- #1 Hacky
97% matchVery Positive92% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows
The ultimate "Hollywood Hacker" simulator for when you want to look busy, dangerous, and incredibly tech-savvy.
Why similar: Hacking 36.9% ★, Programming 30.3% ★, Cyberpunk 10.4%, Logic 9%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #2 EXAPUNKS
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,878 reviews2018
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
Why similar: Programming 46.7% ★, Hacking 31% ★, Logic 8.5%, Cyberpunk 8.4%, Difficult 4.8%
- #3 Hacknet
96% matchVery Positive94% of 25,953 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Hacking 77.2% ★, Programming 11.1% ★, Cyberpunk 3.6%, Logic 3.3%, Difficult 3%
- #4 SHENZHEN I/O
95% matchVery Positive95% of 4,484 reviews2016
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Why similar: Programming 72% ★, Logic 13.5%, Difficult 9.5%, Hacking 4.5% ★, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #5 Bioprototype
94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,455 reviews2025
Dev: Emprom Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Bioprototype, a Roguelike & Skill Customizing Rhapsody! This is an auto-bomber with programming elements. Customize your character skills with visual programming, utilize enemy organs to finish the mutation, and construct the ultimate prototype, one can survive in the endless wave of flesh.
Why similar: Programming 45.7% ★, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Roguelite 11.2%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #6 DROP - System Breach
94% matchVery Positive88% of 187 reviews2023
Dev: Etherfield StudioPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Welcome to DROP, a fast-paced action-strategy hacking simulator. Ready to hack your way to fame and fortune while avoiding getting caught? Use stealth and cunning to maneuver between the ongoing power struggle of corporations and factions to control the fragmented networks in the city.
Why similar: Hacking 53% ★, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 12.5%, Strategy 7.8%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #7 Turing Complete
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,345 reviews2021
Dev: LevelHead
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
Why similar: Programming 57.7% ★, Logic 17.5%, Hacking 17.1% ★, Difficult 4.8%, Sci-fi 2.4%
- #8 TIS-100
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,085 reviews2015
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
Why similar: Programming 66.2% ★, Hacking 18% ★, Difficult 8.5%, Logic 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #9 Into The Grid
91% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: Flatline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a master hacker in this Cyberpunk Roguelike Deckbuilder. Explore the dangers of cyberspace and fight evil corporations. Build and upgrade a deck of powerful programs. Unlock perks and skills, and unleash digital hell on your enemies. Dive Into The Grid!
Why similar: Hacking 32.7% ★, Cyberpunk 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Difficult 12%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #10 Grey Hack
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,843 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.
Why similar: Hacking 51% ★, Programming 38.3% ★, Logic 4.5%, Cyberpunk 4.2%, Strategy 1.9%
- #11 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 639 reviews2025
Dev: Xylem Studios
Windows · Mac
The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.
Why similar: Difficult 15.8%, PvE 14.8%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Cyberpunk 13.4%, Bullet Hell 13.2%
- #12 Oblivion Override
89% matchVery Positive91% of 2,029 reviews2024
Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.4%, Roguelite 27.4%, Cyberpunk 12.9%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Action 7.1%
- #13 Quadrilateral Cowboy
89% matchVery Positive92% of 1,008 reviews2016
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.
Why similar: Hacking 28.6% ★, Programming 27.6% ★, Heist 27% ★, Cyberpunk 11.5%, Sci-fi 3.7%
- #14 VOID/BREAKER
86% matchVery Positive92% of 2,628 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.9%, Difficult 23%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 17%, Sci-fi 10.8%
- #15 Bioweaver
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 688 reviews2024
Dev: Emprom Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Bioweaver is an RPG game with the main content of treasure hunting and character building. You can use basic programming logic to deeply customize your skill sets, and you can also create organs with different attributes and functions with the special crafting system.
Why similar: Programming 59.7% ★, Bullet Hell 18%, Action Roguelike 7%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Roguelite 5.5%
- #16 Uplink
88% matchVery Positive91% of 2,420 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Hacking 46.1% ★, Programming 23.8% ★, Cyberpunk 10.8%, Time Management 8.8%, Strategy 5%
- #17 Gunbot Diplomacy
86% matchVery Positive88% of 255 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 47.9% ★, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 10.9%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #18 Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 848 reviews2025
Dev: nodayshalleraseyou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Embody the ultimate cybernetic corporate agent. Master deadly gunplay, time manipulation, and supernatural abilities. Hack computers, people, even the individual bullets flying at you. Confront the future, and die trying.
Why similar: Hacking 69.7% ★, Cyberpunk 26.1%, Action 4.2%
- #19 BitVault
85% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Enigma Dragons LLC
Windows
Become an expert hacker by using your raw brainpower! Learn how to get ahead in your new job at a cybersecurity company. Analyze servers for weaknesses, and hack them using their own subroutines to access the data they protect.
Why similar: Hacking 44.1% ★, Logic 18.4%, Cyberpunk 17.2%, Difficult 13.8%, Strategy 5.3%
- #20 Squally
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 125 reviews2023
Dev: Zachary CanannPub: Squalr, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Squally is a 2D puzzle RPG programming game that teaches you how to hack. Control the world by rewriting it in x86/x64 assembly language!
Why similar: Hacking 42.5% ★, Programming 36.7% ★, Strategy 14.2%, Action 6.7%
- #21 Lia: Hacking Destiny
82% matchVery Positive97% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Be the resistance in a world ruled by machines: fight, hack, and reignite hope. Craft powerful builds in this fast-paced roguelite with lethal weapons and power-ups. Free kittens from the algorithm’s chains and smash the robots’ scheme. Resist spam and prove that no one codes your destiny!
Why similar: Hacking 35.5% ★, Cyberpunk 19.3%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 13.7%, Sci-fi 8%
- #22 Wireworks
82% matchVery Positive90% of 446 reviews2026
Dev: JJJ
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.
Why similar: Programming 41.2% ★, Bullet Heaven 39.4% ★, Roguelite 8.6%, Strategy 6.9%, Top-Down 2.9%
- #23 Rogue Bit
83% matchVery Positive89% of 123 reviews2018
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows · Mac · Linux
A single bit of computer memory became sentient and decided to escape from digital into the real world. Explore RAM, modify bytes and hack machine code and CPU registers to set it free.
Why similar: Programming 42.3% ★, Hacking 35.7% ★, Logic 12.2%, Difficult 8.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #24 Astroloot
79% matchVery Positive92% of 587 reviews2025
Dev: Andreas Hager Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Loot, level up, and obliterate everything in your path. Astroloot is a sci-fi bullet heaven with deep ARPG systems, featuring a massive skill tree, deterministic crafting, and near-endless build possibilities.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.4%, PvE 19.7%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Artificial Intelligence 11.9%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #25 BULLETHELL
80% matchVery Positive90% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
BULLETHELL is an experimental, retro-hardcore, barely playable, ultra-fast-paced arena top-down shooter.
Why similar: Difficult 39.2%, Cyberpunk 37.2%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Action 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #26 Let Them Come: Onslaught
78% matchVery Positive90% of 237 reviews2025
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40.7% ★, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 10.9%, PvE 9.7%
- #27 Darknet
81% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2017
Dev: E McNeill
Windows
Darknet is a strategy/puzzle game in which you play as an elite hacker in the Net. Plug into cyberspace, using viruses, worms, and exploits to steal the data before your signal gets traced. Includes both VR and non-VR versions.
Why similar: Hacking 41.4% ★, Strategy 15.9%, Cyberpunk 14.8%, Difficult 12.1%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #28 Hacker Evolution
81% matchMixed68% of 1,083 reviews2010
Dev: exosyphen studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hacker Evolution is a hacking simulation game, featuring unparalleled graphics and features. You play the role of a former intelligence agent, specializing in computer security. When a chain of events sets off worldwide, leaving critical service disabled, you assume the role a computer hacker to find out what happened and attempt to stop...
Why similar: Hacking 49.9% ★, Cyberpunk 16.9%, Difficult 14.8%, Time Management 7.7%, Strategy 6.5%
- #29 ---Red---Tether-->
78% matchVery Positive98% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.
Why similar: Difficult 26.9%, Action Roguelike 24.8%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Cyberpunk 11%, Top-Down 10.8%
- #30 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
77% matchVery Positive86% of 800 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Difficult 30.5%, Action Roguelike 27.2%, Cyberpunk 23.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Action 5.9%
- #31 Swarm Grinder
77% 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 Heaven 27.7% ★, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 15.9%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #32 Starforged Legacy
74% matchVery Positive89% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Second Shift Games
Windows
Outlast the onslaught in a sci-fi survivors-like where your decisions matter as much as your firepower. Command customizable starships, enhance your arsenal with 100+ strategy-defining upgrades, and annihilate endless fleets of cosmic combatants! Carve your legacy among the stars or die trying!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40.7% ★, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 10.5%, Sci-fi 7%
- #33 Hack 'n' Slash
79% matchMixed52% of 926 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!
Why similar: Hacking 55.2% ★, Programming 43.8% ★, Singleplayer 1%
- #34 Enter the Chronosphere
72% matchVery Positive95% of 379 reviews2026
Dev: Effort StarPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based 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: Difficult 26%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Cyberpunk 18.3%, Sci-fi 13%, Strategy 9%
- #35 JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 385 reviews2025
Dev: Prof. SchererPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.
Why similar: Programming 40.3% ★, Hacking 29.1% ★, Logic 15.4%, Difficult 8.6%, Top-Down 4.3%
- #36 Signal Decay
76% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: Nela System
Windows · Mac
Assemble a cyber agent team to infiltrate procedurally-generated bases in this co-op stealth roguelike adventure. Master highly tactical combat, a cache of cyber weaponry, and teamwork to save humanity from mind-control.
Why similar: Strategy 24%, Cyberpunk 18.8%, Action Roguelike 16%, Difficult 13.8%, Roguelite 13%
- #37 Move Code Lines
76% matchVery Positive81% of 91 reviews2020
Dev: Fewjix
Windows
Move Code Lines is a game where you fix programs and make them print needed output. But the only way you can achieve that is to change the order of lines in those programs, and set custom input.
Why similar: Programming 42.4% ★, Hacking 34.8% ★, Difficult 11.1%, Logic 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #38 Abort, Retry, Fail
75% matchVery Positive89% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Manpukuken Ramen
Windows
Abort, Retry, Fail is a top-down roguelike action adventure in which you play as a lazy programmer that has to generate his own weapon and shoot his way through hordes of enemies. Are you brave enough to help him escape from computer hell of Windows 98?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 57.4%, Top-Down 25.8%, Action 14.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #39 Sodaman
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 818 reviews2026
Dev: Tape CorpsPub: GameDev.ist
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Sodaman is a bullet-heaven roguelike where you play as a supersoldier fighting alien hordes with soda powers. Find game-breaking sodas and concoct custom cocktails. Discover planets, unlock weapons, sodas, cybernetics, power-up cards, and more. But first, crack open a cold one.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 38.2% ★, Cyberpunk 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #40 Security Hole
75% matchVery Positive94% of 140 reviews2016
Dev: AnRaEl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Can you push through?! Security Hole is a challenging spatial puzzle with a cyberpunk story. You become a hacker who passes 3D virus blocks through security holes to save humanity. The game mechanics look like a workout tool for spatial thinking.
Why similar: Hacking 45.8% ★, Cyberpunk 26.6%, Difficult 17.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #41 Galactic Glitch
71% matchVery Positive90% of 939 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Difficult 21.7%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Roguelite 12.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #42 while True: learn()
73% matchVery Positive91% of 8,141 reviews2019
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!
Why similar: Programming 93.6% ★, Logic 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #43 Symmodance
73% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Melih Solt
Windows
Dive into the symphonic chaos of geometric warfare! Unleash futuristic weaponry, customize your hovering platform, conquer relentless foes and dance to victory in this mesmerizing reverse bullet hell shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 41.5% ★, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Cyberpunk 13%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #44 Astro Prospector
70% matchVery Positive92% of 3,098 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 41.8% ★, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 12.9%, Strategy 6.6%
- #45 Attack Core
70% matchVery Positive98% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: ArtsMoons
Windows
A fully 3D action barrage, roguelite game with a huge range and a large number of monsters, featuring highly growing and visually impactful module skills, and refreshing battles characterized by random transformations and constructions during battles.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.4%, Action Roguelike 25.6%, Cyberpunk 16.8%, Roguelite 13.2%, Artificial Intelligence 12.3%
- #46 Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos
69% matchMixed68% of 6,276 reviews2026
Dev: NANOO
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Bullet Heaven x Endless Loot! Create Your Own Build in this Roguelite Action RPG.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 50.3% ★, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 12.3%, Action 2.9%
- #47 ATOMINE
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 362 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Arms Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.
Why similar: Hacking 31.9% ★, Bullet Hell 14%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Difficult 12.5%, Action Roguelike 12%
- #48 Survivor Mercs
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34.3% ★, Difficult 13.2%, Bullet Hell 13%, Action Roguelike 11%, PvE 9.3%
- #49 Quantum Odyssey
68% matchVery Positive93% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Quarks Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Design, optimize, and reverse-engineer real quantum algorithms in an open-ended Zachlike puzzle game. Solve 500+ optimization challenges, hack player creations, and master quantum logic without coding.
Why similar: Programming 31.8% ★, Hacking 27.9% ★, Logic 11.7%, Cyberpunk 11.7%, Difficult 10.9%
- #50 SHOOPER NOVA
68% matchVery Positive85% of 641 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.7%, Roguelite 21.5%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Strategy 14.1%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #51 Schism
67% matchVery Positive96% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: FamiPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Schism is a challenging action roguelike RPG with deep synergies and high broken build potential. The combination of robust stat systems, fully moddable guns, deity worship, intense frequency-switching bullet hell combat, and difficult bosses make for a unique and highly replayable experience.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.3%, Dungeon Crawler 22.2%, Difficult 20.9%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #52 Ether Loop
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 314 reviews2020
Dev: Moon Lens
Windows
Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.9%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Roguelite 18.9%, Difficult 15.8%, Action 12.5%
- #53 Neon Abyss
67% matchVery Positive86% of 23,580 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.8%, Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, Bullet Hell 20%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelite 14%
- #54 Run Build Pew!
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 566 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 51.2% ★, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 13.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Strategy 6.8%
- #55 SEGFAULT
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 60 reviews2017
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
SEGFAULT is a hacker themed shooter game that focuses heavily on progression and skill. Order not so legal equipment from the Deep Web, fuse together components, and become the ultimate hacker. Compete online for high scores, or fight through a single player map alongside a bipolar AI assistant.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #56 Spell Disk
66% matchVery Positive89% of 969 reviews2024
Dev: Sunpeak Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build unique synergy spell combos to destroy the hordes of monsters and bosses in this rogue-lite action game.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.6% ★, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Roguelite 12.4%, Bullet Hell 7.9%
- #57 Destropolis
68% matchVery Positive87% of 288 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.4%, Difficult 21.3%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Cyberpunk 19.5%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #58 Geometry Arena
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,408 reviews2021
Dev: 011 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A free-form arena-shooter Roguelite with heavy emphasis on building an overpowered character! You play as a little shape that shoots other shapes! Strengthen your character by mixing and matching mods and upgrades, and experiment with a limitless rune upgrade system!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 63.2% ★, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Roguelite 13.4%, Action 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #59 Deadlink
65% matchVery Positive89% of 3,634 reviews2023
Dev: Gruby EntertainmentPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."
Why similar: Hacking 36.8% ★, Cyberpunk 18.3%, Difficult 15.7%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 11.3%