- #1 Vital Shell
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,426 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Mechs 27.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #2 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors - Prelude
96% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Reija
Windows
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense 3D top-down roguelite action. Outsmart, outgun and survive smarter, increasingly menacing foes with a versatile arsenal in diverse landscapes. Every run escalates the challenge - adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 10.3%, PvE 8.3%
- #3 Demon Hunt
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 423 reviews2025
Dev: Massive Hug
Windows
Battle through demon-infested lands in this fast-paced rogue-lite bullet-heaven. Pick unique weapons with powerful evolutions, and hunt down ancient demons in intense boss fights. Loot, upgrade, and unlock new ways to grow stronger after every hunt!
Why similar: Mechs 23.2% ★, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Loot 11.4%
- #4 Mechabot Defender
95% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Spargit Studio
Windows · Mac
Deploy your turrets and defend against an ever-growing mechanical horde! Upgrade your turrets separately in unique ways, use unique character abilities, and create powerful synergies.
Why similar: Mechs 21.3% ★, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #5 Steel Chaos
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inmersionbit
Windows
STEEL CHAOS is a fast-paced survival roguelite. Control a deadly flying mech, stack devastating upgrades, create insane synergies, and wipe entire enemy fleets from the sky.
Why similar: Mechs 28% ★, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Roguelite 12%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%
- #6 Steel Swarm: SURVIVOR
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clay Token Game Studio, Inc.
Windows
Steel Swarm: SURVIVOR is a fast-paced roguelite survivors game where you obliterate swarms with your drones. Set up formations, upgrade your drones, and overwhelm hordes of metal in each run. Take on enemy waves solo or in multiplayer co-op!
Why similar: Mechs 21.1% ★, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #7 Chorus of the Night
93% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Matt Sayer
Windows · Mac
Fight through hordes of burnt CDs, flying TVs, and faceless suits in this frantic, run-based, twin-stick shooter. Forget firing bullets, though - you'll be flinging vinyl records, throwing drumsticks and swinging guitars to fend off the enemies of music and maybe, just maybe, survive the night.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Bullet Hell 19%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%
- #8 Mechanophagia
92% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Apamate Studio
Windows
Aim. Dodge. Survive. Battle through a sci-fi hell in this intense Twin-Stick Roguelite Shooter. Survive the endless swarm for 10 minutes, defeat the level boss, or die trying. Draft powerful synergies in every run and purchase permanent upgrades to outlast the extinction.
Why similar: Mechs 20.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #9 Spaceborn Awakening
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ProtoGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spaceborn: Awakening is a narrative-driven roguelite bullet-heaven where you step into the role of a legendary space crew, answering a mysterious distress signal. Eliminate hordes of the Voss Praetor’s corrupted army, awaken your true potential, become a Spaceborn - decide the fate of the universe.
Why similar: Mechs 24.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #10 Spartan Survivors
90% matchVery Positive91% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: Bathrobe
Windows
Fight hordes of Covenant & Flood in this new game mixing Roguelite & Bullet Heaven for hours of mindless fun!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Roguelite 14.9%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Aliens 6.3%
- #11 Gunclone Arena
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Off North Games
Windows · Linux
Gunclone Arena is a top-down looter-shooter roguelite. Fight as a super-clone that can wield 6 weapons, a Beam and Shield in a dystopian TV show! Loot thousands of weapon variants with ricochet, detonate, shock, pierce and more. Stack build-changing Mods. Notice: Escape is grounds for perma-recycle.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.2%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Roguelite 11.4%, Loot 10.7%
- #12 Archon's Cube
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phluxworks
Windows
Blast through interconnected floors of a massive starship to reach the Archon’s Cube. Explore branching sectors, grab new weapons, stack upgrades, and fight otherworldly threats as you race to escape.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Roguelite 13.9%, Procedural Generation 11%
- #13 Code: Stella
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stella Games
Windows
Control numerous unique characters, gather them into a team, utilize and combine their abilities, and battle against a multitude of enemies! On your way to the center of the galaxy, you will encounter many unique regions, each with its own conditions, enemies, and a mighty bosses.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelite 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%
- #14 Last convoy
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twohuyak Production
Windows
Speed or firepower? Survive or dominate? Build your armored convoy car by car in this survivors-like auto-shooter. The fate of the planet rides on your choices — and your convoy.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Roguelite 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%
- #15 Mech Survivor Elite
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Viktor Borg Grelsson
Windows
Mech Survivor Elite is a time-based survival game featuring action-packed gameplay and roguelite elements.
Why similar: Mechs 22% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #16 Run and Gun
88% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Inspiring Games
Windows
Run and Gun is an action roguelike shooting game where you mow down thousands of enemies while unlocking newer and deadlier weapons. The enemies won't stop spawning, and your guns won't stop firing. Earn gold each run to unlock permanent upgrades to make your next run deadlier.
Why similar: Mechs 28.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Roguelite 7.5%
- #17 Build A Bot
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DESKRAGE
Windows
A top-down shooter rogue-like that sees its player take control of a mechanized weapons platform designed for one thing and one thing only: “Take down the corporation, by any means necessary. . .”
Why similar: Mechs 19.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Dystopian 10.3%
- #18 Armechgeddon
85% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: MothCat
Windows
Armechgeddon is a chaotic action rogue-lite with a minimalist control scheme. Pick the right mech and pilot for the job, and lay waste to hundreds of enemies with your custom arsenal.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Mechs 19.9% ★, Roguelite 16.2%, Arcade 8.1%
- #19 What The HELL
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Goat Games
Windows
What the HELL is a rogue-lite top-down shooter. A terrifying future awaits the modern world under the influence of demon lords. Choose varied features to create your own skill set and determine your gameplay style. Collect demon's souls and never stop until you become stronger than they are.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Roguelite 10.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%
- #20 Crimsonwood
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: nodoxi
Windows
Crimsonwood is a roguelike top-down shooter in a cursed national park. Collect various weapons, gain perks and battle hordes of enemies to survive.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Roguelite 13.1%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
- #21 Uragun
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Mechs 23.8% ★, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%
- #22 Cosmic Blastards
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team 5 Steps
Windows
Battle time and terror in a shoot & survive extraction roguelite. Select your hero and survive the relentless cosmic surge. Shoot, level up, topple bosses, and amplify your powers to cosmic levels. Embrace the Blastard within and unlock new heroes, powers, and perks to use on future runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Roguelite 11.7%, Procedural Generation 10.7%
- #23 Rush Rover
84% matchVery Positive94% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: radio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Mechs 19.7% ★, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Bullet Hell 17%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #24 Yawnoc
81% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: DaFluffyPotato
Windows · Linux
Destroy hordes of strange machines that have invaded the forest. Yawnoc is a chaotic top-down shooter roguelite focused on immersion into the world of Conway's Game of Life and other cellular automata.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelite 12%, Top-Down 8.9%
- #25 Striders
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: OneManCircus
Windows
Plunge into the sea trenches and command an army of summoned allies. Upgrade you and your team, stack devastating synergies, as you overwhelm the relentless HORDE. Transform from a lone diver into an unstoppable force backed by an ocean of allies in this Vampire Survivors–inspired action roguelike.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.7%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Roguelite 15%, PvE 11.4%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #26 WARLANCER - Armored Survivor
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cycursive games
Windows
WARLANCER - Armored Survivor is a top down survivor shooter where you employ weapons within weapons to decimate hordes of enemies with multiple waves of firepower. Configure your mech with upgrades and randomly generated weapons to survive the relentless tide of alien invaders.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Roguelite 13.6%, PvE 8.5%
- #27 Entomophobia
79% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
Unleash Mass Insect Extermination! Entomophobia is a casual Bullet Heaven with rogue-lite elements. Slay bugs, amass upgrades, and escalate your power against the swarms. Crush, upgrade, dominate – the insect reign ends with you!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Action Roguelike 18%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Roguelite 11.7%, PvE 9.1%
- #28 Slimes Arena
78% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Monorun Studio
Windows
Outlast wave after wave to grow unstoppable. Slimes Arena is a fast-paced arena shooter roguelite where each slime’s unique abilities combine with a wide variety of power-ups. No two runs are ever the same as you bounce to survive.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 9.6%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #29 Bullet Rogue
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kristoffer S.Pub: Krystal Games
Windows
Clash with hordes of increasingly more difficult enemies, fighting back with powerful items and abilities. Explore different builds and classes, discover new items, and re-play with several ramping difficulty levels in this exciting arcadey shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Roguelite 14.6%, PvE 11.5%, Loot 7.5%
- #30 Mechanical Siege
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peecub
Windows
Mechanical Siege is a roguelite shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Battle hordes of robots, gather resources, craft equipment, and enhance your survival skills. Every decision could change everything. Can you survive the Siege?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Roguelite 11.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%
- #31 Over_LOAD
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RFM_Labs
Windows
Robots have invaded the past and have come for your castle. Kill them all with magic and technology and survive as long as you can in this Bullet Heaven game!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Roguelite 13.1%, PvE 10%
- #32 Demon Eye
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyle Rhoads
Windows
Combine powerups to forge demonic eyes and create deadly builds. Drop into raids, gather materials, and fight your way through demons. Escape alive to keep what you’ve earned or die and lose everything.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Top-Down 9.1%, Loot 8.7%
- #33 WoofWatch
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JD Gardner
Windows
A fast-paced action roguelite where mech-suited dogs battle through procedurally generated city districts. Dodge, shoot, and stack wild weapon and armor effects to survive chaotic runs and take down bosses inspired by canine fears.
Why similar: Mechs 23.2% ★, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Loot 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%, Bullet Hell 9.7%
- #34 Replik Survivors
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Sea Cat
Windows
This game is a time survival game with role-playing and roguelite elements. Through the choice of upgrades in battle to make the character stronger and stronger, defeat the oncoming enemies.
Why similar: Mechs 24.3% ★, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #35 Zombie Survivors - last soldier -
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SweetsEnjoyer
Windows
Choose your favorite gun and build, then shoot down the approaching zombies while aiming for the highest round possible. "Zombie Survivors - last soldier -" is a roguelike casual shooting game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Roguelite 11.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%
- #36 Swarm Grinder
74% 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: Mechs 30.2% ★, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 12.6%, Procedural Generation 10.5%
- #37 Castaway Soul
75% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: OOMM Interactive
Windows
Adapt and survive against an ever increasing menace! Castaway Soul is a casual Isometric 3D rogue-lite game, with elements of mystery and bullet-heaven like action that combines wave-to-wave upgrades with meta-progression builds.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelite 13.1%, PvE 10.3%
- #38 M.O.O.D.S.
72% matchVery Positive87% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows
Grab a gun and take down hostile robots corrupted by synthetic emotions! Combine weapon modifications and wreak havoc in this roguelite shooter. Let your emotions shape combat and alter boss fights! Fight alone or join up with up to 4 players!
Why similar: Mechs 23.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%
- #39 Genesis Survivors
73% matchMixed63% of 146 reviews2024
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Welcome, hackers, you're being transferred to Eden City to defend its citizens against the alien threat! Eden Survivors is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter where players must defeat hordes of alien invaders until the extraction time.
Why similar: Mechs 34.2% ★, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Bullet Hell 18%, Roguelite 7.2%, Post-apocalyptic 6.5%
- #40 Breachwalk Survivor
73% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: MimicMimijeok
Windows
Breachwalk Survivor is a single-player game combines survivor genre with inventory management. Before sneaking into another dimension, it’s better to plan which weapons to craft and strategize the path. Stealing just one 'World Core' will save your world, but there’s still extra space in your bag...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Bullet Hell 18%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 13.5%, PvE 9.4%
- #41 Beetle Nest
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Untitled LevelPub: Basement Arts
Windows
Try yourself as a commander in the new Rogue-lite shooter with a top view! Upgrade your clones, explore planets, unlock new weapons and costumes. Don't let the waves of hostile creatures defeat you!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Dystopian 13.2%, Roguelite 13%, Procedural Generation 10.5%
- #42 Ultimate Chump
74% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Sniff's Games
Windows
In this action packed rouge lite, you play as the Chump that's got to survive and eliminate swarms of horrors. Mix and match your loadout, then select various upgrades and augments as you fight to setup numerous possible builds through each playthrough.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Roguelite 14.1%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #43 Cards and Guns
72% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Cards and Guns is a top-down arena shooter roguelite, where you’ll have to defeat hordes of creatures. Choose from a variety of cards and upgrades to create unique builds and survive to the end.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Action Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 12.1%, Procedural Generation 7.8%
- #44 Run or Rot: ZK1L4
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: SantosaiDev
Windows · Linux
Survive relentless hordes in ZK1L4, a fast-paced bullet heaven! Choose unique characters, unleash powerful weapons, and master deadly skills. Play solo or team up in couch co-op to take on the chaos. Will you escape the swarm or become one with it?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Roguelite 13.9%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #45 Irradiant Skies
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cuboids Interactive
Windows
Irradiant Skies is an arcade roguelite blending brick-breaking and bullet-parrying combat. Reflect enemy attacks, chain powerful upgrades, and master unique ships as you ascend through waves of enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.7%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Roguelite 10.6%, Arcade 9.3%
- #46 Breaching Harkon
69% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: 8x8BitGames
Windows · Mac
Breach, upgrade, and unleash chaos in this roguelike shooter where every run builds new gunplay possibilities. Stack wild attachments, forge broken weapon combos, and dive into explosive firefights against a ruthless criminal empire.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Bullet Hell 17%, Roguelite 10.1%, PvE 7.9%
- #47 Kaiju Catastrophe
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Linux
Crush, smash, and eat thousands of enemies showing humanity what the meaning of destruction is! Kaiju Catastrophe is an arcade game with roguelite mechanics. Mutate devastating weapons, unlock permanent evolutions, and wreak havoc with a variety of monsters to tear humanity apart!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelite 12.1%, PvE 9%
- #48 SirVive
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coffee Swirl
Windows
SirVive is a rogue-like horde shooter where the goal is simply to survive as long as you can (looking fabulous while doing so!). Choose 4 of over 20 different abilities to bring with you on each run, and whether to activate them manually or automatically.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Roguelite 12.1%, PvE 8.3%
- #49 Okay, Panic
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GotANormalJob
Windows
A top-down space survival roguelite. Harvest crystallized spacetime, build your arsenal from 40+ absurdly named weapons, and hold off increasingly hostile void entities until the universe runs out of things to throw at you. It usually doesn't.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Bullet Hell 21%, Roguelite 13%, PvE 10%
- #50 Kaiser
71% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Yann Annaert
Windows
Go on a campaign to dethrone the kaiser! Build an army, strengthen yourself with powerful artefacts and defeat the forces he sends to stop you. Kaiser is a casual roguelike game where you fight thousands of enemies in an attempt to become the new kaiser.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.3%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Roguelite 13.8%, PvE 10.7%, Procedural Generation 9.2%
- #51 Rob o Bot
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fat Rat
Windows
Rob o Bot is a survivors-like action game where you fight hordes of robots that began acting on their own after a mysterious virus infected a new generation of machines. Survive waves of enemies, upgrade your gear, and take back control before the machines take over.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Roguelite 13.5%, Arcade 6.8%
- #52 Pest Control in the Crypt
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Chiinox
Windows
Pest Control in the Crypt is a strategic rogue-like wave-battler. Enhance your elemental potions with unique items and a branching skill tree to slay Pests. Delve into the Abyss and conquer the Crypt.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Action Roguelike 26.5%, Roguelite 16%, PvE 12.2%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #53 Bulletail
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: ApeXPloit Studios
Windows · Linux
Snake-meets-bullet-hell roguelike where your tail is your ammo. Eat bullets to grow, spend length to shoot, and survive escalating waves, enemies, and bosses.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, PvE 11.5%, Arcade 6.8%
- #54 Code of Shadows
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TillBlack
Windows
Code of Shadows is a fast-paced real-time roguelite where you fight alongside powerful support drones. Pause on demand, evolve mid-fight, and push back relentless rift-spawned hordes across shifting dimensions. Adapt your build, master the chaos, and survive each run.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Roguelite 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
- #55 Sublight
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CODEBREW SOFTWARE LTD
Windows
Sublight is a space roguelite-survivor where you captain a powerful warship and carve through escalating waves of enemies. Upgrade your arsenal, unlock new ships, and experiment with countless builds to dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Roguelite 15.9%, Loot 14%, Arcade 9.5%
- #56 Flying Pew Pew
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoName
Windows
The alien hordes have attacked us for no reason. We must throw all our forces to repel our planet from the alien invaders!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.5%, Action Roguelike 19%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Roguelite 12.9%, Aliens 7.3%
- #57 DuckLaserDuck
68% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Michael Aaron Denny
Windows
You just have to kill the bugs and critters before they kill you, so you can kill the bugs EVEN BETTER. Defeat the 3 floors and their bosses to win the game! Fight through procedurally maps made of handcrafted rooms, in this action RPG shooter with heavy roguelike and bullet-hell elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Bullet Hell 20%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Roguelite 13.2%, PvE 10.3%
- #58 Veil Runners
68% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Alfalou
Windows
Veil Runners is an action roguelite arena auto-shooter where you fight through waves of creatures to reach the next planet in search of the source. Level up, loot, buy randomly generated items and more to upgrade your character and units into an awesome and game-breaking build.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.3%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Roguelite 13.2%, Procedural Generation 7.5%
- #59 Outclassed
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 83tsu
Windows
Outclassed is an arcade dungeon crawler roguelite where you combine unique class abilities to clear an expansive dungeon. Level up, collect items, and create powerful synergies to become truly outclassed!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Roguelite 14%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #60 Zigdig
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: stehudz
Windows
Zigdig is a "switch your brain off and enjoy the slaughter auto shooter" combined with a dynamic weapon leveling system that doesn't stop gameplay.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Loot 16%, Aliens 9.5%