- #1 Galactic Glitch
97% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 12.9%, Destruction 11.9%, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Difficult 8.5%, Physics 8.4%
- #2 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
96% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #3 Starward Rogue
96% matchVery Positive90% of 489 reviews2016
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Difficult 9.3%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #4 Planetary Dustoff
95% 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 22.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.5%, Roguelite 11.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%
- #5 ---Red---Tether-->
94% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.
Why similar: Destruction 18.5%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Difficult 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Physics 10.6%
- #6 Ogre Chambers DX
94% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.6%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Difficult 10.8%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #7 REPLIKATOR
93% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #8 NETHER DUNGEONS
92% matchVery Positive83% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Nether Dungeons is an action-packed dungeon crawler. Battle through procedurally generated dungeons, face relentless enemies, and defeat epic bosses. Customize your hero, wield diverse weapons, and survive intense challenges as you descend into ever-changing, dangerous depths.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Difficult 15%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #9 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
91% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Roguelite 10%, Space 8.9%
- #10 Space Scavenger
91% matchVery Positive88% of 314 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Roguelike 10.8%, Space 10.2%
- #11 Gunlocked
90% matchVery Positive87% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.5%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Roguelite 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Shooter 10.2%
- #12 Rush Rover
89% 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: Action Roguelike 15.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #13 Galaxy Highways
87% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Nanopike
Windows · Mac
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Difficult 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Shooter 8.7%
- #14 Void Resurgence
86% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Difficult 10.7%, Roguelite 10.7%, Bullet Hell 9.9%
- #15 Spaceship Looter
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.9%, Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 10.7%, Bullet Hell 10.5%
- #16 Blacksea Odyssey
88% matchVery Positive80% of 205 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Destruction 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #17 Star of Providence
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,276 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 12%, Difficult 10.2%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #18 Bullet Bunny
85% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelike 12.3%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%
- #19 Voidigo
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.1%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Roguelike 10.5%, Difficult 10.3%
- #20 WarSphere
84% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Last Tuesday Games
Windows
WarSphere is a fast-paced, roguelike top-down shooter. As a spherical death robot, you blast, dash and loot your way through procedurally generated worlds. It's all about the pew pew.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Roguelike 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%
- #21 Toroom
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 198 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Difficult 13.2%, Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #22 Cosmic Coliseum
82% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Exane GamesPub: Bad Blood Studios
Windows
Fight for your freedom as you battle through wave after wave of alien adversaries. Destroy enemy fighters and collect XP to raise your level and become more powerful. Combine your skills and abilities with a huge range of power-ups to become the ultimate champion.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Action Roguelike 20%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 11%
- #23 Cats, Guns & Robots Prologue
82% 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: Action Roguelike 27.5%, Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Roguelite 16.3%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Shooter 9.5%
- #24 Whackerball
81% matchVery Positive89% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Whackerball is a twin-stick shooter roguelite with Breakout inspired mechanics. Master the unique combat system as you venture through a multitude of diverse areas while collecting powerful and game changing upgrades.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.9%, Roguelike 27%, Action 12.3%, Physics 11.5%, 2D 6.5%
- #25 Nebula
81% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: JuTek Pixel
Windows
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Space 13%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Bullet Hell 11.1%
- #26 Repetendium
79% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Roguelike 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.8%
- #27 Combat Complex
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Spherical Horse Studios
Windows
A fast-paced ARPG / roguelike hybrid with lasers, alien bugs, WASD / twin-stick controls, random loot, and procedurally-generated levels. Wield legendary weapons, unlock devastating skills, create overpowered builds – and turn your enemies' attacks against them. Try the free demo!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Roguelike 9.5%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #28 Survivors of the Dawn
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 744 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.9%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%, Space 8.2%
- #29 Feral Fury
80% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Roguelite 11%, Top-Down Shooter 9.2%
- #30 Go Mecha Ball
76% matchVery Positive87% of 452 reviews2024
Dev: Whale Peak GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelike 12.6%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #31 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
77% matchVery Positive84% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Space 10%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #32 X Invader: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive87% of 769 reviews2023
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Free version of X Invader, an Action Rogue-lite game. Become a master hacker 'X' and hack into the digital world. Use a variety of weapons and hacking add-ons to create your own combat build and wipe out disturbing enemies. Please enjoy the hack and slash action!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Roguelike 9.4%, Bullet Hell 9.2%
- #33 Time Wasters
74% matchVery Positive88% of 2,590 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Roguelite 11.3%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.6%
- #34 Rocky Mayhem
75% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: SepSlitherPub: Frederik Holst
Windows
Systems are down and require time to repair, leaving you with a basic gunship with no hopes of escaping an aggressive asteroid event. Will you be able to survive the increasingly difficult 8 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Roguelite 10.2%, Shooter 9.6%, Bullet Hell 9.5%
- #35 Galactic Vault
73% matchVery Positive90% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: MeepMeep Games
Windows
Build your weapon to its full potential in Galactic Vault, a fast-paced FPS roguelite. Discover endless upgrade combinations, craft diverse builds, and unleash devastating abilities. Get ready to infiltrate high-security vaults and recover lost tech.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Shooter 11.9%
- #36 Towerful Defense: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.8%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Roguelite 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #37 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
75% matchVery Positive88% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: Threaks
Windows
Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Roguelite 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Difficult 11.5%
- #38 Pogo Rogue
72% matchVery Positive92% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: Bounce Back Games
Windows
Bounce to the top in this skill based, roguelite action-platformer! Collect powerful items, pick unique weapons, and fight off a variety of enemies while navigating around with a fun, difficult, and unique movement system. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28%, Difficult 23.8%, Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelite 13.9%, Action 6.5%
- #39 Tiny Rogues
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,450 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Difficult 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #40 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
71% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Roguelite 13.6%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #41 Destropolis
73% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.2%, Action Roguelike 17%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Difficult 12.9%, Bullet Hell 10.5%
- #42 Doomsday Hunters
70% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Destruction 13.9%, Difficult 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12%
- #43 Witchinour
73% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: mahojigoku
Windows
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Difficult 12.6%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #44 Retrograde Arena
70% matchVery Positive94% of 531 reviews2020
Dev: FreemergencyPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter where bullets don’t kill. Use weapons, physics, and your Drone to push, pull, and blast your foes into deadly surroundings in this skill-based shooter action title that redefines physics-based action.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 14%, Physics 13.5%, Shooter 11.6%
- #45 Captain Starshot
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Double Door Games
Windows
Fight fierce hostile alien space ships to neutralize their defenses before you board their ships and battle intense on-foot encounters. Eliminate their forces and steal their technology to upgrade your squad with different abilities and save the galaxy!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.3%, Space 14.7%, Difficult 14.6%, Roguelite 13.2%, Bullet Hell 10.3%
- #46 Cult Of Babel : Prologue
71% matchVery Positive83% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Menacing Aura Games
Windows
Roguelite Overpowered Wizard Simulator. Slay hundreds of cultists using the power of ancient cards and your magical steampunk arsenal. Choose from a diverse set of cards to create unique, game-breaking builds and shoot down the horde trying to stop you.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #47 Cavity Busters
69% matchVery Positive96% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you use your one and only tooth to chomp the cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and dig your way through the body.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Difficult 11.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.3%, Bullet Hell 8.8%
- #48 Void Scrappers
68% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Bullet Hell 11%, Roguelike 10.4%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #49 Mega City Force
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Undreamed GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 13%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelike 9.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8.7%
- #50 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
69% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Sci-fi 42.4%, Action 26.5%, 2D 25%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #51 Shape Shifter: Formations
65% matchVery Positive91% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: Castec Studios
Windows
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.4%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Roguelite 11%, Top-Down Shooter 11%
- #52 Biters & Bullets: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive90% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: Night Owls
Windows
Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.6%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Roguelite 18.7%, Physics 12%, Top-Down 9%
- #53 Deflector
67% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.1%, Difficult 20.8%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.3%
- #54 Neon Striker
66% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Roguelike 11%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%