- #1 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
97% matchVery Positive85% of 14,023 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.2%, Roguelike 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Strategy 9%, Co-op 7%
Why You'll Like It: As the spiritual predecessor, it shares the same universe, art style, and core mechanic of defending a crystal through procedurally generated levels.
- #2 Dome Keeper
96% matchVery Positive92% of 21,626 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.3%, Roguelike 29.8%, Sci-fi 14%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Action 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the tension of balancing resource gathering with wave-based tower defense in a sci-fi setting.
- #3 Rogue Tower
96% matchVery Positive83% of 5,896 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.3%, Roguelike 19.9%, Strategy 11%, Roguelite 9.5%, Procedural Generation 7%
Why You'll Like It: A pure tower defense experience that incorporates roguelite elements to keep the strategic challenge fresh every run.
- #4 Ember Knights
95% matchVery Positive94% of 6,912 reviews2023
Dev: Doom TurtlePub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 20.3%, Roguelite 16.1%, Co-op 13.7%, Roguelike 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished action-roguelite that emphasizes cooperative play and tactical combat against waves of enemies.
- #5 The Last Spell
94% matchVery Positive91% of 13,461 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.4%, Tactical RPG 28.3%, Roguelite 16.2%, Roguelike 14.4%, Strategy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, turn-based tactical defense experience where you must protect a central point against overwhelming hordes.
- #6 Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
94% matchMixed66% of 4,822 reviews2020
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is co-op Tower Defense combined with epic Action RPG combat. You’re able to join forces with up to four players to take on a never-ending army of orcs, demons, and dragons! Are your defenses strong enough to save the world of Etheria?
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.1%, Action RPG 20.1%, Co-op 18.5%, Strategy 9.6%, Multiplayer 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It remains a gold standard for mixing third-person action-RPG combat with complex tower defense strategy.
- #7 CRYPTARK
93% matchVery Positive82% of 1,940 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 33%
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 26.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Roguelite 12.8%, Strategy 8%, Roguelike 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical sci-fi roguelite that requires careful planning and combat as you board and dismantle alien ships.
- #8 Orcs Must Die! 3
92% matchVery Positive86% of 14,813 reviews2021
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.5%, Co-op 20.3%, Strategy 9.4%, PvE 6.9%, Multiplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the action-tower defense hybrid gameplay, requiring both strategic trap placement and active combat participation.
- #9 Lumencraft
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,280 reviews2023
Dev: 2Dynamic GamesPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.2%, Action RPG 26.7%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Strategy 9.8%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter combines mining and base building with intense tower defense against subterranean threats.
- #10 Emberward
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,751 reviews2024
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.5%, Roguelite 18.1%, Roguelike 16.4%, Strategy 9.9%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A creative tower defense game that uses roguelite deckbuilding mechanics to influence your maze and defense strategy.
- #11 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
91% matchVery Positive94% of 13,068 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.5 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: Roguelite 24.4%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Roguelike 10.4%, Co-op 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical twin-stick shooter that rewards precision and strategic loadout management in a sci-fi environment.
- #12 Starward Rogue
89% matchVery Positive90% of 489 reviews2016
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell twin-stick shooter that incorporates roguelite dungeon crawling and RPG character progression.
- #13 Tower Tactics: Liberation
88% matchVery Positive88% of 1,243 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Tower Defense 39%, Roguelike 18.4%, Roguelite 14%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends classic tower defense with roguelike deckbuilding, forcing you to adapt your strategy to the cards you are dealt.
- #14 Inkbound
87% matchVery Positive87% of 4,004 reviews2024
Dev: Shiny Shoe
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.7%, Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelite 19.1%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Strategy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based roguelite that emphasizes cooperative play and deep character build customization.
- #15 Tunnel of Doom
89% matchMixed61% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Antti VaihiaPub: Digerati
Windows
Tunnel of Doom is an action rogue-lite hybrid that mixes tower defense with melee and ranged combat gameplay. Randomly generated, every run is different as you guide Angel on a quest to rescue her husband. Gather resources, discover perks, and use what you find to battle waves of monsters.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Action RPG 12.3%, Roguelite 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines dungeon exploration with tower defense mechanics, requiring players to set traps while fighting through hordes.
- #16 Risk of Rain 2
85% matchVery Positive94% of 349,893 reviews2020
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 64.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 16.9%, Co-op 16.2%, Soundtrack 12.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: While more action-focused, it captures the sci-fi roguelite survival loop and the need to manage waves of increasingly difficult enemies.
- #17 Dungeon Defenders II
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,125 reviews2017
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.4%, Action RPG 25.5%, Multiplayer 14.4%, 3D 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused action-tower defense game that provides a similar loop of hero progression and base fortification.
- #18 Heroes of Hammerwatch
86% matchVery Positive87% of 9,491 reviews2018
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 25.3 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 21.7%, Dungeon Crawler 21.5%, Roguelite 21.3%, Co-op 15%, Multiplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that features dungeon crawling and persistent upgrades, perfect for fans of the genre's progression loop.
- #19 Dungreed
84% matchVery Positive93% of 9,557 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 27.8%, Roguelike 22.2%, Roguelite 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 21.1%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action-roguelite that emphasizes dungeon exploration and character build variety.
- #20 Ship of Fools
82% matchVery Positive82% of 6,110 reviews2022
Dev: Fika ProductionsPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ship of Fools is a seafaring cooperative roguelite. Set sail, man the cannons and battle sea monsters through the tempestuous seas of the Archipelago. Are you fool enough to stop the Aquapocalypse?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26%, Roguelite 23.3%, Co-op 19.5%, Roguelike 18.2%, Multiplayer 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative roguelite that centers on defending a ship from waves of sea monsters, mirroring the crystal-defense loop.
- #21 MISTROGUE: Mist and the Living Dungeons
83% matchMixed69% of 205 reviews2023
Dev: Polyscape Inc.
Windows · Mac
MISTROGUE is a "Mystery Dungeon" style real-time action JRPG. Explore an ever-changing "Living Dungeon". Fight through the monster hordes and gimmicks with your own skill builds while paving your path with "Maze Stone"!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 21.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Action RPG 12.1%, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Roguelike 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It brings mystery dungeon mechanics to an action-RPG format, focusing on tactical movement and dungeon navigation.
- #22 Dead Ground
84% matchMixed61% of 115 reviews2018
Dev: DIG Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Tower defense reimagined! Dead Ground is a procedurally generated tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Each playthrough will offer randomly generated guns, skills and augments. You'll have to travel, collect scrap, water, manage your inventory and upgrade your base to survive!
Why similar: Tower Defense 60.3%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Strategy 8.7%, Roguelite 7.4%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game with RPG elements that focuses on managing resources and defending against waves of enemies.
- #23 Deadzone: Rogue
79% matchVery Positive82% of 15,891 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.4%, Roguelike 20.7%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 15.9%, Sci-fi 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi dungeon crawler that incorporates roguelite mechanics and intense combat encounters.
- #24 Brotato
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 116,135 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Roguelike 25.7%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, Roguelite 17.1%, Co-op 12.7%, Sci-fi 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced arena survival game that focuses on wave-based defense and strategic character build optimization.
- #25 Tower Survivors
82% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Linux
Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Tower Defense 24.8%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 8%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell take on the tower defense genre that focuses on surviving waves of enemies with roguelite upgrades.
- #26 Sanctum 2
81% matchVery Positive90% of 14,384 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
Why similar: Tower Defense 60.8%, Co-op 16.4%, Strategy 8.4%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Action 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique FPS-tower defense hybrid that requires players to build mazes while actively fighting off waves of aliens.
- #27 Never Split the Party
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,400 reviews2019
Dev: Legend Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Never Split the Party is an ultra social rogue-like! You're one of four adventurers joining together to explore a procedurally generated dungeon, amass powerful upgrades, and cooperate with your fellow adventures to conquer and crush the evil dungeon champions!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.6%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelike 18.7%, Roguelite 10.6%, Procedural Generation 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative dungeon crawler that emphasizes teamwork and tactical coordination to survive difficult encounters.
- #28 Rift Loopers
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Survive the horrors of the multiverse, alone or with your comrades, as you battle against an onslaught of insectoid like creatures. Combine abilities in different ways each loop to overcome and return safely to your universe.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Action RPG 12.3%, Roguelike 10.7%, Roguelite 9%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter with strong co-op focus and procedural generation that keeps the action feeling fresh.
- #29 Streets of Rogue
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,924 reviews2019
Dev: Matt DabrowskiPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Roguelite 22.6%, Roguelike 20.3%, Co-op 14.4%, Multiplayer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical action-roguelite that allows for creative problem-solving and squad-based chaos.
- #30 Heroes of Hammerwatch II
77% matchVery Positive83% of 6,281 reviews2025
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.5%, Action RPG 16.5%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 12.5%
- #31 EverSiege: Untold Ages
76% matchMixed70% of 1,926 reviews2026
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Retreating ends here. Defend Bastion against evil hordes, reclaim lost powers, rebuild ancient ruins, and adapt your tactics to reverse the siege. Shape your playstyle in this hero-strategy rogue-lite solo or co-op up to 3 players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Roguelite 17.6%, Co-op 14.8%, Strategy 8.1%, PvE 7.8%
- #32 Dungeon Core
78% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Talismanic Entertainment
Windows
Dungeon Core is a roguelite top-down shooter where you get to explore the sewers and beyond to ultimately reach an old underground research facility. Old nuclear waste has caused dangerous mutations in creatures due to a failed experiment. You set out to destroy the abandoned nuclear core.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, Action RPG 17.9%, Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelite 14.4%, Top-Down 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure dungeon crawler that focuses on combat and exploration within a roguelike structure.
- #33 Bonelords
76% matchVery Positive92% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Z0 Game Studios
Windows
Rogue-like! Souls-like! Terraria-like! Build your character & your defenses in Bonelords! Protect Fort Platz against waves of enemies & bosses in this un-bone-leavable experience!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23%, Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Action RPG 11.2%, Roguelite 11%
- #34 Tower Dominion
74% matchVery Positive86% of 5,160 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.1%, Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelite 15.3%, Strategy 9.6%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
- #35 NETHER DUNGEONS
75% matchVery Positive83% of 432 reviews2024
Dev: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Nether Dungeons is an action-packed dungeon crawler. Battle through procedurally generated dungeons, face relentless enemies, and defeat epic bosses. Customize your hero, wield diverse weapons, and survive intense challenges as you descend into ever-changing, dangerous depths.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.3%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 15%, PvE 7.5%
- #36 SHOOPER NOVA
73% matchVery Positive85% of 641 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Roguelite 17.7%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelike 11.2%, Strategy 10.6%
- #37 Tor Eternum
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Sorcerous Gaming
Windows
Explore the enigmatic Tor Eternum with up to 10 friends in this frenetic online co-op action RPG. Customize your character as you level up, explore the halls of the Tower, and overcome billions of different procedurally generated bosses.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Action RPG 13.5%, Roguelite 12.8%, Roguelike 12.7%
- #38 Monsters are Coming!
72% matchVery Positive81% of 2,670 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.3%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 18.8%, Top-Down 9.8%, Strategy 9%
- #39 Into the Restless Ruins
73% matchVery Positive85% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: Ant Workshop LtdPub: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A roguelike deckbuilder where you create the dungeon you fight through. Each night use your cards to expand the ruins then battle through them, harvesting Glimour from the lost souls and improving your deck. Can you reach The Warden and defeat it, so The Maiden will grant your heart’s desire?
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 21.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Action Roguelike 13%, Action RPG 12.3%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #40 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 237 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.4%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 15.6%, Roguelike 9.7%, Action RPG 9.2%
- #41 Die in the Dungeon
70% matchVery Positive92% of 3,378 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.7%, Roguelike 23.4%, Roguelite 21.2%, Procedural Generation 12%, Strategy 11.6%
- #42 Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,592 reviews2025
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32%, Roguelite 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Co-op 14%, Strategy 7.9%
- #43 Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
71% matchVery Positive86% of 15,124 reviews2021
Dev: AutoAttack Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An infinitely replayable multiplayer and single-player tower defense. Defend against waves of enemies and destroy the enemy's king before they destroy yours. Legion TD 2 is a one-of-a-kind game of tactics, teamwork, and prediction. Party as 1-8 players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.8%, Co-op 14.1%, Strategy 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.8%
- #44 Don't Lose Aggro
70% matchNo user reviews85% of 128 reviews2026
Dev: Oren Koren
Windows
Protect your team by forcing enemies to attack you in this single-player action roguelite inspired by MMO raids. Create unique builds, unlock powerful talents and master the art of tanking to command the chaos!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.4%, Dungeon Crawler 21.9%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Action RPG 12.3%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #45 The Land Beneath Us
71% matchVery Positive82% of 264 reviews2024
Dev: FairPlay StudiosPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
A fast-paced, turn-based rogue-lite dungeon crawler. Unleash skill combos, wield a variety of weapons and battle through the mythic Underworld of Annwn. Conquer the 7 Lords, collect Soul-Tech, and save The Creator. With real-time tactical decisions and endless replayability, runs are never the same!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 23.5%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #46 Sol Cesto
67% matchVery Positive91% of 4,672 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frantic roguelite where mastering your luck is key. Choose a hero, upgrade them using cursed teeth and magical items, and descend to the bottom of an ever-changing dungeon. In this dark world, every action has consequences…
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.5%, Roguelike 24.8%, Roguelite 17%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Strategy 9.9%
- #47 Entropy Survivors
69% matchVery Positive81% of 528 reviews2024
Dev: Moving Pieces InteractivePub: First Break Labs
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Action RPG 13.3%, Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #48 Rotwood
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 8,109 reviews2026
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The world has been thrown into chaos, and it's up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Upgrade your gear, choose your preferred weapon, and hone your skills to defend your safe haven.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.9%, Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 16.5%, Co-op 12.7%, Action Roguelike 11.3%
- #49 Everwarder
69% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: qLatePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Everwarder is a refreshing take on the tower defense genre, blending roguelite mechanics with a time-based survival concept. Fight against the encroaching darkness and fend off emerging enemies. Collect artifacts, buy upgrades, discover ancient structures, unlock new units and more!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.9%, Roguelite 16.6%, Roguelike 15.4%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Strategy 8.9%
- #50 Kritter: Defend Together
68% matchVery Positive85% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: LJF Games
Windows · Linux
Explore, loot, and rush back to defend your ship against alien hordes. Solo or 4-player coop, grow stronger run after run in this frantic action roguelite with a touch of tower defense.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Tower Defense 24.5%, Roguelite 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Co-op 11.2%
- #51 Ogre Chambers DX
69% matchVery Positive91% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #52 Scarlett's Dungeon
72% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Scarlett's Dungeon is a retro-inspired action RPG dungeon crawler with roguelite elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fight monsters, and collect loot in beautifully crafted pixel art reminiscent of the Game Boy Advance era. Test your skills as you dive deep into ever-changing challenges!
Why similar: Soundtrack 22.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.7%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #53 Enter the Chronosphere
66% matchVery Positive95% of 379 reviews2026
Dev: Effort StarPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelike 21.5%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Strategy 11.1%, Procedural Generation 10.5%
- #54 Legacy of Defense
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 446 reviews2025
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Become the hero who protects the fantasy world and stop the monster invasion! 'Legacy of Defense' combines defense with deck-building. Build your deck, use powerful skills, gain experience, upgrade, clear stages, and defeat the final boss. Ready to test your strategy and luck?
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.4%, Mystery Dungeon 21.6%, Dungeon Crawler 18%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #55 Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
67% matchVery Positive86% of 758 reviews2024
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.2%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 14.1%, Co-op 8.7%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #56 Dungeon Defenders: Going Rogue
70% matchMostly Negative40% of 345 reviews2025
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Combining Roguelite, Action RPG, and Tower Defense gameplay into a crazy free-for-all, where it’s you and up to three friends versus hordes of enemies. Select your hero, survive the waves of foes, unlock new weapons and runes, and take on the bosses that await you!
Why similar: Action RPG 20.3%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelite 18%, Co-op 14.9%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
- #57 Rogue Star Rescue
68% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Chute Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.6%, Tower Defense 22.9%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Roguelite 12.7%, Co-op 7.2%
- #58 Dungeon Souls
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,228 reviews2016
Dev: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.3%, Action Roguelike 23.9%, Roguelike 18.4%, Roguelite 15%, Action 5.5%