- #1 Necrosmith
97% matchVery Positive86% of 5,367 reviews2022
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 15.3% ★, Vampires 14.1% ★, Tower Defense 12%, Zombies 9.5%, Bullet Hell 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor that introduced the core mechanic of stitching together body parts to create customized undead armies.
- #2 Boneraiser Minions
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,369 reviews2023
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Bullet Heaven 26.3% ★, Vampires 24.9% ★, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Roguelite 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a deeply satisfying dark fantasy aesthetic where you raise and manage massive hordes of skeletal minions.
- #3 Be My Horde
96% matchVery Positive85% of 2,132 reviews2024
Dev: Polished Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 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 Heaven 32.5% ★, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Roguelite 11.6%, Zombies 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the pure power fantasy of converting your fallen enemies into an ever-growing army of the dead.
- #4 Necroking
95% matchVery Positive82% of 964 reviews2024
Dev: KORO.GAMESPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 23% ★, Roguelite 14.5%, Zombies 13.7%, Tactical 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark tactical deckbuilder that lets you command undead skeletons in strategic turn-based battles.
- #5 Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
94% matchVery Positive82% of 500 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 33.3%, Dark Fantasy 27.8%, Top-Down 18.5%, Strategy 12.8%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Puts you directly in the shoes of a powerful necromancer rebuilding an empire through relentless RTS combat.
- #6 Death Must Die
93% matchVery Positive90% of 21,775 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 21.3 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 Heaven 32.9% ★, Bullet Hell 20%, Roguelite 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Roguelike 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines action-roguelike combat with heavy dark fantasy themes and divine loot progression.
- #7 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
94% matchVery Positive86% of 8,273 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 29.6%, Roguelite 24%, Roguelike 21.9%, Strategy 21.7%, 2D 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: Embraces the necromancer theme in a tactical roguelike where you craft loyal minions out of dungeon enemy parts.
- #8 Scarlet Tower
92% matchVery Positive81% of 2,395 reviews2024
Dev: Pyxeralia LLCPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 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 25.1% ★, Bullet Heaven 24.2% ★, Bullet Hell 12%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Zombies 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers gothic horror bullet-heaven action with blood magic and specialized minion builds.
- #9 Heretic's Fork
91% matchVery Positive85% of 4,125 reviews2023
Dev: 9FingerGamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.2 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: Bullet Heaven 26% ★, Tower Defense 18%, Bullet Hell 11%, Roguelite 9.3%, Tactical 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Blends deckbuilding and tower defense mechanics against infernal hordes from hell.
- #10 Halls of Torment
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,896 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 25.9% ★, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Roguelite 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Roguelike 9%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers an isometric bullet-heaven experience set in a grim, gothic underworld reminiscent of classic dark RPGs.
- #11 The Unliving
91% matchMixed62% of 903 reviews2023
Dev: RocketBrush GamesPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 37.1%, Roguelite 25%, Roguelike 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Action 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A rogue-lite action game where every defeated foe joins your rising undead army of destruction.
- #12 Cursed Treasure 2
90% matchVery Positive82% of 589 reviews2017
Dev: IriySoftPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Why be good when you can be... bad? Cursed Treasure 2 is an addictive tower-defense game that puts the power of darkness at your fingertips. Build towers of powerful orcs, demons, and undead, and master powerful spells, to protect your precious hoard from all manner of no-good do-gooders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.1%, Real-Time 38.6% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Top-Down 4.7%, 2D 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Lets you play as the ultimate villain building towers to defend your evil hoard from pesky heroes.
- #13 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
86% matchVery Positive92% of 15,563 reviews2026
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Bullet Heaven 65.1% ★, Zombies 9.4%, Bullet Hell 8.1%, Roguelite 6.7%, Top-Down 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on surviving chaotic waves of thousands of undead using automated squad combat.
- #14 GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
89% matchVery Positive89% of 2,876 reviews2020
Dev: Game in a Bottle
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The epic tower defense dark fantasy journey continues! Create powerful gems with various abilities and take on the battle against an endlessly flowing army of monsters, and face the growing darkness as you fight your way back towards the Spiritforge.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Tactical 13.6%, Top-Down 12.4%, Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply strategic tower defense game requiring meticulous planning and crowd-control management.
- #15 Nomad Survival
87% matchVery Positive84% of 2,192 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.0 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: Bullet Heaven 32.2% ★, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 8.9%, Top-Down 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action roguelike with active abilities and heavy horde-clearing mechanics.
- #16 Necronator: Dead Wrong
88% matchMixed68% of 526 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 40.2%, Roguelite 21.2%, Roguelike 14.1%, Strategy 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A delightful real-time tactics game about commanding wacky undead minions to conquer the map.
- #17 Loop Hero
86% matchVery Positive93% of 36,571 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 28.8 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: Tactical 20%, Roguelite 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Old School 14.8%, Roguelike 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines strategic world-building and automated roguelite combat where positioning and management are key.
- #18 Vampire Survivors
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 266,062 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 40.1 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 32.8% ★, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Roguelite 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Roguelike 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational bullet-heaven game that popularized surviving against thousands of terrifying creatures.
- #19 Kingdom Two Crowns
85% matchVery Positive90% of 39,881 reviews2018
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 66.3%, Strategy 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Simulation 10%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist micro-strategy game centered around resource management and defending your growing domain from nightly attacks.
- #20 Nordhold
84% matchVery Positive87% of 3,393 reviews2025
Dev: StunForgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.6%, Roguelite 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Management 12.2%, Roguelike 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy tower defense game featuring roguelite elements and strategic base building.
- #21 Army of Ruin
83% matchVery Positive88% of 2,818 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 Heaven 33.4% ★, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Roguelite 14.5%, Roguelike 10.3%, Top-Down 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Pits you against overwhelming masses of monsters with satisfying exponential scaling and weapon upgrades.
- #22 Thronefall
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,759 reviews2024
Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 69.1%, Strategy 17.4%, Combat 7.7%, Action 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined tactical game focusing on base building and defending your kingdom against daily threats.
- #23 Graveyard Keeper
82% matchVery Positive85% of 56,175 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 27.8 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: Management 41.4%, Pixel Graphics 34.6%, Simulation 18.9%, 2D 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky management sim deeply obsessed with corpses, graveyards, and dark undertaker tasks.
- #24 Grim Nights
82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,552 reviews2018
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 38.7%, Zombies 21%, Management 14.5%, Strategy 11.5%, Tactical 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D strategy survival game where you build up your stronghold by day and fight off horrors by night.
- #25 Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
81% matchVery Positive91% of 4,247 reviews2021
Dev: Prineside
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 45.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor.
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.9%, Tactical 20%, Top-Down 17.5%, Strategy 11.8%, 2D 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A massive, infinitely upgradeable tower defense game for players who love deep statistical progression.
- #26 Spellbook Demonslayers
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,328 reviews2022
Dev: Xendra
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 23.4%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Roguelite 14.9%, Top-Down 14%, Roguelike 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic bullet-heaven roguelike where you harness dark magic to obliterate waves of demons.
- #27 Rogue Legacy 2
79% matchVery Positive91% of 15,153 reviews2022
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
Why similar: Roguelite 48.2%, Roguelike 26.7%, Action 15.3%, 2D 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential roguelite featuring generational progression and varied builds for persistent strength.
- #28 Brotato
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 119,300 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 37.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 Heaven 41.9% ★, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 14.5%, Action 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down arena shooter roguelite focused on wild weapon synergies and fast survival.
- #29 Tiny Rogues
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,786 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.7%, Roguelite 21%, Roguelike 14.7%, Top-Down 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced dungeon crawling roguelite with massive build variety and room-clearing action.
- #30 Wall World
78% matchVery Positive91% of 12,734 reviews2023
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.6 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 27.5%, Roguelite 18%, Management 10.9%, Roguelike 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines resource mining and tower defense upgrades inside a claustrophobic, strange world.
- #31 Night Swarm
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,278 reviews2025
Dev: Fubu GamesPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Claim your throne as Vampire Lord in this survivors-like. Each run is another step on your journey with new followers, quests and skills to unlock. The night is yours to conquer.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 27.1% ★, Vampires 25.3% ★, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #32 Abyss Horde
77% matchVery Positive85% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Solo Gaming
Windows
Darkness tears reality apart. Hordes of beasts, monsters, and abyssal demons surge from the depths mindless, driven only by destruction. Adventurer, the line needs you! In 《Abyss Horde》, defend against ever-stronger waves. Every run builds a new defense; every upgrade shifts the tide.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 27.6% ★, Tower Defense 20.8%, Roguelite 10.4%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
- #33 Wall World 2
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,999 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The adventure in the mysterious world of the Wall continues! Pilot your robospider into its depths, uncover lost artifacts and technologies, upgrade your exosuit and spider, and battle the horrors lurking in the dark. Unravel the mysteries buried in the depths of the Wall!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.1%, Roguelite 15%, Management 13.4%, Roguelike 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #34 Graveyard Keeper 2
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,173 reviews2026
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim is back! Restore The Town, manage the graveyard, automate production, lead your undead army into battle and turn the zombie problem into a thriving business! Graveyard Keeper 2 is the grotesque sequel that's deeper than six feet, and more unhinged than ever!
Why similar: Zombies 52.9%, Pixel Graphics 27.3%, Simulation 19.8%
- #35 Sir, We Have an Orc Problem
73% matchVery Positive87% of 4,406 reviews2026
Dev: Mumpitz Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sir, We Have an Orc Problem is an incremental-style tower defense game where you face an overwhelming number of orcs. Greet them with even more bullets, bombs and lasers!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.3%, Roguelite 13.1%, Management 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #36 Ghosts Keep Out
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 134 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 19.4% ★, Tower Defense 19%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Zombies 12.6%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #37 Lichgate: Tower Survivor
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Sun Lion Games
Windows
Burn through the underworld legion in this rogue-lite Tower Survivor. Craft the ultimate tower of destruction and survive as long as you can against endless hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.5%, Bullet Heaven 18.7% ★, Roguelite 14.1%, Strategy 12%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%
- #38 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship
73% matchVery Positive82% of 205 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 22.9%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Zombies 13.3%, Roguelite 12.7%, Management 10.1%
- #39 Gem Miner TD
71% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: iFeral Games
Windows
Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 26% ★, Tower Defense 22%, Real-Time 21.6% ★, Roguelite 11.5%, Roguelike 5.9%
- #40 Infectonator: Survivors
76% matchMixed67% of 1,169 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"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 33.1%, Tower Defense 26.2%, Strategy 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #41 Otherwar
74% matchMixed69% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: kantal collectivePub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Otherwar is a surprising mash-up of Tower Defense and Bullet Hell games. Build and manage fortifications to defend the Gate of Heaven against the Hordes of Hell, while soaring over the battlefields as the defender Angel, and meet the monsters in direct combat!
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.1%, Old School 14.1%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Top-Down 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #42 Necro Rumble
73% matchVery Positive81% of 137 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: Pixel Graphics 31.1%, Top-Down 28.1%, Action 14.2%, 2D 13.4%, Combat 13.2%
- #43 Decks of the Damned
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 84 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 33% ★, Management 16.1%, Roguelite 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Exploration 6.2%
- #44 Tower Escape
72% matchVery Positive84% of 415 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Tower Escape is a reverse tower defense game, where instead of defending against incoming enemies, you play the baddies and guide your minions to the exit. Recruit a team of minions, and collect powerful gems and relics that make each run unique.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.1%, Roguelite 21.4%, Roguelike 12.5%, Top-Down 12%, Strategy 8.6%
- #45 Defensurvivor
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 108 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 26.8%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Roguelite 15%, Zombies 8.6%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #46 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
70% matchVery Positive84% of 3,360 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 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: Tactical 25.8%, Roguelite 22.4%, Roguelike 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Strategy 10.6%
- #47 Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
70% matchVery Positive94% of 10,948 reviews2020
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!
Why similar: Tower Defense 69.8%, Strategy 16.7%, 2D 7.6%, Action 5.9%
- #48 Ash Warden
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: Mgfa StudioPub: Molter Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in Ash Warden, an incremental tower defense where you slowly become overpowered. Unlock new abilities, fight against powerful bosses, and evolve into an unstoppable force against the endless Redgaze hordes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.4%, Roguelite 13.2%, Management 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #49 The Last Spell
68% matchVery Positive91% of 13,760 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 24.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Tactical 16%, Roguelite 13.7%, Strategy 8.7%
- #50 Everwarder
69% matchVery Positive88% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: qLatePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Everwarder is a refreshing take on the tower defense genre, blending roguelite mechanics with a time-based survival concept. Fight against the encroaching darkness and fend off emerging enemies. Collect artifacts, buy upgrades, discover ancient structures, unlock new units and more!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.8%, Roguelite 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Tactical 9.7%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #51 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
68% matchVery Positive88% of 6,343 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 25.0 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 Heaven 34.6% ★, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 8.6%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #52 Skull Horde
67% matchVery Positive81% of 1,110 reviews2026
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Roguelite 30.8%, Roguelike 21.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #53 Refence
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Muurou Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 27.3% ★, Tower Defense 22.1%, Roguelite 12.8%, Management 10.6%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #54 Last Hope - Tower Defense
71% matchVery Positive83% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: JE Software
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Zombie Tower Defense: Join the ongoing war, in an open world, against the undead zombie horde. Choose between multiple powerful heroes all with unique epic gear and skills! With the wide variety of towers you can create your own perfect strategy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.4%, Zombies 27.9%, Top-Down 10.6%, Strategy 9.1%
- #55 Soulstone Survivors
64% matchVery Positive91% of 26,865 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 36.8 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: Bullet Heaven 47.9% ★, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Roguelite 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #56 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 23.5%, Roguelite 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Roguelike 12%, Top-Down 11.9%
- #57 20 Minutes Till Dawn
66% matchVery Positive90% of 29,160 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Bullet Heaven 31.3% ★, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Roguelite 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Combat 7.7%
- #58 NecroCity
70% matchMixed50% of 80 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 24.7%, Management 20.3%, Tower Defense 19.2%, Strategy 18.3%, Tactical 12.4%
- #59 Witchcraft Survivors
67% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Catpix Studios
Windows
Annihilate hordes of enemies in this thrilling, fast-paced action roguelite rpg and fill the screen with your magic. Kill your foes, become stronger each second and upgrade your characters with new spells and abilities. Can you survive the monsters that threaten your very existence?
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 32.4% ★, Bullet Hell 16%, Vampires 15.4% ★, Roguelite 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%
- #60 Undead Tide: Light's Defense
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Crazy Studio
Windows
Relaxed strategic bullet hell survival, defending against endless undead legions! A roguelite bullet hell shooter that blends hero development, talent builds, and weapon combinations, supporting multiple playstyles and strategies!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.2%, Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Strategy 10%