - Happiness".
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.7%, Shooter 28%, RPG 21.3%, Story Rich 6.1%, 2D 4%
- #36 Deadline:Aphelion
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: MerlynPub: Merlyn Games
Windows
In Deadline: Aphelion, you play as a mercenary tasked with defending the research facility from the hordes of alien spiders that have been drawn to it.
Why similar: Science 42.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Roguelike 18.8%, Shooter 15.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #37 GRIDHACK
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: THRESHOLD ANOMALY
Windows
GRIDHACK is a sci-fi puzzle RPG where you fight nonogram battles to hack your way on an intergalactic quest as you try to find out what happened to a planet called Earth!
Why similar: Hacking 53.6% ★, RPG 14.5%, Cyberpunk 13.2%, Futuristic 7.4%, Stylized 5%
- #38 Yolo Space Hacker 2 - Mission Bahamas
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: BKNLab
Windows
Alternate between infiltration and hacking of cameras and servers, using real tools. Sharpen your OSInt skills, prepare a trojan, and launch a targeted phishing attack to hack in total discretion...
Why similar: Hacking 59.2% ★, Education 22.1%, Cyberpunk 18.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%, Indie 0.2%
- #39 ハッカータイピング
77% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: naoeZijiGames
Windows
あなたは今、この瞬間からハッカーになりました。ハッカータイピングは近未来風タイピングゲームです。あなたのもとにはたくさんの"依頼"が届きます。依頼は単語と文章で分かれており、好みのスタイルでタイピング可能。問題文の種類はなんと、600以上!!依頼を完了するとポイントがもらえ、加算されていきます。背景、エフェクト、音のすべてがハッカーの気分になれます。たくさんの依頼をこなしてランキング上位をめざそう!!
Why similar: Hacking 58.2% ★, Education 20.9%, Futuristic 19%, Singleplayer 1%, Indie 0.9%
- #40 Veiled Edge
73% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: ONW Studio Inc,
Windows
Veiled Edge is an indie game that weaves together diverse genres into a single, compelling narrative. With fresh ideas, experimental gameplay, and the distinctive atmosphere of cyberpunk, each chapter delivers a completely new experience, drawing players deeper into its virtual worlds.
Why similar: Hacking 41.2% ★, Cyberpunk 17%, Futuristic 15.2%, Roguelike 13.8%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #41 Rogue Rollout
72% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Peepod Games
Windows
Rogue Rollout is a thrilling roguelike deckbuilder where you score points in a classic dice game style, choose powerful artifacts, and face challenging obstacles as you push through endless rounds.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 45.2%, Roguelike 32.7%, Futuristic 9.9%, Cyberpunk 7.8%, 2D 2.7%
- #42 食屎啦你 Eat Shit
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 老八
Windows
Eat shit is a difficult game with multiple scripts. In the game, players need to find the toilet and release the sphincter under the influence of sphincter magic, and use the excrement to unlock your skills. But the road to find the toilet is dangerous, whether you can survive.
Why similar: Shooter 24.3%, Roguelike 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, RPG 16.7%, Comic Book 9.1%
- #43 Hard Chip
70% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Elorth
Windows
Hard Chip is a 3D simulation/puzzle game about building processors focusing on realism. Explore the world of semiconductor chip design and delve into the intricacies of CPU logic, floor planning, and propagation delay.
Why similar: Hacking 41.5% ★, Science 26.8% ★, Education 18.2%, Futuristic 7.7%, Stylized 4.7%
- #44 >//:System.Hack
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 31 reviews2017
Dev: Nullray Gaming
Windows
>//:System.Hack is a sim-rpg set in a dystopian future. Take the role of a neophyte hacker as they begin their criminal career. Design programs, increase your skills, upgrade your hardware, hack systems in cyberspace, battle IC, rob banks, manage your own company and more!
Why similar: Hacking 56.2% ★, Cyberpunk 22.2%, RPG 18.2%, Indie 3.3%
- #45 Anomalogenos
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: oyajinojiike
Windows
A fishing shooter game where you reel in targets to shoot while dodging enemy bullets! Build diverse strategies using active skills deployable during battle and passive skills that constantly activate!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.1%, Deckbuilding 28.2%, Shooter 21.3%, RPG 12.4%, 2D 2.3%
- #46 SpaceBell
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WILLSWAYSTUDIOS
Windows
SpaceBell is the first Sci-Hy (Scientific-Hypothesis) game. Embark on a crafting, survival, rogue-like, RPG journey as you break free from Bell's mind and discover the missing framework for the Foundations of Physics--play the hypotheses.
Why similar: Roguelike 30.5%, Science 24.3% ★, RPG 19.9%, Education 18.7%, 2D 4.3%
- #47 Lia: Hacking Destiny
68% matchVery Positive97% of 129 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: Hacking 29.8% ★, Roguelike 19.3%, Shooter 16.2%, Cyberpunk 12.1%, Futuristic 11.2%
- #48 Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
68% matchVery Positive80% of 1,621 reviews2024
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 32.4%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Roguelike 19.4%, Shooter 14.7%, RPG 5.6%
- #49 Decker
72% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Rich Vos
Windows
Thwart heartless mega-corporations as a downtrodden coder-turned-hacker in this original, futuristic take on hacking. Use your wits and every program at your disposal to outwit, outmaneuver, or flat out overpower the relentless virtual guardians of the megacorps' most closely guarded secrets.
Why similar: Hacking 66.7% ★, RPG 29.6%, Indie 3.8%
- #50 Zombie Hunting
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TopTop
Windows
This is a single-player rogue-like shooter adventure game with tactical elements. The once prosperous world has been overrun by zombies, and you'll play the role of the leader of the last refuge, looking for the light of survival for the remaining companions.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Roguelike 24.6%, Shooter 24.5%, RPG 20.7%, Indie 1.1%
- #51 Genome Guardian 2
67% matchVery Positive98% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic shooter with macroscopic depth. BUILD YOUR NANOBOT from hundreds of parts. SURVIVE the microbial onslaught once more in this psychedelic dive to the Abyss, full of mutations, minerals, anomalies and powerup polyps. SHMUP mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Science 30.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Shooter 16.7%, Roguelike 11.5%, RPG 8.1%
- #52 Access Denied
71% matchVery Positive80% of 407 reviews2016
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Access Denied is a puzzle game in the world where for storage of personal data are used special device in the form of protected boxes. Imagine yourself in the role of the professional cracker of such devices and test your skills for 36 different levels.
Why similar: Hacking 44.6% ★, Futuristic 25.8%, Cyberpunk 23.8%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #53 DOOMSDAY
69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: JARWorks
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced mad science roguelike deckbuilder. Build the ultimate doomsday device with cards, using controlled chaos and cunning play to your advantage. Defeat your puny enemies. Acquire priceless artifacts. Take over the world.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 47.3%, Roguelike 27.3%, Science 22.3% ★, 2D 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #54 Genome Guardian
67% matchVery Positive92% of 770 reviews2024
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Science 29.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Roguelike 19.8%, Shooter 19.3%, RPG 3%
- #55 Tank Core
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Light Shield Studio
Windows
"Tank Core" is a 2D top-down shooter game infused with Roguelike elements. Players will collect various random tank components in levels, including turrets, chassis, shells, modules, and cores, to assemble unique tanks that will protect base and defeat all enemies encountered.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.3%, Roguelike 29.5%, Shooter 28.3%, 2D 3.1%, Indie 1.2%
- #56 Logic World
68% matchVery Positive94% of 349 reviews2021
Dev: Mouse Hat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Invent a new computer! Logic World is a first-person sandbox simulation game that's all about digital logic. Play alone or with friends, design unique machines, build up layers of complexity, and experience the joy of circuits!
Why similar: Hacking 45.8% ★, Science 28.9% ★, Education 20.6%, Stylized 4.7%
- #57 Supre-Immune
66% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Indion
Windows
Join a roguelike action where cute immune cells battle viruses. Collect data in fast-paced combat, gain weapons and abilities through evolution, or level up to grow stronger. The fun of building your own super immune cell with different combinations each run is up to you!
Why similar: Science 34.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Roguelike 23.2%, Shooter 12.9%, 2D 3.1%
- #58 Chronos Trap in Time
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: SCS Ogonvard AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Harness the power of Greek Gods in this intense vertical rogue-like shooter. Command divine Mechas, brew sacred potions, and unlock permanent upgrades at Hephaestos’ Forge. Battle mythical hordes and challenge the Titans in a fast-paced quest for eternal glory!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.2%, Roguelike 31.8%, Shooter 26.2%, RPG 6%, Indie 1.1%
- #59 Mu Complex
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 206 reviews2015
Dev: studiocime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as a hacker and take control of an ultra secret company to reveal the darkest secrets. But beware , you seem not to be alone and what you will discover could change the world ...
Why similar: Hacking 96.2% ★, Indie 3.8%
- #60 BitVault
67% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Enigma Dragons LLC
Windows
Become an expert hacker by using your raw brainpower! Learn how to get ahead in your new job at a cybersecurity company. Analyze servers for weaknesses, and hack them using their own subroutines to access the data they protect.
Why similar: Hacking 61.1% ★, Cyberpunk 17.9%, Comedy 10.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Indie 1.1%