- #1 Geometry Arena
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,401 reviews2021
Dev: 011 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A free-form arena-shooter Roguelite with heavy emphasis on building an overpowered character! You play as a little shape that shoots other shapes! Strengthen your character by mixing and matching mods and upgrades, and experiment with a limitless rune upgrade system!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.8%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #2 SNKRX
96% matchVery Positive94% of 4,324 reviews2021
Dev: a327ex
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
SNKRX is an arcade shooter roguelite where you control a snake of heroes that automatically attack nearby enemies. Combine different heroes to unlock class bonuses and create unique builds, and steer your unstoppable party as they ravage through endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Deckbuilding 18.3%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelite 8%
- #3 Cyclo Chambers
96% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.4%, Action Roguelike 15%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 14%
- #4 Gunbot Diplomacy
95% matchVery Positive88% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Arena Shooter 17.7%, Gun Customization 15.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Action Roguelike 12.4%
- #5 Disfigure
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,133 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.6%
- #6 Cult Of Babel : Prologue
94% matchVery Positive83% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Menacing Aura Games
Windows
Roguelite Overpowered Wizard Simulator. Slay hundreds of cultists using the power of ancient cards and your magical steampunk arsenal. Choose from a diverse set of cards to create unique, game-breaking builds and shoot down the horde trying to stop you.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%
- #7 Geometry Arena 2
93% matchVery Positive89% of 429 reviews2026
Dev: 011 Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Geometry Arena 2 distills RPG depth and Roguelite elements into a unique loop of [ Meta-Progression + Endless Challenges ]. Mix and match Weapons, Bodies, Modules, and Pets to craft your game-breaking builds! Minimalist lines, vibrant colors!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #8 Neon Sundown
92% matchVery Positive82% of 447 reviews2022
Dev: Ben NicholsPub: BN Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Neon Sundown is an extremely challenging arena-shooter that mixes fast-paced action with roguelite elements. Take on increasingly difficult arenas as you unlock new ships, upgrades, synergies, and more! Think you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.1%, Perma Death 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Deckbuilding 12.1%
- #9 Galactic Glitch
91% 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: Arena Shooter 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.8%, Bullet Hell 12.4%
- #10 Nebula
91% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: JuTek Pixel
Windows
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Gun Customization 14.2% ★, Action Roguelike 12.1%
- #11 Rogue: Genesia
89% matchVery Positive91% of 8,365 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.7%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Roguelike 9.5%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #12 Army of Ruin
90% matchVery Positive89% of 2,692 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #13 Seraph's Last Stand
89% matchVery Positive94% of 4,291 reviews2022
Dev: Sad Socket
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Create insane builds and break the game in all possible ways to get your name into the leaderboards! Every round you get stronger, but so does the enemies...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.3%, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Perma Death 20.2%, Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 8%
- #14 Schism
86% matchVery Positive97% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: FamiPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Schism is a challenging action roguelike RPG with deep synergies and high broken build potential. The combination of robust stat systems, fully moddable guns, deity worship, intense frequency-switching bullet hell combat, and difficult bosses make for a unique and highly replayable experience.
Why similar: Gun Customization 18.3% ★, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Perma Death 10.7%
- #15 Outnumbered
88% 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: Bullet Hell 21.7%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #16 Echoes of Red
86% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: TERMAX Studios
Windows
Echoes of Red is a fast-paced roguelite shooter where you can carry unlimited weapons at once, face endless enemies ever stronger and build your perfect custom loadout. Obliterate tens of thousands of enemies who dared to challenge you and make them regret standing against you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #17 FORCED SHOWDOWN
87% matchVery Positive83% of 675 reviews2016
Dev: BetaDwarf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 21.3%, Action Roguelike 20%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Difficult 11.1%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #18 Tiny Rogues
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,450 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.6 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: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Difficult 13.5%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #19 Antipaint
84% 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: Arena Shooter 17.1%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.1%
- #20 Repetendium
85% 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: Action Roguelike 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.4%, Perma Death 9.4%
- #21 Void Resurgence
83% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Perma Death 11.3%
- #22 Megabonk
79% matchVery Positive95% of 99,563 reviews2025
Dev: vedinad
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.6%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 11.9%, Arcade 6.4%
- #23 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
82% 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: Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Perma Death 14.5%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.9%
- #24 Uragun
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.9%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 12%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%
- #25 Gunforged
81% matchVery Positive85% of 75 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: Arena Shooter 20.6%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.7%
- #26 Pesticide Not Required
80% 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: Action Roguelike 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Arena Shooter 13.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 13%
- #27 Spell Disk
79% matchVery Positive89% of 957 reviews2024
Dev: Sunpeak Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build unique synergy spell combos to destroy the hordes of monsters and bosses in this rogue-lite action game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Perma Death 15.4%, Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #28 Null Vector
81% matchVery Positive96% of 268 reviews2018
Dev: Optical Override
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!
Why similar: Gun Customization 14.5% ★, Perma Death 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.2%
- #29 Time Wasters
78% matchVery Positive88% of 2,590 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelite 7.5%
- #30 Nova Drift
76% 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: Arena Shooter 27%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #31 Voidigo
77% 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: Action Roguelike 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Bullet Hell 15%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Difficult 9.5%
- #32 SHOOPER NOVA
77% matchVery Positive85% of 616 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 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: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelite 12%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Roguelike 10%
- #33 Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,584 reviews2023
Dev: Creature Cauldron
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are the Spirit Hunters in this action rogue-lite. Slay huge waves of monsters and harvest their souls for ever increasing power. Unlock many playable characters, abilities, maps and more through a deep progression system.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.9%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Roguelite 16.2%, Roguelike 7.8%, Action 4.1%
- #34 God Of Weapons
75% matchVery Positive85% of 5,074 reviews2023
Dev: Archmage LabsPub: Archmage Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.7%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Perma Death 16.8%, Procedural Generation 9.2%
- #35 Shape Shifter: Formations
75% 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: Arena Shooter 22.1%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%
- #36 Star Survivor
76% matchMixed69% of 555 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.2%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%
- #37 Voids Vigil
73% matchVery Positive95% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.8%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #38 VOID/BREAKER
72% matchVery Positive92% of 2,318 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Gun Customization 26.2% ★, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 13.9%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #39 Soulstone Survivors
70% matchVery Positive91% of 26,152 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.3%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.1%, Roguelike 10.1%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #40 Star of Providence
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,276 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 16.1%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Arena Shooter 12.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.4%, Difficult 9.1%
- #41 Brotato
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 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: Arena Shooter 21.4%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #42 Destropolis
74% 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: Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Difficult 11%
- #43 Ogre Chambers DX
73% matchVery Positive91% of 131 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: Action Roguelike 14.8%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Perma Death 13.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.2%, Difficult 11.1%
- #44 Noobs Are Coming
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,499 reviews2025
Dev: Overboy
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
YOU ARE THE FINAL BOSS. Brutal synergy arena roguelike. Pick your Final Boss character, equip boss patterns and combine tons of attacks to create unique builds. Play solo or in co-op!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #45 Nomad Survival
72% matchVery Positive84% of 2,165 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.4%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #46 Graveyard Gunslingers
73% matchMixed60% of 207 reviews2024
Dev: PyroPhysics
Windows
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.5%, Gun Customization 12.1% ★
- #47 Rhythm Storm
70% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Radiangames
Windows
Rhythm Storm is a roguelike bullet heaven with stunning vector graphics, rhythmic action, and overwhelming swarms of enemies. Your vehicle aims and fires freely while everything else dances and moves to the beat in this spectacular audio-visual experience.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
- #48 NIMRODS
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,747 reviews2024
Dev: Fiveamp
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
Why similar: Gun Customization 18.1% ★, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.6%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #49 Waves 2: Notorious
71% matchVery Positive93% of 322 reviews2015
Dev: Squid In A Box Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%
- #50 Ether Loop
71% 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 18.4%, Perma Death 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.8%, Difficult 8.8%
- #51 Survivors of the Dawn
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 744 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.6%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #52 Goobies
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,917 reviews2023
Dev: Höganäs Spel
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Battle thousands of blobs in this roguelike auto-shooter. Travel from island to island, defeat bosses, collect and upgrade items to become more powerful and discover lag-inducing combos in an endless blobbath.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Action Roguelike 25.3%, Roguelite 11%, Arcade 7.3%
- #53 Time Treker
69% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Game
Windows
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
Why similar: Gun Customization 18.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.9%
- #54 Genome Guardian 2
65% matchVery Positive98% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic shooter with macroscopic depth. BUILD YOUR NANOBOT from hundreds of parts. SURVIVE the microbial onslaught once more in this psychedelic dive to the Abyss, full of mutations, minerals, anomalies and powerup polyps. SHMUP mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Gun Customization 23.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.3%, Arena Shooter 11.2%, Action Roguelike 10.9%
- #55 Vital Shell
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,426 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #56 Half Hour Hexagon
68% 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: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #57 Doomed to Hell
68% 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: Bullet Hell 15.6%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Perma Death 12.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11%
- #58 Gunlocked 2
66% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #59 Arcane Trigger
65% matchVery Positive87% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: MiniWhale
Windows · Mac
Arcane Trigger is a bullet-building roguelike where every shot is crafted before it's fired. Forge over 220 bullets, shape their effects with 150+ magical seals, and master infinite synergies in this endlessly replayable strategic shooter.
Why similar: Roguelike 35%, Roguelite 26.8%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, 2D 6.9%
- #60 Doomsday Hunters
65% 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: Perma Death 16.9%, Bullet Hell 15%, Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Difficult 11.9%