- #1 Phantom Smog
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GmmsDev
Windows
In a future suffocated by VX-Nebel, the megacorporation NOVA ATMOS controls every breath of the city. You are Kael, the only one immune to the gas — and therefore, the only real threat. Track and eliminate the leaders behind the conspiracy
Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.2%, Action Roguelike 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Action 9%, Violent 7%
- #2 Black Future '88
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 739 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.6%, Cyberpunk 24.8%, 1980s 19%, Roguelite 12.4%, Action 7.1%
- #3 Astra Quest
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: COMETMIX
Windows
Astra Quest is a retro-futuristic bullet hell shooter. Design modular starships with unique cores, bases, and devices. Survive intense battles, earn Evolution Points, and unlock upgrades in Adventure and Evolution modes to dominate the neon-lit cosmos.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, 1980s 26.8%, Action 7.5%, Retro 3.8%
- #4 Go To Heck
95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Vilkas
Windows
Go To Heck is a fast-paced 2d sidescrolling action roguelite, descending through Cyberheck and using your railgun to destroy all the devils in your way.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.7%, Action Roguelike 27%, Roguelite 13.2%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Retro 7.2%
- #5 Hat'venture
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Geloz Games
Windows
Jumping into a hole may not be the best idea, but your hair has been stolen. Master the powers of hats and get it back.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Roguelite 15.3%, Action 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #6 Slime Coming
94% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: AstrOrz
Windows
Slimes have invaded the world! 6 heroes have to save the world and investigate the cause. Slime Coming is a casual game with light rogue-like elements and survivor type. Fully automatic attack, through upgrades, strengthen your hero and defeat slimes and monsters.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.7%, 1980s 20.4%, Roguelite 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Action 8.9%
- #7 R-Lyke: Reverse
93% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Harlequynne Games
Windows
Side-scrolling, retro 2D shoot'em'up with rogue-lite elements. Survivors-style game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, 1980s 18.3%, Roguelite 10.7%, Side Scroller 10.5%
- #8 Fuel Me Up
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: O Rei LuizPub: A Tenda com Games
Windows
Fuel Me Up is a shoot ’em up roguelite game. Your ship’s fuel tank is leaking, and you must eliminate the aliens that have invaded planet Vorthex. Earn money by defeating enemy ships, buy upgrades and add-ons, unlock new ships and pilots, and try to get farther each run.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, 1980s 13.8%, Roguelite 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #9 Mobocalypse
91% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Leimar Games
Windows · Linux
Mobocalypse is a shooter roguelite where you have to kill hordes of mobs to save the world - and youself!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Roguelite 15.2%, Action 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #10 BloodDome99
91% matchVery Positive96% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Halftone Gaming
Windows · Mac
BloodDome99 is a game about nostalgia, capitalism, violence, and over-the-top absurdist fun. 80s arcade meets modern horde-survival roguelike. Create unique builds, master more than 40 weapons, and kill ever-growing hordes of contestants in the retro-futuristic gladiator gameshow BLOODDOME99
Why similar: 1980s 19.9%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Cyberpunk 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #11 Black Paradox
90% matchMixed68% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Highwalls
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, 1980s 13.6%, Roguelite 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #12 Unmaker
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tosuto
Windows
Unmaker is a survival roguelite where your skills will be put to the test. Exterminate thousands of enemies in dark dungeons, unlock dozens of unique skills & weapons and make your way through darkness.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Roguelite 11.8%, Gore 8.6%
- #13 INNBC STARFIGHTER
89% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Jonathan Fior Pub: Innovative Bioresearch
Windows
A free-to-play 90s-style bullet-hell shooter with high-res graphics, unlocked 60+ FPS, single-player campaign, and online co-op multiplayer!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, 1980s 16.4%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #14 Gunlocked
88% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Action Roguelike 23%, 1980s 14.6%, Roguelite 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #15 Rick Henderson: Eternal Arena
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fat Pug Studio
Windows
Rick Henderson is back! Join the endless arena battle, upgrade your ship, upgrade your guns, upgrade your drones. Fight, upgrade, die, repeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Roguelite 14.4%, 1980s 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #16 Command-Ω Omega
86% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: IMPERIAL DYNAMICS
Windows
Protect your six towers against relentless waves of enemies in Command-Ω Omega, a rogue-like shooter tower defense game with a synthwave 80’s aesthetic and modern graphics. Level up, collect upgrades, and enhance your arsenal as you battle to survive and dominate the neon battlefield.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, 1980s 17.9%, Cyberpunk 17.4%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #17 HUNTDOWN
85% matchVery Positive95% of 4,182 reviews2021
Dev: Easy Trigger GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, 1980s 14.8%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #18 Cyberpunk 3776
86% matchMixed52% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: Peter Hann
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Cyberpunk 3776 harkens back to the glory days of arcade shoot-em-ups. It all begins on a postapocalyptic earth and proceeds into space. Your journey will be a metaphor about life and death, a road that every person has to walk down alone. The only choices you get while on your path to the inevitable end: keep your head up high or forfeit.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, 1980s 13.8%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #19 Test Zero
83% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Overdrive Studio
Windows
Test Zero is a roguelite, cyberpunk, shooter-platformer. You will explore this test chamber. Fight other test subjects, gather resources and go on.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.6%, Cyberpunk 26.1%, Roguelite 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Action 7.2%
- #20 Iglacia
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Goopoe
Windows
In this drawing-based roguelite, play as a penguin with a stash of powerful crystals to fight off hordes of enemies by drawing and shooting your way to victory!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.4%, Roguelite 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Action 9.8%, 2D 6.2%
- #21 HYPERGUN
84% matchMixed63% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: NVYVE® Studios
Windows
Fight through waves of alien interlopers and save the world as Dewey Owens in HYPERGUN, a fast-paced roguelite shooter centering around a procedural weapon of questionable effectiveness. Enter the simulation. Build the HYPERGUN!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.9%, Cyberpunk 21.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Roguelite 15.1%, Action 7.4%
- #22 Dead Sector
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jim O'ConnorPub: Exeter Game Studios
Windows · Linux
A cyberpunk roguelike arcade shooter. Hack through hostile cyberspace across three escalating sectors, pick hacking programs from a randomised loadout, and blast through ICE before the trace meter catches you.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.3%, Action Roguelike 30%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Action 7.9%, Retro 6.1%
- #23 Talented
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,468 reviews2024
Dev: TurtleFox Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Slay waves of spooky enemies for 20 nights to survive 'The Demonic Conveyor Belt'. Talented is an arcade roguelite with randomly generated skill trees. Choose your upgrades and abilities wisely and you might just make it out alive. Are you truly Talented?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Roguelite 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Retro 8%
- #24 Weather the Swarm
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beatrate SRL
Windows
Shoot aliens, fly around and make everything explode, alone and with friends, in this frenetic 2D run and gun roguelite. Survive the procedurally generated environment, collect weapons, level up and defeat planetary bosses. Improve between runs and discover new planets as you win.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Roguelite 9.9%, Side Scroller 8.4%
- #25 Mutant Legion
81% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: ClogSoft
Windows
Mutant Legion is a charming but brutal top down shooter: Play as a mercenary on a mission to defeat all enemies, get paid and ultimately get out alive. Pick up and discover various weaponry, secrets and the path to victory.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, 1980s 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Action 13%, Violent 9.2%
- #26 Mission Twentynine
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PatrickRMC
Windows
You've got weapons, you've got enemies, you've got an arena. You'll figure out the rest.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.6%, Action Roguelike 37.9%, Action 14.4%, 2D 6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #27 PixelPop 2087
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StylerFunk Games
Windows
The spirit of the 80s shapes the entire world: magic and technology collide in a post-futuristic 2087! An action 2D game with rogue-lite inspired mechanics. Two characters two combat styles: Elly, a melee fighter. Johnny, a gunslinger. Fight your way through, get the keys and unlock new rooms!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.2%, 1980s 28.1%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 5.1%
- #28 异界之门 D-World Gate
78% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: TSUKUYOMIC
Windows
A roguelite game where the player controls the actions and the character automatically attacks. Control the brave with different talents, survive the fight with monsters and enrich their own profession composition, become a master of all profession, defeat the Kings of the undead in this world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46%, Roguelite 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, 2D 6.8%, Action 6.4%
- #29 Zoratharion
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BlopeurPub: TGGAMES
Windows
Zoratharion is a fast-paced roguelite shoot 'em up. Choose your pilot, ship, and weapon to battle waves of enemies, liberate planets, and unlock upgrades. Every run is unique. Will you rise as the galaxy's savior?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Roguelite 10.1%, Action 9.7%, 2D 2.9%
- #30 A Clumsy Flight
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Rdev group
Windows
Shoot down swarms of planes to survive your adventure through the clouds. Make smart upgrade decisions along the way to not get submerged by the hundreds of enemies coming your way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, 1980s 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Retro 7%
- #31 Brickorium
77% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Brickorium
Windows
Enter the world of Brickorium, an exhilarating rogue-lite brick-breaker game! Take on increasingly challenging waves of bricks, earn gold, and unlock a variety of bonuses to enhance your abilities. Test your reflexes in this thrilling arcade challenge where every playthrough is unique.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.7%, Cyberpunk 20.9%, 1980s 19.9%, Roguelite 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #32 Mysterious Space
79% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2015
Dev: Ben Hendel-DoyingPub: benmakesgames.com
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Mysterious Space is a rogue-like side-scrolling action space shooter. Explore alien worlds for the fuel and equipment you'll need to survive the mysterious Sector ZZ-Omega-9...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Action 12.2%, Roguelite 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #33 SAD GOD
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Aaron Steed
Windows
SAD GOD is a platformer-shooter-roguelike. We invite you to descend into a pit of monsters and traps. Gain strength from coins and weapons from altars. Touch an orb. Then race to the surface before the lava gets you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Roguelite 14.4%, Action 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #34 恶意结核 (MechaBlight)
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YeMaoFanKa
Windows
《MechaBlight》is a Rougelite 2D platform adventure-action game; you will be searching our ever-changing, futuristic...yet ruined world. Fight, die, obtain resources, unlock gear, and get stronger from each gameplay. Equip yourself with your own style to challenge powerful creatures in this world!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.5%, Action Roguelike 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Roguelite 13%, 2D 4.7%
- #35 Deadly Harvest
76% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2022
Dev: Long Lost
Windows · Linux
Annihilate hordes of wraiths, pumpkins, rats & snakes while defending your farm in Deadly Harvest. Get massive combos in this spooky, casual roguelite, uncovering dark secrets to take on the Headless Horseman!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Action Roguelike 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Action 12.5%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #36 Survivors Last Stand
74% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Fortcullis Games
Windows
Survive waves of alien invaders. Upgrade your weapons and create insane builds. Addictive arcade roguelike action awaits you!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action 8.5%, 2D 5.2%
- #37 THE LAST HUMAN IS A BIKER
75% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: FLOWERFIELD Games
Windows · Mac
THE LAST HUMAN IS A BIKER (TLH) is a few hours of pure entertainment. In this 2D shooter you play as John, the last human, and unleash his fury in his quest of vengeance! With unlimited item synergies, make the choices that will allow you to survive against countless swarms of aliens!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Cyberpunk 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #38 Cyberwar: Neon City
73% matchVery Positive92% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: Cyber Monkey StudiosPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Explore a cyberpunk universe where monkeys rule. Challenge the fearsome Cyber Monkeys as you take on the role of a hero armed with a living shark weapon.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.4%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Roguelite 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #39 DIVINE PEARL™: Survivors
74% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Power Up to Maximum
Windows
DIVINE PEARL™: Survivors is a bullet heaven survival game set in a shonen anime world, unleash energy wave attacks and increase your power level on each new planet visited!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, 1980s 19.6%, Roguelite 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #40 Rift Survivors
73% 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: Action Roguelike 31.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Roguelite 15%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Action 4.7%
- #41 Unemployed
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WelesGames
Windows
You play as an unemployed scavenger from a distant future, scouring a junk-planet to earn enough credits to pay rent, battling rusted machines and harsh environments in a desperate struggle for survival.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.2%, Cyberpunk 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Action 11.4%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #42 Spellsphere
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Sledge169
Windows
Spellsphere is a fast-paced action roguelike set in the far future where society has reverted to an era similar to the medieval ages. You play as a mage locked up in a dungeon while an evil sorcerer has taken over the island. Can you escape the dungeon, travel the island, and defeat the Sorcerer?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Roguelite 10.9%, Gore 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #43 Mission Delta
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Polarity Games
Windows
Challenge the tower solo or co-op in this high-octane sky crawler action rogue-lite. Stack power ups and steal destructive weapons as you dodge, dash and mutilate your way to the top. Your retribution awaits.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.2%, Cyberpunk 23.4%, Roguelite 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Action 7.5%
- #44 FACEMELTER
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DOOM METAL GAMES
Windows
FACEMELTER is a 2D Survivors style game with rogue lite elements. Focusing on simple game mechanics. Choose powerful weapons and upgrade them, discover secret champions and battle endless waves of enemies across the solar system and beyond.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.5%, 1980s 18.8%, Roguelite 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Action 8.1%
- #45 Bikini Hunter Attack on Bikini Army
71% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: studio core
Windows
This is a 3D action game where you become a bikini hunter and fight against the bikini army. ・Use shooting, fighting, guarding, and invincibility techniques depending on the situation You can enjoy a variety of battles.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.5%, 1980s 24.8%, Cyberpunk 24.6%, Action 13.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #46 SPACEMAN
69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Colton Crawford
Windows · Mac
SPACEMAN is a short, nostalgic, retro Shoot-Em-Up
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.5%, 1980s 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Retro 9.1%
- #47 ZURD HUNT
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: DVPub: David Vecchione
Windows
In the year 2,000,000,009, a team of bounty hunters infiltrates a massive facility swarming with hostile AI. Can they find Zurd?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, 1980s 16.6%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Action 11.5%, Retro 10.8%
- #48 Blaze of Storm
68% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: TERARIN GAMES
Windows
Blaze of Storm is a arcade-style vertical scrolling shmup. You will fight against enemies in cyberspace as a cyber diver.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, 1980s 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Retro 7.7%
- #49 RePulse-X
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stefan Amelung
Windows
Defend Earth against alien asteroid attacks in this arcade roguelite retro shooter and experience the evolution of the genre in a gripping visual and auditory adventure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, 1980s 15.5%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Roguelite 12.1%
- #50 Automatic Eltron
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elysion CD
Windows
A side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 8-bit games and 80s Sci-Fi movies. Play as Automatic Eltron, a cybernetic law enforcer, and save the city from the machine domination.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Cyberpunk 21.1%, 1980s 20.9%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #51 Vulkan: Lost Planet
70% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Old School Vibes
Windows
Choose between 5 weapons cards, Upgrade your abilities in this insane top-down shooter! Arriving at the Lost Planet, Vulkan is surrounded by an variety of hostile creatures in his last mission as an intergalactic bounty-hunter.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.4%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Roguelite 12.9%, Gore 12.4%, Violent 11.7%
- #52 Pixelmancer
67% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Gem Bear Games
Windows · Linux
Pixelmancer is a casual roguelite game developed by a solo developer - You play as a mage with companions that will aid on your journey, you can upgrade almost anything for your hero, beasts & weapons. You will die constantly but become stronger with every death - How far can you go?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Roguelite 12.5%, Action 9.6%, 2D 6.6%
- #53 Apex Automata
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: CheeseMoonStudio
Windows
Get ready for an epic showdown against rebel machines in Android Resistance, a frenetic top-down shooter that challenges your skills and strategy. Take on the role of Adrian-317, the wise Vanguard, and assemble a diverse team of androids, each with their unique abilities.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, 1980s 24%, Action 6.8%, Combat 4.9%
- #54 PROTON VR
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sam MartinsPub: Torstein Systems
Windows
ProtonVR is a VR Roguelite Retro Shooter dream-inspired by classic 90s shooters and movies. Customize your weapons arsenal, buy attachments, upgrades and choose your playstyle. Fight commandos, cyborgs, robots, zombies and much more!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28%, Action Roguelike 24.9%, 1980s 13.1%, Roguelite 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #55 Project Adder (Prologue)
67% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: NLB.DEV
Windows
Project Adder is a run-and-gun, zombie-killing, rogue-lite sandbox game with dynamic gameplay that offers a unique experience in every play-through.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Roguelite 14%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #56 FORTRESS DEFENDER
69% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: opmregisters
Windows
This game, "FORTRESS DEFENDER", is a side-scrolling power-up shooting game with an 80's flavor. Defeat the enemies that appear one after another, dodge their attacks, and aim for the boss that lurks in the depths of the stage. There are a total of eight stages with various tricks and bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, 1980s 21.3%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Retro 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #57 Star99
69% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Schine GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot-'em-up meets battle-royale. Prepare your thumbs for adrenaline mashing madness.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Cyberpunk 24.8%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 1980s 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #58 Nuclear Gladiators 3000
66% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Turbo NapalmPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Congratulations! You've been selected to participate in the ultimate TV show! Survive hordes of ruthless mutants, upgrade your arsenal, improve your skills and win fabulous prizes in this live-broadcast action roguelike! Do you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.4%, 1980s 18.3%, Roguelite 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Action 7.1%
- #59 Cy: Cyberpunk Survivors
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Morgan CarawayPub: Eldritch Tentacles Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cy is a retro arcade roguelite bullet heaven that's sure the get the dopamine flowing. Face off against waves of terrifying enemies with mighty psionic (mind) powers. Stack infinite powerups and customize Cy as you see fit. A post-apocalyptic thrill ride.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Cyberpunk 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 5.4%
- #60 Afterschool Adventurers Club
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: raphnetPub: raphnet.
Windows · Linux
Oh no! An evil Game Master has taken over the school's tabletop role playing club and is terrorizing its members with twisted dungeons and strict rulings! As the new kid in town, do you have what it takes to stop the tyran and bring peace back to the Afterschool Adventurers Club?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, 1980s 17.5%, Retro 11.4%, Action 9.6%