- #1 Exit the Gungeon
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,763 reviews2020
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Exit the Gungeon is a small, spin-off 'dungeon climber' immediately following the adventures of the misfit Gungeoneers.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 48.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Difficult 8.8%, Dungeon Crawler 7.5%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This direct companion game retains Gungeon's absurd weaponry, bullet-dodging action, humor, and familiar characters in a fast-changing arcade format.
- #2 Nuclear Throne
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,817 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: Bullet Hell 26.8%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelike 16.2%, Difficult 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its punishing top-down shooting, randomly generated runs, mutations, and constant scramble for stronger weapons make it one of the closest roguelite gunfights on Steam.
- #3 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 459,038 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 27.4 hrsMean: 161.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.5%, Roguelike 21.5%, Difficult 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.8%, Local Co-Op 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the same highly replayable room-by-room roguelike structure, huge item-synergy pool, secrets, bosses, and difficult projectile dodging.
- #4 Voidigo
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,930 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Bullet Hell 26.6%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%, Roguelike 11.3%, Local Co-Op 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A highly mobile twin-stick roguelite with wild weapons, enemy bullets, shifting arenas, and frantic boss encounters that capture Gungeon's improvised combat feel.
- #5 Tiny Rogues
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,786 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.9%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelike 11.8%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Difficult 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A focused top-down bullet-hell roguelite full of class choices, equipment combinations, difficult bosses, and rapid-fire room clearing.
- #6 Dead Estate
94% matchVery Positive95% of 6,662 reviews2021
Dev: Milkbar LadsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.3%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.5%, Roguelike 12.4%, Difficult 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This fast top-down horror shooter pairs dense bullet patterns and weapon drops with procedurally generated floors, strong run variety, and local co-op.
- #7 Blazing Beaks
93% matchVery Positive83% of 2,628 reviews2019
Dev: Applava
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Bullet Hell 22.9%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelike 10.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.2%, Local Co-Op 9%
Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art twin-stick roguelite emphasizes dodge-heavy combat and a clever curse system where powerful loot can also create dangerous drawbacks.
- #8 Star of Providence
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,375 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelike 9.2%, Difficult 8.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its tightly designed rooms, precise bullet-hell dodging, weapon upgrades, and demanding roguelite runs deliver a more stripped-down but very Gungeon-like challenge.
- #9 AK-xolotl: Together
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,533 reviews2023
Dev: 2Awesome StudioPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The cutest, deadliest top-down roguelike shooter featuring AK-wielding Axolotls. Blast your way through the animal kingdom with an arsenal of kick-ass guns, mighty power-ups and even raise an army of trigger-happy baby axolotls. 🔫🔫 Double the firepower! Local co-op update now live!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.6%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelike 11%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.2%, Difficult 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful twin-stick shooter roguelite with escalating enemy swarms, unlockable guns and upgrades, boss fights, and cooperative play.
- #10 Dungreed
91% matchVery Positive93% of 9,605 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 19.2%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Difficult 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shifts the action to side-scrolling melee and ranged combat but preserves randomized dungeon runs, collectible build options, and tough boss progression.
- #11 Wizard of Legend
90% matchVery Positive91% of 21,075 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.4%, Roguelike 14.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Local Co-Op 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its elemental spell combinations, quick room-clearing combat, randomized trials, bosses, and local co-op closely match Gungeon's build-driven dungeon-run loop.
- #12 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
89% matchVery Positive94% of 13,095 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: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Difficult 12.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.8%, Roguelike 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It trades Gungeon's cartoon tone for tactical sci-fi but excels at randomized weapon builds, punishing top-down firefights, and meaningful mechanical gun handling.
- #13 Neon Abyss
89% matchVery Positive86% of 23,629 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.3%, Roguelike 17.6%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%, Loot 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its side-scrolling format differs, but its weapon-and-relic synergies, procedural runs, secret hunting, and chaotic builds strongly suit Gungeon fans.
- #14 Juicy Realm
88% matchVery Positive88% of 3,678 reviews2018
Dev: SpaceCanPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 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 20.5%, Roguelike 16.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.9%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Co-op 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Procedural dungeons, eccentric weapons, chunky twin-stick shooting, and approachable local co-op give this a similarly playful run-and-gun spirit.
- #15 Atomicrops
86% matchVery Positive92% of 6,350 reviews2020
Dev: Bird Bath GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.1%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelike 15.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its hectic twin-stick shooting, randomized weapons and mutations, escalating bosses, and unusual farming layer create the same addictive run-to-run experimentation.
- #16 Neon Chrome
87% matchVery Positive91% of 1,182 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 21.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Roguelike 12.9%, Dungeon Crawler 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk twin-stick roguelite combines destructible procedural environments, randomized character upgrades, and hard-hitting gunplay across repeatable runs.
- #17 UnderMine
86% matchVery Positive90% of 9,862 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44%, Dungeon Crawler 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Roguelite 9.1%, Roguelike 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A slower, more exploration-oriented dungeon roguelite with randomized relic builds, resource decisions, shops, and persistent unlocks between runs.
- #18 Noita
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 89,025 reviews2020
Dev: Nolla Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Why similar: Roguelike 21.9%, Difficult 19.7%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 12%
Why You'll Like It: Its unforgiving procedural cave runs, experimental wand building, devastating projectile combat, and emergent physics reward the same appetite for discovery and risk.
- #19 Rogue Star Rescue
85% 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: Bullet Hell 35.2%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Local Co-Op 10%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op-friendly roguelite shooter built around procedurally generated encounters, weapon upgrades, enemy swarms, and intense arena survival.
- #20 The Crackpet Show
84% matchVery Positive86% of 852 reviews2022
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a variety of weapons. Choose your beastie, gear ‘em up, and go kill your enemies in the name of fame and sweet sponsorship deals!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.5%, Difficult 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.9%, Roguelike 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This irreverent top-down roguelite shooter features randomized weapons and perks, hectic rooms, bizarre humor, bosses, and couch co-op.
- #21 Devader
83% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Falkenbrew
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devader is an intense 90's-style twin-stick shooter, complete with crazy old-school bosses, powerful strategic abilities and multiple endings. Upgrade your robot with nukes, shields, turrets and more to exterminate the relentless invaders.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.2%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.5%, Roguelike 13%, Difficult 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: While more arena-based than dungeon-based, it delivers exceptionally demanding twin-stick bullet-hell combat against huge waves of mechanical enemies.
- #22 Assault Android Cactus+
82% matchVery Positive94% of 2,019 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Difficult 13.3%, Local Co-Op 9.2%, Co-op 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its polished twin-stick action, screen-filling enemy fire, distinct characters, and local co-op are ideal for players who enjoy Gungeon's arcade intensity.
- #23 Risk of Rain Returns
80% matchVery Positive90% of 28,738 reviews2023
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.3%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Roguelike 16.3%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Loot 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a 2D shooter take on escalating roguelite runs, stacking item synergies, challenging enemies, secrets, and excellent cooperative play.
- #24 Monolith
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 360 reviews2023
Dev: Animation Arts
Windows · Linux
A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.
Why similar: Indie 55.4%, Singleplayer 44.6%
Why You'll Like It: This compact roguelite shoot-'em-up emphasizes difficult bullet patterns, weapon pickups, secret-filled runs, and the same satisfying mastery loop.
- #25 Gunfire Reborn
79% matchVery Positive93% of 103,749 reviews2021
Dev: Gunfire Reborn StudioPub: Duoyi Games
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 49.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.
Why similar: Roguelike 30.3%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Co-op 13.5%, Roguelite 12.1%, Dungeon Crawler 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person roguelite translates Gungeon's randomized weapons, scroll-based builds, boss progression, and co-op runs into an FPS format.
- #26 Roboquest
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 24,458 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Bullet Hell 31.9%, Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelike 11.1%, Co-op 9.1%, Roguelite 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast first-person roguelite shooter with responsive movement, randomized upgrades, varied guns, difficult encounters, and strong cooperative runs.
- #27 Heroes of Hammerwatch
81% matchVery Positive87% of 9,539 reviews2018
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 25.2 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 28.1%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Co-op 10.1%, Bullet Hell 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its pixel-art dungeon delves, randomized layouts, loot progression, difficult combat, and co-op play make it a good fit despite its greater emphasis on action-RPG systems.
- #28 Tesla Force
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 241 reviews2020
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 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: Local Co-Op 36.9%, Roguelite 19.3%, Top-Down 15.3%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A neon twin-stick roguelite with escalating enemy hordes, powerful upgrade combinations, destructible environments, and a very arcade-forward pace.
- #29 Vampire Survivors
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 266,062 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 43.2%, Action Roguelike 24.6%, Roguelike 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Local Co-Op 5.6%
- #30 BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE
78% matchVery Positive90% of 11,430 reviews2020
Dev: Awe Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.
Why similar: Roguelike 32.3%, Action Roguelike 21%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Difficult 12.2%, Shooter 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This rhythm-based roguelite FPS makes projectile dodging, weapon upgrades, procedural dungeons, and boss battles feel especially tense and skill-driven.
- #31 Downwell
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,640 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.7%, Difficult 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Roguelike 9.9%, Indie 3.5%
- #32 Risk of Rain 2
76% matchVery Positive94% of 353,255 reviews2020
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 64.6 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 25.9%, Roguelike 17.3%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Co-op 9.3%, Loot 8.2%
- #33 MineGeon: Renegades
75% matchMixed69% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: Kickstone Studio
Windows
Descend into the dangerous depths of PAIMO in this co-op sci-fi roguelite bullet-hell focused on resource gathering. Play solo or with friends as you fight, gather resources, and upgrade together. The deeper you go, the greater the risks, rewards, and secrets waiting beneath the surface.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.7%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelike 10.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.6%, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%
- #34 Spelunky 2
74% matchVery Positive93% of 21,992 reviews2020
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
Why similar: Difficult 21.2%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Local Co-Op 17.7%, Roguelike 15.1%, Co-op 10.5%
- #35 Dungeon Souls
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,229 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: Action Roguelike 24.5%, Dungeon Crawler 18.3%, Roguelike 16.2%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
- #36 Toroom
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 203 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelike 11.5%, Difficult 10.3%, Dungeon Crawler 9.5%
- #37 The Binding of Isaac
75% matchVery Positive95% of 62,928 reviews2011
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.9%, Roguelike 27.3%, Difficult 14.4%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Dungeon Crawler 4.8%
- #38 Archvale
74% matchVery Positive89% of 2,406 reviews2021
Dev: idoz & phopsPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take up your weapon in this RPG bullet-hell world and embark on a journey to right wrongs from long ago. Only you can defeat the evil forces of the Undying guardians and reunite the world with the fabled Archvale.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 54.9%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Local Co-Op 8.9%, Co-op 6.7%, Difficult 4.7%
- #39 Dead Cells
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 183,835 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 40.8 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: Action Roguelike 29.2%, Roguelike 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Difficult 10.9%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #40 20 Minutes Till Dawn
71% matchVery Positive90% of 29,160 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 51.7%, Action Roguelike 28%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Roguelite 6.9%, Action 2.2%
- #41 Doomed to Hell
73% matchVery Positive82% of 245 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.6%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelike 12.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.4%, Difficult 9.5%
- #42 Spelunky
73% matchVery Positive92% of 16,681 reviews2013
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.5%, Roguelike 26.9%, Difficult 17.7%, Local Co-Op 15.3%, Indie 2.8%
- #43 Crypt of the NecroDancer
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 26,523 reviews2015
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Why similar: Roguelike 31.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19%, Difficult 16%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Local Co-Op 10.1%
- #44 Brotato
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 119,300 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 37.0 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: Bullet Hell 34.8%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelike 17.2%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Multiplayer 5.2%
- #45 Doomsday Hunters
70% matchVery Positive90% of 790 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Difficult 11.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%
- #46 Risk of Rain (2013)
71% matchVery Positive93% of 29,834 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.4%, Roguelike 24.8%, Difficult 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Local Co-Op 8.5%
- #47 Gunforged
70% matchVery Positive82% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Firebelley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gunforged is a goofy fantasy roguelite shooter where you create broken builds every run. Forge your guns with randomized gun parts, collect passive abilities, and embed gun-changing runes into your guns to create the ultimate build.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.6%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelike 15.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #48 Cuphead
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,944 reviews2017
Dev: Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.2%, Difficult 26.7%, Local Co-Op 16.8%, Co-op 10.3%, Multiplayer 6.7%
- #49 Pathogenic
66% matchVery Positive93% of 4,457 reviews2026
Dev: Aberrant LabsPub: Slug Disco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You are a disease. Infect the human body as a lone pathogen in this cellular roguelike shooter. Collect organelles to evolve your parasite in a microscopic arms race against your host's immune system. Conquer a beautiful, procedurally generated world of tiny proportions.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.8%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelike 12.1%, Local Co-Op 10.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%
- #50 Bullet Bunny
69% matchVery Positive83% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.1%, Roguelike 14.8%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #51 Woodpunk
72% 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: Bullet Hell 26.9%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Roguelike 8.8%, Difficult 8.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.5%
- #52 Heavy Bullets
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,569 reviews2014
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39%, Roguelike 20.7%, Difficult 9.8%, Dungeon Crawler 7.7%, Roguelite 7.1%
- #53 Gatekeeper
66% matchVery Positive83% of 3,379 reviews2025
Dev: Gravity LagoonPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Bullet Hell 33.3%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelike 13.9%, Difficult 10.7%, Co-op 7.1%
- #54 Asterogues
67% matchVery Positive88% of 112 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: Bullet Hell 31.6%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelike 12.8%, Local Co-Op 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #55 Cavity Busters
68% matchVery Positive96% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.1%, Action Roguelike 14%, Difficult 10.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #56 Rabbit and Steel
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 11,644 reviews2024
Dev: mino_dev
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
RABBIT & STEEL is a co-op action roguelike that recreates the essence of high-level MMO raiding in a randomized, simplified, bunny-sized package. Choose your class, gather your rabbit-eared companions and battle your way to the Moonlit Pinnacle!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.7%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelike 12.2%, Difficult 10.4%, Co-op 8.1%
- #57 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: Bullet Hell 32.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.9%, Roguelike 9.2%, Difficult 7.6%
- #58 Catacomb Kids
69% matchVery Positive87% of 629 reviews2015
Dev: FourbitFriday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.7%, Roguelite 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Difficult 10.2%, Local Co-Op 9.6%
- #59 Portal Dungeon
65% matchVery Positive88% of 1,197 reviews2023
Dev: Dusk Dog Studio
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Portal Dungeon is a side-scrolling Roguelite adventure game that supports up to 4 players in co-op mode. You control an adventurer as you and your friends bravely set out to find the last portal in this world. Go forth! Defeat powerful enemies! Save the world!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.6%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelike 12.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #60 Windowkill
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,743 reviews2024
Dev: torcado
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter, but the game window itself is constantly closing in on you. Shoot the window edges to push it around your screen as you fight and dodge enemies and bosses in their own windows.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.4%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.2%, Local Co-Op 8.8%, Co-op 5.4%