- #1 GONNER2
97% matchMixed69% of 134 reviews2020
Dev: Art in HeartPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
In this sequel to GoNNER: Journey your way through deep dark chaotic places with unimaginable sparks of colour as you go on a mission to help Death rid a mysterious presence from her lair. Battle crazy bosses, lose your head (a lot), in this messy, cute, fast-paced procedurally-generated platformer.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.4%, Action Roguelike 25.7%, Platformer 13.8%, Shooter 8.5%, Difficult 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it refines the chaotic, rhythmic platforming and surreal aesthetic of the original.
- #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: Roguelite 30.2%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Platformer 11%, Indie 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly fast-paced, high-octane 2D combat experience that rewards aggressive play and precise movement.
- #3 Downwell
96% 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 36.3%, Platformer 23.2%, Difficult 13.3%, Roguelite 7.5%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same intense, precision-based platforming and arcade-style difficulty found in GoNNER.
- #4 Caveblazers
95% 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 28.4%, Roguelite 23%, Platformer 17.2%, Perma Death 9.9%, Difficult 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D platformer roguelite that emphasizes chaotic combat and unpredictable procedural encounters.
- #5 Nuclear Throne
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.2%, Roguelite 19.3%, Difficult 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Shooter 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similarly chaotic, high-difficulty shooter experience with a focus on procedural generation and fast combat.
- #6 Revita
93% matchVery Positive81% of 2,386 reviews2022
Dev: BenStarPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.7%, Roguelite 37.3%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, 2D 4%, Cute 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick platformer-shooter that shares the frantic energy and high-difficulty roguelite progression of the seed game.
- #7 Spelunky
94% matchVery Positive92% of 16,534 reviews2013
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.5%, Platformer 29.6%, Difficult 11.8%, Procedural Generation 6.7%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for difficult 2D platformer roguelites, sharing the same 'learn through death' philosophy.
- #8 Voidigo
90% 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: Action Roguelike 34.7%, Roguelite 28.9%, Difficult 12.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant and chaotic shooter that focuses on boss-rush intensity and procedural variety.
- #9 20XX
91% 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 30%, Platformer 22.2%, Roguelite 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Procedural Generation 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, action-platformer roguelite that captures the spirit of classic run-and-gun games.
- #10 Fury Unleashed
91% 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: Roguelite 26.5%, Platformer 20.2%, Difficult 14.8%, Shooter 14.7%, Perma Death 13%
Why You'll Like It: This game features fast-paced, comic-book-styled platformer-shooter action that mirrors the intensity of GoNNER.
- #11 Tiny Rogues
88% 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 42%, Roguelite 34.4%, Difficult 17%, Indie 2.7%, 2D 2%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a fast-paced, arcade-style action experience with deep build variety and high replayability.
- #12 Hell is Other Demons
89% matchVery Positive93% of 337 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.8%, Roguelite 23.1%, Platformer 14.9%, Difficult 11.9%, Shooter 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell platformer that focuses on fast-paced, arcade-style action and high-difficulty encounters.
- #13 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 386,504 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 43.4 hrsMean: 182.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.9%, Difficult 13.8%, Roguelite 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An essential roguelite that shares the deep procedural variety and challenging gameplay loop.
- #14 Risk of Rain Returns
86% 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: Action Roguelike 81.3%, 2D 8.6%, Action 4.3%, Atmospheric 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D platformer roguelite that emphasizes intense combat and scaling difficulty over time.
- #15 Katana ZERO
86% 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: Great Soundtrack 34.8%, Platformer 32.9%, Difficult 14.6%, Indie 7.3%, Action 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-difficulty, one-hit-kill mechanics and fast-paced action that demands perfect execution.
- #16 Skul: The Hero Slayer
85% 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: Action Roguelike 39.1%, Roguelite 25%, Platformer 10.5%, Indie 8%, Difficult 7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D platformer with deep combat mechanics and a challenging roguelite structure.
- #17 TowerClimb
87% matchVery Positive92% of 403 reviews2015
Dev: Davioware and Quazi
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.4%, Roguelite 17.8%, Platformer 14.4%, Difficult 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A brutally difficult 2D platformer roguelite that emphasizes verticality and punishing traps.
- #18 Star of Providence
84% 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: Roguelite 29%, Action Roguelike 27.3%, Difficult 10.2%, Shooter 9.5%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An intense bullet-hell shooter roguelite that demands high precision and quick decision-making.
- #19 Dungreed
84% matchVery Positive93% of 9,514 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.2%, Roguelite 30.8%, Platformer 8.5%, Difficult 6%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-platformer roguelite that focuses on fast combat and diverse character progression.
- #20 Hyper Light Drifter
83% matchVery Positive93% of 18,466 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.9%, Difficult 28.7%, Indie 11.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Action 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the atmospheric, high-difficulty, and great-soundtrack qualities that define the feel of GoNNER.
- #21 Wizard of Legend
82% matchVery Positive91% of 20,891 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 49.2%, Roguelite 26.3%, Difficult 9.9%, Procedural Generation 4.8%, Indie 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers extremely fast-paced, high-difficulty combat that requires quick reflexes and mastery of mechanics.
- #22 Spirits Abyss
82% matchVery Positive96% of 421 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.8%, Platformer 18.9%, Roguelite 14.1%, Difficult 11.6%, Perma Death 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult platformer roguelite that emphasizes exploration and dangerous procedural environments.
- #23 Crypt of the NecroDancer
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,253 reviews2015
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.6%, Difficult 19.6%, Roguelite 18.4%, Indie 8.1%, Procedural Generation 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines rhythmic gameplay with chaotic roguelike elements, much like the musical focus of GoNNER.
- #24 Lost Potato
80% matchVery Positive94% of 230 reviews2020
Dev: Blobfish
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Lost Potato is a minimalistic top-down roguelite where you can't damage enemies directly. Push them into spikes, reflect bullets and help a young potato find its way out of a jungle filled with man-eating tribes!
Why similar: Roguelite 24.6%, Action Roguelike 23.7%, Indie 11%, Perma Death 10.3%, Difficult 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, 2D action game that strips away complexity for pure, arcade-style roguelite combat.
- #25 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
79% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Roguelite 36.7%, Action Roguelike 30.8%, Difficult 9.7%, Shooter 7.8%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an intense, high-difficulty shooter experience with deep weapon mechanics and fast combat.
- #26 Catacomb Kids
81% matchVery Positive87% of 626 reviews2015
Dev: FourbitFriday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.4%, Roguelite 29.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Procedural Generation 6.4%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D platformer roguelite that focuses on emergent gameplay and high-stakes combat.
- #27 Metal Unit
78% 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: Roguelite 41.7%, Action Roguelike 26.3%, Indie 15.2%, Action 7%, Side Scroller 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer-shooter roguelite that blends fast-paced action with varied gear-based progression.
- #28 Straimium Immortaly
79% matchVery Positive90% of 171 reviews2016
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.2%, Roguelite 24.4%, Difficult 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Shooter 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic shooter-roguelite that features a unique aesthetic and fast-paced, challenging gameplay.
- #29 A Robot Named Fight!
78% 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: Action Roguelike 33.8%, Roguelite 31.1%, Platformer 16.1%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural metroidvania-style roguelite that captures the exploration and combat intensity of 2D action games.
- #30 Skelly Selest
77% matchVery Positive93% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.1%, Roguelite 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Difficult 7.8%, Perma Death 7.1%
- #31 Gloom
77% matchVery Positive83% of 602 reviews2017
Dev: Hunchback Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.8%, Roguelite 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Difficult 10%, Perma Death 6.8%
- #32 Risk of Rain (2013)
76% matchVery Positive93% of 29,779 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.9%, Platformer 17%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Roguelite 11.2%, Difficult 8%
- #33 RAD
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 958 reviews2019
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
RAD is a 3D action rogue-like set in a post-post-apocalyptic world, where humanity has faced armageddon not once, but twice.
Why similar: Roguelite 36%, Action Roguelike 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Difficult 7.7%, Perma Death 7%
- #34 Kero Blaster
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,506 reviews2015
Dev: Studio PixelPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.
Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Shooter 20.3%, Difficult 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Side Scroller 7.2%
- #35 Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
75% matchVery Positive86% of 326 reviews2016
Dev: ThirtyThreePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.
Why similar: Platformer 30.3%, Indie 19.7%, Difficult 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Action 8.1%
- #36 COLLAPSED
74% 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: Action Roguelike 35.8%, Roguelite 32.1%, Platformer 11%, Shooter 7.4%, Procedural Generation 3.8%
- #37 Angvik
74% matchVery Positive88% of 2,527 reviews2014
Dev: Alastair John Jack
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Angvik is a platform action game set in a joyful but unforgiving land.
Why similar: Platformer 39%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Difficult 13.6%, Indie 12.1%, Perma Death 7.6%
- #38 Spelunky 2
70% 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: Platformer 25.2%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Difficult 14.7%, Perma Death 14.5%, Procedural Generation 10.7%
- #39 Gato Roboto
71% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Platformer 42.1%, Indie 19.2%, Difficult 9.9%, 2D 8.9%, Action 6.5%
- #40 Pogo Rogue
67% 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 27.4%, Roguelite 20.6%, Platformer 20.1%, Difficult 12.2%, Procedural Generation 11.5%
- #41 UnderMine
69% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 52.4%, Roguelite 35.4%, Procedural Generation 4.9%, Indie 3.4%, 2D 1.4%
- #42 Blitz Breaker
73% matchVery Positive88% of 152 reviews2016
Dev: Boncho Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A simple, fast paced platformer with one small change: Your character can't run. Play as an adorable robot named Blitz and help it escape the factory it was built in. The only problem is, it seems like everything is trying to break you!
Why similar: Platformer 31.9%, Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Difficult 19.6%, Indie 15%, Action 6%
- #43 The Madness of Little Emma
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 144 reviews2015
Dev: Bartosz Bojarowski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Madness of Little Emma is a difficult action platformer with roguelike elements. Featuring over 250 items with insane synergies, varied enemies, and numerous secrets and mysteries to discover.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.8%, Platformer 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Indie 8%, Difficult 8%
- #44 TumbleSeed
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 212 reviews2017
Dev: Benedict FritzPub: aeiowu
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 27%
TumbleSeed is a deceptively deep roguelike about balancing a seed up a dangerous and ever-changing mountain.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 51.4%, Roguelite 26.6%, Difficult 9.9%, Indie 8.9%, Action 3.1%
- #45 Danger Gazers
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Shotx
Windows · Linux
Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path. The choices you make will decide your fate, it will either turn you into the new ruler or... the ashes to be windswept away.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.9%, Roguelite 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Difficult 6.8%, Indie 5.9%
- #46 The End Is Nigh
69% matchVery Positive94% of 3,330 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
Why similar: Platformer 38.4%, Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Difficult 22.5%, Indie 8.8%, 2D 3.3%
- #47 Cargo Commander
71% matchVery Positive83% of 927 reviews2012
Dev: Serious Brew
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Alone in space, light years away from your family, armed with only your Fistcannon™; you are Cargo Corps' latest recruit, a Cargo Commander.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.1%, Action Roguelike 22.7%, Platformer 18.4%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Shooter 11.1%
- #48 Aura of Worlds
64% matchVery Positive92% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Aura of Worlds is a chaotic, creative tactics rogue-lite platformer. Explore multiple dangerous worlds where you utilize creative abilities & wield the environment to your advantage. Blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths & outwit powerful guardians!
Why similar: Roguelite 21.2%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Platformer 18.6%, Difficult 9.7%, Procedural Generation 8.5%
- #49 Escape Goat 2
70% matchVery Positive95% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: MagicalTimeBeanPub: Double Fine Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.
Why similar: Platformer 55.3%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Indie 16.3%, Action 3.4%, 2D 3.2%
- #50 Flinthook
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 841 reviews2017
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.7%, Roguelite 22%, Platformer 15.3%, Indie 6.2%, Difficult 6.1%
- #51 The Dungeoning
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 73 reviews2014
Dev: Nick Donnelly
Windows · Mac
The Dungeoning is a difficult action platformer with character levelling, set in a procedurally generated dungeon. Kill enemies, level up using experience and master varied weapons and magic. Collect gold to spend with traders and buy better weapons. Try NG+ and beyond for an extra challenge.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.5%, Roguelite 23.5%, Platformer 17.5%, Indie 8.2%, Action 3.3%
- #52 MO:Astray
65% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Platformer 31.9%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Indie 13.5%, Difficult 9.7%, Action 5.1%
- #53 Vagante
66% 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: Roguelite 33.3%, Action Roguelike 31.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Difficult 7.3%, Perma Death 5.6%
- #54 Bard's Gold
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: Pixel Lantern
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Bard's Gold is a challenging platformer that let's you explore eerie worlds in a quest for a Goblin that stole your gold. Help the Bard to overcome the dungeon’s many dangerous perils and use your new-found treasures to improve your character and to buy new weapons and gear!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43%, Roguelite 21.8%, Platformer 16.9%, Difficult 9%, Indie 6.7%
- #55 Witchinour
68% 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: Action Roguelike 27.4%, Roguelite 25.6%, Perma Death 11.8%, Difficult 10.3%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #56 Riptale
68% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Super God
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Riptale is a challenging 2D roguelike action game aiming to make sword combat be as bloody and impactful as possible. The player collects gems that allow them to execute different attacks in the order of their choosing. All this results in a symphony of combos that fill the screen with blood and guts.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.8%, Roguelite 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Indie 8.7%, Action 3.5%
- #57 Gutwhale
66% matchVery Positive93% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Stuffed Wombat
Windows
Gutwhale is a roguelite about managing the space between you and your ammo, while fighting your way through a digestive system!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.3%, Indie 26.1%, Platformer 20.7%, Action 10.9%, 2D 4.5%
- #58 Splasher
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,175 reviews2017
Dev: SplashteamPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Splasher is a fun and challenging 2D Platformer filled with humor and surprises. Armed with a paint cannon, you’ll face the dangers of the Inkorp mega-factory in order to save your companions, the Splashers, and put an end to the Machiavellian projects of the evil boss, Le Docteur.
Why similar: Platformer 59.9%, Indie 18.8%, Difficult 8.5%, Action 7.4%, 2D 4.3%