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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!

Reviews: Very Positive — 80% — of 56 reviews
Released: 2023-06-19
Developer: Reija
Publisher: indie.io
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive89% of 212 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: Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Aliens 15%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 11.7%

  2. #2 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 110 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 15%, Aliens 13.8%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Action Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 11.4%

  3. #3 Spartan Survivors
    95% matchVery Positive91% of 353 reviews2025
    Dev: Bathrobe
    Windows

    Fight hordes of Covenant & Flood in this new game mixing Roguelite & Bullet Heaven for hours of mindless fun!

    Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Roguelite 15.7%, Action Roguelike 9.8%, Aliens 8.3%

  4. #4 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
    96% matchVery Positive81% of 468 reviews2023
    Dev: Amrita
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!

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    94% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
    Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 11.8%, Roguelike 10.1%

  6. #6 REMEDIUM: Sentinels
    94% matchMixed69% of 246 reviews2023
    Dev: Sobaka StudioPub: ESDigital Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Become a Sentinel and face the plague in roguelite fast-paced auto-shooter set in the same world as REMEDIUM game. Combine items and alchemical elements to acquire more powerful weapons and create unique builds to defend the plague survivors against the endless hordes of mutants!

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  7. #7 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
    93% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
    Dev: Mini Fun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

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  8. #8 GunSuit Guardians
    92% matchVery Positive87% of 247 reviews2023
    Dev: Matt Glanville
    Windows

    Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.

    Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.7%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Roguelite 19.5%, Roguelike 11.3%, RPG 8.1%

  9. #9 Twilight Survivors
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,048 reviews2024
    Dev: DORIDORI STUDIO
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!

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  10. #10 ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
    91% matchMostly Positive78% of 172 reviews2024
    Dev: jounitus
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 12.8%

  11. #11 Brotato
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
    Dev: Blobfish
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 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 Hell 17%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Roguelike 14.4%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 11.5%

  12. #12 Genesis Survivors
    90% matchMixed63% of 146 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: Bullet Hell 21.7%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Aliens 10.3%, Roguelite 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.4%

  13. #13 Survivors of the Dawn
    89% matchMostly Positive75% of 744 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.

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  14. #14 Astro Looter: Survivor
    89% matchMostly Positive71% of 423 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.

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    87% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2024
    Dev: ProjectX
    Windows

    Survive thousands of monsters in X-Mutation, a hardcore 3D top-down rogue-lite action game. Mutate your body into diverse weapons, choose from hundreds of mutations, and uniquely upgrade to craft your personal combat style!

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    86% matchVery Positive92% of 770 reviews2024
    Dev: Alpherior
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!

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    Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
    Windows

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  18. #18 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
    84% matchVery Positive91% of 12,980 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.9 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.

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    Dev: Tiny Game Dev
    Windows

    In the vibrant realm of Terralysia lurk relentless enemies. Brace yourself for grueling missions, endless onslaughts, and formidable bosses in this third-person roguelike. Use the right strategy and spells to survive a bit longer, but be warned, as you grow in strength, so do your enemies.

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    83% matchVery Positive83% of 1,427 reviews2025
    Dev: Dark Point Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    82% matchVery Positive95% of 365 reviews2025
    Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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  22. #22 Outnumbered
    84% matchMostly Positive79% of 241 reviews2022
    Dev: Amped Horizon
    Windows

    Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!

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  23. #23 Void Scrappers
    82% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
    Dev: 8BitSkull
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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  24. #24 Swarm Grinder
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,171 reviews2024
    Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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  25. #25 Towerful Defense: Prologue
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    Dev: Mini Fun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  26. #26 Tiny Chaos
    80% matchVery Positive81% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: KatrGames
    Windows

    Step into a pandemonium world in Tiny Chaos, a bullet heaven survival game that will test your wits, reflexes, and endurance. Face relentless hordes of enemies, explore vibrant stages, and unlock the full potential of your characters in this chaotic journey to survive against all odds.

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  27. #27 Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers
    79% matchMixed69% of 85 reviews2025
    Dev: Digital Crafter
    Windows

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    78% matchVery Positive80% of 1,374 reviews2023
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  29. #29 Cosmic Coliseum
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2025
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    Windows

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  30. #30 Hunter Survivors
    79% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2022
    Dev: LuCapy Studio
    Windows

    Demons have been destroying our villages for centuries, choose your adventurer and destroy them, in this rogue lite you will face thousands of monsters. Buy new weapons and upgrades as the raid progresses to be strong and kill even more demons.

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    76% matchVery Positive95% of 62 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.

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  32. #32 Tower Survivors
    78% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2023
    Dev: Final Screw
    Windows · Linux

    Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!

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  33. #33 Alien Death Mob
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2021
    Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
    Windows

    Aliens have invaded Earth! Towns, cities, deserts, they're everywhere! Take on the role of Earth's last super soldier and confront the alien menace in this intense twin stick shooter!

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  34. #34 Godsvivors
    75% matchVery Positive86% of 104 reviews2024
    Dev: Titan
    Windows

    Prepare for epic battles between gods and Hades in this top-down action roguelite! Choose your deity, unleash powerful combos, and fight against underworld enemies. Feel the adrenaline for 15 minutes and restore order in the underworld.

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  35. #35 Arcane Tower Survivors
    74% matchMostly Positive73% of 94 reviews2025
    Dev: Red Horde Games
    Windows

    Survive waves of enemies in this horde survival roguelite. Unleash devastating spells, master unique skills, and craft unstoppable builds. Between battles, fortify your tower and unlock powerful upgrades in a strategic meta-game. Will your magic outlast the chaos?

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  36. #36 Grind Survivors
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 864 reviews2026
    Dev: Pushka StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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.

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    75% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2023
    Dev: Gundorado
    Windows

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  38. #38 Road Defense: Outsiders
    74% matchVery Positive84% of 159 reviews2023
    Dev: Minicactus Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!

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    76% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
    Dev: Rymdfall AB
    Windows · Mac

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    73% matchMixed69% of 555 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?

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    71% matchVery Positive85% of 616 reviews2025
    Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!

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    69% matchVery Positive91% of 8,365 reviews2025
    Dev: Ouadi Huard
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    72% matchVery Positive90% of 127 reviews2023
    Dev: Square Wheel
    Windows

    Embark on an action-packed adventure with "EON Fighter," a thrilling spaceship shooter game with roguelite elements. Pilot your fighter through space, collect resources, and battle your way to victory. Strive to become the last survivor in the universe!

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    73% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2022
    Dev: ganashaw
    Windows

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  45. #45 Battle Grid
    72% matchVery Positive83% of 226 reviews2023
    Dev: Barking Dogs
    Windows

    Face relentless alien hordes, collect their resources and assemble an unstoppable squadron of mechs! In this Action Roguelite, discover game-breaking synergies, mix and match weapons and units, unlock upgrades, harvest and conquer alien planets.

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  46. #46 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 46,522 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!

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  47. #47 Echoes of Red
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2026
    Dev: TERMAX Studios
    Windows

    Echoes of Red is a fast-paced roguelite shooter where you can carry unlimited weapons at once, face endless enemies ever stronger and build your perfect custom loadout. Obliterate tens of thousands of enemies who dared to challenge you and make them regret standing against you.

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  48. #48 Deflector
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
    Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
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    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!

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  49. #49 Nomad Survival
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,165 reviews2022
    Dev: The Fox Knocks
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.1 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.

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  50. #50 Gunlocked 2
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: FromLefcourt
    Windows

    Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!

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  51. #51 Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,226 reviews2025
    Dev: SoulpotionPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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?

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  52. #52 Hollow Survivors
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 181 reviews2025
    Dev: Danny DeerPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades and weapons, and save the Tower.

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  53. #53 Survivor Mercs
    70% matchMostly Positive74% of 156 reviews2023
    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: Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Survival 16.8%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Action Roguelike 12.6%

  54. #54 Horde Hunters
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
    Dev: Antti Vaihia
    Windows

    Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.

    Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Roguelite 16.4%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelike 12.1%

  55. #55 Rogue Invader
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2021
    Dev: Squishy Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.

    Why similar: Aliens 33.2%, Roguelite 27.6%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Combat 10.9%, Action 6.7%

  56. #56 FatalZone
    67% matchMixed67% of 2,256 reviews2024
    Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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: Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelite 14.2%, Survival 12.7%

  57. #57 Void Survivors
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2023
    Dev: SoulBlade Studio LLC
    Windows

    Void Survivors is a fast-paced action roguelike game where you have to survive relentless hordes of monsters for 20 minutes!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 53.3%, Combat 16.2%, Action 13.3%, Casual 10.4%, Indie 4.2%

  58. #58 Destropolis
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
    Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelike 12.4%, Survival 12.2%

  59. #59 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
    64% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
    Dev: Luciano Bercini
    Windows · Mac

    Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.

    Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.4%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelite 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Survival 14.3%

  60. #60 Driveloop: Survivors
    66% 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: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20%, Roguelite 16.4%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelike 14.3%

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