- #1 Sisyphus Paradox
97% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Unruly Mob
Windows
Sisyphus Paradox is a fusion of roguelike tactical elements with classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up gameplay. Explore and fight your way across the galaxy as you try to get back home to Earth in this hand drawn indie game.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.2%, Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 16.1%, Shooter 15%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
- #2 HELLEVATORS
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kohl Meek
Windows
HELLEVATORS is a fast-paced action-roguelike where you must jump, dash, slide and BLAST your way through Hell's public transit system. Make friends with weirdos, amass mystical knick-knacks and get frighteningly rich as you battle your way out of eternal damnation. Wishlist now!
Why similar: Roguelike 19.3%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Shooter 14.3%, Roguelite 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12%
- #3 The Isolated Town
96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Tossu
Windows · Linux
Shoot down enemies and avoid danger in an attempt to save your new friends on a grand adventure!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.2%, Side Scroller 22.2%, Shooter 20.1%, Roguelite 10.3%, Action 8.1%
- #4 The Passage Of Time
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TPOTgame
Windows
Challenge the passage of time and try to survive in dark dungeons while fighting with their inhabitants. Create unique weapons, develop skills and explore caves. But be careful - time is running out ...
Why similar: Roguelike 21.6%, Action 19.8%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Roguelite 18.4%, Indie 9.1%
- #5 Meowventure
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Catnip studio
Windows
This is a top-down roguelike deck-building game where you can combine a wide variety of cards to unleash unimaginable attack effects. With a high degree of freedom in deck construction, countless powerful combos await your creativity.
Why similar: Roguelike 21.3%, Shooter 19.1%, Roguelite 17.2%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Action 8.8%
- #6 Combat Cat
94% matchPositive91% of 46 reviews2024
Dev: Brain BlockPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A fast-paced, side-scrolling, bullet hell with an inventory system where a player can upgrade their weapons and player stats to survive as long as possible.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.4%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 14.2%, Shooter 12.6%
- #7 Gourds Up
93% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Bagel Bits Bakery
Windows · Linux
Gourds up is a 2D shooter, with many roguelike-y elements. You will progress through runs by choosing the next rooms, through the form of cards, that you will fight in, allowing for more strategy during the run. Get random weapons and upgrades, and just don't die!
Why similar: Roguelike 23.6%, Shooter 18.3%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Roguelite 14.6%, Action 12%
- #8 99 Levels To Hell
92% matchMixed61% of 609 reviews2014
Dev: Zaxis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. 99 Levels to Hell is a rogue-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When you complete 10 levels, the 10th being a boss-fight you unlock a door to the next dungeon.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.1%, Shooter 16.6%, Roguelite 16.3%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Roguelike 10%
- #9 Calypso's Calamity
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: WEST COAST WONDERS TABLETOP GAMES INC.
Windows · Mac
Calypso's Calamity is a ruthless magical rogue-lite platformer where you play as a courageous dog on a quest to rescue her princess, battling enemies, gathering randomized items, and unlocking new abilities in beautifully crafted levels.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.7%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelite 16.1%, Perma Death 12%
- #10 The Cardboard Cave
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bramble Labs
Windows
Use a variety of unique weapons to battle your way through many distinct underground biomes and find the Ancient Strawberry.
Why similar: Roguelike 28.3%, Roguelite 27.9%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 8.5%
- #11 Fortitude invasion
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Phoenixxx Games
Windows
The alien invasion has already begun! They're already here! Who can help the brave warriors to learn the full power of our civilization!?
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.3%, Shooter 21.6%, Roguelite 18.8%, Action 13.7%, Hand-drawn 13.4%
- #12 Generic Space Game
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Matthew SneyersPub: Explosive Bolts LLC
Windows
Shoot your enemies! Acquire items! Fight Geometrical Bosses! In this exciting 2D bullet hell shooter, you will fight through infinite hordes of enemies, gather game changing items, and face off against vicious bosses!
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.1%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Roguelike 20%, Shooter 18.1%, 2D 4.1%
- #13 Hero and A Wicked Man
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indie Dev Dylan
Windows
Hero and A Wicked Man is a game about Hero, who goes on an adventure to stop the evil Dr. Wicked. The core mechanics are shooting and platforming. Adventuring through each level and collecting more ammo gives the player an incentive to explore.
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.4%, 2D Platformer 24.1%, Shooter 21.1%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 6.3%
- #14 Way in the stars
88% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Hamster Team
Windows
Way In The Stars is a real adventure! Find the reasons for the disaster, save the ecosystem of the planet and colonists, and start your own way amongst the stars!
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.7%, 2D Platformer 23.5%, Shooter 18.8%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 5.9%
- #15 Zagu Espionage
87% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: nP StudiosPub: nonPareil Institute
Windows
Zagu Espionage is a single player, 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game where the player takes on the role of the main character, Zagu, a spy from the Tracha colony, who is traveling to seven different regions to defeat the Rogan empire.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.4%, 2D Platformer 22.4%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Action 8.3%
- #16 Mini Star Survivor
86% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: MACKINN7
Windows
Collect stars and use them wisely to become stronger. Use each character's personality to establish a growth strategy. And survive and escape for 5 or 10 days.
Why similar: Roguelike 23.1%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Shooter 18.8%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Action 8.2%
- #17 Beer Gunner
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Des Interactive
Windows
A fast-paced run-and-gun shooter in the spirit of the classics — shoot, jump, and shred monsters to energetic music.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.9%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Shooter 22%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Action 8.7%
- #18 Pumpkin head
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: D_water
Windows
This game is a side-scrolling 2D action shooting game created with dot pictures. Control the main character, Pumpkin Head, as he runs through various stages such as the sea and the desert while battling the slime army!
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.8%, 2D Platformer 25.5%, Shooter 22.2%, Action 9.9%, 2D 5.9%
- #19 Mukuro no Rasen
84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Matrix
Windows
Rogue-lite action with a Japanese dark fantasy style! Move and fight nimbly with simple one-stick, one-button controls. Grow stronger, death after death, and aim for the peak of the demon castle!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.3%, Roguelike 25.2%, Roguelite 22.4%, Shooter 8.7%, Action 7.1%
- #20 Dark Scrolls
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Dark Scrolls is a fantasy-themed action platformer that fuses shmup-style chaos with roguelite progression and is packed with charm, challenge, and secrets.
Why similar: Roguelike 21.1%, Side Scroller 17.7%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Roguelite 14.7%, Action 11.6%
- #21 TCL - The Cursed Legacy
81% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: GGS Studio CreationPub: Broke Studio
Windows
The Cursed Legacy is an action/exploration game based on “die and retry” and made with love and passion to pay tribute to the games of the 90s. It also offers mini games that give this work an infinite lifespan.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.4%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Action 16.5%, Violent 15%, Adventure 8.9%
- #22 Arcanion: Tale of Magi
83% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: JaymoniusPub: MoniusProductions
Windows
Arcanion: Tale of Magi is a retro-style platformer that tells the story of a fledgling warrior Magi, and she and her allies must recover a book from a thief who seeks to use its powers to carry out his revenge.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22%, Shooter 21.8%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Action 14.9%, Adventure 12.8%
- #23 Choom
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Worrall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choom is a brutal cyberpunk side-scrolling roguelike shooter where you fight through deadly shifting levels, build game-breaking synergies, and push deeper into neon-soaked chaos with every run.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.9%, 2D Platformer 16%, Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 14.8%, Shooter 13.6%
- #24 Bad Guy Adventure
82% matchMostly Negative39% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Seiren-publishing
Windows
Bad Guy Adventure is a hardcore platformer-shooter game with stunning visuals, dynamic music, and 30 challenging levels. Players control a bad guy armed with powerful weapons, battling hordes of monsters to progress.
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.4%, 2D Platformer 22.9%, Shooter 19.4%, Violent 11.2%, 2D 4.6%
- #25 Cloudwalkers
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Eclipse Gaming US
Windows
A free short shooter-platformer in the clouds!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.2%, Side Scroller 23.5%, Shooter 22.9%, Hand-drawn 7.8%, Action 6.8%
- #26 Forest Fury
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: CouraGGe ent.
Windows
Get ready for adventures, gather allies, and uncover the secrets of Forest Fury! Your forest is waiting for you to cleanse it of dark forces and restore its former beauty.
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.9%, 2D Platformer 24%, Shooter 20.2%, 2D 6%, Action 5.4%
- #27 Sneezeman: Escape From Planet Sneeze
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: 50000 Leagues Ltd
Windows
Sneezeman: Escape From Planet Sneeze is a 2D action-platformer-adventure. Guide Sneezeman to a safe exit and evade spiky spores, defeat bad guys, collect all the pills, discover secret chambers, outrun a thunderous particle cloud and beat the clock. It's hard as nails and classic arcade-style fun.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.6%, 2D Platformer 26.6%, Hand-drawn 20.2%, Action 6.8%, Colorful 6.4%
- #28 Randomverse: Expedition
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Randaro
Windows
Randomverse: Expedition is an experimental platformer game with chaotic randomized elements that will test your luck. Explore procedurally generated levels, loot chests, fight monsters that can end your run in a single hit, and secure your items for future adventures.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.8%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 14.9%, Perma Death 10.9%
- #29 CrapShoot
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: nazenaninadesico
Windows
Kick the crap out of them! Side-scrolling bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.8%, Shooter 29%, Action 17.8%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, 2D 8%
- #30 Cicada Wing
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cyber Chill
Windows
Cicada Wing: is a casual action game that blends classic “line‑cutting” mechanics with modern visual effects. While dodging deadly pursuers, you gradually unveil a breathtaking visual feast hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Roguelike 32.9%, 2D Platformer 26.7%, Roguelite 23.3%, Adventure 10.4%, 2D 5.7%
- #31 Niblet Rescues
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Humblebright Studio
Windows
Sprint through a fast-paced fantasy roguelike runner to save Niblet’s stolen companion. Dodge traps, fight foes, and grab gold as shifting levels and encounters keep every run fresh and unpredictable.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20%, Roguelite 17.2%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Roguelike 16.3%, Perma Death 11.2%
- #32 Lambs on the road : The beginning
77% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2021
Dev: Flynn's Arcade
Windows
Inspired on the bestseller ”The Road” by Cormac McCarthy. Lambs on the road is a adventure platformer game with small puzzles. Help John to find her daughter in a post-apocalyptic world plenty of dangers.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.4%, Violent 19%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Action 7.9%
- #33 The Orange of Tomorrow
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GoneLoot
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Orange of Tomorrow is a turn-based RPG where you must aim your attacks. Use the power of fate and the elements to discover the meaning of love, oranges and what tomorrow holds.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.6%, Roguelite 17.9%, Shooter 15.3%, Roguelike 15.1%, 2D Platformer 14.2%
- #34 Space Gladiators
76% matchVery Positive90% of 468 reviews2021
Dev: Blobfish
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom!
Why similar: Roguelite 23.7%, Action 16.7%, Side Scroller 13.6%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.1%
- #35 The Plunge Of Sludge
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Socksdev
Windows
The Plunge Of Sludge is a 2D bullet hell roguelite where you collect trinkets, weapons, and hats from a pool of over 500+ items to conquer a dungeon and defeat THE KEEPER. You will fail and perish, but every attempt will be different and more chaotic than the last. Will you take the plunge?
Why similar: Roguelike 20.8%, Roguelite 19.6%, 2D Platformer 19.1%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Shooter 8%
- #36 50 Pinch Barrage!!
74% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: KaeruPanda Inc.Pub: Game Studio Inc.
Windows
Shout-inducing 2D side-scrolling action! Alligators! Sharks! Zombies! Escape from a dangerous desert island! Its controls are simple but deep! Use your wit and technique to overcome perfectly balanced stages that will have you saying "Just one more try!!" as you play over and over again!
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.4%, 2D Platformer 30.4%, Action 19.9%, 2D 10.2%, Indie 3.4%
- #37 League of Abyss
75% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: 那卜佬作坊
Windows
《League of Abyss》It is a 2D top-down pixel style dungeon Roguelike, where players will play as a hero and defeat terrifying monsters in the abyss, clearing the abyss and saving the world!
Why similar: Roguelike 24.9%, Shooter 22.6%, Roguelite 17.4%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 13.6%
- #38 Hazy Monochrome Wand
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: S_Case
Windows
A roguelite action game drawn in black and white pixel art. Operate a magic wand that uses actions such as "time stagnation", "time leap", and "explosion magic", Break through randomly connected dungeons
Why similar: Side Scroller 30%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Roguelite 20.3%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Action 9.1%
- #39 Scourgefall
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amarodil
Windows
In this challenging RPG-Platformer Permadeath Roguelike, you’ll collect resources, craft, explore, and fight for your life through challenging, procedurally generated levels with up to four players at a time, unlocking customization options to help you in future adventures! How deep can you delve?
Why similar: Side Scroller 22%, Roguelike 20.9%, Roguelite 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Perma Death 12.1%
- #40 Chaos Strider
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Novalith Studio
Windows
"Chaos Strider" is a 2D side-scrolling pixel style Roguelike shooting game. You will play as a Strider challenging the Chaos Realm to obtain corresponding rewards. Choose your weapons, select challenge levels, enhance upgrades, reforge and fuse, fight, and seize treasures.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.8%, Shooter 13.1%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Roguelite 10.1%, Adventure 9.9%
- #41 Proper Bullet Hell
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: IGE
Windows
Roguelike Shooter Where Your Bullets Hurt You!
Why similar: Roguelike 24.5%, Shooter 19%, Roguelite 15.5%, Action 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.6%
- #42 Squad Killer
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: WANZUNGDEV
Windows
You are the Squad Killer! Blast through this retro arcade experience guns blazing! Hope you brought your reflexes because this pixel art massacre offers some good old hard core button mashing fun!
Why similar: Roguelike 23.7%, Shooter 19.3%, Side Scroller 18.5%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Action 14%
- #43 RePulse-X
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stefan Amelung
Windows
Defend Earth against alien asteroid attacks in this arcade roguelite retro shooter and experience the evolution of the genre in a gripping visual and auditory adventure.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.2%, Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelite 15.4%, Gun Customization 14.3% ★, Shooter 14.1%
- #44 Megalocephalo
70% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: FlapjackPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A side-scrolling 2.5D run-and-gun platformer featuring mechanically inclined sea creatures. Help Pancake on his quest to stop the megalomaniacal Dr. Squid from spreading his ruthless influence!
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.5%, 2D Platformer 25.1%, Shooter 20%, Action 8.8%, Colorful 6%
- #45 Chromatic
72% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Full Credits In-GamePub: Slamjam30
Windows
Chromatic is a 2D Side-Scroller where your goal is to bring color into a monochrome world by using your abilities to traverse new terrain and defeat enemies.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.2%, 2D Platformer 26.2%, Colorful 14.9%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 9.9%
- #46 Nightmares
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jorge HenriquePub: Hard Monkey Games
Windows
Nightmares is a 2D platform pixel art roguelike game that aims to unite the thriller and horror genres with shooter mechanics. In the game, you will be Bob, who faces different psychological problems that will become more and more frequent.
Why similar: Roguelike 27.6%, Shooter 21.4%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 8.6%
- #47 Ginnung
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: halvardo13
Windows
You find yourself trapped in a void of Norse spirits, who are out to help you… or destroy you. Find your escape in this tight platformer with emphasis on speedrunning. Use the simple but versatile movement to the best of your ability!
Why similar: Side Scroller 33%, 2D Platformer 25.2%, Shooter 20.3%, Action 9.5%, 2D 5.3%
- #48 Dragon Attack Mythologies: A Night Wolf Revenge
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Mate Frio Studios
Windows
Jump, dodge, and fight against anyone who crosses your path in search of revenge. Explore 8 challenging worlds filled with danger and classic arcade action.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.3%, 2D Platformer 23.5%, Gun Customization 16.3% ★, Action 8.3%, Adventure 6.9%
- #49 ACCELERATE ZONE
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: mdkgames
Windows
FULL-THROTTLE STG "ACCELERATE ZONE". This is an action shooting game where the faster you go, the better your strategy. It's okay to take your time and go at your own pace.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.6%, Shooter 22.4%, 2D Platformer 21.5%, Action 15%, Colorful 6.9%
- #50 Weather Dominance
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Louai
Windows
Play as an intelligent cloud with powerful weather abilities like rain, lightning, and snow to defeat aliens who are causing natural disasters on prehistoric earth. Restore the environment and help the primitive earthlings in randomly generated levels
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.6%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Roguelike 18.2%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 8.7%
- #51 Plighters
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: viraelin
Windows · Linux
Fight. Loot. Die. Repeat. Begin your plight into this 2D rogue-lite, and try to survive. Battle enemies, bosses, charge orbs, enter portals, and try to make it farther than last time, uncovering new items, challenges, and secrets. Adventure alone or with up to 3 other friends in co-op.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.1%, Roguelike 25.4%, Roguelite 25.3%, Action 10.2%, 2D 6.1%
- #52 TimeNot
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Not V-Dachi
Windows
This arcade platform game will challenge your skills to complete as many mini levels as you can before time runs out, with a minimalist pixel art style TIMENOT comes to offer a fast, responsive and accurate gameplay to platform games. Try not to run out of time.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.6%, 2D Platformer 24.9%, Roguelike 24.1%, 2D 5.8%, Action 4.2%
- #53 Jetboard Joust
70% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
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: Side Scroller 19.7%, Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 15.8%, Perma Death 11.2%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
- #54 30XX
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,738 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.5%, Roguelike 16.8%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Roguelite 15.8%, Perma Death 11.4%
- #55 XXXX
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mo_do_ki
Windows
This game is a 2D shooting action title focused solely on boss battles. You cannot attack on your own! Enemies fire both “red” and “blue” bullets. You must instantly identify the “blue” bullets, catch them, and fire them back. Can you defeat the monsters?
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.6%, Shooter 24.5%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Action 15.3%, 2D 5.4%
- #56 Rogunky
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kiroxas
Windows
Descend into the unknown in this unique roguelike platformer! Brave a constantly shifting dungeon filled with deadly monsters, traps, and powerful relics. The deeper you go, the greater the challenge. Uncover secrets, explore diverse environments, and fight to discover what awaits at the bottom.
Why similar: Roguelike 27.7%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Roguelite 14%, Side Scroller 13%, Action 8.4%
- #57 Rotten Survivor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InventarioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Rotten Survivor is the ULTIMATE 2D top-down horde survivor game! Fight massive hordes of bizarre enemies! Upgrade your equipment, create crazy combinations between all of the different weapons and modifiers and become an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Roguelike 29.1%, Shooter 22.6%, Roguelite 19.7%, Action 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 7.1%
- #58 Gravscape
65% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Kirocet Studio
Windows
One button. Infinite momentum. Gravscape is a fast 2D arcade platformer - attract to planets, release to free-fall, chain swings through hazards. Master 8 planets, clear 25+ handcrafted levels, and chase high scores in Infinite and Roguelike modes.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.1%, 2D Platformer 21.7%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Roguelike 12.7%, 2D 7.6%
- #59 Swarm Hunter
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flyswatter Studios
Windows
Swarm Hunter is a retro sci-fi action-shooter with roguelike elements coming to Steam. Beam down to take on the ravenous swarm descending upon Pluto. Unlock powerful weapons, call in support, upgrade abilities, and harness deadly synergies to wipe out the infestation and rescue the missing crew.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, 2D Platformer 18%, Shooter 17.5%, Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 7.5%
- #60 SpikerMan X
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: spikerman87
Windows
The evil alien lizard Kromatone has returned to try and take over the galaxy! And he’s brought several of his former partners in crime to help him succeed! It’s up to SpikerMan to defeat all the crime bosses and defeat Kromatone himself before he takes over everything!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.2%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Shooter 18.9%, Action 13.9%, Adventure 11.6%