- #1 Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
97% matchVery Positive82% of 1,253 reviews2025
Dev: SoulpotionPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on an epic saga in Asgard's Fall, a norse Survivors-like Roguelite. Fight your way through hordes of creatures and let the gods feel your relentless wrath. How will your saga unfold?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Action Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #2 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
96% matchVery Positive88% of 6,216 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.5%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Roguelite 15.4%, Action RPG 13.5%
- #3 Voidigo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,782 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.3 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 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Action Roguelike 11.4%
- #4 Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
95% matchVery Positive83% of 7,440 reviews2025
Dev: Games FarmPub: Grindstone
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.6%, Roguelite 28.4%, Action RPG 26.7%, Indie 5%, Action 4.6%
- #5 Doomsday Hunters
94% matchVery Positive90% of 787 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 24.2%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Difficult 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Action Roguelike 10.4%
- #6 Godsvivors
93% matchVery Positive86% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Titan
Windows
Prepare for epic battles between gods and Hades in this top-down action roguelite! Choose your deity, unleash powerful combos, and fight against underworld enemies. Feel the adrenaline for 15 minutes and restore order in the underworld.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Bullet Hell 13%, Action Roguelike 11.5%
- #7 Planetary Dustoff
94% 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 17.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Roguelite 12.6%, Bullet Hell 10.2%
- #8 Tiny Rogues
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,556 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 24.5 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: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Difficult 14.8%, Roguelite 12.8%
- #9 Rogue: Genesia
91% matchVery Positive91% of 8,452 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 25.8 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 25.5%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 14.2%, Arcade 8.1%
- #10 Soulstone Survivors
90% matchVery Positive91% of 26,366 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 36.6 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: Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 13.3%, Action RPG 12.8%
- #11 Star of Providence
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,320 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.1 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: Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.1%, Roguelite 11.7%, Action Roguelike 11.5%
- #12 Army of Ruin
89% matchVery Positive88% of 2,733 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 13.1%, Action RPG 11.9%
- #13 NIMRODS
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,788 reviews2024
Dev: Fiveamp
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.2 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: Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Bullet Hell 16%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 12.8%, Action RPG 12.1%
- #14 Galactic Glitch
88% matchVery Positive90% of 904 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 22%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Difficult 11.6%
- #15 SYNTHETIK 2
87% matchVery Positive80% of 3,357 reviews2021
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 14.7%, Top-Down 10%
- #16 Survivors of the Dawn
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 749 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #17 Undercroft Warriors
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 502 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Difficult 10.9%
- #18 Swarm Grinder
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,176 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Roguelite 18.6%, Action RPG 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #19 Pesticide Not Required
84% matchVery Positive94% of 910 reviews2024
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.6%
- #20 Uragun
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, Difficult 9.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%
- #21 Go Mecha Ball
83% matchVery Positive86% of 455 reviews2024
Dev: Whale Peak GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Bullet Hell 13%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 10%
- #22 Disfigure
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,390 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Action Roguelike 12%, Difficult 8.9%
- #23 God Of Weapons
82% matchVery Positive84% of 5,130 reviews2023
Dev: Archmage LabsPub: Archmage Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.2%, Action Roguelike 24%, Roguelite 21.1%, Action RPG 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%
- #24 Crafty Survivors
81% matchVery Positive84% of 749 reviews2025
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Action RPG 11.1%, Roguelite 11%
- #25 Bullet Bunny
81% matchVery Positive86% of 128 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 20.3%, Bullet Hell 13%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%, Action Roguelike 9.4%
- #26 Death Must Die
79% matchVery Positive90% of 21,526 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.2 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: Bullet Hell 24.9%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Roguelite 19.8%, Action RPG 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #27 VOID/BREAKER
78% matchVery Positive91% of 2,431 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.4%, Roguelite 19.1%, Difficult 19.1%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Shooter 13.5%
- #28 Nomad Survival
80% matchVery Positive84% of 2,171 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.6%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 19.1%, Top-Down 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #29 Vital Shell
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,526 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Roguelite 15.7%, Top-Down 10.9%
- #30 Nuclear Throne
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,540 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.2 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 18%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Difficult 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #31 Survivor Mercs
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 170 reviews2026
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: Twin Stick Shooter 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%
- #32 Voids Vigil
76% matchVery Positive94% of 374 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelite 16.8%, Arcade 9.7%
- #33 Berzerk: Recharged
77% 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 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Action Roguelike 11.3%
- #34 Mars Survivors
76% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%
- #35 Witchcraft Survivors
74% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Catpix Studios
Windows
Annihilate hordes of enemies in this thrilling, fast-paced action roguelite rpg and fill the screen with your magic. Kill your foes, become stronger each second and upgrade your characters with new spells and abilities. Can you survive the monsters that threaten your very existence?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.8%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%
- #36 Repetendium
74% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 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: Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Roguelite 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #37 Outnumbered
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 244 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: Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #38 Spell Disk
72% matchVery Positive89% of 963 reviews2024
Dev: Sunpeak Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build unique synergy spell combos to destroy the hordes of monsters and bosses in this rogue-lite action game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 16.1%, Top-Down 10.2%, Bullet Hell 9.1%
- #39 Gunlocked
73% matchVery Positive87% of 505 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 14.4%, Roguelite 12.1%, Shooter 8%
- #40 Against Great Darkness
73% matchVery Positive83% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Hitreg StudiosPub: Hitreg Studios
Windows
Against Great Darkness is a brick-breaking, bullet hell, roguelite where you play as a pagan trying to escape Hell's maw. Trigger relics by keeping your disks bouncing, experience unique events where you can obtain incredible loot, and battle hellish bosses while always keeping an eye on your disks.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.3%, Roguelite 18%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 10.7%
- #41 Keeper's Toll
71% matchVery Positive90% of 769 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.9%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelite 16.5%, Action RPG 13.3%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #42 Deflector
71% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!
Why similar: Roguelite 21.9%, Difficult 21.1%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Top-Down 12.1%
- #43 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
72% matchVery Positive86% of 792 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.3%, Difficult 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Action 7.1%, 2D 5.4%
- #44 Ragnar
69% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Fimbulwinter Games
Windows · Mac
In this epic Norse myth-inspired roguelike dungeon crawler, wield divine power to challenge Loki and uncover the secrets of the Nine Realms through the branches of Yggdrasil. Grow stronger and reshape Ragnarok’s fate with legendary weapons of the gods.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.6%, Action Roguelike 24.7%, Post-apocalyptic 23%, Top-Down 12.5%, Action 7.8%
- #45 Vilde
70% matchMixed67% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Chaotic Minds
Windows
Fast-paced roguelite FPS inspired by Norse mythology. Explore ever-changing levels, fight dangerous enemies, and master powerful magic and weapons. Create unique builds each run by combining different abilities, weapons, and upgrades.
Why similar: Vikings 47% ★, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Roguelite 13.3%, Action Roguelike 9.6%, Shooter 9.4%
- #46 Blacksea Odyssey
73% matchVery Positive80% of 207 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 19%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #47 Raining Blood: Hellfire
67% matchVery Positive91% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: TechBoohPub: SehLoiro
Windows
Inspired by the iconic Call of Duty Zombies experience, Raining Blood Hellfire 1.0 is an intense survival bullet hell where chaos reigns and every round is a brutal battle for life — and absolute power. Kill, upgrade, explore, die, repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Difficult 11.5%
- #48 GunSuit Guardians
69% 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: Bullet Hell 19.2%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelite 14.5%, Action RPG 10.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10%
- #49 Doomed to Hell
70% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Difficult 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%
- #50 Scrappage
70% matchVery Positive82% of 105 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 26.4%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #51 Archvale
68% matchVery Positive89% of 2,371 reviews2021
Dev: idoz & phopsPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take up your weapon in this RPG bullet-hell world and embark on a journey to right wrongs from long ago. Only you can defeat the evil forces of the Undying guardians and reunite the world with the fabled Archvale.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.9%, Action RPG 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Action 8.3%, Difficult 7.3%
- #52 Witchinour
71% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: mahojigoku
Windows
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #53 Skigill
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight! Collect! Explore! Experiment! Survive! Master the SKIGILL, a large skill tree spanning the entire battleground, to power your character and survive waves of enemies. Unlock upgrades, weapons, and characters in a meta sigil after each game, and maybe you'll see the end!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37%, Top-Down 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Action 10.2%, 2D 9.5%
- #54 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
67% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Difficult 12.9%, Shooter 7%
- #55 Half Hour Hexagon
67% matchVery Positive84% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #56 REPLIKATOR
68% matchVery Positive87% of 129 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 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Action Roguelike 10.6%
- #57 Gigantes Ex Machina
65% matchVery Positive84% of 273 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 35.1%, Roguelite 28.8%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 8.8%, Indie 6.2%
- #58 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
66% matchVery Positive84% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #59 Rush Rover
69% 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 16.5%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 10.9%