- #1 Brotato
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 118,068 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 36.8 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 32.1%, Roguelike 24.8%, Roguelite 17.8%, Arcade 8.2%, Action 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep character customization and chaotic, fast-paced action that mirrors the evolving weapon mechanics of Octogeddon.
- #2 Tasty Planet
96% matchVery Positive83% of 493 reviews2017
Dev: Dingo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Control a tiny ball of grey goo with the ability to eat anything smaller than itself. The more it eats, the bigger it gets! Soon you'll be able to eat the entire planet!
Why similar: Funny 24.8%, Strategy 14.8%, Action 14.7%, Arcade 13.7%, Casual 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the satisfying loop of growing larger and consuming everything in your path, much like the titular octopus.
- #3 Vampire Survivors
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 264,870 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.6%, Roguelite 21.2%, Roguelike 11%, Arcade 5.9%, Action 4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive chaotic action-roguelite that focuses on building an unstoppable arsenal to destroy massive waves of enemies.
- #4 Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,707 reviews2024
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Action Roguelike 24.8%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 13.9%, Funny 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same spirit of chaotic, screen-filling destruction and roguelite progression.
- #5 Paper Planet
94% matchVery Positive84% of 531 reviews2023
Dev: DoodlegamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Paper Planet is a planet-defender, arcade roguelike with a doodley, Flash-inspired artstyle. Battle through waves of unique enemies and bosses. Combine items with strange and wacky effects for insanely overpowered runs. Play with 1-4 players, for some chaotic co-op fun!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Tower Defense 16.7%, Roguelike 13.2%, Arcade 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines arcade-style roguelite action with tower-defense elements in a highly addictive, chaotic package.
- #6 Voidigo
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,893 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 13.4%, Funny 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, chaotic roguelite that emphasizes movement and aggressive boss-fighting.
- #7 Nova Drift
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,569 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.5 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 27.1%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 13%, Arcade 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features an incredible depth of ship customization that feels like evolving your own unique weaponized creature.
- #8 Genome Guardian
91% matchVery Positive92% of 783 reviews2024
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.7%, Roguelite 25.6%, Roguelike 23.4%, Action 4.5%, 2D 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides extensive gun customization and roguelite progression that rewards strategic build-crafting.
- #9 Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
92% matchVery Positive83% of 1,363 reviews2018
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A campy, crazy pixelart zombie apocalypse arcade sim where you're the bad guy. Drop your virus and spread it across the globe while you unlock a whole horde of bizarre undead to do your bidding.
Why similar: Strategy 31.2%, Funny 21.8%, Indie 15.6%, Roguelike 12.9%, Action 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Shares a humorous, destructive tone where the goal is to cause as much chaos as possible.
- #10 GunSuit Guardians
91% matchVery Positive88% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.1%, Roguelite 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Roguelike 10.5%, Arcade 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy roguelite that emphasizes significant weapon customization to survive increasingly difficult waves.
- #11 Blacksea Odyssey
90% matchVery Positive80% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 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: Action Roguelike 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Destruction 18.6%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 7%
Why You'll Like It: A sea-themed action-roguelite that features intense combat and monster-hunting mechanics.
- #12 Centipede Gun
89% matchVery Positive91% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusk2m
Windows
Centipede Gun is a roguelite autobattler where you create bizzare creatures to face hordes of enemies! Combine different guns, modules and skills to make unique synergies and upgrade your cute little destruction machine!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.5%, Roguelite 25.5%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 8.1%, Strategy 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style roguelite that emphasizes weapon variety and rapid-fire combat.
- #13 OTTTD
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 360 reviews2014
Dev: SMG Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Take command of HEROCORP™ and launch a Preemptive Defence Campaign™ against parallel dimensions in OTTTD, the most outrageous Tower Defence title around.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.1%, Funny 15.2%, Cartoony 14.4%, Strategy 13.2%, Arcade 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends tower-defense strategy with over-the-top action and gore for a chaotic, humorous experience.
- #14 Apocalypse Party
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,433 reviews2023
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Apocalypse Party is a 3D top-down action Roguelike game. In this game, you will embark on a new mission to traverse through the Middle Ages and gradually master abilities, and arm yourself to become the strongest survivor through numerous choices.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 11.9%, Cartoony 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers chaotic top-down action with a humorous tone and deep character-building mechanics.
- #15 UltraGoodness
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 230 reviews2017
Dev: Rasul Mono
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tear your enemies to pieces in this top-down action-roguelike shooter. Leave oceans of blood and mountains of corpses in new dynamic and colorful action designed in pixel art style. All in the name of Goodness, of course!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.1%, Roguelite 20.8%, Roguelike 19.5%, Funny 13.7%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down shooter that focuses purely on chaotic, screen-clearing destruction.
- #16 Peglin
85% matchVery Positive84% of 17,635 reviews2024
Dev: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage. Acquire special relics that radically change the game and ensure no two runs are the same. Aim carefully to survive in this unique turn-based RPG!
Why similar: Roguelite 33.8%, Roguelike 33.6%, Strategy 16.1%, 2D 6.9%, Casual 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, roguelike take on Pachinko that features unique, strategic gameplay mechanics.
- #17 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship
86% matchVery Positive83% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: Zing Games Inc.Pub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot in this exciting "Tower Defense-on-wheels zombie survival roguelite" game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Tower Defense 15.3%, Roguelite 13.2%, Roguelike 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines shoot-em-up mechanics with roguelite progression in a fun, arcade-style format.
- #18 Tasty Blue
86% matchVery Positive89% of 738 reviews2015
Dev: Dingo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tasty Blue is an underwater side-scrolling eat 'em up game. You start as a small goldfish with an insatiable appetite. After being overfed by your owner, you'll escape into the ocean and eat everything that you encounter. The more you eat, the bigger you get!
Why similar: Underwater 41.5% ★, Funny 16.8%, Action 9.8%, Family Friendly 8.5%, Casual 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, addictive game about growing by eating, capturing the same 'bigger is better' satisfaction as Octogeddon.
- #19 Army of Ruin
84% matchVery Positive88% of 2,789 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.5%, Roguelite 21.1%, Roguelike 20.2%, Cartoony 10.5%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: High-intensity action-roguelite that features massive enemy counts and satisfying weapon upgrades.
- #20 Nuclear Throne
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,764 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.8%, Roguelike 27%, Roguelite 14.9%, Action 6.2%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential fast-paced, chaotic roguelite shooter that rewards aggressive play.
- #21 Halls of Torment
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,770 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.2%, Roguelite 22.8%, Roguelike 19.6%, Arcade 9%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action-roguelite with satisfying progression and a focus on building a powerful character.
- #22 Death Must Die
82% matchVery Positive90% of 21,713 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.7%, Roguelite 25.9%, Roguelike 18.1%, Action 8%, 2D 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that offers deep character building and gear customization for varied playstyles.
- #23 Risk of Rain (2013)
83% matchVery Positive93% of 29,832 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 45%, Roguelike 28.6%, Roguelite 9.6%, Action 7.3%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense action with scaling difficulty and item-based evolution that changes how you play.
- #24 Downwell
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,612 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 38.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Arcade 11.9%, Action 7.8%, Roguelike 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style action game that focuses on vertical movement and destructive combat.
- #25 Super Auto Pets
81% matchVery Positive90% of 36,141 reviews2021
Dev: Team Wood Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build the strongest team of pets and tussle with your friends!
Why similar: Strategy 40.1%, Roguelike 21.6%, Family Friendly 16.7%, Casual 11.4%, 2D 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: While a different genre, it shares the humorous creature-based strategy and evolution themes.
- #26 Luck be a Landlord
80% matchVery Positive93% of 11,522 reviews2023
Dev: TrampolineTales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.
Why similar: Roguelite 34%, Roguelike 25%, Strategy 17.8%, Casual 7.2%, Mouse Only 4.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: An addictive roguelite strategy game that relies on building unique, synergistic combinations.
- #27 Gunfire Reborn
79% matchVery Positive93% of 103,614 reviews2021
Dev: Gunfire Reborn StudioPub: Duoyi Games
Windows
Median: 18.8 hrsMean: 49.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.
Why similar: Roguelite 37.4%, Roguelike 32.7%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Action 5.5%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite shooter that offers deep character and weapon customization for a highly replayable experience.
- #28 Broforce
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,959 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Action 29.6%, Funny 23.4%, 2D 15.7%, Arcade 13.2%, Indie 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, funny, and highly destructive action game that celebrates over-the-top combat.
- #29 Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake
79% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2014
Dev: SleepNinja GamesPub: Cartoon Network Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Warning: This game is crammed full of monsters, cake, amazing powers, puzzly bits, epic adventure, witty repartee, secret paths, unlockable characters, silly hats and a wiener dog. Use caution if you are allergic to fun or overly sensitive to cake-related pathos.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, puzzle-strategy game that features a charming aesthetic and creative monster mechanics.
- #30 Operation Octo
77% matchVery Positive98% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Klub Kofta Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as an Octopus scientist fighting off sunken skeletons in this frantic aquatic Tower Defense! Discover sea life turrets from unique biomes: Pistol Shrimp! Navy Seal! Death Ray! Deploy turrets whilst dodging enemy bullets as you venture the seven seas!
Why similar: Underwater 33.5% ★, Tower Defense 25.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Cartoony 9.8%, Casual 5.8%
- #31 Tangy TD
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,510 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.4%, Roguelike 17.6%, Funny 10.9%, Strategy 10.6%, Cartoony 8.5%
- #32 Armechgeddon
78% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: MothCat
Windows
Armechgeddon is a chaotic action rogue-lite with a minimalist control scheme. Pick the right mech and pilot for the job, and lay waste to hundreds of enemies with your custom arsenal.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.8%, Roguelite 19.6%, Mechs 12.2% ★, Destruction 11.5%, Arcade 8.3%
- #33 Shrimp.io
77% matchVery Positive85% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
A Shrimp Based Bullet Heaven. Kill creatures, Level up & pick from 3 upgrades to unalive thousands more.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.5%, Underwater 14.9% ★, Strategy 13.9%, Roguelite 11.6%, Action 11%
- #34 Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 7,175 reviews2026
Dev: Odd Dreams DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Animal Evolution Roguelite. Hunt, Flee, Scavenge and Thrive in a living ecosystem. Choose from 125+ Evolutions and Specialisations for unique creature combinations in every run. Adapt to survive the natural curve in order to beat carcinisation... or get Darwin'd trying!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.2%, Roguelite 19.1%, Roguelike 17.9%, Strategy 10.5%, Arcade 8.5%
- #35 SHOOPER NOVA
76% matchVery Positive85% of 656 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Tower Defense 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Strategy 9.7%
- #36 Utopia Must Fall
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,300 reviews2024
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Defend humanity's last surviving metropolis from mysterious alien machinations in this challenging base-defense arcade shooter. Featuring rapid upgrade progression, procedurally generated attack waves, dark humor and laser-sharp aesthetics.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Tower Defense 15.6%, Roguelite 13.3%, Funny 8%
- #37 Revenge of the Killer Octopus
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: Messy Bed Productions
Windows
Revenge of the Killer Octopus is a third-octopus game where you shoot and possess your way through throes of enraged scientists in order to take your revenge!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.2%, Underwater 24.6% ★, Funny 10.9%, Arcade 9.3%, Cartoony 7.1%
- #38 Sea Of Radiation 2
74% matchVery Positive80% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: NightWalker
Windows
Welcome to the perilous nuclear-contaminated waters, where all creatures are mutating. Start as an ordinary small fish, struggling to survive in this toxic sea. Through continuous evolution and adaptation, you will grow into a powerful ocean monster and ultimately become the sole ruler of this ocean
Why similar: Underwater 27.5% ★, Roguelite 25.6%, Roguelike 21.2%, Action 10.6%, Casual 7.5%
- #39 Skewer Squad
72% matchVery Positive90% of 484 reviews2026
Dev: Fake OwlsPub: HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Skewer Squad is a cute yet chaotic tower defense roguelite. Step into the apron of a Grillmaster, draft random ingredients, mix wild seasonings, and build a squad of skewers that are both delicious and powerful to defend your grill.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.1%, Tower Defense 17.8%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 14.3%, Funny 8.9%
- #40 BastionOS
72% matchVery Positive97% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Feral Paw
Windows · Mac
A short active incremental game where you stack ludicrous weapons and upgrades onto a tower. Destroy a gigantic evolving horde, unlock new tech, repeat.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47%, Arcade 23.1%, Action 16.8%, Casual 13.1%
- #41 Gigantes Ex Machina
73% matchVery Positive86% of 320 reviews2025
Dev: AcrylByte
Windows
Fast paced Top-down shooter! Smartly use IRCM to evade the constant barrage of bullets and missiles and destroy everything that stands in your way.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Roguelite 20.8%, Roguelike 15%, Action 9.7%, Arcade 7.3%
- #42 Fire at Campsite
73% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Salvador PalmaPub: ZOO Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Protect the campsite in this Single-Tower-Defense game where you play as a campfire against the local wildlife! With many abilities and characters at your disposal, try new builds, synergies, and combos to make those animals run away with fear!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Tower Defense 14.6%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 11.8%, Funny 7.9%
- #43 Cluckmech Oasis
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,609 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelite 19.4%, Strategy 12.7%, Funny 11.2%
- #44 Ooglians
74% matchMixed64% of 255 reviews2022
Dev: Simon BäckströmPub: Aurora Punks
Windows
Ooglians are coming! Nothing excites an ooglian more than smashing machinery. Protect your machinery with more machinery which attracts even more ooglians. How unfortunate.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.6%, Roguelite 19.6%, Destruction 12.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Funny 10.4%
- #45 Bronana
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: busy bear
Windows
Bronana is a thrilling and hilarious survival roguelike. Embody the spirit of a fearless banana warrior to take down waves of vicious snack monsters. Through a rich variety of random events, grow stronger, evolve abilities, and face off against challenging bosses to save the homeland.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Roguelite 16.8%, Roguelike 16.4%, Cartoony 10.3%, Arcade 9.2%
- #46 Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 904 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.4%, Roguelike 23.7%, Roguelite 23.6%, Action 9.8%, 2D 6.3%
- #47 Crustacean Nations
70% matchVery Positive93% of 526 reviews2022
Dev: Team Beans
Windows
🦀Crustacean Nations🦀 is a real-time strategy game about total crab warfare. Build a sprawling sand castle and amass huge armies to dominate the beach and become the one true crustacean nation!
Why similar: Destruction 39.2%, Strategy 22.4%, Funny 22.4%, Casual 12%, Singleplayer 4%
- #48 Kraken Cleaning
69% matchVery Positive89% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Luka Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy incremental game where you play as a Kraken wielding abyssal powers to clean the ocean.
Why similar: Underwater 46% ★, Arcade 15.3%, Casual 11.4%, 2D 9.1%, Strategy 8.9%
- #49 Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath
69% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Night Steed Games
Windows
Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath is a roguelike action-survival game where forces of nature fight against hordes of evil. Gain new skills, loot powerful items and defeat all who stand in your way… By all means!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Roguelite 17%, Roguelike 10.6%, Cartoony 8.7%, Arcade 7.6%
- #50 Arms Evolution: ZOMBIE DESTROYER
71% matchMixed66% of 285 reviews2023
Dev: Ash Game StudioPub: LP Game
Windows
"Arms Evolution: ZOMBIE DESTROYER" is a unique Roguelite tower defense game. You will slaughter thousands of zombies in the game and enhance your weapon towers through build character in the RPG way. and , the game also offers an idle mode, so you can enjoy building weapons anytime and anywhere.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.8%, Roguelike 25.4%, Roguelite 19.2%, Strategy 12.6%, Casual 7.3%
- #51 WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
66% matchVery Positive96% of 388 reviews2025
Dev: wootusart Industries
Windows
The rats told me to make this game. Run and gun alongside your troops in the Great Rat War against the vile TechnoRat armies. Recruit units, build structures, collect gear and upgrade your weapons to turn the tide of battle in your favor. The TechnoRat is all consuming!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Tower Defense 15.7%, Roguelite 11.7%, Funny 9.1%
- #52 Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,087 reviews2012
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions! Evolve from a tiny captive into a world-eating giant. Use your mutant blob powers to devour the pathetic humans and all of civilization!
Why similar: Funny 23%, Cartoony 20.1%, Family Friendly 16.6%, Action 14.8%, Indie 10.7%
- #53 Arcane Tower Survivors
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Red Horde Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in this horde survival roguelite. Unleash devastating spells, master unique skills, and craft unstoppable builds. Between battles, fortify your tower and unlock powerful upgrades in a strategic meta-game. Will your magic outlast the chaos?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Roguelite 16.8%, Roguelike 15.5%, Action 6.3%
- #54 Octodad: Dadliest Catch
68% matchVery Positive94% of 10,690 reviews2014
Dev: Young Horses
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan...
Why similar: Funny 43.5%, Family Friendly 29.6%, Indie 15.1%, Action 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #55 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 240 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Action Roguelike 22.1%, Tower Defense 16.3%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #56 Bella Wants Blood
67% matchVery Positive97% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: Sonderland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Entertain the god-like Bella’s thirst for blood in this absurd bite-sized roguelike terror defense game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.1%, Roguelike 20.8%, Funny 13.9%, Roguelite 13%, Strategy 9%
- #57 The Crackpet Show
68% matchVery Positive86% of 851 reviews2022
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a variety of weapons. Choose your beastie, gear ‘em up, and go kill your enemies in the name of fame and sweet sponsorship deals!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Action Roguelike 23.8%, Funny 16.5%, Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 13.7%
- #58 Noobs Are Coming
66% matchVery Positive83% of 1,590 reviews2025
Dev: Overboy
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
YOU ARE THE FINAL BOSS. Brutal synergy arena roguelike. Pick your Final Boss character, equip boss patterns and combine tons of attacks to create unique builds. Play solo or in co-op!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.1%, Roguelite 17.1%, Roguelike 15.7%, Funny 10.3%, Cartoony 7.5%
- #59 outpost4
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: BananaDogGames
Windows
Build your mobile outpost and combine over 20 weapons with 100+ items to create unique builds. Grow stronger against endless enemy hordes, conquer new planets, and experience the thrill of evolving from desperate survival to overwhelming firepower.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.6%, Roguelike 19.5%, Roguelite 17.2%, Strategy 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%
- #60 GrowRilla VR
67% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Salmi Games
Windows
You're the world's hungriest ape and must eat to grow bigger and stronger. Sneak, climb, throw, punch and shoot to become a giant monster and defeat your enemies.
Why similar: Destruction 28.8%, Roguelite 16.9%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelike 10%, Funny 9.9%