- #1 Enter the Gungeon
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,241 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.7%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Roguelike 16.7%, Difficult 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is the closest experience to Nuclear Throne, featuring tight twin-stick controls, intense bullet-hell boss fights, and a massive variety of weapons.
- #2 Voidigo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelike 14.4%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Difficult 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the chaotic, fast-paced energy of Nuclear Throne with its unique boss-hunting mechanics and vibrant, expressive pixel art.
- #3 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
96% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Roguelite 12.8%, Difficult 10.6%, Roguelike 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a more tactical but equally intense top-down shooter experience with a focus on weapon management and high-speed combat.
- #4 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 386,504 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 43.4 hrsMean: 182.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33%, Roguelike 23.9%, Difficult 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational action-roguelike that shares the same addictive 'just one more run' quality and deep item-synergy systems.
- #5 Star of Providence
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,276 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Roguelike 13%, Difficult 11.1%, Roguelite 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in bullet-hell design that matches the high difficulty and precision requirements of Nuclear Throne.
- #6 Tiny Rogues
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,450 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.6 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: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Roguelike 15%, Difficult 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title distills the action-roguelike experience into fast-paced, high-damage encounters that feel very similar to the throne-climbing loop.
- #7 Risk of Rain (2013)
93% matchVery Positive93% of 29,779 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.3%, Roguelike 23.9%, Difficult 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: While a platformer, it shares the same sense of escalating difficulty and frantic, screen-filling combat that defines the genre.
- #8 Doomsday Hunters
92% matchVery Positive90% of 784 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.4%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Difficult 14.3%, Roguelike 11.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging twin-stick shooter that mirrors the post-apocalyptic, monster-filled atmosphere and frantic combat of the seed game.
- #9 Atomicrops
91% matchVery Positive92% of 6,136 reviews2020
Dev: Bird Bath GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.2%, Roguelike 20.1%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Roguelite 10.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines frantic bullet-hell combat with base defense, capturing the high-pressure, chaotic feel of late-game Nuclear Throne runs.
- #10 Hyper Light Drifter
91% matchVery Positive93% of 18,466 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Difficult 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the high-difficulty, skill-based combat and atmospheric pixel art that makes Nuclear Throne so memorable.
- #11 Downwell
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.6%, Difficult 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Roguelike 9.4%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A pure test of twitch reflexes and precision that captures the 'easy to learn, hard to master' spirit of the seed game.
- #12 Brotato
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 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: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Roguelike 22.6%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Local Co-Op 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-based roguelite that focuses on fast-paced, high-damage combat and deep build customization, perfect for fans of quick sessions.
- #13 Revita
89% matchVery Positive81% of 2,386 reviews2022
Dev: BenStarPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.2%, Roguelike 21.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.5%, Roguelite 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, twin-stick platformer-shooter that demands high precision and rewards aggressive play with a unique health-as-currency mechanic.
- #14 Streets of Rogue
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,705 reviews2019
Dev: Matt DabrowskiPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Roguelike 21.3%, Roguelite 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Local Co-Op 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more chaotic, emergent gameplay experience that shares the same top-down, action-heavy DNA.
- #15 NeuroVoider
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 795 reviews2016
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Roguelike 11%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 9%, Bullet Hell 9%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter with deep customization and a synth-heavy soundtrack that mirrors the intensity of the seed game.
- #16 Neon Chrome
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Roguelike 12.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 11%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed twin-stick shooter that focuses on destructible environments and high-octane combat.
- #17 Crypt of the NecroDancer
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,253 reviews2015
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Why similar: Roguelike 34.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Difficult 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Local Co-Op 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based roguelike that demands the same level of focus and pattern recognition as the seed game's most difficult encounters.
- #18 Dead Cells
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 178,807 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.9%, Roguelike 23.2%, Difficult 18.2%, Roguelite 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: While side-scrolling, it offers the same fluid, high-speed combat and satisfying progression that action-roguelike fans crave.
- #19 Danger Gazers
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Shotx
Windows · Linux
Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path. The choices you make will decide your fate, it will either turn you into the new ruler or... the ashes to be windswept away.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.8%, Bullet Hell 8%, Difficult 7.5%, Roguelite 6.4%, Roguelike 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic twin-stick shooter that leans into the same aesthetic and gameplay loop as the seed game.
- #20 Spelunky
84% matchVery Positive92% of 16,534 reviews2013
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.3%, Roguelike 27.5%, Difficult 16.4%, Local Co-Op 9.3%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-difficulty, procedural platformer that shares the same 'death is a learning experience' philosophy.
- #21 Dungreed
82% matchVery Positive93% of 9,514 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.2%, Roguelike 22%, Roguelite 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Difficult 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, pixel-art action-roguelike that emphasizes quick combat and diverse weapon loadouts.
- #22 Caveblazers
82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,486 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29%, Roguelike 19.4%, Difficult 12.9%, Roguelite 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, fast-paced action-roguelike that features chaotic combat and a similar sense of constant danger.
- #23 Deathstate: Abyssal Edition
83% matchVery Positive86% of 357 reviews2015
Dev: Bread Machine Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deathstate is a roguelike bullet hell adventure set in a bizarre world of dimensional exploration. Play as a number of unique characters trying to discover the fate of Professor Elinberg who opened a portal to the void. Are you ready to venture deep into the abyss?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.8%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Difficult 11.5%, Roguelite 11.3%, Roguelike 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell focused roguelite that emphasizes movement and dodging in a way that feels very familiar to Nuclear Throne players.
- #24 Rogue Legacy
81% matchVery Positive92% of 18,678 reviews2013
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
Why similar: Roguelike 46.3%, Action Roguelike 33%, Roguelite 5.6%, Indie 4.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic action-roguelike that provides satisfying progression and fast-paced combat in a procedurally generated world.
- #25 Fury Unleashed
80% matchVery Positive87% of 2,839 reviews2020
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Why similar: Roguelike 23.8%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Difficult 19.1%, Roguelite 10.9%, Perma Death 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, comic-book-styled action game that rewards players for maintaining momentum and aggressive play.
- #26 Exit the Gungeon
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,681 reviews2020
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Exit the Gungeon is a small, spin-off 'dungeon climber' immediately following the adventures of the misfit Gungeoneers.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Difficult 14.4%, Action 12.1%, Indie 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style spin-off that focuses entirely on the bullet-hell dodging and shooting mechanics of its predecessor.
- #27 Crawl
79% matchVery Positive95% of 7,223 reviews2017
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through dungeons and power up your hero - if a friend kills you they take your place and it’s their turn to crawl. It's a race to gain enough XP and loot to take on the hulking final boss!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Roguelike 15%, Local Co-Op 10.9%, Local Multiplayer 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique local-multiplayer dungeon crawler that captures the chaotic, competitive spirit of high-intensity action games.
- #28 RAD
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 958 reviews2019
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
RAD is a 3D action rogue-like set in a post-post-apocalyptic world, where humanity has faced armageddon not once, but twice.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.6%, Roguelite 18.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Difficult 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D post-apocalyptic roguelite that shares the mutant-themed aesthetic and high-difficulty action of Nuclear Throne.
- #29 Nuclear Gladiators 3000
76% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Turbo NapalmPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Congratulations! You've been selected to participate in the ultimate TV show! Survive hordes of ruthless mutants, upgrade your arsenal, improve your skills and win fabulous prizes in this live-broadcast action roguelike! Do you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Roguelite 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Top-Down 5.7%
- #30 Destropolis
78% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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: Action Roguelike 22.7%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Roguelike 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Difficult 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, top-down arena shooter that focuses on surviving against massive waves of enemies, much like the late-game loops of the seed game.
- #31 WASTED
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,179 reviews2016
Dev: Mr. Podunkian
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Get wasted or get wasted trying in WASTED, a roguelike post-apocalyptic pub crawler. Fight tooth and nail, bullets and baseball bats in search of Booze, gain strange mutational Hangovers, and explore the Coolers in search of powerful weapons, armor, and a nice stiff drink to top it all off.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 47%, Roguelike 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Roguelite 12.2%, Action 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic RPG-shooter that captures the gritty, scavenging-focused vibe of the seed game's world.
- #32 Repetendium
75% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelike 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #33 Dungeon Souls
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,226 reviews2016
Dev: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.8%, Roguelike 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Roguelite 10.4%, Bullet Hell 5.6%
- #34 Doomed to Hell
76% matchVery Positive83% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelike 15.1%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Difficult 10.9%, Top-Down Shooter 7.4%
- #35 Woodpunk
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2018
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.4%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Roguelike 10.7%, Difficult 9.9%, Top-Down Shooter 6.8%
- #36 Bullet Bunny
74% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelike 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 10%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%
- #37 Starward Rogue
75% matchVery Positive90% of 489 reviews2016
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Roguelike 16.4%, Difficult 12.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.4%
- #38 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
74% matchVery Positive88% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: Threaks
Windows
Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.7%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Roguelike 9.6%, Roguelite 9.2%, Difficult 9.2%
- #39 Dungeon Core
73% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Talismanic Entertainment
Windows
Dungeon Core is a roguelite top-down shooter where you get to explore the sewers and beyond to ultimately reach an old underground research facility. Old nuclear waste has caused dangerous mutations in creatures due to a failed experiment. You set out to destroy the abandoned nuclear core.
Why similar: Roguelike 32.3%, Roguelite 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Perma Death 8%
- #40 Spelunky 2
71% matchVery Positive93% of 21,543 reviews2020
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
Why similar: Difficult 24.2%, Action Roguelike 23.1%, Roguelike 18.1%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Perma Death 12.4%
- #41 Straimium Immortaly
73% matchVery Positive90% of 171 reviews2016
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelike 15.8%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Difficult 13.2%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #42 Blazing Beaks
72% matchVery Positive83% of 2,595 reviews2019
Dev: Applava
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.5%, Roguelike 15.4%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.5%
- #43 Noita
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 85,805 reviews2020
Dev: Nolla Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Why similar: Roguelike 24%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Difficult 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #44 Feral Fury
73% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Roguelite 9.9%, Bullet Hell 9.7%, Roguelike 9.3%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%
- #45 Toroom
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 198 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelike 16.3%, Difficult 13.5%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #46 ATOMINE
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 361 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Arms Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Action Roguelike 18.7%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Roguelike 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Difficult 10.9%
- #47 Roboquest
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.4%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 8.4%
- #48 Scrappage
69% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Geekspree
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.1%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Roguelike 14.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.4%, Local Co-Op 8.7%
- #49 COLLAPSED
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: Glaive Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic roguelike action-platformer. Hunt your prey through vast procedurally-generated levels filled with tough enemies, useful loot and experience points. Fight alone or with a friend – either way, it won’t be easy!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.3%, Roguelite 18.8%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Difficult 6.5%, Post-apocalyptic 4.6%
- #50 Teleglitch: Die More Edition
70% matchVery Positive85% of 2,891 reviews2013
Dev: Test3 ProjectsPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.3%, Roguelike 23.7%, Difficult 12%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Perma Death 5.4%
- #51 The Binding of Isaac
68% matchVery Positive95% of 62,009 reviews2011
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.5%, Roguelike 27.6%, Difficult 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%, Bullet Hell 3.6%
- #52 Disfigure
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,133 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21%, Bullet Hell 15%, Roguelike 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Difficult 9.9%
- #53 Tower of Guns
70% matchVery Positive80% of 1,239 reviews2014
Dev: Terrible Posture Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tower of Guns is a fast paced first-person-shooter for the twitch gamer... with a few randomized elements to keep it fresh with each playthrough. It's a short burst "Lunch Break FPS"... not unlike Binding of Isaac mixed with Doom 2. Tower of Guns was made by a guy named Joe (with his brother Mike composing the music).
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.5%, Roguelike 19.3%, Difficult 12.8%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #54 Archvale
67% matchVery Positive89% of 2,365 reviews2021
Dev: idoz & phopsPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take up your weapon in this RPG bullet-hell world and embark on a journey to right wrongs from long ago. Only you can defeat the evil forces of the Undying guardians and reunite the world with the fabled Archvale.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Local Co-Op 10%, Difficult 8.4%, Roguelike 8%
- #55 GoNNER
70% matchVery Positive81% of 1,337 reviews2016
Dev: Art in HeartPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
GoNNER is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world - a giant landbound whale named Sally - by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.2%, Roguelite 19.3%, Difficult 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Shooter 6.3%
- #56 Risk of Rain Returns
65% matchVery Positive90% of 28,469 reviews2023
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.1%, Roguelike 23.7%, Local Co-Op 17%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Action 4%
- #57 GUNTOUCHABLES
64% matchVery Positive85% of 4,029 reviews2025
Dev: Game SwingPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Guntouchables is an online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. You play as a gun-toting group of 'preppers' trying to reclaim the world from an ever-evolving horde of mutants, constantly working to develop new unique ways to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.3%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Difficult 18.4%, Roguelite 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%
- #58 Planetary Dustoff
69% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.5%, Bullet Hell 12%, Roguelite 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Difficult 9%
- #59 Roguelands
68% matchVery Positive80% of 3,731 reviews2016
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.6%, Roguelike 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Difficult 8.6%, Roguelite 6.7%
- #60 BROTANK
64% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: Dfirend Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Brotank is a bullet-hell roguelike game. You play as a bounty hunter driving a tank through a post-apocalyptic wasteland—rescuing allies, upgrading gear, customizing your war machine, surviving relentless enemy waves, and ultimately becoming a legend!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Bullet Hell 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 11.2%