Games Like Maniac

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 39.8%, Roguelike 28.1%, RPG 13.6%, Funny 11.1%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an unparalleled top-down sandbox experience where you can cause absolute chaos and commit crimes in a procedurally generated city.

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.9%, Bullet Hell 31.8%, Roguelike 10.1%, Score Attack 9.4%, Arcade 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive bullet-heaven game that established the genre's addictive loop of mowing down thousands of enemies.

Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Roguelike 14%, Top-Down 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a polished bullet-heaven experience with massive enemy counts and satisfying weapon upgrades.

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: Bullet Hell 23.1%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Roguelike 20%, Arcade 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced arena roguelite that emphasizes building unique character synergies to survive waves of enemies.

Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelike 13%, Top-Down 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, fast-paced roguelite where you control a sentient slime destroying everything in its path.

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 24.2%, Action Roguelike 23.9%, Roguelike 16.6%, Top-Down 11.2%, Arcade 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines retro-inspired graphics with deep bullet-heaven mechanics and satisfying character progression.

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Top-Down 41.8%, Top-Down Shooter 34.6%, Action 17%, Singleplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the same high-intensity, violent top-down action and fast-paced gameplay loop found in Maniac.

Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.3%, Action Roguelike 31.9%, Roguelike 17.2%, RPG 9.6%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality action-roguelite that blends bullet-heaven survival with satisfying loot and gear systems.

Build a "legitimate" corporation via open world missions, shakedowns, sabotage and property acquisition.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Driving 16.3%, Sandbox 10.6%, Open World 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world, top-down crime game that mirrors the destructive, sandbox nature of Maniac.

Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelike 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A frantic, top-down shooter where the environment is destructible and the action never stops.

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 24.9%, Roguelike 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, fast-paced top-down shooter that rewards aggressive play and precise movement.

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 34.7%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Roguelike 8.1%, Bullet Hell 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep, tactical top-down shooting mechanics with a focus on weapon customization and high-stakes combat.

Inspired by classic top-down action games, Glitchpunk lets you brawl, shoot and drive your way through a dystopian future. As an android bounty hunter in a brutal world of gangs, cults and corporations there’s plenty of work for you. Lock and load, let her rip!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.7%, Dark Humor 23.9%, Open World 18%, Top-Down 13.7%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, cyberpunk-themed action game that focuses on crime, hacking, and chaotic open-world exploration.

A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Roguelike 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based, top-down roguelite shooter that adds a layer of tactical environmental destruction to the genre.

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 37.6%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Roguelike 15.5%, Top-Down 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A polished top-down roguelite shooter that offers endless variety and challenging bullet-hell encounters.

Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Dark Humor 18.2%, Open World 13.7%, Action 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a dark, villain-protagonist theme with intense, violent top-down action.

Prepare for bullet hell action and crazy driving! Your town is on fire, anarchy reigns the streets, aliens rampage in the sky! Grab your gun and join the fun!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Bullet Hell 13%, Roguelike 6.1%, Arcade 6%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, fun top-down shooter that leans heavily into the theme of pure, unadulterated chaos.

20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?

Why similar: Gun Customization 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Action Roguelike 17%, Score Attack 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tight, roguelite bullet-heaven game that emphasizes character builds and quick, intense survival sessions.

An isometric roguelike third-person shooter about a ruined Earth and the unending chaos engulfing it. Fight hordes of the infected, gather loot, make allies, traverse spacetime, and venture into the depths of what we could've prevented.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 20%, Action Roguelike 19%, Dark Humor 15.1%, Roguelike 15%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that focuses on exploration and intense, bullet-filled combat encounters.

Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D rogue-lite top-down shooter where you blast your way through the tormented mind of demigod of destruction Mental, as he imagines worlds and monsters that stand on your path towards his inner ego. Let the showdown begin!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.9%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic top-down roguelite that captures the over-the-top energy and bullet-hell intensity of the Serious Sam series.

Hunt down huge hordes of droids, absorb their cores and become the strongest cybernetic being. In this sci-fi action-packed roguelite, you unlock weapons with unique effects, craft powerful gear and create endless combinations of upgrades for your character. Make your choice and break the game.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelike 11.6%, Score Attack 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick roguelite that balances bullet-hell survival with complex character build paths.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 34.3%, Top-Down Shooter 29%, Top-Down 17.1%, Action 7.7%, Arcade 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down arena shooter that focuses on surviving endless waves of monsters with increasingly powerful weaponry.

Matthew Taurus, after losing everything in a horrifying event, turned from honorable policeman into vengeful outlaw. Get ready to rage through dangerous spaceships in this frantic twin-stick shooter roguelite, where you must find your enemies and destroy them.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42%, Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, 3D 6.9%, Action 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, fast-paced twin-stick shooter that emphasizes aggressive, high-octane combat.

Gunforged is a goofy fantasy roguelite shooter where you create broken builds every run. Forge your guns with randomized gun parts, collect passive abilities, and embed gun-changing runes into your guns to create the ultimate build.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Roguelike 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that emphasizes weapon variety and arena-based combat survival.

A top-down action roguelike about buying snakes, fighting them, selling their oil, and buying more snakes. Upgrade your weapons, get stronger snakes to fight, and chase down a high score with only ten days to live.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Dark Humor 12.3%, Action Roguelike 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic action-roguelite that features intense top-down combat and a high-energy atmosphere.

Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Top-Down 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique take on the bullet-heaven genre that adds farming and RPG elements to the survival loop.

Shoot Trip Die is a psychedelic, arcade, rogue-like romp! Finger blast your way through dozens of levels mowing down strange monsters and collecting even weirder items, all to get back to your pissed stained mattress! It's got Kick! It's got Bite! And It'll Mess. You. Up! You got what it takes?...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Dark Humor 17.2%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelike 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced bullet-hell roguelite that focuses on twitch reflexes and constant movement.

Sodaman is a bullet-heaven roguelike where you play as a supersoldier fighting alien hordes with soda powers. Find game-breaking sodas and concoct custom cocktails. Discover planets, unlock weapons, sodas, cybernetics, power-up cards, and more. But first, crack open a cold one.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Score Attack 13.9%, Roguelike 11.2%

Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelike 10.6%, Arcade 8.7%

A magical, chaotic roguelike-survivor. Craft insane wands, evolve and fuse powerful spells, equip crazy gear, and wield the power of divine relics. Get ready to wipe out hordes of hungry frogs and face mighty bosses in unique, unpredictable runs.

Why similar: Gun Customization 26.5%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelike 14.5%, Top-Down 9%

Deliver At All Costs is a thrilling action game where destruction, absurdity and intrigue collide! Step into the shoes of Winston Green — a down-on-his-luck courier with a fiery temper and a mysterious past — as he delivers highly unconventional cargo, leaving a trail of havoc and chaos behind him.

Why similar: Driving 21.7%, Dark Humor 20.3%, Sandbox 13.6%, Open World 12.6%, Arcade 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric action game that focuses on physics-based destruction and chaotic delivery missions.

Welcome to Bloody Rally Show - a head-on smash between frenetic top-down arcade racing and hyperviolent reality TV. You must drift, boost, and blast to keep the viewers entertained and your paymasters happy. Go full throttle and drive to survive! Includes local multiplayer mayhem for up to 4 players

Why similar: Driving 21.9%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Sandbox 14.1%, Character Customization 12.1%, Roguelike 12%

Why You'll Like It: A combat-racing game that incorporates roguelite elements and sandbox destruction in a top-down perspective.

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: Gun Customization 19%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Action Roguelike 10.9%

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.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Dark Humor 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Gun Customization 11.7%

Driveloop is a fast-paced driving roguelike shooter. Drift, blast and ram your way through waves of steampunk enemies. Upgrade your vehicle with powerful weapons, recruit unique crew members and survive intense battles as you build the ultimate combat machine. Can you survive the chaos?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Score Attack 11.2%, Action Roguelike 11%

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: Gun Customization 29.2%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelike 16.6%, Arcade 8%

Workaholic is a frantic rouge-lite FPS where you go on a rampage through a hellish office space as your grasp on reality crumbles.

Why similar: Score Attack 40.1%, Dark Humor 25.9%, Action 9%, Action Roguelike 8.6%, 3D 8.5%

Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.4%, Score Attack 30.2%, Action Roguelike 28.8%, Action 6.2%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Blast and crash through hordes of dangerous "zombies" as the titular "Goofy Goober" in this "video game". Collect Powerful items, obtain Powerful weapons, and defeat Powerful monsters in quickly paced action combat encounters. But Watch Out

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.5%, Action Roguelike 25.2%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Funny 11.3%, Top-Down 8.7%

The craziest driver simulator!

Why similar: Score Attack 29.4%, Top-Down 19.8%, Arcade 16.4%, Action 16%, Funny 13.5%

Simplistic top-down shooter that will put a smile on your face. Fulfill your inner sociopath as you mow down enemies with guns and cars alike, in a bid to pull off the world's largest heist!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49.7%, Funny 18.2%, Simulation 15.6%, Action 13.6%, Singleplayer 2.9%

This is an exhilarating action and shooting game where you fight using weapons with different abilities.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.8%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Action Roguelike 26.1%, Top-Down 10.9%, Action 3.4%

Chaos Town is a top-down shooter focused on fast-paced combat, character progression, and fully destructible environments.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 14%, RPG 13.3%, Action 11.6%

A vehicular shooter with roguelike elements, offering a wild take on an alternate future of the Soviet Union. Build your combat vehicle and show nature who's boss!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.9%, Character Customization 22.5%, Top-Down 18.3%, Simulation 11.6%, 3D 8.2%

Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath is a roguelike action-survival game where forces of nature fight against hordes of evil. Gain new skills, loot powerful items and defeat all who stand in your way… By all means!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.8%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Dark Humor 17.9%, Roguelike 9.8%, Arcade 9.1%

The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.3%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Top-Down 18.4%, Roguelike 16.2%, Action 5.9%

The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Score Attack 14.7%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Roguelike 11%

An arcade-action vehicle combat game with rogue-lite progression. Drift, blast, and outdrive your enemies across a war-torn Europe. Upgrade your car with powerful weapons and mods, survive deadly delivery missions, and challenge insane mega-machine bosses.

Why similar: Driving 31.6%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Top-Down 15.1%, Arcade 12.8%, 3D 6.6%

Be the Forest Fire and burn everything in sight! A Rogue-lite destruction-fest where every pixel is physically simulated. Burn trees, buildings, vehicles, and tiny screaming humans. Dodge bullet-hell rain clouds and pissed-off firefighters to stay alive... Only YOU can start Forest Fires.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Dark Humor 18.8%, Roguelike 13.8%, Open World 11.1%

Become a medieval thug in a crazy open-world action game, full of pop-culture references. Complete insane quests, kill heroes, steal horses, fight guards, rob peasants, listen to some bard music, and much more! All packed in old-school gameplay style!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Open World 18.5%, Sandbox 16.4%, Top-Down 12.5%, Funny 12.1%

REDLINE CROOKS is a fast-paced roguelite combat racing game in which you destroy cops, walls and possibly yourself in a chaotic pursuit of freedom and riches. Upgrade, Slam, Taunt and Boost your way out of imprisonment through the lawless roads that lie ahead, and you may find personal absolution.

Why similar: Driving 22.9%, Action Roguelike 21%, Score Attack 12.5%, Roguelike 12%, Top-Down 10.3%

A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Roguelike 9.9%

Sandbox of destruction. Billion different ways to build your mech. Feel the weight and impact of obliteration in this modern old school mech combat sim.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.1%, Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Top-Down 13.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Action 4.5%

Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Score Attack 10.5%

Pest Apocalypse is a hyper-realistic post apocalyptic physics based pizza delivery action rogue-lite! Boost, jump, and drift across different maps in a bouncy pizza van. Pick up kooky passengers along the way and focus on the driving while they handle the shooting!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Driving 22.3%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelike 12.2%, Arcade 8.8%

Summon your stands and brawl it out! Dive into the thrill of mowing down enemies, synthesizing and upgrading, mining, forging gear, unlocking new characters and equipment. Discover unique stands combos and craft your own battle style to break through the chaos!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.6%, Action Roguelike 29.8%, Roguelike 17.2%, Top-Down 15.6%, Action 4.3%

Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 18%, Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Dark Humor 11.5%

Eradicate hordes of monsters in this survivors style roguelite set in a rotting, destructible city that hates you. Start fires, blow stuff up, electrify water, you name it. Upgrade & craft an arsenal of oddball weapons including pigeons riding boots. Unlock & upgrade offbeat characters & SURVIVE!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.6%, Action Roguelike 25.5%, Dark Humor 23.9%, Sandbox 19.9%, Action 3.7%

Roguelite Overpowered Wizard Simulator. Slay hundreds of cultists using the power of ancient cards and your magical steampunk arsenal. Choose from a diverse set of cards to create unique, game-breaking builds and shoot down the horde trying to stop you.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Gun Customization 8.2%

Gear up for a battle through hell in this roguelite Bullet Heaven Arena Autoshooter with Doom-inspired gore vibes, metal music, and a satisfying combat feel. Wield five weapons at once, upgrade and merge them to forge indestructible builds, and bring divine justice to a world on the brink of chaos.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelike 13.2%, Top-Down 10.8%