Games Like Dead Estate

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.6%, Roguelike 20.9%, Difficult 16.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%, Perma Death 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for fast-paced, high-intensity twin-stick roguelikes that demand quick reflexes.

A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.7%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Roguelike 12%, Difficult 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features chaotic, fast-paced twin-stick action with unique boss encounters that mirror the frantic energy of Dead Estate.

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 23.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Roguelike 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Difficult 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive twin-stick dungeon crawler that shares the challenging combat and deep item variety of Dead Estate.

Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30%, Dungeon Crawler 22.8%, Difficult 21.3%, Roguelike 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides fast, punchy combat with deep character customization and a satisfying, high-difficulty loop.

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 30.5%, Roguelike 20.5%, Difficult 16.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational dungeon-crawler roguelike that established the genre's focus on item-based progression and dark themes.

A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

Why similar: Singleplayer 100%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers an extremely similar gameplay loop and intensity, focusing on tight, responsive twin-stick shooting.

20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Horror 15.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, fast-paced action-roguelike that features a dark, gothic aesthetic similar to the mansion setting.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 34.4%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Roguelike 12.2%, Procedural Generation 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tight, responsive twin-stick combat with a unique health-management system that keeps every run high-stakes.

Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Roguelike 14.2%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, violent top-down action game that captures the brutal, fast-paced intensity of Dead Estate.

Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Perma Death 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Difficult 12.1%, Action Roguelike 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style twin-stick shooter that emphasizes difficult, perma-death gameplay and diverse character builds.

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 24%, Action Roguelike 21%, Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Shooter 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers chaotic, colorful twin-stick action with a heavy focus on stacking item synergies to become overpowered.

Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.8%, Perma Death 27%, Difficult 23.9%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced, aggressive combat that mirrors the intensity of Dead Estate, albeit in a first-person perspective.

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: Action Roguelike 28.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Difficult 15.8%, Roguelike 10.3%, Isometric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, fast-paced twin-stick shooter that emphasizes deep weapon mechanics and aggressive movement.

Disfigure is a grim-dark rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.4%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, Roguelike 13.7%, Difficult 12.8%, Horror 6%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, top-down survival shooter that uses light and shadow mechanics to heighten the feeling of dread.

Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.2%, Dungeon Crawler 26.7%, Roguelike 14.6%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person action-roguelike that captures the brutal, visceral combat feel of the genre.

Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.7%, Roguelike 24.2%, Demons 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, gothic action-roguelike that captures the grim atmosphere and relentless combat of the genre.

Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Difficult 11.3%, Roguelike 10.7%, Isometric 10%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric twin-stick shooter that utilizes a gritty, dark aesthetic to create a tense combat experience.

Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 56%, Roguelike 28%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity 2D action-roguelike that focuses on scaling power and surviving overwhelming enemy waves.

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 32.1%, Dungeon Crawler 21.7%, Roguelike 18.2%, Difficult 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, challenging top-down combat game that rewards movement and creative spell combinations.

Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.

Why similar: Shooter 33.9%, Horror 33.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Action 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that blends fast-paced action with dungeon-crawling elements and looter-shooter mechanics.

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 43.1%, Roguelike 23%, Difficult 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Action 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, action-heavy roguelike with a distinct art style and highly satisfying combat mechanics.

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 35.4%, Roguelike 21.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Difficult 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art dungeon crawler that focuses on looting, character progression, and fast-paced combat.

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 27.1%, Perma Death 21.1%, Roguelike 16.8%, Difficult 14.6%, Procedural Generation 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, fast-paced action-roguelike with platforming elements and a high degree of replayability.

Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 52.1%, Dungeon Crawler 40.5%, Action 4.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines dungeon-crawling action with a dark, occult aesthetic that fits the horror-themed vibe of the seed game.

Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Action Roguelike 22.1%, Perma Death 11.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10%, Gore 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down shooter that focuses on violent, arcade-style combat and challenging enemy patterns.

Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 30.1%, Roguelike 18.6%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Action 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity action-roguelike that focuses on massive enemy waves and powerful, screen-clearing abilities.

Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 49.1%, Roguelike 42.7%, Action 5.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arena-based action-roguelike that rewards quick reflexes and strategic build optimization.

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Perma Death 20.8%, Roguelike 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Gore 9.2%

Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelike 13.7%, Perma Death 13.7%, Difficult 13%

Why You'll Like It: An action-packed twin-stick shooter that leans heavily into a hellish, monster-filled theme.

Still Not Dead is a challenging roguelite FPS that merges the fast satisfying gunplay of Doom with open stages, insane weaponry, tactical choice and being pursued by death itself. The unique blessing and curse system, plus unlockable skill skulls set the game apart from everything else.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.9%, Zombies 12.2%, Difficult 10.2%, Horror 7.7%, Gore 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, retro-styled action-roguelike that emphasizes survival against overwhelming odds in a dark setting.

The Bleakest Keep is a challenging action horror roguelike. Survive the horrors of the Keep, upgrade your gear, and earn ranks as you ascend the tower and save the world!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.5%, Dungeon Crawler 25.4%, Roguelike 23%, Horror 14.5%, Action 3.5%

Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 9.8%, Difficult 9.7%

Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

Why similar: Difficult 51.1%, Pixel Graphics 30%, Action 13.3%, Singleplayer 5.6%

Pixel Descent is an action rogue-lite in which you navigate a series of complex dungeons packed to the brim with monsters that want you dead. Sign the contract and descend into the deepest depths of the abyss knowing full well that you will definitely die there, it's just a matter of when.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Perma Death 16.1%, Roguelike 12%

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Difficult 31.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Gore 15%, Zombies 12.5%, Shooter 10.7%

Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Zombies 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style shooter that focuses on clearing massive waves of enemies with satisfying, retro-inspired combat.

Withering Rooms is a challenging 2.5D horror RPG set in a procedurally generated Victorian mansion that changes each night. Explore Mostyn House to collect the perfect items for your build and face a huge cast of overgrown undead, invisible ghosts, devious witches, and more.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 43%, Horror 36.1%, Procedural Generation 16.3%, Action 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.

Why similar: Horror 43.6%, Gore 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Action 7%, Roguelike 4.9%

Hack, slash, shoot and loot your way through procedurally generated dungeons! Smack your enemies into spikes with your inventory sack!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.5%, Dungeon Crawler 32.2%, Roguelike 13%, Gore 8%, Procedural Generation 6.7%

Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter, but the game window itself is constantly closing in on you. Shoot the window edges to push it around your screen as you fight and dodge enemies and bosses in their own windows.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42%, Action Roguelike 28.4%, Perma Death 23.8%, Action 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Inspired by the iconic Call of Duty Zombies experience, Raining Blood Hellfire 1.0 is an intense survival bullet hell where chaos reigns and every round is a brutal battle for life — and absolute power. Kill, upgrade, explore, die, repeat.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Perma Death 13.9%, Difficult 12.3%, Demons 10.4%

Dandy Ace is an over the top action game that follows this fabulous magician seeking to combine and use his magical cards, fighting and looting his way to defeat the Green-Eyed Illusionist and free himself from a cursed mirror.

Why similar: Isometric 18.2%, Dungeon Crawler 16.8%, Perma Death 16.6%, Roguelike 15.2%, Difficult 15.1%

Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.8%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Perma Death 18.4%, Difficult 12.5%, Procedural Generation 8.3%

A haunted house where ghosts and vengeful spirits lurk around every corner. Your courage and wit will be put to the test in order to survive. Use trails and sounds as clues to progress in this exciting new roguelike escape game.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 49.2%, Horror 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Action 7.2%, Procedural Generation 5.7%

What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.

Why similar: Horror 52.2%, Pixel Graphics 26%, Gore 21.8%

In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Perma Death 16.8%, Difficult 12.6%, Roguelike 12.5%

The universe wants you dead. Take on the ten great spirits of the universe in this intense boss fighting challenge!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Difficult 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Horror 10.8%, Action 8.4%

DEATHRUN TV is a fast hardcore rogue-lite twin-stick shooter set in the world's biggest and craziest game show. You'll experience real-time blistering speed and bullet-dodging action as you compete for glory...assuming you’re able to survive in this 2D bullet hell where only “likes” really count.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.4%, Action Roguelike 15%, Perma Death 13.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Difficult 12%

Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.2%, Difficult 25.6%, Shooter 13.4%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

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: Action Roguelike 24.3%, Difficult 16.6%, Demons 14.1%, Roguelike 13.2%, Gore 10.7%

Shoot Trip Die is a psychedelic, arcade, rogue-like romp! Finger blast your way through dozens of levels mowing down strange monsters and collecting even weirder items, all to get back to your pissed stained mattress! It's got Kick! It's got Bite! And It'll Mess. You. Up! You got what it takes?...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Action Roguelike 16%, Perma Death 15.3%, Roguelike 10.4%

Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of hell. Battle hordes of demons through 12 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.3%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Demons 15%, Roguelike 13.8%, Shooter 6.7%

Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.4%, Roguelike 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Action 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 75.1%, Horror 17.3%, Gore 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 64.7%, Action 22.2%, Singleplayer 13%

You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Perma Death 19.6%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Roguelike 16.8%, Horror 10%

Take on the demonic threat as Letifer in an action-packed mix of twin-stick shooter, roguelite, and survivors-like gameplay. Gun through brutal Rituals, shape your build with powerful upgrades, and return to base for lasting upgrades to your character and gear.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.4%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Demons 13.5%, Difficult 13.4%, Zombies 12.2%

Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!

Why similar: Shooter 28.7%, Difficult 24.7%, Gore 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Action 11.2%

Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Perma Death 12.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, Difficult 11.3%

Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

Why similar: Difficult 52%, Action 12.9%, Horror 11.4%, Sexual Content 10.1%, Anime 9.8%