- #1 Voidigo
97% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Bullet Hell 11.1%
- #2 Doomsday Hunters
96% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Perma Death 14.3%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, 2.5D 10.1%, Difficult 9.6%
- #3 Scrappage
96% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Perma Death 12.9%, Loot 12.5%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Bullet Hell 10.2%
- #4 Star of Providence
95% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 13%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #5 Starward Rogue
94% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Action Roguelike 11%, Difficult 8.6%
- #6 Jetboard Joust
94% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Perma Death 14.6%, Gun Customization 13% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Action Roguelike 10%
- #7 Gunlocked
93% matchVery Positive87% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 11.6%, 1980s 11.5%
- #8 Void Resurgence
91% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Perma Death 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Action Roguelike 13%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #9 REPLIKATOR
92% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Perma Death 11.6%, Procedural Generation 10.6%
- #10 CRYPTARK
91% matchVery Positive82% of 1,913 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26%, Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Roguelite 11.9%, Bullet Hell 8.3%, Procedural Generation 6.8%
- #11 Windowkill
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,560 reviews2024
Dev: torcado
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter, but the game window itself is constantly closing in on you. Shoot the window edges to push it around your screen as you fight and dodge enemies and bosses in their own windows.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Perma Death 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Action Roguelike 13%, Local Co-Op 10%
- #12 Uragun
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Difficult 10.5%
- #13 Space Scavenger
89% matchVery Positive88% of 314 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Perma Death 14.3%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Loot 11.7%, 2.5D 10.7%
- #14 Nova Drift
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,407 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 13.2%, Roguelike 12%
- #15 Hyperspace Dogfights
88% matchVery Positive90% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
Hyperspace Dogfights is a juicy jet-combat roguelite in which you blast, dodge and slice your way through masses of technologically inferior baddies. Your jet evolves differently on each run and becomes stronger and weirder by gathering some of the 300+ available items.
Why similar: Loot 18.9%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Roguelite 11.5%, Difficult 10.7%
- #16 Graveyard Gunslingers
87% matchMixed60% of 207 reviews2024
Dev: PyroPhysics
Windows
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Gun Customization 13.3% ★, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Action Roguelike 12.1%
- #17 Rush Rover
86% matchVery Positive94% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: radio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%
- #18 Nex Machina
85% matchVery Positive87% of 2,168 reviews2017
Dev: Housemarque
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.8%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Local Co-Op 10.6%, Arcade 8.5%
- #19 Shape Shifter: Formations
83% matchVery Positive91% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: Castec Studios
Windows
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Local Co-Op 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #20 Operation STEEL
84% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Undermog Games
Windows · Linux
Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!
Why similar: Perma Death 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #21 Stellar Interface
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2016
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
Why similar: Gun Customization 15.2% ★, Perma Death 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Action Roguelike 10%
- #22 M.O.O.D.S.
81% matchVery Positive87% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows
Grab a gun and take down hostile robots corrupted by synthetic emotions! Combine weapon modifications and wreak havoc in this roguelite shooter. Let your emotions shape combat and alter boss fights! Fight alone or join up with up to 4 players!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.1%, Gun Customization 18% ★, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Local Co-Op 9.8%
- #23 NIMRODS
80% matchVery Positive85% of 1,747 reviews2024
Dev: Fiveamp
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
Why similar: Gun Customization 20.7% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #24 Danger Scavenger
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 500 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.6%, Perma Death 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Bullet Hell 9.4%
- #25 Geometry Arena
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,401 reviews2021
Dev: 011 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.8 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: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 16.1%, Arcade 12.3%
- #26 Planetary Dustoff
82% 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 20.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Roguelite 14.3%, Loot 12.1%, Bullet Hell 11.9%
- #27 Destropolis
81% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Difficult 9.8%
- #28 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
78% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Roguelite 11.8%
- #29 Galactic Glitch
77% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Difficult 12.7%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #30 HyperParasite
79% matchVery Positive82% of 147 reviews2020
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Perma Death 12.9%, Loot 10.6%, 1980s 9%, Procedural Generation 8.6%
- #31 Berzerk: Recharged
78% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #32 Repetendium
76% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 21.9%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelite 12.3%, Perma Death 12%
- #33 Core Devourer
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: IcyQuill
Windows
Hunt down huge hordes of droids, absorb their cores and become the strongest cybernetic being. In this sci-fi action-packed roguelite, you unlock weapons with unique effects, craft powerful gear and create endless combinations of upgrades for your character. Make your choice and break the game.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #34 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Perma Death 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.1%
- #35 Survivor Mercs
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 156 reviews2023
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: Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.6%, 2.5D 13.2%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Bullet Hell 9%
- #36 Neon Striker
74% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: Gun Customization 25.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #37 TombStar
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Andy SumPub: No More Robots
Windows
Take on the Grimheart Gang as you shoot, dodge, cloak and explode your way across TombStar in this Space Western rogue-like shooter. Grab your guns, buckle your spurs and take back the planet – for justice, for revenge and for the galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Perma Death 15.9%, Loot 11.5%, Bullet Hell 11%, Action Roguelike 10.3%
- #38 SYNTHETIK 2
73% matchVery Positive81% of 3,230 reviews2021
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Gun Customization 20.1% ★, Perma Death 15.9%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 11%
- #39 Schism
71% matchVery Positive97% of 152 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: Gun Customization 23% ★, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Perma Death 11.2%
- #40 Black Paradox
75% matchMixed68% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Highwalls
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Action Roguelike 15%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Roguelite 11.9%, Local Co-Op 11.4%
- #41 Ogre Chambers DX
72% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Perma Death 13.1%, Action Roguelike 11.2%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Difficult 10.4%
- #42 Danger Gazers
73% 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 27.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.4%, Roguelite 9.6%, Bullet Hell 9.5%, Local Co-Op 9.1%
- #43 Rogue: Genesia
67% matchVery Positive91% of 8,365 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, 2.5D 12.6%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #44 Ether Loop
73% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Perma Death 14.1%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Loot 11.9%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #45 Bullet Bunny
70% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Roguelike 11.9%, Action Roguelike 11.7%
- #46 Fabric Of Reality
70% matchVery Positive92% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: _Jester_
Windows
In this game, you are the bullet hell. Face off against 100 waves of enemies and bosses by collecting a deck of attack cards that activate in real-time to unleash destruction upon everything in sight. There's an insane amount of customizability leading to an infinitely replayable experience.
Why similar: Gun Customization 14.5% ★, Perma Death 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.2%
- #47 Noobs Want to Live
68% matchVery Positive89% of 4,944 reviews2023
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)Pub: Lightning Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!
Why similar: Perma Death 16.2%, 2.5D 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #48 Spaceship Looter
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.7%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Loot 10.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.2%
- #49 Go Mecha Ball
68% matchVery Positive87% of 452 reviews2024
Dev: Whale Peak GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Bullet Hell 13%, Action Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #50 Grand Brix Shooter
71% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2019
Dev: Intragames
Windows
Challenge yourself to a new kind of bullet-hell fusion shooter. Change your aircraft to get new skills just when you need them against advancing foes. Aim for the top spot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Difficult 12.4%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #51 Feral Fury
71% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 11.5%, Loot 11.4%, Perma Death 11.2%
- #52 Neon Sundown
69% matchVery Positive82% of 447 reviews2022
Dev: Ben NicholsPub: BN Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Neon Sundown is an extremely challenging arena-shooter that mixes fast-paced action with roguelite elements. Take on increasingly difficult arenas as you unlock new ships, upgrades, synergies, and more! Think you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Perma Death 28.7%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 17.2%, Roguelike 11.7%, Top-Down 10.1%
- #53 Space Will
67% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: 张亮002Pub: Aori Games
Windows
Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, Roguelike 15.7%, Top-Down 8.1%, 2.5D 6.8%
- #54 BloodDome99
67% matchVery Positive96% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Halftone Gaming
Windows · Mac
BloodDome99 is a game about nostalgia, capitalism, violence, and over-the-top absurdist fun. 80s arcade meets modern horde-survival roguelike. Create unique builds, master more than 40 weapons, and kill ever-growing hordes of contestants in the retro-futuristic gladiator gameshow BLOODDOME99
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, 1980s 14%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #55 Enter the Gungeon
66% 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 27.1%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.8%, Roguelike 11.3%, Difficult 9.7%
- #56 Galactic Vault
66% matchVery Positive90% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: MeepMeep Games
Windows
Build your weapon to its full potential in Galactic Vault, a fast-paced FPS roguelite. Discover endless upgrade combinations, craft diverse builds, and unleash devastating abilities. Get ready to infiltrate high-security vaults and recover lost tech.
Why similar: Gun Customization 24.8% ★, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Roguelite 15.7%, Roguelike 13%
- #57 Chippy
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,169 reviews2019
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Difficult 11.8%, Local Co-Op 10.1%
- #58 Vectorium
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2018
Dev: IndigoBlue Game Studio
Windows
Vectorium is a classical, yet intense arcade shooting game. Can you survive those dreadful enemies and barrage of gunfire?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 18%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #59 Blacksea Odyssey
69% matchVery Positive80% of 205 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Perma Death 14.2%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #60 Combat Complex
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Spherical Horse Studios
Windows
A fast-paced ARPG / roguelike hybrid with lasers, alien bugs, WASD / twin-stick controls, random loot, and procedurally-generated levels. Wield legendary weapons, unlock devastating skills, create overpowered builds – and turn your enemies' attacks against them. Try the free demo!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Loot 12.3%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Action Roguelike 10.9%