- #1 Cyber Strider
97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Lorian PiercePub: Lorian Pierce
Windows
Blast your enemies! Create the ultimate build! Travel to the edge of space, in this epic rogue-lite action packed bundle of chaos inspired by slay the spire & FTL.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.6%, Perma Death 13.5%, Roguelite 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Difficult 9.5%
- #2 Void Resurgence
96% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Roguelite 11.1%, Action Roguelike 10.7%
- #3 HYPERWIRED
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SIDRALGAMESPub: SelectaPlay
Windows
Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Roguelite 11.3%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%
- #4 Madlum
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlindVoid
Windows
Experience relentless bullet hell shmup gameplay in a dark hand-drawn style. Salvage powerful relics from fallen rivals to push through the ever-rising pressure and escape Madlum's Vault.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Perma Death 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Action Roguelike 11%
- #5 Level Tank
94% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Bit Games
Windows
Blast your way through the endless swarm of enemies and live for as long as possible in this fast-paced, top-down shooter. Upgrade your tank, collect power-ups, and activate abilities to help you survive on a variety of maps in various game modes. How long will you last before meeting your demise?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Roguelite 12%, Perma Death 12%, Bullet Hell 11.3%
- #6 Space Slinger
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 8bitditsPub: D^2
Windows · Mac
Space Slinger is an arcade roguelike about a traveler and his recoil-packed gun where you shoot to move. Unlock unique weapons and broken builds as you conquer space one enemy at a time.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #7 Gravity Slugger
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oxybear Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gravity Slugger is an arcade-style wave defense game where you use gravity and orbital mechanics to fling projectiles at attacking enemy spaceships. Dodge enemies, gather salvage, and upgrade your skills with chaotic and deadly abilities in this physics-based 2D game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.6%, Space Sim 12.9%, Roguelite 12.4%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Arcade 7.8%
- #8 Star Knight: Order of the Vortex
92% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Void Knight Games
Windows
Star Knight: Order of the Vortex is a rogue-lite, bullet-hell, shoot-em-up with the ability to create unique builds and synergies as you test your skills in action-packed gameplay. Choose your crew, upgrade your ship, and explore the unknown depths of the Vortex.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Perma Death 15.1%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #9 BALL x PIT
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,014 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.5%, Roguelite 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%
- #10 Neon Blitz
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Binary Sunrise
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fast-paced action roguelike where explosive combat fuels 'Blitz' ultimates—a rage mode that dominates the battlefield. Endure relentless battles, enhance your arsenal, and evolve powerful abilities. Each run opens new tactical possibilities in this intense arena shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.2%, Roguelite 15%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #11 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
91% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Perma Death 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #12 BroodStar
89% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Roguelite 12.5%, Perma Death 11.6%
- #13 Ark Defender
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Mischief & Mayhem Studios
Windows
Roguelike missile command. Survive as long as you can aboard the Ark, humanity's last hope, in a hostile galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 18.7%, Perma Death 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Bullet Hell 9.5%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #14 Nova Strike
88% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Sanuk GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Sci-fi 9%
- #15 The Way of Ping-Pong
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RoeBox
Windows
A roguelike bullet-hell shooter where table tennis meets ancient mythology. Wield your paddle to strike enemies with bouncing balls, retrieve them to attack again, and craft powerful builds through strategic upgrades.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18%, Roguelite 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Action Roguelike 10.2%
- #16 Tri-Star
87% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Stardust Smithy
Windows
Tri-Star is an endless horizontal-scrolling space shooter featuring Roguelike and Roguelite elements. Blast through waves of enemies and battle against arduous bosses. Form a squadron of three unique ships from an expanding roster and equip them with upgrades as you engage in a battle for survival.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 9.5%, Difficult 8.8%
- #17 Cozy Space Survivors
85% matchVery Positive97% of 367 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Space Sim 17.3%, Bullet Hell 15%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Roguelite 11.8%, Action Roguelike 11.5%
- #18 Quantum War
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Sheep
Windows
In this top-down 2D flat shooting game, you are piloting the most advanced spacecraft and must survive the unknown siege of extraterrestrial life, defeat the lord, and return to the human universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Roguelite 19.7%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Physics 9.9%
- #19 Cards and Guns
84% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Cards and Guns is a top-down arena shooter roguelite, where you’ll have to defeat hordes of creatures. Choose from a variety of cards and upgrades to create unique builds and survive to the end.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.1%, Perma Death 14%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 12.5%
- #20 Operation STEEL
84% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Undermog Games
Windows · Linux
Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Perma Death 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #21 No Space For All
81% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Dudindie
Windows
A fleet to defeat, a weapon to collect, and one life to decide everything in the roguelike shooter No Space For All. Let the universe know your second name!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Perma Death 12%, Action Roguelike 11.5%
- #22 Galaxy Survivors
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Emily Grey & Eve Grey
Windows
Shoot alien invaders, upgrade your ship, level up your weapons and save planets to defend against the invasion. Choose your favorite between the different unlockable ships and buy perks between your runs to ensure victory. After you triumph, hunt for achievements and ascend to save more universes
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Roguelite 14.1%, Action Roguelike 14%, Sci-fi 8%
- #23 Super Crome: Bullet Purgatory
83% matchPositive100% of 34 reviews2019
Dev: Stumphead Games LLC
Windows · Mac
In the dark depths of space, an unknown threat called Purgatory has begun to consume colonies throughout the cosmos. Now it’s up to Crome, the Consul’s best star pilot, to travel into the unknown and put an end to Purgatory before it overcomes the entire galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Perma Death 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #24 Bonfire Barrage
81% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Punch Games
Windows
Play as a Bonfire Spirit, unleashing flaming bullets to fend off relentless waves of shadowy foes. Master dynamic movement, evolve your powers, and adapt to the ever-shifting chaos. Keep your flame burning in this fast-paced, stylized 2D action-roguelike, where every moment is a fight for survival!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Perma Death 15.7%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 13.7%
- #25 The Outer Space Bugs
82% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Jhozao
Windows
Exterminate the bugs that are hidden on the dark side of the moon. A game based on space exploration, with a variety of items and monsters and a evil to be defeated. Adventure in this space experience and destroy them.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 13.4%
- #26 Entomophobia
80% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
Unleash Mass Insect Extermination! Entomophobia is a casual Bullet Heaven with rogue-lite elements. Slay bugs, amass upgrades, and escalate your power against the swarms. Crush, upgrade, dominate – the insect reign ends with you!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 12.9%
- #27 {HYPERLINK}
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Astralflux Entertainment
Windows
A fast-paced endless roguelike that's all about upgrading and continuing.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Roguelike 13.7%, Perma Death 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%
- #28 Endless Space Scrap
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: GESpacecraft
Windows
Dodge, collect, and survive. Every piece of salvage you grab makes your ship deadlier and tougher.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Arcade 8.1%
- #29 Spectron
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Strawberry Fox Studios
Windows
A fast-paced, retro-style space shooter with challenging levels. Race against the clock as you blast and dodge through waves of enemies and obstacles, pushing your reflexes to the limit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Action Roguelike 10.2%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #30 Capy Chaos
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sleepy Cactus
Windows
Become the galaxy’s deadliest hunter! Wield 7 weapons at once, unleash ricochet chaos, and conquer alien worlds in this fast-paced roguelite. Survive 10 minutes of madness, trigger your Rage, and slay the boss. Master unique Signature Weapons and craft your ultimate build!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #31 HiveCorp
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Counterspell
Windows
Join the HiveCorp mercenaries in their fight against an onslaught of enemies in this action rogue-lite auto-shooter. Avoid enemies, level up and combine powerful weapons and equipment to survive.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 13.8%, Difficult 13.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Roguelite 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%
- #32 Star Survivor
76% matchMixed69% of 557 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 13.5%, Space Sim 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Action Roguelike 10.2%
- #33 Waspkeeper
77% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: LGV
Windows · Mac · Linux
Waspkeeper is an action roguelite game where your main goal is to survive as long as possible in a field full of venomous wasps with one out of four playable characters.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 14.2%
- #34 Stellar Destiny: The Last Survivor
75% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Amazing Vibes
Windows
Stellar Destiny: The Last Survivor is a fast-paced roguelike game that is gonna test your skill. Slay alien monsters, explore worlds, craft and unlock new upgrades, and dominate the whole galaxy!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Roguelite 13.5%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #35 Time Wasters
75% matchVery Positive88% of 2,592 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Roguelite 13.7%, Action Roguelike 12.8%
- #36 Nebula Cleanup Crew
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JazzCat Games
Windows · Linux
Nebula Cleanup Crew is a short top down action roguelite shooter with a focus on hot and cold weaponry. Rescue your crew members as you blast enemies and bosses away with super heated and chilled weapons — freeze foes, overheat them and unleash powerful supertemp special attacks!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Roguelite 15.8%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Difficult 9.3%
- #37 Spaced Liberation
76% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: hoiJesse
Windows
Spaced Liberation is a very small indie game about the liberation of a planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #38 Novi Blaster
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Rand.Exe Studios
Windows
Bullet Hell or Heaven? A rogue-like where you upgrade yourself and your enemies. Strategize around your build choices and dominate the battlefields of Novi Blaster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Roguelite 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.7%
- #39 Huedini
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JuiceGoose
Windows
Huedini is a colour-matching action roguelike game. Play as Huedini, a powerful wizard with the ability to change his colour. By matching your colour, to that of the enemies you can absorb their colour essence. By combining these colour essences into the correct combination, you can cast spells.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.8%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Difficult 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Roguelite 12.2%
- #40 Rustwing
72% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy Crystal
Windows
Rustwing is a twin stick shooter roguelike, set in the distant future. Navigate from star to star, battle the scattered factions of humanity, discover strange anomalies, customize your weaponry, acquire powerful upgrades and become a legendary pilot!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.1%, Perma Death 12.3%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Difficult 10.6%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #41 Talas
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chillout Games
Windows
Shoot your way across deep space. Shred through waves of enemies, unravel the secrets hiding beneath the surface, and explore the endless synergies in this retro-inspired action roguelike filled with mysterious encounters and dangerous bullet hell bosses
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Perma Death 11.8%
- #42 Cookie Invaders
74% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Igniting Spark Games
Windows
Cookie Invaders is a roguelite shoot 'em up where you utilise a massive skill tree to evolve your ship to defend the earth from legions of invading cookies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Roguelite 14.5%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelike 10.5%, Arcade 8.7%
- #43 Ballmancy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RealPeach
Windows
Ballmancy is a pachinko-style roguelike where you launch balls to fight off waves of enemies. Choose from a variety of balls and items to create unique builds and see how far you can bounce.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.9%, Roguelite 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Action Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #44 Roguely
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: SQRL Studios
Windows
Roguely is a fantasy themed top-down shooter pixel art action roguelite with some bullet hell thrown in. Fight and dodge your way through the randomly generated maps to rescue your friends. Find upgrades along the way and save up arcane fragments for permanent blessings from the gods.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Perma Death 13.6%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 13.4%
- #45 Hyperlight Survivor
71% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: WittGames
Windows
A Competitive Bullet Hell with roguelite mechanics. Fight against endless hordes of enemies in ever-changing arenas, unlock new spaceships and upgrade them with devastating weapons and Power-Ups. Complete contracts and reach new ranks to become the ultimate Champion!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Perma Death 16%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 14%
- #46 80s Horror Survivors
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alligator Virtual
Windows
Battle endless hordes in an 80s horror nightmare. Stack insane upgrades, break the game, and survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.5%, Roguelite 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13.7%
- #47 Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership
70% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Angry Pixel
Windows
Defeat the enemies. Upgrade the spacecraft. Defend the mothership. Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership is a shoot em'up game with roguelite elements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 13.1%
- #48 Ark Odyssey
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BinaryStella
Windows
Ark Odyssey is a top-down arcade shooter that lets you command an army of starships to fight against the force of void! Gather your fleet into formations, and build your team of evolving synergistic compositions. Order your army of Starforce through space and protect the cosmos!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #49 Teleglitch: Die More Edition
71% matchVery Positive85% of 2,895 reviews2013
Dev: Test3 ProjectsPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Roguelike 14.9%, Perma Death 12.9%, Difficult 11.1%
- #50 La Furia de las Trenzas
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: La Romero Estudio
Windows · Linux
La Furia de las Trenzas is a survivor-like roguelite where you'll face relentless hordes of British soldiers trying to capture Buenos Aires. Recruit your platoon of soldiers with special abilities and defend the town square!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.6%, Roguelite 17.5%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #51 Flying Pew Pew
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoName
Windows
The alien hordes have attacked us for no reason. We must throw all our forces to repel our planet from the alien invaders!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Roguelite 13.8%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%
- #52 Wisterix
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Limit
Windows
Wisterix is a fast-paced top-down shooter. As you enter an ever-shifting void, you’ll face relentless hordes of monsters guarding the gates to deeper, more treacherous dimensions. Fight through shifting worlds, collect weapons, and adapt your strategy as the void twists and turns against you.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Perma Death 14.7%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #53 Void Strike
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BareboneDev
Windows · Linux
Shred endless waves of hostile spaceships in a 1-bit arcade survival roguelite. Build absurd weapon combos, unlock pilots, upgrade your fighter, and survive escalating dogfights against swarms, elite enemies, and colossal bosses.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Roguelite 10.7%, Action Roguelike 9%
- #54 Intergalactic Battle Roosters
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dead Rock Games
Windows
It’s time to cluck around and find out. Gear up and pull on the helmets of the Battle Roosters, a hotshot space brigade of poultry with panache. In this quirky, roguelike, bullet hell adventure you’ll combine weapons, upgrades and killer strategies to recover space’s best taco ingredients. Bwark!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Roguelite 11.3%, Action Roguelike 10.5%
- #55 Cole Hunter: Payback
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oldways StudiosPub: Oldways Studios AB
Windows · Mac
A retro-inspired 2D bullet hell roguelite where you pilot a customizable ship, scavenge enemy cores to upgrade your arsenal, and chase bounties across a high-stakes space rogue odyssey.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Roguelite 13%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Space Sim 11.9%
- #56 Cats Kill Zombies
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matheus Antonio
Windows
In this fast-paced action roguelike, mutant cats hidden from the world for years find that life outside is so cool, they don’t want to go back home. For that, you'll have to fight through and conquer the heart of the zombie-infested County of Ravinbrook. It's the only way to Catland
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.7%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Perma Death 12%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #57 FARLUME: Into the Silent Dark
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Farlume Studio
Windows
A roguelite bullet heaven bathed in neon geometry. Grab weapons that evolve into screen-filling chaos, survive multi-phase bosses, and chase humanity's last signal through the silent dark.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.1%, Perma Death 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelite 13.7%, Action Roguelike 13.3%
- #58 Damocles Gaze
67% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
A radical and mystical action roguelike top-down shooter where every run takes 12 minutes. How far can you go? What will you find?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.4%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Roguelite 11.3%, Perma Death 10.8%
- #59 Redshift
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Jessica
Windows · Linux
Craft and upgrade the ultimate ship and survive an onslaught of enemies in this top down, rogue-lite shooter.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.2%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%