- #1 Castle Crashers®
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 136,432 reviews2012
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 36.8%, Funny 18.1%, Medieval 10.9%, Cartoony 10.2%, Arcade 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the humorous, side-scrolling hack-and-slash spirit and arcade-style progression that makes Knightmare Tower so fun.
- #2 Downwell
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Arcade 39.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, 2D 12.9%, Action 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the intense vertical momentum and fast-paced arcade action of Knightmare Tower in a challenging, falling-based format.
- #3 Hammerwatch
96% matchVery Positive89% of 6,479 reviews2013
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 61.2%, Fantasy 15.4%, Action 14.2%, 2D 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar top-down, hack-and-slash dungeon-crawling experience with satisfying character progression.
- #4 LUFTRAUSERS
95% matchVery Positive91% of 4,487 reviews2014
Dev: VlambeerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Arcade 17.6%, 2D 6.7%, Action 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This arcade flight combat game features deep upgrade systems and intense bullet-hell action that feels very similar to the core gameplay loop.
- #5 FIGHT KNIGHT
94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,617 reviews2021
Dev: Team Sorcerobe
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
FIGHT KNIGHT is a first-person dungeon-brawler! Grid-based dungeon crawling meets action-packed real time enemy encounters. Fight your way through puzzles and enemies to save those trapped in the Tower's eternal night!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.7%, Dark Fantasy 20.3%, Action RPG 19.4%, Cartoony 11.1%, Fantasy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, fast-paced, and punchy arcade combat experience that feels very distinct yet mechanically similar in intensity.
- #6 Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman
94% matchMixed67% of 456 reviews2014
Dev: Hexage
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Enter the world ripe with magic and monsters. Become the Black Swordsman and slay thousands of enemies in an epic action RPG!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 17.5%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Action RPG 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-RPG that provides fluid, satisfying combat and a strong sense of progression.
- #7 Slash Quest
92% matchVery Positive87% of 159 reviews2024
Dev: Big Green PillowPub: Noodlecake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Slash Quest is a quirky action adventure with unconventional controls and unlikely heroes. Spin a magic talking sword through exotic lands, fight nasty creatures, overcome puzzles and make friends on your way to reunite it with its rightful wielder, the Queen.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.9%, Funny 15.8%, Linear 14.6%, Medieval 10.2%, Fantasy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The game features intentionally awkward but charming swordplay and a humorous tone that aligns well with Knightmare Tower.
- #8 Breaking Gates
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Ylun GamesPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Intense 2D action with special attacks, aerial combos, and customizable combat in a vibrant, hand-drawn world. Upgrade your skills, forge new items, discover secret paths, and face challenging enemies on a journey to save the kingdom!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.5%, Side Scroller 28.4%, Action RPG 22.1%, 2D 6.9%, Fantasy 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D side-scrolling action game that emphasizes fluid hack-and-slash combat and character growth.
- #9 Nuclear Throne
91% 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: Bullet Hell 80.7%, Action 11.6%, 2D 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: The fast-paced, chaotic bullet-hell combat and roguelite progression provide a similar level of intensity and replayability.
- #10 Enter the Gungeon
90% 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: Bullet Hell 84.1%, Funny 7.9%, 2D 4.6%, Action 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is a premier bullet-hell roguelite that rewards skill and upgrades, mirroring the frantic energy of Knightmare Tower.
- #11 Knight Crawlers
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Good Morning GamesPub: The Iterative Collective
Windows
Spawn your own enemies in this wobbly physics based rogue-lite action RPG and mow down hundreds of foes to your heart’s content. Fend off the Hordes of the Corrupted Realms by choosing powerful skill cards, enchanting equipment, and extracting living essence to upgrade your crawler.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 29.9%, Action RPG 24.2%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Medieval 13.2%, Fantasy 7%
Why You'll Like It: This physics-based action-roguelite features satisfying dungeon-crawling and hack-and-slash mechanics.
- #12 The Slimeking's Tower
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: RevampedPRO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Slimeking's Tower is an action/roguelike game where you have to explore a procedural generated tower, collect over 300 different items and slay over 100 different enemies in five different gamemodes to retrieve your people's moustaches back from the Slimeking.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: It combines dungeon-crawling with roguelite elements and fast-paced action, fitting the tower-climbing theme perfectly.
- #13 Buff Knight Advanced
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: Buff Studio Co.,Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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 31.1%, Action RPG 16.7%, Score Attack 12.7%, PvE 12.7%, Hack and Slash 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art side-scroller focuses on constant action and RPG-style upgrades, much like the seed game.
- #14 Hyper Knights
88% matchVery Positive89% of 813 reviews2017
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Slash and Dash, raise your army, learn powerful combos and take back your land!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 38.2%, Medieval 25.8%, Action 13.2%, Arcade 13.1%, 2D 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D action game that captures the feeling of medieval combat and constant forward momentum.
- #15 Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: Gambir StudioPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Step into the greaves of King Arthur in this fantasy action roguelite and wield the Broken Excalibur in a quest to rescue the scattered citizens of Camelot, vanquish the calamitous Void Giant, and escape from the Astral Dimension once and for all.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.9%, Action RPG 21.5%, Medieval 12.6%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Cartoony 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This action-roguelite offers satisfying combat and a progression system that rewards repeat attempts.
- #16 Lucky Tower Ultimate
85% matchVery Positive94% of 1,715 reviews2024
Dev: Studio SeufzPub: AMC Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Escape from an incredibly dangerous, randomly generated tower in a slapstick, roguelite adventure that looks like a cartoon and feels like a joke. Slashy slashy!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.8%, Dark Fantasy 21.5%, Medieval 20.3%, Funny 17.8%, Fantasy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a procedural dungeon-crawling experience with a humorous edge that feels right at home with the seed game.
- #17 Towertale
86% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: MiSou Games
Windows · Linux
Fight your way up a Tower of bosses and unveil the mystery that lies up in its peak. Play four intertwined storylines and unlock multiple endings. Now with co-op up to 4 players!
Why similar: Action RPG 50.1%, Fantasy 16.9%, 2D 13.4%, Colorful 11.5%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This boss-rush action game captures the spirit of climbing a tower to face increasingly difficult challenges.
- #18 Tower Princess
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: AweKteaM
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A charming 3D roguelite platformer about a normal day in the life of a knight! Sharpen the spear and make the Dragon run in fear! Oh, and also try to manage a date with princesses & princes you rescue.
Why similar: Action RPG 53.2%, Fantasy 22.9%, Action 15.1%, Casual 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that focuses on the classic trope of rescuing princesses while fighting through a tower.
- #19 Hollow Survivors
84% matchVery Positive82% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: Danny DeerPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades and weapons, and save the Tower.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.1%, Hack and Slash 31.6%, Action RPG 22.9%, 2D 5.8%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell action game with roguelite progression that keeps the player constantly engaged.
- #20 Scarlet Tower
84% matchVery Positive82% of 2,359 reviews2024
Dev: Pyxeralia LLCPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Scarlet Tower is a gothic horror casual game with roguelike and RPG elements, like talent trees, classes, familiars and more!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.3%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Medieval 11.7%, Action RPG 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features intense bullet-hell action with deep upgrade trees that will appeal to fans of the seed game's progression.
- #21 Big Helmet Heroes
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,009 reviews2025
Dev: Exalted StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Throw yourself into an epic 3D beat’em up adventure with adorable knights, full of surprising worlds and situations. Grab your buddy and play in 2 player co-op to save the princess, but this is only the beginning!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.3%, Side Scroller 19.2%, PvE 9.9%, Arcade 9.9%, Funny 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fun, arcade-style beat-em-up that emphasizes hack-and-slash action and co-op play.
- #22 Vacant Kingdom
83% matchVery Positive99% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: shru
Windows · Mac
Vacant Kingdom is a synthesis of bullet hell and story-driven action-RPG. Explore a whimsical yet desolate land and rally its adrift people by solving their problems.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Hack and Slash 15.7%, Action RPG 14.3%, Funny 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends bullet-hell mechanics with a humorous tone and action-RPG elements.
- #23 Dungeon Rampage
80% matchVery Positive93% of 2,923 reviews2025
Dev: Gamebreaking Studios
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Battle your way to victory in this 1-4 player co-op hack-n-slash dungeon crawler. Play as a dynamic cast of heroes slicing their way through dungeons, earning weapons and loot. Rampage past a gauntlet of enemies and destruction to end the evil Lord Dinglepus' reign!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.2%, Action RPG 14.8%, PvE 13.4%, Medieval 12.5%, Cartoony 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides fast-paced hack-and-slash dungeon crawling that is easy to pick up and play.
- #24 Orb Tower
81% matchVery Positive96% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre VandermaesenPub: VANDERMAESEN GAMES
Windows · Linux
A Roguelike Bubble Puzzler! Choose your school of magic and reach the top of the tower! Chill pick up and play feel and nostalgic pixel art and music. Get your staff and prepare to shoot orbastical spells !
Why similar: Arcade 28.2%, Medieval 16.2%, Action 14.9%, Colorful 11.8%, Fantasy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual arcade action game with roguelite elements that is perfect for short, intense sessions.
- #25 Knights of Braveland
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2023
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Knights of Braveland is a cooperative beat'em up action game with a generated story. You will hack, slash, and smash your way to victory. And with your friends it is much more fun. Play local or online.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27%, Side Scroller 26.6%, Action RPG 19.4%, PvE 15.9%, Colorful 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling beat-em-up with roguelite progression that captures the chaotic fun of arcade brawlers.
- #26 Arcane Tower Survivors
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Red Horde Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in this horde survival roguelite. Unleash devastating spells, master unique skills, and craft unstoppable builds. Between battles, fortify your tower and unlock powerful upgrades in a strategic meta-game. Will your magic outlast the chaos?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, 2D 6.7%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines bullet-hell action with a tower-themed setting, directly echoing the core premise of Knightmare Tower.
- #27 Break the Empire
79% matchVery Positive92% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Fight your way to the capital and slay the emperor! Choose from a variety of characters with unique spells and skills! Featuring permadeath, interactable terrain, distinct builds, wild combos, and endless replayability.
Why similar: Action RPG 32.8%, Hack and Slash 18.2%, Medieval 15.1%, Fantasy 9.9%, 2D 9%
Why You'll Like It: This 2D action-roguelite features fast-paced combat and minimalist design that keeps the focus on the action.
- #28 Hollow Survivors: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive93% of 532 reviews2024
Dev: Danny DeerPub: Games Incubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version. Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades, new weapons, and save the Tower.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Action RPG 20.2%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%
- #29 Tower of Kalemonvo
77% matchVery Positive84% of 438 reviews2025
Dev: osurPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Crawl to the top of the TOWER OF KALEMONVO, a hardcore isometric ARPG with randomly generated levels meant for fans of slower paced action games. Fight cultists and monsters, scavenge for magical loot, learn powerful spells and fully customize your stats and skills!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 32.6%, Action RPG 24.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, PvE 15.2%, Fantasy 8.4%
- #30 OVER THE TOWER
76% matchVery Positive91% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: HiyashiMinadukiPub: Minaduki Game Studio
Windows · Mac
OVER THE TOWER is a hack-and-slash clicker game where you defeat enemies with simple mouse clicks. Collect coins to unlock upgrades, and equip the items you obtain to grow even stronger. What will you witness at the top of the tower…?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 51.9%, PvE 16.6%, Arcade 15.3%, Casual 10.1%, 2D 6.1%
- #31 CastleStorm
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,616 reviews2013
Dev: Zen Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome to the world of CastleStorm, a super genre mashup of 2D physics destruction mashed with tower defense brawler! CastleStorm was born out of the fond childhood memory of building and destroying LEGO castles.
Why similar: Funny 33.1%, Medieval 19.7%, Fantasy 12.2%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 10.8%
- #32 Tempest Tower
76% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Half Past Yellow
Windows
Tempest Tower is an action packed tower defense platformer where you must brawl with incoming hordes of Creepers while herding the local critters to safety. Build, fight, upgrade, overcome.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 40.7%, Cartoony 24.1%, Arcade 19.1%, Colorful 9.1%, Action 7%
- #33 Cursorblade
75% matchVery Positive86% of 1,010 reviews2023
Dev: RealPeach
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Cursorblade is a bullet hell game where you play as the cursor, fighting your way through waves of enemies. Combine weapons and items to become more powerful with your own unique builds. Slash, dodge, upgrade, and repeat!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27%, Hack and Slash 24.7%, Arcade 12.8%, Funny 8.8%, Cartoony 6.9%
- #34 Parry Nightmare
75% matchVery Positive84% of 173 reviews2024
Dev: KAKUKAKU GAMESPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Team up with your "other self", Honno-chan, as you parry, pummel and pulse your way out of your darkest nightmare in this one-of-a-kind "parry heaven" action game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 63.3%, Colorful 11.1%, 2D 10%, Casual 9%, Action 6.5%
- #35 Medieval Defenders
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 256 reviews2016
Dev: CreobitPub: 8Floor
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Defend your ancestral castle – show the invader who the master is! Build towers, save money, train your spells, and your enemy will be vanquished.
Why similar: Medieval 22%, Cartoony 13.7%, Arcade 13.2%, PvE 13.1%, Funny 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more strategy-focused, it captures the medieval tower-defense theme and arcade-style action.
- #36 Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos
73% matchMixed68% of 5,894 reviews2025
Dev: NANOO
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Battle hordes of monsters, acquire new skills, and upgrade your abilities. Customize your build with hundreds of item combinations and reach the top to fulfill your deepest desires. Conquer the tower in this thrilling roguelite hack and slash survivors game!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.3%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Action RPG 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.6%
- #37 Rampage Knights
74% 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: Hack and Slash 34.2%, Action 21.2%, Funny 18.3%, Side Scroller 16.4%, 2D 10%
- #38 Hazelnut Hex
72% matchVery Positive98% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: Chunderfins
Windows
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Arcade 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Colorful 5.9%
- #39 Super Chibi Knight
74% matchVery Positive86% of 509 reviews2015
Dev: PestoForcePub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Kingdom of Oukoku is threatened by the spicy influence of General Tso. Citizens have placed their hope in a small knight who fits the requirements of ancient legends. Which path will the Chibi Knight choose...
Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.3%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Action RPG 15.2%, Medieval 13%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #40 Halls of Torment
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,213 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 23.9 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?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.5%, Hack and Slash 17.1%, Action RPG 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Medieval 9.3%
- #41 Waifu Discovered 2: Medieval Fantasy
73% matchVery Positive88% of 97 reviews2021
Dev: One-Hand-Free Studios
Windows
Rescue your possible WAIFU from the evil magic. Elaborated yet EASY TO PLAY strip women up action game! Destroy the infected clothes to save the girls from the curse!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.6%, Medieval 14.3%, Arcade 11.7%, Funny 10.5%, Cartoony 10.4%
- #42 Bobo's Big Tower
70% matchVery Positive91% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: SillyKittyPub: DarkBear Studios
Windows
Binding of Isaac meets Crypt of the Necrodancer in this adorable Action-Puzzle Roguelike! Are you clever enough to survive the evil wizard Bobo's traps?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 39.5%, Arcade 17.2%, Funny 14.3%, Cartoony 12%, 2D 6.8%
- #43 Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,302 reviews2014
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
Why similar: Medieval 22.3%, Cartoony 19.9%, Funny 18.8%, Fantasy 12.4%, 2D 9.5%
- #44 Knight Overloaded
71% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2023
Dev: CCM
Windows
Knight Overloaded is a roguelight survival game that reinforced strategic choices. Beat enemies falling from the sky endlessly, and expand your inventory!
Why similar: Medieval 29.3%, 2D 22.3%, Action 20.9%, Casual 15.2%, Fantasy 12.3%
- #45 Crescent Tower
70% matchVery Positive91% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Curry CroquettePub: AMATA Games
Windows
Aspire to reach the top of Crescent Tower that appears just once every 50 years! An authentic 8-bit style dungeon crawler RPG with a retro level of difficulty, where you repeatedly explore, level up, and traverse dungeons!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 54.2%, Fantasy 23.4%, 2D 22.4%
- #46 Muffin Knight
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 457 reviews2014
Dev: Angry Mob Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Muffin Knight is an arena based action-packed platformer with stunning visuals and a myriad of fairytale characters, each with their own unique abilities, which gain strength as you advance.
Why similar: Action 52.5%, Casual 47.5%
- #47 Big Tower Tiny Square
72% matchVery Positive92% of 133 reviews2018
Dev: Evil ObjectivePub: EO Interactive
Windows
No Princess, only Pineapple! Dodge bullets, leap lava pits, and wall-jump your way up the Big Tower in this precision platformer. Quick deaths, generous respawns, and a whole lot of jumping.
Why similar: Action 30.8%, Funny 27.9%, Arcade 27.6%, 2D 13.7%
- #48 Project Tower
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Yummy Games
Windows
Dive in Project Tower, a third-person shooter mixing intense bullet hell combat with a unique morphing ability. Imprisoned by the "Hiks", fight to the top of their deadly tower for freedom. Will you outsmart them and make your way out ?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.5%, Bullet Hell 36.5%, Linear 18.5%, Action 6.5%
- #49 TEMPLE of RUBBO
71% matchPositive84% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced co-op dungeon crawler for up to four players! 🏛️ Fight enemies and collect loot through 16 floors of caves, sewers, dungeons and hell to rescue an ancient wizard and regain your humanity.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.9%, Action RPG 24.9%, Funny 11.7%, Colorful 10.1%, Fantasy 7.6%
- #50 Noobs Are Coming
67% 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: Bullet Hell 22.7%, Hack and Slash 20.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Funny 9.8%, Cartoony 8.9%
- #51 Undercroft Warriors
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 459 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Bullet Hell 29.6%, Score Attack 13.9%, Arcade 13.1%, 2D 5.8%
- #52 Spirit Mancer
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Sunny Syrup StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Slash, Shoot and Break demons. Capture their spirits and summon them out into your battle in the beautiful yet dangerous world of Inferno. Fight against hordes of demons and stop the evil queen with the power of the Spirit Mancer.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.1%, Side Scroller 29.8%, Funny 12.3%, Fantasy 7.8%, 2D 6.6%
- #53 Knight Squad 2 Trials
69% matchVery Positive89% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: Chainsawesome Games
Windows
Triumph over friends in this chaotic arcade battle royale game for up to 8 players. Jump online, grab a sword, load your bazooka, and be the last knight standing in this free-to-play version of Knight Squad 2.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.4%, Arcade 21.9%, Medieval 21.1%, Cartoony 10.6%, Colorful 10.1%
- #54 Demon Sword: Incubus
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: BrianodePub: Eroge Japan
Windows
Use sword and spell combos to slash and blast through hordes of attacking enemies! Guard break a boss's defenses, find an opening, then obliterate them for good with a well-placed super deadly attack! Satisfying 3D side-scrolling action with game-play elements inspired by fighting games!
Why similar: Side Scroller 54.7%, Medieval 21.5%, Fantasy 12.2%, Action 11.7%
- #55 KILL KNIGHT
65% 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: Bullet Hell 25.8%, Hack and Slash 25.2%, Score Attack 17.3%, Arcade 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%
- #56 Pudding: Lyre Knight
67% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: Katatema
Windows
"Let's defeat the demon lord together!" A thrilling action-adventure of destruction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.9%, Bullet Hell 31.8%, Colorful 7.4%, Action 7%, 2D 6.5%
- #57 Slash/Jump
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 508 reviews2024
Dev: Starts With Cinder
Windows
How do you platform if walking and jumping aren't an option? With a sword of course! Bounce and slash your way through this short and sweet, uniquely controlled precision platformer!
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.4%, Medieval 30.1%, Linear 14.9%, Fantasy 7.9%, 2D 7.2%
- #58 Hell Shooter
66% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
Hell Shooter is a roguelike dungeon crawler game. It features unique attack methods, exhilarating action, an oriental hellish atmosphere, and each character's storytelling.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.4%, Action RPG 20.4%, PvE 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Funny 11.8%
- #59 Good Knight
67% matchVery Positive95% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: Team Good Knight
Windows · Linux
Embark on an exhilarating journey through the depths of Filipino mythology in this Buttclenching One-Button Bullet-Hell. Test yourself through a relentless onslaught of bullets and beautiful patterns. Experience the intense action and headbanging soundtrack in this must-play game for all indie fans!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.7%, Score Attack 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 18.9%, Funny 15%, Arcade 12.8%