- #1 YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z
97% matchMixed64% of 1,009 reviews2014
Dev: Spark UnlimitedPub: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Step into a living comic book in this new take on the Ninja Gaiden series. Brandishing his ninja sword and the mecha weapons in his cyber arm, Yaiba slaughters zombies with brutal, over-the-top abandon. Will you slice enemies to pieces, crush them with Yaiba's cyborg arm or just rip off a zombie’s arms to use as nunchucks?
Why similar: Ninja 43.5% ★, Zombies 19.6%, Spectacle fighter 16.4% ★, Gore 8.7%, Action 7%
- #2 Zengeon
96% matchMixed65% of 1,576 reviews2019
Dev: IndieLeague StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Zengeon is an anime infused Action RPG and Roguelite with a selection of unique characters and varying play-styles. Slaughter your way through demonic hordes and colossal bosses with hundreds of combination and skill possibilities!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.4%, Roguelite 22.6%, Roguelike 17.9%, Action 13.1%
- #3 Samurai Bringer
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,081 reviews2022
Dev: ALPHAWING Inc.Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Samurai Bringer is a roguelite action game with levels which change with every playthrough, where you cut down hordes of Samurai and Demons to collect combat techniques and polish your fighting style in order to defeat Yamata-no-Orochi, the eight-headed dragon of Japanese mythology.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 26.8% ★, Ninja 25% ★, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #4 Dungeons of Edera
95% matchMixed68% of 1,059 reviews2022
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Dungeons of Edera is a rogue-lite action RPG dungeon crawler featuring procedurally generated levels where you will battle through hordes of monsters to restore Edera to its former glory.
Why similar: Souls-like 18.4%, Procedural Generation 16.6%, Roguelite 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #5 Knights Within
94% matchVery Positive96% of 294 reviews2024
Dev: Indecision Labs
Windows
Knights Within is a hack&slash horde shooter with roguelite elements. Design custom loadouts, navigate procedurally generated levels and utilize random power-ups. Either solo or with friends, can you survive endless waves of enemies to ensure humanity's survival?
Why similar: Swordplay 22.4%, Zombies 18.3%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Difficult 11.2%, Procedural Generation 10.9%
- #6 Zombiehood
94% matchVery Positive88% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: Weak SpotsPub: Dead Traveler
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quirky yet brutal run-and-gun roguelite: scavenge weapons, equipment, and artifacts, unlock powerful upgrades, and blast through procedurally generated biomes with witty dialogue and explosively satisfying combat.
Why similar: Zombies 21.7%, Action Roguelike 20%, Procedural Generation 16.8%, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 14.2%
- #7 Super House of Dead Ninjas
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,729 reviews2013
Dev: MegadevPub: Bitmap Bureau
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.
Why similar: Ninja 38% ★, Action Roguelike 25.2%, Roguelike 14.7%, Difficult 10.1%, Action 5.4%
- #8 Samurai: Ronin's Path
92% matchMixed59% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: GameHunters
Windows
Samurai: Ronin's Path is a dynamic action game set in feudal Japan. Fight in true samurai style, unlock new abilities, avoid death, and cut down your enemies using an extensive arsenal available to Asian warriors.
Why similar: Ninja 35.5% ★, Souls-like 23.7%, Swordplay 16.8%, Difficult 11%, Gore 9.4%
- #9 Rogue Samurai
91% matchMixed55% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: CO's Entertainment
Windows
Rogue Samurai is an intense roguelite action game where you fight relentless waves of enemies as a legendary samurai. Master your skills, unlock powerful abilities, and face epic boss battles in a quest for survival.
Why similar: Ninja 36.1% ★, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 14.7%, 3D 6.1%
- #10 The Spirit of the Samurai
91% matchMixed61% of 490 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Mind Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat in this 2D stop-motion action adventure.
Why similar: Ninja 33.3% ★, Swordplay 27%, Souls-like 18.5%, Gore 18.1%, Action 3.2%
- #11 Project Adder (Prologue)
90% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Nathan Bennett
Windows
Project Adder is a run-and-gun, zombie-killing, rogue-lite sandbox game with dynamic gameplay that offers a unique experience in every play-through.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.7%, Roguelite 25.4%, Zombies 19%, Funny 13.2%, Action 5.7%
- #12 Beatdown City Survivors
88% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: NuChallenger
Windows
Eradicate hordes of monsters in this survivors style roguelite set in a rotting, destructible city that hates you. Start fires, blow stuff up, electrify water, you name it. Upgrade & craft an arsenal of oddball weapons including pigeons riding boots. Unlock & upgrade offbeat characters & SURVIVE!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.8%, Roguelite 30%, Zombies 21.1%, Action 6.2%
- #13 West of Dead
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,221 reviews2020
Dev: Upstream ArcadePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.
Why similar: Zombies 21.1%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Procedural Generation 14%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 12.4%
- #14 Blind Fate: Edo no Yami
89% matchMixed61% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Test your limits in this hardcore, cyber-samurai game set in post-apocalyptic Japan. Parry your foes’ blows with your weapon of choice and use implants to attack the weaknesses of unstoppable bosses from Japanese folklore!
Why similar: Ninja 38.1% ★, Souls-like 34%, Difficult 16.5%, 3D 6.7%, Action 4.6%
- #15 Blind Fate: Edo no Yami — Dojo
87% matchVery Positive86% of 525 reviews2021
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Dive into a world that mixes Sci-Fi and ancient tradition. Slash through robots with a trusty katana, use hi-tech implants to navigate the surroundings, dodge enemy attacks, and land devastating finishers. Reclaim the past following the way of the Japanese samurai in the fantastic period of New Edo.
Why similar: Ninja 46.8% ★, Souls-like 29.6%, Difficult 14.9%, 3D 5.8%, Action 2.9%
- #16 FatalZone
85% matchMixed67% of 2,283 reviews2024
Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Zombies 26.4%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Survival 15.8%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #17 Graveyard Gunslingers
86% matchMixed59% of 225 reviews2024
Dev: PyroPhysics
Windows
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.3%, Zombies 23.1%, Roguelite 16%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #18 Zed Survival
86% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: JibbyJib
Windows
Create your character and survive wave after wave of zombies! Gain exp, level up and unlock new skills. Acquire over 20 Weapons with different rarities.
Why similar: Zombies 76.5%, Action 23.5%
- #19 Katanaut
82% matchVery Positive90% of 529 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.6%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Roguelike 13.7%, Difficult 13%
- #20 Katana Kata
84% matchMixed68% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Stas Shostak
Windows
Indie souls-like with innovative fight system where you practice your Katana on the path for endless improvement; again and again.
Why similar: Swordplay 34.6%, Souls-like 18.4%, Gore 12.9%, Roguelite 11.2%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #21 Zombie Party
84% matchVery Positive85% of 700 reviews2016
Dev: Peach Pie Productions
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.1 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 38.9%, Zombies 29.8%, Action 9%, Difficult 8.6%, Roguelite 7.8%
- #22 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
79% matchVery Positive91% of 14,401 reviews2026
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Zombies 27.2%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelite 15%, Survival 14.9%, Roguelike 14.1%
- #23 Mexican Ninja
80% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: MadbricksPub: Amber Studio
Windows
Become the Mexican Ninja and fight to take back Nuevo Tokyo, where Narcos and Yakuzas have fused into the ruthless Narkuzas. Master slick combos, unleash outrageous Mexican Jutsus and craft deadly builds in this fast, chaotic 2.5D roguelike beat ’em up.
Why similar: Ninja 49.9% ★, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Roguelite 16.4%, Stylized 8.6%, Action 4.6%
- #24 In Celebration of Violence
82% matchVery Positive87% of 507 reviews2018
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.1%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Procedural Generation 16.8%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 12.4%
- #25 Still Not Dead
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 218 reviews2018
Dev: Glove Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Still Not Dead is a challenging roguelite FPS that merges the fast satisfying gunplay of Doom with open stages, insane weaponry, tactical choice and being pursued by death itself. The unique blessing and curse system, plus unlockable skill skulls set the game apart from everything else.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.5%, Zombies 18.6%, Gore 10.1%, Roguelite 9.9%, Survival 9.1%
- #26 Biters & Bullets: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive90% of 358 reviews2022
Dev: Night Owls
Windows
Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.4%, Zombies 21.7%, Roguelite 16.3%, Survival 13.7%, Stylized 8.2%
- #27 Samurai Shampoo Classic
81% matchVery Positive89% of 178 reviews2021
Dev: JojoPub: Samurai Shampoo team
Windows
Melee-based roguelike dungeon crawler where a fallen samurai must retrieve his stolen Shampoo. Make your run unique by selecting unique perks, picking a weapon when you start a run, picking up items and weapons from chests, and buying them from shops.
Why similar: Swordplay 26.9%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 13.7%, Difficult 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12.6%
- #28 Reap and Rush
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 638 reviews2026
Dev: Beijing Pacifier Technology
Windows
Reap and Rush is an absurdly addictive action roguelike. Step into the role of an underworld envoy thrust into a chaotic underworld. Fight through hordes of Yaoguai, leveling-up skills to become a soul-harvesting reaper and unravel a shocking conspiracy across endless cycles...
Why similar: Zombies 30.5%, Action Roguelike 29.4%, Roguelite 19%, Stylized 7.6%, Action 7.4%
- #29 Skeletal Avenger
79% matchVery Positive81% of 256 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Embark on a bone-chilling quest for vengeance as a skull-hurling skeletal warrior in Skeletal Avenger! This captivating roguelite dungeon crawler melds hack'n'slash mayhem with endlessly replayable gameplay, offering a thrilling, ever-evolving experience that keeps you coming back for more.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.8%, Roguelite 19.1%, Procedural Generation 19.1%, Roguelike 18%, Funny 10.6%
- #30 WARRIORS: Abyss
77% matchVery Positive86% of 2,322 reviews2025
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Through victory and defeat, traverse the merciless trials of hell.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.7%, Roguelite 22.5%, Roguelike 15.7%, Action 10.7%, Third Person 8.1%
- #31 Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade
78% matchMixed57% of 598 reviews2025
Dev: 7QUARK
Windows
Defeat malevolent forces in this stunning Japanese-inspired roguelite world! Become a master of the Demon Blades and combat swarms of demons in a fantasy realm set in the Edo period. Through every journey, you will unveil the hidden truths concealed within troubled times.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Roguelite 23%, Roguelike 20.4%, Third Person 14.1%, 3D 8.4%
- #32 Living Dead Outbreak
76% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Games From The AbyssPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Battle your way through the dense zombie crowds as you struggle to survive! Inspired by classic zombie movies and FPS games from the 90s, the overwhelming combat will keep you on your toes!
Why similar: Zombies 39.3%, Gore 24.7%, Survival 16.9%, 3D 10.3%, Action 8.9%
- #33 Fracturefront
75% matchVery Positive95% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: 梦行志远
Windows
Fracturefront is a fantasy-themed third-person 3D action Roguelike. Centered on random equipment, it delivers highly variable, deeply strategic, and thrilling combat through unique character skill synergies. From barren deserts to tech planets, every rift traversal is a life-or-death gamble.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30%, Zombies 22.2%, Roguelite 21.2%, Third Person 10.7%, Stylized 7.1%
- #34 Malignant Survivors
77% matchMixed63% of 312 reviews2024
Dev: Eren Aydin
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
3D rogue-like action game in a dark fantasy theme. Blow up thousands of malignants and find quality loot to improve your heroes for harder challenges.
Why similar: Zombies 33.7%, Survival 19.7%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelike 11.6%, 3D 10.6%
- #35 Darkblade Ascent
73% matchVery Positive81% of 556 reviews2025
Dev: PST Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Fast paced First-Person Melee Roguelike RPG with randomly generated weapons and upgrades, unlockable new classes and persistent leveling. Hack and slash your way through atmospheric dark fantasy locations, unique monsters and bosses.
Why similar: Swordplay 30.5%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Souls-like 17.1%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #36 Daisho: Survival of a Samurai
74% matchMixed70% of 517 reviews2025
Dev: Colossi Games
Windows
Daisho: Survival of a Samurai is an Action RPG with casual survival game mechanics and big village-building possibilities. You'll experience a new type of survival game with quests, continuous open world progression, monthly events and your dumb ways to die not harming your fun level.
Why similar: Ninja 55.2% ★, Swordplay 26.9%, Survival 11%, Stylized 4.5%, Action 2.3%
- #37 Sentimental K
75% matchVery Positive83% of 358 reviews2022
Dev: Fordays Co.,Ltd.Pub: WanderLux Games
Windows · Mac
'Sentimental K' is a 3D roguelike action game. Weapons, skills, artifacts, bosses, dungeon layouts are randomly generated each time you play. Make strategic choices to create powerful synergies and enjoy the unexpected and challenging play!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.2%, Roguelike 22.4%, Action 14.3%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Difficult 9.2%
- #38 Shadowlings
76% matchVery Positive82% of 97 reviews2018
Dev: Games From The Deep
Windows
Shadowlings - is a slaughter to heavy metal in decorations of Medieval Japan.Hardcore battles, in which everything depends on your skill, ancient ninja's martial arts, sharp swords, strong spears and mysterious Shadow Magic.
Why similar: Ninja 28.2% ★, Swordplay 22.1%, Spectacle fighter 15.9% ★, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #39 Dark Light: Survivor
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 352 reviews2026
Dev: Mirari&Co.
Windows
Dark Light: Survivor is a dark sci-fi action roguelike with ARPG loot and third-person shooter combat. Switch anytime between top-down view and TPS aiming as you build weapons, skills, and classes across brutal multiverse runs.
Why similar: Zombies 30.7%, Action Roguelike 29.9%, Roguelike 24.1%, Action 9%, 3D 6.3%
- #40 Devil Slayer - Raksasi
71% matchVery Positive85% of 2,861 reviews2021
Dev: GlassesCatGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Devil Slayer - Raksasi is a top-down action game with procedurally generated dungeons, profound roguelike elements, and intuitive soul-like fighting. It's a fair and challenging game, dodging, timing, striking, you need to master them all to fight your way out of this cursed world.
Why similar: Souls-like 18.1%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Difficult 14.6%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #41 DEAD OR SCHOOL
72% matchVery Positive84% of 2,814 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Nanafushi
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Underground dwelling girl Hisako is aiming for the surface in a zombie infested Tokyo. Hack and slash RPG! Obtain weapons and gear from enemies, and customize your skill tree to create your own unique and powerful a character!
Why similar: Zombies 75%, Action 20.2%, Difficult 4.7%
- #42 Nyran Survivors
71% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Diminished Studios
Windows · Linux
Embrace the role of Thoria's ultimate Mediator. In this gripping Action Roguelite, unlock diverse classes, harness thousands of spell combinations, and face epic boss battles. How long can you survive the endless enemy horde for?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.9%, Roguelike 26.3%, 3D 11.1%, Action 9.6%, Stylized 9.1%
- #43 Shadow Ninja: Apocalypse
74% matchMixed57% of 187 reviews2015
Dev: Boogygames Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Fast 2D ninja action where every mistake costs everything. Run, dodge, attack and survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Ninja 64.8% ★, Roguelike 20.1%, Difficult 9.6%, Action 5.5%
- #44 Depths of Limbo
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 77 reviews2017
Dev: Evgiz
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Depths of Limbo is a difficult action roguelike with a dark theme. The fast-paced combat is spiced up with a variety of unique items and weapons found throughout the procedurally generated world.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.7%, Gore 28.6%, Difficult 22.3%, Action 14.5%
- #45 Riddled Corpses
73% matchMixed65% of 248 reviews2015
Dev: Diabolical Mind
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!
Why similar: Zombies 63.1%, Action 36.9%
- #46 KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story
72% matchMixed60% of 412 reviews2020
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Way of the Samurai is forged in battle! Help the swordsmith Dojima pay off his debt after his beautiful daughter is taken as collateral by crafting swords by day and exploring mysterious, twisting dungeons for valuable materials at night.
Why similar: Action 49.3%, Gore 33.2%, Action Roguelike 17.4%
- #47 Undead Citadel
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 330 reviews2023
Dev: Dark Curry S.L.
Windows
UNDEAD CITADEL hurls you into a brutal, physics-driven VR adventure through a cursed citadel teeming with relentless undead. Slash, stab, shoot, or explode through hordes of enemies using swords, axes, bows, and more. Every hit feels real as you fight your way through fast-paced medieval battles.
Why similar: Swordplay 26.1%, Souls-like 18.9%, Zombies 18.8%, Gore 12.2%, Survival Horror 10.6%
- #48 Sublevel Zero Redux
71% matchVery Positive87% of 528 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.2%, Procedural Generation 27.4%, Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 14.6%, 3D 6.5%
- #49 Rising Hell
69% matchVery Positive89% of 317 reviews2021
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Rising Hell is a vertical platformer rogue-lite filled with adrenaline-pumping action and tons of heavy gothic metal shreds. Climb out from the ever-changing hell while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Gore 17.7%, Procedural Generation 16.5%, Roguelite 15.4%, Difficult 13.7%
- #50 Deadly Days
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,913 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons.
Why similar: Zombies 29.3%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Roguelite 17.7%, Survival 10.2%, Procedural Generation 6.4%
- #51 Twilight Survivors
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,089 reviews2024
Dev: DORIDORI STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.8%, Roguelite 28.6%, Roguelike 22.3%, Action 6.6%, 3D 1.7%
- #52 Stickman Killing Zombie
69% matchMixed61% of 869 reviews2024
Dev: Yurii NikshychPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The stickman world is in a zombie epidemic- kill zombie stickmen with your epic red sword!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.4%, Zombies 19.3%, Survival 14.2%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Stylized 8.6%
- #53 Nerd Survivors
67% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Heartbit Interactive
Windows
Use explosive pizzas, enchanted fidget spinners or a katamari of monsters to fight countless enemies hordes! Repair the "Forge of Destiny" and craft the ultimate custom weapon in this comedy action rogue-lite survivor.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 19%, Survival 13.7%, Action 10.8%
- #54 Ground Zero Hero
66% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Rowan EdmondsonPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Kill mutants. Absorb their remains. Mutate into something stronger every run. Stack insane power combos and survive overwhelming hordes in this fast, chaotic, highly replayable action roguelite bullet hell.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.7%, Roguelite 28.4%, Roguelike 26.4%, Action 7.5%
- #55 Zombieville USA 3D
65% matchVery Positive93% of 2,297 reviews2025
Dev: Mika Mobile, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Zombieville USA 3D is a stylized arcade shooter combining retro gameplay with strikingly polished visuals. Fight through an endless undead horde in the bleak hellscape of suburbia! Choose your weapons, grab a friend, and see how long you can survive.
Why similar: Zombies 31.8%, Action Roguelike 24.1%, Roguelite 18%, Funny 9.5%, 3D 5.7%
- #56 Verlet Ascend
68% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Sagewind StudioPub: Stratera Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Verlet Ascend is a physics based, action platformer with roguelike mechanics, a fully destructable procedurally generated environment, and rope swing physics. Fight creatures, loot enemies, upgrade your character, and climb your way up in an endless parkour.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.3%, Procedural Generation 22.3%, Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 16.1%, Funny 7.3%
- #57 The Unliving
68% matchMixed62% of 899 reviews2023
Dev: RocketBrush GamesPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG game. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.
Why similar: Zombies 24.9%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Difficult 13%, Roguelite 12.9%
- #58 GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,143 reviews2022
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Death is not the end: defeat infernal foes until you die and carry on the fight with your eternal soul and memories in a new body!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Roguelike 20.7%, Swordplay 20.2%, Difficult 19.5%, Roguelite 12%
- #59 Project Malice
66% matchVery Positive89% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
An isometric roguelike third-person shooter about a ruined Earth and the unending chaos engulfing it. Fight hordes of the infected, gather loot, make allies, traverse spacetime, and venture into the depths of what we could've prevented.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27%, Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 19.3%, Third Person 11.6%, Stylized 8.6%
- #60 Dead Cells
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 182,870 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.8%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 12.8%