- #1 Deep Rock Galactic
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 377,640 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 76.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Why similar: Dwarves 91.6% ★, Action Roguelike 1.9%, PvE 1.8%, Procedural Generation 1.8%, Space 1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the exact universe, enemy factions, mining loop, and class identity, just translated into a co-op FPS instead of a top-down auto-shooter.
- #2 Soulstone Survivors
96% matchVery Positive91% of 26,564 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Bullet Heaven 52.4% ★, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Bullet Hell 11%, Roguelite 8.8%, Score Attack 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Among survivor-likes, it best matches the nonstop build-scaling, elite/boss pacing, and screen-filling power fantasy of long DRG: Survivor runs.
- #3 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
96% matchVery Positive91% of 13,417 reviews2023
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 66% ★, Top-Down Shooter 7%, Action Roguelike 6.7%, Bullet Hell 5.7%, Roguelite 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its squad-based auto-shooting, chunky upgrade choices, and constant pressure from huge hordes feel very close to Survivor's mission flow.
- #4 Halls of Torment
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,594 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Bullet Heaven 33.6% ★, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Roguelite 14.4%, Top-Down 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers similarly dense horde clearing, loot-driven stat growth, and run-defining upgrades, just in a darker Diablo-like skin.
- #5 Brotato
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 116,135 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Bullet Heaven 33.4% ★, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Arena Shooter 10%
Why You'll Like It: Brotato delivers the same compact run structure, constant upgrade decision-making, and frantic circle-strafing against overwhelming enemies.
- #6 Vampire Survivors
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 263,773 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 36.1%, Bullet Hell 30.4%, Roguelite 20.1%, Arcade 4.4%, Score Attack 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the foundational survivor-like for auto-firing weapons, meta-progression, and escalating swarm management that DRG: Survivor builds on.
- #7 Death Must Die
93% matchVery Positive90% of 21,625 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Bullet Heaven 39.4% ★, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Roguelite 14.1%, Procedural Generation 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its blend of survivor-like auto-attacks, roguelite upgrades, and hero identity scratches a very similar progression itch.
- #8 20 Minutes Till Dawn
92% matchVery Positive91% of 28,920 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Bullet Heaven 33.7% ★, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Roguelite 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It keeps the short-run roguelite structure and overwhelming wave survival but adds more manual shooting and dodge-heavy combat.
- #9 Greedland
91% matchVery Positive83% of 3,266 reviews2025
Dev: VaMP HePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Greedland” is a roguelike game mixed with survivor-like elements. It's reminiscent of Crimsonland and Vampire Survivors, and as the battle progresses your character will become a mobile arsenal of destruction!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 22.3% ★, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Roguelite 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Score Attack 7%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down sci-fi horde shooter nails the 'one character versus a planet full of monsters' feel with heavy firepower and dense alien swarms.
- #10 BORE BLASTERS
91% matchVery Positive81% of 752 reviews2024
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.
Why similar: Dwarves 75.2% ★, Bullet Heaven 7.5% ★, Action Roguelike 5.2%, Roguelite 4.1%, Procedural Generation 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: If the dwarves-plus-mining side of DRG: Survivor is what hooked you, this destructive digging shooter is one of the closest thematic alternatives.
- #11 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
90% matchVery Positive83% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Roguelite 16.5%, Top-Down 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Fighting bug swarms on an alien world in a survivor-like format makes it one of the most direct non-DRG thematic matches.
- #12 Time Wasters
89% matchVery Positive88% of 2,603 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34.7% ★, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Arena Shooter 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It translates survivor-like auto-firing builds into space, with strong run escalation, weapon synergies, and constant movement under pressure.
- #13 Rogue: Genesia
88% matchVery Positive91% of 8,498 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 51.4% ★, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Roguelite 8.6%, PvE 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its map-based run structure adds variety while keeping the same addictive loop of mowing down hordes and stacking absurd upgrades.
- #14 Swarm Grinder
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,193 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 24.7% ★, Action Roguelike 19%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Roguelite 15%, Procedural Generation 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes survivor-like horde clearing with movement and terrain interaction in a way that echoes Survivor's constant repositioning and resource chasing.
- #15 Dome Keeper
87% matchVery Positive92% of 21,626 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Procedural Generation 27.3%, Space 17.8%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Roguelike 10.5%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more defensive and strategic, it also centers on mining between alien assaults and upgrading to survive repeated waves.
- #16 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
86% matchVery Positive88% of 6,293 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 33.9% ★, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, Roguelite 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its survivor-like structure, character builds, and escalating arenas are very familiar even if the setting is mythic instead of sci-fi.
- #17 The Spell Brigade
84% matchVery Positive81% of 16,030 reviews2026
Dev: Bolt Blaster Games
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Survivors-like with ONLINE CO-OP for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 41.9% ★, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Bullet Hell 14%, Roguelite 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Co-op survivor-like chaos, objective-based runs, and escalating spell synergies give it a similar horde-survival energy.
- #18 Project Lazarus
86% matchVery Positive80% of 1,378 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 44.7% ★, Action Roguelike 23.5%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Arcade 5.2%, Sci-fi 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Piloting mechs through huge enemy waves with stacking weapons captures the same 'loadout snowball versus hordes' appeal.
- #19 Void Scrappers
85% matchVery Positive89% of 621 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 35.7% ★, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Bullet Hell 10%, Roguelite 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its space-themed auto-shooting, upgrade stacking, and endless enemy pressure make it a clean sci-fi parallel to DRG: Survivor.
- #20 Gatekeeper
83% matchVery Positive84% of 3,250 reviews2025
Dev: Gravity LagoonPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gatekeeper is a fast-paced rogue-like. Go on a quest to chase down Chaos and reclaim the stolen Heart of Time, fighting your way through relentless enemy forces. Play solo or in 4-player co-op and become the next Gatekeeper!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.5%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Roguelite 15.6%, PvE 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It trades auto-fire for more active shooting, but its top-down sci-fi roguelite combat and alien-heavy runs feel very adjacent.
- #21 Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
82% matchVery Positive83% of 7,590 reviews2025
Dev: Games FarmPub: Grindstone
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 55.5% ★, Action Roguelike 21%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 3%, Atmospheric 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers another modern bullet-heaven focused on big arenas, overpowering builds, and surviving impossible-looking waves.
- #22 Army of Ruin
84% matchVery Positive88% of 2,763 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 30.1% ★, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is a polished, straightforward bullet-heaven with clear upgrades, flashy weapon evolution, and the same satisfying snowball curve.
- #23 Achilles: Survivor
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,550 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Point Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 36% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12%, Roguelite 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its mission-driven spin on the survivor formula and emphasis on clearing objectives gives it some of the same 'complete a run with purpose' feel.
- #24 FatalZone
82% matchMixed67% of 2,277 reviews2024
Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.8%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Roguelite 12.4%, Arena Shooter 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This darker take on the formula emphasizes survival pressure, extraction, and persistent upgrades in a way DRG: Survivor players often enjoy.
- #25 Megabonk
77% matchVery Positive95% of 103,667 reviews2025
Dev: vedinad
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 51.4% ★, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Roguelite 10.8%, Arcade 2.8%
- #26 Boneraiser Minions
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,336 reviews2023
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Bullet Heaven 40.8% ★, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Roguelite 12.5%, Score Attack 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: If you like the auto-combat and build-experimentation side of Survivor, this one offers a fresh summoning-based variation.
- #27 The Riftbreaker
80% matchVery Positive90% of 24,295 reviews2021
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 88.7%, Singleplayer 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Mining resources on a hostile alien planet and turning that into escalating firepower makes this a great pick if you loved Survivor's extract-and-upgrade loop.
- #28 BALL x PIT
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,698 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.1%, Bullet Heaven 16.9% ★, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelite 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%
- #29 Return to abyss 重返深渊
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 980 reviews2023
Dev: Wingjoy Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Return to Abyss is a mowing survival game with Rogue-Lite elements, upgrade your weapons and use your fighting skills to fight through over 10,000 monsters on screen until defeat the culprit who brought chaos!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.2%, Bullet Hell 29.3%, Roguelite 22.3%, Aliens 9.3%, Action 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This lab-themed bullet-heaven focuses on wild weapon synergies and dense enemy fields, making it a strong mechanical match.
- #30 Goobies
79% matchVery Positive91% of 1,944 reviews2023
Dev: Höganäs Spel
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Battle thousands of blobs in this roguelike auto-shooter. Travel from island to island, defeat bosses, collect and upgrade items to become more powerful and discover lag-inducing combos in an endless blobbath.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Roguelite 16.7%, Score Attack 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is a lighter, more playful survivor-like, but the active movement, aiming, and giant swarms still line up well with DRG: Survivor's moment-to-moment chaos.
- #31 Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core
78% matchMixed61% of 14,372 reviews2026
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: ROGUE CORE is a 1-4 player co-op FPS action roguelite featuring sci-fi dwarves, alien horrors and procedurally-generated caves. Join the elite dwarven Reclaimers and fight through perilous mining facilities infested with deadly Corespawn. For Rock and Stone!
Why similar: Dwarves 76.6% ★, Action Roguelike 7.7%, Roguelite 6.2%, PvE 4.5%, Sci-fi 2.1%
- #32 Deadzone: Rogue
76% matchVery Positive82% of 15,891 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.4%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Roguelite 20.7%, PvE 14.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #33 Let Them Come: Onslaught
75% matchVery Positive90% of 237 reviews2025
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 33.1% ★, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #34 Vital Shell
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,640 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 29.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Action Roguelike 11.2%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Arena Shooter 9.4%
- #35 Starforged Legacy
74% matchVery Positive89% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Second Shift Games
Windows
Outlast the onslaught in a sci-fi survivors-like where your decisions matter as much as your firepower. Command customizable starships, enhance your arsenal with 100+ strategy-defining upgrades, and annihilate endless fleets of cosmic combatants! Carve your legacy among the stars or die trying!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 33.3% ★, Action Roguelike 12%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #36 Crimsonland
78% matchVery Positive93% of 3,112 reviews2014
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 51.5%, Top-Down 25%, Action 9.8%, Arcade 7.8%, Sci-fi 6%
Why You'll Like It: It predates the survivor boom, yet its top-down arena shooting against endless alien hordes still feels like an ancestor to the same core fantasy.
- #37 Survivors of the Dawn
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 757 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 35% ★, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #38 Grind Survivors
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,361 reviews2026
Dev: Pushka StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Grind Survivors is a fast-paced action roguelike where demon hunters face endless hellspawn. Dodge, loot, and blast through brutal bullet-hell combat with dynamic builds and ever-changing weapons in a scorched, demon-ridden world.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 42.2% ★, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Roguelite 9%
- #39 Astro Looter: Survivor
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 428 reviews2024
Dev: Soda Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.8%, Arena Shooter 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 15.8%
- #40 Mining Survivors
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: Wonderbounce Games
Windows
Incremental Survivors-like in which you mine valuable resources whilst slaying hoards of enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.1%, Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelite 21%, Arcade 7%, Arena Shooter 6.5%
- #41 Survivor Mercs
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 29.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Arena Shooter 9.3%
- #42 Trials Survivors
70% matchVery Positive86% of 314 reviews2026
Dev: Angry wisp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight through endless hordes in trials bestowed by constellation patrons. Upgrade skills, collect relics, and craft broken builds in true roguelite fashion! Rediscover the fantasy behind the words hack and slash and bullet heaven. Will you survive the densest monster Survivor-like ever created?
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 46.2% ★, Action Roguelike 16%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Roguelite 12%, Top-Down 4.5%
- #43 Gunlocked
72% matchVery Positive87% of 510 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40% ★, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Roguelite 9%, Aliens 4.9%
- #44 Nomad Survival
72% matchVery Positive84% of 2,174 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 35.5% ★, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Roguelite 12.9%, PvE 7.6%
- #45 Horde Hunters
70% matchVery Positive88% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Horde Hunters is an objective-driven bullet heaven roguelite where you build powerful synergies, hire allies, use tactical items, and survive the hordes of hell.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 36.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 11.1%, Bullet Hell 10.6%
- #46 Funguys Swarm
68% matchVery Positive92% of 959 reviews2025
Dev: Stairway Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Funguys Swarm is a cartoony survivor bullet hell where the forest is on fire. Become a Funguy, arm yourself with forest-crafted weapons, and unleash some bonkers powers on the Fireking’s army. And maybe... just maybe, save the day if you’re skilled (or lucky) enough.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.4% ★, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Bullet Hell 12%, Roguelite 9.4%, PvE 5.4%
- #47 Spartan Survivors
68% matchVery Positive88% of 387 reviews2025
Dev: Bathrobe
Windows · Linux
Fight hordes of Covenant & Flood in this new game mixing Roguelite & Bullet Heaven for hours of mindless fun!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Roguelite 15.1%, Bullet Heaven 14% ★, Action Roguelike 11.5%
- #48 Arms of God
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,472 reviews2026
Dev: Dark Jay Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Gear up for a battle through hell in this roguelite Bullet Heaven Arena Autoshooter with Doom-inspired gore vibes, metal music, and a satisfying combat feel. Wield five weapons at once, upgrade and merge them to forge indestructible builds, and bring divine justice to a world on the brink of chaos.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 33.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Arena Shooter 10.3%
- #49 Disfigure
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,533 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark action 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: Action Roguelike 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Arena Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 11%
- #50 Geometry Survivor
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows
Geometry Survivor is rogue-lite survival where you fight waves of enemies. Unlock innovative upgrades in the shop, acquire new ships and conquer the unforgiving grid world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Roguelite 18.2%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #51 Roboquest
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 24,166 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.1%, Roguelite 27.4%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Sci-fi 6%, Roguelike 2.9%
- #52 Star Survivor
70% matchMixed68% of 560 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Arena Shooter 11.9%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #53 Vampire Hunters
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,018 reviews2024
Dev: Gamecraft Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
To hunt vampires, you'll need guns. Lots of guns. Mow down hordes of undead creatures by stacking your guns into absurd, over-the-top builds. Unleash your firepower and survive the mayhem in this Roguelite Survivors FPS.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 39.6% ★, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Arena Shooter 11.5%, Roguelite 11%
- #54 Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,261 reviews2025
Dev: SoulpotionPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on an epic saga in Asgard's Fall, a norse Survivors-like Roguelite. Fight your way through hordes of creatures and let the gods feel your relentless wrath. How will your saga unfold?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Roguelite 19%, Top-Down 4.7%
- #55 Ogre Chambers 2222
65% matchVery Positive97% of 252 reviews2026
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
SURVIVE in a transforming arena against ALIEN OGRES in this ROGUELIKE BULLET-HELL 💥 MODIFY your gun, make smart upgrade decisions and master your spaceship's controls to conquer the OGRE CHAMBERS !
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.2%, Bullet Hell 21%, Roguelite 17.3%, Arena Shooter 10.3%, Procedural Generation 10.3%
- #56 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
66% matchVery Positive94% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
A bullet heaven roguelite set in a procedurally generated universe. Land on planets to harvest resources, craft hundreds of game-breaking builds, and unleash them on relentless waves of aliens. Every run unveils a new universe: endless challenges, endless discoveries.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.7% ★, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Roguelite 10.3%, Top-Down Shooter 6.9%
- #57 Genesis Survivors
69% matchMixed63% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Welcome, hackers, you're being transferred to Eden City to defend its citizens against the alien threat! Eden Survivors is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter where players must defeat hordes of alien invaders until the extraction time.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Bullet Hell 28%, Roguelite 13%, Arcade 6.9%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #58 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: ReijaPub: indie.io
Windows
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelite 16.3%, Aliens 8.2%