- #1 Brotato
97% 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 32.1%, Roguelike 24.8%, Roguelite 18%, Arcade 8.2%, Action 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on building a character with multiple modular weapons to survive increasingly chaotic waves of enemies.
- #2 Paper Planet
96% matchVery Positive85% of 520 reviews2023
Dev: DoodlegamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 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%, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Tower Defense 16.8%, Roguelike 13.9%, Arcade 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines arcade-style action with roguelite upgrades in a way that feels very similar to the fast-paced destruction of the seed game.
- #3 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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Action Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 13.6%, Funny 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, colorful, and highly energetic action-roguelike that emphasizes movement and creative weapon usage.
- #4 Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
95% matchVery Positive80% of 1,621 reviews2024
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 25.4%, Action Roguelike 24.6%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 14.6%, Funny 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar bullet-hell experience where you constantly evolve your character to destroy massive hordes of enemies.
- #5 Nova Drift
94% 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 26.2%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 13.4%, Arcade 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep ship customization and modular upgrades that mirror the tentacle-evolution mechanics of the seed game.
- #6 Vampire Survivors
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 260,765 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.7 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 45.8%, Roguelite 21.1%, Roguelike 10.6%, Arcade 5.8%, 2D 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential action-roguelike that captures the same addictive, screen-clearing power fantasy found in Octogeddon.
- #7 Genome Guardian
94% matchVery Positive92% of 770 reviews2024
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 40.6%, Roguelite 25.5%, Roguelike 23.9%, Action 4.3%, 2D 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features extensive weapon customization and turret-based combat that aligns perfectly with the tentacle-evolution system.
- #8 Tasty Planet
92% matchVery Positive83% of 446 reviews2017
Dev: Dingo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 53.5 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 24.7%, Strategy 15.2%, Action 14.2%, Arcade 13.7%, Casual 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same 'grow and destroy' gameplay loop with a humorous, lighthearted tone.
- #9 Atomicrops
90% 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 34.5%, Roguelike 24.7%, Roguelite 22.4%, Action 10.3%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A frantic, high-energy action-roguelite that balances farming with intense, destructive combat.
- #10 OTTTD
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 356 reviews2014
Dev: SMG Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 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 14.2%, Strategy 13.4%, Arcade 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends tower defense with action-heavy combat and a distinct, over-the-top sense of humor.
- #11 Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,287 reviews2018
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 30.6%, Funny 20.7%, Indie 15%, Roguelike 12.8%, Action 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused game that shares the destructive, chaotic, and darkly funny spirit of Octogeddon.
- #12 Death Must Die
88% matchVery Positive91% of 21,387 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 20.9 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 25.7%, Roguelike 18.6%, Action 7.6%, 2D 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a polished action-roguelike experience with deep build variety and satisfying combat progression.
- #13 Halls of Torment
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,213 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 23.9 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 20.1%, Arcade 8.9%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on character builds and screen-clearing action that will feel familiar to fans of the genre's progression loop.
- #14 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship
89% matchVery Positive83% of 197 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%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Tower Defense 15.3%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Mixes pinball-style physics with action-roguelike combat for a unique and destructive experience.
- #15 Blacksea Odyssey
89% 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: Action Roguelike 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Destruction 18.5%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-roguelike that emphasizes hunting and destroying massive creatures with customizable weaponry.
- #16 Armechgeddon
86% matchVery Positive88% of 50 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 31.2%, Roguelite 19.8%, Mechs 11.9% ★, Destruction 11.4%, Arcade 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic and mechanical successor that focuses on weapon-heavy, roguelite action.
- #17 Soulstone Survivors
83% matchVery Positive91% of 26,152 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.9%, Roguelite 23.9%, Roguelike 18.5%, Arcade 8.2%, Action 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features massive scale and deep skill-tree customization that allows for highly destructive character builds.
- #18 Peglin
84% matchVery Positive84% of 17,157 reviews2024
Dev: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.6 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: Roguelike 33.8%, Roguelite 33.8%, Strategy 16%, 2D 6.9%, Casual 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, strategy-focused roguelike that uses physics-based mechanics to create a satisfying and unique gameplay loop.
- #19 Shrimp.io
85% matchVery Positive85% of 260 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 25.8%, Underwater 14.9% ★, Strategy 14%, Roguelite 11.8%, Action 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented roguelite that keeps the gameplay fast, simple, and focused on arcade-style destruction.
- #20 Necronator: Dead Wrong
86% matchMixed69% of 524 reviews2020
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Necronator: Dead Wrong is a deck-building roguelike with an RTS twist. Build a powerful deck. Collect and deploy undead units and raise a unique army. Master each commander’s playstyle and conquer the world. Change the game with rule-bending relics. Unlock new decks and do it all again.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.7%, Roguelite 20.5%, Roguelike 18.8%, Funny 12.9%, Strategy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines lane-based strategy with roguelite elements and a cute, humorous aesthetic.
- #21 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 24.2%, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Tower Defense 16.2%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense mechanics with action-roguelike progression for a unique hybrid experience.
- #22 Tiny Rogues
82% 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 43.6%, Roguelite 24.5%, Roguelike 23.7%, 2D 2.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A compact, action-packed roguelite that rewards experimentation with different weapon combinations.
- #23 Risk of Rain (2013)
82% 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 44.9%, Roguelike 29.2%, Roguelite 9.6%, Action 6.9%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on stacking items to create an overpowered character, mirroring the progression feel of Octogeddon.
- #24 Super Auto Pets
81% matchVery Positive90% of 35,668 reviews2021
Dev: Team Wood Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Build the strongest team of pets and tussle with your friends!
Why similar: Strategy 40%, Roguelike 21.7%, Family Friendly 16.5%, Casual 11.5%, 2D 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: While a different genre, it shares the strategic team-building and quirky creature-evolution appeal of the seed game.
- #25 Cult of the Lamb
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 121,567 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.8%, Roguelite 23.9%, Funny 11.2%, Strategy 7.9%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends base-building strategy with fast-paced action-roguelite combat in a humorous, stylized world.
- #26 Downwell
81% 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 39%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Arcade 11.7%, Roguelike 7.8%, Action 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style action game that emphasizes constant movement and destructive downward momentum.
- #27 Dungreed
80% 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 39.1%, Roguelite 21.6%, Roguelike 21.4%, Action 7.4%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-roguelike that offers a wide variety of weapons and items to customize your playstyle.
- #28 Slay the Spire
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 210,878 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Why similar: Roguelike 50.4%, Roguelite 23.4%, Strategy 15.5%, Indie 4.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for roguelike strategy, offering deep build-crafting that appeals to players who enjoy optimizing their loadouts.
- #29 Monster Train
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,754 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Roguelite 43.2%, Roguelike 39.3%, Strategy 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: A highly strategic roguelike that focuses on building powerful, synergistic units to defend against waves of enemies.
- #30 Tangy TD
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,121 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 24.6%, Roguelike 18.7%, Funny 10.9%, Strategy 10.6%, Cartoony 8.3%
- #31 Operation Octo
78% matchVery Positive99% of 97 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 33.4% ★, Tower Defense 25.6%, Strategy 11.3%, Cartoony 10%, Casual 5.4%
- #32 SHOOPER NOVA
76% matchVery Positive85% of 616 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Tower Defense 16.7%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%, Strategy 9.8%
- #33 Skewer Squad
74% matchVery Positive92% of 448 reviews2026
Dev: Fake OwlsPub: HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD
Windows
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 21.3%, Tower Defense 17.5%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 14.8%, Funny 8.7%
- #34 Revenge of the Killer Octopus
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 82 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 37.6%, Underwater 25.1% ★, Funny 11%, Arcade 9.5%, Cartoony 7.1%
- #35 Sea Of Radiation 2
75% matchVery Positive86% of 114 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 27.3% ★, Roguelite 25.7%, Roguelike 21.8%, Action 10.1%, Casual 7.4%
- #36 Apocalypse Party
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,353 reviews2023
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.9 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 22.5%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 12.3%, Cartoony 7.1%
- #37 Outnumbered
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 241 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Action Roguelike 28.4%, Roguelite 16.5%, Action 6.9%, Arcade 6.9%
- #38 Fire at Campsite
74% matchVery Positive82% of 55 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 21.7%, Tower Defense 14.5%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 12.3%, Funny 7.8%
- #39 Gigantes Ex Machina
73% matchVery Positive85% of 248 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 34.8%, Roguelite 21.3%, Roguelike 15.7%, Action 9.4%, Arcade 7.4%
- #40 Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,787 reviews2022
Dev: Dimitri Kipper
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 43.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deliver more and more kiwis to satiate the kings' hunger - sacrifice their pulp and transcend beyond your fruital form!
Why similar: Funny 30%, Strategy 24.8%, Casual 17.7%, Indie 14.4%, 2D 7.9%
- #41 Centipede Gun
73% 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 37.8%, Roguelite 25.7%, Arcade 12.5%, Action 7.7%, Strategy 5.9%
- #42 Cluckmech Oasis
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,463 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 26.4%, Roguelike 23%, Roguelite 19.5%, Strategy 12.8%, Funny 11%
- #43 Arcane Tower Survivors
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 94 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 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Roguelite 17%, Roguelike 16%, Action 6%
- #44 Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath
72% matchVery Positive88% of 67 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 28.5%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 10.6%, Cartoony 8.7%, Arcade 7.7%
- #45 Talented
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,468 reviews2024
Dev: TurtleFox Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Slay waves of spooky enemies for 20 nights to survive 'The Demonic Conveyor Belt'. Talented is an arcade roguelite with randomly generated skill trees. Choose your upgrades and abilities wisely and you might just make it out alive. Are you truly Talented?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Action Roguelike 25.7%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 13%, Arcade 6.8%
- #46 Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
70% matchVery Positive80% of 879 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 24.2%, Roguelite 23.6%, Action 9.2%, 2D 6.3%
- #47 Bronana
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 153 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%, Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelite 16.9%, Cartoony 10.1%, Arcade 9.1%
- #48 Crustacean Nations
69% matchVery Positive93% of 505 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 38.9%, Strategy 22.7%, Funny 22.3%, Casual 12.1%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #49 Tasty Blue
71% matchVery Positive89% of 697 reviews2015
Dev: Dingo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 41.6% ★, Funny 16.8%, Action 9.5%, Family Friendly 8.3%, Casual 8.1%
- #50 Tower Survivors
71% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Linux
Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Tower Defense 15.1%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #51 WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
67% matchVery Positive96% of 339 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 28.9%, Action Roguelike 19%, Tower Defense 15.8%, Roguelite 12%, Funny 9.1%
- #52 The Crackpet Show
69% matchVery Positive87% of 825 reviews2022
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 26.3%, Action Roguelike 24.1%, Funny 16.3%, Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 13.8%
- #53 Bella Wants Blood
67% matchVery Positive96% of 142 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 26.8%, Roguelike 21.4%, Funny 13.7%, Roguelite 13.1%, Strategy 9%
- #54 Arms Evolution: ZOMBIE DESTROYER
69% 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 33.2%, Roguelike 26%, Roguelite 19.2%, Strategy 12.5%, Casual 7.2%
- #55 Octodad: Dadliest Catch
67% matchVery Positive94% of 10,528 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 43.6%, Family Friendly 29.4%, Indie 15.5%, Action 8.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #56 Noobs Are Coming
64% matchVery Positive84% of 1,499 reviews2025
Dev: Overboy
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 27.2%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 16.2%, Funny 10.1%, Cartoony 7.3%
- #57 GrowRilla VR
68% 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 28.4%, Roguelite 17.1%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelike 10.3%, Funny 9.8%
- #58 Ooglians
68% matchMixed65% of 254 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 19.9%, Destruction 12.4%, Strategy 11%, Funny 10.4%
- #59 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
65% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.4%, Roguelite 19.8%, Roguelike 15.5%, Cartoony 11.8%, Action 8.7%
- #60 AK-xolotl: Together
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,442 reviews2023
Dev: 2Awesome StudioPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The cutest, deadliest top-down roguelike shooter featuring AK-wielding Axolotls. Blast your way through the animal kingdom with an arsenal of kick-ass guns, mighty power-ups and even raise an army of trigger-happy baby axolotls. 🔫🔫 Double the firepower! Local co-op update now live!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 16.7%, Funny 11.3%, Cartoony 10.3%