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Games Like EMPTY SHELL

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Singleplayer, Roguelite, Action Roguelike.

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EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

Reviews: Very Positive — 88% — of 847 reviews
Released: 2023-10-16
Developer: CC ARTS
Publisher: Hyperstrange
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 2.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.9 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 80%

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    Dev: Mr. Pink
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Eat weapons, be scared and question your own mind in this Survival-Horror FPS Prop Hunt Roguelike about meat. Walls are watching you!

    Why similar: Roguelite 19.1%, Roguelike 17.6%, Shooter 17.4%, Horror 16.3%, Old School 11.2%

  56. #56 Disfigure
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,120 reviews2023
    Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.2%, Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 16%, Top-Down 11.7%, Shooter 9.7%

  57. #57 Repetendium
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 297 reviews2022
    Dev: Bearlex Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 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 34.7%, Roguelite 25.6%, Roguelike 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Action 4.9%

  58. #58 The Last Man Survivor
    66% matchMixed69% of 291 reviews2025
    Dev: Renderise
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    The Last Man Survivor is a gloomy roguelike in which you have to fight tons of enemies, slay giant bosses, discover new abilities and characters, and also find out the dark secret of the Last Survivor

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.1%, Roguelike 17.4%, Horror 13.6%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.7%

  59. #59 Ether Loop
    70% 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 33.6%, Roguelike 19.6%, Action 19.1%, Adventure 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%

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