- #1 Dusky Depths
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bow Echo Games
Windows
Withstand an onslaught of enemies and survive against all odds in this rogue-lite twin-stick shooter. Stranded on an uncharted planet, you will need to scavange for rare loot, upgrade your ship, and unlock ancient mechanisms to escape this strange and hostile place – solo or with friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.5%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Difficult 13.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10%
- #2 BSG: Big Space Guns
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mute
Windows · Linux
BSG: Big Space Guns is a coop bullet hell roguelike where you step on giant buttons to activate cannons while you dodge bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.2%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Difficult 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%
- #3 Space Slinger
96% matchNo user reviews
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: Action Roguelike 21.7%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Difficult 11.7%
- #4 Luck's Labyrinth
95% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: CrabDancer
Windows
In Luck's Labyrinth you're a ghostly gambler in a monochromatic afterlife. Every step is a dice roll, shaping your fate. With luck as your only weapon, uncover secrets or succumb to fate's twists. Survive spectral challenges to grow stronger, but beware luck's fickleness
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Difficult 11.1%
- #5 Eris One Stand
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Softcoat Studios
Windows
Join the Pook Star Legion in this shoot ’em up roguelike and battle through waves of enemies. Dodge incoming fire and choose your upgrades to transform your ship throughout each run as you fight to reclaim the Kryos Crystals stolen from the Pooks.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Online Co-Op 13%
- #6 Magekeepers
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixelcomet Games
Windows
Travel through realms as unique and powerful mages to restore the rift from corruption. Grow limitlessly more powerful and let nothing stand in your way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Online Co-Op 20%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #7 YOU IN?
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: We Are Cute
Windows
Break into a hostile system alone or with a friend in a fast top-down bullet-hell roguelite. Read the patterns, swap weapons and gear, shape your build with Traits, and steal a signature attack from every boss.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.6%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Online Co-Op 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Top-Down 4.7%
- #8 Waspkeeper
92% matchPositive92% of 12 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: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Difficult 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%
- #9 BotNet
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: syffin
Windows
BotNet is a 2D bullet hell roguelike where you play as malware trying to infect the world. Collect powerful items along the way, discover synergies, and make your virus unstoppable.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.2%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #10 ANVIL
91% matchMixed61% of 2,201 reviews2023
Dev: ACTION SQUARE
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a Vault Breaker in search of alien artifacts called “Vaults” and fight against monsters and powerful bosses. You can strengthen your Breakers to explore far-away galaxies that no one has ever reached!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.2%, Online Co-Op 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Bullet Hell 10%
- #11 Starflare Dominion
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Whimstead LLC
Windows
Build a neon warship from salvaged attachments, fight through a 50-level space campaign, and forge a unique pilot legend across story-driven and score-chasing Bullet Hell modes.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.2%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Difficult 16.1%, Action 5.1%
- #12 The Last Crypt
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shuro
Windows
Help to restore the power of the last crypt in the fantasy world! With the power of Death herself, obtain new heroes, guns and skills to create powerful combinations in this roguelite top down survivors game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Action 8%
- #13 Gatekeeper
88% matchVery Positive83% of 3,379 reviews2025
Dev: Gravity LagoonPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gatekeeper is a fast-paced rogue-like. Go on a quest to chase down Chaos and reclaim the stolen Heart of Time, fighting your way through relentless enemy forces. Play solo or in 4-player co-op and become the next Gatekeeper!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.7%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Difficult 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%
- #14 Orbital Peril
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
What happens to you when your mobility is completely left to the wind? Use only two keys to control your weapon direction in a 360 degree orbit while danger envelops you! In this realm, you will definitely die, but what kind of impression will you leave before you take your very last breath?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.7%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Action 9.8%, Old School 6.5%
- #15 Gun Runners
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiger Drop Games Ltd
Windows
Blast your way through ever increasing hordes of space bandits and alien creatures in this action roguelite. Level up your character and obtain powerful upgrade items with a variety of effects. Procedurally generated enemy waves and item choices prevent any two runs from playing out the same way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Bullet Hell 24%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Action 5%
- #16 Rogue Space Convoy
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Delti LLC
Windows
Rogue Space Convoy is a roguelite space action shooter where you pilot a fighter, build a convoy, and choose branching encounters across five hostile passages. Disable enemy cruisers, salvage upgrades, and keep the Ark alive long enough to reach the gate.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Difficult 13%
- #17 Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership
86% matchPositive95% of 21 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: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Top-Down 5.5%
- #18 Crisis Wing
85% matchVery Positive90% of 91 reviews2020
Dev: Pieslice Productions
Windows · Mac
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Difficult 15%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #19 Nova Strike
84% matchMixed64% of 25 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 22.1%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #20 Swap Attack
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DevRogue
Windows
One input. Two arenas. One gun. Your clones move in perfect lockstep across a split screen, so a wall on either side stops you both and only the clone holding the gun can shoot. Throw it across the divider and keep the swarm off you.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.7%, Action Roguelike 30.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.1%, Top-Down Shooter 8%, Action 6%
- #21 Ikki Unite
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 715 reviews2023
Dev: SUNSOFT
Windows
SUNSOFT relapses... The legendary Bad Game Hall of Famer "Ikki" is back, and this time it's a multiplayer experience! You can't start a riot with just one or two people! Enlist up to 16 friends in this Roguelite madness... Ikki but united!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Online Co-Op 19%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Difficult 4.6%
- #22 ComboChain Pulse
81% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: DaminDesign
Windows
Survive relentless waves in a fast-paced top-down bullet hell shooter. Chain combos, dodge chaos, and master skill-based combat where every second matters.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.6%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Action 5.8%
- #23 Keyboard Warrior: Dreamstate Prologue
82% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Cosmos
Windows · Linux
Movement-based horde-escape. Weave through hungry geometry and blast away with dual-wield primary and secondary weapons. Deal damage to charge up your special and unleash havoc.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Difficult 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%
- #24 Rheum
82% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2018
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Jump down the esophagus of a body plagued by viruses and big bad bosses in this reverse vertical scrolling shoot'em up! Collect eye crusties, upgrade your pupils, and clear the screen of bullets with your cornea crushing eye blasts!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Difficult 17.3%, Old School 4.7%
- #25 Nebula Cleanup Crew
81% 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 20.4%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Difficult 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8.5%
- #26 HYPERWIRED
79% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
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 18.8%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Difficult 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%
- #27 Fair and Square
79% matchPositive83% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Canis Minor
Windows
Fair and Square is a fast-paced bullet hell platformer roguelike where everything revolves around squares. Survive relentless enemy waves, upgrade your skills in the shop, and face epic bosses. Customize your playstyle, adapt on the fly, and prove your mastery in this chaotic challenge!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Online Co-Op 20.6%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Retro 6.4%
- #28 SUPER FLAIL
80% matchVery Positive93% of 159 reviews2018
Dev: CryptMadePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
SUPER FLAIL is a fast-paced arcade score attack game of flail-swinging rampage. Swing your flail to destroy everything until you die. Compare your score with other players and get on the top of the leaderboards.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Difficult 15.9%, Top-Down 5.8%
- #29 Dungeon Man
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neverknow247
Windows
A bullet-hell dungeon game where you use colored gems to match the enemy in order to deal damage. Each enemy type has a unique attack style. Shoot and Dodge as you search for the evil toilet snake which lies deep within the dungeon.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Top-Down 7%, Action Roguelike 6.4%
- #30 Salt VS Pepper
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: teevy
Windows
Salt VS Pepper is a twin-stick shooter where you switch between black and white every 3 seconds, leaving behind an evil clone every time you switch! Use guns, walls, bowling balls, and anything in between as a weapon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.3%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Difficult 13.9%
- #31 Entomophobia
76% matchPositive83% of 42 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: Action Roguelike 20.9%, Bullet Hell 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Top-Down 5.8%
- #32 Blast'N Bounty
75% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: No CheckpointPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Difficult 16.6%, Top-Down 5.5%
- #33 TRIZEAL Remix
77% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2016
Dev: TRIANGLE SERVICEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Transform or die. TRIZEAL Remix has classic shoot-’em-up style with a refined depth just below the surface. Strategically transform your ship to switch between and upgrade three distinct weapons: a wide shot, a narrow laser, and guided missiles. Shoot with intelligence!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Difficult 16.5%, Multiplayer 4.1%
- #34 The Outer Space Bugs
76% 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 21.8%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #35 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
74% matchVery Positive96% of 91 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: Bullet Hell 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Difficult 16.1%, Top-Down 4.7%
- #36 Woodpunk
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2018
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.3%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Difficult 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%
- #37 Luminight Mirage
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: observator9
Windows
Luminight Mirage is a Top-down action roguelike. Light is vision, defense and power in darkness. Strategically place 9 dual-mode machines. Survive endless waves, explore procedural realms, combine upgrades to forge your survival build.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.4%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #38 Primos Hermanos
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Bun Band Games
Windows
The only roguelike bullet hell where you are the bullet. Fight zombies, ninjas, and aliens with nothing but your strong forehead! Primos Hermanos is a retro-style arcade roguelike where Mexican luchadores dive head-first against endless waves of mobs.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Multiplayer 10.1%
- #39 Level Tank
73% 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 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Difficult 15.6%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Bullet Hell 15.1%
- #40 Circulo
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Zyneros Studio
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced 2D arena survival game built around geometric chaos.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.1%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Action 6.9%, Top-Down 4.5%
- #41 Toy Battlegrounds: Shoot 'Em Up Survival
73% match3 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Toy Battlegrounds is a shoot 'em up survival game set in a kid’s bedroom. Battle endless waves of toys using a variety of weapons in atmospheric nighttime surroundings. Survive against different enemy types, collect power-ups, and prove your skills in this action-packed toy war!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Difficult 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%
- #42 Monster Storm
71% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Squirrel Works
Windows · Linux
Survive the storm in this 2D top-down multiplayer reverse bullet hell. Fight endless monster hordes across procedurally generated levels while leveling up powerful skills, talents, and weapons. Build broken combos and fight together to stay alive.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.4%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%
- #43 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
72% matchVery Positive94% of 13,095 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Online Co-Op 19.9%, Difficult 12.3%, Bullet Hell 7.2%
- #44 Crimzon Clover World EXplosion
71% matchVery Positive97% of 392 reviews2021
Dev: YOTSUBANEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Overwhelming bullet patterns. An exhilarating Break System. Timeless gameplay. The definitive bullet hell shooter that continues to captivate shoot-'em-up fans around the world.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Difficult 12.1%, Multiplayer 10.8%
- #45 Asterogue
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Gillspee
Windows
A roguelite space shooter based around the classic arcade game. Shoot asteroids, ships, and take down the mothership in a multi-stage boss fight, avoiding lasers and explosions. Upgrade your ship during and after your run in this casual simple roguelite.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.5%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Top-Down 4.7%, PvE 4.5%
- #46 FOURVIVE
69% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: JerkyCandy
Windows
FOURVIVE is an online co-op survival action roguelike game where up to four players team up, wield a variety of weapons, and fight off waves of enemies together.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.1%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Bullet Hell 12%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Action 9.9%
- #47 BAROQUE SHOOTING: REVERSED
69% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Sting
Windows
A dark bullet hell shooter in the world of BAROQUE Customize your build with items Grow stronger with every death A roguelike STG for fast, repeatable runs
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Old School 4.5%
- #48 DemonBlade Pixel: Hyakki Senkou
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tabineko.
Windows
A 2D bullet-hell action roguelite steeped in yokai fantasy. Collect demon blades across 8 playable fighters, refine solo builds, cut through 35 story chapters, climb Kimon Renrou, and challenge post-story bosses.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Difficult 13%, Online Co-Op 7.3%
- #49 HOUSE OF GOD
71% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Glass Revolver
Windows
As The House of God races towards heaven, Jack blasts their way to the conductor in this chaotic and fast-paced Rogue-Lite.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.8%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Old School 5.3%
- #50 Careful Gardeners
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlooNabs
Windows
Fight pests and insects to protect your garden!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.9%, Bullet Hell 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Action 6.7%, Top-Down 4.9%
- #51 DuckLaserDuck
70% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Michael Aaron Denny
Windows
You just have to kill the bugs and critters before they kill you, so you can kill the bugs EVEN BETTER. Defeat the 3 floors and their bosses to win the game! Fight through procedurally maps made of handcrafted rooms, in this action RPG shooter with heavy roguelike and bullet-hell elements.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Top-Down 5.1%
- #52 Demon Eye
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyle Rhoads
Windows
Combine powerups to forge demonic eyes and create deadly builds. Drop into raids, gather materials, and fight your way through demons. Escape alive to keep what you’ve earned or die and lose everything.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.7%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Top-Down 7.5%, Action 6.1%
- #53 Goblins & Gun Runnin’
67% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Ewan Make Games
Windows
Goblins & Gun runnin` is a short rouge like like game where you venture down into a dungeon of goblins and other creatures to save your cheese. the dungeon is scalable to how you want to play. if you want to do a small run make the dungeon small or a big dungeon for long playthrough
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.8%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Difficult 11.1%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #54 Crush The Rebellion!
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GameBeast Productions
Windows · Linux
The galactic empire is under siege from the rebel scum in all directions! Fight through endless waves of rebel ships using all of the weapons and resources at your disposal as you execute your sole orders: to Crush The Rebellion!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.6%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Top-Down 5.6%
- #55 Exo-Calibre
66% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Vampixel GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Top-Down 5.7%, Action 5.3%
- #56 Huedini
67% 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: Action Roguelike 24.3%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Difficult 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #57 XIIZEAL
69% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: TRIANGLE SERVICEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Enjoy a fast and frantic arcade shmup from Triangle Service! Attack in all directions and rack up the multipliers - do you have XIIZEAL?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Difficult 16.4%, Old School 5%
- #58 Dental Strike
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Joycat Games
Windows
A throwback to retro shoot'em up games typical of the 80s, where you play as a tooth fairy fighting against rotten teeth and bacteria using different abilities and special shots.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Difficult 15.6%, Top-Down 5.4%
- #59 Space Blade
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mountain Of Games
Windows
Single player, top down, retro space-shooter, destroy enemies and fight bullet-hell bosses, upgrade during runs and after them to progress further and faster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Action Roguelike 25.8%, Bullet Hell 25%, Action 6.2%, Space 5.7%