- #1 Death Road to Canada
97% matchVery Positive93% of 10,135 reviews2016
Dev: Rocketcat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.7%, RPG 12.2%, Action 9.9%, Difficult 9.8%, Indie 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same frantic road-trip survival, dark humor, and roguelike difficulty found in Death Skid Marks.
- #2 Convoy
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,462 reviews2015
Dev: Convoy GamesPub: Indietopia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Vehicular Combat 58.9% ★, RPG 9.7%, Difficult 6.5%, Action 5.7%, Roguelite 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike that perfectly mirrors the road-trip vehicular combat and resource management themes.
- #3 Road Redemption
96% matchVery Positive83% of 13,274 reviews2017
Dev: Redemption RoadPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Vehicular Combat 77.5% ★, Action 7.3%, Arcade 6.6%, Funny 4.8%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers the high-speed, combat-focused road trip experience with a heavy emphasis on vehicular violence.
- #4 Gearshifters
95% matchVery Positive81% of 153 reviews2021
Dev: Red Phantom GamesPub: Numskull Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
An arcade-action vehicle combat game with rogue-lite progression. Drift, blast, and outdrive your enemies across a war-torn Europe. Upgrade your car with powerful weapons and mods, survive deadly delivery missions, and challenge insane mega-machine bosses.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 67.4% ★, Arcade 13.6%, Roguelite 11.2%, Action 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced combat-racing game that leans heavily into the shoot-em-up and bullet-hell mechanics of vehicular combat.
- #5 Zombie Driver HD
94% matchVery Positive84% of 4,035 reviews2012
Dev: Exor Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Insane mix of cars, speed, explosions, blood and zombies! Fight through an epic narrative campaign or test yourself in the Slaughter and Blood Race modes.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 85.3% ★, Arcade 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down arcade vehicular combat game that focuses on mowing down hordes of enemies in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #6 Bloody Rally Show
94% matchVery Positive90% of 289 reviews2020
Dev: Kodo Linija
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Welcome to Bloody Rally Show - a head-on smash between frenetic top-down arcade racing and hyperviolent reality TV. You must drift, boost, and blast to keep the viewers entertained and your paymasters happy. Go full throttle and drive to survive! Includes local multiplayer mayhem for up to 4 players
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Difficult 19.8%, RPG 18%, Roguelite 13.2%, Action 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines combat racing with roguelite mechanics, offering a chaotic and destructive driving experience.
- #7 Death Roads: Tournament
93% matchVery Positive81% of 797 reviews2023
Dev: The Knights of Unity
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Combine deadly racing, deckbuilding, and roguelite style to get car battles unlike anything before! Choose a driver, car, weapons, and sponsors to overcome tactical encounters. Adapt to an ever-changing race to come out on top and earn entry into the last safe haven on the Divided States of America.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 74.7% ★, Roguelite 11.3%, Indie 7.7%, Roguelike 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on intense vehicular combat and strategic car customization.
- #8 FUMES
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,057 reviews2025
Dev: FUMES team
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Arm your vehicle with deadly weapons and roam endless wastelands in this fast-paced single-player car combat game. Collect upgrades for your car to melt enemies and giant bosses in this bizarre world. Retro vibe. Retro cars. Retro gameplay!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 69.4% ★, Arcade 9.1%, Retro 8.8%, Action 6.4%, Roguelite 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic vehicular combat game that emphasizes speed and survival in a hostile wasteland.
- #9 PAKO 2
92% matchVery Positive95% of 412 reviews2017
Dev: Tree Men Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Getaway driving and gun shooting action in two alternative camera views
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 55.8% ★, Action Roguelike 18%, Arcade 10.4%, Action 7.3%, Retro 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style driving game that emphasizes surviving waves of enemies through high-speed maneuvers and mounted weaponry.
- #10 REDLINE CROOKS
91% matchVery Positive99% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Alexander Golke
Windows · Linux
REDLINE CROOKS is a fast-paced roguelite combat racing game in which you destroy cops, walls and possibly yourself in a chaotic pursuit of freedom and riches. Upgrade, Slam, Taunt and Boost your way out of imprisonment through the lawless roads that lie ahead, and you may find personal absolution.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 39% ★, Action Roguelike 22.1%, Difficult 9.7%, Arcade 7.8%, Roguelite 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy action-roguelike that blends combat racing with beat-em-up mechanics.
- #11 SWORDCAR
90% matchVery Positive98% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: SpaceMicroscope StudiosPub: Rogue Labs
Windows · Mac
SWORDCAR is an automotive CAR-achter action game with a healthy serving of gore. Slash and slice at 100 MPH and bathe in the blood of the mysterious BUSY CORP.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 77.9% ★, Action 11.3%, Arcade 7.4%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique take on vehicular combat that incorporates hack-and-slash mechanics into high-speed driving.
- #12 Pest Apocalypse
88% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Kikimora Games
Windows · Linux
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 42.9%, Arcade 15%, Roguelite 12.7%, Action 12.7%, Funny 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that features intense combat-racing and bullet-hell elements against swarms of enemies.
- #13 WASTED
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,179 reviews2016
Dev: Mr. Podunkian
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Get wasted or get wasted trying in WASTED, a roguelike post-apocalyptic pub crawler. Fight tooth and nail, bullets and baseball bats in search of Booze, gain strange mutational Hangovers, and explore the Coolers in search of powerful weapons, armor, and a nice stiff drink to top it all off.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.5%, RPG 17.2%, Action 12.4%, Roguelite 9.8%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic action-roguelike that shares the gritty, survivalist aesthetic and RPG elements.
- #14 Earl vs. the Mutants
86% matchVery Positive97% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: Falling State Inc.
Windows
Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 54.4% ★, Action Roguelike 16.2%, RPG 8.1%, Arcade 7.3%, Roguelite 6%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick vehicular shooter that focuses on surviving waves of mutants in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #15 Gas Guzzlers Extreme
86% matchVery Positive86% of 4,086 reviews2013
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Gas Guzzlers Extreme is a fast, furious, armed-to-the-teeth, trigger-happy shooter, shifted into top gear! Take a white knuckle ride in this crazily addictive combat racing game.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 91.6% ★, Action 5.8%, Arcade 1.3%, Funny 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the pure adrenaline of combat racing with heavy weaponry and destructible environments.
- #16 Road Z : The Last Drive
87% matchMixed54% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Moose Games
Windows
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: Vehicular Combat 57.2% ★, Arcade 14.8%, Action 11.6%, Indie 6.8%, Roguelite 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic arcade game focused on surviving a zombie-infested road trip through vehicular combat.
- #17 Ashes of the Union
85% matchMixed64% of 411 reviews2024
Dev: 700 Games Studio
Windows
A vehicular shooter with roguelike elements, offering a wild take on an alternate future of the Soviet Union. Build your combat vehicle and show nature who's boss!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 67.6%, Action 18.8%, Indie 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines looter-shooter mechanics with vehicular combat in a harsh, post-apocalyptic world.
- #18 Driveloop: Survivors
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Stunbyte
Windows
Driveloop is a fast-paced driving roguelike shooter. Drift, blast and ram your way through waves of steampunk enemies. Upgrade your vehicle with powerful weapons, recruit unique crew members and survive intense battles as you build the ultimate combat machine. Can you survive the chaos?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36%, Arcade 15.1%, RPG 14.6%, Roguelite 14.5%, Action 12%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite bullet-hell game that translates the intensity of vehicular combat into a survival-focused loop.
- #19 Apocalypse Express
84% matchVery Positive84% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Llamaware Studios
Windows
Conduct, upgrade and repair your train through endless waves of enemies in a post-apocalyptic setting. In this action management roguelike, the player decides to embark on a journey through the wasteland looking to fulfill the dream of seeing the remains of the outside world.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 41.1% ★, Action Roguelike 24.3%, Difficult 11.9%, Roguelite 8.4%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic roguelite that features intense combat and resource management on the move.
- #20 Tankenstein
81% matchVery Positive90% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Landship Games LTD
Windows
Tankenstein is a 3rd person ARPG where the player controls a dishevelled tank in a post apocalyptic wasteland looking for new parts to survive and upgrade itself. All of the other tanks in the scrapyard have the same goal, which makes them hostile in this survival of the fittest arena.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 52.4% ★, Action Roguelike 21.7%, RPG 9.4%, Action 6.8%, Difficult 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tank-based action-roguelike that focuses on looter-shooter mechanics and heavy vehicular destruction.
- #21 Deadly Days: Roadtrip
80% matchVery Positive88% of 2,605 reviews2025
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Action Roguelike 47.4%, Roguelite 16.7%, Action 15%, Indie 11.3%, Roguelike 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that emphasizes inventory management and loot collection during a dangerous journey.
- #22 OUTTA GAS
82% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Trevor KelloggPub: Good Steward Games
Windows
OUTTA GAS is a post-apocalyptic RPG featuring a turn-based SHOOTING GALLERY combat mechanic where blasting away body tiles damages monster health and decreases their combat stats. Explore four unique acts to find gas and get back on the road to the Party at the End of the World!
Why similar: RPG 65.3%, Indie 21.2%, Retro 6.9%, Funny 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG that focuses on the survival and resource management aspects of a post-apocalyptic road trip.
- #23 Rubber and Lead
83% matchMixed48% of 105 reviews2015
Dev: Omega Point Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Rubber & Lead is a 2D Top Down Vehicle Combat RPG- Shoot your way through post-apocalyptic Arizona. Go on missions, upgrade your cars, equip your weapons, and blast away your enemies!
Why similar: RPG 42.3%, Action 34.7%, Indie 23%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward action-driving game that focuses on the core mechanics of vehicular combat.
- #24 Bugs Must Die / 异星特勤队
81% matchVery Positive92% of 141 reviews2019
Dev: DG Games Workshop
Windows
A retro arcade style Top down shooting game. Shooting them with a machine gun, blasting them with missiles, dashing them with a vehicle, whipping them with an energy chain, or burning them with a napalm...No matter how you get it done, “ALIEN BUGS MUST DIE!”
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.4%, Action 13.9%, Roguelite 12.9%, Difficult 12.2%, Indie 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down action game that features intense vehicular combat and roguelite progression.
- #25 Void Raiders
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Tryzna83
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Void Raiders is "radical" top down rogue-lite shmup, with permanent character progression, character centric gameplay and never ending carnage in randomly generated environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.8%, RPG 22.3%, Action 13.7%, Indie 10.9%, Roguelite 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that captures the fast-paced, top-down combat style and RPG progression of the seed game.
- #26 Dizzy Rogues
79% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: kumakare
Windows
Dizzy Rogues is an auto-runner roguelike with "turn" based combat. Bounce your weapon off enemies and objects, rack up your combo, and purchase unique items.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33%, Arcade 15.4%, Difficult 12.8%, Action 10.6%, Roguelite 10%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that captures the arcade-style intensity and fast-paced gameplay of the seed game.
- #27 Crashday Redline Edition
78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,840 reviews2017
Dev: MoonbytePub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crashday, the explosive cult classic multiplayer racer, is back! Retooled and remastered, Crashday: Redline Edition brings back the fun and memories of the original with this lovingly crafted tribute edition, featuring all-new and expanded features, including Steam Workshop support. Today is Crashday!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 79.3% ★, Arcade 12.2%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic combat-racing game that emphasizes destruction and arcade-style driving physics.
- #28 Maniac
76% matchVery Positive91% of 1,764 reviews2024
Dev: Transhuman DesignPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Ever just tired of it all? Ready for change? Wanna bet it all on sheer mayhem and destruction? In comes Maniac, a rogue-lite crime action game in which the world goes against you, and your insanity creates chaos!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.4%, Arcade 16.2%, RPG 16.1%, Funny 12%, Action 11.7%
- #29 Vangers
78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,340 reviews2014
Dev: K-D LabPub: Association K-D Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Mind-altering sandbox game that can be described as a racing role-playing adventure game with a complicated storyline. You’ll find a unique atmosphere, complete freedom and lots of gameplay hours to figure out what’s the game is all about.
Why similar: RPG 23.7%, Action 23.7%, Difficult 19.7%, Retro 17.1%, Indie 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cult-classic vehicular combat game that features deep exploration and a bizarre, post-apocalyptic world.
- #30 Carmageddon: Rogue Shift
76% matchMixed63% of 728 reviews2026
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows
Carmageddon smashes back with brutal roguelite vehicular‑combat mayhem. Adapt, upgrade, and unleash destruction on post‑apocalyptic zombie hordes. The legacy lives on, reinvented and unforgiving.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 54.1% ★, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Arcade 8%, Roguelite 7.6%, Action 6.3%
- #31 BROTANK
74% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: Dfirend Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Brotank is a bullet-hell roguelike game. You play as a bounty hunter driving a tank through a post-apocalyptic wasteland—rescuing allies, upgrading gear, customizing your war machine, surviving relentless enemy waves, and ultimately becoming a legend!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 32.3% ★, Action Roguelike 29.6%, Retro 10.7%, Roguelite 10.6%, Action 7.3%
- #32 Sublevel Zero Redux
77% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 55.8% ★, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Retro 7%, Roguelite 5.5%, Action 4.8%
- #33 Diehard Dungeon
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 499 reviews2014
Dev: Tricktale
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.1%, RPG 17.5%, Action 12%, Indie 9.1%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #34 Bloody Rally Show: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive89% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: Kodo Linija
Windows · Mac · Linux
Free introduction edition of Bloody Rally Show, a combat racing roguelite with epic driving physics, procedurally generated race tracks, daily challenge with ghost replays and more! No microtransactions, ever.
Why similar: RPG 37.4%, Arcade 32.8%, Roguelite 29.9%
- #35 SKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID
75% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita P. Chiril G.Pub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Driiift your way through tons of obstacles and collect all the fuel.
Why similar: Action 50.3%, Arcade 38.1%, Indie 11.6%
- #36 Streets of Rogue
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,705 reviews2019
Dev: Matt DabrowskiPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 35.6%, RPG 18.6%, Roguelite 14.2%, Action 10.1%, Indie 7.7%
- #37 From The Top
70% matchVery Positive87% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: JUNKFALL33
Windows
Fusing Battling tops and Roguelike Deckbuilding together to create an unlimited source of battling tops fun! Collect new tops, combine them together, pair 'em up with synergistic relic and go on a short adventure, From the Top!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 67.1%, Funny 16.7%, Roguelike 11.5%, Action 2.7%, Indie 2.1%
- #38 Feral Fury
74% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.2%, Roguelite 14.9%, Action 13.9%, Difficult 12%, Indie 10.5%
- #39 Jetboard Joust
73% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 33.7% ★, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Difficult 9.4%, Roguelite 8.6%, Retro 8.2%
- #40 Road Doom
73% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
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: Action 26.5%, Indie 20%, Difficult 16.6%, Arcade 14.6%, Retro 12.2%
- #41 Shoot Trip Die
72% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Levi RamirezPub: Levi Ramirez
Windows
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: Action Roguelike 45.2%, Arcade 19%, Roguelite 16.1%, Action 11.1%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #42 Road Scars: Origins
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 331 reviews2018
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Ride day and night, taking on risky jobs for the Road Baron, avoiding traffic and other bikers on endless dangerous roads, all of that while you blast some original punk rock music!
Why similar: Action 35.7%, Indie 27%, Arcade 20.3%, Retro 17%
- #43 UnderMine
70% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 53.9%, Roguelite 14.4%, RPG 13%, Action 6.6%, Indie 5.1%
- #44 Biters & Bullets: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive90% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: Night Owls
Windows
Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.1%, Vehicular Combat 36.1% ★, Action 13.2%, Roguelite 12.4%, Indie 2.1%
- #45 Still Not Dead
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 217 reviews2018
Dev: Glove Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 49.8%, Action 13.9%, Indie 9.9%, Difficult 8%, Arcade 6.5%
- #46 Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
67% 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: Action Roguelike 37.1%, Roguelite 13.4%, RPG 13.4%, Arcade 13%, Funny 8.1%
- #47 DarkMaus
71% matchVery Positive81% of 437 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Wright
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
DarkMaus is an indie action RPG with challenging, skill-based combat that punishes careless play.
Why similar: RPG 30.8%, Difficult 28.9%, Action 22.6%, Indie 17.7%
- #48 Scrambled Eggs
67% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Horner
Windows · Mac
"Why did the chicken cross the road? It didn't." Try to stop the chicken hordes with vehicular combat. Compete for high scores against your friends.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 60.1% ★, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 8.3%
- #49 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 613 reviews2025
Dev: Xylem Studios
Windows · Mac
The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.8%, Difficult 23.6%, Roguelite 15.6%, Action 12.9%, Roguelike 6.2%
- #50 RAD
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 958 reviews2019
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
RAD is a 3D action rogue-like set in a post-post-apocalyptic world, where humanity has faced armageddon not once, but twice.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.5%, Action 23.2%, Roguelite 18.8%, Difficult 12.8%, Funny 5.7%
- #51 Zombie Party
68% matchVery Positive85% of 698 reviews2016
Dev: Peach Pie Productions
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 43.9%, RPG 17%, Action 15.6%, Indie 10%, Difficult 7.2%
- #52 Retro City Rampage™ DX
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,419 reviews2014
Dev: Vblank Entertainment, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
OPEN-WORLD carjacking goes back to the '80s in this 8-BIT nostalgic throwback. Run missions! Outrun the law! Rampage the city with weapons, power-ups and vehicles!
Why similar: Retro 34.6%, Action 30.1%, Indie 19.3%, Funny 15.9%
- #53 The Slimeking's Tower
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: RevampedPRO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Slimeking's Tower is an action/roguelike game where you have to explore a procedural generated tower, collect over 300 different items and slay over 100 different enemies in five different gamemodes to retrieve your people's moustaches back from the Slimeking.
Why similar: RPG 30.2%, Action Roguelike 26.4%, Action 19.9%, Indie 14.8%, Roguelite 5.5%
- #54 Battle Riders
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 187 reviews2017
Dev: OneManTeam
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Battle your way to first place in this engaging combat racing game. It offers adrenaline pumping, high-octane action and a lot of fun!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 77.8% ★, Action 8.6%, Arcade 5.6%, Indie 5.1%, Retro 2.9%
- #55 1 Million Zombies
66% matchVery Positive86% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Chubby Kiwi GamesPub: Chubby Kiwi
Windows
1 Million Zombies is a casual arcade inspired game, where the players main goal is to destroy as many Zombies as possible with an Array of Vehicles and Weapons. Do you have what it takes to kill 1 Million Zombies?
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 75.2% ★, Action 11.6%, Arcade 10.2%, Indie 3%
- #56 Nuclear Throne
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 44%, Difficult 17.5%, Roguelike 9.1%, Roguelite 8.6%, Action 8.3%
- #57 Skelly Selest
67% matchVery Positive93% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.5%, Roguelite 15.2%, Difficult 13.8%, Action 11.2%, Indie 9.1%