- #1 Iron Brigade
97% matchVery Positive86% of 1,217 reviews2012
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!
Why similar: Action 73.9%, Funny 26.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines mech-based combat with tower defense mechanics in a cooperative setting.
- #2 Livelock
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 901 reviews2016
Dev: Tuque GamesPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.3%, Online Co-Op 24.9%, Action 14.3%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down cooperative shooter featuring customizable mechanical characters fighting through post-apocalyptic environments.
- #3 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
96% matchVery Positive94% of 13,046 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Online Co-Op 23.9%, Roguelite 16%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelike 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity top-down roguelite shooter that features deep weapon customization and a robotic aesthetic similar to mech combat.
- #4 GUNTOUCHABLES
95% matchVery Positive85% of 4,095 reviews2025
Dev: Game SwingPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Guntouchables is an online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. You play as a gun-toting group of 'preppers' trying to reclaim the world from an ever-evolving horde of mutants, constantly working to develop new unique ways to kill you.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.4%, Arena Shooter 16.8%, Multiplayer 13%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Bullet Hell 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic roguelite that emphasizes cooperative survival and arena-based combat.
- #5 Apocalypse Party
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,389 reviews2023
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Apocalypse Party is a 3D top-down action Roguelike game. In this game, you will embark on a new mission to traverse through the Middle Ages and gradually master abilities, and arm yourself to become the strongest survivor through numerous choices.
Why similar: Vampires 20.6% ★, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Action Roguelike 10.1%, Bullet Hell 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelite that captures the chaotic feel of surviving waves of enemies with friends.
- #6 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
94% matchVery Positive95% of 23,565 reviews2017
Dev: Reactive Drop Team
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 62%, PvE 38%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down cooperative shooter that emphasizes squad-based survival against overwhelming alien forces.
- #7 Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
93% matchVery Positive93% of 5,728 reviews2016
Dev: Stellar Jockeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 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: Top-Down Shooter 39.1%, Action Roguelike 25.9%, Roguelite 23.6%, Action 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on heavy mech combat with a top-down perspective and significant environmental destruction.
- #8 Granvir: Zero Front
91% matchVery Positive86% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: Airborne GamesPub: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Linux
Granvir: Zero Front is a 3rd person action roguelite mech-builder with co-op multiplayer. Experience the prelude to Granvir as the resistance response to the Millennium Company invasion. Pilot your Granvir, manage your campaign between battles to find the best equipment, and stay in the fight.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 37.9%, Multiplayer 21.9%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, PvE 14.3%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated mech-focused action game that supports cooperative play and intense combat encounters.
- #9 Metal Mutation
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: T0 STUDIOPub: Microids
Windows
In a not-so-distant future taken over by companies and technology, a Cyborg and an AI fight together to save mankind from nanoviruses. Play alone or as a team of 4 players in this Post-Cyberpunk Action Roguelike Dungeon Crawler!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.6%, Action Roguelike 25.1%, Roguelite 21.9%, Roguelike 14.6%, Action 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite set in a cyberpunk world that features heavy combat and mechanical upgrades.
- #10 Nuclear Throne
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,540 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 26.7%, Roguelike 20.3%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Roguelite 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced top-down roguelite that excels at chaotic, high-stakes arena combat.
- #11 Crimsonland
90% matchVery Positive93% of 3,093 reviews2014
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 60.6%, Action 26.7%, Arcade 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive arena shooter for fighting off massive hordes of mutants with an ever-expanding arsenal.
- #12 Entropy Survivors
89% matchVery Positive80% of 511 reviews2024
Dev: Moving Pieces InteractivePub: First Break Labs
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.2%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Roguelite 18.2%, Roguelike 15.2%, Arcade 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on cooperative roguelite progression and bullet-hell arena combat.
- #13 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
88% matchVery Positive88% of 6,216 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 17.7% ★, Arena Shooter 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A polished arena-survival roguelite that provides deep character builds and wave-based combat.
- #14 Assault Android Cactus+
89% matchVery Positive94% of 2,002 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 44.7%, Multiplayer 23.4%, Arcade 20.2%, Action 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: An intense arena shooter featuring robotic protagonists and high-speed, top-down action.
- #15 Mars Survivors
87% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26%, Bullet Hell 23%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down twin-stick shooter that emphasizes roguelite survival mechanics on a hostile planet.
- #16 X-Morph: Defense
86% matchVery Positive91% of 4,115 reviews2017
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 74.5%, Action 25.5%
Why You'll Like It: Blends top-down shooter mechanics with tower defense, allowing you to pilot mechs to protect your base.
- #17 Astro Looter: Survivor
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 425 reviews2024
Dev: Soda Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
Why similar: Vampires 27.7% ★, Arena Shooter 16.1%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Roguelite 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi arena shooter that combines roguelite elements with resource gathering.
- #18 Project Lazarus
84% matchVery Positive80% of 1,377 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.1%, Bullet Hell 32.1%, Arcade 14.4%, Action 11.3%, Casual 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelite that centers on mech-like character progression and wave survival.
- #19 Deathless: Survivors
85% matchMixed60% of 197 reviews2024
Dev: OneTwoPlay
Windows
Embark on an online co-op Survival Roguelite adventure. Team up with friends, slash through endless waves of foes, conquer formidable bosses, fulfill quests, craft potent weapons, and unlock unique characters!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.4%, Arena Shooter 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style roguelite that supports cooperative play and focuses on intense combat loops.
- #20 Relic Dudes
82% matchVery Positive88% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: Achenar Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Defeat hordes of enemies, alone or with up to 4 friends! Work together or mess with them on this online multiplayer survivors style roguelike, where you create unique builds that can change the fate of your team.
Why similar: Vampires 31.8% ★, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Action Roguelike 9%, Roguelite 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell roguelite that emphasizes cooperative play and fast-paced arena action.
- #21 Dungeon Survivors
84% matchMixed66% of 142 reviews2024
Dev: TopVR
Windows
Dungeon Survivors is a top-down fantasy roguelite where you can use your class abilities to fight off a horde of fantasy monsters. Choose from a variety of abilities and items to create unique builds and survive with 1-4 players.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.8%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Roguelite 12.8%, PvE 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative-focused roguelite that emphasizes team synergy and arena-clearing action.
- #22 AirMech Wastelands
83% matchMixed70% of 406 reviews2018
Dev: Carbon Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
AirMech Wastelands is an Action-RPG set in an alternate future America following a global collapse of modern civilization. You are an AirMech Pilot, with the skills to fly and upgrade these ultimate pre-war machines. Unravel the mystery of why these machines are trying to wipe us out!
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of mech-based action and strategy set in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #23 Iron Jaw
81% matchMixed71% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Illo Games
Windows
Choose one out of five avaliable mechas, pick your weapons and enter in Bulian to wipe out all the bugs you find in your path. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Hero Shooter 40.5% ★, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 15.3%, PvE 13.1%, Arcade 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that focuses on hero-based combat and looter-shooter mechanics.
- #24 Twin Cores
80% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Starskeeper
Windows
Defend a Terraforming station against hordes of enemies in this short coop-only rail-shooter! A unique mix of nostalgic arcade elements and modern coop shooter gameplay. Triumph against your foes and compete for the top of the leaderboard!
Why similar: Arcade 41%, Action 27.3%, PvE 23.9%, Multiplayer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative arcade shooter that focuses on robotic combat and team-based mechanics.
- #25 Nearly Dead - Live and Let Die
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 223 reviews2023
Dev: Mono Software, Inc.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
2D top-down multi co-op action game. Survive the zombies together with a stranger.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 35.1%, Multiplayer 21.4%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelite 14.9%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative action-roguelite that features survival elements in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #26 Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core
77% matchMixed58% of 10,334 reviews2026
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: ROGUE CORE is a 1-4 player co-op FPS action roguelite featuring sci-fi dwarves, alien horrors and procedurally-generated caves. Join the elite dwarven Reclaimers and fight through perilous mining facilities infested with deadly Corespawn. For Rock and Stone!
Why similar: Dwarves 53.4% ★, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Action Roguelike 7.4%, Roguelite 6.9%, PvE 6.9%
- #27 ARC Raiders
75% matchVery Positive84% of 396,707 reviews2025
Dev: Embark Studios
Windows
Median: 41.4 hrsMean: 93.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 38.5%, Multiplayer 31.5%, PvE 24.3%, Action 5.7%
- #28 Infectonator: Survivors
81% matchMixed67% of 1,157 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Roguelike 44.9%, Action 24.5%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Adventure 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused survival game that tasks players with managing resources in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #29 Ocean Keeper Co-op Drill Multiplayer
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows
Dive into the Ocean Keeper – a cooperative roguelike where four survival miners defend their Mech Spider, fight with endless hordes of monsters, and dig for resources. Team up with your friends, upgrade between waves, and survive the deep caves, full of treasures… if you can.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.9%, Multiplayer 20.8%, Roguelite 18.6%, Roguelike 18.4%, Action 8.9%
- #30 Return from Core
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,775 reviews2025
Dev: 顽核社 Funcore ClubPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Mine, build, and explore with Monster Girl companions in this underground sandbox adventure. Uncover lost tech, automate production, and forge bonds with allies as you fight to survive and journey back to the surface.
Why similar: Action 67.4%, Adventure 32.6%
- #31 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
74% matchVery Positive86% of 47,393 reviews2025
Dev: Funday GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
Why similar: Dwarves 70.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 5.4%, Action Roguelike 5.1%, Bullet Hell 4.8%, Arena Shooter 4.4%
- #32 Infernal Radiation
79% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: AsmodevPub: Ultimate Games
Windows
Smash demons and deflect bullets in a hardcore arcade clicker with the RPG elements.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 54.4%, Arcade 29.2%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative arcade shooter that features souls-like difficulty and intense boss encounters.
- #33 Dungeon Core
78% 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: Roguelite 34.1%, Roguelike 33.7%, Action 17.9%, PvE 7.9%, Action Roguelike 6.3%
- #34 Thunder Tank: Iron Shield
75% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: Crazy Studio
Windows
A relaxing strategy idle shooter that blends bullet hell action with backpack-like inventory management. Pilot your vehicle through a desolate, post-modern world, conquer 20 difficulty levels, collect diverse weapons, and build the ultimate firepower lineup to survive the wasteland.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.6%, Roguelike 27.1%, Roguelite 17.5%, Casual 12.8%, Adventure 4%
- #35 Deep Rock Galactic
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 375,989 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 76.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Why similar: Dwarves 92% ★, PvE 4%, Action Roguelike 2.6%, Action 1.3%
- #36 Granvir
73% matchVery Positive91% of 688 reviews2025
Dev: Airborne GamesPub: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Granvir is a 3rd person action roguelite mech-builder with co-op multiplayer. Scavenge the battlefield for parts to replace and upgrade your Granvir and weaponry. PIlot your Granvir and manage your campaign between battles to find the best equipment and stay supplied while fighting a guerilla war.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 40.8%, Multiplayer 23.5%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Roguelite 15.1%
- #37 Greedland
73% matchVery Positive83% of 3,165 reviews2025
Dev: VaMP HePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Greedland” is a roguelike game mixed with survivor-like elements. It's reminiscent of Crimsonland and Vampire Survivors, and as the battle progresses your character will become a mobile arsenal of destruction!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.2%, Roguelite 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Roguelike 17.3%, Action 7.1%
- #38 Cave Crawlers
73% matchVery Positive93% of 3,617 reviews2023
Dev: Heroic Pyxel LLC
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.
Why similar: Dwarves 59.1% ★, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Action Roguelike 8.6%, Multiplayer 8.2%, PvE 5.9%
- #39 Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
72% matchVery Positive80% of 895 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Roguelite 21%, Roguelike 19%, Action 9.2%
- #40 Vital Shell
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,526 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #41 Swarm Grinder
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,176 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26%, Action Roguelike 24.9%, Roguelite 22.8%, Roguelike 20.7%, Action 5.6%
- #42 Deadzone: Rogue
69% matchVery Positive83% of 15,360 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.2%, Roguelike 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 12.9%
- #43 First Dwarf
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: Star Drifters
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Pilot a dwarven mech and fly a dragon as you build and defend outposts across a shattered magical realm. Craft, explore, and survive the dangers of floating islands corrupted by the Taint in this action-packed survival RPG with base-building and co-op.
Why similar: Dwarves 83.8% ★, PvE 10.9%, Action 5.2%
- #44 Voids Vigil
69% matchVery Positive94% of 374 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Bullet Hell 14%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #45 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
70% matchVery Positive87% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #46 Drill Core
68% matchVery Positive85% of 2,374 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: Roguelite 48.4%, Roguelike 37.9%, Action 13.7%
- #47 Survivor Mercs
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 12.2%
- #48 Gunbot Diplomacy
68% matchVery Positive88% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 13.8%
- #49 HordeCore
71% matchMixed64% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Digitality GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Bullet Hell 20.1%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 16.8%, Roguelike 14.4%, PvE 13.2%
- #50 MycoRelic
67% matchVery Positive92% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Sandy Dingo Games
Windows
MycoRelic is a cooperative third person action-RPG set on islands inhabited by tribal mushroom robots. Loot derelict foundries to upgrade your robotic body. Explore ancient temples to infuse your fungus with forgotten elemental powers.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 50.1%, Multiplayer 28.7%, PvE 12.4%, Action 8.8%
- #51 Roboquest
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,988 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Online Co-Op 28.2%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelite 16.5%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Multiplayer 10.3%
- #52 Earl vs. the Mutants
67% matchVery Positive97% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: Falling State Inc.
Windows
Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelite 14.5%, Roguelike 12%
- #53 Regions of Ruin: Runegate
65% matchVery Positive87% of 306 reviews2026
Dev: Gameclaw StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Embark on an explorative RPG hack-and-slash adventure where you attempt to re-establish a haven for the lost dwarven civilization. Journey across varied lands, help those in need, gather resources and fight off goblins and monsters as you slowly rebuild a home for your people.
Why similar: Dwarves 90.7% ★, Action 6.3%, Adventure 3%
- #54 Genesis Survivors
68% matchMixed63% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Welcome, hackers, you're being transferred to Eden City to defend its citizens against the alien threat! Eden Survivors is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter where players must defeat hordes of alien invaders until the extraction time.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.6%, Action Roguelike 30.2%, Roguelite 14.7%, Arcade 11.9%, Action 8.8%
- #55 We Are The Dwarves
70% matchMixed70% of 1,644 reviews2016
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves
Why similar: Dwarves 87.5% ★, Multiplayer 7.8%, Action 2.9%, Adventure 1.8%
- #56 Mining Survivors
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Wonderbounce Games
Windows
Incremental Survivors-like in which you mine valuable resources whilst slaying hoards of enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 14.8%, Arcade 9.1%
- #57 Bunker Invaders
66% matchVery Positive81% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Kelecik
Windows
A co-op horror game where you must scavenge for loot and maintain the bunker to keep it standing
Why similar: Online Co-Op 57.9%, PvE 19.5%, Funny 11.1%, Action 8.3%, Casual 3.1%