- #1 Oblivion Override
97% matchVery Positive91% of 1,986 reviews2024
Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...
Why similar: Perma Death 21.3%, Hack and Slash 18.1%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Robots 13.6%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #2 Pogo Rogue
96% matchVery Positive92% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: Bounce Back Games
Windows
Bounce to the top in this skill based, roguelite action-platformer! Collect powerful items, pick unique weapons, and fight off a variety of enemies while navigating around with a fun, difficult, and unique movement system. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.4%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Difficult 13.4%, Roguelike 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%
- #3 Deflector
96% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.1%, Roguelite 17.4%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Difficult 15.5%, Robots 11.4%
- #4 30XX
95% matchVery Positive91% of 2,738 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.2%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Procedural Generation 9.2%
- #5 Danger Scavenger
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 500 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Perma Death 28.5%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Roguelite 15.9%, Robots 13.4%, Procedural Generation 12%
- #6 Metal Mutation
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: T0 STUDIOPub: Microids
Windows
In a not-so-distant future taken over by companies and technology, a Cyborg and an AI fight together to save mankind from nanoviruses. Play alone or as a team of 4 players in this Post-Cyberpunk Action Roguelike Dungeon Crawler!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17%, Hack and Slash 15.6%, Perma Death 14.8%, Roguelite 12.9%, Souls-like 12.4%
- #7 Blade Assault
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,297 reviews2022
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 16%, Roguelike 15.6%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Roguelite 13.8%, Platformer 13.2%
- #8 Metal Bringer
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,110 reviews2025
Dev: ALPHAWING Inc.Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
In this roguelike action-adventure, control humanoid "Labor" and giant "Arms" to uncover the mysteries of the world. Create fully-customizable robots, strengthen them, and take down hordes of enemies!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.8%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, 2.5D 19.1%, Roguelite 14.8%, Robots 12.1%
- #9 Rebellion
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: TGM
Windows
Rebellion is a souls like and roguelite action game about your revenge saga. Unfairly imprisoned, you seek to cross swords with the King again, for the last time! Escape the jail, explore the castle and it's different areas and layouts, find and recruit allies, choose to fight or sneak from enemies.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.3%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 14%, Roguelite 11.6%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #10 Blue Fire
91% matchVery Positive81% of 3,030 reviews2021
Dev: Robi StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.8%, Hack and Slash 23.4%, 3D Platformer 16%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 8.5%
- #11 Reignbreaker
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 519 reviews2025
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Reignbreaker is a high-octane action rogue-like set in a dystopian medievalpunk world. Step into the boots of Clef, a fearless rebel ready to rid the world of the Kingdom’s oppression, take down the Elite and lay siege to the Queen’s grand Bastion. Grab your javelin and become The Reignbreaker!
Why similar: 2.5D 18.5%, Hack and Slash 18.4%, Dystopian 17%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 13.5%
- #12 Spiritfall
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,883 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Giant
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 15%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Fighting 11.8% ★, Roguelite 11.3%, 2D Platformer 11%
- #13 COLLAPSED
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: Glaive Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic roguelike action-platformer. Hunt your prey through vast procedurally-generated levels filled with tough enemies, useful loot and experience points. Fight alone or with a friend – either way, it won’t be easy!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.8%, Roguelite 29.8%, Platformer 10.8%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Difficult 7.3%
- #14 Elsie
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Shift GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.
Why similar: Perma Death 17.2%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 11%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Robots 10.7%
- #15 Spirits Abyss
86% matchVery Positive96% of 421 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Why similar: Perma Death 19%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Difficult 14.8%, Roguelike 12.6%, Procedural Generation 11.8%
- #16 The Superfluous
88% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Voided Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"The Superfluous" [soo-pur-floo-uh s] A cave-diving, sci-fi, rogue-lite, platformer with jet packs and lots of explosions. Help stop an apocalyptic asteroid on collision course with Earth. Lead a squad to the center of the asteroid and blast it into space dust.
Why similar: Roguelite 23.5%, Platformer 21.4%, Difficult 21.2%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Action 8.4%
- #17 Lia: Hacking Destiny
84% matchVery Positive97% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Be the resistance in a world ruled by machines: fight, hack, and reignite hope. Craft powerful builds in this fast-paced roguelite with lethal weapons and power-ups. Free kittens from the algorithm’s chains and smash the robots’ scheme. Resist spam and prove that no one codes your destiny!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Roguelike 12.2%
- #18 Black Future '88
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 739 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.7%, Roguelite 31%, Action 8.9%, Platformer 5.5%, Adventure 3.8%
- #19 Trinity Fusion
84% matchVery Positive86% of 859 reviews2023
Dev: Angry Mob Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.9%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Hack and Slash 14.7%, 2.5D 14.4%, Roguelite 12%
- #20 Space Gladiators: The Hole
85% matchVery Positive88% of 152 reviews2020
Dev: Blobfish
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! This is the prelude for Space Gladiators, a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom!
Why similar: Perma Death 20.3%, Hack and Slash 16.8%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 11.8%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #21 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
83% matchVery Positive86% of 780 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Platformer 16.3%, Perma Death 13.6%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, 2.5D 10.2%, Difficult 9.6%
- #22 Iron Mandate
82% matchVery Positive94% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Emerick Gibson
Windows
A steampunk roguelike with a unique fighting mechanic. Master the piloting of giant mechanical worms, lay waste to all that stand in your way and reclaim your rightful place on the throne.
Why similar: Robots 21.1%, 2D Platformer 20.7%, Roguelike 19.1%, Platformer 16.3%, Sci-fi 14.7%
- #23 Souldiers
82% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Difficult 37.2%, Souls-like 30.1%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Action 8.8%, Platformer 5.6%
- #24 Roboquest
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Action Roguelike 31.4%, Roguelite 23.4%, Perma Death 22.1%, Roguelike 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #25 Footgun: Underground
81% matchVery Positive87% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Turtle Knight GamesPub: CobraTekku Games
Windows
Roguelike with balls! Prove your ball skills and dribble your way through a randomly generated, dangerous track network full of deadly challenges! Face post-apocalyptic mutants, improve your balls with high-tech upgrades and escape the pixel art underground labyrinth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.9%, Perma Death 25.3%, Roguelite 20.2%, Roguelike 15%, Platformer 6.3%
- #26 Rogue Worlds
80% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Rogue Worlds is a chaotic tactical roguelite platformer where you wield the environment and creative abilities to overcome challenges. Outwit powerful guardians and blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths!
Why similar: Souls-like 21.1%, Roguelike 10.5%, Action Roguelike 10.1%, Perma Death 9.6%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #27 Machine Tower 2984
79% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: 打螺丝游戏工作室
Windows
Machine Tower 2984 is a top-down mechanical fantasy style Roguelike game. You will embark on an adventure in a tower filled with mechanical mechanisms, challenging the five robots that control the machine tower and searching for the huge secrets behind the entire tower.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.5%, 2.5D 26.2%, Roguelike 17.2%, Robots 15.7%, Action 6.8%
- #28 Katanaut
78% matchVery Positive90% of 354 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Souls-like 19.4%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, Difficult 10.8%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #29 Heart&Slash
81% matchVery Positive81% of 634 reviews2016
Dev: AHEARTFULOFGAMESPub: Full Hearts Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight as Heart, an innocent robot fighting to escape the grip of mindless machines in a future where humans are no more. A fast-paced 3D brawler with roguelike elements set in a colorful yet desolated world.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.4%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Robots 16.4%, Perma Death 13.3%, Roguelite 11.3%
- #30 The Rogue Prince of Persia
74% matchVery Positive90% of 2,517 reviews2025
Dev: Evil EmpirePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In this challenging, fast-paced roguelite, every death is a unique chance to rewrite fate, save Persia or die trying. Master fluid, acrobatic combat and parkour as you explore your kingdom to right your wrongs!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelite 18.9%, Souls-like 13.1%, Roguelike 12.1%, Platformer 11.3%
- #31 FELLCHASER
77% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Let'em Cook Games
Windows · Mac
You've stolen Death’s scythe in an attempt to cheat your fate. Now you must escape Purgatory by brewing combo-building potions and reaping hordes of creatures in this hack and slash Roguelike!
Why similar: Perma Death 19.2%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, 2.5D 13.6%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #32 OmniFootman
78% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2019
Dev: WT Studio
Windows
OmniFootman is a rogue-lite action game with souls-like combat system. Take your adventure in this cursed, ever-changing kingdom and beat your enemies with different ability combinations. Be careful as your death is permanent.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Souls-like 17.9%, Roguelite 14.6%, Perma Death 14.2%, Hack and Slash 12.2%
- #33 Cryptical Path
75% matchVery Positive88% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Old Skull Games
Windows
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.8%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Perma Death 12.2%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #34 Space Gladiators
76% matchVery Positive90% of 468 reviews2021
Dev: Blobfish
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom!
Why similar: Roguelite 18.5%, Perma Death 15.2%, Souls-like 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
- #35 Sublevel Zero Redux
76% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
Why similar: Perma Death 25.4%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Procedural Generation 14%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Roguelite 11.4%
- #36 Project Lazarus
74% matchVery Positive80% of 1,374 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 70.5%, Sci-fi 19.8%, Action 9.6%
- #37 Skelly Selest
75% matchVery Positive93% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.6%, Roguelite 15.3%, Perma Death 14.7%, Hack and Slash 13.6%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #38 Dungeons of Edera
73% matchMixed68% of 1,056 reviews2022
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Dungeons of Edera is a rogue-lite action RPG dungeon crawler featuring procedurally generated levels where you will battle through hordes of monsters to restore Edera to its former glory.
Why similar: Souls-like 18.4%, Hack and Slash 18%, Roguelite 15.4%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Procedural Generation 12.3%
- #39 Fabular: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Spiritus Games
Windows
Cross blades with space knights in an epic roguelike where the futuristic and the medieval collide! Battle, loot and upgrade your way across the galaxy, defeating rival ships in gripping melee combat on a quest to save your kingdom from destruction.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.5%, Hack and Slash 16.7%, Action Roguelike 16%, Difficult 11.3%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #40 Blind Fate: Edo no Yami — Dojo
72% matchVery Positive86% of 519 reviews2021
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Dive into a world that mixes Sci-Fi and ancient tradition. Slash through robots with a trusty katana, use hi-tech implants to navigate the surroundings, dodge enemy attacks, and land devastating finishers. Reclaim the past following the way of the Japanese samurai in the fantastic period of New Edo.
Why similar: Souls-like 23%, Hack and Slash 18.4%, 2.5D 14.2%, Robots 13.2%, Difficult 11.7%
- #41 Ultra Age
72% matchVery Positive81% of 312 reviews2022
Dev: Next Stage Inc.Pub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Slash your way through a futuristic Earth overrun with ruthless mutants and powerful robots. Now including ‘Rebirth Project,’ the all-new rogue-lite side mission that can be accessed from the main menu! (DLC installation is required.)
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.1%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, Difficult 20.8%, Robots 13.9%, Sci-fi 13%
- #42 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 613 reviews2025
Dev: Xylem Studios
Windows · Mac
The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.2%, Difficult 14.1%, Roguelite 13.6%, Robots 12.6%, Dystopian 12.6%
- #43 Rebel Transmute
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.1%, Difficult 16.5%, Sci-fi 13.3%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 9.6%
- #44 Robots at Midnight
70% matchVery Positive93% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Finish Line GamesPub: Snail Games USA
Windows
Bash through gangs of hostile robots and corrupt bosses in this stylish & punchy Action-RPG. As Zoe, a scrappy agile hero, you’ll search for your past while fighting for the future.
Why similar: Souls-like 39.1%, Dystopian 18.7%, Robots 15.2%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Exploration 10.1%
- #45 Planetary Dustoff
73% 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: Action Roguelike 46.7%, Roguelite 30%, Difficult 16.3%, Action 7%
- #46 OVIS LOOP
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,091 reviews2025
Dev: LIFUEL
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A pixel-art action roguelike with dynamic combat, player-led combo crafting and a post-apocalyptic battle of wolf and lamb. Step into the shoes of the robot-sheep Omega to wield sci-fi weapons and gather evolving skills to protect your flock. Jump into the loop and create a unique combat style.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.8%, Action Roguelike 24.6%, Roguelite 17.4%, Roguelike 14.4%, Platformer 13%
- #47 Return
70% matchVery Positive87% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: Dead Unicorn
Windows
Return to your home planet after 200 years of space travel in this atmospheric, art-driven adventure. Shoot, slash, and roll your way through dangerous enemies and ancient bosses, purchase items and unlock powerful weapons, and explore your unfamiliar home for parts to repair your ship.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.9%, Souls-like 19.4%, Hack and Slash 17.4%, Difficult 16.3%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #48 Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime
71% matchVery Positive84% of 161 reviews2022
Dev: Spiritus Games
Windows
Cross blades with space knights in this epic physics-based roguelike where space-age and medieval combat collide. Die often, upgrade, and battle your way across the galaxy, defeating rival ships in methodical skirmishes on a quest to save your kingdom from destruction!
Why similar: Souls-like 21.6%, Perma Death 16.6%, Hack and Slash 15.1%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Difficult 11.9%
- #49 Shadow of the Depth
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Why similar: Perma Death 16.7%, Souls-like 16.4%, Hack and Slash 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #50 Anomaly Agent
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,464 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Why similar: Souls-like 22.9%, Hack and Slash 17.6%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Roguelite 11.4%
- #51 Demon Strikes Back
70% matchMixed66% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: WildPlanetPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Demon strikes back is a rogue-lite action game, across the abyssal fissure and beat all your foes! Seize their weapons, snatch their equipment, retrieve their relics, and reave their soul! The demon grows stronger than ever!
Why similar: Souls-like 33.6%, Action Roguelike 23.9%, Roguelite 17.2%, Roguelike 17.1%, Action 4.6%
- #52 RAD
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 958 reviews2019
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
RAD is a 3D action rogue-like set in a post-post-apocalyptic world, where humanity has faced armageddon not once, but twice.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.2%, Action Roguelike 26%, Perma Death 19.1%, Difficult 12.2%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
- #53 Swarm Grinder
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,171 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Roguelite 19.9%, Roguelike 17.1%, Procedural Generation 16.6%, Robots 11.4%
- #54 Flashback 2
69% matchMixed43% of 152 reviews2023
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Immerse yourself in an action-packed cyberpunk universe where the fate of humanity itself hangs in the balance. The Morphs are preparing their final attack, determined to enslave every civilization in the Solar System — and it's your mission to fight back!
Why similar: 2.5D 47.9%, Platformer 15.2%, Sci-fi 14%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 6.8%
- #55 The Fight Of Escaper
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: 燧石工作室
Windows
Humanity has lost sight of itself, blinded by the false prosperity of AI development. You, the protagonist, begin to break free from AI control to uncover the truth of this world. Torn between escaping and erasing your memory, you yearn to leave this city of mechas and reach the shores of freedom.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.9%, Roguelite 18.4%, Roguelike 16.3%, Robots 15.8%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #56 REPLIKATOR
67% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.9%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 15.7%, Procedural Generation 15%, Robots 14.1%
- #57 Blind Fate: Edo no Yami
67% matchMixed63% of 180 reviews2022
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Test your limits in this hardcore, cyber-samurai game set in post-apocalyptic Japan. Parry your foes’ blows with your weapon of choice and use implants to attack the weaknesses of unstoppable bosses from Japanese folklore!
Why similar: Souls-like 24.4%, Hack and Slash 16.7%, 2.5D 15.8%, Robots 12.6%, Difficult 12%
- #58 Last Vanguard
64% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Cool Tapir Studios
Windows
Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities
Why similar: Souls-like 36.6%, Difficult 19.2%, Dystopian 15.1%, Platformer 13.5%, Exploration 10.1%