Games Like Death Road to Canada

Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Roguelike 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same chaotic, sandbox-style rogue-lite action and emphasis on quirky character abilities and emergent humor.

Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.

Why similar: Zombies 61.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Survival 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%, Indie 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the retro, cross-country survival road trip theme and manages resource scarcity against zombie threats.

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 29.7%, Roguelike 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Local Co-Op 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers similarly fast-paced, high-difficulty action-roguelike shooting with distinct post-apocalyptic mutated characters.

Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through dungeons and power up your hero - if a friend kills you they take your place and it’s their turn to crawl. It's a race to gain enough XP and loot to take on the hulking final boss!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Local Co-Op 20.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Roguelike 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the same chaotic couch multiplayer energy and pixelated arcade action.

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 26.8%, Local Co-Op 16%, Roguelike 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Difficult 8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the frantic top-down bullet-hell action and dense item-synergy mechanics found in Death Road's combat.

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 26.7%, Roguelike 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Local Co-Op 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers intense action-roguelike survival gameplay where managing escalating threats is key to staying alive.

A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply, causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves. Now it's up to you to blast your way through the hordes of undead if you're going to escape the city. On the way to your rescue, you'll search stores and houses for supplies, and trade with other survivors.

Why similar: Zombies 47.2%, Local Co-Op 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Survival 6.7%, Action 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar retro pixel-art style focused entirely on mowing down wave after wave of slow-moving zombies.

Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.3%, Local Co-Op 19.8%, Roguelike 14%, Co-op 11.9%, Multiplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends beat-em-up combat with roguelike dungeon crawling and great local co-op capabilities.

Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.

Why similar: Zombies 37.4%, Pixel Graphics 23.7%, Survival 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Action 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Explores a bleak post-apocalyptic journey involving resource management and desperate survival aboard transportation.

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.5%, Roguelike 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Difficult 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines frantic dungeon exploration and pixel-art rogue-lite mechanics with a strong rhythmic pulse.

Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.

Why similar: Zombies 63.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%, Action 3.9%, Comedy 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Inverts the survival premise by letting you manage the zombie horde instead, but keeps the same pixel-art gore and dark comedy.

Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons.

Why similar: Zombies 35.6%, Action Roguelike 23%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Survival 8.4%, Roguelite 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic rogue-lite about managing a group of survivors during a zombie outbreak with unique items and bizarre weapons.

"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Zombies 50%, Survival 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Roguelike 8.2%, RPG 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical survival, base defense, and squad management in a pixelated zombie apocalypse setting.

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 24.9%, Local Co-Op 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Roguelike 12%, Character Customization 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers intense platforming action and a rich array of randomized equipment similar to a rugged survival run.

Death Skid Marks is a rogue-like car combat game about what so many of us have experienced: a road trip to a music gig… only in this game, things get violent. The game uniquely blends top down arcade action and RPG mechanics.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 41%, RPG 12.5%, Action 10.4%, Difficult 10.1%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-speed vehicular combat and violent survival through hostile, blood-soaked territory.

Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?

Why similar: Zombies 25.4%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Survival 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Why You'll Like It: Pits you against overwhelming swarms of undead in a top-down action setting built for cooperative play.

Cannibal Crossing is an action-survival game where you explore the randomly generated town of Earlsboro while scavenging, fighting hordes of enemies, building a base, and searching for a way to escape! Meet survivors with new abilities and lots of cannibals. Includes a co-op mode for 1-4 players!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.1%, Local Co-Op 18.6%, Survival 15.4%, Roguelike 12.3%, Co-op 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action survival game where you fight through hordes of monsters and rescue eccentric survivors.

Super Amazing Wagon Adventure is a fast-paced 2d shooting game with a random story. You control a group of three migrants traveling west along a wagon trail. The game consists of short scenes that are sequenced together in a semi-random way to tell a crazy adventure story.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.5%, Roguelike 13.5%, Comedy 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Difficult 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Takes the classic cross-country trail survival concept and infuses it with wildly unpredictable, fast-paced action.

Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.6%, Zombies 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Action 5.8%, RPG 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic arcade shooter and rogue-lite that throws players into frenetic battles against the undead.

Infected Shelter is an ultra-violent rogue-lite post-apocalyptic beat'em up. Singleplayer and co-op for up to four players.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Zombies 20.5%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, RPG 6.5%, Roguelite 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides violent randomized melee combat and post-apocalyptic survival progression with friends.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Comedy 17.5%, RPG 10.4%, Funny 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Embraces the same weird, darkly humorous, and brutal post-apocalyptic journey accompanied by a party of flawed characters.

Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.

Why similar: Zombies 34%, Local Co-Op 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Co-op 8.4%, Multiplayer 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers side-scrolling tactical action and cooperative shooting in pixelated urban environments.

A campy, crazy pixelart zombie apocalypse arcade sim where you're the bad guy. Drop your virus and spread it across the globe while you unlock a whole horde of bizarre undead to do your bidding.

Why similar: Zombies 47.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Difficult 8.3%, Comedy 7.2%, Survival 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the satirical, infection-spreading theme and chaotic strategic planning of the series.

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 30.8%, Roguelike 16.2%, Local Co-Op 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential action-roguelike featuring endless item combinations and frantic top-down room clearing.

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 29.7%, Local Co-Op 29.2%, Roguelike 11.5%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original title's chaotic action-roguelike formula with great multiplayer and item synergies.

Zombieville USA 3D is a stylized arcade shooter combining retro gameplay with strikingly polished visuals. Fight through an endless undead horde in the bleak hellscape of suburbia! Choose your weapons, grab a friend, and see how long you can survive.

Why similar: Zombies 35.5%, Action Roguelike 23.2%, Character Customization 10.1%, Co-op 9.1%, Roguelite 7.4%

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 36.8%, Zombies 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Survival 7%

Why You'll Like It: A frantic rogue-lite set in a hostile environment where you survive against relentless hordes using traps and weapons.

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 26%, Local Co-Op 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Roguelike 11.3%, Co-op 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced, spell-slinging action-roguelike gameplay driven by high-intensity combat encounters.

Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.

Why similar: Roguelike 26.6%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 17%, Co-op 16.9%, Multiplayer 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the fun of randomized runs, hero builds, and cooperative shooting action.

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: Action Roguelike 26%, Roguelike 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Co-op 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features pixelated side-scrolling survival crafting and cooperative rogue-like exploration.

Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 23%, Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelike 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Multiplayer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person roguelike that emphasizes grueling cooperative survival and dungeon crawling mechanics.

Guntouchables is an online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. You play as a gun-toting group of 'preppers' trying to reclaim the world from an ever-evolving horde of mutants, constantly working to develop new unique ways to kill you.

Why similar: Zombies 29.6%, Action Roguelike 20%, Survival 10.1%, Comedy 7.7%, Co-op 7.6%

Quirky yet brutal run-and-gun roguelite: scavenge weapons, equipment, and artifacts, unlock powerful upgrades, and blast through procedurally generated biomes with witty dialogue and explosively satisfying combat.

Why similar: Zombies 30.2%, Action Roguelike 23.9%, Roguelike 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Roguelite 7.6%

2D top-down multi co-op action game. Survive the zombies together with a stranger.

Why similar: Zombies 32.2%, Action Roguelike 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Co-op 7.2%

In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species! Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.6%, Memes 14.5%, Comedy 12.5%, Co-op 10.7%, Funny 9%

Road Redemption lets you lead a biker gang on an epic journey across the country in this driving combat road rage adventure. Huge campaign, dozens of weapons, full 4-player co-op splitscreen.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 47%, Co-op 15.3%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Action 9.8%, Funny 9.3%

West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.

Why similar: Comedy 23.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Character Customization 14.4%, RPG 13.3%, Funny 11.8%

Drive your train to safety while shooting down endless hordes of zombies blocking your way. Upgrade your weapons and abilities and become absurdly powerful!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27%, Zombies 25%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 7.2%

Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.

Why similar: Zombies 30.5%, Action Roguelike 27.7%, Roguelike 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Difficult 10.7%

Loot, shoot, and mow down zombie hordes in this bullet heaven fever dream. Embark on a deadly roadtrip, fuel your bus, decide when to extract – and get that sweet inventory management kick when that new slot in your backpack fits just right.

Why similar: Zombies 35.1%, Action Roguelike 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 7.4%

Pest Apocalypse is a hyper-realistic post apocalyptic physics based pizza delivery action rogue-lite! Boost, jump, and drift across different maps in a bouncy pizza van. Pick up kooky passengers along the way and focus on the driving while they handle the shooting!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.6%, Roguelike 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Roguelite 12%, Funny 8.5%

A cross-platform, cooperative, multiplayer, zombie death-fest. Slaughter your way through many different maps, game modes and enemies - With tons of weapons and customization options!

Why similar: Zombies 54.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, RPG 10.5%, Action 8%, Multiplayer 6.7%

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 33.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%

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: Great Soundtrack 34.2%, Pixel Graphics 23.2%, Zombies 18.7%, Difficult 11.1%, Action 5%

Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.4%, Roguelike 22.5%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Difficult 8.9%, Roguelite 8.1%

Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot in this exciting "Tower Defense-on-wheels zombie survival roguelite" game.

Why similar: Zombies 36.9%, Action Roguelike 32.7%, Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 10%, Action 4.3%

Drive through hordes of zombies in this zombie-splattering roguelike, collecting hardware to upgrade your vehicle with turrets, flamethrowers, nitro boosts and more.

Why similar: Zombies 59.9%, Survival 13.3%, Roguelike 10.3%, Action 6.6%, Roguelite 6.3%

It’s a punk rock apocalypse! Team up with your friends to lead embattled punk rock band Charlie Murder in their epic quest to save the world from rival death metalers Gore Quaffer and their legions of evil.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.5%, Zombies 18.4%, Co-op 15.6%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, RPG 9.8%

Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!

Why similar: Zombies 56.1%, Survival 16.9%, RPG 9.5%, Roguelike 7.4%, Action 3.7%

Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.8%, Action Roguelike 21%, Roguelike 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Character Customization 11.2%

Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.

Why similar: Zombies 31.7%, Action Roguelike 22%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Roguelike 11.2%, Survival 11%

Use explosive pizzas, enchanted fidget spinners or a katamari of monsters to fight countless enemies hordes! Repair the "Forge of Destiny" and craft the ultimate custom weapon in this comedy action rogue-lite survivor.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Roguelike 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Survival 10.7%, Action 8.1%

"Massive" is a stylized feast of frantic and action shooter for 1-4 players.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Zombies 21.5%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Co-op 6.4%

You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!

Why similar: Zombies 59.9%, Survival 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%, Action 5%, Comedy 4.8%

You are a mysterious wanderer traveling through the wilderness of the wild west. In cities and towns, people began to disappear, as in many cities the population became infected with a virus which turns people into zombies, and it is rumored that people from the government are behind this.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.4%, Pixel Graphics 24.3%, Roguelite 12.4%, Funny 8.9%, Action 7.3%

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

Why similar: Zombies 35.7%, Pixel Graphics 30.7%, Action 13.5%, RPG 12%, Indie 8%

ROAD DOOM is an arcade bullet-hell with a cheesy story. On a quest to defeat the four horsemen, blast your way through evil beings with skills of immense power. Unleash your wrath!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Action 13.1%, Memes 12.9%, Difficult 11.9%

Delve into the diverse world of horror movies in this 2D action puzzler. Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.8%, Difficult 30%, Funny 17.9%, Action 10.4%, 2D 7.9%

From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 38.5%, Co-op 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, RPG 9.2%, Action 8%