- #1 Blazing Beaks
97% matchVery Positive83% of 2,595 reviews2019
Dev: Applava
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 11.8%, Roguelike 11.5%, Co-op 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the quirky, colorful, and twin-stick co-op nature that makes Juicy Realm so approachable.
- #2 Nuclear Throne
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 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 26.3%, Roguelike 19.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.8%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Roguelite 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive twin-stick roguelike experience that shares the same tight, fast-paced combat and chaotic energy.
- #3 The Crackpet Show
96% matchVery Positive87% of 825 reviews2022
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a variety of weapons. Choose your beastie, gear ‘em up, and go kill your enemies in the name of fame and sweet sponsorship deals!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.2%, Local Co-Op 12.8%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.4%, Roguelike 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the humorous, chaotic, and vibrant aesthetic while focusing on twin-stick co-op action.
- #4 Voidigo
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Local Co-Op 17%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%, Roguelike 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers high-energy, colorful, and chaotic twin-stick action with a distinct, artistic flair.
- #5 Atomicrops
94% matchVery Positive92% of 6,136 reviews2020
Dev: Bird Bath GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.8%, Action Roguelike 21%, Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 16.2%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines intense twin-stick combat with a unique, quirky farming theme that feels right at home with Juicy Realm.
- #6 Brotato
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.3%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelike 17%, Roguelite 12.1%, Co-op 10%
Why You'll Like It: A highly addictive top-down roguelite with a distinct visual style and fast-paced combat.
- #7 Enter the Gungeon
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,241 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.9%, Roguelike 16.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.5%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Co-op 7%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for top-down roguelike shooters, offering deep mechanics and a similarly humorous tone.
- #8 Wizard of Legend
92% matchVery Positive91% of 20,891 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21%, Local Co-Op 19.8%, Roguelike 12.8%, Local Multiplayer 10.5%, Roguelite 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced, top-down action with excellent local co-op and a focus on elemental spellcasting.
- #9 The Walking Vegetables
91% matchVery Positive90% of 196 reviews2017
Dev: Still RunningPub: MG Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
It’s the 1980’s and an evil alien race has invaded Earth, turning all vegetables into crawling, bawling, mauling abominations. You are about to join Department Radical, the grooviest police force on Earth. Are you a rad enough dude (or dame) to smite these ravenous creatures?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 30.6%, Co-op 11.4%, Roguelite 10.1%, Action 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly absurd premise and twin-stick gameplay focused on fighting off bizarre enemies.
- #10 Fury Unleashed
91% matchVery Positive87% of 2,839 reviews2020
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 28.8%, Local Multiplayer 14.7%, Roguelike 12.1%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Roguelite 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced action with a comic-book style and strong co-op support for fans of arcade-style roguelites.
- #11 Neon Abyss
90% matchVery Positive86% of 23,504 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Roguelike 27.1%, Action Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelite 17.7%, Shooter 10.7%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, action-packed twin-stick shooter with deep roguelike elements and a quirky sense of style.
- #12 Streets of Rogue
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,705 reviews2019
Dev: Matt DabrowskiPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelite 15.7%, Roguelike 13.3%, Local Co-Op 13.1%, Co-op 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, chaotic, and hilarious local co-op roguelite gameplay with immense player freedom.
- #13 Rampage Knights
89% matchVery Positive93% of 3,594 reviews2015
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.3%, Local Co-Op 16.7%, Co-op 16.5%, Roguelike 14.3%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fun, co-op focused action-roguelike with beat-em-up elements that feels very similar to local co-op sessions.
- #14 Rotwood
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,951 reviews2026
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The world has been thrown into chaos, and it's up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Upgrade your gear, choose your preferred weapon, and hone your skills to defend your safe haven.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.3%, Local Multiplayer 14.7%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 12.4%, Co-op 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish, co-op dungeon crawler from the creators of Don't Starve that focuses on fluid combat.
- #15 Death Road to Canada
87% matchVery Positive93% of 10,135 reviews2016
Dev: Rocketcat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Local Co-Op 25%, Roguelike 13.7%, Co-op 8.5%, Roguelite 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, humorous, and highly replayable co-op roguelite that emphasizes survival and chaotic combat.
- #16 Cult of the Lamb
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 121,567 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.5%, Roguelite 25.6%, Cute 16.6%, Action 6.1%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends roguelike combat with a unique, stylized aesthetic and base-building elements.
- #17 The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse
88% matchMixed63% of 2,357 reviews2018
Dev: onebitbeyondPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Now reimagined and expanded in the new Mormo's Curse update, The Swords of Ditto is a roguelite action RPG that creates a unique adventure for each new hero of legend in the relentless fight against the evil Mormo.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.3%, Local Co-Op 17%, Co-op 11%, Roguelike 8.8%, Roguelite 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused roguelite with a charming, hand-drawn aesthetic and local co-op.
- #18 Lost Castle 2
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,784 reviews2024
Dev: Hunter Studio
Windows
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Lost Castle 2" is a 2D Beat'em up Rogue-Lite game. Explore abundant treasures and items to enhance yourself, master various weapons to showcase your skills, and challenge powerful monsters to demonstrate your strength. A new adventure is calling for treasure hunters!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.4%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 12.9%, Multiplayer 10%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, co-op focused dungeon crawler with roguelike mechanics and satisfying combat feedback.
- #19 Paper Planet
84% matchVery Positive85% of 520 reviews2023
Dev: DoodlegamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Paper Planet is a planet-defender, arcade roguelike with a doodley, Flash-inspired artstyle. Battle through waves of unique enemies and bosses. Combine items with strange and wacky effects for insanely overpowered runs. Play with 1-4 players, for some chaotic co-op fun!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.6%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Roguelike 13.2%, Local Multiplayer 12%
Why You'll Like It: Arcade-style action with a distinct art style and local co-op that emphasizes wave-based survival.
- #20 Earth Overclocked
86% matchVery Positive80% of 198 reviews2015
Dev: Chronicle Bench
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 20.4%, Local Co-Op 15%, Local Multiplayer 12.3%, Roguelite 11.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelike with a unique, vibrant visual flair and intense combat.
- #21 Tiny Rogues
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,450 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.4%, Roguelite 21%, Roguelike 20.6%, Top-Down 9.5%, RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, top-down action-roguelike that captures the essence of the genre with satisfying progression.
- #22 Dungreed
83% matchVery Positive93% of 9,514 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.5%, Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelite 22.7%, Action 7.2%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines 2D action-roguelike gameplay with RPG progression and a charming pixel-art style.
- #23 Apocalypse Party
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,353 reviews2023
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.9 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: Action Roguelike 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 12.9%, Co-op 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Top-down, chaotic action that supports online co-op and features a massive variety of weapons.
- #24 Toroom
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 198 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 14%, Local Co-Op 13.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, top-down roguelike that emphasizes movement, dodging, and precise combat.
- #25 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
80% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 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: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelite 20.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Co-op 9%, Roguelike 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A more tactical but highly rewarding twin-stick roguelike with deep weapon customization.
- #26 Entropy Survivors
79% matchVery Positive81% of 483 reviews2024
Dev: Moving Pieces InteractivePub: First Break Labs
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 21.4%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 14%, Co-op 14%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell roguelite that focuses on fast-paced, co-op action and overwhelming enemy counts.
- #27 Risk of Rain (2013)
79% matchVery Positive93% of 29,779 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.6%, Roguelike 23.2%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, Co-op 9%, Roguelite 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic co-op roguelike with a focus on scaling difficulty and distinct character classes.
- #28 Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: RogueCode (PTY) LTD
Windows
The world's best mass llama-slaughter roguelike-lite-ish couch co-op top-down twin-stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Action Roguelike 26.7%, Local Co-Op 19.2%, Roguelite 10.9%, Action 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features absurd, twin-stick action against massive waves of enemies in a humorous setting.
- #29 Greedland
76% matchVery Positive84% of 3,116 reviews2025
Dev: VaMP HePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"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: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 11.3%, Local Co-Op 10.5%
- #30 Calcium Chaos: Derailed
77% matchVery Positive98% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Lunch Money GamesPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows · Mac
Calcium Chaos is a casual Twin-Stick Roguelite that takes you on a journey by train to confront the necromancer and her skeleton army. Get ready to explore a world filled with crazy weapon combinations and unexpected allies as you embark on an epic quest to save the world!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Local Co-Op 21.1%, Roguelite 13.4%, Co-op 7.5%, Cute 6.5%
- #31 Caveblazers
78% matchVery Positive85% of 4,486 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Local Co-Op 19.2%, Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 17.2%, Co-op 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Chaotic and challenging action-roguelike with co-op potential and a focus on platforming combat.
- #32 Rogue Stormers
78% matchMixed69% of 987 reviews2016
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action-roguelike with intense co-op combat and a gritty, stylized world.
- #33 Metaverse Keeper / 元能失控
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 802 reviews2019
Dev: Sparks Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Metaverse Keeper is a dungeon crawler with roguelike elements where four heroes join forces to save the “Metaverse" – created when a cosmic event tangled space-time. Explore randomly-generated worlds, customize your weapons, and fight crazy monsters – in solo or co-op mode!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.9%, Local Multiplayer 13.7%, Roguelite 12%, RPG 9.6%, Local Co-Op 8.7%
- #34 Extremely Powerful Capybaras
76% matchMixed64% of 1,103 reviews2023
Dev: Studio BravardaPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Become the bullet hell as a Capybara in this roguelite adventure! Brave the chaos solo or with up to 4 friends, forge your path through hordes of enemies, gather capy-powering weapons & skills and embrace your inner capybara in this action-packed bullet heaven frenzy!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.1%, Local Multiplayer 15.9%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 12.3%, Co-op 11.5%
- #35 Rogue Glitch Ultra
75% matchVery Positive92% of 1,595 reviews2021
Dev: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.4%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, Roguelite 12.3%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #36 Noobs Want to Live
73% matchVery Positive89% of 4,944 reviews2023
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)Pub: Lightning Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22%, Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 17.1%, Cartoony 8.9%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #37 Sparklite
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 653 reviews2019
Dev: Red Blue GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 15.6%, Local Co-Op 11.8%, Local Multiplayer 10.2%, Roguelike 8.1%
- #38 Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,659 reviews2021
Dev: Heliocentric StudiosPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rogue Heroes is a topdown, roguelite adventure game inspired by the Zelda franchise. Play solo or team up with your friends to combat procedurally generated dungeons and take down the evil Titans that threaten to overwhelm the land of Tasos!
Why similar: Co-op 16.5%, Local Multiplayer 15.2%, Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 13.7%, Action Roguelike 11.7%
- #39 Kritters
71% matchVery Positive89% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: LJF Games
Windows · Linux
A chaotic Roguelite Twin-Stick Shooter with a Base Defense Twist. With up to 4 players, explore, become stronger to defend your spaceship and leave this Frk*n planet!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Local Co-Op 18.1%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Co-op 12%, Roguelite 11.9%
- #40 CastingPlz
72% matchVery Positive93% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Ludens
Windows
CastingPlz is a 2-player cooperative roguelike game where players take on the roles of two characters with distinct responsibilities: one for attacking and the other for movement.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.1%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Action 11.1%, Co-op 10.8%, Local Multiplayer 9.4%
- #41 M.O.O.D.S.
71% 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 19.7%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Local Multiplayer 12.3%, Local Co-Op 12.2%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #42 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
73% 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 15.9%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, Roguelite 11.1%, Local Multiplayer 10.9%
- #43 Patch Quest
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,747 reviews2023
Dev: Lychee Game LabsPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
In a labyrinth surrounded by vicious monsters, Explorers must rely on their Lasso to survive! Capture and tame ANY monster to leap, glide, surf, tunnel and websling through a treacherous, patchwork maze. This roguelike/metroidvania seems cute, but it’s a deceptively difficult bullet-hell challenge!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Local Multiplayer 15.3%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%
- #44 Super Raft Boat Together
71% matchVery Positive83% of 225 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Journal GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
The world's been flooded. All you have left is your Super Raft Boat… and your friends! Work together to expand your raft while fending off the strangely violent (and wealthy??) creatures of the sea in this multiplayer roguelike shooter. Will your crew survive and reach the Final Island?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Local Multiplayer 11.6%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #45 Bang Bang Barrage
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 897 reviews2025
Dev: Monkey BreadPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Survive the treacherous sea in this quirky multiplayer shooter game! Play solo or team up and fight off Cthulhu's minions. Master a unique recoil-based mechanic to blast enemies and chart your course. Mix and match upgrades to craft the perfect sea-surviving strategy!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.3%, Local Multiplayer 23.7%, Co-op 14.4%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Cute 7%
- #46 NoReload Heroes
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2018
Dev: Stupid Stupid Games
Windows
NoReload Heroes is a chaotic co-op party shooter for up to four people. Work as a team to beat the accidental evil you created, and be sure to pick up the best magitech guns on the way, or it's back to the bottom floor with you!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Local Co-Op 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Co-op 12.1%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #47 Soul Stalker
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: RadhoodPub: Conradical Games
Windows
A bullet heaven roguelike where you assume the role of the steward of ghosts bound to eternal life on earth. Wield 4 to 6 weapons simultaneously to fend off waves of apparitions determined to defeat your spirited friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.7%, Roguelite 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Roguelike 15.1%, Local Co-Op 8.2%
- #48 TROUBLE JUICE
70% matchVery Positive94% of 137 reviews2023
Dev: dietzribi
Windows
Trouble Juice is a Side Scrolling Shooter Roguelike set in a TV show tournament that is broadcasted across the universe. Use your character's special abilities, and unlock prizes in the Achievement Bingo. Become the ultimate champion and earn your place in the galaxy's hall of fame!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.8%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 12.5%
- #49 The Last Game
68% matchVery Positive91% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Frédéric Julian
Windows · Mac
Traverse the dungeon in this awesome action / bullet-hell roguelite where every choice could make or break your run. Stack over 130 different items and create powerful synergies to become truly overpowered with 13 unique characters!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Roguelite 15.7%, Co-op 10.2%, Local Multiplayer 9.7%
- #50 Shape Shifter: Formations
67% matchVery Positive91% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: Castec Studios
Windows
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.2%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 10.2%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #51 Sephiria
65% matchVery Positive94% of 5,164 reviews2025
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sephiria is a top-down action rogue-lite game with pixel graphics. Go down the tower, meet various animals, and collect various talismans and artifacts to become stronger.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.8%, Roguelite 18.7%, Roguelike 17.4%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #52 Freaky Awesome
72% matchMixed56% of 261 reviews2017
Dev: Mandragora
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Freaky Awesome is a hectic action rogue-lite. You explore a randomly generated old factory, fighting weird monsters and avoiding traps. Toxic wastes will make you mutate, gaining different powers every time. You will need to adapt to your mutations to survive!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.6%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Local Multiplayer 13.5%, Co-op 13%, Roguelite 12.2%
- #53 Berzerk: Recharged
69% 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 25.4%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #54 Rogue Star Rescue
69% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Chute Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.8%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Local Co-Op 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #55 Woodpunk
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2018
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 21.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.3%, Local Co-Op 11.9%, Roguelite 9%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #56 Noobs Are Coming
63% matchVery Positive84% of 1,499 reviews2025
Dev: Overboy
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
YOU ARE THE FINAL BOSS. Brutal synergy arena roguelike. Pick your Final Boss character, equip boss patterns and combine tons of attacks to create unique builds. Play solo or in co-op!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Local Co-Op 19.6%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 14.5%, Cartoony 6.4%
- #57 GONNER2
68% matchMixed69% of 134 reviews2020
Dev: Art in HeartPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
In this sequel to GoNNER: Journey your way through deep dark chaotic places with unimaginable sparks of colour as you go on a mission to help Death rid a mysterious presence from her lair. Battle crazy bosses, lose your head (a lot), in this messy, cute, fast-paced procedurally-generated platformer.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19%, Roguelite 15.9%, Roguelike 14.2%, Local Co-Op 12%, Co-op 10.5%
- #58 Rabbit and Steel
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,715 reviews2024
Dev: mino_dev
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
RABBIT & STEEL is a co-op action roguelike that recreates the essence of high-level MMO raiding in a randomized, simplified, bunny-sized package. Choose your class, gather your rabbit-eared companions and battle your way to the Moonlit Pinnacle!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Co-op 20.1%, Roguelike 16.1%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, Cute 9%
- #59 Westale: Peelgrimage
66% matchMixed69% of 479 reviews2023
Dev: 两把刷子工作室Pub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Westale: Peelgrimage is an ink-style survivor-like game. Player can evolve their characters in the game, use marvelous magical treasures, experience the mysterious 72 transformations, and synthesize artifacts. Let's get into this Journey-to-the-West world and experience addictive combat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 14.9%, Shooter 8.6%