- #1 Now you are the persecuted
97% match9 user reviews80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Pawa Pawa
Windows
No weapons. No loot. No mercy. Just you, a half-loaded dungeon, and endless monsters. Every door makes things worse—so run like hell, or get swallowed by the monsters.
Why similar: Perma Death 34.1%, Underground 30.3% ★, PvE 15.5%, Top-Down 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%
- #2 Divine Craftedy
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fateloom
Windows
Merge, craft, and battle through the depths of hell! Forge legendary weapons, discover powerful recipes, and fight relentless demons in a dark medieval world. Master the art of merging and uncover the secrets of infernal crafting in Divine Craftedy!
Why similar: Underground 28.8% ★, Perma Death 26.3%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, PvE 12.9%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #3 Drown World
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meat Lab
Windows
Drown World combines grid-based mining with a pixel-perfect elemental simulation. Dig for resources, upgrade equipment at your airship, and carve your way through a volatile underground world in search of long-lost dwarven relics as waves of rain flood the tunnels you leave behind.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.4%, Sandbox 24.4%, Underground 23.2% ★, Mining 11.7% ★, Action 8%
- #4 MEATGUN
95% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: candyhen127
Windows · Mac
The top-down roguelike shooter where your ammunition is edible. Delve into The Facility and fight off hordes of mutant vegetables with your MEATGUN: Shoot meat to damage enemies, and eat meat to heal. Collect various items and combine their effects to become a powerful, veggie-killing machine.
Why similar: Perma Death 35.3%, Action Roguelike 27%, PvE 16.5%, Top-Down 9.4%, Action 4.2%
- #5 G.NOM
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Hardcell
Windows
G.NOM is an action rogue-lite game you awaken as an experiment subject in a lab full of creatures where you need to hunt and eat them. Explore the mysterious lab, make use of abandoned lab equipments, research various genetic mutations, evolve into more powerful forms and uncover secrets of the lab!
Why similar: Perma Death 29.2%, Action Roguelike 28.1%, PvE 15.1%, Top-Down 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #6 Chrono Chasm
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Waking Wombat Interactive
Windows
Descend into a living, ever-changing mine in this action roguelike! Gather crystals to extract their magical essence, manage resources, upgrade your abilities, and fight back against the encroaching darkness to uncover its source—before it consumes you.
Why similar: Underground 35.1% ★, Perma Death 19.6%, Action Roguelike 19%, Mining 9% ★, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #7 Daybreak
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stellar Octopians
Windows
Daybreak is an Action Roguelike game where you fight on a procedurally generated planet and try to survive for 5 minutes every day.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.8%, 2.5D 30.5%, PvE 20.5%, Sci-fi 6%, Action 5.9%
- #8 Doom Keeper
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pavel Auseitasau
Windows
Arena roguelike action where you choose a hero from dozens of unique fighters - each with their own playstyle, weapons, and abilities. Battle escalating waves of monsters in a dark sci-fi world, forge deadly builds on the fly, and fight your way to the final boss.
Why similar: Perma Death 33.9%, Action Roguelike 27.7%, PvE 18.1%, Artificial Intelligence 7.2%, Sci-fi 4.7%
- #9 Just Keep Digging
91% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: ReltPub: RELT Games
Windows
A mining simulator where you dig deeper and deeper to find the rarest gems and ores to sell, upgrading your gear while meeting the company's increasing weekly profit quota.
Why similar: Underground 57.2% ★, PvE 15%, Top-Down 11.7%, Mining 6.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #10 Light The Beacon
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dead Whale Studio
Windows
LIGHT THE BEACON is a sci-fi action-adventure survival game with rogue-like elements where players pilot customizable ships, manage resources, and battle AI threats in a procedurally generated universe. Face permadeath, explore hostile space, and ignite ancient beacons to save humanity.
Why similar: Perma Death 25.8%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Sandbox 16.3%, PvE 12.8%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #11 Creepmoon
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KPas
Windows
SF roguelike with giant creepers and explosives in top-down pixel look
Why similar: Underground 41% ★, Action Roguelike 28.8%, Top-Down 14.5%, Sci-fi 5.6%, Action 5.3%
- #12 No Parachute
89% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2021
Dev: Wherry
Windows
No Parachute is a fast-paced arcade game with a pixel art style, in which you will dodge various obstacles in free fall. Try to find out what is on the other side of the tunnel, and save your arms and legs along the way!
Why similar: Perma Death 26.6%, Underground 26.5% ★, 2.5D 18.5%, Mining 10.2% ★, Top-Down 8.9%
- #13 枪神细胞 Gunnery Cell
89% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: 乔元成
Windows
This is a Rogue bullet shooting game, you will play a resurrected cell in the arena, use the unique weapons you get, use the purest violence to kill the enemies in the arena and survive, collect energy to make yourself stronger, until finally incarnate as a god!
Why similar: Perma Death 40%, Action Roguelike 34.8%, Casual 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action 3.8%
- #14 Oreflux
87% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Mateusz P.
Windows
Oreflux is a fast mining roguelite where you have to battle with time to fullfill your daily mission. Upgrade your gear, create synergies with dozens of unique items and become a millionaire!
Why similar: Perma Death 27.3%, Underground 24.7% ★, Action Roguelike 24.5%, Mining 14% ★, Action 3.9%
- #15 Alien Slayer
88% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Alexander Weitzer
Windows
A top-down rogue-like shooter. Customize your weapons with looted upgrades to stay alive as long as possible.
Why similar: Perma Death 39.1%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Top-Down 11.9%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Action 6.7%
- #16 Chrono Survival
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 115 reviews2022
Dev: Petushock ProductionPub: Petushock Production
Windows
On the eve of the end of the world, become the last hope for the world by standing alone against thousands of monsters. Chrono Survival is a hyper arcade rogue-lite game that combines simple gameplay and challenge.
Why similar: Perma Death 45.7%, Action Roguelike 36.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 8.3%
- #17 Ohjata
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Paul Sardin
Windows
Skillfully redirect your weapon to reach victory against hundreds of enemies and survive by taming the games mechanics in this challenging survivors inspired rogue like with low poly aesthetics. Collect tons of upgrades to create powerful synergies, and explore the map to unveil its secrets.
Why similar: Perma Death 27.5%, Action Roguelike 26.7%, 2.5D 15.8%, Top-Down 15.7%, PvE 11.5%
- #18 Tomb of the New God
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Three Amigos
Windows
Tomb of the New God is an isometric action shooter rougelite. Explore a vast underground cave network long forgotten since the apocalypse. Collect items, weapons and powerful abilities to combat the inhabitants of the forgotten caves as you attempt to reach the source of a mysterious energy source.
Why similar: Perma Death 27.5%, Action Roguelike 25.6%, Underground 21.3% ★, PvE 11.7%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #19 Purgatory Heroes
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MegaBanana
Windows · Linux
Purgatory Heroes is an Action-RPG where you must fight through hordes of enemies. A key feature is the ability to play as any destroyed creature whose soul you have absorbed.
Why similar: Perma Death 28.4%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, 2.5D 20.1%, PvE 14%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #20 Dark & Quispy
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Onyx Clad Games
Windows
A Fantasy Rogue-Like game with Paper thin graphics. Cut through waves of enemies and collect their souls to increase your power! Encounter a variety of enemies and events as you make your way through the DARK.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.2%, PvE 20.6%, Top-Down 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Tactical 8.7%
- #21 Caveshifter
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ganiroo
Windows
Caveshifter is a dungeon-crawling Roguelike. Build your character and engage in fast-paced melee combat that blends Hack'n'Slash action with Souls-like precision. Fight your way through mysterious, ever-changing labyrinth in a dark fantasy world.
Why similar: Underground 30.2% ★, Perma Death 28.4%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Top-Down 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
- #22 Renegade Rush
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Manduneko Games
Windows · Mac
Renegade Rush is a survivor-style roguelike featuring deep upgrade systems, strategic exploration, and dynamic weapon builds. Stay aware of your position in the universe—venture out to hunt and discover, but don’t stray too far from home unless you're prepared for the dangers ahead.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.4%, PvE 21.5%, Top-Down 15.5%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Action 6.6%
- #23 Journey Back to DreamSpace
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TinyFlameTales
Windows
Journey Back to DreamSpace is a quirky top-down, single-player, cyberpunk, adventure game. Interact with angry gangers, crafty corporations and all kinds of strange characters in Port hope. Most of all though, help Jo find a way back to DreamSpace!
Why similar: Underground 25.2% ★, 2.5D 24.8%, Top-Down 13.7%, PvE 10.4%, Tactical 6.9%
- #24 GUNDIG
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Both Potatoes
Windows
A fast-paced roguelite that blends Terraria's destructible worlds with Risk of Rain's item-stacking progression. Choose a class, collect game-breaking items, and survive increasingly dangerous planets full of enemies, bosses, and secrets to uncover.
Why similar: Underground 31.3% ★, Action Roguelike 26.5%, Perma Death 20.9%, Action 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #25 FoxFire Mine
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: loquorgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on 'Foxfire Mine,' a 2D roguelike digging quest. Unearth valuable gems, manage resources, and navigate strategic upgrades for survival. Every descent challenges your tactics and adaptability in a dynamic underground world.
Why similar: Underground 37.8% ★, Perma Death 34.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Mining 7.2% ★, Tactical 6%
- #26 Aquest
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: asar247
Windows
Step into the shoes of the last standing drop of water, tasked with defending against the relentless assault of evil sponges determined to absorb every remaining drop. Although you stand alone, you possess all the water knowledge needed to create impressive structures and fend off your enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.9%, Sandbox 19.1%, Economy 13.3%, Top-Down 11.1%, PvE 10.2%
- #27 Million Depth
76% matchVery Positive94% of 670 reviews2025
Dev: Cyber Space BiotopePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Craft original weapons and engage in strategic time-freezing battles as you dive into the million-floor deep underground world of this deep-diving action strategy game.
Why similar: Underground 32.9% ★, Perma Death 29.7%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #28 The Tombs of Ultra 5
82% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: OFTNGames
Windows
A Topdown Rouge like shooter. Defeat enemies and collect randomized buffs to help you survive and find the keys needed to progress.
Why similar: Perma Death 35.3%, Action Roguelike 29.6%, PvE 16.4%, Top-Down 9.9%, Action 4.7%
- #29 Radio Free Europa
79% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Scott McCluskyPub: Coffee Puck Games
Windows · Linux
A top-down 2.5D Arcade Spaceship shooter Roguelike. Multiple playable ships, each with different characteristics and weapons. Salvage weapons and upgrades from defeated enemies. Each sector brings unique enemies, bosses, and upgrades. Can you make it all the way back to Earth?
Why similar: Perma Death 21.8%, 2.5D 20.9%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Economy 10.4%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #30 ULTRA MEGA DRILL
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glupy Cat Games
Windows
Buy geodes, crack their weak points, find rare crystals and artifacts, and build an automated processing line in this 2D incremental game.
Why similar: Underground 28.9% ★, Sandbox 25.8%, Mining 18.9% ★, Action Roguelike 11%, Casual 5.7%
- #31 God, Save the Queens!
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: QWGames
Windows
You are God. The king’s five daughters have been taken. Fight thousands of enemies, unlock powerful skills, and crush the evil wizard Zaharad in this brutal 2.5D roguelike!
Why similar: Perma Death 31.6%, 2.5D 27.1%, Action Roguelike 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Choices Matter 4.1%
- #32 SKY TOMB
78% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: BreadnButterCult
Windows
Have you ever looked at a boss and felt "Damn, I wish I - the player - was that powerful." Look no further than the retro-styled dopamine-fueled time-deleting powertrip of SKY TOMB!
Why similar: Perma Death 27.9%, 2.5D 22.9%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Top-Down 9.4%, PvE 8.4%
- #33 NanoDeath
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NanoDeath Inc
Windows
"NanoDeath" - A 2D roguelike-y game where you are a nano-based pathogen sent to destroy a human's body with intense combat and tactical decisions.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.1%, Perma Death 24.6%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Action 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #34 Stickman: Waves Of Doom
75% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Relevation Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stickman: Waves of Doom is a horde survivor game with minimalistic graphics where endless enemies crash down upon you in waves of pure chaos and destruction while maintaining steady FPS.
Why similar: Perma Death 34.1%, Action Roguelike 30%, PvE 15.8%, Top-Down 10.4%, Action 5.1%
- #35 Super Chaos
74% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Anodaxia
Windows
Every upgrade conditional and unique. Nuke this petri dish clean from eldritch germs in a frantic top‑down physics arcade where every upgrade goes off the rails! You will warp the space, WEAPONIZE CHAOS PHYSICS, and mutate your build into something barely controllable… and completely unstoppable.
Why similar: Perma Death 28.1%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, 2.5D 20.4%, PvE 13.2%, Top-Down 10.2%
- #36 Crawl To The Depths
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Efficacious Software Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl to the Depths is a first-person roguelite where you adventure through destructible caverns.
Why similar: Underground 28.7% ★, Perma Death 22.8%, Action Roguelike 17%, Mining 13.3% ★, Sandbox 12.8%
- #37 Tekla
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: PhantomTouchPub: PhantomTouch
Windows
Blast your way through an endless horde of enemies in this pixel art top-down shooter. Collect their remains in order upgrade your character for increased combat abilities. Tekla is a top-down shooter with roguelite elements.
Why similar: Perma Death 30%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Top-Down 15.1%, PvE 13.5%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #38 GCS: Salvage Rat
73% match9 user reviews22% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Stellar Forge Works
Windows
A gritty first-person space sim where you mine, trade, fight, and salvage across a procedurally generated universe—then breach derelicts in tense FPS missions with permadeath and full ship customization.
Why similar: Perma Death 32.7%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, PvE 12.7%, Sci-fi 11%, Mining 8.1% ★
- #39 Weaponmancer
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gooder Games
Windows
Weaponmancer is an action roguelite where you, a unique mage, summon weapons to fend off diverse foes. Navigate bullet-riddled challenges, adapt with every run, and harness fallen enemies' essence to evolve and conquer.
Why similar: Perma Death 35.7%, Action Roguelike 30.8%, PvE 16.5%, Top-Down 10.1%, Casual 4.6%
- #40 Boomerang Battles
74% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Gilded Rune Games
Windows · Mac
Boomerang Battles is a fast paced action roguelike where you battle your way through 100 floors of a deadly dungeon with your trusty boomerang in a bid for your freedom. Pick your favourite boomerang, learn its attack patterns, find upgrades, and battle against exciting bosses. Escape if you can.
Why similar: Perma Death 34.8%, Action Roguelike 25.3%, PvE 16.9%, Top-Down 11.7%, Colorful 4.7%
- #41 FARCRAFT
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RiitokenPub: Riitoken Mythic
Windows
A solo-player outer-space underworld survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore the Solar System and brave massive procedurally generated dungeons. Dig, build, drill, collect, craft, fight, light, shoot, run, and fly through fully mutable persistent sandboxes - or die trying.
Why similar: Underground 43% ★, Perma Death 19.9%, Sandbox 19.5%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Action 4.8%
- #42 Gnomber
72% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: LisiSoft
Windows · Mac
An action roguelike where you use different bombs to blow up your enemies. Use knockback from your explosions to throw enemies into each other or walls, throw projectiles and deal damage in creative ways. Level up, combine different perks, get new bombs, unlock new gnomes and become overpowered.
Why similar: Perma Death 35.1%, 2.5D 27.5%, Action Roguelike 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 5%, Colorful 3.7%
- #43 Crash Override
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: TMFX Studios
Windows
Crash Override is a randomly generated action shooter with roguelike mechanics. Surf the cybernet as a hacker for hire trying to save the cybernet from a mysterious threat. Power up before the crash wave erases everything. Gain reputation, secure contracts, salvage data, upgrade, and survive.
Why similar: Perma Death 32.2%, Action Roguelike 23%, Top-Down 12%, Choices Matter 11%, Artificial Intelligence 8.9%
- #44 Neon Sundown
71% matchVery Positive82% of 447 reviews2022
Dev: Ben NicholsPub: BN Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Neon Sundown is an extremely challenging arena-shooter that mixes fast-paced action with roguelite elements. Take on increasingly difficult arenas as you unlock new ships, upgrades, synergies, and more! Think you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Perma Death 31.1%, Action Roguelike 20%, PvE 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Top-Down 10%
- #45 Greatsword Arena
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mxwbq
Windows
Greatswords, all greatswords. Hold your greatsword tightly and kill the enemy!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 53%, Top-Down 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Action 8.6%
- #46 Super Epic Video Game
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cherlie
Windows
EXPLORE. GAIN POWER. KILL KILL KILL!!!!!!. BOOT A GNOME YEAH!!!! EPIC THIS DUNGEON IS PROCEDURAL AND SO ARE THE UPGRADES ROAM AN EVER CHANGING ENVIRONMENT AND KILL ANYTHING THAT YOU SEE MOVE!!!
Why similar: Perma Death 34.9%, Action Roguelike 30.1%, PvE 16.3%, Top-Down 8.3%, Action 4.2%
- #47 The Last Defender
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Basement Games
Windows
Set in the merciless blizzards of a far off planet, The Last Defender is a cooperative third-person survival shooter with strategic defence and crafting elements. Nurture your colonists, build your defences and prepare for an enemy that adapts and learns your weaknesses. No wave is ever the same.
Why similar: Perma Death 28.4%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Sandbox 18.6%, PvE 13.9%, Tactical 7.5%
- #48 Retrosurge
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: DevmeatPub: Origin Labs
Windows
Fight in an action packed fast paced roguelike bullet-hell. You control the waves, go as fast as you want or slow it down to your preference. You are in control of this arena, but can you survive the surge?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.9%, Perma Death 29.7%, PvE 13.5%, Sci-fi 11%, Action 10.9%
- #49 Dig & Deal
67% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: ToYa Games
Windows
Dig & Deal is a game where you dig underground to find valuable items and bargain with customers to sell what you find. Upgrade your tools, grow your shop, and make the best deals to build your fortune.
Why similar: Underground 32.9% ★, Economy 17.8%, Sandbox 15.9%, Mining 14.4% ★, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #50 IGNISTONE
70% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: MONO ENTERTAINMENTPub: Kodansha
Windows
"IGNISTONE" is a roguelike action game that focuses on parry. Your goal is to reach B100F in the dungeon. Find weapons and amulets that suit your playstyle, in a world full of playfulness!
Why similar: Underground 33.2% ★, Action Roguelike 21%, Mining 13.4% ★, PvE 12.2%, Tactical 9.3%
- #51 Survive Planet Yubglub
69% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: BugB Games
Windows
Survive Planet Yubglub is a survival rouge-lite, where Earth Representatives must hurl dodgeballs while evading toxic slime aliens and their lethal projectiles. The Earth Reps. must carefully navigate through the harsh environment of planet Yubglub. Choose your character, and Survive Planet Yubglub!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.3%, PvE 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Top-Down 10.7%, Colorful 8.6%
- #52 Rush Delivery
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: General Naked
Windows
Another Zombie Survivors
Why similar: 2.5D 39.9%, Action Roguelike 39%, PvE 12.4%, Action 8.7%
- #53 Relic
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: arrowPub: Tundras Interactive
Windows
An action-adventure game, Relic has a unique storyline and environment with a pixel art style.
Why similar: 2.5D 31.7%, PvE 23%, Top-Down 17.9%, Story Rich 9%, Colorful 6.3%
- #54 梗过100关
68% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: EgneyPub: OnePunchNetwork
Windows
梗过100关是一款玩梗与爬塔乱结合的割草游戏,你作为魅魔挑战100层关卡,在战斗中可以体验到不同的“梗文化”收获快乐。在不断的战斗中提高自己达成挑战。
Why similar: Underground 29.7% ★, 2.5D 24.3%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Top-Down 12.2%, Colorful 5.9%
- #55 Dad's Dice: History of Legends
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mixtape Games
Windows · Mac
Once, a DnD session went out of control. The kids found themselves in a magical world of tabletop adventures. It's time for Dad to step into the game! Become a hero, roll the dice, and save the children from the clutches of the tabletop monsters. Every roll shapes your destiny!
Why similar: Underground 34.2% ★, Perma Death 25.2%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, PvE 13%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #56 Ranger
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Superintended
Windows
Ranger is a short, permadeath adventure game. Armed with only your wits and whatever you can forage off the floor, explore a living and breathing open-world.
Why similar: Perma Death 31.2%, 2.5D 21.6%, Sandbox 20.2%, PvE 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
- #57 SKYE
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DICO Co., Ltd.
Windows
SKYE is a hack-and-slash action game blending roguelite elements with arcade-style time limits. Fight efficiently against the clock, carry over your abilities after death, and grow stronger with each run to overcome the inevitable end.
Why similar: 2.5D 45%, Action Roguelike 41.5%, Action 13.5%
- #58 Elemental Shifter
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BYG Bang Games
Windows
Elemental Shifter is a top-down 2D roguelite where you harness the power of 'Elemental Shifting' adapting your abilities based on the last damage you took. Choose your path, battle mages, grow stronger, discover new weapons and defeat powerful bosses on your way to the Mage King.
Why similar: Perma Death 27.5%, Action Roguelike 22.7%, PvE 16.4%, Top-Down 13%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #59 Monster Portal
66% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Nicholas JaureguiPub: Fanatic LLC
Windows
Monster Portal is a roguelite with dungeon-crawler like elements. It follows one of your world's last few powerful heroes, sent on a quest to rid the planet of monsters and their gruesome overlords that have overtaken your world from hellish dimensions.
Why similar: Perma Death 30%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, PvE 14.7%, Top-Down 11%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #60 Friends 0: The Last Stand
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LobianGames
Windows
Defend the earth from a robot-alien invasion, joined by Buddy, a Friend rebelling against its people. Utilize its abilities to defend your base against hordes of enemies, buy upgrades and compete on the leaderboard! Play with friends or stand alone in this fight for human civilization!
Why similar: 2.5D 26.9%, Perma Death 16.1%, Artificial Intelligence 16.1%, Top-Down 13.8%, Tactical 8.7%