Games Like Dead Cells

Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 11.1%, Roguelite 10%, Procedural Generation 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It nails the same loop of fast side-scrolling combat, build experimentation, permanent progression, and addictive one-more-run momentum.

Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Metroidvania 13.1%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Dead Cells, it blends rapid 2D action, strong build variety, and difficult roguelite runs that reward mastery and adaptation.

Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.

Why similar: Metroidvania 18.2%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same stylish side-scrolling hack-and-slash rhythm, branching runs, and repeated-death progression loop in a different aesthetic wrapper.

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: Hack and Slash 25.7%, Action Roguelike 24.2%, Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelite 17.5%, 2D 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is one of the closest modern matches to Dead Cells, with slick 2D roguelite runs, weapon-driven combat, and mobility-heavy room-to-room action.

Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 17%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Difficult 14.2%, Roguelite 13.6%, Roguelike 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its responsive platforming, flashy build synergies, and run-based progression make it feel like a more ability-combo-driven cousin to Dead Cells.

In this challenging, fast-paced roguelite, every death is a unique chance to rewrite fate, save Persia or die trying. Master fluid, acrobatic combat and parkour as you explore your kingdom to right your wrongs!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.7%, Roguelite 16.6%, Roguelike 12.8%, Souls-like 11.5%, Roguevania 11.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its emphasis on acrobatic traversal, run-based structure, and fluid melee movement makes it one of the most obvious Dead Cells alternatives.

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 52.8% ★, Roguelike 12.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Action Roguelike 8.1%, Metroidvania 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The original still delivers a very similar roguevania structure, mixing repeat runs, permanent upgrades, and side-scrolling combat challenge.

Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelite 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Difficult 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is another fast 2D action roguelite built around clean combat, randomized runs, and gradual mastery of weapons and movement.

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: Roguevania 21.5% ★, Roguelite 12.2%, Action Roguelike 11%, Metroidvania 10.2%, Roguelike 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures Dead Cells' speed and aggression with hyper-mobile 2D combat that rewards relentless offense and precision execution.

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Souls-like 23.5%, Difficult 13.6%, Platformer 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It lacks the roguelite loop, but its demanding 2D combat, precise movement, and exploration-heavy world strongly match Dead Cells' metroidvania side.

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Souls-like 25.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Difficult 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its punishing 2D melee combat, grim atmosphere, and methodical exploration make it a strong pick if you liked Dead Cells' souls-like edge.

Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

Why similar: Souls-like 42.7%, Metroidvania 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Difficult 10.4%, Platformer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is a heavier, RPG-leaning take on 2D soulslike combat that shares Dead Cells' brutality, build decisions, and side-view combat tension.

Sundered is a chaotic hand­-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!

Why similar: Roguevania 44.3% ★, Metroidvania 20%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Platformer 6.6%, Difficult 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This mixes metroidvania exploration with roguelite repetition and large-scale combat, appealing if you liked Dead Cells' evolving-map structure.

Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.

Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Souls-like 18.5%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Hack and Slash 12.2%, Roguelite 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its run-based side-scrolling action, combo-focused combat, and biome progression hit many of the same gameplay pleasures as Dead Cells.

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

Why similar: Souls-like 37.2%, Metroidvania 24.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Difficult 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its challenging boss fights, 2D soulslike combat, and exploration-driven structure line up well with Dead Cells' tougher metroidvania elements.

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: Action Roguelike 21%, Roguelite 16.5%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Roguelike 15.2%, Platformer 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Though more Mega Man-inspired, its fast platforming, run-based progression, and crisp combat make it a strong fit for Dead Cells fans.

A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.

Why similar: Roguevania 35.1% ★, Metroidvania 20%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 8.6%, Procedural Generation 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It leans harder into the metroidvania side of the formula, generating interconnected runs that feel like a roguelike twist on exploration-heavy action.

You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.

Why similar: Souls-like 21.8%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Difficult 13.8%, Roguelite 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Even from an isometric view, it shares Dead Cells' emphasis on deliberate dodging, weapon mastery, and punishing roguelite combat.

Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Souls-like 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Hack and Slash 7.3%, Platformer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This offers similarly harsh 2D action, parry-centric combat, and a bleak atmosphere that should click with fans of Dead Cells' harsher runs.

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.8%, Hack and Slash 22%, Roguelite 17.4%, Roguelike 14.3%, Difficult 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It trades platforming for an isometric perspective, but the same run-based buildcraft, sharp combat, and excellent progression make it a natural crossover pick.

Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Souls-like 25.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its weighty combat and hostile metroidvania world are slower than Dead Cells, but it scratches a similar difficult-action itch.

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: Roguelike 19.3%, Procedural Generation 18.3%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Roguelite 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a looser, gun-focused version of the same idea: fast 2D roguelite runs with constant upgrades, branching choices, and high replay value.

ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Souls-like 26%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Difficult 9.4%, Atmospheric 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers melancholic metroidvania exploration and hard-hitting combat for players who want more of Dead Cells' dark, skill-based 2D action.

Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Souls-like 18.6%, Difficult 10.7%, Platformer 10%, Hack and Slash 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This delivers fast side-scrolling combat, loot-driven progression, and a fluid feel that makes it an easy recommendation for Dead Cells players.

Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Souls-like 26.2%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Difficult 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines gothic metroidvania exploration with aggressive 2D soulslike combat in a way that overlaps nicely with Dead Cells' tone and challenge.

Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.

Why similar: Metroidvania 61.4%, Hack and Slash 7.9%, Souls-like 7.1%, Adventure 5.3%, Action 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its excellent movement, precise combat, and exploration-heavy 2D design make it a great choice if your favorite part of Dead Cells was the platforming-action flow.

Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.2%, Hack and Slash 16.7%, Difficult 13.6%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: It channels Dead Cells' speed and repeat-run energy into a platform-fighter combat system built around juggling enemies and chaining movement.

Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.

Why similar: Roguevania 22.4% ★, Souls-like 21%, Metroidvania 15%, Action Roguelike 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Though slower and more deliberate, it echoes Dead Cells through oppressive 2D combat, punishing encounters, and a dark soulslike atmosphere.

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Souls-like 25.5%, Difficult 16.1%, Platformer 9.4%, 2D 4.2%

Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

Why similar: Difficult 23.7%, Roguelike 21.9%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%

Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 13.4%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Difficult 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its brutal side-scrolling roguelike runs, randomized loot, and deadly combat make it a good lower-ranked match for Dead Cells fans who want more chaos.

In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.8%, Roguelite 19.2%, Roguelike 16.7%, Procedural Generation 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its side-scrolling roguelite structure, intense room-clearing, and risk-reward upgrade decisions make it a strong fit despite being more shooter-focused.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Roguelike 21.9%, Difficult 17.6%, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Difficult 19.1%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Metroidvania 14.2%, Souls-like 13.4%

An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.2%, Roguelite 23%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Procedural Generation 8.5%, Roguelike 4.1%

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 24%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Platformer 19.7%, Difficult 18%, Action 7.3%

Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.

Why similar: Roguevania 21% ★, Metroidvania 11.2%, Souls-like 10.4%, Action Roguelike 7.1%, Hack and Slash 6.8%

A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

Why similar: Roguevania 34% ★, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Difficult 9.4%, Roguelike 8.2%

Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelike 22.7%, Difficult 18%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Roguelite 7.7%

Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.

Why similar: Roguevania 25.8% ★, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 14%, Roguelike 9.3%, Difficult 7.1%

Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.4%, Roguelike 15.8%, Hack and Slash 11.4%, Roguelite 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%

Summum Aeterna is a fast-paced Roguelite inspired by the Metroidvania Aeterna Noctis. Create your own worlds, challenges, difficulty and influences in each new run. Die, learn, become stronger, and achieve victory. Death is inevitable, but glory is only for the chosen.

Why similar: Roguevania 25.3% ★, Hack and Slash 9.4%, Action Roguelike 9.3%, Roguelite 8%, Difficult 7.8%

Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20%, Hack and Slash 16.6%, Roguelite 15.6%, Roguelike 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%

Dash, dive and defy the Vortex. A lightning-fast, 1-3 player co-op roguelite from the crafters of Dead Cells, where every run is a leap into chaos. Absorb the powers of fallen warriors, rebuild their weapons, and WIPE THE FLOOR with anything that gets in the way of a perfect run.

Why similar: Metroidvania 16.9%, Souls-like 15.8%, Hack and Slash 11.3%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%

Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, Difficult 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Souls-like 11.6%, Action 4.1%

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.7%, Roguelite 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Roguelike 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

Why similar: Metroidvania 65.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Platformer 8.7%, Action 4.8%, Difficult 4.1%

The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Souls-like 25.2%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Difficult 12.4%, Platformer 7.9%

Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelike 20.8%, Platformer 19.8%, Difficult 16.3%, Procedural Generation 10.8%

A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.

Why similar: Souls-like 18%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Roguelite 9.9%, Difficult 9.6%

Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.4%, Roguelike 18.6%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 14.4%, Procedural Generation 12.1%

Rogue Worlds is a chaotic tactical roguelite platformer where you wield the environment and creative abilities to overcome challenges. Outwit powerful guardians and blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths!

Why similar: Roguevania 23.4% ★, Metroidvania 14.6%, Souls-like 13.7%, Roguelike 8.2%, Procedural Generation 6.5%

Nightmare: The Lunatic is a parrying action rogue-lite platformer game about escaping a nightmare. Constantly swap between 3 weapons, use special attacks, and avoid and parry enemy attacks. Strengthen yourself by collecting powerful and unique totems.

Why similar: Roguevania 19% ★, Souls-like 11.9%, Metroidvania 11.7%, Hack and Slash 9.7%, Action Roguelike 9.2%

Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 24.2%, Difficult 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Platformer 9.3%

Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 20%, Roguelike 17.5%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 16.4%, Souls-like 12%

Rising Hell is a vertical platformer rogue-lite filled with adrenaline-pumping action and tons of heavy gothic metal shreds. Climb out from the ever-changing hell while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons.

Why similar: Roguevania 34.8% ★, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 9.5%, Difficult 9.2%, Procedural Generation 8.7%

Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.5%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, Souls-like 15.2%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 12.1%

Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.4%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike 13.9%, Procedural Generation 13.7%

Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.

Why similar: Difficult 21.2%, Procedural Generation 17.9%, Platformer 17.6%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelike 12.1%

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.6%, Roguelike 22.9%, Platformer 12.7%, Difficult 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%