- #1 Neon Abyss
97% matchVery Positive86% of 23,504 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Platformer 26.6%, Roguelike 15.8%, Cyberpunk 11.9%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Procedural Generation 11.6%
- #2 ScourgeBringer
96% matchVery Positive86% of 3,193 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Platformer 19.2%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelike 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action 8.4%
- #3 Doomsday Hunters
96% matchVery Positive90% of 784 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: Perma Death 18.1%, Difficult 14.8%, Action Roguelike 13%, 2.5D 12.2%, Cyberpunk 11.9%
- #4 Elsie
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Shift GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.
Why similar: Platformer 19.1%, Perma Death 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12%, Roguelike 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
- #5 Deflector
94% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.4 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: Difficult 25.1%, Action Roguelike 24.1%, Hack and Slash 20.1%, Roguelike 19.3%, Action 4.7%
- #6 Rising Hell
94% matchVery Positive89% of 314 reviews2021
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Rising Hell is a vertical platformer rogue-lite filled with adrenaline-pumping action and tons of heavy gothic metal shreds. Climb out from the ever-changing hell while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons.
Why similar: Platformer 24.7%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Difficult 13.4%, Roguelike 10.8%, Procedural Generation 9.9%
- #7 Jetboard Joust
93% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Platformer 23.3%, Perma Death 16.5%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelike 12.7%, Difficult 10.1%
- #8 Oblivion Override
91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,986 reviews2024
Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...
Why similar: Perma Death 22.4%, Action Roguelike 22%, Roguelike 17.3%, Hack and Slash 14.2%, Sci-fi 5.3%
- #9 Blade Assault
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,297 reviews2022
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.
Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, Roguelike 14.2%, Cyberpunk 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11%, Action Roguelike 9.3%
- #10 Roboquest
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.9%, Perma Death 22.7%, Roguelike 17.1%, Sci-fi 9%, Action 5.2%
- #11 Black Future '88
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 739 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.1%, Cyberpunk 25.9%, Platformer 12.4%, Action 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #12 Hell is Other Demons
89% matchVery Positive93% of 337 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Platformer 24%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Difficult 16.2%, Roguelike 15.2%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #13 MOTHERGUNSHIP
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,598 reviews2018
Dev: Terrible Posture Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.4%, Roguelike 17%, Perma Death 12.8%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Difficult 11.3%
- #14 Spiritfall
85% matchVery Positive93% of 1,883 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Giant
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
Why similar: Platformer 22.5%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Difficult 13.2%, Roguelike 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.9%
- #15 Bite the Bullet
88% matchMixed56% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run, Gun and Eat your way through this roguelite RPG shooter. In a world where every enemy is edible, what you eat and how much you eat drives everything from your waistline to branching skill trees to weapon crafting. Shoot fast. Eat big. Satisfy your appetite for destruction.
Why similar: Platformer 39.8%, Difficult 17.5%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Action 6.7%
- #16 PositronX
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: Scorpius Games
Windows
PositronX is a futuristic rogue-lite fps featuring fast-paced combat, creative movement, time control mechanics and breathtaking visuals, each playthrough giving you a unique experience.
Why similar: Perma Death 25.3%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Difficult 16%, Roguelike 14.4%, Futuristic 11.7%
- #17 Deadlink
84% matchVery Positive89% of 3,591 reviews2023
Dev: Gruby EntertainmentPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Perma Death 20.9%, Cyberpunk 19.9%, Difficult 19.2%, Futuristic 11.9%
- #18 Ether Loop
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 314 reviews2020
Dev: Moon Lens
Windows
Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.6%, Difficult 15.8%, Action 15.5%, Roguelike 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%
- #19 VOID/BREAKER
82% matchVery Positive92% of 2,318 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Action Roguelike 24.5%, Difficult 23.3%, Roguelike 20.3%, Futuristic 13.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #20 30XX
82% matchVery Positive91% of 2,738 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Platformer 22.2%, Perma Death 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelike 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.9%
- #21 Planetary Dustoff
84% 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 50.1%, Difficult 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Action 10%, Indie 7.4%
- #22 Lia: Hacking Destiny
81% matchVery Positive97% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Be the resistance in a world ruled by machines: fight, hack, and reignite hope. Craft powerful builds in this fast-paced roguelite with lethal weapons and power-ups. Free kittens from the algorithm’s chains and smash the robots’ scheme. Resist spam and prove that no one codes your destiny!
Why similar: Platformer 23.1%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelike 12.2%, Cyberpunk 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
- #23 Noobs Want to Live
81% matchVery Positive89% of 4,944 reviews2023
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)Pub: Lightning Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!
Why similar: Perma Death 19.7%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, 2.5D 17.5%, Roguelike 17.1%, Procedural Generation 11.4%
- #24 The Rogue Prince of Persia
79% matchVery Positive90% of 2,517 reviews2025
Dev: Evil EmpirePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In this challenging, fast-paced roguelite, every death is a unique chance to rewrite fate, save Persia or die trying. Master fluid, acrobatic combat and parkour as you explore your kingdom to right your wrongs!
Why similar: Platformer 36%, Action Roguelike 26.4%, Roguelike 18.5%, Hack and Slash 6.7%, Action 5.5%
- #25 Space Robinson: Hardcore Roguelike Action
83% matchMixed69% of 228 reviews2019
Dev: Luxorix GamesPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
You think you are a die-hard? Here you will die quick! A proper hardcore RPG-action where you will die a million times across a myriad of procedurally-generated levels. Extremely difficult, but highly addictive Indie Gem in your Steam game collection!
Why similar: Difficult 26.1%, Roguelike 18.3%, Procedural Generation 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #26 Swarm Grinder
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,171 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Action Roguelike 27.6%, Roguelike 25%, Procedural Generation 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #27 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 613 reviews2025
Dev: Xylem Studios
Windows · Mac
The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.
Why similar: Bullet Time 21% ★, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Difficult 14.1%, Cyberpunk 10.7%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #28 Uragun
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Action Roguelike 25.4%, Difficult 23%, Procedural Generation 17.1%, Futuristic 12.7%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #29 Madshot
78% matchVery Positive84% of 282 reviews2023
Dev: OverflowPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Madshot is a fast-paced, acrobatic, rogue-lite shooter. Survive the ever-changing road through Cthulhu and beyond. Equip endless upgrade combinations as you fight your way through horrific monsters and multi-phased boss battles.
Why similar: Platformer 29.1%, Bullet Time 25.8% ★, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelike 12.5%, Procedural Generation 10.2%
- #30 Katana ZERO
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Platformer 28.1%, Cyberpunk 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Difficult 10.5%
- #31 Gunlocked
76% matchVery Positive87% of 502 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: Action Roguelike 40.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.6%, Futuristic 13.5%, Action 8.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #32 WarSphere
76% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Last Tuesday Games
Windows
WarSphere is a fast-paced, roguelike top-down shooter. As a spherical death robot, you blast, dash and loot your way through procedurally generated worlds. It's all about the pew pew.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Perma Death 23.1%, Roguelike 22.9%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #33 Simulakros
74% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Sirio GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Fight the evil CORP from the inside. Confront deadly robots in this fast-paced third person shooter with rogue-lite elements.
Why similar: Roguelike 35.7%, Futuristic 27.6%, Action 15.2%, 3D 11%, Difficult 6.7%
- #34 Scrappage
75% matchVery Positive83% of 103 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: Perma Death 24.4%, Action Roguelike 23.1%, Roguelike 16.6%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Cyberpunk 13.6%
- #35 Sublevel Zero Redux
75% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
Why similar: Perma Death 20%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Procedural Generation 13%, Roguelike 10.8%, Futuristic 10.2%
- #36 OVIS LOOP
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,091 reviews2025
Dev: LIFUEL
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A pixel-art action roguelike with dynamic combat, player-led combo crafting and a post-apocalyptic battle of wolf and lamb. Step into the shoes of the robot-sheep Omega to wield sci-fi weapons and gather evolving skills to protect your flock. Jump into the loop and create a unique combat style.
Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelike 14.8%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #37 Temp Zero
73% matchVery Positive95% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: Alexandre Kadri
Windows
Temp Zero is a minimalist roguelike which mixes intense action and musical bullet hell. Fight enemies which attack to the beat, choose perks, defeat the final boss, unlock new weapons, spells & soundtracks!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.6%, Roguelike 21.1%, Difficult 17.2%, Hack and Slash 11.3%, Perma Death 10.3%
- #38 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
Windows
Kill to heal, and never stop moving in this retro-styled ADHD-fueled frantic fast-paced rogue-lite movement shooter. A short, yet intense multi-dimensional speedrun FPS experience for people with tiny attention spans. Do you have what it takes to subvert your infinite demise?
Why similar: Platformer 35.4%, Action Roguelike 25.9%, Roguelike 18.1%, Action 6.5%, Sci-fi 6%
- #39 Voidborn
70% matchVery Positive84% of 346 reviews2025
Dev: Xekvera
Windows
Slay demons and demigods in this fast-paced roguelite FPS. Create devastating weapon builds as you journey through massive dark fantasy environments on your quest to avenge god. Challenge the demigods, face inevitable death, and rise stronger with every rebirth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.2%, Bullet Time 23.5% ★, Perma Death 19.7%, Difficult 18.6%, Action 5.5%
- #40 Last Soul - Prologue
72% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Wulum Creative Technology Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Last Soul is a 2d pixel art action platformer with a compelling story about a future where mankind has lost its will. Explore and fight your way through a variety of levels, and take on awesome boss enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Time 28.8% ★, Platformer 25.9%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Futuristic 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #41 Dangerous Bullets
74% matchMixed64% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: Indie Games StudioPub: Enoops
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Dangerous Bullets- This dynamic hardcore platforming, challenges you.
Why similar: Platformer 42.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Difficult 11.9%, Action 9.1%
- #42 Gutwhale
71% matchVery Positive93% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Stuffed Wombat
Windows
Gutwhale is a roguelite about managing the space between you and your ammo, while fighting your way through a digestive system!
Why similar: Platformer 29%, Action Roguelike 21%, Action 19.2%, Indie 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%
- #43 COLLAPSED
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: Glaive Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic roguelike action-platformer. Hunt your prey through vast procedurally-generated levels filled with tough enemies, useful loot and experience points. Fight alone or with a friend – either way, it won’t be easy!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42%, Platformer 30.2%, Difficult 8.4%, Procedural Generation 8.3%, Action 5.5%
- #44 Force Reboot
69% matchVery Positive94% of 692 reviews2022
Dev: ln404
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Force Reboot is a fast-paced FPS with rogue-lite elements. Force Reboot is entirely focused on nonstop gameplay. You need to get past all of the rooms as fast as you can.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.7%, Roguelike 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Action 7.9%
- #45 REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR
71% matchVery Positive90% of 398 reviews2014
Dev: Cross EagletPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.
Why similar: 2.5D 26.7%, Difficult 25.5%, Futuristic 15%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Action 9.7%
- #46 Galactic Glitch
67% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Difficult 25.5%, Roguelike 24.8%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Action 5.6%
- #47 Voidigo
66% 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: Action Roguelike 27.6%, Roguelike 22.2%, Difficult 19.3%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
- #48 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
70% matchVery Positive88% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: Threaks
Windows
Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Perma Death 19.8%, Difficult 15.9%, Roguelike 12.9%, Procedural Generation 12.6%
- #49 Foregone
69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,393 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Platformer 38.9%, Difficult 17%, Roguelike 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Hack and Slash 6.9%
- #50 Hyperspace Dogfights
70% matchVery Positive90% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
Hyperspace Dogfights is a juicy jet-combat roguelite in which you blast, dodge and slice your way through masses of technologically inferior baddies. Your jet evolves differently on each run and becomes stronger and weirder by gathering some of the 300+ available items.
Why similar: Difficult 22.1%, Roguelike 19%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11.7%
- #51 Project Lazarus
67% matchVery Positive80% of 1,374 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 64.1%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Action 11.7%, 3D 8.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #52 Danger Scavenger
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 500 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Perma Death 26.4%, Action Roguelike 23.3%, Cyberpunk 17.3%, Roguelike 15.9%, Procedural Generation 13.1%
- #53 Exodemic
68% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: ganashaw
Windows
Destroy aliens, dash between planets, and buy powerful upgrades. Exodemic is a compact roguelike that combines frenetic shoot 'em up gameplay with a procedurally generated overworld filled with vendors, trading hubs, and combat encounters. Race against the clock to save the human race.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.2%, Perma Death 28.3%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 6.3%
- #54 REPLIKATOR
68% matchVery Positive87% of 126 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: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelike 19%, Perma Death 18%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Futuristic 11.7%
- #55 Ogre Chambers DX
67% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Perma Death 15.8%, Difficult 15.3%, Roguelike 14.7%, Procedural Generation 11.2%
- #56 Trinity Fusion
66% matchVery Positive86% of 859 reviews2023
Dev: Angry Mob Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Why similar: Platformer 26.7%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelike 14.3%, 2.5D 13.5%, Hack and Slash 10.1%
- #57 Clone Drone in the Hyperdome
64% matchVery Positive91% of 1,032 reviews2024
Dev: Doborog Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Cut robots apart in VR. Feel your sword disintegrate their metal bodies. Now you live and die in the Crashloop, a roguelike tournament to the death. Lock swords! Shoot shurikens from your wrist! This is CLONE DRONE... in the HYPERDOME!!!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.9%, Hack and Slash 20.8%, Futuristic 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Action 9.7%