- #1 TYPECAST
97% matchVery Positive91% of 196 reviews2023
Dev: Gutter Arcade
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
TYPECAST is a bullet hell where you type to shoot. Get swarmed by enemies, manage the chaos, and climb the leaderboards in this unique arcade experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Perma Death 16.9%, Bullet Time 14.6% ★, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Difficult 11.3%
- #2 Duck Souls
96% matchVery Positive98% of 343 reviews2018
Dev: Viridino Studios
Windows
Duck Souls is a fast-paced, action platformer about a little duck with an incredible skill to dash and a mission: find all the lost eggs in order to save his species.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #3 Paradox Soul
96% matchMixed43% of 654 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Difficult 26.6%, Platformer 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Shooter 11.4%
- #4 TimeTekker
95% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: Artii Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 22%
TimeTekker is an arcade shoot em' up where your actions dictate the speed of time itself! Overcome the endless hail of bullets at your own pace and become the ultimate ninja!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 23.7% ★, Bullet Time 20.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Arcade 9%
- #5 Black Paradox
94% matchMixed68% of 134 reviews2019
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.3%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Difficult 11%, Shooter 10.5%
- #6 Gunslugs
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 129 reviews2015
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Platformer 20.1%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%
- #7 WITCH-BOT MEGLILO
93% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Stop time and project yourself through space with “Time-stop warp” magic, pass through physical obstacles, dodge incoming bullets and shoot down your enemies! A satisfying shooter, filled with dark humor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Difficult 14%, Arcade 10.4%, Shooter 8.4%
- #8 Jetboard Joust
92% matchVery Positive83% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Perma Death 16.6%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #9 Bleed 2
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 910 reviews2017
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Platformer 11.4%, Arcade 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #10 Slimekeep
91% matchVery Positive90% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: BenBonk
Windows · Mac
In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...
Why similar: Perma Death 22.7%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Difficult 15.2%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Roguelike 12.4%
- #11 Ingression
90% matchVery Positive85% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Espale StudiosPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.
Why similar: Difficult 29%, Platformer 26.1%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Adventure 6.8%
- #12 Letifer
89% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Third Spirit Games
Windows
Take on the demonic threat as Letifer in an action-packed mix of twin-stick shooter, roguelite, and survivors-like gameplay. Gun through brutal Rituals, shape your build with powerful upgrades, and return to base for lasting upgrades to your character and gear.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.9%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Difficult 18.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #13 Star of Providence
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,362 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Difficult 11.8%, Perma Death 11.1%
- #14 PROJECT TACHYON
87% matchVery Positive86% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIO N9Pub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
An exhilarating run-and-gun action shooting game based on a Roguelite! Travel through time with Sigma to thwart the uprising of artificial intelligence and fight for the future!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelike 12.8%, Platformer 9%
- #15 Project Mercury
89% matchMixed58% of 594 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Platformer 47.6%, Female Protagonist 33.6%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #16 Doomed to Hell
86% matchVery Positive82% of 242 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17%, Perma Death 16.9%, Difficult 14.4%, Roguelike 12.4%
- #17 Ether Loop
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 314 reviews2020
Dev: Moon Lens
Windows
Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.4%, Perma Death 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Difficult 10.9%, Adventure 10.1%
- #18 Quickly, Quackley!
85% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: JXTPub: Black Country Games
Windows
A fast-paced 2D precision platformer with a ZX Spectrum aesthetic. And a duck!
Why similar: Difficult 50.2%, Platformer 34.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Singleplayer 3%
- #19 Hell is Other Demons
84% matchVery Positive93% of 338 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.8%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Difficult 13.7%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #20 Rabbit Hole
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,654 reviews2024
Dev: ShortCake_CafePub: Engi_ee
Windows
Rabbit Hole is a fast paced, tough-as-nails 2D RogueLike-Shooter, made with love for the genre. You are Disc, someone who was suddenly brought to the Rabbit Hole. Collect guns, fight foes and meet strange new characters on your descent to the bottom, all in an attempt to find your heart again.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelike 12.1%, Platformer 12.1%
- #21 Doomsday Hunters
82% matchVery Positive90% of 790 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Perma Death 23.4%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Difficult 16.6%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Arcade 12.5%
- #22 Witchinour
84% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: mahojigoku
Windows
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
Why similar: Perma Death 26.5%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Difficult 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #23 Stellar Interface
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2016
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Bullet Time 16.5% ★, Perma Death 16.4%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Action Roguelike 11.8%
- #24 REPLIKATOR
81% matchVery Positive86% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Perma Death 15.1%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelike 11%
- #25 ITTA
81% matchVery Positive90% of 429 reviews2020
Dev: Glass RevolverPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Test your limits in ITTA, a bullet-hell, boss-rush style adventure. Armed with her father’s revolver and guided by a strange ghostly cat, a displaced girl must battle her way through impossible trials in search of answers… and peace.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Bullet Hell 33.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Adventure 5.7%
- #26 MYRIAD DEATH
79% matchVery Positive86% of 282 reviews2025
Dev: IGNITION MPub: holo Indie
Windows
This is an exhilarating action and shooting game where you fight using weapons with different abilities.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.1%, Action Roguelike 31.8%, Shooter 14.9%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #27 Railgunners
79% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Expresso Studios
Windows
Railgunners is a shooter built to highly customizable difficulty levels. Fight your way through hundreds of enemy ships, and help humanity fight back against the alien invasion!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Difficult 13.9%, Arcade 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #28 Dungeons and Ducklings
78% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Bear Belly Games
Windows
In this PacMan Roguelite, Baby ducklings have been kidnapped, and you are a very ANGRY Mama Duck.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.6%, Arcade 25.1%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Adventure 4.1%
- #29 Super Puzzled Cat
76% matchVery Positive99% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: Penguin Mug Games
Windows
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 45.5% ★, Difficult 19.6%, Platformer 12.4%, Colorful 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
- #30 Panic Porcupine
78% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A Meat-Like/Hedge-Like Mashup! Dr. Proventriculus is snatching up the Chickabirbs! Help Panic blast through over 50 stages of topsy-turvy, spike-laced, slime-drenched, buzzsaw-filled deathtraps to rescue them! And remember, there are no rings...
Why similar: Platformer 32.4%, Difficult 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Arcade 13.5%, Adventure 8.8%
- #31 Voidigo
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,893 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Difficult 12.6%, Roguelike 11.7%
- #32 Pato Box
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 144 reviews2018
Dev: Bromio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A surreal boxing quest with a duck! Test your reflexes as you fight your way through an evil corporation in search for retribution.
Why similar: Difficult 41.7%, Souls-like 41.3%, Adventure 10%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #33 Angelstruck
77% matchVery Positive95% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Feral Paw
Windows · Mac
Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelike 10.8%, Arcade 10.1%
- #34 Downwell
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,612 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.2%, Difficult 17.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Arcade 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%
- #35 Sine Mora
77% matchVery Positive82% of 942 reviews2012
Dev: Digital RealityPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 57.8%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Arcade 11%, Shooter 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #36 Arksync
73% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Dykom Software
Windows
Wired from the ashes of twin stick Shooters, Arksync evolves the genre with breakneck player movement and combat. Survive and buy weapons, utilities, and upgrades; then risk it all as you fight to survive, and take a toy bear home.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.7%, Difficult 22.3%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelike 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #37 Bullet Bunny
74% matchVery Positive84% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelike 15.9%, Shooter 10.2%
- #38 Graze Counter
74% matchVery Positive95% of 318 reviews2017
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!!An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Difficult 11.9%, Arcade 11%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #39 Last Command
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,446 reviews2022
Dev: No Stuck Game StudioPub: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Last Command is a fast-paced Snake x Bullet Hell action game. Maneuver through enemies’ barrage of attacks, collect Data Points to deal damage! Mix and match skill chips as you progress, overcome intense Boss battles, and uncover the secrets of their program world...
Why similar: Souls-like 23.1%, Bullet Hell 18%, Difficult 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Arcade 10%
- #40 Galactic Glitch
70% matchVery Positive90% of 987 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.2%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Difficult 19.1%, Roguelike 15%, Shooter 11.3%
- #41 Sine Mora EX
75% matchMixed64% of 690 reviews2017
Dev: Digital RealityPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Time Manipulation 21% ★, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Difficult 13.6%, Arcade 8.8%
- #42 Straimium Immortaly
73% matchVery Positive90% of 174 reviews2016
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.4%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Difficult 15.1%, Perma Death 12.3%
- #43 Null Vector
72% matchVery Positive96% of 269 reviews2018
Dev: Optical Override
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Perma Death 18.8%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Difficult 12.9%
- #44 Touhou Endless Dream
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,881 reviews2021
Dev: a10a010Pub: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A bullet hell roguelike game. Players can utilize characters with different abilities, collect and assemble powerful items. Dance through an unending barrage of bullets to save both yourself and Touhou Gensokyo from the darkness that is engulfing everything.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelike 15.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #45 Uragun
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Difficult 16.8%, Arcade 10.3%
- #46 BLUE REVOLVER
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 906 reviews2016
Dev: danboPub: Stellar Circle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.2%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Arcade 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Difficult 5.3%
- #47 PositronX
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: Scorpius Games
Windows
PositronX is a futuristic rogue-lite fps featuring fast-paced combat, creative movement, time control mechanics and breathtaking visuals, each playthrough giving you a unique experience.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 33% ★, Perma Death 22.4%, Difficult 12.2%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #48 Earth Overclocked
73% matchVery Positive81% of 200 reviews2015
Dev: Chronicle Bench
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Earth Overclocked is a frantic rogue-lite adventure starring a scientist who is terrible at making time machines, but great at blasting bad guys. Use a diverse selection of weapons to fight off monsters while searching for pieces of your time machine in randomly generated environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Roguelike 11%, Adventure 9.5%
- #49 Picayune Dreams
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,605 reviews2023
Dev: StepfordPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED...]
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.1%, Action Roguelike 24%, Roguelike 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Colorful 9.9%
- #50 Her Name Was Fire
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 297 reviews2022
Dev: Tissue Inu
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelike 12%, Arcade 8.4%
- #51 Deadliest Pigeon
67% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Rusty RexPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Unleash total destruction to avenge the little chick! Soar through chaos, weaponize yourself to obliterate physics-based enemies and everything in your path.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.2%, Bullet Time 36.1% ★, Shooter 16.2%, Platformer 5.5%, Adventure 2.5%
- #52 Bot Vice
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,488 reviews2016
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions! You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Difficult 16.4%, Arcade 10.7%, Shooter 9.2%
- #53 LONE RUIN
70% matchMixed65% of 198 reviews2023
Dev: Cuddle Monster GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Venture into an old, magical ruin to seek an ancient power in this highly replayable roguelike twin-stick shooter. Optimise spells and build ultimate combos to defeat twisted monstrosities and delve deeper into the Lone Ruin.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.8%, Action Roguelike 24.4%, Arcade 16.1%, Roguelike 14.3%, Shooter 12%
- #54 TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity
68% matchVery Positive89% of 506 reviews2022
Dev: //commentoutPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You find yourself trapped in a mysterious tower – one that transforms its very structure every 24 hours, where you must surpass countless poor fallen souls and make your way to the heretofore unseen top!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.3%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Difficult 16%, Platformer 11.6%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #55 Time Snatcher Handy
66% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: PulleyBunPub: Cometsoft Inc.
Windows
The universe's greatest cat burglar? The ultimate phantom thief across dimensions? Nah... Time Snatcher Handy, that's me! A time-stop bullet-hell action roguelike starring "Handy" the stylish cat burglar! Stop the time to dodge bullets, gather items to get stronger, and escape the Time Museum!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 25.2% ★, Bullet Time 19.8% ★, Perma Death 16.1%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Action Roguelike 11.3%
- #56 Shotgun Witch
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,111 reviews2020
Dev: Asephy
Windows
Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Difficult 19.7%, Shooter 11.7%, Colorful 5.1%
- #57 ReversEstory
68% matchVery Positive88% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: ilili_world
Windows
ReversEstory is a 2D Roguelike action shooting game. Enjoy the freedom of 360° flying while exploring the procedurally generated dungeons. A latitude of items grants the players the power to challenge the darkness. What’s hidden behind? You shall witness and be shocked.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Roguelike 12%
- #58 Contract Rush DX
63% matchVery Positive100% of 277 reviews2025
Dev: FigburnPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Every character plays like an entirely different action game in Contract Rush DX. Explore a world inspired by 2000's flash animation, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Difficult 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Arcade 8.9%
- #59 Gunbot Diplomacy
64% matchVery Positive86% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.2%, Action Roguelike 25%, Roguelike 22.9%, Arcade 14.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #60 I Hate Running Backwards
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 245 reviews2018
Dev: Binx GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Action Roguelike 33.6%, Difficult 22.8%, Roguelike 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%