Games Like Outer Darkness

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 40%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 11.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.3%, RPG 5.6%

Blast your way out of tentacle hell as a failed lab experiment gives birth to a rapidly growing viral horror in this intense action rogue-lite inspired by 80s Monster movies. Use the lab to your advantage and improvise an escape plan before this constantly evolving life form spreads out of control.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Lovecraftian 19.5%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Top-Down Shooter 8.4%

Step into a shattered world where every bullet tells a story. No More Grudges is a visceral 3D top-down shooter that marries razor-sharp gunplay with a gripping, shadow-soaked narrative.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Roguelite 12.1%, Shooter 9.6%

Terrible Life Expectancy is a roguelite top-down shooter with Survivors elements. Fight absurd hordes of mutants for the amusement of an unseen bloodthirsty audience and only inherit all your upgrades as long as someone in your family is still breathing... or at least twitching.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Roguelite 8.3%

Play as a lowly triangle in this fast-paced top-down shooter on a dystopian polygon-based universe. Defeat your oppressors, claim glory!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30%, Souls-like 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shooter 8.6%, Dark 5%

The Lost and The Wicked is a Brutal Twin-Stick Psycho-Thriller. After a shipwreck you wake up in a wicked world with no memory of who you are. Fight through hectic gameplay with a unique grunge art style and original 2+ hour soundtrack as you discover your past and what you did to end up here.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Shooter 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

Become the ultimate cosmic exterminator. Play as a gunslinging skeleton spirit in this bullet heaven rogue-lite, purging hordes of Eldritch minions with chaotic firepower. Harvest souls, hoard artifacts, and craft insane builds to slay corrupt gods.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Lovecraftian 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 9.7%

AGIS - A Game In Space is a top-down twin-stick-shooter.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelite 13.7%, Shooter 10%

You are an invincible bodyguard. Your only weakness is the person you must protect. Control the crowd, spot the assassin, and execute the mission in this stylish, top-down tactical shooter.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 8.7%, Shooter 7.1%

Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.2%, Souls-like 19.2%, Roguelite 12.5%, Action Roguelike 10.1%, Dark 8.5%

A Lovecraftian survivor-like. Wield forbidden tomes and cursed sigils against endless hordes of cosmic horrors. Survive 30 minutes against a rotating pantheon — Cthulhu, the Black Goat, the Eldritch Entity — and unlock 5 weapon evolutions before the Final Awakening.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Roguelite 14%, Shooter 6.6%, Dark 6.2%

1923. You owe a gangster money. The answer is buried beneath Devil Reef — if the horrors lurking in the dark don’t claim your mind first. A Lovecraftian co-op roguelite for 1–4 players where your sanity is the real final boss.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 8.2%

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 24.2%, Lovecraftian 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 9.4%

Tromblo's Adventure is a twin-stick, bullet hell, roguelike where you must battle through wacky and zany enemies with the help of your grandfather's ghost! Can you defeat the dastardly King Krimbly and avenge your grandfather's death?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.1%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 14.7%, Shooter 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

A fast-paced top-down roguelike shooter where you stabilize failing reactors, fight through chaotic waves of enemies, collect powerful weapons and upgrades, and face colossal reactor bosses.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Roguelite 16.1%, Shooter 8.6%

Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Action Roguelike 9.3%

Kill lots of things. Like. A LOT.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 14.7%, Shooter 9.2%

Gravepact is a survival roguelite where the goal is to destroy as many incoming enemies as possible, while collecting experience to spend on attacks, passive items and skills to build your character into a powerful conduit of destruction that lays waste to everything in your way.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.6%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Shooter 11%, Class-Based 9.5%, Dark 9.1%

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 23.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Roguelite 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Shooter 6.5%

Money is your life in SUPER DEBT! Fight to survive with an arsenal of wildly different weapons and upgrades. In this intense and challenging Twin-Stick Bullet-Hell Roguelike everything costs money, and we mean everything!

Why similar: Souls-like 21.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Roguelite 9.4%

Exosoul is an adrenaline-fueled top-down shooter that will test your skills and reflexes. Fight for your life against relentless enemies while trying to synchronize your body and soul. You have a powerful arsenal of weapons at your disposal, but you'll need to use them wisely if you want to survive.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.4%, Roguelite 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Destroy arena vermin, level up, choose your class path, get loot, and slay other players. Destroy the bosses of the arena without being slain, and perhaps your ascent into arena God-hood will be recorded into legend!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Class-Based 20%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Shooter 8.8%

Spent Shells is a high score top-down shooter with roguelike-y randomized elements. Players dive in to an everchanging dungeon to harvest a crystalized power source that will get them home. Fight through the dungeon using a variety of weapons, characters, upgrades, and your own skill! Each run ea...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

Consume the civilization of the fools who unleashed you upon the universe. Become the Empire Ender.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 10.1%, Shooter 8.2%

Villain’s Quest is a fast-paced twin-stick shooter that blends action and adventure. Battle through five diverse worlds, collecting powerful weapons and upgrades as you fend off relentless enemies with unique attack patterns. Fight your way through the chaos and reclaim what was stolen from you!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Roguelite 10.1%

A roguelike twin-stick shooter, where you defend the same thing that tries to hurt you. Venture into the side of darkness to defeat enemies before they reach the Yin-Yang. Switch to the side of light to gather energy and upgrades, before the time runs out and the next wave of monsters spawn.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 11.9%, Shooter 8.1%

Bat Blitz is a fast paced, top down shooter, roguelike where you have to kill bats to stay alive as long as possible.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Roguelite 11.8%, Shooter 9.2%

Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. A strange and repelling madness took hold of the servants roaming the halls, and they will attack on sight, for their madness is one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.

Why similar: Souls-like 39.5%, Lovecraftian 26.7%, RPG 6.8%, Horror 6%, Dark 5.6%

Cock the hammer, pull the trigger, count to six. Release the cylinder, eject the shells, count to six again. You hold death in your hand, and death is heavy. Descend to the abyss, shoot the horrors you can comprehend, and survive the horrors you cannot.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Shooter 10%, Dark 9.2%

Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.3%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Souls-like 15.3%, Roguelite 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%

¡Fight the heroes trying to conquer your dungeon! Choose a class and fight along your comrades to stop invaders, level up, pick up loot, buy upgrades and become the greatest anti-hero

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.8%, Class-Based 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Action-Adventure 7.1%

Blast through interconnected floors of a massive starship to reach the Archon’s Cube. Explore branching sectors, grab new weapons, stack upgrades, and fight otherworldly threats as you race to escape.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Roguelite 16.7%, Shooter 8.6%

Uh Oh! You took a little too much Acid and now you're getting plowed by the Evil Fractals and Malicious Machinists!!! The only way out is by going deeper in. Good Luck!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Class-Based 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 11.9%

Core Breach is a fast-paced, twin-stick arcade shooter in a pixel art style. Play as a Trojan worm virus, outmaneuvering and destroying antivirus enemies. Upgrade your worm with powerful attacks and skills as you fight to breach the CPU core and uncover its secrets

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelite 13.6%, Shooter 9.7%

Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.7%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Horror 12.7%, RPG 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

80 waves. 8 bosses. 17 logs that will make you question everything you've been defending. Locus Protocol is a twin-stick bullet heaven with an adaptive AI Director and a horror story hidden inside a cozy geometric shell.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.8%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shooter 10.1%

The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 50%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Roguelite 11%, Horror 8.2%, Dark 5.6%

EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP will take you into The Loop, a secret facility built on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Volunteers are forced to enter the eerie rooms of the complex, seemingly without an exit. But what is that massive door in one of the rooms? Is there perhaps a way to escape?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 14.3%, Shooter 11.7%, Dark 9%

A sci-fi wave-based roguelite where you play as a rogue janitor in an overrun space facility. Fight through hordes of alien creatures, and find powerful upgrades to augment your abilities. In death, piece together your memories, and come back stronger. A grand reward awaits you in the Abyss...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 12.4%, Shooter 9.1%

Fast Food Wars is a bullet-hell shoot'em up rogue-lite game in a procedural generated restaurant with random power ups, weapons. You play as a burger fighting to claim back all the invaded burger restaurant from other fast foods

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Roguelite 13.5%, Shooter 12.2%

EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelite 16.9%, Shooter 12.8%, Horror 12.1%, Action-Adventure 9.8%

play as a wizard, kill monsters using 9 different spells, progress deeper into each area to unlock a new more challenging area (12 in total) collect and manage resources, build a town, by building various shops and buildings each building serves a different purpose and unlocks different upgrades.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Roguelite 13.8%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Shooter 6.5%

Defend your Lifenode from waves of Scrollers, Trolls, and Doomscrollers in this chaotic 2D arena shooter. Upgrade, survive, and beat the algorithm.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Roguelite 13.2%, Shooter 7.9%

Super Shootout is a top-down, roguelike shooter set in a stadium on an alien world. Leave a wake of destruction with powerful pickups sent down by the roaring crowd. Fight, die, and fight again to the top of the online leaderboard.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Shooter 12.6%, Action 7.5%

Explore dungeons, battle hordes of monsters, and defy fate in “Enter The Lost Chamber,” an action-packed pixel art roguelike. Discover new challenges, collect powerful weapons, and prepare to face the final boss at any time. Dive into the darkness!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Shooter 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

Pick a class and blast your way through rooms of cyber enemies in this roguelite action shooter! Choose your abilities and your path wisely, because you've only got one life to make it through the gauntlet. Rack up those points and spend them on even more ways to RIOT!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Class-Based 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Roguelite 12.9%

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 25.9%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Roguelite 13.6%, Shooter 11.4%

Saucers is a rogue-lite top-down twin-stick arena style shooter featuring extensive weaponry and upgrade paths so that every run is unique. The further you get, the more weaponry you can stack up to devastating effect. THIS GAME REQUIRES A TWIN STICK GAME CONTROLLER TO PLAY.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Class-Based 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 12.1%

Fight and dodge through hundreds of space bugs in Bug Blast! Go through each space station to protect from the hoards of bugs that come their way.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.7%, Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Roguelite 16.2%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 4.9%

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 24.7%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Roguelite 12.2%, Shooter 10.7%

Long Rescue is a Survival Roguelite where you battle waves of enemies across multiple worlds in pursuit of the villain who stole your dog. Build and customize your character with crazy ability combinations to grow into a powerful force capable of defeating your nemesis. Will you rescue your dog?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.5%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 15.1%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 8.4%

In this scrolling shooter and action roguelike game, you will have to fight the forces and anomalies that have captured the Agency. Defy the ancient goddess of war and free it!🎮

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Souls-like 18.3%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Roguelite 10.2%

"Slay To The End" is an intense and thrilling survival roguelite game that plunges you into the edge of the apocalypse. Faced with hordes of terrifying creatures, your only option is to wield your weapon and embark on a brutal journey of slaughter, battling until the very last moment.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Roguelite 13.8%, Horror 9.7%

Clean, Quota, Upgrade, Repeat. Super Polished is a Top-down cleaning roguelite where you clean up while the mess is still being made.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Action Roguelike 20%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Roguelite 13.1%, Shooter 9.5%

In a world of Rock, Paper, and Scissors. One dumb rock decides to break the cycle, with the power of drugs and guns.

Why similar: Souls-like 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Roguelite 16.5%, Shooter 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

Gunforged is a goofy fantasy roguelite shooter where you create broken builds every run. Forge your guns with randomized gun parts, collect passive abilities, and embed gun-changing runes into your guns to create the ultimate build.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Roguelite 13%, Shooter 11.6%

Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a Horrorpunk Action RPG filled with Lovecraftian horrors and Cronenbergian gore, making it the most gruesome take on the isometric Souls-like genre yet!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36%, Souls-like 35%, RPG 6.8%, Horror 6%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

Space Ace is a 2D top-down shooter that focuses on upgrading your ship to fight through levels of Bosses and smaller enemies. Play with keyboard + mouse or Xbox controller.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 13.1%, Shooter 9.1%