- #1 Slay To The End
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maxim
Windows · Linux
"Slay To The End" is an intense and thrilling survival roguelite game that plunges you into the edge of the apocalypse. Faced with hordes of terrifying creatures, your only option is to wield your weapon and embark on a brutal journey of slaughter, battling until the very last moment.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #2 Loki's Revenge
96% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: OWL
Windows · Linux
Loki’s Revenge is a survivors-like roguelite where you play as Norse gods fighting Loki’s army of monsters! Level up to gain powerful upgrades and explore hand-crafted maps to find secrets. Build the ultimate overpowered god with permanent upgrades and master each god’s signature ability.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #3 Cleanup Crew
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magical Beast Games
Windows
Cleanup Crew is a fast-paced survival action roguelite. Complete emergent objectives, customize your build and put your skills to the test to survive nerve-wracking hordes of creatures across bizarre worlds. Will you be able to survive until extraction?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Gun Customization 10.4% ★
- #4 Zombie Exterminator
95% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Huhi Games
Windows
Zombie exterminator is a top-down shooter roguelite where you play a soldier. Combine weapon parts and create unique weapons. Use gadgets and relics to exterminate zombies. Fight against zombies and horrendous creatures.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Gun Customization 11.6% ★
- #5 Alchementalist
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RefresherTowel Games
Windows
Alchementalist is a procedurally generated rogue-lite dungeon crawler featuring spell-crafting. Fight your way through hordes of enemies, mine elemental nodes for materials and craft spell boosts, or even totally new spells, that allow you to manipulate the elements any way you choose!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Gun Customization 9.5% ★, Roguelite 8.3%
- #6 Portal Survivors
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 熊猫拳
Windows
神秘古老的大陆被怪物肆虐,一片狼藉。你需要搭配和进阶不同的武器和魔法,来生存下去, 或者通过挖宝、获取资源、强化装备,获取杀出重围的物资。最终开启传送门,返回幸存者营地
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Action RPG 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #7 Schism
91% matchVery Positive97% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: FamiPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Schism is a challenging action roguelike RPG with deep synergies and high broken build potential. The combination of robust stat systems, fully moddable guns, deity worship, intense frequency-switching bullet hell combat, and difficult bosses make for a unique and highly replayable experience.
Why similar: Gun Customization 13.7% ★, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Looter Shooter 11.1% ★
- #8 Hell Slayer
92% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Neolithic Games
Windows
Clear your way down to hell and bring punishment to the one responsible, Lucifer, fallen angel and king of sins. Face unending hordes of demons, optimize and perfect your build.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Action RPG 10.7%, Roguelite 10%
- #9 Binding of Elements
91% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Beafchief
Windows
In this action-rougelike game you'll have to survive waves of monsters and fight against bosses. You'll be able to combine different elements to get unique abilities and arm yourself against the challenges. Choose from a variety of upgrades and improve your character or abilities.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.6%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Roguelite 10.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%
- #10 Psionic Machinist
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Zodiac GameLab
Windows
A survivor-like auto-shooter focused on weapon synthesis. Command dozens of weapons with psionic power, apply mechanical expertise to forge super weapons, and mow down massive hordes in unique ways every run. Upgrade your Inspiration Circuits to unlock brand-new combat mechanics.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Gun Customization 13.7% ★, Roguelite 11.3%
- #11 Zombie Survivors - last soldier -
89% 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 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #12 Mechanical Siege
88% 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 16.3%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Bullet Hell 14%, Roguelite 10%, Action RPG 9.3%
- #13 The Outer Space Bugs
89% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Jhozao
Windows
Exterminate the bugs that are hidden on the dark side of the moon. A game based on space exploration, with a variety of items and monsters and a evil to be defeated. Adventure in this space experience and destroy them.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Bullet Hell 16%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #14 Stranded Survivors
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Loboz
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survive swarms of monsters, rescue stranded animals, and build a base where they can be safe in this unique bullet heaven. Turn your rescues into upgrades and build a safe town to create new weapons and recruit powerful heroes that unlock new ways to survive til dawn.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 14%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #15 Magic Cat
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Hakimi Game
Windows
"Magic Cat" is a hand-drawn 2D roguelike game. Players play a little black cat mage to fight—each battle a new trial. Leveling up brings surprises; challenges are unique. Facing monster waves, players strengthen magic via choices, move step by step, defeat the ultimate Boss.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Roguelite 11.3%, Action RPG 10.6%
- #16 Army of Ruin
85% matchVery Positive89% of 2,692 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #17 Stellar Interface
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2016
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Gun Customization 10.4% ★
- #18 Pinball Storm: Lokanta
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 335 reviews2025
Dev: Aastral Dynamics
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Pinball Storm:Lokanta is a RPG game combing Roguelike and pinball gameplay. You will be part of the resistance against plutocracy. Use your marble pinballs to eliminate waves of enemies, and collect resources to further enhance your marbles. Save the world from hell!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #19 Devastating Fog
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: juk3n
Windows · Linux
Devastating Fog is a top-down survival shooter roguelike game. You play as one of the few survivors, whose goal is to reclaim the Earth from the fog. Fight enemies and upgrade your weapon. Discover the deserted post-apocalyptic world where everything wants you dead.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Roguelite 10.9%, Gun Customization 10.6% ★
- #20 NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor is a brutal survival roguelite where you’ll face endless hordes of relentless zombies. Choose your survivor and weapons, each with unique abilities and playstyles, and gear up for increasingly intense battles against the undead.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #21 Demons are coming!
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Kacper Soroka
Windows · Mac · Linux
Demons are coming! is a bullet hell rougelite shooter where you fight a high variety of demons that occupied your holy land. Use the upgrades you find to your advantage and create your ideal guns to help you kill the most terrifying monsters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Gun Customization 11.6% ★
- #22 Defiled Survivors: Prologue
82% matchMixed61% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: GHBE Studios
Windows
Slay the night creatures and save the church, you are the last hope! Defiled Survivors is a time survival medieval game with rogue-lite elements, where you choose your character's path and slay hundreds of enemies on your way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Action RPG 11.4%, Roguelite 10.1%, Roguelike 10.1%
- #23 Doom Survivors
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BunaGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Doom Survivors" is an action-packed Roguelike game where you obliterate hordes of enemies with deadly weapons, turning them to ashes at your fingertips. Engage in intense battles with ruthless and merciless evil leaders.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.9%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelite 11%, Action RPG 11%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #24 Moka Future
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: QAQ Studio
Windows
⟪末卡未来⟫是一款2d像素风格的俯视角类幸存者游戏。末卡大陆正在遭受魔物的入侵,你必须抵御魔物一波又一波的进攻……
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #25 Wisterix
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Limit
Windows
Wisterix is a fast-paced top-down shooter. As you enter an ever-shifting void, you’ll face relentless hordes of monsters guarding the gates to deeper, more treacherous dimensions. Fight through shifting worlds, collect weapons, and adapt your strategy as the void twists and turns against you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Perma Death 9.2%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #26 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: Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Looter Shooter 12.5% ★, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Bullet Hell 11.1%
- #27 BALL x PIT
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,880 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Roguelite 13.7%
- #28 FatalZone
78% matchMixed67% of 2,256 reviews2024
Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 10.2%, Action RPG 8.7%
- #29 Hero Survival
79% matchMixed43% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Hero Survival is an action-roguelite where you have to shoot down hordes of monsters from classic horror movies one by one to please the Mad Time God. Choose from a variety of skills, weapons, and items to create a unique build for every bizarre character.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Roguelite 10.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%
- #30 Against Twilight
77% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: AdbuLink Inc.
Windows
Survive the all-consuming darkness! Against Twilight is a casual game where your choices can make you stronger to finish off thousands of creatures that appear in the twilight.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 8.9%, Top-Down Shooter 7.3%
- #31 Beautiful Mystic Survivors
78% matchMixed70% of 1,236 reviews2022
Dev: Fantasize Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Roguelite bullet-hell meets sexy anime in Beautiful Mystic Survivors, as you rise to help gorgeous heroines destroy countless invading monsters. Plan your builds, upgrade heroines, and survive against the clock. Experience polished 3D graphics, flashy VFX, and surrounded by thousands of monsters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 10.5%, Action RPG 8%
- #32 Rift Survivors
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Head Bear Games
Windows
Rift Survivors is a top-down action roguelite game. Take on the role of a Rift Guardian and maintain the balance between dimensions while facing deadly enemies. Grow stronger with each playthrough and prove your worth in this unstable multiverse.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelite 12.4%, Action RPG 8.9%, Bullet Hell 7.1%
- #33 Zombie Survivors - Eternal Nightfall
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Guilherme Palacios Fraga Uema
Windows
Zombie Survivors: Eternal Nightfall is an action-packed roguelike survival game. Battle through relentless waves of zombies while collecting powerful upgrades to stay alive. Will you outlast the eternal nightfall, or will you join the ranks of the undead? Your legacy begins now.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 10.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%
- #34 80s Horror Survivors
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alligator Virtual
Windows
Battle endless hordes in an 80s horror nightmare. Stack insane upgrades, break the game, and survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Roguelite 13.1%
- #35 Bulletmancer
75% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Posing Possums
Windows
In this horde survival roguelite you don't move, but you do shoot! Choose a wizard to wield the Arcane Turret, combine different bullet spells and survive until the final boss comes to face you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.5%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelite 10.8%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #36 Viking Survivors: The Last Ragnarök
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simplex Games
Windows
Viking Survivors is an action roguelite where you wield ancient weapons and unleash Norse fury on endless waves of monsters. Survive the bullet hell, collect mythic weapons, and prove you're the ultimate Viking warrior in this thrilling survival game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.3%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Action RPG 10.8%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #37 The Gun is Good
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Northwood Gameworks
Windows · Linux
Action roguelike horde shooter. Bullet heaven vs bullet hell. Enter The Astral to slay demons by the thousands, loot and craft powerful guns and items, use the power of runes to get strong enough to defeat the Astral Kings.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 13% ★, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Gun Customization 12% ★, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #38 Mars Survivors
74% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #39 FatalZone: Outbreak
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 304 reviews2023
Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Outbreak is the demo version of FatalZone, a bullet heaven zombie apocalypse shooter where you'll have to upgrade your base, hone your mercs' skills, and put them to the test to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Bullet Hell 15%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 10.2%, Action RPG 8.6%
- #40 Entomophobia
73% 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 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #41 Stay Alive
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harmony Games
Windows
Stay Alive is a game with simple gameplay, designed in retro pixel art style, with elements of mythology and roguelite. Sometimes running away isn't the solution, but sometimes you shouldn't even look back, and giving up isn't always the end.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Gun Customization 14.3% ★, Roguelite 11.3%, Action RPG 11.1%
- #42 Gun Runners
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiger Drop Games Ltd
Windows
Blast your way through ever increasing hordes of space bandits and alien creatures in this action roguelite. Level up your character and obtain powerful upgrade items with a variety of effects. Procedurally generated enemy waves and item choices prevent any two runs from playing out the same way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Survival 7.6%
- #43 Cosmos Survivors
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pretty French Games
Windows
Cosmos Survivors is an action roguelite where you fight waves of spaceships and combine powerful skills to discover game breaking synergies. Unlock new ships, weapons, keepsakes and customize your talent tree to climb ascension levels. Choose your abilities wisely and you'll become a space god.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #44 Crafty Survivors
69% matchVery Positive84% of 740 reviews2025
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Action RPG 12%, Roguelite 11%
- #45 Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
70% matchVery Positive80% of 1,621 reviews2024
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #46 Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership
71% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Angry Pixel
Windows
Defeat the enemies. Upgrade the spacecraft. Defend the mothership. Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership is a shoot em'up game with roguelite elements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #47 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
67% 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: Bullet Hell 16.2%, Action Roguelike 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Roguelite 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%
- #48 Nebula Cleanup Crew
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JazzCat Games
Windows · Linux
Nebula Cleanup Crew is a short top down action roguelite shooter with a focus on hot and cold weaponry. Rescue your crew members as you blast enemies and bosses away with super heated and chilled weapons — freeze foes, overheat them and unleash powerful supertemp special attacks!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9%
- #49 DuckLaserDuck
70% 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 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #50 Devoid of light
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Picture Frame Games
Windows
Destroy thousands of soul-seeking enemies and protect your core in Devoid of Light, a dark medieval-fantasy rogue lite. As the only source of light, fight through relentless hordes of enemies, descend into the underworld, and search for a way out.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Roguelite 11.6%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #51 Diebrary
69% matchMixed70% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: Other Ocean InteractivePub: Other Ocean Group
Windows
Enter the Diebrary! Test your reflexes and wit in this fast-paced arena roguelike, where you must fight through thousands of enemies to make it out alive. Choose upgrades and power-ups to increase your chances of survival, then vote on new twists to spice up your next run!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #52 GLASS x CANNON
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DominokaPub: Dominoka x PUDZH115
Windows
GLASS x CANNON is a risky top down shooter roguelike. You are always very low health so you'll have to dodge and use blood to survive. Collect items and get stronger to defeat a powers, crossing into our world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #53 Time Wasters
67% 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: Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 11.4%
- #54 Roguely
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: SQRL Studios
Windows
Roguely is a fantasy themed top-down shooter pixel art action roguelite with some bullet hell thrown in. Fight and dodge your way through the randomly generated maps to rescue your friends. Find upgrades along the way and save up arcane fragments for permanent blessings from the gods.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Roguelite 11.1%, Perma Death 8.9%
- #55 Dustbound
66% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Nordman
Windows · Linux
Dustbound is a deckbuilding survivors-like roguelite where you build your deck by finding lost treasure. Between waves of monsters take time to upgrade your cards and shape your character’s build—then dive back into the fight.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 13.2%, Action RPG 12.3%
- #56 Her Name Was Fire
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Tissue Inu
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 9%
- #57 Time to Strike
67% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Ravernt
Windows
Time to Strike is busted build bullet hell roguelike. Create overpowered builds and break the game by collecting powerful weapons, modifying them with whacky mods and discovering crazy synergies!
Why similar: Gun Customization 16.6% ★, Action Roguelike 15%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%
- #58 Echoes of Red
65% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: TERMAX Studios
Windows
Echoes of Red is a fast-paced roguelite shooter where you can carry unlimited weapons at once, face endless enemies ever stronger and build your perfect custom loadout. Obliterate tens of thousands of enemies who dared to challenge you and make them regret standing against you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.5%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #59 Larva Mortus
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 751 reviews2009
Pub: Meridian4
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 9.5%