- #1 Deep Rock Galactic
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 375,989 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 76.0 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 91.7% ★, PvE 1.8%, Action Roguelike 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 26,366 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 56.4% ★, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, Roguelite 8%, Score Attack 4.2%
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 13,222 reviews2023
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 20.7 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 69.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 6.3%, Action Roguelike 6.1%, Bullet Hell 5.2%, Roguelite 4.5%
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 Positive96% of 31,421 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 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: Action Roguelike 28.2%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Roguelite 21.4%, Top-Down 8.6%, Arcade 6.6%
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 114,107 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 36.0 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 36.3% ★, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.9%, Arena Shooter 9.6%
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 262,434 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: Bullet Heaven 57% ★, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Roguelite 8.5%, Arcade 1.9%
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 21,526 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 42.8% ★, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Roguelite 13.2%, Procedural Generation 5.2%
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 28,804 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: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Roguelite 16.3%, Score Attack 8.1%
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 3,165 reviews2025
Dev: VaMP HePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"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 Hell 22.8%, Roguelite 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Score Attack 9%, Top-Down 8.6%
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 745 reviews2024
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.7 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 74.5% ★, Bullet Heaven 8.7% ★, Action Roguelike 5.1%, Roguelite 4%, 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 Time Wasters
90% matchVery Positive88% of 2,592 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: Action Roguelike 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Arena Shooter 14.8%, Roguelite 13.7%
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.
- #12 Rogue: Genesia
89% matchVery Positive91% of 8,452 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 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 55.3% ★, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Roguelite 7.8%, PvE 4.4%
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.
- #13 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
89% matchVery Positive84% of 112 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 22.8%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Roguelite 16.4%, Top-Down 8.6%
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.
- #14 Dome Keeper
88% matchVery Positive92% of 20,921 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 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 27.5%, Space 18%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Roguelike 10.2%, Combat 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.
- #15 Swarm Grinder
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,176 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 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 27.4% ★, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Roguelite 14.4%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
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.
- #16 Army of Ruin
86% matchVery Positive88% of 2,733 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 41.4% ★, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Roguelite 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is a polished, straightforward bullet-heaven with clear upgrades, flashy weapon evolution, and the same satisfying snowball curve.
- #17 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
86% matchVery Positive88% of 6,216 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 24.5 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 37.2% ★, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9%, Roguelite 9%
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.
- #18 The Spell Brigade
84% matchVery Positive81% of 15,341 reviews2026
Dev: Bolt Blaster Games
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 20.9 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 45.7% ★, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 10.9%, Top-Down Shooter 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Co-op survivor-like chaos, objective-based runs, and escalating spell synergies give it a similar horde-survival energy.
- #19 Void Scrappers
85% matchVery Positive89% of 617 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 39.4% ★, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Bullet Hell 9.5%, Roguelite 8.1%
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 3,218 reviews2025
Dev: Gravity LagoonPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.7 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 21.7%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Roguelite 15.5%, PvE 7.8%
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 Project Lazarus
84% matchVery Positive80% of 1,377 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 48.5% ★, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Arcade 4.9%, Sci-fi 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Piloting mechs through huge enemy waves with stacking weapons captures the same 'loadout snowball versus hordes' appeal.
- #22 Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
82% matchVery Positive83% of 7,440 reviews2025
Dev: Games FarmPub: Grindstone
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.1 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 59.5% ★, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 2.7%, Atmospheric 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers another modern bullet-heaven focused on big arenas, overpowering builds, and surviving impossible-looking waves.
- #23 Achilles: Survivor
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,506 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Point Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 39.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Roguelite 9.6%
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 2,272 reviews2024
Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.2 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 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Roguelite 12.2%, Arena Shooter 12.1%
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 BALL x PIT
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,014 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 Heaven 17.8% ★, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%
- #26 Boneraiser Minions
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,322 reviews2023
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.9 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 44.4% ★, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15%, Roguelite 11.7%, Score Attack 4.4%
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 23,789 reviews2021
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 88.9%, Singleplayer 11.1%
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 Megabonk
77% matchVery Positive95% of 101,885 reviews2025
Dev: vedinad
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 31.1 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 55.2% ★, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Bullet Hell 12%, Roguelite 9.8%, Arcade 2.6%
- #29 Return to abyss 重返深渊
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 980 reviews2023
Dev: Wingjoy Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.4 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 29.6%, Roguelite 22.2%, Aliens 9.1%, 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 1,933 reviews2023
Dev: Höganäs Spel
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 23.1%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Roguelite 16.6%, 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% matchMixed58% of 10,334 reviews2026
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 76.9% ★, Action Roguelike 7.5%, Roguelite 6%, PvE 4.5%, Sci-fi 2.1%
- #32 Deadzone: Rogue
76% matchVery Positive83% of 15,360 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 19.2 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 24.3%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Roguelite 20.4%, PvE 14.8%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #33 Let Them Come: Onslaught
75% matchVery Positive90% of 227 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 36.7% ★, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #34 Crimsonland
78% matchVery Positive93% of 3,093 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 51.8%, Top-Down 24.8%, Action 9.6%, Arcade 7.6%, Sci-fi 6.1%
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.
- #35 Vital Shell
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,526 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 32.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, Arena Shooter 9%
- #36 Grind Survivors
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,219 reviews2026
Dev: Pushka StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26.7% ★, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #37 Survivors of the Dawn
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 749 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 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 38.6% ★, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #38 Survivor Mercs
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 170 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 33.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Action Roguelike 10.2%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Arena Shooter 8.8%
- #39 Nomad Survival
75% matchVery Positive84% of 2,171 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.0 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 39.2% ★, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Roguelite 12%, PvE 7.2%
- #40 Mining Survivors
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Wonderbounce Games
Windows
Incremental Survivors-like in which you mine valuable resources whilst slaying hoards of enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.4%, Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelite 20.9%, Arcade 7%, Arena Shooter 6.5%
- #41 Astro Looter: Survivor
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 425 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 21%, Arena Shooter 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 15.7%
- #42 Funguys Swarm
70% matchVery Positive92% of 946 reviews2025
Dev: Stairway Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 41% ★, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Roguelite 8.7%, PvE 5.2%
- #43 NIMRODS
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,788 reviews2024
Dev: Fiveamp
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 43.9% ★, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Roguelite 10.7%, Score Attack 5.4%
- #44 Wall World
71% matchVery Positive91% of 12,217 reviews2023
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World?
Why similar: Roguelite 38.3%, Procedural Generation 22.7%, Aliens 14.6%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Roguelike 6.1%
- #45 Star Survivor
72% matchMixed69% of 557 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 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Arena Shooter 11.9%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #46 Disfigure
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,390 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 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 18.7%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Arena Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #47 Spartan Survivors
69% matchVery Positive89% of 380 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 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Heaven 16% ★, Roguelite 14.6%, Action Roguelike 11.2%
- #48 Vampire Hunters
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,969 reviews2024
Dev: Gamecraft Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.8 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 43.4% ★, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Arena Shooter 10.8%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #49 Geometry Survivor
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 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 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #50 Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,253 reviews2025
Dev: SoulpotionPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 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 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Roguelite 18.8%, Top-Down 4.8%
- #51 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
67% matchVery Positive94% of 114 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 41.3% ★, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Roguelite 9.6%, Top-Down Shooter 6.4%
- #52 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
71% matchMostly Positive79% 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 19.9%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 16.3%, Aliens 8.1%
- #53 Gem Miner TD
67% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: iFeral Games
Windows
Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!
Why similar: Dwarves 65.9% ★, Bullet Heaven 23.4% ★, Roguelite 6.7%, PvE 2.9%, Roguelike 0.8%
- #54 Gunlocked
70% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Roguelite 17%, Aliens 7.8%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #55 Tiny Rogues
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,556 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Roguelite 16.1%, Top-Down 8.6%
- #56 Roboquest
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,988 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 27.1%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Roguelike 2.8%
- #57 Void Resurgence
66% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Roguelite 12%, Arena Shooter 11.4%
- #58 Genesis Survivors
68% matchMixed63% of 147 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 31.1%, Bullet Hell 28.3%, Roguelite 12.9%, Arcade 6.9%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #59 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
65% matchVery Positive83% of 2,558 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of RPGs, roguelike and auto battlers. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Dwarves 94.5% ★, Roguelite 2.7%, Procedural Generation 2%, Roguelike 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.2%