- #1 Corrosion Protocol
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sdpmakes
Windows
A fast-paced top-down roguelike shooter where you stabilize failing reactors, fight through chaotic waves of enemies, collect powerful weapons and upgrades, and face colossal reactor bosses.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Roguelike 13.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.5%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #2 Gun Garden
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NEETNectar
Windows
Gun Garden is a dungeon crawler top-down shooter with rogue-like elements. Explore rooms, find gear, fight enemies, and level up your stats as you progress through the various floors, attempting to find the lost treasure of the Gun Garden.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27%, Roguelike 15.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 11%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #3 Night Wish
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Sailor Guns Club
Windows
Night Wish is a 2D top-down roguelite action game combining subculture aesthetics with the core thrills of a twin-stick shooter. Experience the double life of Nia—an ordinary student by day, and an elite agent by night. Breach through relentless bullet hell and shape the story through your choices!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Roguelike 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #4 TV Boy
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Funsome Games
Windows
TV Boy is an action packed top-down shooter. Blast waves of weird and whacky enemies with even weirder weapons to rescue the captured citizens of TV Topia and restore peace to the galaxy!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.4%, Roguelike 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #5 PROXY
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Rend
Windows
Battle through a chaotic, high-tech alien world in this fast-paced top-down roguelike shooter – with friends or solo. Master intense bullet-hell combat and stack unique items to unleash devastating, game-breaking combos.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Roguelike 13.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.1%, Action 9%
- #6 Fast Food Wars
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 1FPS Games
Windows · Linux
Fast Food Wars is a bullet-hell shoot'em up rogue-lite game in a procedural generated restaurant with random power ups, weapons. You play as a burger fighting to claim back all the invaded burger restaurant from other fast foods
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.8%, Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 8%
- #7 Spent Shells
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HelperWesley
Windows
Spent Shells is a high score top-down shooter with roguelike-y randomized elements. Players dive in to an everchanging dungeon to harvest a crystalized power source that will get them home. Fight through the dungeon using a variety of weapons, characters, upgrades, and your own skill! Each run ea...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Roguelike 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #8 Dead Escape
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Iced Choccy
Windows · Linux
Fight through a sprawling maze in this top-down survival shooter. Scavenge weapons and upgrades, unlock your path, and survive the final rush to escape before the dead overwhelm you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Action Roguelike 23.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Roguelike 11.3%, Shooter 7%
- #9 Void Blitzing
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Felix Pretorg
Windows
Get ready for the ultimate space challenge! In this top-down action roguelite you’ll pilot your ship through a low-gravity environment, dodging obstacles and fighting enemies along the way. But be careful, one wrong move could mean the end of your journey. Are you ready to take on the challenge?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #10 Mallow
90% matchPositive86% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Goose Shroom
Windows
mallow is a fast paced topdown action roguelike game heavily inspired by nuclear throne. you can pick your own enemies as well as lots of different upgrades.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.2%, Action Roguelike 28.4%, Roguelike 14.4%, Action 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #11 Mystic Gate
91% matchPositive86% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Zoo Corporation
Windows
A Mystic Gate created by the gods suddenly appears in the human world. Adventurers challenge themselves with the tests that await them beyond the gate. In order to earn your wish you must defeat hordes & bosses in this roguelike dungeon exploration bullet hell!!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.1%, Roguelike 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #12 Super Polished
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Steven Peregrine
Windows
Clean, Quota, Upgrade, Repeat. Super Polished is a Top-down cleaning roguelite where you clean up while the mess is still being made.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Roguelike 13.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #13 Enter The Lost Chamber
89% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Game Academy
Windows
Explore dungeons, battle hordes of monsters, and defy fate in “Enter The Lost Chamber,” an action-packed pixel art roguelike. Discover new challenges, collect powerful weapons, and prepare to face the final boss at any time. Dive into the darkness!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Action Roguelike 23.5%, Roguelike 11.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #14 SirVive
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coffee Swirl
Windows
SirVive is a rogue-like horde shooter where the goal is simply to survive as long as you can (looking fabulous while doing so!). Choose 4 of over 20 different abilities to bring with you on each run, and whether to activate them manually or automatically.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Roguelike 8.9%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #15 Neon Null
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Warsong Studios
Windows
Reality is collapsing into the Null, a digital void that consumes entire sectors of existence. As the last surviving pilot, you dive into corrupted space to fight through hostile anomalies, recover lost data, and uncover the force behind the collapse before everything is erased.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 9.9%, Cyberpunk 8.8%
- #16 WayDown
86% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: CakeNeq Games
Windows
After a traumatic battle, you've been cursed to walk the earth unable to truly die, you're thrust into battle after battle, dying over and over unable to rest. Until you find the last Nazi bunker, Bunker 666.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Action Roguelike 23.1%, Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 9.8%, Shooter 7.5%
- #17 Shapes & Shots - Prologue
85% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Visio Game Studio
Windows
Shapes & Shots is a Roguelite Shooter Bullet-hell, where you can control time as you make your way through a twisted and delusional universe. Your enemies will merge, creating infinite combinations to try to overwhelm you: only your skills, combined with upgrades you choose, can lead you to victory.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Roguelike 13.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #18 Superstition BlackCat
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LUDO Thinking
Windows
A roguelite where superstitions take shape as items! Face enemies, collect drops with negative effects that can be traded for advantages. Explore always different rooms, with challenges inspired by beliefs that make us think twice before taking a risk.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.6%, Roguelike 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #19 Juicy Army
86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Taptroise
Windows
Juicy army is the sweetest action roguelike set in a dream universe where you'll have to fight an army of juicy creatures!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.9%, Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #20 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
84% 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: Top-Down Shooter 30.7%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 11.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.9%, Roguelike 6.4%
- #21 Robot with a Ram Cannon
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snapgadget Studio
Windows
Command a robot armed with a physics-based rammer weapon. Slam enemies into walls and hazards, ram hazards into enemies, and use obstacles as weapons!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #22 Tank Core
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Light Shield Studio
Windows
"Tank Core" is a 2D top-down shooter game infused with Roguelike elements. Players will collect various random tank components in levels, including turrets, chassis, shells, modules, and cores, to assemble unique tanks that will protect base and defeat all enemies encountered.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Roguelike 16.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Action 8.2%
- #23 BROKEN:Survivors 破界:幸存者
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: lamb of game
Windows
BROKEN:Survivors is a fast-paced roguelike hack-and-slash game where players control characters to eliminate hordes of enemies, collect resources for external power-ups, and then challenge even stronger foes.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 9%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #24 Hi Planet Save The Earth
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ecosoft Interactive Inc.
Windows · Mac
Six explosive chapters. Thirty-one stages. Smash through robot swarms and battle a boss at the end of every comic-book chapter. Every chapter is a battle.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Action Roguelike 27.5%, Roguelite 12.1%, Action 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #25 Chaos Machina
81% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Marko Zovko
Windows · Linux
Chaos Machina is a fast-paced action roguelike designed for immersive, bite-sized runs. Enter the flow state as you weave with your robot through enemy fire. Unleash powerful upgrades, and master 10-minute bursts of adrenaline before the Chaos reclaims the map.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Roguelike 10.3%, Shooter 6.6%
- #26 Islands Collide
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: studio-studio-studio
Windows
Bolt thrusters onto your own patch of floating dirt, then ram it straight into the next island. The two islands weld into one, and the people who lived there don't leave quietly. Six playable heroes, a ten-minute run, and an ending that comes for you no matter what you do.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.2%, Action Roguelike 30.1%, Action 13.4%, Roguelite 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #27 Plumbum
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: JMAA Games
Windows
PLUMBUM is a retro top-down roguelike shooter where you'll have to survive the innumerable hordes of mooks and goons in the cursed corridors of this cursed game. Will you survive as long as you can, or will you die trying?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.3%, Roguelike 11.2%, Shooter 7.2%
- #28 ...Vincent: Mansion of The Dead
78% match9 user reviews100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: MarinoDev
Windows · Linux
A twin stick shooter survivors-like with low-poly pixel art graphics and simple controls. Protect the ghost Winry from the Dark Lord's army. Let the soul harvest, Begin!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Roguelike 9.3%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #29 AGIS
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kickbuzz GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
AGIS - A Game In Space is a top-down twin-stick-shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.8%, Roguelite 9.4%, Shooter 7.2%
- #30 Cosmic Coliseum
77% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Exane GamesPub: Bad Blood Studios
Windows
Fight for your freedom as you battle through wave after wave of alien adversaries. Destroy enemy fighters and collect XP to raise your level and become more powerful. Combine your skills and abilities with a huge range of power-ups to become the ultimate champion.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Action Roguelike 21%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.5%, Roguelike 10.2%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #31 Delusional
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Autoplay
Windows
Delusional is a chaotic top-down roguelike shooter where you battle absurd enemies with hundreds of ridiculous weapons, all in a desperate bid to defeat the eccentric artiste who created you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Roguelike 13.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.3%, Action 9.6%
- #32 The Machine God
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: serpensdev
Windows · Linux
The Machine God is a hyper-aggressive roguelike about the dance between blade and bullet. Slash and dash through a city consumed by a fanatical hivemind, and master the art of Gun Fu.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Action Roguelike 25.4%, Roguelike 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Roguelite 7.5%
- #33 Super Shootout
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Super Moon Games
Windows
Super Shootout is a top-down, roguelike shooter set in a stadium on an alien world. Leave a wake of destruction with powerful pickups sent down by the roaring crowd. Fight, die, and fight again to the top of the online leaderboard.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Action Roguelike 23.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Action 9.8%, Shooter 8.4%
- #34 ANVIL
75% matchMixed61% of 2,201 reviews2023
Dev: ACTION SQUARE
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a Vault Breaker in search of alien artifacts called “Vaults” and fight against monsters and powerful bosses. You can strengthen your Breakers to explore far-away galaxies that no one has ever reached!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30%, Action Roguelike 25.1%, Roguelike 12.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.7%, Top-Down 4.9%
- #35 Exfil Void
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Emberline Studios
Windows
A fast-paced twin-stick extraction shooter where you fight through procedurally generated space stations, grab Tech Cores, stack perks, and race to escape before the threat overwhelms you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Roguelike 14.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.8%, Action 9.8%
- #36 Vile
76% matchPositive85% of 41 reviews2019
Dev: Ardentsquid
Windows
Vile is an action rogue-lite about fighting demonic creatures and other horrors throughout a vile world. Fight enemies and/or complete random objectives given to you in procedurally-generated dungeons to put a stop to the creatures forever! Collect souls, find new weapons, new artifacts, and battle EPIC bosses!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.9%, Action 8.1%, Roguelite 7.9%
- #37 Archon's Cube
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phluxworks
Windows
Blast through interconnected floors of a massive starship to reach the Archon’s Cube. Explore branching sectors, grab new weapons, stack upgrades, and fight otherworldly threats as you race to escape.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 12%, Roguelite 11%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #38 Outclassed
72% match5 user reviews83% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: 83tsu
Windows
Outclassed is an arcade dungeon crawler roguelite where you combine unique class abilities to clear an expansive dungeon. Level up, collect items, and create powerful synergies to become truly outclassed!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #39 Rob o Bot
72% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Fat Rat
Windows
Rob o Bot is a survivors-like action game where you fight hordes of robots that began acting on their own after a mysterious virus infected a new generation of machines. Survive waves of enemies, upgrade your gear, and take back control before the machines take over.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Action Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 9.7%, Shooter 7%
- #40 Last Spirit
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Danil Koliada
Windows
Last Spirit is a fast-paced roguelike adventure for up to 4 players. Enemies took your home planet and now you will battle relentless machine foes to take your home back. Combine tons of different items, clear additional mission and make powerful builds to conquer this new world of battlefield.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Action Roguelike 24.4%, Roguelike 10.6%, Action 8%, Cyberpunk 7.9%
- #41 Trash Dungeon
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: vaaasm
Windows
Your name is Mike, and you have rabies. Steal trash, shoot monsters, and die horribly in this fast-paced, dungeon crawling roguelike.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.9%, Roguelike 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #42 Teleglitch: Die More Edition
75% matchVery Positive83% of 2,957 reviews2013
Dev: Test3 ProjectsPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelite 5.5%, Top-Down 4.6%
- #43 WATERPUNK
70% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: R_Games
Windows · Linux
A roguelite action game inspired by the legendary Enter the Gungeon and Nuclear Throne, set in a post-apocalyptic aquatic world. Shape your strategy by choosing which abilities shine by day and which awaken at night.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%, Roguelike 9.9%, Cyberpunk 8.6%
- #44 Grid Demon
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dragon Pixel Studio
Windows
Turn a cyberpunk machine swarm against itself in a fast top-down bullet-heaven roguelite. Hack enemies into temporary allies, install run-changing Neural Patches, unleash your Grid Demon and break the Wardens guarding each deeper grid.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.9%, Cyberpunk 10.3%, Roguelite 7.5%
- #45 You're Invading My Space
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RollR Pixel
Windows
"You're Invading My Space" is a fast paced, space themed, wave survival game where every run is unique. Fight off endless procedurally generated enemy swarms, upgrade and unlock your ships and weapons, and push your limits as this angry galaxy throws everything it has at you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Action Roguelike 20%, Roguelike 13.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 10%, Action 5.9%
- #46 Run or Rot: ZK1L4
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: SantosaiDev
Windows · Linux
Survive relentless hordes in ZK1L4, a fast-paced bullet heaven! Choose unique characters, unleash powerful weapons, and master deadly skills. Play solo or team up in couch co-op to take on the chaos. Will you escape the swarm or become one with it?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 10.1%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #47 PION
73% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Oliver Chime
Windows
PION is a fast-paced and challenging top-down shooter. Pilot exotic hovercraft and battle your way through gauntlets of deadly drones and defense systems. Upgrade your hovercraft and weapons to keep pace with the growing swarms of increasingly powerful and intelligent enemies. You will not get far.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Action 10%, Roguelite 9.7%, Indie 4.5%
- #48 Turf Wars: A Snail Escape
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: North Lake Games
Windows
Strap on your shell and dive antenna-first into a thrilling action roguelike. Spread slime, snag upgrades, and splat bugs. You only have one mission: escape the garden or dry trying...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #49 The Last Roll
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aspiro Games
Windows
Fast-paced 3D roguelike where you shoot through massive cube hordes. Unlock weapons and abilities, create powerful builds, and roll through a neon cyber-arena as the last sphere rising against the Cube regime to restore freedom.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Roguelike 14.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%, Action 9.6%
- #50 Wukong 2088
69% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Uto88
Windows
Wukong 2088 is a survival rogue-like game where you play as the secret weapon of Sun Wukong in futuristic Journey to the West. You will resist the invasion of the Cyber TianGong, face endless waves of enemies and bosses, defeat them, and strengthen yourself to fight against the powerful Mega-Corp.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Action Roguelike 25.4%, Cyberpunk 12.9%, Roguelite 9.4%, Shooter 5.8%
- #51 Core Breach
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rencade
Windows
Core Breach is a fast-paced, twin-stick arcade shooter in a pixel art style. Play as a Trojan worm virus, outmaneuvering and destroying antivirus enemies. Upgrade your worm with powerful attacks and skills as you fight to breach the CPU core and uncover its secrets
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Roguelite 9%, Shooter 6.7%
- #52 Gunforged
68% 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: Action Roguelike 22%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Roguelike 13.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #53 Evergain Adventure
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CinderPath GamesPub: N/A
Windows
A fast paced 2D roguelite where swords, bows, and daggers define your playstyle across replayable, procedurally generated runs. Travel through 3 distinct biomes, defeat enemies, collect rewards and become stronger.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 11%, Action 7.5%
- #54 Dead Sector
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Jim O'ConnorPub: Exeter Game Studios
Windows · Linux
A cyberpunk roguelike arcade shooter. Hack through hostile cyberspace across three escalating sectors, pick hacking programs from a randomised loadout, and blast through ICE before the trace meter catches you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Roguelike 15.2%, Cyberpunk 12.3%, Action 8.3%
- #55 Pest Control in the Crypt
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Chiinox
Windows
Pest Control in the Crypt is a strategic rogue-like wave-battler. Enhance your elemental potions with unique items and a branching skill tree to slay Pests. Delve into the Abyss and conquer the Crypt.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.5%, Action Roguelike 30.7%, Roguelite 11.9%, Action 7.6%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #56 Bug Bane Survivors
67% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: The Cipher Ink.
Windows
Mother Nature has no mercy! Turn bug swarms into fertilizer as a mutated plant. Take root, evolve, and create your garden of death with unique combos. You are the top of the food chain in this chaotic arena!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Roguelike 9.4%, Roguelite 7.5%
- #57 Cyber Spartan
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PLICA GAMES
Windows
Top-down cyberpunk action set inside a machine world. Three game modes, 37 skills, an AI that judges your every move. Hotline Miami precision meets bullet-hell bosses, katana parries, and hacking. PRE-ALPHA — shape the game with us.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Action Roguelike 20%, Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Cyberpunk 12.7%, Action 7.3%
- #58 Overdosed - A Trip To Hell
70% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2016
Dev: Lazy Games Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Take an experimental form of LSD and battle against hordes of nightmarish hallucinations in randomly generated roguelike adventures and arena style levels.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41%, Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Roguelite 10.1%, Action 9.5%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #59 Nuclear Throne
67% 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: Action Roguelike 29%, Roguelike 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Roguelite 7.1%
- #60 100 Second Heart Attack
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Travisbluedev
Windows
100 Second Heart Attack is a fast paced bullet hell roguelike where survival is never guaranteed. Dodge overwhelming waves of demons, collect upgrades, and keep your heart beating just a little longer.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 10.4%, Action 6.3%