- #1 Nuclear Blaze
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 892 reviews2021
Dev: Deepnight Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A unique 2D firefighting platformer from the creator of Dead Cells, featuring devastating backdrafts, exploding walls, and expected cat rescues. Battle your way through a mysterious government facility, striving to keep the blaze under control.
Why similar: Platformer 24.6%, Action-Adventure 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Colorful 12.6%, Story Rich 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core firefighting theme and 2D platforming action, focusing on extinguishing fires in a mysterious facility.
- #2 ScourgeBringer
96% matchVery Positive86% of 3,193 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Roguevania 23.1% ★, Roguelite 13.8%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelike 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly fluid, fast-paced combat and movement that will appeal to fans of Firegirl's action-oriented gameplay.
- #3 Dead Cells
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 178,807 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Roguevania 32.2% ★, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelite 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive 2D action-roguelite that offers the same high-speed, fluid combat and procedural exploration found in Firegirl.
- #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: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Roguelite 14.6%, Roguelike 14.1%, Platformer 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural platforming roguelite that captures the classic action-platformer feel with modern, replayable mechanics.
- #5 Rogue Legacy 2
94% matchVery Positive91% of 14,873 reviews2022
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
Why similar: Arcade 25.2%, Platformer 18.6%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Roguelite 13%, Roguelike 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features excellent procedural platforming and persistent upgrades that reward players for every run, much like the rescue career progression.
- #6 Spelunky 2
94% matchVery Positive93% of 21,543 reviews2020
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 27.2%, Platformer 26.1%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelike 16.5%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers intense procedural platforming where rescue and survival are key, capturing the high-stakes feel of Firegirl's missions.
- #7 Sparklite
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 653 reviews2019
Dev: Red Blue GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.7%, Roguelite 17.7%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Roguelike 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelite with a charming pixel-art style and procedural world generation similar to Firegirl.
- #8 20XX
92% matchVery Positive91% of 4,516 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.5%, Platformer 21.6%, Roguelite 16.3%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural action-platformer that provides a similar loop of combat-heavy, level-based progression.
- #9 Katana ZERO
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Platformer 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 28.3%, Story Rich 16.4%, Action 10.3%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced, high-stakes 2D action where movement and precision are essential for survival.
- #10 Super House of Dead Ninjas
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,721 reviews2013
Dev: MegadevPub: Bitmap Bureau
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.3%, Platformer 18.9%, Roguelike 18.5%, Arcade 6.9%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, vertical action platformer that rewards speed and aggressive play.
- #11 Downwell
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Platformer 18.2%, Arcade 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Roguelike 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, movement-focused arcade platformer that emphasizes verticality and quick reflexes.
- #12 Eagle Island Twist
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 228 reviews2019
Dev: PixelnicksPub: Retroware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Eagle Island is a roguelite action-platformer with falconry-inspired combat. Soar into an original story-driven adventure, fighting through procedurally generated levels and challenging boss fights. Includes free TWIST content, with new characters and handcrafted, retro-themed minigames.
Why similar: Roguevania 28.2% ★, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Action Roguelike 9.3%, Roguelike 8.1%, Roguelite 8%
Why You'll Like It: Features procedural platforming with unique combat mechanics that require precision and quick thinking.
- #13 Panzer Paladin
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 656 reviews2020
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hop in the Paladin power armor, seize melee weapons from the demonic invaders and give them a taste of their own medicine!
Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Arcade 14.9%, Colorful 11.7%, Action 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An action platformer with unique weapon mechanics and a retro aesthetic that emphasizes tactical combat.
- #14 Foregone
88% matchVery Positive81% of 1,393 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Platformer 21.8%, Roguelike 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Roguelite 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fluid 2D action platformer with a focus on combat and movement that feels polished and responsive.
- #15 Caveblazers
86% matchVery Positive85% of 4,486 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.7%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 13.4%, Platformer 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging procedural platformer with roguelite elements that emphasizes combat and exploration.
- #16 Ninja Soul
86% matchVery Positive80% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Ash Game StudioPub: Electronic Sheep Games
Windows
Ninjasoul is a platform action game that combines roguelite with Galaxy warrior demon city. Kunoichi, Tachibana Yachiyo unexpectedly awakened the ability of "death backtracking". She will find the truth in the land that used to be her hometown in the fight and death again and again.
Why similar: Roguevania 36.9% ★, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 9.6%, Platformer 7.9%, Roguelike 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite platformer that features fast combat and a variety of character abilities.
- #17 Metal Unit
85% matchVery Positive83% of 2,864 reviews2021
Dev: JellySnow StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
Why similar: Roguevania 24.6% ★, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Roguelite 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Action Roguelike 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite with platforming elements and a variety of gear that keeps the gameplay fresh.
- #18 Grapple Force Rena
84% matchVery Positive94% of 143 reviews2018
Dev: Friend & FairyPub: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Linux
Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!
Why similar: Platformer 27.6%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Action 19.5%, Indie 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A movement-based platformer that uses a unique grappling mechanic, offering a similar feel to Firegirl's hose-based traversal.
- #19 FLARE NUINUI QUEST
81% matchVery Positive93% of 244 reviews2024
Dev: sulpxPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!
Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Action-Adventure 12%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Adventure 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art platformer with action-adventure elements that fits the indie aesthetic of the seed game.
- #20 Xenon Valkyrie
84% matchMixed66% of 132 reviews2017
Dev: Diabolical Mind
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play.
Why similar: Roguevania 41.5% ★, Roguelite 18.2%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelike 12.1%, Female Protagonist 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite platformer that combines retro pixel art with challenging procedural levels.
- #21 TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity
81% matchVery Positive89% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: //commentoutPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You find yourself trapped in a mysterious tower – one that transforms its very structure every 24 hours, where you must surpass countless poor fallen souls and make your way to the heretofore unseen top!
Why similar: Roguevania 34.8% ★, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 9.5%, Procedural Generation 8.5%, Roguelike 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural platforming challenge that focuses on speed and survival in a constantly changing tower.
- #22 Naxia
83% matchMixed56% of 111 reviews2019
Dev: Infinite8
Windows
Naxia is a brainchild of old school action-RPGs and modern rogue-lites, which means you get to explore a procedurally generated world and master your guardian’s fighting abilities to help them save Naxia from threats far beyond their wildest expectations.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 21.8%, Roguelite 21.2%, Action Roguelike 20%, Roguelike 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG roguelite that features dungeon-crawling and combat-focused gameplay.
- #23 Flame Keeper
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: Kautki CavePub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Flame Keeper is a dynamic, action rogue-lite that sees you restore the Eternal Flame, stolen by creatures of shadow. Fight through a rogue's gallery of monsters in diverse biomes using fiery combat skills. No sweat for a lump of coal like you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Roguelite 29%, Roguelike 16.8%, Colorful 8.1%, Action 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that focuses on fast, rhythmic combat and exploration in a stylized world.
- #24 Cally's Trials
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 176 reviews2016
Dev: VDO Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Cally's Trials is a roguelike action-platformer with a weapon-levelling system that lets you evolve weapons as you use them. Cally must save her parents from the maniacal Herbert, who has laid waste to the Caves and built a massive new base.
Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Action 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Adventure 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, action-heavy platformer that emphasizes combat and level progression.
- #25 Battle Princess Madelyn
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 156 reviews2018
Dev: Causal Bit Games Inc.Pub: Monster Bath Studios Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!
Why similar: Platformer 22.8%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Action 10.3%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: An action platformer with a classic feel, featuring diverse levels and challenging combat encounters.
- #26 JustAxe
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Supergalactiс GamedevPub: Targem Games
Windows
Pioneers against aliens! JustAxe is an exciting 2D platformer with puzzles, interactive environments and unusual setting! Solve riddles, combine your moves, and set out to save your hometown and possibly all of humanity... And don’t forget to take your axe with you!
Why similar: Platformer 23.1%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Arcade 16.5%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action platformer that centers on axe-based combat, mirroring the primary tool used in Firegirl.
- #27 Debugging Hero
77% matchVery Positive90% of 260 reviews2025
Dev: Team ETTU
Windows
As the Debugging Hero chosen by the Legendary Sword, you have gained the ability to manipulate character variables! Use this powerful ability to overcome the dungeons blocking your path and defeat the Demon Lord!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.6%, Roguelite 19%, Roguelike 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #28 Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition
79% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2020
Dev: Dumativa
Windows
The end of the world just started and everyone is gone. The machines took over and your only goal is to look for your missing sister in a retro wave atmosphere. Fight and find your way into the danger with your shield in this vibrant pixel art world.
Why similar: Platformer 27.1%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Adventure 8.4%, Action 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer that focuses on combat and exploration in a stylized environment.
- #29 Haneda Girl
75% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Koba
Windows
Haneda Girl is an action-platformer game with brutal and frantic action. Clean stages swapping between two playable characters. Bullets or Slashes, your choice, but be creative. A wide variety of ways to solve each encounter are at your disposal. Dance the waltz of destruction, end the threat.
Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Arcade 21.2%, Action 11.4%, Indie 6.9%
- #30 Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
75% matchVery Positive95% of 396 reviews2022
Dev: Colorgrave
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!
Why similar: Platformer 22.5%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Colorful 8.7%
- #31 ITORAH
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 886 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: 2.5D 17.2%, Platformer 17.1%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Arcade 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.3%
- #32 Savara
73% matchVery Positive89% of 536 reviews2025
Dev: Doryah GamesPub: Ankama Games
Windows
In this colorful action roguelite, participate in the festivities organized for the pleasure of the warrior god. Equip your best weapons, prove your valor against powerful monsters, and permanently engrave your name in history!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.9%, Roguelite 23.8%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Roguelike 9.6%, Action 6.4%
- #33 DISORDER
76% matchMixed50% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: GRUMPY
Windows
Escape the department store and uncover the hidden truth in this full 3D roguelike dungeon crawler
Why similar: Roguelike 18.8%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 17.2%, Procedural Generation 16.8%, Female Protagonist 13.8%
- #34 Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,941 reviews2019
Dev: IceSitruuna
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.
Why similar: Roguevania 45.6% ★, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Roguelike 5.3%
- #35 Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!
78% matchVery Positive87% of 77 reviews2015
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Team up with Officer Patricia Wagon to save Tangent City from a fiery blaze! As a member of Planet Land’s Fire Brigade, your job is to douse the fire in each building — and to evacuate any Hooligan Sisters who may be trapped inside.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 58.7%, Action 22.5%, Indie 18.8%
- #36 Hack 'n' Slash
78% matchMixed53% of 919 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.7%, Adventure 31.6%, Indie 20.2%, Singleplayer 8.1%, 2D 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action game that shares a similar aesthetic and focus on unique tool-based interaction.
- #37 Pepper Grinder
73% matchVery Positive86% of 1,197 reviews2024
Dev: Ahr EchPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.
Why similar: Platformer 22.4%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Arcade 16.1%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #38 Neon Abyss
72% matchVery Positive86% of 23,504 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 17.9%, Roguelike 16.8%, Platformer 13%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #39 Luminaria: Dark Echoes
71% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Enthariel Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Luminaria Dark Echoes, you are the hero destined to save the world from darkness. This narrative roguelite-survivor game offers a deep steampunk story and a variety of incredible final bosses. You'll explore a world full of mysteries and surprises every time you play.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.6%, Roguelite 21.9%, Roguelike 21.1%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Colorful 7.7%
- #40 Garden of Witches
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,282 reviews2025
Dev: Team Tapas
Windows
Garden of Witches is a cute roguelike action game full of danger. Help the protagonist, Sil, as she tries to round up her unruly fellow witches and save the Garden.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.4%, Roguelite 23.4%, Roguelike 20.8%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Action 5.8%
- #41 Cinderia
69% matchVery Positive89% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows
Cinderia is a fast-paced rogue-lite action game of pure exhilaration. Freely combine everything you can see—skills, combos, passives, and equipment—to create your own distinct fighting style. Darkness has swallowed the land, yet a faint glimmer still flickers among the ruins.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.5%, 2.5D 16.8%, Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 15.9%, Procedural Generation 13.6%
- #42 ReversEstory
73% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: ilili_world
Windows
ReversEstory is a 2D Roguelike action shooting game. Enjoy the freedom of 360° flying while exploring the procedurally generated dungeons. A latitude of items grants the players the power to challenge the darkness. What’s hidden behind? You shall witness and be shocked.
Why similar: Roguevania 30.4% ★, Procedural Generation 14%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelike 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #43 Guardians of the Ashes
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 459 reviews2020
Dev: Mature Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
From a rookie female soldier being lost memory, you incidentally become "The Chosen One" and have to protect the world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.6%, Roguelike 28.6%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Story Rich 10.9%, Action 5.9%
- #44 Girlfriend Rescue
74% matchVery Positive85% of 229 reviews2015
Dev: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Girlfriend Rescue is a thrilling adventure where the gameplay of "Dragon Quest" meets the atmosphere of "Streets of Rage". Innovative, mixing rogue-style RPG and Beat'em Up atmosphere in a unique way, this game features a great deal of strategy through a mix of character selection & creative skills.
Why similar: Roguelite 34.1%, Female Protagonist 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 23.6%, 2D 5.4%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #45 Outrider Mako
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Asamado GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Take on the role of Mako on her quest to seek out and subsequently deliver her, uh, deliverables in this top-down view 2D action game. Jump on top of your enemies and slime them with goo to stop them in their tracks! Get those deliverables delivered!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.9%, Action-Adventure 27%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Action 9.3%, 2D 9.2%
- #46 River City Girls
72% matchVery Positive84% of 3,726 reviews2019
Dev: WayForwardPub: WayForward
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.7%, Pixel Graphics 30.8%, Action 15.4%, 2D 6.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #47 NinjaThea
71% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: Reza MirzaeiPub: Dreamware Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Casual 2D platformer with a cute ninja girl theme.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.2%, Platformer 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Colorful 17%, Action 12.4%
- #48 Whirlwind Magician
67% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Santi Ponce
Windows
Experience the tale of a cheerful girl and a grouchy talking hat in this charming Metroidvania, where every ability is hat-based! Throw the hat to attack enemies, teleport to him to make perilous leaps, and fly him through narrow tunnels of spikes as you escape a dangerous magic forest.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.2%, Platformer 21.2%, Action-Adventure 18%, Story Rich 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #49 Trinity Fusion
66% 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: Action Roguelike 17.7%, 2.5D 17.5%, Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 15.2%, Platformer 13.2%
- #50 Shiro
69% matchVery Positive81% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Shiro is an adventure platformer in which you have to find your missing sister
Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Adventure 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action 11.1%
- #51 Project Mercury
71% matchMixed58% of 587 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Platformer 34.6%, Female Protagonist 27.6%, Action 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Indie 8.5%
- #52 Freedom Planet 2
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Platformer 21.2%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Arcade 8.4%
- #53 Damsel
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2018
Dev: Screwtape Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Cause distress in this challenging fast-paced action platformer. Experience a dark cartoon world come to life as frenetic gameplay meets comic book visuals and storytelling. Dash through beautiful arenas vanquishing vampires, rescuing hostages, disarming bombs, hacking servers and much more.
Why similar: Platformer 32.5%, Female Protagonist 27.9%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 10.2%, Indie 8.1%
- #54 Jack Axe
68% matchMixed67% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Keybol GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Be Jack! Get an axe! Take Jack (and her sisters) on an axe tossing, single or multiplayer, platforming adventure in a vibrant open world inspired by Filipino and Norse mythology.
Why similar: Platformer 24.7%, Female Protagonist 18%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #55 Jack Axe: The Trial
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Keybol GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Be Jack! Throw your axe! Test yourself against The Trial to prove yourself worthy in this speedrunning competition!
Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Arcade 18%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Colorful 8.6%
- #56 Curse of the Crescent Isle DX
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 102 reviews2015
Dev: Adam Mowery
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A curse has befallen the Crescent Isle and it's up to you to save it. Luckily the curse has transformed your people into helpful monsters such as drills, blobs, icicles, and gravity flipping...things. With your monster subjects in hand you'll have to drill through rocks, maneuver through spiky terrain, freeze water to pass over the sea,...
Why similar: Platformer 33.6%, Adventure 24.9%, Action 23.4%, Indie 18.1%
- #57 Critadel
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: Pixelian StudioPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Critadel is a futuristic platform/shooter/roguelike with three playable characters, hundreds of branching paths and over 100,000 unique weapon configurations!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19%, Roguelite 15.8%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Roguelike 13.4%, Platformer 12.7%
- #58 Dunjungle
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 723 reviews2025
Dev: Bruno BombardiPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
Why similar: Roguevania 37.2% ★, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelike 9.8%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #59 Lost Girl Platformer
64% matchVery Positive98% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: Teamey
Windows
Lost Girl Platformer is a thrilling 2D platform game where you play as a courageous girl. Your task is to jump from platform to platform to survive and escape. But be careful: time is limited, and every jump must be precise!
Why similar: Platformer 37.5%, Arcade 25.6%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 10.3%, 2D 6.5%