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Games Like Incaved Runner

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Singleplayer, Pixel Graphics, 2D.

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Escape a concealed, mutated monster that's disrupting your scavenging. Master running, jumping, swinging, shooting and combining upgrades to end up as the powerful beast you once feared, turning the cave system from a nightmarish hollow into a playground.

Reviews: Very Positive — 97% — of 89 reviews
Released: 2024-08-30
Developer: DualWielded
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive87% of 123 reviews2024
    Dev: Turtle Knight GamesPub: CobraTekku Games
    Windows

    Roguelike with balls! Prove your ball skills and dribble your way through a randomly generated, dangerous track network full of deadly challenges! Face post-apocalyptic mutants, improve your balls with high-tech upgrades and escape the pixel art underground labyrinth.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Perma Death 14.4%, Roguelike 14.4%, Arcade 11.5%

  2. #2 Cave Crawler 2
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 156 reviews2024
    Dev: Evan Youssef
    Windows

    Cave Crawler 2 is a retro-inspired 2D side-scroller. Escape a series of winding caves full of strange creatures and treacherous platforming challenges.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.1%, Side Scroller 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Linear 9.6%

  3. #3 Cave Crawler
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,111 reviews2022
    Dev: Evan Youssef
    Windows

    Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 27%, Side Scroller 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Platformer 10.3%, Linear 10.1%

  4. #4 Buff Knight Advanced
    96% matchMostly Positive72% of 67 reviews2015
    Dev: Buff Studio Co.,Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Buff Knight Advanced is a 2D Pixel RPG where you’re constantly on the move. Kill the invading monsters with your sword or by timing your use of spells carefully! As you progress the game becomes more intense with stronger and uglier monsters!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 18.4%, Runner 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Perma Death 13.7%, PvE 11.1%

  5. #5 This Is No Cave
    94% matchVery Positive97% of 148 reviews2025
    Dev: monome.studio
    Windows

    A one-click parkour game in space. Zoom through intricate levels using your suit's thrusters and grapple hook, all while evading colossal alien worms and racing against the clock.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.5%, Runner 17.3%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Arcade 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%

  6. #6 Chrono Survival
    94% matchMostly Positive76% of 115 reviews2022
    Dev: Petushock ProductionPub: Petushock Production
    Windows

    On the eve of the end of the world, become the last hope for the world by standing alone against thousands of monsters. Chrono Survival is a hyper arcade rogue-lite game that combines simple gameplay and challenge.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.1%, Perma Death 33.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Action 11.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  7. #7 NETHER HEROES
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 762 reviews2024
    Dev: MitridanPub: Arakuma Studio
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in Nether Heroes, an intense action-platform roguelike game. Conquer challenging dungeons, face menacing creatures, and defeat powerful bosses on your epic adventure.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.8%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Roguelike 15.9%, Character Customization 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

  8. #8 PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer
    92% matchMostly Positive79% of 107 reviews2026
    Dev: ChillyRoom
    Windows

    PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer is a 2D action roguelike platformer RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, infused with biopunk and dark sci-fi flair. Survive the chaos, clash with mutant foes, and explore mysterious sites in this indie adventure!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.6%, Roguelike 20.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Action 5.8%

  9. #9 Whackerball
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 73 reviews2023
    Dev: foolsroom
    Windows

    Whackerball is a twin-stick shooter roguelite with Breakout inspired mechanics. Master the unique combat system as you venture through a multitude of diverse areas while collecting powerful and game changing upgrades.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.7%, Roguelike 22%, Arcade 13.5%, Perma Death 11.3%, Action 9.4%

  10. #10 ChronoBreach
    91% matchVery Positive97% of 262 reviews2019
    Dev: UpsilonGames
    Windows

    A deadly factory surrounds you. The manipulation of time is necessary to escape this underground facility. Use your wit, your laser blaster, and your time-warping abilities to face your demise head-on and triumph!

    Why similar: Action 34.3%, Pixel Graphics 33.9%, Platformer 24%, Singleplayer 7.8%

  11. #11 Verlet Ascend
    90% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2023
    Dev: Sagewind StudioPub: Stratera Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Verlet Ascend is a physics based, action platformer with roguelike mechanics, a fully destructable procedurally generated environment, and rope swing physics. Fight creatures, loot enemies, upgrade your character, and climb your way up in an endless parkour.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.3%, Roguelike 21.1%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 9%, Action 8.2%

  12. #12 Dungeon Core
    89% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2023
    Dev: Talismanic Entertainment
    Windows

    Dungeon Core is a roguelite top-down shooter where you get to explore the sewers and beyond to ultimately reach an old underground research facility. Old nuclear waste has caused dangerous mutations in creatures due to a failed experiment. You set out to destroy the abandoned nuclear core.

    Why similar: Roguelike 20.8%, Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, Perma Death 15%, Bullet Time 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

  13. #13 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
    89% 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: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Roguelike 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, PvE 14.1%, Action 7.9%

  14. #14 Grimhook
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,045 reviews2023
    Dev: Unlimited Fries
    Windows

    Bounce, dash, and grapple through flooded caverns in this fast-paced first-person action platformer. Descend into Grimhook's sunken ruins as Dart, mastering Lovecraftian powers and decimating robotic foes. Explore, battle, and unravel the mysteries below Miletos.

    Why similar: Atmospheric 26.6%, Platformer 24.6%, Action 23.8%, Combat 20%, Singleplayer 5%

  15. #15 Iron Meat
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,069 reviews2024
    Dev: Ivan Valeryevich SuvorovPub: Retroware
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Iron Meat is a run-and-gun arcade shooter that immerses players in an apocalyptic future overrun by "The Meat," an iron-ravenous mass mutating everything in its path. Blast your way through retro-inspired stages and bosses to uncover the shocking horrors behind secret experiments on the Moon.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.1%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Character Customization 13%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Arcade 10.6%

  16. #16 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 112 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.

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  17. #17 Platformines
    88% matchMixed67% of 332 reviews2014
    Dev: Magiko GamingPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Platformines is a unique 2D platformer packed with exploration, RPG and shooter elements, set in a vast 16-bit underground world! Customise your character, master all difficulty levels and literally jump to the top of the leaderboards to prove your skills!

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  18. #18 Boosted Survivors
    84% matchVery Positive96% of 179 reviews2024
    Dev: Clarity Games
    Windows · Linux

    Survive waves! Choose new abilities! Modify your hero in any way you like! Craft a powerful masterpiece, or a horrible concoction of awful ideas! Discover secrets! Sandbox your way to victory! Boost! Survive! Boosted Survivors!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.4%, Roguelike 22.8%, Arcade 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 9%

  19. #19 99 Levels To Hell
    87% matchMixed60% of 609 reviews2014
    Dev: Zaxis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. 99 Levels to Hell is a rogue-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When you complete 10 levels, the 10th being a boss-fight you unlock a door to the next dungeon.

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  20. #20 Into the Necrovale
    84% matchVery Positive86% of 593 reviews2024
    Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.

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  21. #21 Katanaut
    82% matchVery Positive90% of 381 reviews2025
    Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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    Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.3%, Roguelike 27.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Action 8.6%, Platformer 8.2%

  22. #22 Caveblazers
    82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,500 reviews2017
    Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.1%, Perma Death 17.2%, Roguelike 15.1%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Character Customization 10.7%

  23. #23 Tribal Pass
    83% matchMostly Positive76% of 436 reviews2016
    Dev: Tribe TeaPub: Stas Shostak
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A genre-twisting tactical runner where you maneuver, fight, think, sacrifice and evolve – all ON THE RUN.

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  24. #24 Zombiehood
    80% matchVery Positive91% of 101 reviews2026
    Dev: Weak SpotsPub: Dead Traveler
    Windows · Linux

    Quirky yet brutal run-and-gun roguelite: scavenge weapons, equipment, and artifacts, unlock powerful upgrades, and blast through procedurally generated biomes with witty dialogue and explosively satisfying combat.

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  25. #25 Madshot
    81% matchVery Positive84% of 282 reviews2023
    Dev: OverflowPub: 505 Pulse
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%

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  26. #26 Oblivion Override
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 2,016 reviews2024
    Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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  27. #27 Gravebound
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2025
    Dev: Atomic Game LabsPub: Student Game Developer Association
    Windows

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  28. #28 Freedom Fighter
    81% matchMixed66% of 93 reviews2017
    Dev: Volens Nolens Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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  29. #29 ALTF4
    76% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,816 reviews2021
    Dev: PUMPKIM
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%

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  30. #30 Super Lone Survivor
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2022
    Dev: SuperflatPub: Superflat Games
    Windows

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  31. #31 Eternal Cave Escape
    78% matchVery Positive83% of 148 reviews2021
    Dev: HarderGaming
    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: SmilewirePub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Windows

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    Why similar: Runner 49.1%, Platformer 19.4%, Linear 16%, Action 13.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  33. #33 Jet Kave Adventure
    77% matchVery Positive85% of 127 reviews2021
    Dev: 7Levels
    Windows

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  34. #34 Pixel Shooter
    79% matchMostly Negative35% of 188 reviews2017
    Dev: Sabrina Aridi
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    In this 2D platformer game, get your gun and shoot all monsters in your way or just run away to the exit.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.5%, Side Scroller 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Action 9.1%

  35. #35 Dungreed
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 9,532 reviews2018
    Dev: TEAM HORAY
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  36. #36 Biters & Bullets: Prologue
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 351 reviews2022
    Dev: Night Owls
    Windows

    Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?

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  37. #37 Dungeon of Zolthan
    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 533 reviews2016
    Dev: Robert AlvarezPub: New Reality Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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  38. #38 Nullstar: Solus
    72% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2026
    Dev: Smash Attack AusPub: indie.io
    Windows

    BE FASTER. Take on the role of a corpo scav drone pilot, tasked with tearing through the decaying corpse of a world to salvage the remains of a powerful energy source. Master flight through hostile environments and deadly security measures in 100 precision platforming levels.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Action 16.6%, Platformer 13%, Arcade 10%

  39. #39 Speedrun
    75% matchMixed68% of 53 reviews2022
    Dev: Jiwoo Lee
    Windows

    You're trapped in underground cities! Run and use your special dash movement to survive.

    Why similar: Action 100%

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    73% 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 26%, Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

  41. #41 Devious Dungeon
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 409 reviews2019
    Dev: WoblywarePub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Set in the Dark Ages, Devious Dungeon is a medieval focused action platformer with RPG styled upgrades.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.4%, Roguelike 17%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Arcade 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

  42. #42 Disfigure
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,390 reviews2023
    Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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  43. #43 Aliens After Ava
    71% matchVery Positive100% of 227 reviews2023
    Dev: Alejandro Hervella
    Windows · Mac

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  44. #44 Hardcore and Death
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2025
    Dev: ZERO5GAMES
    Windows

    Run through huge multi-level locations, avoiding spikes, falling platforms, and flying blades, use double jumps, and choose your route to reach the Heart before the lights go out.

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  45. #45 DIG - Deep In Galaxies
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 169 reviews2023
    Dev: Molton Studio
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%

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  46. #46 ReSpaced
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 83 reviews2025
    Dev: Elevated Ants Studio
    Windows

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    Why similar: Action 65.3%, Combat 15.9%, Linear 14.6%, Singleplayer 4.2%

  47. #47 Escape the Underground
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2021
    Dev: Joseph EnglishPub: Sleepy Vampire Games
    Windows · Mac

    At the bottom of a massive underground dump, a sentient pile of sludge is born. After finding a discarded book that shows photographs of the surface, they decide to make the journey upward to see the outside world.

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  48. #48 Stray Savior
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Gustav
    Windows

    Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

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  49. #49 Escape Doodland
    71% matchMostly Positive80% of 191 reviews2018
    Dev: fluckyMachinePub: Ultimate Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Death and destruction came into Doodland. This happy and joyful land is going to change. You play as one of Doodlers, a peaceful inhabitant of happy doodle world, attacked by a merciless monster. There are only two options: run as fast as you can or die.

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  50. #50 Arksync
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
    Dev: Dykom Software
    Windows

    Wired from the ashes of twin stick Shooters, Arksync evolves the genre with breakneck player movement and combat. Survive and buy weapons, utilities, and upgrades; then risk it all as you fight to survive, and take a toy bear home.

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  51. #51 Non-Stop Raiders
    70% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
    Dev: Orkbadger
    Windows

    In this infinite side-scroll runner play as different raiders, run and jump across areas. Pillage gold from either your enemies or chests across your journey to upgradeabilities or unlock new charecters.

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  52. #52 Shadow Ninja: Apocalypse
    72% matchMixed57% of 184 reviews2015
    Dev: Boogygames Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Fast 2D ninja action where every mistake costs everything. Run, dodge, attack and survive as long as you can.

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  53. #53 Mover
    71% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2017
    Dev: Hont
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 20%

    Mover is simplified Top-Down ACT game, You need to escape from different enemies to reach the end.Every floor is procedural, but this is only the first time you open the program.Game Features Minimum design,intuitive gameplay Retro cyberpunk art style

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  54. #54 Choo Choo Survivor
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 585 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac
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    Drive your train to safety while shooting down endless hordes of zombies blocking your way. Upgrade your weapons and abilities and become absurdly powerful!

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  55. #55 It Lurks Below
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,279 reviews2019
    Dev: Graybeard GamesPub: Skystone Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    It Lurks Below is an action-oriented, survival RPG in a randomly generated world. Fight through the massive underground dungeon, customize your character with random items and find out what evil lurks below.

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  56. #56 Halls of Torment
    61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,421 reviews2024
    Dev: Chasing Carrots
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

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  57. #57 Pape Rangers
    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 177 reviews2024
    Dev: Pape Game StudioPub: OKJOY
    Windows

    "Pape Rangers" is an exhilarating indie roguelike game where you'll choose different classes to defeat monsters in the caverns. Build unique and powerful playstyles for each class through a variety of skills, and even discover hidden talents and classes! Every new game offers a fresh experience.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 60.9%, Action 15.5%, Combat 12.1%, 2D 8.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  58. #58 OVERWHELM
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 239 reviews2018
    Dev: Ruari O'SullivanPub: Alliance
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in. This is an action horror-world where enemies get power-ups and you don’t.

    Why similar: Perma Death 25.1%, Action 24.5%, Platformer 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, 2D 5.3%

  59. #59 Corebreaker
    63% matchVery Positive93% of 145 reviews2026
    Dev: aQuadiunPub: Astrolabe Games
    Windows

    Corebreaker is a fast-paced action-platformer game with rogue-like elements. Play as Nova, a robot designed to awaken when humanity is extinct by the machines. Unlock abilities, upgrades and powerful weapons as you fight your way through supreme robots to find out your purpose!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.4%, Perma Death 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

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