Games Like Microbes and Machines

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: Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 9.6%, Procedural Generation 9.3%

Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Action Roguelike 13%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Roguelite 10.5%, Roguelike 10.2%

A roguelike bullet-hell shooter where table tennis meets ancient mythology. Wield your paddle to strike enemies with bouncing balls, retrieve them to attack again, and craft powerful builds through strategic upgrades.

Why similar: Roguelite 15%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Roguelike 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%

Burning Skies is a frantic roguelite bullet hell. Join the resistance and assemble the ultimate warjet, shoot take down giant bosses and avoid many dangers to destroy the tyrants who are ruling the world.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Roguelite 10.8%, Bullet Hell 8.6%

Space Slinger is an arcade roguelike about a traveler and his recoil-packed gun where you shoot to move. Unlock unique weapons and broken builds as you conquer space one enemy at a time.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Roguelite 11.3%, Bullet Hell 9.8%

Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based bullet hell roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.

Why similar: Roguelite 14.6%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Roguelike 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.3%

Battle through waves of enemies, taking their power for your own in this retro-styled arcade shoot'em up.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Roguelike 12%, Shooter 9.3%

Glow Journey is a minimalist action-roguelike where you control an orb navigating a procedurally generated world. Dodge enemies and traps, collect XP, and choose powerful upgrades to survive longer and reach new levels in this fast-paced survival adventure.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.2%, Procedural Generation 17.3%, Minimalist 13.2%, Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 9.4%

Outclassed is an arcade dungeon crawler roguelite where you combine unique class abilities to clear an expansive dungeon. Level up, collect items, and create powerful synergies to become truly outclassed!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.7%, Roguelike 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Roguelite 12.9%, Bullet Hell 10.2%

A 3D Sci-Fi space shooter game where you fight against big flagships and bases to unlock the secrets of the world.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Roguelite 12.4%, Roguelike 10.3%

La Furia de las Trenzas is a survivor-like roguelite where you'll face relentless hordes of British soldiers trying to capture Buenos Aires. Recruit your platoon of soldiers with special abilities and defend the town square!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelite 15.3%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Roguelike 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

Bullet Hell or Heaven? A rogue-like where you upgrade yourself and your enemies. Strategize around your build choices and dominate the battlefields of Novi Blaster.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Action Roguelike 15%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Roguelite 11.8%, Roguelike 10.9%

A fast-paced action roguelike where explosive combat fuels 'Blitz' ultimates—a rage mode that dominates the battlefield. Endure relentless battles, enhance your arsenal, and evolve powerful abilities. Each run opens new tactical possibilities in this intense arena shooter.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 14.5%, Roguelike 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%, Bullet Hell 9.8%

Weaponized is a fast, violent retro vector shooter. Use your machine gun to carve through asteroids and extract ore. Grab and hurl enemies, snipe through rocks, fight massive bosses. Make your quota and get out before it's too late. Earn. Endure. Weaponize.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 13.5%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%, Top-Down Shooter 8.5%

You were created by a few scientists for a suicide mission. How long can you survive by clearing mutant slimes?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 11.1%, Bullet Hell 10.7%

BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.

Why similar: Roguelite 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Roguelike 12.4%

Unleash Mass Insect Extermination! Entomophobia is a casual Bullet Heaven with rogue-lite elements. Slay bugs, amass upgrades, and escalate your power against the swarms. Crush, upgrade, dominate – the insect reign ends with you!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 10.1%

A roguelite space shooter based around the classic arcade game. Shoot asteroids, ships, and take down the mothership in a multi-stage boss fight, avoiding lasers and explosions. Upgrade your ship during and after your run in this casual simple roguelite.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Roguelite 12.9%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Roguelike 8.8%

Zombie exterminator is a top-down shooter roguelite where you play a soldier. Combine weapon parts and create unique weapons. Use gadgets and relics to exterminate zombies. Fight against zombies and horrendous creatures.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Roguelite 10.6%, Procedural Generation 9.7%

Enter the human body with A Way To Die! Play as a disease that attempts to infect its host by contaminating organs and mutating! Discover new ways to win every time you play with all the different diseases!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 11.5%, Procedural Generation 10.7%

100 Second Heart Attack is a fast paced bullet hell roguelike where survival is never guaranteed. Dodge overwhelming waves of demons, collect upgrades, and keep your heart beating just a little longer.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 12%, Bullet Hell 11.3%

As The House of God races towards heaven, Jack blasts their way to the conductor in this chaotic and fast-paced Rogue-Lite.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 11.5%

Exterminate the bugs that are hidden on the dark side of the moon. A game based on space exploration, with a variety of items and monsters and a evil to be defeated. Adventure in this space experience and destroy them.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Roguelite 12.3%, Roguelike 11.4%

Defeat the enemies. Upgrade the spacecraft. Defend the mothership. Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership is a shoot em'up game with roguelite elements.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 10%

Project Dimension is a noir-styled roguelike shooter in infinite randomly-generated dungeons where you push as far as you can. Grab your camera and whatever you can find to clear different theme of dungeons.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Procedural Generation 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Roguelite 11.4%

Crimsonwood is a roguelike top-down shooter in a cursed national park. Collect various weapons, gain perks and battle hordes of enemies to survive.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Roguelite 13.4%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Roguelike 9.9%

Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Roguelite 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%, Procedural Generation 10.3%

Pilot an immune-cell sentinel in a neon pixel-art horde-survival auto-shooter. Move manually, auto-fire evolving weapons, draft upgrades, equip symbiotes, and survive escalating pathogen swarms inside a collapsing biotech system.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 10.7%, Procedural Generation 9.5%

Rob o Bot is a survivors-like action game where you fight hordes of robots that began acting on their own after a mysterious virus infected a new generation of machines. Survive waves of enemies, upgrade your gear, and take back control before the machines take over.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Roguelite 12.8%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Roguelike 9.5%

Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Roguelike 8.4%

Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Roguelite 12.4%, Bullet Hell 10.2%

Fight through hordes of burnt CDs, flying TVs, and faceless suits in this frantic, run-based, twin-stick shooter. Forget firing bullets, though - you'll be flinging vinyl records, throwing drumsticks and swinging guitars to fend off the enemies of music and maybe, just maybe, survive the night.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 11.1%, Bullet Hell 10.5%

Cyberscape is a top down round based action game with some rougelike elements. Play as different heroes with unique abilities and fight against the evil robot army. Level up and complete achievements to unlock new items and fight your way through different locations.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 9.9%, Bullet Hell 7.8%

The alien hordes have attacked us for no reason. We must throw all our forces to repel our planet from the alien invaders!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 11.6%

Starship Architect is a high-octane roguelike where every decision counts. Battle relentless enemies, choose from a dynamic arsenal of weapons and upgrades, and strategically assemble your ship. Unlock powerful new parts after each run and craft the perfect starship.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 10.9%, Bullet Hell 9.8%

Defend a moving train against relentless bandit attacks. Shoot enemies, repair wagons and upgrade your character as you explore diverse regions each with unique guns, enemies and upgrades.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Roguelike 11.5%

You just have to kill the bugs and critters before they kill you, so you can kill the bugs EVEN BETTER. Defeat the 3 floors and their bosses to win the game! Fight through procedurally maps made of handcrafted rooms, in this action RPG shooter with heavy roguelike and bullet-hell elements.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Roguelite 12.8%, Roguelike 10.9%

Gunclone Arena is a top-down looter-shooter roguelite. Fight as a super-clone that can wield 6 weapons, a Beam and Shield in a dystopian TV show! Loot thousands of weapon variants with ricochet, detonate, shock, pierce and more. Stack build-changing Mods. Notice: Escape is grounds for perma-recycle.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 12.4%, Bullet Hell 10.4%

SURVIVE in a transforming arena against ALIEN OGRES in this ROGUELIKE BULLET-HELL 💥 MODIFY your gun, make smart upgrade decisions and master your spaceship's controls to conquer the OGRE CHAMBERS !

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 12.2%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%

Get ready for the ultimate space challenge! In this top-down action roguelite you’ll pilot your ship through a low-gravity environment, dodging obstacles and fighting enemies along the way. But be careful, one wrong move could mean the end of your journey. Are you ready to take on the challenge?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 11.5%, Procedural Generation 9%

Irradiant Skies is an arcade roguelite blending brick-breaking and bullet-parrying combat. Reflect enemy attacks, chain powerful upgrades, and master unique ships as you ascend through waves of enemies.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Roguelike 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Roguelite 10.6%, Shooter 8.4%

Boom Buddies is a fixed-position bullet hell survival game where animal heroes face endless enemy waves, upgrade weapons through card choices, unlock new characters, and compete on global leaderboards.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelite 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Roguelike 8.9%

Meow Legion is a game about assembling an army of cats to defend against waves of enemies.A top-down roguelite shooter game where you hire cats and level them up to fight mice from the evil Mousy Empire!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Roguelite 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Roguelike 9.7%

Beyond Lost Planets is an intense Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Bullet Hell. Fight through enemies and bosses across procedural worlds. Everything from weapons and bullets to powerup and companions is represented with cards. Grow absurdly powerful and create wild, unique synergies every run!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Roguelite 14%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Roguelike 9.5%, Bullet Hell 9.2%

This game is an intense bullet hell roguelike shooter, evolve and destroy the celestial army to try to open the hell's gate. Items, references and transformations based in : Lovecraftian universe, biblical sins, and all types of angels and celestial creatures.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Roguelite 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Roguelike 10.2%

Blast back the approaching zombies with your weapon of choice and survive. Zombie Survivors - last soldier - is a roguelite casual shooter.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Roguelite 11.6%, Roguelike 9.5%

Try to survive the demon onslaught in this fast-paced top-down shooter. Battle oncoming enemies as they try to destroy you, collect their souls to level up your character and weapons. Collect relics and unlock new characters and weapons to become more powerful!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Roguelite 11.3%, Procedural Generation 10%

Survive the chaos of a bullet-heaven action game. Tear through enemy hordes, stack wild ability combos, and endure cataclysms that rewrite the rules mid-fight. The pace ramps up every minute - either you grow stronger, or you get wiped out.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Roguelike 10.5%

Battle endless hordes in an 80s horror nightmare. Stack insane upgrades, break the game, and survive as long as you can.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Roguelite 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Roguelike 11.5%

Roguelike Shooter Where Your Bullets Hurt You!

Why similar: Roguelike 15.2%, Action Roguelike 15%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Roguelite 11.6%, Shooter 10.3%

Destroy hordes of strange machines that have invaded the forest. Yawnoc is a chaotic top-down shooter roguelite focused on immersion into the world of Conway's Game of Life and other cellular automata.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Roguelite 12.8%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Roguelike 9.9%

Blast through interconnected floors of a massive starship to reach the Archon’s Cube. Explore branching sectors, grab new weapons, stack upgrades, and fight otherworldly threats as you race to escape.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Roguelite 15.3%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Bullet Hell 10.4%

Run and Gun Roguelite where the goal is to upgrade each consecutive alien drone on death so the next can strive to become overpowered enough to escape the all consuming hive mind.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Roguelite 13.4%, Procedural Generation 13%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Bullet Hell 9.4%

In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Roguelite 10.2%

Waspkeeper is an action roguelite game where your main goal is to survive as long as possible in a field full of venomous wasps with one out of four playable characters.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Roguelite 13.5%, Bullet Hell 10.3%

Nanokeeper is a short roguelite where your towers are your last line of defense. Add, attack, and conquer the arena!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Roguelite 11.8%, Minimalist 9.1%

Fruity Rogue is a fast-paced roguelike top-down shooter where everything revolves around fruits! Explore randomly generated levels, battle fruit enemies, collect items, and discover game-changing synergies. With each run, unlock characters and weapons, each with their own playstyle and abilities.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Roguelike 14.5%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

A top down, action bullet hell roguelike with customizable weapons, perks and seed based random generated runs! Can you shoot your way home?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Procedural Generation 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Roguelike 10.8%, Shooter 9.3%