- #1 Dead Cells
97% 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: Roguelike 30.2%, Procedural Generation 30%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, 2D 9.2%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive 2D action-roguelike that perfectly balances platforming, weapon variety, and challenging combat.
- #2 Risk of Rain Returns
96% matchVery Positive90% of 28,469 reviews2023
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Why similar: Loot 35.5%, Roguelike 30.7%, 2D 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in procedural 2D action that captures the post-apocalyptic exploration and intense combat of the genre.
- #3 Skul: The Hero Slayer
96% matchVery Positive93% of 56,905 reviews2021
Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Why similar: Roguelike 37.8%, Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Action 13.7%, 2D 11.4%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep character progression and fast-paced 2D combat that mirrors the roguelike intensity of the seed game.
- #4 Vagante
95% matchVery Positive89% of 4,986 reviews2018
Dev: Nuke Nine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.8%, Roguelike 23.2%, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, RPG 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore roguelike platformer that emphasizes RPG elements and exploration in a dark, unforgiving world.
- #5 Caveblazers
94% 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: Perma Death 29%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Procedural Generation 17%, Roguelike 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-packed roguelike platformer that focuses on brutal combat and procedural dungeon exploration.
- #6 Rusted Moss
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,532 reviews2023
Dev: faxdoc, happysquared, sunnydazePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 36.7%, 2D Platformer 23.6%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, 2D 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique 2D platformer that emphasizes movement-based action and exploration in a desolate landscape.
- #7 Foregone
93% 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: Roguelike 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, 2D 13.3%, Action 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sleek 2D action-platformer that features RPG progression and fluid combat mechanics.
- #8 Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
92% matchVery Positive82% of 5,120 reviews2017
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sundered is a chaotic hand-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!
Why similar: Roguelike 31%, Exploration 22.1%, 2D 19.8%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines 2D exploration with roguelite elements and massive boss encounters that reward careful character building.
- #9 A Robot Named Fight!
91% matchVery Positive88% of 883 reviews2017
Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 28.7%, Roguelike 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Gore 11.7%, Violent 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural-generation focused metroidvania that captures the exploration and survival feel of a post-apocalyptic world.
- #10 Neon Abyss
90% 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: Loot 23.2%, Roguelike 17.5%, Procedural Generation 17.2%, 2D Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant 2D roguelike shooter that emphasizes weapon variety and chaotic action-platforming.
- #11 REDO!
91% matchVery Positive88% of 234 reviews2019
Dev: Robson Paiva
Windows
REDO! is a game about a girl trying to find another human in a dystopian world overrun by biomachines. It's a lonely and evocative game about exploring the unknown and overcoming obstacles to see what is left.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 48.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic 2D action game that focuses on exploration and atmospheric storytelling.
- #12 Fury Unleashed
89% matchVery Positive87% of 2,839 reviews2020
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Why similar: Perma Death 37%, Roguelike 23.2%, 2D Platformer 23.2%, Action 7.3%, 2D 6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D roguelike that blends platforming and shooting with a focus on high-octane combat.
- #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: Post-apocalyptic 37.6%, Procedural Generation 25.5%, Violent 18.8%, Action 12%, 2D 6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-roguelike that focuses on character builds and challenging enemy encounters.
- #14 ReversEstory
88% 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: Post-apocalyptic 32.5%, Procedural Generation 18.7%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Roguelike 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-roguelike that combines metroidvania exploration with shooter mechanics.
- #15 Blasphemous
86% matchVery Positive90% of 62,190 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31%, Gore 21.7%, Violent 16.1%, 2D 14.5%, Action 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore 2D action-adventure with deep exploration and RPG elements set in a dark, atmospheric world.
- #16 Fallback
86% matchVery Positive86% of 396 reviews2019
Dev: Endroad
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
Why similar: Perma Death 34.2%, 2D Platformer 20.5%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Roguelike 14.6%, Exploration 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D roguelite platformer that features perma-death and intense hack-and-slash combat.
- #17 Kandria
85% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Shirakumo Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a ruined open world of caverns and settlements. Hack and slash your way through missions: patrol, repair, scavenge - choose your quests and dialogue. Or go fishing, forage mushrooms, and race the clock! The old world is gone - the future is up to you.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.6%, 2D Platformer 25.1%, Exploration 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world 2D platformer that emphasizes exploration and survival in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #18 Paradox Soul
87% matchMixed43% of 623 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 42%, 2D Platformer 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Exploration 8.8%, Action 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-adventure set in a post-apocalyptic facility that emphasizes survival and exploration.
- #19 Salt and Sanctuary
84% matchVery Positive89% of 21,497 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: RPG 38.3%, 2D 25.7%, Action 14.6%, Gore 13.1%, Adventure 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D RPG that brings souls-like exploration and combat to a side-scrolling perspective.
- #20 Doomsday Hunters
82% 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 32.5%, Post-apocalyptic 26.7%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Roguelike 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic roguelike that emphasizes twin-stick shooting and difficult combat challenges.
- #21 Ruins of Albion
83% matchVery Positive87% of 304 reviews2021
Dev: The CaecusPub: Team Caecus
Windows
Explore the procedurally generated world and test your skills in a fast-paced combat combining ranged and melee attacks. Defeat a variety of different enemies and bosses, fight in the arena, collect upgrades and unlock different arrow and trap abilities in this small rogue-like action-adventure.
Why similar: Action 48%, Adventure 47.3%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that focuses on dungeon crawling and magic-based combat.
- #22 GunGirl 2
84% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2016
Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
GunGirl2 is an action platformer in the style of games like Metroid, Castlevania or Cave Story. But with blood… LOTS of blood! Go on an epic adventure and explore a huge world with the heroic blonde chick GunGirl or her best friend GunDude.
Why similar: Action 57%, Adventure 43%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-platformer that features zombie-themed exploration and classic shooter mechanics.
- #23 Dead Estate
80% matchVery Positive95% of 6,426 reviews2021
Dev: Milkbar LadsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.
Why similar: Perma Death 39.1%, Roguelike 25.6%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Gore 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced roguelike shooter that offers intense 2D action and character variety.
- #24 Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition
81% 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: Post-apocalyptic 38.7%, 2D Platformer 27.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-adventure that features platforming and combat in a dystopian environment.
- #25 Dehumanized
82% matchMixed65% of 137 reviews2018
Dev: BurningDust GamesPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
DeHumanized is a Roguelite sidescroller action shooter inspired by Metroid and Binding of Isaac.The world runs on physical rules with elements interacted subtly with each other. To survive you have to take strength from beasts, and learn rules how the world works.
Why similar: RPG 52.5%, Action 27.6%, Adventure 20%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-RPG that focuses on exploration and character progression in a harsh world.
- #26 Dungeon Core
79% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Talismanic Entertainment
Windows
Dungeon Core is a roguelite top-down shooter where you get to explore the sewers and beyond to ultimately reach an old underground research facility. Old nuclear waste has caused dangerous mutations in creatures due to a failed experiment. You set out to destroy the abandoned nuclear core.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.5%, Perma Death 19.6%, Roguelike 18.1%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that focuses on dungeon exploration and RPG-style character growth.
- #27 Cats, Guns & Robots Prologue
78% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Mio Games
Windows
Step into an exciting journey in Cats Guns & Robots, a rogue-like action game where you are the last hope for the world. In this outlaw-like action game, surviving enemy attacks in each room will require careful choices of upgrading your character abilities and features of weapons in your inventory.
Why similar: Perma Death 60.9%, RPG 21%, Action 7.8%, Casual 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike shooter that blends RPG elements with fast-paced 2D action.
- #28 Valfaris
79% matchVery Positive83% of 2,694 reviews2019
Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Gore 24.1%, Action 21.5%, 2D 13.3%, Violent 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: An intense 2D action-platformer with heavy metal aesthetics and challenging combat encounters.
- #29 I Shall Remain
81% matchMixed67% of 162 reviews2015
Dev: Scorpius Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An Action RPG at its core, I Shall Remain combines role-playing elements with survival and strategic aspects, and creates a blend never before seen. Through complex, real-time character progression and RPG system, over a hundred abilities to learn and upgrade, dozens of weapons and enhancers, thousands of Infected, over twenty mutations,...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 43.3%, RPG 16.9%, Perma Death 16.5%, Loot 14.9%, Action 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic RPG that emphasizes survival and action-oriented combat.
- #30 MYRIAD DEATH
74% matchVery Positive86% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: IGNITION MPub: holo Indie
Windows
This is an exhilarating action and shooting game where you fight using weapons with different abilities.
Why similar: Exploration 48.3%, 2D 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Action 10.8%, Gore 4.8%
- #31 iZolated
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Crooked RoadPub: LT-Games
Windows
iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest mistake costs you your life. Find equipment, engage in fights, and prove that you are the top of the food chain in this chaos!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 37.5%, Procedural Generation 19.3%, Exploration 13.4%, RPG 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #32 Revenant
74% matchVery Positive94% of 458 reviews2023
Dev: MAYFLY
Windows
Revenant is a pixel-art style shooting game set in the near future.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 51.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Action 16.9%, 2D 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #33 Moonlight Traveler
75% matchMixed55% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Blueprint Core
Windows
This is an action game focused on combat, where a girl returns from the abyss to explore her own secrets and redemption, until the end of an eternal battle to see if she can break free from the shackles of fate.
Why similar: Roguelike 31.6%, Action-Adventure 19.2%, RPG 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, 2D 7.7%
- #34 Rogue Reaper
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 406 reviews2019
Dev: Fireroot Studios
Windows
Rogue Reaper is an action-adventure game, taking place at the end of the Dark Ages during the rise of the plague. Trying to relieve her father from his work of managing the massive influx of souls, the daughter of the Grim Reaper sets out on an adventure to find and destroy the cause of the plague.
Why similar: Action 56.3%, Adventure 43.7%
- #35 Decay of Logos
77% matchMixed53% of 283 reviews2019
Dev: Amplify Creations
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Immerse yourself in the world of Decay Of Logos and unravel its mysteries. Explore old dungeons, battle unforgiving foes and journey through a vibrant interconnected fantasy realm with your mystical elk companion.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 29.4%, Exploration 29.4%, RPG 20.3%, Action 8.9%, Adventure 7.4%
- #36 Remnants Of Isolation
77% matchVery Positive81% of 124 reviews2015
Dev: Team IsolationPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fight horrific enemies and utilize powerful spell fusions to overcome the cruel fate of mages and see the light of freedom.
Why similar: RPG 36.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Casual 15.1%, 2D 14.7%, Adventure 6.8%
- #37 FALL
73% matchVery Positive87% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: 谭浩翔
Windows
In the past, the world was almost invaded by zombies.You will play the commander of the remaining survivor camp, searching for hope for the last surviving companions, forming and assigning your special police squad to explore this post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 47.9%, Roguelike 23.1%, RPG 11.2%, Action-Adventure 7%, Action 4.1%
- #38 Poetry of Blood: Eclipse
70% matchVery Positive90% of 379 reviews2024
Dev: ZeroGameStudioPub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Blood Poem: Eclipse of the Moon is a 2D Rogue Lite hyper-speed action-adventure game. In the game, you play as the heroine code-named Ishtar, also known as "Moon" exploring a post-apocalyptic world. Your mission is to defeat beautiful bosses and bring them back to your lab.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.3%, Roguelike 21.8%, Procedural Generation 18%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%
- #39 Scrappage
72% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Geekspree
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.
Why similar: Perma Death 27.1%, Post-apocalyptic 22.8%, Loot 19.9%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #40 GOD FORSAKEN
69% matchMixed69% of 1,739 reviews2026
Dev: insight studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The God - Forsaken Land is a roguelike survival adventure game that combines the features of Diablo. In this abandoned land of despair, you fend off endless monsters, light a fire in the darkness, and search for that faint glimmer of hope.
Why similar: Loot 53.8%, Roguelike 34.2%, Action 6%, Adventure 3.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #41 UNSIGHTED
70% matchVery Positive93% of 2,119 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Pixel PunkPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.9%, RPG 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Exploration 12.7%, Action 7.9%
- #42 Xecryst Remains
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: Krysle Quinsen
Windows
Xecryst Remains is an Objective-Based Party-Based Third-Personal Action-RPG "Overworld Striders". Fight through randomized handcrafted stages with a freeform Action-RPG mechanic. Including Player-Like AI, classless customization, and upgradable tier-based equipment.
Why similar: RPG 73.6%, Action 26.4%
- #43 The Flame in the Flood
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 7,256 reviews2016
Dev: The Molasses FloodPub: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 46.1%, Exploration 17.5%, Roguelike 16.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 5.8%
- #44 ENYO Arcade
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 109 reviews2015
Dev: James MearmanPub: www.dev-zoo.net
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
ENYO is trying to let go of an old Dystopia. It's also a 2d action platformer that does not require destroying things.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Action 22.6%, Casual 18.8%, 2D 15.7%, Gore 15%
- #45 Gravebound
68% matchVery Positive92% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Atomic Game LabsPub: Student Game Developer Association
Windows
Survive as long as you can through the waves of magic guardians, level up to heighten your own magical abilities, and unlock game changing weapon upgrades and new arenas as you explore Dark Willow Crypt! Will you escape, or are you bound for the grave...
Why similar: Roguelike 57.4%, Action 17.1%, Casual 14.2%, Adventure 8.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #46 HordeCore
71% matchMixed65% of 152 reviews2022
Dev: Digitality GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
HordeCore is a kick-ass side-scrolling shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Play alone, or as a team - and destroy, survive, craft, and explore!
Why similar: Roguelike 42%, Action-Adventure 31.7%, RPG 26.4%
- #47 Striving for Light
68% matchVery Positive80% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: Igniting Spark Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.
Why similar: Perma Death 28%, Loot 16.9%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Roguelike 13.7%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #48 Lost Lives
67% matchVery Positive90% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: Maystra
Windows
Lost Lives is a multiplayer 2D shooter with RPG elements, in which you will find yourself in the conditions of post-Soviet devastation. As you play, you will have to fight other players and local factions, as well as find and sell loot. Choose your equipment wisely and defeat your enemies!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 41.7%, 2D Platformer 36%, 2D 10.9%, Action 8.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #49 Obsurity
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 55.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, 2D 10.6%, Exploration 7.6%, Adventure 5%
- #50 In Celebration of Violence
70% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2018
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.
Why similar: Perma Death 26.9%, Procedural Generation 19.6%, Roguelike 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Exploration 8%
- #51 CRUEL
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,686 reviews2025
Dev: James Dornan
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: Perma Death 26.6%, Roguelike 18.6%, Procedural Generation 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #52 Tiny Survivors
69% matchMixed59% of 349 reviews2023
Dev: Terry Brash
Windows
Tiny Survivors is a chill top-down autobattler with lots of enemies and randomly generated synergies.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.6%, 2D 21.1%, RPG 19.2%, Action 15%, Casual 8.2%
- #53 Undeads
65% matchMostly Positive86% of 292 reviews2025
Dev: Sezual Pte LtdPub: Undeads Interactive Limited
Windows · Mac
Embark on a risky but exciting journey through the world of Undeads. Search for weapons, armor, supplies and medicine. Survive or hunt survivors. Enjoy unique matches, sell your loot, and fight bloody and challenging battles against the background of the zombie apocalypse!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 58.8%, Loot 27.6%, Action 13.5%
- #54 Ashes of the Union
67% matchMixed64% of 411 reviews2024
Dev: 700 Games Studio
Windows
A vehicular shooter with roguelike elements, offering a wild take on an alternate future of the Soviet Union. Build your combat vehicle and show nature who's boss!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 77.4%, Violent 8.6%, Action 8.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Adventure 2.6%
- #55 Temple of Rust
67% matchVery Positive83% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: James MearmanPub: dev-zoo
Windows
Temple of Rust is a top-down action roguelike. Fight through the wastelands using your sling and various types of ammunition along with special boots for powerful jump attacks. Create unique attack combinations with special upgrades and blast your way to the multiple cores of corruption.
Why similar: Perma Death 41.3%, Procedural Generation 23.9%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Gore 8.9%, Action 4.4%
- #56 Warlocks Quarry
67% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
Use your skills in looting, fighting, exploring and base building to survive and progress in Warlocks world.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 40.4%, Exploration 30.8%, Action 15.6%, Adventure 13.2%
- #57 CALAMITY CREATURES
66% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: 影老院
Windows
CALAMITY CREATURES is a 2D action game in boss rush format. Mechanical creatures of overwhelming stature stand before you. Gadgets in the prosthetic hands, the terrain, and the enemies' habits...use all the elements to dismantle the living calamity.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 52.4%, Action-Adventure 25.6%, 2D 10%, Action 9.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%