- #1 Void Scrappers
97% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 39.4%, Roguelite 24.3%, Shooter 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Action 6.8%
- #2 Feral Fury
96% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Roguelite 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Perma Death 16.4%, Futuristic 12.8%
- #3 REPLIKATOR
96% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Perma Death 16.5%, Futuristic 14.1%, Roguelite 13.5%
- #4 Scrappage
95% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Geekspree
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Twin Stick Shooter 32.8%, Perma Death 23.7%, Dystopian 15.3%, Roguelite 10.2%, Shooter 10.1%
- #5 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive93% of 69 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 29.3%, Perma Death 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Roguelite 12.8%, Shooter 9.4%
- #6 HyperParasite
94% matchVery Positive82% of 147 reviews2020
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Perma Death 22.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, Shooter 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #7 Repetendium
93% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 34.5%, Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Roguelite 18.9%, Perma Death 17.9%, Action 3.2%
- #8 Uragun
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Futuristic 13.2%, Roguelite 13.1%, Shooter 9.8%
- #9 Maniac
91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,764 reviews2024
Dev: Transhuman DesignPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Ever just tired of it all? Ready for change? Wanna bet it all on sheer mayhem and destruction? In comes Maniac, a rogue-lite crime action game in which the world goes against you, and your insanity creates chaos!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47.2%, Top-Down Shooter 33.9%, 3D 8%, Action 5.8%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #10 Space Bandit
91% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Sam Murray
Windows · Linux
Brutal twin stick shooter with fun and clever enemies. Also has roguelite and Sci-Fi stuff.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Perma Death 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Roguelite 12.6%, Shooter 8.7%
- #11 Rogue Invader
90% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Squishy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.
Why similar: Perma Death 32.3%, Roguelite 23.2%, Shooter 17.3%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Action 6.5%
- #12 Danger Scavenger
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 500 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Perma Death 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Roguelite 15.4%, Shooter 9.4%
- #13 Echoes of Red
87% 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: Top-Down Shooter 36.9%, Roguelite 30.7%, Hack and Slash 21.6%, Action 6.8%, Singleplayer 4%
- #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: Roguelite 31.3%, Futuristic 22%, Shooter 21.5%, Sci-fi 12%, Action 8.9%
- #15 Berzerk: Recharged
89% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Roguelite 14.3%, Shooter 10.7%, Futuristic 9.7%
- #16 Loplight
86% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Loplight is a twin-stick shooter taking inspirations from Hermetic lore and old alchemical concepts. Explore the ruins of this world, find out who's responsible, and defeat the monstrous creatures blocking your path.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.4%, Top-Down Shooter 31.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 5.8%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #17 Doomsday Hunters
85% matchVery Positive90% of 784 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 45.9%, Perma Death 32.8%, Roguelite 15.1%, Action 4.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #18 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
86% 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 30.3%, Perma Death 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Roguelite 19.9%, Action 4.8%
- #19 ---Red---Tether-->
84% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 51.5%, Sci-fi 25.2%, Roguelite 12.1%, Action 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #20 Blacksea Odyssey
84% matchVery Positive80% of 205 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.8%, Perma Death 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Roguelite 13.6%, Shooter 8.6%
- #21 Esse Proxy
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 140 reviews2022
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.1%, Top-Down Shooter 30.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%, 3D 6.7%, Action 3.7%
- #22 Redie
83% matchVery Positive80% of 272 reviews2016
Dev: Rückert Broductions
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Redie is a challenging singleplayer 3D top-down shooter. Fight an army of well-trained terrorists and soldiers in action-packed close quarters combat. Prepare to (re)die.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 70.5%, Action 29.5%
- #23 The Hong Kong Massacre
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,908 reviews2019
Dev: VRESKIPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.1%, Blood 25.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Shooter 10.6%, Action 4.4%
- #24 Space Scavenger
81% matchVery Positive88% of 314 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 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Perma Death 23.2%, Shooter 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #25 Mega City Force
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Undreamed GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Dystopian 16.4%, Shooter 11.9%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #26 KILL KNIGHT
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,908 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Blood 20.2% ★, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Shooter 10.1%
- #27 Raining Blood: Hellfire
77% matchVery Positive92% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: TechBoohPub: SehLoiro
Windows
Inspired by the iconic Call of Duty Zombies experience, Raining Blood Hellfire 1.0 is an intense survival bullet hell where chaos reigns and every round is a brutal battle for life — and absolute power. Kill, upgrade, explore, die, repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Perma Death 16.2%, Blood 15.5% ★, Roguelite 10%
- #28 RUINER
78% matchVery Positive89% of 12,065 reviews2017
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.5%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Dystopian 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Action 6.4%
- #29 I Hate Running Backwards
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 242 reviews2018
Dev: Binx GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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!
Why similar: Roguelite 71.2%, Action 23.9%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #30 Hatred
77% matchVery Positive84% of 27,558 reviews2015
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.7%, Dark 24.8%, Shooter 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Action 8.7%
- #31 Planetary Dustoff
79% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 34.3%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Roguelite 23.9%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 7.4%
- #32 Destropolis
78% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 53.9%, Top-Down Shooter 36.9%, Action 4.6%, Sci-fi 4.6%
- #33 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
76% matchVery Positive84% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Roguelite 16.6%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Shooter 10.3%
- #34 Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
75% matchVery Positive93% of 5,666 reviews2016
Dev: Stellar Jockeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Dystopian 14.8%, Roguelite 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #35 Galactic Glitch
73% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Roguelite 12.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #36 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 613 reviews2025
Dev: Xylem Studios
Windows · Mac
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: Dystopian 27.3%, Roguelite 26.7%, Shooter 18.5%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Action 6.5%
- #37 RED HOT VENGEANCE
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,543 reviews2019
Dev: Bros Before Giraffes
Windows
He had one rule: No killing women or children. When a hitman is double-crossed by his employer, he brings forth a night of carnage and bloodshed.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.6%, Top-Down Shooter 30.6%, Shooter 18.2%, Action 9.2%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #38 Memory Lost
73% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Magic HazardPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Memory Lost is a story-driven fast-paced cyberpunk shooter where you are not just fighting enemies — you become them. Possess enemies, adapt their weapons and skills, and fight ruthless corporations. Uncover secrets, upgrade abilities, and shape your own fate in this world.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Shooter 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #39 Core Devourer
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: IcyQuill
Windows
Hunt down huge hordes of droids, absorb their cores and become the strongest cybernetic being. In this sci-fi action-packed roguelite, you unlock weapons with unique effects, craft powerful gear and create endless combinations of upgrades for your character. Make your choice and break the game.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 50.7%, Roguelite 21.5%, Sci-fi 13.6%, 3D 6.3%, Action 5.4%
- #40 God's Trigger
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 987 reviews2019
Dev: One More LevelPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Hack and Slash 17.6%, Shooter 11.9%, 3D 4.9%
- #41 Son of a Gun
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Crank GoblinPub: Untold Tales
Windows
A retro-inspired, action packed, twin-stick shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns to exterminate jungle zombies, swarming bugs, heavy robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.5%, Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Futuristic 13.7%, Shooter 13%, Action 5%
- #42 Witchinour
74% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
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: Twin Stick Shooter 32.4%, Perma Death 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Roguelite 14.8%, Shooter 5.5%
- #43 Bloodshed
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,673 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Why similar: Roguelite 30.2%, Dark 22.6%, Shooter 21.8%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Action 8.1%
- #44 UltraGoodness
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 228 reviews2017
Dev: Rasul Mono
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tear your enemies to pieces in this top-down action-roguelike shooter. Leave oceans of blood and mountains of corpses in new dynamic and colorful action designed in pixel art style. All in the name of Goodness, of course!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Blood 19.5% ★, Roguelite 13.8%, Shooter 10.3%
- #45 M.O.O.D.S.
68% matchVery Positive87% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows
Grab a gun and take down hostile robots corrupted by synthetic emotions! Combine weapon modifications and wreak havoc in this roguelite shooter. Let your emotions shape combat and alter boss fights! Fight alone or join up with up to 4 players!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Roguelite 16.1%, Shooter 12.1%, 3D 5.9%
- #46 Trepang2
66% matchVery Positive93% of 17,481 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
Why similar: Blood 42.3% ★, Shooter 27.3%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Action 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #47 Redeemer: Enhanced Edition
69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,150 reviews2017
Dev: Sobaka StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
REDEEMER is a intense Brawler where you will punch, hack and blast your way through enemies using fists, hammers, fire arms and even the environment.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.9%, Hack and Slash 30.1%, Action 14.4%, Shooter 11.6%
- #48 TombStar
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Andy SumPub: No More Robots
Windows
Take on the Grimheart Gang as you shoot, dodge, cloak and explode your way across TombStar in this Space Western rogue-like shooter. Grab your guns, buckle your spurs and take back the planet – for justice, for revenge and for the galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.5%, Perma Death 29.1%, Roguelite 15.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%, 3D 5.4%
- #49 Psycho Starship Rampage
71% matchVery Positive87% of 157 reviews2015
Dev: Ballistic FrogsPub: TyGAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You play the psychotic A.I. of a warship lost in space which tries to come back to Earth. Build your spaceship from scratch. Load it with weapons. And use your creation to destroy waves of innocent aliens throughout numerous levels. Loot their carcasses, extend your ship and jump to the next sector for more action!
Why similar: Spaceships 54.5% ★, Roguelite 23.2%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Action 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #50 Windowkill
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,560 reviews2024
Dev: torcado
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter, but the game window itself is constantly closing in on you. Shoot the window edges to push it around your screen as you fight and dodge enemies and bosses in their own windows.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44.8%, Perma Death 30.4%, Roguelite 15.6%, Action 6.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #51 Simulakros
67% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Sirio GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Fight the evil CORP from the inside. Confront deadly robots in this fast-paced third person shooter with rogue-lite elements.
Why similar: Roguelite 38.2%, Futuristic 28%, 3D 10.5%, Shooter 10.2%, Action 10%
- #52 Rocking Pilot
70% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: GungroundsPub: Mad Head Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 55.7%, Perma Death 32.9%, Action 11.4%
- #53 Void Raiders
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Tryzna83
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Roguelite 69.6%, Action 30.4%
- #54 Bloodroots
68% matchVery Positive90% of 276 reviews2021
Dev: Paper Cult
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
One-hit kill die-retry murderballet. Left for dead by a colorful band of bandits: you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on: from carrots to plasma guns.
Why similar: Blood 41.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 30.7%, Hack and Slash 19.1%, Action 5.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #55 Inferno 2
70% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Radiangames
Windows
Inferno 2 is an intense, atmospheric twin-stick adventure-shooter. Blast through 80+ levels full of enemies and secrets while upgrading your ship the way you want.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 64.6%, Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Action 8.5%
- #56 Project Malice
67% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
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: Top-Down Shooter 35.6%, Roguelite 25.8%, Futuristic 22.5%, 3D 8.9%, Action 7.1%
- #57 Bullet Bunny
66% matchVery Positive87% of 126 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 38.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Shooter 11.1%, Dark 9.6%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #58 Evil Egg
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 637 reviews2025
Dev: Ivy Sly
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Blast it all to hell.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Perma Death 19.8%, Roguelite 9.3%, Shooter 6.7%
- #59 Section 13
65% matchMixed70% of 828 reviews2025
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Unravel a thrilling sci-fi mystery in this action-packed twin-stick roguelite shooter. Select your load-out, stack up temporary and persistent upgrades, and delve into the depths of a subterranean base, either alone or in a group of up to 3 players.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Dark 13%, Roguelite 12.9%, Shooter 9.8%