- #1 Nuclear Throne
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.2%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.4%, Perma Death 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive twin-stick roguelike that mirrors the fast-paced, chaotic combat and perma-death mechanics of Evil Egg.
- #2 Voidigo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Bullet Hell 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features chaotic, surreal boss fights and top-down twin-stick action that feels very similar to the seed game's vibe.
- #3 Enter the Gungeon
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,241 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.1%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Roguelite 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished bullet-hell roguelike that shares the intense top-down shooting and arcade-style progression found in the seed game.
- #4 Monolith
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 335 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: Atmospheric 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers tight, arcade-focused bullet-hell combat with a strong emphasis on movement and precision.
- #5 Go Mecha Ball
94% matchVery Positive87% of 452 reviews2024
Dev: Whale Peak GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Arcade 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines fast-paced, physics-based movement with roguelike progression and arcade-style combat.
- #6 HYPER DEMON
93% matchVery Positive94% of 3,249 reviews2022
Dev: Sorath
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
HYPER DEMON is an FPS like no other. a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song. The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score. There is an end. Will it see you?
Why similar: Score Attack 23%, Psychedelic 22.3%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Arcade 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, high-intensity, and visually overwhelming score-attack game that matches the psychedelic aesthetic and difficulty of Evil Egg.
- #7 Assault Android Cactus+
94% matchVery Positive94% of 2,000 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 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: Twin Stick Shooter 40.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Arcade 10.7%, Shooter 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, arcade-style twin-stick shooter that captures the frantic energy and score-attack nature of the seed game.
- #8 Shoot Trip Die
92% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Levi RamirezPub: Levi Ramirez
Windows
Shoot Trip Die is a psychedelic, arcade, rogue-like romp! Finger blast your way through dozens of levels mowing down strange monsters and collecting even weirder items, all to get back to your pissed stained mattress! It's got Kick! It's got Bite! And It'll Mess. You. Up! You got what it takes?...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Perma Death 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Action Roguelike 11.2%, Bullet Hell 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, bullet-hell roguelite that shares the twin-stick mechanics and high-speed action of the seed game.
- #9 satryn deluxe
91% matchVery Positive97% of 132 reviews2021
Dev: maybell🌻
Windows · Linux
a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty✨
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 49.6%, Score Attack 17.9%, Arcade 12.8%, Colorful 5.7%, Shooter 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, arcade-focused twin-stick shooter that emphasizes retro aesthetics and fast-paced survival.
- #10 Devil Daggers
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,293 reviews2016
Dev: Sorath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.8%, Shooter 19.4%, Arcade 16%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, surreal, and incredibly intense score-attack experience that shares the 'one more run' addictive loop.
- #11 Doomsday Hunters
90% matchVery Positive90% of 784 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.7 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: Twin Stick Shooter 33.8%, Perma Death 18.4%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Arcade 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, perma-death twin-stick shooter that focuses on loot and intense bullet-hell encounters.
- #12 Nova Drift
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,407 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Arcade 11.4%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style roguelike space shooter that offers deep build customization and high-intensity bullet-hell combat.
- #13 Void Scrappers
89% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Score Attack 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell top-down shooter that focuses on arcade-style destruction and rapid progression.
- #14 Chippy
88% matchVery Positive91% of 1,169 reviews2019
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Score Attack 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A boss-focused bullet-hell twin-stick shooter that requires extreme precision and fast reflexes.
- #15 Angelstruck
86% matchVery Positive95% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Feral Paw
Windows · Mac
Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Arcade 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that blends bullet-hell mechanics with twin-stick controls and roguelite progression.
- #16 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
87% matchVery Positive91% of 1,088 reviews2007
Dev: Bizarre CreationsPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.1%, Arcade 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Psychedelic 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential arcade twin-stick experience that provides the pure, unadulterated score-chasing gameplay found in the seed.
- #17 Waves
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,549 reviews2011
Dev: Squid In A Box Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Psychedelic 10.7%, Abstract 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pure arcade twin-stick survival game that focuses on maintaining high scores through intense combat.
- #18 Destropolis
85% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-focused top-down shooter that emphasizes surviving against massive waves of enemies.
- #19 Witchcraft Survivors
84% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Catpix Studios
Windows
Annihilate hordes of enemies in this thrilling, fast-paced action roguelite rpg and fill the screen with your magic. Kill your foes, become stronger each second and upgrade your characters with new spells and abilities. Can you survive the monsters that threaten your very existence?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Score Attack 13.5%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike with bullet-hell elements and pixel graphics that focuses on score-attack gameplay.
- #20 Shotgun Witch
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,093 reviews2020
Dev: Asephy
Windows
Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Shooter 7.9%, Score Attack 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-shooter that focuses on bullet-hell patterns and difficult, fast-paced combat.
- #21 Bullet Bunny
82% matchVery Positive87% of 126 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: Twin Stick Shooter 31.4%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Action Roguelike 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike twin-stick shooter that emphasizes pixel-art aesthetics and bullet-hell difficulty.
- #22 Retrograde Arena
82% matchVery Positive94% of 531 reviews2020
Dev: FreemergencyPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter where bullets don’t kill. Use weapons, physics, and your Drone to push, pull, and blast your foes into deadly surroundings in this skill-based shooter action title that redefines physics-based action.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Psychedelic 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that incorporates bullet-hell mechanics and high-speed movement.
- #23 Rocking Pilot
81% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: GungroundsPub: Mad Head Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Perma Death 15.8%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Arcade 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled arcade shoot-em-up that focuses on simple, high-intensity action.
- #24 Tesla vs Lovecraft
80% matchVery Positive90% of 1,231 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.7%, Top-Down Shooter 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Shooter 7.9%, Action 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter with high enemy counts and chaotic combat that mirrors the intensity of the seed game.
- #25 Downwell
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 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 38.6%, Arcade 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 11%, 2D 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style game with a unique visual style and addictive, high-difficulty gameplay.
- #26 Outnumbered
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 241 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Action Roguelike 17%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Roguelite 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual-friendly action-roguelike that still provides the bullet-hell intensity found in the seed.
- #27 UltraGoodness
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 228 reviews2017
Dev: Rasul Mono
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tear your enemies to pieces in this top-down action-roguelike shooter. Leave oceans of blood and mountains of corpses in new dynamic and colorful action designed in pixel art style. All in the name of Goodness, of course!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 8.7%, Shooter 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick dungeon-crawler that shares the arcade-roguelite feel of the seed game.
- #28 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
77% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Psychedelic 8.1%, Score Attack 7.8%
- #29 Half Hour Hexagon
77% matchVery Positive84% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Arcade 8.8%
- #30 Neon Chrome
78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 9.4%, Shooter 6%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed twin-stick roguelite that features destructible environments and intense combat.
- #31 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Perma Death 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Action Roguelike 10.2%
- #32 Monday Meltdown
74% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: NF MynsterPub: Footstomp Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast. Bloody. 8-Player Mayhem. Dominate. Taunt. Repeat. Free. No strings attached. Ever.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shooter 7.2%
- #33 Windowkill
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,560 reviews2024
Dev: torcado
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Perma Death 14.3%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Score Attack 11.4%
- #34 Undercroft Warriors
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 459 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Score Attack 8.8%
- #35 Disastr_Blastr
78% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Dog Theory
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Descend into a radical new dimension of abstract minimalist arcade fury in Disastr_Blastr! Blaze your merciless path of devastation through an expansive non-linear game world with 100+ stages of cortex-shattering cubic mayhem!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 53.2%, Abstract 23.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist twin-stick shooter that focuses on pure, fast-paced arcade action.
- #36 Hyperhell
75% matchVery Positive97% of 170 reviews2023
Dev: Diency games
Windows
HYPERHELL is a breakneck top-down movement shooter featuring the talents of several prolific hyperpop musicians. Obliterate your way through a colorful city of demons to reclaim what was stolen from you: a fully stocked fridge.
Why similar: Perma Death 28.2%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, Arcade 13.5%, Score Attack 10.5%, Shooter 9.2%
- #37 Sektori
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 704 reviews2025
Dev: Kimmo LahtinenPub: Kimmo Factor Oy
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, Action Roguelike 9.1%
- #38 Berzerk: Recharged
76% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Action Roguelike 11%, Bullet Hell 10.5%
- #39 Doomed to Hell
74% matchVery Positive83% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Action Roguelike 15%, Bullet Hell 14%, Perma Death 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%
- #40 Galactic Glitch
71% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Roguelite 6.2%
- #41 F*ck the HELL out
72% matchVery Positive91% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Fuck the Hell Out is a top-down action shooter where you purge the vast cosmos of hellish pests. Crush their skulls, shatter their spirits, and dominate with your arsenal in endless space battles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Shooter 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%
- #42 Hell is Other Demons
73% matchVery Positive93% of 337 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.4%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Arcade 11.4%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #43 Serious Sam: Tormental
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 258 reviews2022
Dev: Gungrounds (Macanga Games j.d.o.o.)Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D rogue-lite top-down shooter where you blast your way through the tormented mind of demigod of destruction Mental, as he imagines worlds and monsters that stand on your path towards his inner ego. Let the showdown begin!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #44 Antipaint
70% matchVery Positive95% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Vilius Prakapas
Windows
An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Psychedelic 13.1%, Action Roguelike 13%, Bullet Hell 12.3%
- #45 Relic Hunters Zero: Remix
71% matchVery Positive93% of 6,757 reviews2015
Dev: Rogue SnailPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Relic Hunters Zero: Remix is a remaster of the FREE 1 million player hit game about blasting evil space ducks and turtles with tiny cute guns. It’s fast, it’s tactical, and feels deliciously smooth to play. Unlock new weapons, characters and relics to defeat the Ducan Commander!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Action Roguelike 16%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Shooter 4.1%
- #46 Pesticide Not Required
68% matchVery Positive94% of 886 reviews2024
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Bullet Hell 12.8%
- #47 PewPew Live
71% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Jean-François Geyelin
Windows
A fast twin-stick shooter where you compete for the top spot in the leaderboards.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Abstract 11.2%, Score Attack 8.1%
- #48 ZOE Begone!
67% matchVery Positive99% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Retchy GamesPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Score Attack 12.5%, Abstract 8.7%
- #49 Bloody Hell
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,661 reviews2023
Dev: Pun Intended
Windows
A short but sweet game about an Angel on a Bloody Bullet-hell mission to kill Satan! Dash, Double Dash, Grapple & Blast your way through Hell to fulfill your Holy Mission. Will you be able to kill Satan? Or will you fail to master your abilities and DIE in this BLOODY HELL?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 54.7%, Bullet Hell 32.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, 2D 3.1%, Action 1.8%
- #50 Son of a Gun
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Crank GoblinPub: Untold Tales
Windows
A retro-inspired, action packed, twin-stick shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns to exterminate jungle zombies, swarming bugs, heavy robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 6.8%
- #51 BloodDome Classic
69% matchVery Positive85% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Halftone Gaming
Windows · Mac
The Bullet Heaven arcade classic that started it all! Create unique builds, kill ever-growing hordes of contestants and beat your friends' high scores in the retro-futuristic gladiator arena BLOODDOME
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Score Attack 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.2%
- #52 Shape Shifter: Formations
66% matchVery Positive91% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: Castec Studios
Windows
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Action Roguelike 16%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.1%
- #53 Roto Force
68% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: Accidently AwesomePub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions! A twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 18%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 6.1%
- #54 GogMagog
70% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Single A Games
Windows
Play as the cyber-messiah as you bring judgment upon legions of heretics at the Armageddon. Build a deck of powerful abilities, scale up your gameplay with artifacts and create powerful synergies to smite the sinners!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%
- #55 Post Void
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,026 reviews2020
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
Why similar: Psychedelic 29.6%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Score Attack 17.2%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 8.2%
- #56 Repetendium
67% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Perma Death 9.8%
- #57 KILL KNIGHT
64% matchVery Positive94% of 1,908 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Score Attack 14.6%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Arcade 8.7%
- #58 Planetary Dustoff
69% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Roguelite 9.7%