- #1 Swarm Grinder
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,176 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Action Roguelike 21%, Roguelite 17.5%, Action RPG 12.8%, Top-Down 8%
- #2 NIMRODS
96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,788 reviews2024
Dev: Fiveamp
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
Why similar: Gun Customization 19.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Action RPG 9.7%
- #3 GunSuit Guardians
96% matchVery Positive88% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.6%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 13.2%, Action RPG 11.1%, Perma Death 9.7%
- #4 Entropy Survivors
95% matchVery Positive80% of 511 reviews2024
Dev: Moving Pieces InteractivePub: First Break Labs
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Action Roguelike 15%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Action RPG 11.4%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #5 Rogue: Genesia
94% matchVery Positive91% of 8,452 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 12.7%, Arcade 7.9%
- #6 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
94% matchVery Positive88% of 6,216 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.7%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Action RPG 12.5%, Roguelite 12.4%
- #7 Project Lazarus
93% matchVery Positive80% of 1,377 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.5%, Bullet Hell 34.7%, Arcade 15%, Action 6.2%, Casual 5.6%
- #8 I Am Legion: Stand Survivors
92% matchVery Positive82% of 2,477 reviews2025
Dev: JA Game StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Summon your stands and brawl it out! Dive into the thrill of mowing down enemies, synthesizing and upgrading, mining, forging gear, unlocking new characters and equipment. Discover unique stands combos and craft your own battle style to break through the chaos!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.3%, Action Roguelike 26%, Roguelite 19.3%, Top-Down 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #9 Crafty Survivors
91% matchVery Positive84% of 749 reviews2025
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 18.1%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Action RPG 13.4%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #10 Mars Survivors
91% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #11 Survivor Mercs
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #12 Survivors of the Dawn
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 749 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 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #13 Time Wasters
89% matchVery Positive88% of 2,592 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 18.5%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 12.6%, Action RPG 7.3%
- #14 Grind Survivors
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,219 reviews2026
Dev: Pushka StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Grind Survivors is a fast-paced action roguelike where demon hunters face endless hellspawn. Dodge, loot, and blast through brutal bullet-hell combat with dynamic builds and ever-changing weapons in a scorched, demon-ridden world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.5%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Roguelite 11.8%, Arcade 10.9%
- #15 Nomad Survival
88% matchVery Positive84% of 2,171 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, Roguelite 17.5%, Character Customization 14%, Top-Down 9.9%
- #16 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
86% matchVery Positive93% of 71 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 18.7%, Perma Death 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Action Roguelike 10.8%
- #17 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: ReijaPub: indie.io
Windows
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Roguelite 17.4%, RPG 7.6%
- #18 Army of Ruin
85% matchVery Positive88% of 2,733 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.2 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 17%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Action RPG 10.9%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #19 Rocket Rats
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,387 reviews2024
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.3%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelite 13.8%, Shooter 8.3%
- #20 Keeper's Toll
83% matchVery Positive90% of 769 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.4%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Roguelite 15.3%, Action RPG 14.2%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #21 Half Hour Hexagon
84% matchVery Positive84% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #22 Let Them Come: Onslaught
80% matchVery Positive90% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 14.1%, Action RPG 11%
- #23 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
78% matchVery Positive86% of 47,393 reviews2025
Dev: Funday GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Roguelite 16.4%, Top-Down 8.6%
- #24 Planetary Dustoff
84% 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 22.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Roguelite 14.4%, Bullet Hell 12.4%
- #25 Vampire Hunters
79% matchVery Positive90% of 1,969 reviews2024
Dev: Gamecraft Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
To hunt vampires, you'll need guns. Lots of guns. Mow down hordes of undead creatures by stacking your guns into absurd, over-the-top builds. Unleash your firepower and survive the mayhem in this Roguelite Survivors FPS.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27%, Action Roguelike 25.3%, Roguelite 20.5%, Shooter 14.8%, RPG 8.2%
- #26 Witchcraft Survivors
81% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Catpix Studios
Windows
Annihilate hordes of enemies in this thrilling, fast-paced action roguelite rpg and fill the screen with your magic. Kill your foes, become stronger each second and upgrade your characters with new spells and abilities. Can you survive the monsters that threaten your very existence?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Action RPG 10.8%
- #27 Doomed to Hell
82% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Perma Death 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%
- #28 Void Survivors
81% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: SoulBlade Studio LLC
Windows
Void Survivors is a fast-paced action roguelike game where you have to survive relentless hordes of monsters for 20 minutes!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.8%, Top-Down 22.4%, 2D 9.3%, Action 9%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #29 Spartan Survivors
77% matchVery Positive89% of 380 reviews2025
Dev: Bathrobe
Windows · Linux
Fight hordes of Covenant & Flood in this new game mixing Roguelite & Bullet Heaven for hours of mindless fun!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Roguelite 14.3%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #30 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
79% matchVery Positive81% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Roguelite 12.7%, Action RPG 8.9%
- #31 Pesticide Not Required
76% matchVery Positive94% of 910 reviews2024
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Action RPG 10.8%
- #32 Void Scrappers
78% matchVery Positive89% of 617 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Roguelite 14.6%, Shooter 10.2%
- #33 Twilight Survivors
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,063 reviews2024
Dev: DORIDORI STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.8%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Action RPG 18.8%, Roguelite 17%, Arcade 8.5%
- #34 Disfigure
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,390 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #35 Machick 2
74% matchVery Positive90% of 650 reviews2025
Dev: DeadpixelPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A magical, chaotic roguelike-survivor. Craft insane wands, evolve and fuse powerful spells, equip crazy gear, and wield the power of divine relics. Get ready to wipe out hordes of hungry frogs and face mighty bosses in unique, unpredictable runs.
Why similar: Gun Customization 26.1%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 13.2%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #36 Genome Guardian
73% matchVery Positive92% of 776 reviews2024
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Gun Customization 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 12.5%, Bullet Hell 10.8%
- #37 Time Treker
75% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Game
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
Why similar: Gun Customization 17.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Action Roguelike 9.6%
- #38 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
77% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Perma Death 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Roguelite 12.4%
- #39 Gunlocked 2
72% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Roguelite 12.2%, Shooter 9.2%
- #40 Horde Hunters
73% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 12.6%
- #41 Tower Survivors
75% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Linux
Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Roguelite 11%
- #42 Gunbot Diplomacy
71% matchVery Positive88% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
Why similar: Gun Customization 27.5%, Bullet Hell 23%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 14.7%, Arcade 8%
- #43 Bullet Bunny
73% matchVery Positive86% of 128 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 26.5%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Shooter 7.7%
- #44 EON Fighter
72% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Square Wheel
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Embark on an action-packed adventure with "EON Fighter," a thrilling spaceship shooter game with roguelite elements. Pilot your fighter through space, collect resources, and battle your way to victory. Strive to become the last survivor in the universe!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Gun Customization 12.3%, Action Roguelike 12%
- #45 Bounty of One
70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,996 reviews2023
Dev: OptizOnion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fallen hero of the Wild West, you’re wanted and in disgrace! Grab your guns, survive endless hordes of bounty hunters and fight to clear your name! Bounty of One is a fast-paced casual roguelite bullet hell for 1 to 4 players. Dash, Dodge, Shoot, Repeat!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Roguelite 14%, Action RPG 11.8%, Top-Down 10.1%
- #46 Insect Swarm
69% matchVery Positive84% of 2,602 reviews2024
Dev: Parallel Portal
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 65.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The insect swarm is a swarm consists of millions of alien insects, and you, as the only survival on this barren planet, will have to fight against them dauntlessly. Good luck!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Shooter 12.7%, Top-Down 11.6%, Exploration 7.7%
- #47 Achilles: Survivor
68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,506 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Point Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #48 Soulstone Survivors
66% matchVery Positive91% of 26,366 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Bullet Hell 16%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Action RPG 13.1%, Roguelite 11.9%
- #49 Power Fantasy
68% matchVery Positive86% of 552 reviews2025
Dev: Lava Lamb Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Survive hordes of blood hungry enemies and hope for the best upgrades while you level up! Power Fantasy is a fresh rogue-survivors-like with unique heroes and tons of customization.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17%, Perma Death 8.9%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #50 REMEDIUM: Sentinels
71% matchMixed69% of 246 reviews2023
Dev: Sobaka StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Become a Sentinel and face the plague in roguelite fast-paced auto-shooter set in the same world as REMEDIUM game. Combine items and alchemical elements to acquire more powerful weapons and create unique builds to defend the plague survivors against the endless hordes of mutants!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Roguelite 13.7%, Action RPG 12.2%
- #51 Elemental Survivors
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 194 reviews2023
Dev: Samobee Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Grind, die, upgrade, repeat in this auto-attacking roguelite/RPG! Transform into an enemy-blender with your fave attacks made devastating with equipment, party members, and elemental evolutions. Survive to earn gems to unlock areas, permanent upgrades, characters, and god-like summons.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Action RPG 17.1%, Roguelite 12.7%, Arcade 8.8%
- #52 Genome Guardian 2
65% matchVery Positive98% of 307 reviews2026
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic shooter with macroscopic depth. BUILD YOUR NANOBOT from hundreds of parts. SURVIVE the microbial onslaught once more in this psychedelic dive to the Abyss, full of mutations, minerals, anomalies and powerup polyps. SHMUP mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Gun Customization 20.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Action Roguelike 9.3%
- #53 Hollow Survivors
67% matchVery Positive82% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Danny DeerPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades and weapons, and save the Tower.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.1%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelite 15.8%, Action RPG 15.2%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #54 Crimson Dawn
70% matchMixed64% of 379 reviews2023
Dev: Purple Lake
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Crimson Dawn is a roguelite horde survival game with RPG elements. Recruit mercenaries and survive 5 stages by fighting the hordes of evil. Unlock more characters and weapons with unique abilities. Carve your path to stop the hordes of evil once and for all!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.8%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Action RPG 11.3%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #55 Space Scavenger
69% matchVery Positive88% of 316 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: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Perma Death 18.4%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Arcade 7.6%
- #56 Temtem: Swarm
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,650 reviews2026
Dev: Crema
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Roguelite 12.5%, Action RPG 11%
- #57 Brotato
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 114,107 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 36.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.8%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Roguelite 15.1%, Arcade 9%
- #58 Nebula
68% matchVery Positive87% of 186 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 20.8%, Bullet Hell 14%, Gun Customization 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Action Roguelike 8.4%
- #59 20 Minutes Till Dawn
65% matchVery Positive91% of 28,804 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Gun Customization 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #60 Graveyard Gunslingers
69% matchMixed60% of 214 reviews2024
Dev: PyroPhysics
Windows
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Gun Customization 13%