Games Like Ocean in the Cold Sky

Enter the dungeon to get the coveted sacred flour in this sword-focused action-roguelike. Make your way through bizarre and/or cute bread creatures thanks to the weapons and resources you'll find along the way, and if you don't succeed, try again, as the dungeon will have changed.

Why similar: Swordplay 30.8%, Perma Death 22.5%, Hack and Slash 19.2%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 4%

A melee based horde survival game. You are a knight wielding an oversized greatsword. Whirl it around in circles and use your blade's momentum to slash through endless hordes of monsters. But take care! You'll get dizzy from all the spinning!

Why similar: Swordplay 25.8%, Perma Death 21.5%, Hack and Slash 18.1%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, PvE 10.2%

99 Waves is a casual platformer rogue-lite game about a vengeful young man who challenges a god. Can he defeat countless monsters, the greatest warriors, and mythical beings to reach the despicable god and become a legend?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.3%, Hack and Slash 18.2%, Perma Death 17.7%, Swordplay 17.5%, Side Scroller 10.2%

SporeBorne is a top-down, action hack-and-slash game where you play as an estranged mutation of a fungus infesting the planet H311. Embark on a journey, slashing through your enemies, growing more powerful, and uncovering abilities as you traverse this planet's infested land.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 32%, Perma Death 27.8%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, PvE 7.8%, 2D 5.7%

You are the hero inside the storybook of an obsessed author pondering with his life’s work. Explore repeating worlds, befriend a talking scarecrow and swing your sword really fast, while uncovering the true, overarching adventure within.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.2%, Perma Death 26.1%, Swordplay 21.1%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, 2D 3.7%

A top down action rpg with rougelike elements. You'll encounter plenty of opposition trying to make your way to the Slice of Ages. Slice your way through hordes of enemies with unique relics in order to stop Dastardly Duck.

Why similar: Perma Death 32.3%, Swordplay 30.4%, Action Roguelike 26.7%, 2D 4.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%

Help Samurado, a samurai avocado, seek REVENGE for his fallen family members. Hack and slash your way through HORDES of enemies to achieve higher levels of Samurai mastery and avenge your children's gruesome toast spread ending.

Why similar: Swordplay 26.1%, Action Roguelike 25.6%, Hack and Slash 25.4%, Perma Death 14%, Action 4.3%

A roguelite where you play as a mercenary liberating a sieged victorian city

Why similar: Swordplay 29.4%, Hack and Slash 19.9%, Action Roguelike 19%, Nonlinear 14.6%, PvE 11.7%

Fight against the Ancestors and other biopunk creatures. Use their DNA to build your own procedural weapons, find a friend and combine your skills to be even more powerful. The further you go, the better rewards you will get for the next run. It is up to you to reveal what is up there in the north.

Why similar: Transhumanism 33.3% ★, Swordplay 27%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Nonlinear 13.3%, PvE 9.8%

Singleplayer medieval-fantasy extraction looter with melee combat and the occasional arrow and spell. "Demo 2.1" now available!

Why similar: Swordplay 28.3%, Perma Death 23.8%, Hack and Slash 21.6%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%

Ascend a shifting 50-floor spire in a high-octane action roguelite. Mash hotkeys to grab and map anime-tier abilities on the fly—zero menus, zero downtime. Execute perfect parries, manage a ruthless gem economy, and unleash SSS-rank ultimates. Feed the blade. Style on the tower. Reboot stronger.

Why similar: Swordplay 29.4%, Perma Death 23.4%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Hack and Slash 19.5%, Anime 6.5%

Overdeveloped: Requiem is an Action-Adventure Platformer with Tactical elements about a samurai apprentice in her quest for revenge, and self-mastery.

Why similar: Swordplay 32.4%, Side Scroller 24%, Hack and Slash 22.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, 2D 3.8%

An arcade hack and slash where you rapidly switch between three heroes to decimate waves of enemies! Master each of the heroes' abilities as you fight your way through dangerous areas, each with unique monsters and bosses.

Why similar: Swordplay 32.8%, Hack and Slash 22.1%, Side Scroller 19.5%, PvE 10.8%, Local Co-Op 7%

Explore dungeons, collect loot, fight skeletons! First person roguelike action in a retro package.

Why similar: Swordplay 28.1%, Perma Death 23.7%, Hack and Slash 19.3%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Horror 9.3%

Venture into darkness in Knight of Nevermore, a 2D action roguelike where every strike counts. Master tough-but-fair soulslike combat, explore sprawling ever-shifting dungeons, and assemble powerful builds from a host of weapons, spells and items. Fight, die, improve, try again, prevail.

Why similar: Perma Death 23%, Side Scroller 21%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Hack and Slash 20.2%, PvE 10.6%

Welcome to "Dream Knight", this is a highly playable ACT+Rougelike game. You will play 4 heroes with different playstyles, experience bloody battles, and grow stronger in countless reincarnations. 6 major levels/massive skill branches/huge weapon system, enjoy the fantasy world!

Why similar: Transhumanism 27.7% ★, Hack and Slash 22.2%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

Fight, block, and evade through the deadly Trials of Valor. Your timing and reflexes decide survival in this real-time roguelike fighter. Master diverse classes, and experience the character progression of an entire RPG in each run as you perfect your build or die trying.

Why similar: Swordplay 23.3%, Perma Death 21.1%, Hack and Slash 17.1%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, PvE 10.1%

Clowns-2d shooter with platformer elements, where the player protects the circus tent from the incoming wave of mad clowns, picking up unique weapons and bonuses that will help in passing the levels and the final meeting with a huge clown. Feature of game: - Complexity - Pixel-Art - Unique weapon

Why similar: Side Scroller 32.7%, Action Roguelike 27.2%, Hack and Slash 27%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, 2D 4.9%

Vaultframe is a sci-fi, zero-gravity side-scroller. Navigate a labyrinth of parasite-spore-infected energy cells on a space station, fighting parasites and evading deadly traps. Complete your mission and reach the only escape before the station’s purge wipes out everything alive!

Why similar: Perma Death 26.9%, Action Roguelike 23.1%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Horror 13.6%, PvE 12.3%

Varthos calls you to his side. Fight hordes of monsters and undead creatures in this captivating action RPG, who have only one goal: to kill you. Fight, die, repeat — the battle for the throne of the world has begun.

Why similar: Swordplay 29.6%, Perma Death 22.4%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17%, PvE 10%

Play as a Knight basaed in a mid-evil setting, fight and kill monsters, boss's, gain loot such as food, weapons, Armor, upgrade items. Upgrade your gear to be able to take on the enemys in the next area.

Why similar: Swordplay 29.7%, Hack and Slash 20.6%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Sandbox 17.6%, PvE 12.5%

Infinity Wanderer is a roguelite, souls-lite action-platformer. Players dive into Lunara's dark story, facing her fears in a nightmare world. With handcrafted levels and deep character customization, it offers fluid, challenging combat that blends fast-paced and strategic souls-like mechanics.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.2%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Perma Death 16.9%, Horror 8.8%

Roguelike 2.5D action game about defeating monsters and bosses with soulslike mechanics. Your character is a Sword Warrior and you can choose permanent and temporary upgrades as you play and infinite upgrades with each attempt.

Why similar: Swordplay 31.1%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Hack and Slash 21.2%, PvE 12.1%, Anime 5.2%

Battle the fruit guardians as you hack and slash through the fruit scape in this coop rogue-like dungeon crawler.

Why similar: Perma Death 33.3%, Action Roguelike 30.1%, Hack and Slash 28.4%, 2D 5%, Action 2.7%

Choice Chamber is a real-time, crowdsourced, procedurally generated game where your fate is in everyone else's hands.

Why similar: Swordplay 27.2%, Perma Death 23.1%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Female Protagonist 9.5%

CODE:MACHINA is an anime-style hack and slash roguelike where the dolls of machina are designed to fight against the viruses that were destroying the cyber world.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 40.5%, Action Roguelike 36%, Anime 18.4%, Action 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Discover and destroy increasingly horrifying creatures across an oppressive lofi world, wielding fierce weaponry and powerful magic in this pocket-sized action adventure.

Why similar: Swordplay 33.3%, Hack and Slash 23.7%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, Horror 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%

Red's Ascent will take you on a challenging journey with an action-packed roguelike loop. Every death is an opportunity to respawn and try again, stronger than before. As you battle various enemies in different environments, you'll uncover the reasons behind your actions.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.7%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Hack and Slash 21.8%, PvE 13%, Female Protagonist 10%

Beautiful 16 bit retro art style with fluid animations and deliberate combat. Read the enemy and act accordingly in this seamless world without any load screens.

Why similar: Swordplay 45.2%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

Have a happy, safe afterlife. BEWARE THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

Why similar: Hack and Slash 23%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Perma Death 15.9%, Horror 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11%

2D roguelite action. Exhilarating action with easy controls. Grab the relics and use your skills to conquer the tower as many times as you can. Even the toughest bosses will be easy depending on your luck!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.3%, Side Scroller 29.9%, Hack and Slash 25.8%, 2D 4.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%

Corelith is a wave-based roguelike top-down action game. Explore the Corelith Dungeon, craft Skill Cores, and create your own unique build.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.5%, Hack and Slash 33.9%, PvE 19.4%, 2D 5.9%, Action 3.5%

Join your friends on an adventure in a post-apocalyptic world, gathering resources from various locations to strengthen yourself.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.1%, Side Scroller 25.8%, Hack and Slash 22.7%, PvE 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8%

Doko Roko is an atmospheric 2D action platformer with a focus on swift, evasive sword combat. Slash your way through hordes of demons as you ascend the floors of an ancient tower ravaged by time. What visions await one who is forced to be reborn? Onward and upward, Unslain.

Why similar: Swordplay 34.7%, Hack and Slash 25.2%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Side Scroller 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%

In a world overrun by vampires, a group of nuns with their own stories have arrived at the Hunters' Guild. They are ready to wield any power—even that of demons—to defeat their enemies. What fate awaits them on this perilous journey?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.2%, Hack and Slash 20.4%, Transhumanism 18.1% ★, Female Protagonist 16.8%, PvE 8.9%

Play Knight the knight in a rogue-defense game, involving tower defense and rogue-like mechanics. Defend your kingdom from tons of goblins and slayers.

Why similar: Swordplay 26.9%, Action Roguelike 26.4%, Hack and Slash 22.4%, PvE 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

Travel and fight your way through this fantasy world to save your kingdom from evil forces in a 2d roguelike adventure!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32%, Side Scroller 30.1%, Hack and Slash 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%, 2D 4.1%

A 2D retro monochrome Metroidvania adorned with a vast array of melee combos, movement options, and most importantly, monsters!

Why similar: Swordplay 38.6%, Nonlinear 19.2%, Hack and Slash 19.1%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

The Overthrow is an RPG slasher game with one life, with hardcore arena battles, a special leveling tree and a system of procedurally generated enemies. In the game you have to be one of the recruits of the squad to overthrow the government. The world is inhabited by robots with humanoid AI.

Why similar: Swordplay 30.1%, Perma Death 28.1%, Hack and Slash 21.7%, PvE 11.8%, Nonlinear 6.1%

Sword'n'sandal tops-down hack'n'slash-em-up

Why similar: Swordplay 36.3%, Hack and Slash 24.7%, Action Roguelike 23.8%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Action 1.6%

RemiLore: Lost Girl in the Lands of Lore is a “rogue-lite” anime-style adventure set in a colorful fantasy world where players hack-and-slash their way through an army of mechanical monsters using a huge variety of unique melee weapons and devastating magic attacks!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.4%, Hack and Slash 22.9%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Anime 12.9%, Action 5.6%

This is a side-scrolling Rouge shooting adventure game. You'll become one of the Bullet Witches and explore the abyss in search of a variety of abilities and power-ups to defeat the monsters of the abyss. The game contains hundreds of gun and bullet abilities and magic。

Why similar: Perma Death 41.3%, Action Roguelike 35%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%, Action 3.2%

In this top-down game you must think creatively to speed through waves of enemies, while staying alive. You are a samurai and to restore peace to the lands of Yarbil you must defeat the Trials of Yarbil.

Why similar: Swordplay 29.5%, Perma Death 27.2%, Hack and Slash 26.1%, PvE 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 2.3%

—This is the final dream witnessed by Lumia, a lone warrior.— A roguelike action RPG. Ascend the 99 floors of the Eternal Tower in a world blending 2D and 3D effects. Each run reshapes stages, enemies, and combat with weapons and Modules. Will you reach the top, and what choice awaits Lumia?

Why similar: Perma Death 39.2%, Action Roguelike 33.3%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%, 2D 4%

Fast-paced roguelike survival inspired by Diablo! With only ONE life, battle endless mobs, loot powerful gear, level up, and chase high scores across multiple maps. Quick 5-minute runs packed with retro pixel action!

Why similar: Swordplay 31.5%, Perma Death 25.6%, Hack and Slash 22.1%, PvE 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%

Dusk Hunters is a dark fantasy roguelite action RPG where you battle relentless forces of darkness in brutal skill-based combat. Wield powerful abilities, craft devastating builds, and challenge ruthless bosses at the end of every run.

Why similar: Perma Death 29.6%, Action Roguelike 28%, Hack and Slash 26.7%, PvE 13.5%, Action 2.2%

Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

Why similar: Perma Death 26%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Local Co-Op 8.1%

DreadBound is an atmospheric action roguelike with immersive sim elements. Steal your soul back from a cursed city, hide on roofs, eat bugs, make deals with demons, throw vases at your enemies.

Why similar: Swordplay 37.8%, Action Roguelike 23.2%, Perma Death 19.3%, Hack and Slash 17.4%, Action 1.4%

A soulslike roguelike where every pixel of the world is destructible. Play solo, with your team, or face invading enemy squads. Four online modes, from solo runs to PvP arena. Each death leaves a phylactery that remembers your power.

Why similar: Perma Death 25.6%, Action Roguelike 24.8%, Hack and Slash 24.8%, PvE 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%

A difficult, fast-paced action-rogue-lite where you hack n'slash your way through a dungeon full of loot and monsters. Your goal is to get strong enough to be able to defeat the Guardian. Death means starting over again.

Why similar: Perma Death 30.4%, Hack and Slash 25.5%, Action Roguelike 24.7%, PvE 14.4%, 2D 3.5%

Chained Beasts is a 1-4 player co-op gladiator roguelike. Fight chaotic battles chained to your friends. Use your chains or the arena to beat up foes in creative ways and win over the bloodthirsty crowd. Endure physical and mental injuries to defeat fearsome bosses and survive the day.

Why similar: Swordplay 26.8%, Perma Death 19.1%, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, PvE 10.1%

"A game inspired by classic platformers. Help Soul escape the dungeon in this hack-n-slash platformer with soul-like elements and frantic gameplay."

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30%, Hack and Slash 29.3%, PvE 15.5%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Anime 6.5%

Brutal 2.5D action roguelike where one-hit-kill mechanics are combined with procedural level generation in a techno-folk setting. One hit — one death.

Why similar: Transhumanism 28.6% ★, Perma Death 23%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Hack and Slash 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

See incoming attacks before they land. Combine fists with foresight in this martial arts roguelike featuring tactical, grounded combat.

Why similar: Transhumanism 30.5% ★, Perma Death 21.2%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Action Roguelike 17%, PvE 10.3%

Slashvival is a third-person action RPG with roguelite elements. Use swords to fight mutant creatures in a medieval low-poly world. Survive intense battles and rescue your family in this thrilling hack-and-slash adventure!

Why similar: Swordplay 29.9%, Perma Death 21.5%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Hack and Slash 16.1%, Anime 8.9%

On the eve of the end of the world, become the last hope for the world by standing alone against thousands of monsters. Chrono Survival is a hyper arcade rogue-lite game that combines simple gameplay and challenge.

Why similar: Perma Death 45.2%, Action Roguelike 39.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Thrown into a strange world by an angel, you’ll fight, adapt, and evolve in this action-packed roguelike. Combine insane powers, conquer new worlds with each run, and face relentless enemies. Will you rise as the hero—or fall trying?

Why similar: Hack and Slash 37.4%, Action Roguelike 36.6%, Perma Death 17.2%, 2D 4%, Action 3.9%

In this exhilarating roguelike action game, the main character, Rustil, acquires abilities from the souls of various heroes in a huge and mysterious labyrinth castle, and aims to reach the top floor while strengthening the main character. All monsters can be captured, raised, and summoned!

Why similar: Swordplay 30.4%, Hack and Slash 19.8%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, PvE 9.5%

Defeat as many enemies as you can and Unlock different characters with different abilities in this arcade Hack and Slash.

Why similar: Side Scroller 38.5%, Hack and Slash 36%, PvE 21%, Action 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%