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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action Roguelike, Roguelite, Bullet Hell, Top-Down Shooter.

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Become the infection in a 2D roguelike twin-stick shooter - a lone parasite, fighting a biological war. Collect organelles to evolve your cell in a microscopic arms race against your host's immune system. Conquer a beautiful, procedurally generated world of tiny proportions.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Aberrant Labs
Publisher: Slug Disco
Genres: Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchPositive98% of 42 reviews2024
    Dev: Ace High Arcade
    Windows

    Blast your way through infinite hordes while completing objectives in this chaotic twin-stick looter shooter with frantic juicy combat. Upgrade gear, recruit heroes, tackle cumulative escalating challenges in your quest for the build of ultimate destruction.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.9%, Action Roguelike 11.2%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%, Roguelite 9%

  2. #2 Animal Rogues
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: manProduction
    Windows

    Animal Rogues is a dark rogue-lite dungeon crawler bullet-hell with rpg elements. You play as an animal who fights against one possessed beast after another! Discover unique interactable objects such as slot machines, dices.. Collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Perma Death 10.7%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%

  3. #3 Skycliffs
    96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: Radiant Sloth
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Skycliffs is an action shooter roguelike dungeon crawler with fast-paced top-down platforming. Jump and dash across sky islands, fight loads of monsters, and get upgrades to survive the many dangers of your journey. Will you be strong enough to reach and defeat the keeper of this floating world?

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Perma Death 11.3%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%, Action Roguelike 10.1%

  4. #4 Forebloomed: Evergreen Edition
    95% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
    Dev: Cloudy Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An action rogue-like about garden plants fighting back against the hungry pests that threaten their home. Spend the day blasting through hedges to find loot, but take care to make it back before dark! Gather synergistic items, confront formidable bosses, and play as several unique characters!

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Perma Death 13%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Action Roguelike 11%

  5. #5 Shapes & Shots - Prologue
    94% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: Visio Game Studio
    Windows

    Shapes & Shots is a Roguelite Shooter Bullet-hell, where you can control time as you make your way through a twisted and delusional universe. Your enemies will merge, creating infinite combinations to try to overwhelm you: only your skills, combined with upgrades you choose, can lead you to victory.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 13.9%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Difficult 10%

  6. #6 CyberVault
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Voctal Studios
    Windows

    Fast paced bullet hell roguelike. Upgrade your weapons and abilities as you collect attribute blocks. Highly customisable with lots of combinations. Fight bosses, pick up items and improve your stats. Unlock new items and achievements for the next run through the ever-changing dungeon.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Dungeon Crawler 10.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%

  7. #7 Cyclo Chambers
    93% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2023
    Dev: Hobofeller
    Windows

    Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Roguelite 11.5%

  8. #8 Another Castle
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Something Crazy ltd.
    Windows

    Sick of playing the "Damsel in Distress" Princess Peta ventures into an ever-changing Castle filled with gun wielding cult members, mysterious secrets and a whole heap of items to help boost her firepower. Another Castle is a fast-paced, challenging dungeon-crawling roguelike shooter.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Perma Death 12.5%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%

  9. #9 Turf Wars: A Snail Escape
    91% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: North Lake Games
    Windows

    Strap on your shell and dive antenna-first into a thrilling action roguelike. Spread slime, snag upgrades, and splat bugs. You only have one mission: escape the garden or dry trying...

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Roguelite 9.4%

  10. #10 WarSphere
    91% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Perma Death 11.5%, Action Roguelike 10.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.9%

  11. #11 Gun Knight All Day
    90% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: Midge Makes Games
    Windows

    Gun Knight All Day is a close quarters bullet hell dungeon crawler about a knight who uses guns. Shoot, dodge, and scavenge your way through the procedurally generated dungeons one room at a time. Challenging boss fights test the sharpness of your skills and the lethality of your weapons.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Action Roguelike 12%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%

  12. #12 Wild Island
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: InfiniteEngineer
    Windows · Mac

    Wild Island is a top-down roguelike set on a living island that reshapes itself every run. Unlock stranger builds, deeper synergies, and a growing Sanctuary. The island shifts, your power escalates, and no run is meant to be your last.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%

  13. #13 Juicy Army
    89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
    Dev: Taptroise
    Windows

    Juicy army is the sweetest action roguelike set in a dream universe where you'll have to fight an army of juicy creatures!

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10%

  14. #14 Lost Potato
    87% matchVery Positive94% of 230 reviews2020
    Dev: Blobfish
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Lost Potato is a minimalistic top-down roguelite where you can't damage enemies directly. Push them into spikes, reflect bullets and help a young potato find its way out of a jungle filled with man-eating tribes!

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Perma Death 12.7%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Action Roguelike 10.2%

  15. #15 Witchinour
    88% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
    Dev: mahojigoku
    Windows

    Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.3%, Perma Death 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Bullet Hell 10.6%

  16. #16 Super Polished
    86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Steven Peregrine
    Windows

    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 16.7%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Difficult 10.6%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Roguelike 9.4%

  17. #17 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
    86% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Perma Death 11.2%, Roguelite 10.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9.9%

  18. #18 Overkill Squad
    84% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
    Dev: Chillfox Games
    Windows

    Overkill Squad is a ultra high-speed top-down shooter roguelike built around intense 1-minute combat arenas. Choose your fighter, unleash overwhelming firepower, defeat brutal bosses, and collect relics to dominate every run.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%, Perma Death 8.5%

  19. #19 HYPERWIRED
    85% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Bullet Hell 13%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Roguelite 9.5%

  20. #20 REPLIKATOR
    84% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 16.5%, Science 13.9%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%, Perma Death 9.4%

  21. #21 The Last Strand
    82% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Rainbow Lotus Studio
    Windows · Linux

    The Last Strand is randomly generated twin stick shooter. You will play a pirate trying to escape a boat and seek vengeance, fighting enemies, helping NPC, discovering secrets and finding items.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Perma Death 9.8%

  22. #22 ATOMINE
    83% matchMostly Positive76% of 361 reviews2017
    Dev: Broken Arms Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Perma Death 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Action Roguelike 9.9%

  23. #23 Doomed to Hell
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 233 reviews2022
    Dev: Gagonfe
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Action Roguelike 13%, Perma Death 11.8%, Difficult 9.4%

  24. #24 Spent Shells
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HelperWesley
    Windows

    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 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Difficult 9.4%

  25. #25 Slimekeep
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 135 reviews2025
    Dev: BenBonk
    Windows · Mac

    In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Perma Death 14.2%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Difficult 8.8%

  26. #26 Roguely
    82% 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: Perma Death 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Roguelite 10.1%

  27. #27 Hell Bug
    80% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Artisan Knights Studios
    Windows

    Hell Bug is a simple roguelite shooter where you build a swarm of chaos from the remains of your enemies. Designed as a basic arcade style experience, you focus on crushing mutant bugs and unlocking defeated bosses' children, as powerful new allies. Each bug has a story, some shouldn't be told.

    Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.7%, Perma Death 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Difficult 10.3%

  28. #28 Rustwing
    79% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Perma Death 12.6%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Difficult 9.6%

  29. #29 Horde Hunters
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
    Dev: Antti Vaihia
    Windows

    Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%

  30. #30 spellloom
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Byte Jazz Games
    Windows

    spellloom is a roguelike bullet-hell dungeon crawler with deep spell-building. Play as a Spellweaver—an intrepid QA tester employed by a cynical Dungeon Architect—and brave his chaotic creation. Prepare for fierce Combat, creative Spell Crafting, and perilous Exploration in the ever-shifting Void.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Bullet Hell 13%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12%

  31. #31 Rightfully, Beary Arms
    76% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2026
    Dev: Daylight Basement Studio LLC
    Windows · Linux

    Don’t be fooled by its cuteness. Rightfully, Beary Arms is a bullet hell, roguelite that will punish and reward you. Augment weapons to create unique weapon builds, pick rewards as you explore levels, alter mechanics to your benefit and peril, fight, die, become stronger, and do it all over again.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%

  32. #32 The Element Of
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: beary
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Element Of is an element bending roguelite dungeon crawler set in a strange fantasy world. Choose from a variety of elements all with their unique playstyles to fight through floors of enemies and gain rewards that make you and your element stronger.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 8.3%

  33. #33 Huedini
    76% 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 15.2%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Difficult 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Roguelike 10.3%

  34. #34 Star of Providence
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,276 reviews2017
    Dev: Team D-13
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Action Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 11.1%, Dungeon Crawler 9%

  35. #35 Sluggerpunk
    75% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: Sluggerpunk Studios
    Windows

    Sluggerpunk is a gripping 2D survivors roguelike adventure. As you navigate through a myriad of challenges, hone your skills and strategies to clash with formidable foes lurking in the underground. Build a versatile arsenal of abilities and gear to enhance your chances to survive, but will you?

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%

  36. #36 RuneBound
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NorthWard Studios
    Windows

    Traverse the Nine Norse Realms in this action-roguelike bullet Hel. Loot weapons from your fallen foes, enchant, customize, and enhance them with Runes. Craft the ultimate build to survive and challenge the very Gods...

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Perma Death 11.5%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Dungeon Crawler 9.9%

  37. #37 Level Tank
    74% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Perma Death 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Roguelite 10.6%

  38. #38 Juicy Army: Prologue
    75% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2020
    Dev: Taptroise
    Windows

    Juicy army is the sweetest action roguelike set in a dream universe where you'll have to fight an army of juicy creatures!

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%

  39. #39 Ogre Chambers DX
    73% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 17.6%, Perma Death 12%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%

  40. #40 Galactic Glitch: Prologue
    73% matchVery Positive97% of 181 reviews2023
    Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
    Windows

    Galactic Glitch: Prologue is a stand-alone Action-Roguelike game with physics-based combat mechanics. Fight through bubbles of glitched Spacetime, dodge projectiles, bounce foes off walls and hurl giant rocks in challenging twin-stick combat. Play it for free today!

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Difficult 9.6%, Physics 9.1%

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    73% 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: Perma Death 16.3%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Roguelite 11.6%, Difficult 10.1%

  42. #42 Labyrinthesis
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: crabbyCoder
    Windows

    Navigate your way through floors of enemies and descend deeper into an underground laboratory. Hack your gun to unlock new weapons, and defeat the machine guarding the elevator.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Science 15.5%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Action Roguelike 10.8%

  43. #43 The Glory Dungeon Raider
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: HappyPaphy
    Windows

    Enter the depths of a treacherous dungeon in The Glory Dungeon Raider, a fast-paced 2D roguelike where every run is a new challenge! Arm yourself with various weapons, and face off against deadly creatures. Do you have what it takes to survive?

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%

  44. #44 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 69 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.

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  45. #45 Breakthrough
    72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: Faith G.
    Windows

    Breakthrough is an hardcore roguelike-shooter with high risk/rewards mechanics. Help Clunky see the sunset behind the mountain by fighting tireless monsters. Both balanced and very difficult, Breakthrough will conquer the heart of thoses seeking a great challenge.

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  46. #46 Sealer of Dungeons
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Erdem Akar
    Windows

    Sealer of Dungeons is an action-shooter with Rogue-lite elements. Play Sealers on their journey, you will find great treasures and abilities to seal the unknown evil above. Gather precious loot, discover hidden secrets, and chat with merchants to get powerful items. Seal the dungeon, save the world!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 14.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Difficult 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Roguelite 11.4%

  47. #47 Dead Oculus
    70% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: Andrew Wilker
    Windows

    Dead Oculus is a lethal, fast-paced bullet-hell that fuses arcade and roguelike elements. Brutalise your foes in gauntlets of handcrafted arenas by wielding deadly weapons with cataclysmic augments.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Perma Death 11.9%, Difficult 9.9%

  48. #48 SirVive
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Coffee Swirl
    Windows

    SirVive is a rogue-like horde shooter where the goal is simply to survive as long as you can (looking fabulous while doing so!). Choose 4 of over 20 different abilities to bring with you on each run, and whether to activate them manually or automatically.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Roguelite 10.2%

  49. #49 Cats Kill Zombies
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Matheus Antonio
    Windows

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    Why similar: Action Roguelike 13.1%, Bullet Hell 13%, Perma Death 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Difficult 10.4%

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    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2019
    Dev: Shotgun Anaconda
    Windows

    Baby Redemption is a high paced rogue-like shooter where you have to save babies in glorious intense slow-motion action. Weapons, bullets, babies, fun and bullet-time. What more do you need?

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  51. #51 Time of the Wizard
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hermit Studios
    Windows

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  52. #52 Ogre Chambers 2222
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
    Windows

    Build the MOST SATISFYING GUNS to ANNIHILATE ENEMIES by COMBINING EVERY ATTACK you find in this fast-paced BULLET-HELL ROGUELIKE set in TRANSFORMING ARENAS! 💥

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    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: R_Games
    Windows · Linux

    A roguelite action game set in a post-apocalyptic water world. Shape your strategy by choosing which abilities shine by day and which awaken at night.

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  54. #54 Rogue Squad
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Liam Hanrahan
    Windows

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    66% matchVery Positive92% of 230 reviews2025
    Dev: TechBoohPub: SehLoiro
    Windows

    Inspired by the iconic Call of Duty Zombies experience, Raining Blood Hellfire 1.0 is an intense survival bullet hell where chaos reigns and every round is a brutal battle for life — and absolute power. Kill, upgrade, explore, die, repeat.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Perma Death 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Action Roguelike 12.2%

  56. #56 No Space For All
    67% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Perma Death 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Bullet Hell 11.7%

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    67% matchVery Positive92% of 132 reviews2022
    Dev: _Jester_
    Windows

    In this game, you are the bullet hell. Face off against 100 waves of enemies and bosses by collecting a deck of attack cards that activate in real-time to unleash destruction upon everything in sight. There's an insane amount of customizability leading to an infinitely replayable experience.

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    69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
    Dev: TorksGame
    Windows

    Shape Shooter is an action-packed, colorful, and hectic roguelike game. Survive increasingly harder random generated stages and collect relics, weapons, and active items to help you on your way. How long can you survive?

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Perma Death 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Procedural Generation 9.5%

  59. #59 Fast Food Wars
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 1FPS Games
    Windows · Linux

    Fast Food War is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a burger seeking to shoot, dash, cook, destroy enemy fast foods that stops him from reclaiming burger restaurants that has been overtaken by other fast foods.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.9%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Bullet Hell 13%, Roguelike 11.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%

  60. #60 Mystic Gate
    67% matchPositive86% of 28 reviews2023
    Dev: Zoo Corporation
    Windows

    A Mystic Gate created by the gods suddenly appears in the human world. Adventurers challenge themselves with the tests that await them beyond the gate. In order to earn your wish you must defeat hordes & bosses in this roguelike dungeon exploration bullet hell!!

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Roguelike 9.9%

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