- #1 Voidigo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Action Roguelike 24.7%, Local Co-Op 17.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Roguelite 12.9%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features chaotic, high-speed combat and procedural environments that mirror the frantic nature of Earth Overclocked.
- #2 Monsters and Monocles
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Monsters and Monocles is a frantic top-down shooter for 1-4 players. Use teamwork and your arsenal of weapons to defeat the overwhelming hordes of evil, either locally or online. All the levels are procedurally generated with new layouts, objectives, and secrets each time you play.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.9%, Roguelite 14.2%, Action 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Local Multiplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the top-down, twin-stick shooter mechanics and frantic local co-op gameplay found in the seed game.
- #3 Enter the Gungeon
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,241 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.2%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Roguelike 8.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.5%, Loot 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly polished, bullet-hell-infused roguelite experience with a massive arsenal of weapons and procedural dungeons.
- #4 Nuclear Throne
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.3%, Roguelite 11.9%, Roguelike 10.1%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive frantic, top-down action-roguelite that perfectly matches the chaotic energy and weapon variety of Earth Overclocked.
- #5 Sparklite
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 653 reviews2019
Dev: Red Blue GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Roguelite 15.6%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Procedural Generation 8.5%, Local Multiplayer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming pixel-art action-roguelite that focuses on exploration and weapon-based combat in a procedurally generated world.
- #6 Juicy Realm
94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,656 reviews2018
Dev: SpaceCanPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Juicy Realm is a roguelike game in which players must square off against bizarre fruits all across the world. The line between the animal and the plant world has become blurred, and the food chain has been completely disrupted.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.4%, Local Co-Op 15%, Local Multiplayer 12.3%, Roguelite 11.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, top-down action-roguelite that focuses on diverse weapon types and challenging, procedurally generated encounters.
- #7 Dungreed
92% matchVery Positive93% of 9,514 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.7%, Roguelite 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Roguelike 9.5%, Action 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines pixel-art aesthetics with fast-paced, dungeon-crawling action and deep character progression.
- #8 Tesla Force
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 240 reviews2020
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss!
Why similar: Roguelite 20.1%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Procedural Generation 18.4%, Local Multiplayer 14.8%, Top-Down 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers intense, top-down, twin-stick action with a heavy emphasis on roguelite progression and procedural chaos.
- #9 Woodpunk
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2018
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.3%, Local Co-Op 11.7%, Roguelite 11%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.1%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a chaotic, destructive, and fast-paced action experience with a unique visual style and roguelite elements.
- #10 Asterogues
89% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: pipotchi600Pub: indie.io
Windows
Beat up planets in Asterogues, a cosmic bullet hell shoot-em-up hybrid! Pick your character from a band of outcasts banished to the Asteroid Belt, dodge and shoot your way through a brutal onslaught of bullets, and take revenge against the Solar System!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Roguelite 12.8%, Local Multiplayer 12.6%, Top-Down 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell-heavy, top-down roguelite that focuses on intense boss fights and procedural level design.
- #11 Black Paradox
91% matchMixed68% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Highwalls
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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: Action Roguelike 27.6%, Roguelite 15.5%, Local Co-Op 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.3%, Local Multiplayer 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the high-octane, bullet-hell action and retro pixel-art style that fans of Earth Overclocked will appreciate.
- #12 I Hate Running Backwards
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 242 reviews2018
Dev: Binx GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 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: Action Roguelike 34.8%, Local Co-Op 19.8%, Roguelite 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 8%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a relentless, action-packed roguelite experience that emphasizes movement and shooting in a procedural environment.
- #13 Soul Stalker
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: RadhoodPub: Conradical Games
Windows
A bullet heaven roguelike where you assume the role of the steward of ghosts bound to eternal life on earth. Wield 4 to 6 weapons simultaneously to fend off waves of apparitions determined to defeat your spirited friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.3%, Roguelite 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10%, Roguelike 8.2%, Local Co-Op 8%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a fast-paced, top-down roguelite experience with a strong focus on weapon synergies and bullet-hell combat.
- #14 CRYPTARK
88% matchVery Positive82% of 1,913 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.3%, Roguelite 13.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.1%, Action 7.9%, Procedural Generation 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features deep procedural exploration and intense, high-stakes combat that rewards tactical weapon management.
- #15 Rogue Glitch Ultra
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,595 reviews2021
Dev: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Local Co-Op 17.3%, Roguelite 13.6%, 4 Player Local 13.4%, Local Multiplayer 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines platforming elements with roguelite progression and chaotic, fast-paced combat.
- #16 Toroom
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 198 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.4%, Roguelite 15.1%, Loot 14.4%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Roguelike 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a straightforward, challenging, and fast-paced top-down roguelite experience.
- #17 Heroes of Loot
87% matchMixed69% of 94 reviews2015
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A brutal mix between dungeon-crawler and shoot-em up. The dungeon will learn from you and become more dangerous every time you play!
Why similar: Loot 22.4%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Roguelite 9.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, dungeon-crawling action-roguelite that focuses on quick sessions and loot-driven progression.
- #18 Neon Chrome
85% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.7%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.5%, Roguelite 14.1%, Local Multiplayer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, procedural shooter that emphasizes destructive environments and roguelite progression.
- #19 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
84% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.1%, Roguelite 27%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.5%, Action 7.4%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a highly technical and fast-paced top-down shooter experience with deep weapon customization.
- #20 Monsters 'til Midnight
84% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows
Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.4%, Roguelite 16%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%, Local Co-Op 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A frantic, top-down shooter that emphasizes wave-based survival and bullet-hell mechanics.
- #21 Gunlocked
83% matchVery Positive87% of 502 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 37.2%, Roguelite 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Top-Down 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on intense, top-down, shoot-em-up action with a strong emphasis on weapon upgrades.
- #22 Caveblazers
82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,486 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.9%, Roguelite 16.3%, Local Co-Op 14.7%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a challenging, action-packed roguelite experience with a focus on platforming and chaotic combat encounters.
- #23 Ziggurat 2
81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,470 reviews2021
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.6%, Roguelite 27.7%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Roguelike 9.8%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, procedural dungeon crawler that emphasizes movement and diverse magical weapon variety.
- #24 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
82% matchVery Positive88% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: Threaks
Windows
Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.4%, Roguelite 13.5%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Local Multiplayer 9.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, twin-stick shooter that features procedural planets and intense, arcade-style action.
- #25 NoReload Heroes
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2018
Dev: Stupid Stupid Games
Windows
NoReload Heroes is a chaotic co-op party shooter for up to four people. Work as a team to beat the accidental evil you created, and be sure to pick up the best magitech guns on the way, or it's back to the bottom floor with you!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.2%, Loot 21.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.3%, Action 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on chaotic, local co-op, top-down shooting with a variety of weapon types.
- #26 Ether Loop
80% 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: Roguelite 17.4%, Action 14.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Loot 12.6%, Indie 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art action-roguelite that emphasizes exploration and fast-paced combat in a procedural world.
- #27 Ants Took My Eyeball
76% matchVery Positive93% of 246 reviews2024
Dev: Bosmic Forge
Windows
Ants Took My Eyeball is a 2D action platformer roguelite. Descend into an ever-changing ant hill, fight your way through hordes of insects with a variety of weapons, face formidable bosses and ultimately find your stolen eyeball.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 17.8%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Loot 14.2%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #28 Spaceship Looter
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.5%, Roguelite 14.1%, Loot 11.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.3%, Roguelike 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a top-down, procedural roguelite experience with a focus on scavenging and intense combat.
- #29 Riddled Corpses
78% matchMixed65% of 248 reviews2015
Dev: Diabolical Mind
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!
Why similar: Action 17.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Anime 13.5%
- #30 The Last Game
75% matchVery Positive91% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Frédéric Julian
Windows · Mac
Traverse the dungeon in this awesome action / bullet-hell roguelite where every choice could make or break your run. Stack over 130 different items and create powerful synergies to become truly overpowered with 13 unique characters!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.3%, Roguelite 14.6%, 4 Player Local 12.9%, Local Co-Op 12%, Action 7.7%
- #31 Gunslugs
78% 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: Local Co-Op 30%, Roguelite 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action 9.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.7%
- #32 Planetary Dustoff
77% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.6%, Roguelite 18.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.1%, Loot 10.8%, Action 7%
- #33 Repetendium
74% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32%, Roguelite 17.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%, Top-Down 8.9%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #34 Overclocked: The Aclockalypse
77% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Timewind LLC
Windows · Mac
Overclocked: The Aclockalypse is a roguelike bullet hell following The Keeper’s time-twisting battle to reclaim The Eternal Sands from Greenwich and her clockwork army.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.7%, Roguelite 26.8%, Action 20.6%, Indie 16.9%
- #35 M.O.O.D.S.
73% matchVery Positive87% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows
Grab a gun and take down hostile robots corrupted by synthetic emotions! Combine weapon modifications and wreak havoc in this roguelite shooter. Let your emotions shape combat and alter boss fights! Fight alone or join up with up to 4 players!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.6%, Local Co-Op 13.3%, Roguelite 12.6%, Local Multiplayer 12.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.2%
- #36 Heroes of Hammerwatch
73% matchVery Positive87% of 9,421 reviews2018
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.1%, Roguelite 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Multiplayer 5.3%, Procedural Generation 5.1%
- #37 PARTICLE MACE
74% matchVery Positive88% of 1,371 reviews2015
Dev: Andy Makes
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A space game about swinging trash into things and dying.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 18.9%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Local Multiplayer 14.1%, Indie 13.6%, Action 12.7%
- #38 Time Treker
72% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Game
Windows
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.8%, Roguelite 20.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.2%, Roguelike 9%
- #39 Freaky Awesome
75% matchMixed56% of 261 reviews2017
Dev: Mandragora
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Freaky Awesome is a hectic action rogue-lite. You explore a randomly generated old factory, fighting weird monsters and avoiding traps. Toxic wastes will make you mutate, gaining different powers every time. You will need to adapt to your mutations to survive!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.5%, Local Co-Op 15.4%, Roguelite 14.4%, Local Multiplayer 12%, Procedural Generation 11.5%
- #40 Overture
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,262 reviews2015
Dev: Black Shell GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.9%, Loot 12%, Roguelite 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Action 6.8%
- #41 Metaverse Keeper / 元能失控
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 802 reviews2019
Dev: Sparks Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Metaverse Keeper is a dungeon crawler with roguelike elements where four heroes join forces to save the “Metaverse" – created when a cosmic event tangled space-time. Explore randomly-generated worlds, customize your weapons, and fight crazy monsters – in solo or co-op mode!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, 4 Player Local 13.4%, Local Multiplayer 11.9%, Local Co-Op 8.1%
- #42 30XX
68% 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: Action Roguelike 30.4%, Roguelite 17.3%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Roguelike 7.2%
- #43 Scrappage
70% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Geekspree
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.4%, Local Co-Op 15.2%, Loot 13.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.1%, Procedural Generation 9.8%
- #44 Zombie Party
71% matchVery Positive85% of 698 reviews2016
Dev: Peach Pie Productions
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.8%, Action 9%, Adventure 7.5%, Roguelite 6.7%
- #45 Out of Time
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: Manticore Games
Windows
Out of Time is a fast-paced, multi-player co-op roguelite where your squad, gear, and teamwork decide survival. Battle through a fractured world where past, present, and future collide - facing swarms of corrupted enemies, brutal bosses, and unique challenges all before time runs out.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.7%, Loot 22.6%, Roguelite 19.8%, Roguelike 7.9%, Action 5.5%
- #46 Rogue Stormers
72% matchMixed69% of 987 reviews2016
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.4%, Roguelite 20.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #47 REPLIKATOR
69% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Action Roguelike 23.6%, Roguelite 15%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.1%
- #48 Time Wasters
67% matchVery Positive88% of 2,590 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 36%, Roguelite 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Top-Down 9.3%, Anime 9%
- #49 Stellar Interface
71% 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: Action Roguelike 32.4%, Roguelite 19.4%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Top-Down 10.1%
- #50 Blazing Beaks
69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,595 reviews2019
Dev: Applava
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, 4 Player Local 19.9%, Roguelite 14%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #51 Good Robot
70% matchVery Positive84% of 262 reviews2016
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Good Robot is a fast-paced roguelike shoot-em-up that pits you against thousands of robots out to violate your warranty. Explore a procedurally generated sci-fi metropolis and the depths of corporate depravity, but never stop shooting...unless, of course, you're a Bad Robot. You're not, are you?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.8%, Roguelite 11.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 11%, Procedural Generation 8.9%, Action 8.6%
- #52 Son of a Witch
69% matchVery Positive86% of 432 reviews2018
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.5%, 4 Player Local 18.6%, Loot 12.6%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #53 Gatekeeper
65% matchVery Positive84% of 3,161 reviews2025
Dev: Gravity LagoonPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Action Roguelike 34.5%, Roguelite 19.2%, Roguelike 10.4%, Adventure 7.6%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #54 Roboquest
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 49.6%, Roguelite 27.8%, Roguelike 6.6%, Action 5.9%, Multiplayer 4.5%
- #55 Null Vector
68% matchVery Positive96% of 268 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: Action Roguelike 18.7%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, Loot 13.1%, Roguelite 11.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.6%
- #56 Greedland
64% matchVery Positive84% of 3,116 reviews2025
Dev: VaMP HePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"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: Roguelite 21.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.2%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #57 Shutshimi
70% matchMixed68% of 176 reviews2015
Dev: Neon Deity GamesPub: Choice Provisions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Shütshimi is a randomized shoot'em up about a muscle-bound fish with memory problems defending the seven seas. Defeat or navigate through waves of enemies, collecting new upgrades every 10 seconds that change up the gameplay as you battle your way through each of the game's bosses.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 39.7%, Local Co-Op 25.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Action 11.1%, Indie 9.1%
- #58 Calcium Chaos: Derailed
65% matchVery Positive98% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Lunch Money GamesPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows · Mac
Calcium Chaos is a casual Twin-Stick Roguelite that takes you on a journey by train to confront the necromancer and her skeleton army. Get ready to explore a world filled with crazy weapon combinations and unexpected allies as you embark on an epic quest to save the world!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.6%, 4 Player Local 21.5%, Roguelite 17.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.6%, Top-Down 8.6%