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Face endless waves of monsters in Defenders, a thrilling roguelike game. Use WASD to move and the mouse to attack, battling basic monsters, elites, and bosses. Level up your character after each wave to enhance your abilities and survive the onslaught.

Reviews: Mixed — 50% — of 12 reviews
Released: 2024-08-18
Developer: Saif Al-Ethawi
Genres: Action, Indie, Strategy, Free To Play, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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

    Why similar: Beat 'em up 31.5%, Action Roguelike 22%, Roguelike 14.9%, Co-op 7.9%, Roguelite 7.5%

  60. #60 Bloody Heaven
    68% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: BluePrinting
    Windows

    In Bloody Heaven, players will challenge to use various of weapons with different features to beat enemy waves.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 28%, Hack and Slash 25.4%, Roguelite 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Action 6.6%

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