
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!
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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!

Voidigo
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.

Black Paradox
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.
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 23.3%, Local Co-Op 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Roguelite 13.3%, Difficult 11.8%
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 27.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Roguelite 16.6%, Local Co-Op 16.2%, Action 6.3%
Earth Overclocked is a frantic rogue-lite adventure starring a scientist who is terrible at making time machines, but great at blasting bad guys. Use a diverse selection of weapons to fight off monsters while searching for pieces of your time machine in randomly generated environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.7%, Local Co-Op 20%, Roguelite 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.1%, Action 6.9%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.5%, Local Co-Op 14%, Difficult 12.4%, Roguelite 11.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%
Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D rogue-lite top-down shooter where you blast your way through the tormented mind of demigod of destruction Mental, as he imagines worlds and monsters that stand on your path towards his inner ego. Let the showdown begin!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 58.6%, Roguelite 20.1%, Action 13.6%, Indie 7.6%
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 29.8%, Difficult 19.3%, Roguelite 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Roguelike 7.4%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Roguelite 18.4%, Difficult 17.7%, Procedural Generation 6.4%
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 46.1%, Roguelite 28.4%, Difficult 6.7%, Action 6.2%, Co-op 4.4%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Difficult 18%, Local Co-Op 7.7%, Roguelike 6.4%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.2%, Roguelite 22.4%, Local Co-Op 21.3%, Roguelike 8%, Action 6.2%
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 29.1%, Roguelite 17.9%, Difficult 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Roguelike 6.6%
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Local Co-Op 21.8%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Action 14.8%, Indie 9.5%
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 37.5%, Roguelite 22.8%, Difficult 13.8%, Roguelike 7.4%, Procedural Generation 6.6%
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 45%, Roguelite 22.4%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Action 10.7%, Co-op 4.9%
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: Action Roguelike 29.4%, Local Co-Op 18.6%, Roguelite 17.7%, Difficult 12.1%, Procedural Generation 5.5%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.2%, Roguelite 28.7%, Co-op 7.2%, Roguelike 6.1%, Action 6.1%
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: Action Roguelike 25.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Roguelite 18.9%, Difficult 14.2%, Procedural Generation 5.5%
Void Raiders is "radical" top down rogue-lite shmup, with permanent character progression, character centric gameplay and never ending carnage in randomly generated environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 58%, Roguelite 21.5%, Action 11.8%, Indie 8.8%
The Citizen Kane of Super Crate Box clones - dance with death through randomised rooms to clear your space freighter of irradiated aliens in a brutal arcade platformer shooter stuffed to the brim with unlockable weapons, explosives, special abilities and defense moves.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.1%, Local Co-Op 24.6%, Action 10.5%, Difficult 9.9%, Indie 6.3%
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 45.4%, Roguelite 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Action 8.8%, Indie 6.3%
Gatekeeper is a fast-paced rogue-like. Go on a quest to chase down Chaos and reclaim the stolen Heart of Time, fighting your way through relentless enemy forces. Play solo or in 4-player co-op and become the next Gatekeeper!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.8%, Roguelite 19.8%, Difficult 19.6%, Roguelike 8.9%, Action 6.5%
Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop.
Why similar: Roguelite 24.9%, Action 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Difficult 15%, Indie 14.6%
A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.7%, Roguelite 24.4%, Difficult 23.9%, Procedural Generation 11%, Roguelike 8.9%
Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Local Co-Op 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Difficult 13.7%, Roguelite 13.5%
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 38.3%, Difficult 17.7%, Roguelite 12.9%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Roguelike 9.5%
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 46.2%, Roguelite 12.3%, Local Co-Op 11.9%, Difficult 9.7%, Action 6%
The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34%, Difficult 22.3%, Roguelite 22%, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Action 6.8%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.8%, Difficult 21.5%, Roguelite 15.7%, Destruction 15.1%, Procedural Generation 7.6%
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 41.1%, Roguelite 21.7%, Difficult 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Action 8.4%
Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Roguelite 26.6%, Action 9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Roguelite 15.2%, Difficult 14.2%, Procedural Generation 7.8%
DEATHRUN TV is a fast hardcore rogue-lite twin-stick shooter set in the world's biggest and craziest game show. You'll experience real-time blistering speed and bullet-dodging action as you compete for glory...assuming you’re able to survive in this 2D bullet hell where only “likes” really count.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.5%, Difficult 22.8%, Roguelite 20.7%, Roguelike 8.8%, Action 6.9%
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 39.5%, Difficult 17.7%, Local Co-Op 13%, Roguelike 9.3%, Roguelite 7.6%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.5%, Destruction 21.7%, Roguelite 20.3%, Difficult 18.3%, Roguelike 6.6%
HordeCore is a kick-ass side-scrolling shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Play alone, or as a team - and destroy, survive, craft, and explore!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.6%, Local Co-Op 29.2%, Roguelite 20.1%, Roguelike 7.7%, Action 6.4%
In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.2%, Local Co-Op 31.1%, Roguelite 14.4%, Procedural Generation 8.8%, Roguelike 7.2%
Out of Time is a fast-paced, multi-player co-op roguelite where your squad, gear, and teamwork decide survival. Battle through a fractured world where past, present, and future collide - facing swarms of corrupted enemies, brutal bosses, and unique challenges all before time runs out.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.9%, Roguelite 27.5%, Roguelike 9.4%, Action 7.6%, Co-op 6.2%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.2%, Roguelite 24.7%, Difficult 13.2%, Action 8.6%, Indie 6.1%
MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.1%, Roguelite 19%, Difficult 17%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Roguelike 7.3%
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: Action Roguelike 54.1%, Roguelite 31%, Action 13.9%, Singleplayer 1%
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.4%, Roguelite 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Difficult 8.7%, Procedural Generation 7%
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: Local Co-Op 44%, Difficult 19.1%, Roguelite 16.1%, Action 8.8%, Roguelike 7.7%
Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Roguelite 17.4%, Action 9.8%, Difficult 8%
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 48.4%, Roguelite 30.8%, Roguelike 10.5%, Action 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
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%, Local Co-Op 19%, Difficult 17.5%, Roguelike 9.3%, Roguelite 8.2%
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 31.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Roguelite 21%, Procedural Generation 8.9%, Roguelike 7.6%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Action 21.5%, Roguelike 21.3%, Procedural Generation 20.4%, Indie 7.4%
Run, Gun and Eat your way through this roguelite RPG shooter. In a world where every enemy is edible, what you eat and how much you eat drives everything from your waistline to branching skill trees to weapon crafting. Shoot fast. Eat big. Satisfy your appetite for destruction.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.1%, Roguelite 21.2%, Difficult 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Action 8.8%
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 24.5%, Procedural Generation 15%, Roguelike 14.6%, Action 7.6%
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 23.5%, Difficult 20%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Action 5.7%
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 58.7%, Roguelite 18.7%, Action 11.2%, Indie 8.3%, Roguelike 3.1%
Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Local Co-Op 22.5%, Roguelite 16.2%, Roguelike 6.5%
STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30%, Roguelite 28.8%, Difficult 14%, Action 9.4%, Roguelike 6.8%
An isometric roguelike third-person shooter about a ruined Earth and the unending chaos engulfing it. Fight hordes of the infected, gather loot, make allies, traverse spacetime, and venture into the depths of what we could've prevented.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.1%, Roguelite 29.4%, Roguelike 12.3%, Action 10.2%
Destroy aliens, dash between planets, and buy powerful upgrades. Exodemic is a compact roguelike that combines frenetic shoot 'em up gameplay with a procedurally generated overworld filled with vendors, trading hubs, and combat encounters. Race against the clock to save the human race.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Action 9.4%, Procedural Generation 8.1%, Indie 2.9%
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45%, Roguelite 21.4%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Roguelike 7.4%, Action 6.8%
Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based bullet hell roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.4%, Roguelite 31.9%, Action 10.9%, Roguelike 10.5%, Procedural Generation 6.6%
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%, Difficult 21.6%, Roguelite 18%, Roguelike 9%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
You think you are a die-hard? Here you will die quick! A proper hardcore RPG-action where you will die a million times across a myriad of procedurally-generated levels. Extremely difficult, but highly addictive Indie Gem in your Steam game collection!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Difficult 31.3%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Action 10.8%, Roguelike 9.1%
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 33.5%, Roguelite 21.3%, Difficult 19.1%, Procedural Generation 8.2%, Action 7.2%