- #1 Necrosmith 2
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,491 reviews2024
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Like a dead man reanimated by dark sorcery, the necromancer simulator is back! Give the undead the ability to fly over mountains and swim across rivers, explore a fully generated world at night and fend off enemy hordes during the day. Start a new, uhm, life.
Why similar: Vampires 15.6% ★, Tower Defense 12.6%, Zombies 10%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel expands on the original mechanics with more body parts, complex tower upgrades, and improved horde management.
- #2 Boneraiser Minions
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,336 reviews2023
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
Why similar: Vampires 45.7% ★, Bullet Hell 12%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 9%, Roguelike 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the necromancy theme by tasking you with raising an army of undead minions to survive waves of enemies.
- #3 Undead Horde
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,398 reviews2019
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!
Why similar: Zombies 47.3%, Magic 23.6%, Top-Down 17.7%, Exploration 8%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a necromancer who resurrects fallen enemies to fight for you, mirroring the core loop of Necrosmith.
- #4 Be My Horde
95% matchVery Positive85% of 2,080 reviews2024
Dev: Polished Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Be My Horde is a roguelite survivor where your minions fight for you. Become a formidable necromancer and turn your enemies into a resource! Raise fallen foes, build massive undead hordes, enhance your skills with devoured souls, and conquer the world – you’re the villain in this story.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.7%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Zombies 13.5%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the horde-building aspect, where you must constantly expand your army of undead to survive increasingly difficult encounters.
- #5 Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
94% matchVery Positive83% of 495 reviews2023
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!
Why similar: Zombies 39.5%, Dark Fantasy 27.1%, Top-Down 18.5%, Strategy 11.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct follow-up that refines the necromancy-based action-RTS gameplay and army management systems.
- #6 Necroking
94% matchVery Positive81% of 918 reviews2024
Dev: KORO.GAMESPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.
Why similar: Vampires 20.8% ★, Zombies 13.9%, Roguelite 11.7%, Supernatural 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game centered on necromancy and building a deck of undead units to conquer kingdoms.
- #7 The Unliving
93% matchMixed63% of 892 reviews2023
Dev: RocketBrush GamesPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG game. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.
Why similar: Zombies 33.1%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Roguelite 17.8%, Roguelike 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy action-roguelite where you command an undead army to destroy everything in your path.
- #8 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
92% matchVery Positive84% of 3,335 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Roguelike 31.5%, Roguelite 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Strategy 12.1%, 2D 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features chaotic auto-battler combat where you manage a large group of units, similar to the horde-management feel of Necrosmith.
- #9 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
91% matchVery Positive86% of 8,214 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.4%, Roguelike 26.6%, Roguelite 22.5%, Strategy 19.4%, 2D 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite where you play as a necromancer creating minions from body parts to fight through a dungeon.
- #10 Scarlet Tower
91% matchVery Positive81% of 2,374 reviews2024
Dev: Pyxeralia LLCPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Vampires 45.5% ★, Action Roguelike 10.2%, Bullet Hell 10%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%, Zombies 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy action-roguelite that offers a similar gothic atmosphere and intense horde-clearing combat.
- #11 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
90% matchVery Positive91% of 13,417 reviews2023
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Zombies 24.9%, Action Roguelike 18%, Bullet Hell 17%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 13%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing a small squad of survivors against massive zombie hordes, emphasizing tactical positioning and upgrades.
- #12 Death Must Die
89% matchVery Positive90% of 21,625 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 22.5%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, Roguelite 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Roguelike 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines action-roguelite combat with deep loot and character customization that feels satisfyingly similar to building units.
- #13 Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,682 reviews2024
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Bullet Hell 24%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelite 17.5%, Roguelike 15.3%, Top-Down 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite where you control a massive horde of slimes, focusing on chaotic, screen-filling combat.
- #14 Grim Nights
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,542 reviews2018
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.4%, Zombies 31%, Strategy 13.1%, 2D 6%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D strategy game where you must build and defend a base against nightly hordes of undead, capturing the tower-defense spirit.
- #15 Army of Ruin
87% matchVery Positive88% of 2,763 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Bullet Hell 24%, Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelite 17%, Roguelike 15.5%, Top-Down 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-octane horde-survival experience that emphasizes managing large groups of units against massive enemy waves.
- #16 Vampire Survivors
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 263,773 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Vampires 31.4% ★, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Roguelite 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 6%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive bullet-heaven game that popularized the horde-survival genre, sharing the same addictive progression loop.
- #17 FatalZone
86% matchMixed67% of 2,277 reviews2024
Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
Why similar: Zombies 25.2%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A zombie-themed action-roguelite that emphasizes survival and base-building elements alongside horde combat.
- #18 Heretic's Fork
85% matchVery Positive85% of 4,064 reviews2023
Dev: 9FingerGamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dear candidate, we are pleased to invite you to take up the position of manager of Hell. You will punish sinners by using our deck-building computer system to construct hellish towers capable of keeping the endless hordes of the underworld in check. Best of luck!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.9%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 12.3%, Top-Down 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends tower defense with deckbuilding, requiring strategic placement and resource management to survive waves of enemies.
- #19 20 Minutes Till Dawn
84% matchVery Positive91% of 28,920 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Action Roguelike 22.2%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Roguelite 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Combat 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelite that focuses on building a powerful character to survive relentless waves of monsters.
- #20 Wall World
84% matchVery Positive91% of 12,417 reviews2023
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World?
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.8%, Roguelite 20%, Roguelike 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines mining, exploration, and tower defense in a roguelite structure that requires constant base upgrades.
- #21 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
83% matchVery Positive88% of 6,293 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.8%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 13.6%, Top-Down 11%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite with deep skill trees and exploration elements that reward strategic build planning.
- #22 God Of Weapons
82% matchVery Positive84% of 5,171 reviews2023
Dev: Archmage LabsPub: Archmage Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.5%, Bullet Hell 30.5%, Roguelite 24.5%, Combat 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep inventory management and character building that mirrors the tactical unit-assembly aspect of Necrosmith.
- #23 The Last Spell
81% matchVery Positive91% of 13,461 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 12.2%, Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical defense game where you must manage a group of heroes to defend against massive waves of enemies.
- #24 Skull Horde
80% matchVery Positive82% of 999 reviews2026
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Skull Horde is an auto battler dungeon crawler where you play as a flying skull necromancer. Find powerful loot and create overpowered builds. Summon a horde of skeletons in a battle of bone versus flesh!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.2%, Roguelite 21.7%, Roguelike 20%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Top-Down 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon crawler that features auto-battler mechanics, allowing you to build a team of skeletons to fight for you.
- #25 Monsters are Coming!
79% matchVery Positive81% of 2,670 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.3%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 14%, Top-Down 11%
Why You'll Like It: A tower-defense roguelite that focuses on managing units and defenses to survive against waves of incoming monsters.
- #26 Ratropolis
81% matchVery Positive88% of 5,505 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Roguelite 23.6%, Roguelike 17.8%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique strategy game that combines deckbuilding with real-time base defense, requiring careful management of your units.
- #27 Necronator: Dead Wrong
82% matchMixed68% of 525 reviews2020
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Necronator: Dead Wrong is a deck-building roguelike with an RTS twist. Build a powerful deck. Collect and deploy undead units and raise a unique army. Master each commander’s playstyle and conquer the world. Change the game with rule-bending relics. Unlock new decks and do it all again.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.5%, Roguelite 18.7%, Roguelike 16%, Magic 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactics game where you summon undead minions to destroy enemy bases, fitting the necromancer theme perfectly.
- #28 Praise Dead
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 125 reviews2023
Dev: Intrepid Marmot
Windows
Praise Dead is a roguelike auto-battler where you create zombies from the parts of dead villagers and monsters. Use your zombies to defeat waves of demons, and to harvest resources to improve and upgrade your village.
Why similar: Zombies 19%, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Roguelike 14.9%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that leans into the necromancy theme by allowing you to raise and command the dead.
- #29 Halls of Torment
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,594 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 24.1 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: Action Roguelike 18.8%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 12.4%
- #30 Dome Keeper
77% matchVery Positive92% of 21,626 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.8%, Roguelike 26.4%, Combat 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Exploration 8.3%
- #31 Soulstone Survivors
74% matchVery Positive91% of 26,564 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Roguelite 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Roguelike 14.5%
- #32 Necro Rumble
77% matchVery Positive81% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: TesepaPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Master the dark art of necromancy in a 2D top-down strategy game. Unleash and lead your undead legions to defeat and dominate enemy waves in this action-packed adventure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Top-Down 14.1%, Magic 13.3%, 2D 7.5%
- #33 Seraph's Last Stand
76% matchVery Positive94% of 4,325 reviews2022
Dev: Sad Socket
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Create insane builds and break the game in all possible ways to get your name into the leaderboards! Every round you get stronger, but so does the enemies...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.8%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Magic 12.2%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #34 Dead Engine
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 213 reviews2026
Dev: Chocolate Dungeon GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.
Why similar: Zombies 20.3%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #35 Tower Survivors
78% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Linux
Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.9%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Zombies 13.2%, Roguelite 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A hybrid of tower defense and action-roguelite that tasks you with holding off waves of enemies with automated defenses.
- #36 Gladiator Guild Manager
75% matchVery Positive81% of 4,032 reviews2024
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
Why similar: Roguelite 46.5%, Strategy 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 23.5%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #37 Rogue: Genesia
73% matchVery Positive91% of 8,498 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Bullet Hell 23.4%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Roguelite 17.4%, Roguelike 12.8%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #38 Infectonator: Survivors
78% matchMixed67% of 1,158 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 38.8%, Tower Defense 23.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Roguelike 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-survival game where you manage a group of survivors in a zombie-infested world, focusing on base defense.
- #39 Nomad Survival
74% matchVery Positive84% of 2,174 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.6%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Roguelite 16.8%, Roguelike 13%, Top-Down 10.3%
- #40 Super Fantasy Kingdom
71% matchVery Positive87% of 5,800 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Why similar: Roguelite 35%, Roguelike 33.1%, Strategy 17.4%, 2D 10.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #41 Apocalypse Party
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,419 reviews2023
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Apocalypse Party is a 3D top-down action Roguelike game. In this game, you will embark on a new mission to traverse through the Middle Ages and gradually master abilities, and arm yourself to become the strongest survivor through numerous choices.
Why similar: Vampires 26.2% ★, Zombies 15.7%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #42 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship
72% matchVery Positive83% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: Zing Games Inc.Pub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot in this exciting "Tower Defense-on-wheels zombie survival roguelite" game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Zombies 15.3%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #43 There Are No Orcs
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,142 reviews2025
Dev: BaseTrade StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.4%, Roguelite 22.2%, Strategy 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Magic 8.5%
- #44 Ghosts Keep Out
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Only Fun Games
Windows
Defend your base in this Roguelite survival shooter TD! Mix random skills + evolve gems to craft your Build. 5-min fast rounds, intense zombie & ghost hordes. Triple progression: Spirits, guns, heroes. Easy to learn, hard to put down. Low barrier, high ceiling. Every run is fresh!
Why similar: Vampires 20% ★, Tower Defense 16.6%, Zombies 14.6%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #45 Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,334 reviews2018
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A campy, crazy pixelart zombie apocalypse arcade sim where you're the bad guy. Drop your virus and spread it across the globe while you unlock a whole horde of bizarre undead to do your bidding.
Why similar: Zombies 51.6%, Strategy 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Simulation 11.9%, Roguelike 6.1%
- #46 Swarm Grinder
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,193 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.8%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 17%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #47 Vampire Hunters
69% matchVery Positive90% of 2,018 reviews2024
Dev: Gamecraft Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
To hunt vampires, you'll need guns. Lots of guns. Mow down hordes of undead creatures by stacking your guns into absurd, over-the-top builds. Unleash your firepower and survive the mayhem in this Roguelite Survivors FPS.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.3%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Roguelite 18.2%, Old School 17.6%, Roguelike 16.2%
- #48 Loop Hero
70% matchVery Positive93% of 36,401 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Roguelite 21.5%, Roguelike 21.1%, Dark Fantasy 21.1%, Old School 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 12%
- #49 Spellbook Demonslayers
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,320 reviews2022
Dev: Xendra
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Slay endless hordes of demons to protect the Cosmic Library! Steal their abilities, find powerful equipment, and unlock the secrets of each spellbook to become unstoppable! Will you be able to destroy the demonic legion?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.6%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelite 12.1%, Top-Down 11.9%
- #50 NecroCity
72% matchMixed51% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Shift GamesPub: Gameparic
Windows
Your main task in NecroCity is to push back the hordes of monsters and build your fortress! Defend your undead outposts from the persistent forces of the so-called “good”! Take on the role of the young Prince of Undead, trying to prove himself in the world of the Undead Kingdom. 👹
Why similar: Zombies 41.5%, Tower Defense 24.5%, Strategy 23.7%, Combat 5.9%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #51 Crafty Survivors
68% matchVery Positive84% of 753 reviews2025
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.6%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Roguelite 18.1%, Roguelike 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #52 Graveyard Keeper
69% matchVery Positive85% of 54,094 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 55.1%, Simulation 28.8%, 2D 9.2%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #53 Tangy TD
65% matchVery Positive91% of 1,438 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.8%, Roguelike 21.9%, Strategy 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, 2D 6.2%
- #54 Arcane Tower Survivors
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 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 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 14%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Roguelike 12.3%
- #55 Hero's Hour
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,700 reviews2022
Dev: Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" HauerPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A fast turn-based strategy RPG with real-time combat. Develop your cities and armies, level up your heroes to gain new, powerful spells and skills, and explore the wonders and dangers of the procedurally generated maps as you aim to conquer your enemies before they do the same to you.
Why similar: Old School 40.2%, Pixel Graphics 23%, Strategy 20.2%, 2D 11.1%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #56 UnderMine
68% matchVery Positive90% of 9,815 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.3%, Roguelite 26%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Top-Down 8.2%, Roguelike 4.5%
- #57 Decks of the Damned
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Thorian GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Raise an undead army in Decks of the Damned! Command your vampire minions, scavenge gear from fallen foes and craft powerful items to strenghten your forces. Defend by day, expand your domain by night, and shroud the land in darkness!
Why similar: Vampires 58.2% ★, Roguelite 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Exploration 4.5%, Strategy 4.5%
- #58 Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 883 reviews2023
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Slash and survive a typical workday as Dracula's overworked and underappreciated servant! You'll have a bloody good time as you rampage through New Orleans to find fresh victims for your narcissistic boss.
Why similar: Vampires 27.8% ★, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 11%, Dark Fantasy 10%
- #59 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
64% matchVery Positive83% of 2,603 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of Auto Battler, Strategy, and RPG. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid party through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Roguelike 26.4%, Roguelite 22.3%, Magic 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Strategy 12.6%
- #60 Defensurvivor
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: SignatureGamez
Windows
DEFENSURVIVOR is a strategy game where you build obstacles and place and move units to block zombies. There are various units with unique characteristics and powerful high-level units that can be obtained through combination. Use randomly given units to survive until the end!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.5%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Roguelite 15.7%, Zombies 11.3%, Top-Down 9.3%