- #1 Oblivion Override
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,016 reviews2024
Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 21.4%, Hack and Slash 18.2%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Robots 13.7%, Roguelite 11.4%
- #2 PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer is a 2D action roguelike platformer RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, infused with biopunk and dark sci-fi flair. Survive the chaos, clash with mutant foes, and explore mysterious sites in this indie adventure!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21%, Hack and Slash 20.9%, Roguelite 15.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
- #3 Pogo Rogue
96% matchVery Positive92% of 210 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 16.3%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Difficult 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12%, Roguelike 12%
- #4 Deflector
95% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.5 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 23.3%, Roguelite 17.2%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Difficult 15.6%, Robots 11.5%
- #5 30XX
94% matchVery Positive91% of 2,768 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 14.6%, 2D Platformer 11%, Roguelite 11%, Procedural Generation 9.1%
- #6 Corebreaker
94% matchVery Positive93% of 145 reviews2026
Dev: aQuadiunPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Corebreaker is a fast-paced action-platformer game with rogue-like elements. Play as Nova, a robot designed to awaken when humanity is extinct by the machines. Unlock abilities, upgrades and powerful weapons as you fight your way through supreme robots to find out your purpose!
Why similar: Perma Death 24.7%, Action Roguelike 20%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 11.5%, Sci-fi 10%
- #7 Metal Mutation
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 80 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 16.8%, Hack and Slash 15.5%, Perma Death 14.8%, Roguelite 13.1%, Souls-like 12.5%
- #8 Blade Assault
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,299 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 16.3%, Roguelike 15.6%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Roguelite 13.5%, Platformer 13.3%
- #9 Rebellion
91% 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 27.5%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 14.1%, Roguelite 11.5%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #10 Blue Fire
91% matchVery Positive81% of 3,056 reviews2021
Dev: Robi StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.6 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 31.7%, Hack and Slash 23.4%, 3D Platformer 16%, Platformer 12.6%, Exploration 8.4%
- #11 Metal Bringer
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,137 reviews2025
Dev: ALPHAWING Inc.Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.6 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 20.7%, 2.5D 19.2%, Roguelite 14.7%, Robots 12.1%
- #12 Danger Scavenger
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 503 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 28.6%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Roguelite 15.7%, Robots 13.5%, Procedural Generation 12%
- #13 Reignbreaker
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 528 reviews2025
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 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 18.6%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, Dystopian 17%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 13.3%
- #14 COLLAPSED
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: Glaive Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 39.7%, Roguelite 29.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Procedural Generation 8.5%, Difficult 7.3%
- #15 Spiritfall
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,914 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Giant
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 14.7%, Fighting 12.1%, Roguelite 11.1%, 2D Platformer 11%
- #16 Elsie
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 71 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 12.8%, Roguelite 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Robots 10.8%
- #17 The Superfluous
87% 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 23.1%, Platformer 21.6%, Difficult 21.3%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Action 8.5%
- #18 Spirits Abyss
85% matchVery Positive96% of 424 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 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%, Difficult 14.9%, Roguelike 12.5%, Platformer 11.9%
- #19 Lia: Hacking Destiny
83% matchVery Positive97% of 136 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 18.6%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Roguelite 12.7%, Roguelike 12%
- #20 Space Gladiators: The Hole
84% matchVery Positive88% of 154 reviews2020
Dev: Blobfish
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 20.4%, Hack and Slash 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 11.6%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #21 Rogue Worlds
82% matchVery Positive96% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · 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 21.2%, Roguelike 10.3%, Action Roguelike 10.1%, Perma Death 9.6%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #22 Black Future '88
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 745 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 51%, Roguelite 30.6%, Action 9%, Platformer 5.6%, Adventure 3.8%
- #23 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
82% matchVery Positive86% of 792 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 16.5%, Perma Death 13.6%, Action Roguelike 12%, 2.5D 10.2%, Difficult 9.6%
- #24 Iron Mandate
80% matchVery Positive94% of 180 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 21.2%, 2D Platformer 20.8%, Roguelike 18.8%, Platformer 16.4%, Sci-fi 14.7%
- #25 Souldiers
81% matchMixed69% of 3,012 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%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Action 8.8%, Platformer 5.7%
- #26 Roboquest
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,988 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.5%, Roguelite 23.2%, Perma Death 22.1%, Roguelike 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #27 Footgun: Underground
79% 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 27.8%, Perma Death 25.4%, Roguelite 20%, Roguelike 14.9%, Platformer 6.4%
- #28 Skelly Selest
81% 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 20.5%, Roguelite 15.1%, Perma Death 14.8%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #29 Trinity Fusion
78% matchVery Positive86% of 879 reviews2023
Dev: Angry Mob Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 21%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, 2.5D 14.4%, Roguelite 11.8%
- #30 Machine Tower 2984
77% matchVery Positive88% of 77 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 28.4%, 2.5D 26.3%, Roguelike 17%, Robots 15.9%, Action 6.8%
- #31 Heart&Slash
79% matchVery Positive81% of 635 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 23.5%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Robots 16.6%, Perma Death 13.2%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #32 FELLCHASER
75% 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 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, 2.5D 13.6%, Roguelite 11%
- #33 Sublevel Zero Redux
77% matchVery Positive87% of 527 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 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 25.5%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Procedural Generation 14%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Roguelite 11.3%
- #34 Cryptical Path
74% matchVery Positive88% of 165 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 19%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Perma Death 12.2%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Roguelike 11%
- #35 Space Gladiators
74% matchVery Positive90% of 475 reviews2021
Dev: Blobfish
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 18.3%, Perma Death 15.2%, Souls-like 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.8%
- #36 OmniFootman
76% 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 21.2%, Souls-like 17.9%, Roguelite 14.4%, Perma Death 14.3%, Hack and Slash 12.3%
- #37 Demon Strikes Back
75% 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 31%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 15.5%, Perma Death 8.5%
- #38 Rebel Transmute
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 275 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 16.6%, Sci-fi 13.3%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 9.7%
- #39 Dungeons of Edera
73% matchMixed68% of 1,058 reviews2022
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.8 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 18.5%, Hack and Slash 18.2%, Roguelite 15.2%, Action Roguelike 14%, Procedural Generation 12.3%
- #40 Katanaut
70% matchVery Positive90% of 381 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 20.1%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Difficult 11.2%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #41 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 626 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 17.1%, Difficult 14.2%, Roguelite 13.4%, Robots 12.8%, Dystopian 12.5%
- #42 Blind Fate: Edo no Yami — Dojo
72% matchVery Positive86% of 520 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 13.3%, Difficult 11.7%
- #43 Ultra Age
72% matchVery Positive82% of 314 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 22.1%, Difficult 20.9%, Robots 14%, Sci-fi 13%
- #44 Robots at Midnight
70% matchVery Positive92% of 140 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 18.5%, Robots 15.4%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Exploration 10%
- #45 Return
71% matchVery Positive87% of 209 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 20.8%, Souls-like 19.5%, Hack and Slash 17.4%, Difficult 16.3%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #46 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 29.7%, Difficult 16.5%, Action 7.1%
- #47 OVIS LOOP
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,170 reviews2025
Dev: LIFUEL
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 24.9%, Action Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 14.3%, Platformer 13.2%
- #48 Project Lazarus
70% matchVery Positive80% of 1,377 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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%, Sci-fi 20.3%, Action 9.7%
- #49 Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime
71% matchVery Positive85% of 163 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 15.2%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Difficult 12%
- #50 The Rogue Prince of Persia
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,590 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%, Roguelite 18.8%, Souls-like 13.1%, Roguelike 12%, Platformer 11.4%
- #51 Swarm Grinder
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,176 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 19.7%, Roguelike 17%, Procedural Generation 16.6%, Robots 11.6%
- #52 Aura of Worlds
68% matchVery Positive91% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Aura of Worlds is a chaotic, creative tactics rogue-lite platformer. Explore multiple dangerous worlds where you utilize creative abilities & wield the environment to your advantage. Blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths & outwit powerful guardians!
Why similar: Souls-like 22.3%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelike 11.4%, Difficult 10.4%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #53 Shadow of the Depth
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 475 reviews2025
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
Median: 3.1 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 15.7%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 11%
- #54 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 30.7%, Roguelite 18.3%, Roguelike 16.1%, Robots 16%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #55 Flashback 2
69% matchMixed45% of 155 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 47.8%, Platformer 15.4%, Sci-fi 14%, Action 9.9%, Adventure 6.8%
- #56 REPLIKATOR
67% matchVery Positive87% of 129 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 21%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Roguelite 15.5%, Procedural Generation 15%, Robots 14.3%
- #57 Anomaly Agent
62% matchVery Positive95% of 9,614 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 17.7%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #58 Double Down
65% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Burndown Studios
Windows
Double Down is a roguelike FPS for high-octane high rollers. Smash robots and spin slots to win powerful upgrades, and make your way through growing waves of enemies to face The House and take back the casino.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 57.9%, Roguelike 31.3%, Action 10.8%