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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Action Roguelike, Roguelike, Roguelite.

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I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 74% — of 242 reviews
Released: 2018-05-22
Developer: Binx Games
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Median playtime: 2.9 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 77%

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    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 36.6%, Roguelite 23.7%, Difficult 19.8%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Action 5.7%

  53. #53 Monsters and Monocles
    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 98 reviews2016
    Dev: Retro Dreamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Monsters and Monocles is a frantic top-down shooter for 1-4 players. Use teamwork and your arsenal of weapons to defeat the overwhelming hordes of evil, either locally or online. All the levels are procedurally generated with new layouts, objectives, and secrets each time you play.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 58.8%, Roguelite 18.8%, Action 11%, Indie 8.3%, Roguelike 3.1%

  54. #54 Neon Abyss
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 23,504 reviews2020
    Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.4%, Roguelite 24.6%, Procedural Generation 14.9%, Roguelike 14.6%, Action 7.5%

  55. #55 Enter the Gungeon
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,241 reviews2016
    Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.1%, Local Co-Op 18.8%, Difficult 17.4%, Roguelike 9.4%, Roguelite 8.3%

  56. #56 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
    68% matchMostly Positive76% of 125 reviews2022
    Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
    Windows

    Kill to heal, and never stop moving in this retro-styled ADHD-fueled frantic fast-paced rogue-lite movement shooter. A short, yet intense multi-dimensional speedrun FPS experience for people with tiny attention spans. Do you have what it takes to subvert your infinite demise?

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 61.5%, Action 15.5%, Roguelike 13%, Indie 10%

  57. #57 Rising Hell
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 314 reviews2021
    Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Rising Hell is a vertical platformer rogue-lite filled with adrenaline-pumping action and tons of heavy gothic metal shreds. Climb out from the ever-changing hell while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.6%, Roguelite 22.2%, Difficult 19.5%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Action 7.3%

  58. #58 Run Build Pew!
    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 560 reviews2022
    Dev: Knight Owl Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.6%, Roguelite 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Procedural Generation 6.8%, Roguelike 6.7%

  59. #59 Slimekeep
    64% matchVery Positive91% of 135 reviews2025
    Dev: BenBonk
    Windows · Mac

    In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.1%, Difficult 21.4%, Roguelite 18.1%, Roguelike 9.1%, Procedural Generation 8.7%

  60. #60 Genetic Disaster
    69% matchMixed62% of 100 reviews2017
    Dev: Team8 Studio
    Windows

    Genetic Disaster is a coop action game based around absurd guns, crazy characters and instant fun with procedurally generated levels for endless hours of accidental friendly fire in multiplayer!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 66.2%, Indie 13.8%, Action 12.7%, Co-op 7.3%

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