- #1 Cozy Space Survivors
97% matchVery Positive97% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Roguelike 19%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Arcade 12.9%, Top-Down 12.5%, Funny 7.9%
- #2 SUPER Dungeon Muncher
96% matchMixed68% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: n_nexy
Windows
Avoid becoming Muncher's next meal in this fast-paced adventure! Control your anger, this game is hard!
Why similar: Perma Death 22.5%, Arcade 12.6%, Score Attack 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Top-Down 11.5%
- #3 Whackerball
96% matchVery Positive89% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Whackerball is a twin-stick shooter roguelite with Breakout inspired mechanics. Master the unique combat system as you venture through a multitude of diverse areas while collecting powerful and game changing upgrades.
Why similar: Roguelike 22.2%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Perma Death 15.6%, Arcade 13.6%, Cute 6.5%
- #4 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
95% matchVery Positive81% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Roguelike 24.5%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Action RPG 14%, Top-Down 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #5 Noobs Want to Live
94% 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 23.3%, Roguelike 15.3%, Action RPG 15.1%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Top-Down 9.8%
- #6 Dizzy Rogues
94% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: kumakare
Windows
Dizzy Rogues is an auto-runner roguelike with "turn" based combat. Bounce your weapon off enemies and objects, rack up your combo, and purchase unique items.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.9%, Roguelike 20%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Arcade 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #7 Slimekeep
93% 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: Perma Death 29.5%, Roguelike 17.6%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Top-Down 11.2%
- #8 FLERP
92% matchVery Positive87% of 397 reviews2022
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fend off hordes of enemies in this arcade tower defense roguelite with autobattler elements. Build up a team of powerful synergies and become unstoppable.
Why similar: Score Attack 20.4%, Roguelike 20.2%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Perma Death 15.5%, Arcade 13.1%
- #9 Doomed to Hell
91% 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: Perma Death 25.3%, Roguelike 20.4%, Action Roguelike 18%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #10 Bronana
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: busy bear
Windows
Bronana is a thrilling and hilarious survival roguelike. Embody the spirit of a fearless banana warrior to take down waves of vicious snack monsters. Through a rich variety of random events, grow stronger, evolve abilities, and face off against challenging bosses to save the homeland.
Why similar: Perma Death 26%, Action RPG 15.5%, Roguelike 14.6%, Action Roguelike 13%, Arcade 10.2%
- #11 Pesticide Not Required
89% matchVery Positive94% of 886 reviews2024
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Why similar: Action RPG 26.1%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Top-Down 12.4%, Score Attack 8.6%, Arcade 7.6%
- #12 Dagger Froggy
88% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Solluco
Windows
Dagger Froggy is a small action Roguelike, Where you face hordes of enemies... Cute? With each round you get stronger, But so do the cute creatures. >:)
Why similar: Roguelike 36.1%, Arcade 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 2D 10.2%, Cute 10%
- #13 Picayune Dreams
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,270 reviews2023
Dev: StepfordPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED...]
Why similar: Surreal 31.2%, Action Roguelike 27.9%, Roguelike 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Action 3.4%
- #14 Beyond the Long Night
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2023
Dev: Noisy Head GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.
Why similar: Roguelike 18.3%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Surreal 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #15 Super Space Pug
90% matchMixed55% of 319 reviews2016
Dev: Digital Dawn StudiosPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Super Space Pug is a classic arcade shmup. Take control of 'Demetrius the Third'(Space Pug) to defend your personal space from the evil, fish flinging cats and random rocks because its a space shmup, and without rocks it would be rather non-space-y.
Why similar: Arcade 38.2%, Cute 19.4%, 2D 18%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Action 6.5%
- #16 9 Lives to Defend
87% matchVery Positive87% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Goldarait
Windows
Face a pest infestation and survive until Loki's parents return from their trip! Defend the house with your 9 lives. Choose upgrades, play with different versions of Loki, with unique weapons and abilities to fight this war ^.^
Why similar: Action RPG 23.4%, Roguelike 22.3%, Top-Down 12.3%, Arcade 11.3%, Funny 8.9%
- #17 Kitty's Last Adventure
85% matchVery Positive98% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Woum
Windows · Mac
Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.8%, Roguelike 22.4%, Arcade 15.5%, Cute 12.1%, Funny 11.7%
- #18 Pixel Descent
86% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Moonskull Games
Windows
Pixel Descent is an action rogue-lite in which you navigate a series of complex dungeons packed to the brim with monsters that want you dead. Sign the contract and descend into the deepest depths of the abyss knowing full well that you will definitely die there, it's just a matter of when.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.1%, Score Attack 14.6%, Action RPG 13.2%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #19 Normis Simulator
84% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: PropilGames
Windows
Playing as Normis, you are a typical representative of the mainstream with a traditional stable life, ironically referring to youth subcultures, avoiding conflicts and extreme actions, preferring routine and social adaptation.
Why similar: RPG 36.8%, Multiple Endings 14%, Cute 13.7%, Relaxing 12.3%, Action 11.8%
- #20 Solace Inc.
83% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
A survivors-like about a time-travelling company where you recruit your employees against endless hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Roguelike 30.8%, Action Roguelike 26.5%, Top-Down 17%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, 2D 8.7%
- #21 Supercat Survivors
81% matchVery Positive86% of 169 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Universe Studios
Windows · Mac
Meow! This is a cat-themed Survivor-like game where you control an adorable Supercat! Battle monsters to level up, collect items, upgrade weapons, and experiment with strategic builds to fight off invading creatures threatening Meow Star.
Why similar: Roguelike 29.4%, Action Roguelike 26.2%, Funny 11%, RPG 10%, Relaxing 9.9%
- #22 Pixel Poops
82% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: Mostly Random GamesPub: yyrGames
Windows
You have a problem with joggers. They think they own the whole park. They talk about motivation, or reaching their goals. But in this action-packed throwback to early 80s console games, you'll show them. You'll stop them yourself...in the most effective way you know.
Why similar: Surreal 27.1%, Score Attack 26.5%, Arcade 14.9%, Top-Down 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #23 Space Survival
84% matchMixed50% of 150 reviews2016
Dev: UltraShock Gaming LLCPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Space Survival is the next great SIMPLE 2D casual space action shooter where you have to defend against wave of enemies, have fast reflexes and strong will to win. It is great way to relax, but also a great challenge. How long can you stay focused?
Why similar: Perma Death 34%, Arcade 19.6%, Top-Down 16.7%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, 2D 10.1%
- #24 TinyKeep
82% matchMixed65% of 417 reviews2014
Dev: PhigamesPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
TinyKeep, a top-down procedurally generated dungeon escape game with permadeath - you die and it's game over. Master the frantic physics-based combat, lure enemies into traps or make them fight each other for dominance. There are many ways to survive in TinyKeep!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.5%, Perma Death 30.8%, RPG 17.9%, Action 6.8%
- #25 Cramped Room of Death
79% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Hafiz Mohd RozlanPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
A puzzle adventure in close quarters! Use your spear to defeat enemies and collect treasure, but plan your moves carefully—each room has tight turns, deadly traps and no margin for error.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Top-Down 19.6%, Roguelike 17.9%, Cute 15.6%, Action Roguelike 14.2%
- #26 Transcendence
81% matchVery Positive88% of 221 reviews2015
Dev: Kronosaur Productions
Windows
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
Why similar: Action RPG 29.5%, Perma Death 24.9%, Roguelike 16.3%, Top-Down 13.1%, RPG 7.4%
- #27 RESTLESS SOUL
78% matchVery Positive92% of 319 reviews2022
Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.
Why similar: Action RPG 32.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, RPG 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Funny 9.3%
- #28 What a Shitty Job
78% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 胖哒工作室
Windows
"Last P Class" is a 2D top-down survival action game with simple, easy and refreshing gameplay, containing a small amount of Roguelite elements.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.1%, Top-Down 24.1%, Funny 13.8%, 2D 11.7%, Cute 11.4%
- #29 Lost Potato
79% 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: Perma Death 36.7%, Roguelike 20.8%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Action 8.3%, 2D 8.1%
- #30 RymdResa
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2015
Dev: Morgondag
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A relaxed roguelike space odyssey in a procedurally generated universe! Travel through a lonely and mysterious cosmos. Customize your ship, explore and survive!
Why similar: Roguelike 27.3%, Top-Down 16.3%, Surreal 15.7%, RPG 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #31 Chrono Survival
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 115 reviews2022
Dev: Petushock ProductionPub: Petushock Production
Windows
On the eve of the end of the world, become the last hope for the world by standing alone against thousands of monsters. Chrono Survival is a hyper arcade rogue-lite game that combines simple gameplay and challenge.
Why similar: Perma Death 51.9%, Action Roguelike 29.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Action 5.7%
- #32 Into the Necrovale
75% matchVery Positive86% of 588 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.9%, Roguelike 23%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #33 Godrop
74% matchVery Positive95% of 310 reviews2024
Dev: KATOR Game StudioPub: KATOR Game Studio
Windows
One level of warning, cosmic droplet rampage! A roguelike game featuring impact piercing. Collect holy relics, build up your energy, and morph the droplets to invade the solar system and destroy the ignorant human fleet to the ground!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.3%, Roguelike 21.8%, Cute 16.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Minimalist 5.7%
- #34 Hell Shooter
74% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
Hell Shooter is a roguelike dungeon crawler game. It features unique attack methods, exhilarating action, an oriental hellish atmosphere, and each character's storytelling.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.7%, Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelike 22.3%, RPG 10%, Funny 9.4%
- #35 Planetary Dustoff
77% 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 60.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Action 9.1%
- #36 Dome Keeper
72% matchVery Positive92% of 19,233 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Roguelike 59.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, 2D 13%, Action 8.1%
- #37 Backspace Bouken
76% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: RNG Party Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Type your way through absurd encounters and mysterious puzzles in this old-school typing dungeon crawler.
Why similar: RPG 33.7%, Action RPG 24.9%, Action 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Funny 11.1%
- #38 bit Dungeon II
75% matchVery Positive82% of 2,214 reviews2014
Dev: Kinto Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
bitDungeon II is fast action-adventure game with a giant overworld to explore. You are a spirit in an undead world of demons. Your "loved one's " grave has been desecrated. Fight through these corrupted lands, and bring peace to her soul.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.7%, Roguelike 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, RPG 15%, Perma Death 12.6%
- #39 Hypersensitive Bob
76% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2016
Dev: SIEIDI Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Hypersensitive Bob is roguelike sky-platform crawler where Bob fights his myriad forms of allergies. Some extreme situations may require Lobotomy or Surgery - even Laxative may prove to be necessary for Bob's survival. Loot vaccine vials, discover crazy item combos & encounter waves of enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 87.1%, Action 12.9%
- #40 Megabonk
67% matchVery Positive95% of 99,563 reviews2025
Dev: vedinad
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
Why similar: Roguelike 31.6%, Action Roguelike 28.2%, Score Attack 13.9%, Arcade 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #41 Space Scavenger
73% matchVery Positive88% of 314 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Why similar: Perma Death 32.4%, Roguelike 20.6%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Arcade 13.4%, Top-Down 12.2%
- #42 Death by Scrolling
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 175 reviews2025
Dev: Terrible Toybox NZPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is an action game where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferrymanʼs exorbitant river-crossing fee to the afterlife.
Why similar: Top-Down 29.5%, Pixel Graphics 23%, Cute 16.9%, 2D 14.4%, Funny 9.4%
- #43 Space Gladiators
72% matchVery Positive90% of 468 reviews2021
Dev: Blobfish
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom!
Why similar: Perma Death 43.5%, Action Roguelike 24%, Action 14.8%, 2D 10%, Cute 7.7%
- #44 Distancing
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 154 reviews2021
Dev: Jan Place Jakobsen
Windows
Distancing is a social distancing game where you are going to a party, but on the way you need to try and keep the social distancing.
Why similar: Top-Down 43.3%, 2D 23.2%, RPG 21.7%, Cute 11.9%
- #45 UnderMine
70% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.8%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Top-Down 10.7%, RPG 9.4%, Roguelike 6.8%
- #46 RAD
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 958 reviews2019
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
RAD is a 3D action rogue-like set in a post-post-apocalyptic world, where humanity has faced armageddon not once, but twice.
Why similar: Perma Death 41.2%, Action Roguelike 39.7%, Action 11.1%, Funny 8.1%
- #47 Power of Ten
71% matchVery Positive80% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Fly a star-fighter against a bloodthirsty armada. Gather weapons, resources, and upgrades to help you push back the relentless assault while protecting the galaxies' civilians!
Why similar: Perma Death 31.9%, Roguelike 16.6%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Top-Down 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #48 Afterplace
68% matchVery Positive97% of 202 reviews2024
Dev: Evan KicePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.3%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Top-Down 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #49 Peace Data
71% matchVery Positive90% of 209 reviews2020
Dev: BITach
Windows
Peace Data — hard "Roguelike" game, in which you have to play for Bitard, saving Rusland from the tyranny of the authorities that destroyed the opposition and led the country to ruin, making slaves of citizens.
Why similar: Roguelike 32.4%, Action 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Funny 15%
- #50 Talented
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,468 reviews2024
Dev: TurtleFox Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Slay waves of spooky enemies for 20 nights to survive 'The Demonic Conveyor Belt'. Talented is an arcade roguelite with randomly generated skill trees. Choose your upgrades and abilities wisely and you might just make it out alive. Are you truly Talented?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Roguelike 21.2%, Arcade 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Top-Down 12.5%
- #51 Twilight Survivors
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,048 reviews2024
Dev: DORIDORI STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!
Why similar: Action RPG 26.5%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelike 18.9%, Score Attack 14.3%, Arcade 12%
- #52 Boosted Survivors
68% matchVery Positive96% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Clarity Games
Windows · Linux
Survive waves! Choose new abilities! Modify your hero in any way you like! Craft a powerful masterpiece, or a horrible concoction of awful ideas! Discover secrets! Sandbox your way to victory! Boost! Survive! Boosted Survivors!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.4%, Roguelike 24.8%, Arcade 18.7%, RPG 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #53 Space Killer
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Two friends
Windows
Take on the role of a spaceship pilot and protect the universe from an alien invasion. Destroy hordes of infected ships and defeat powerful bosses. Unlock new ships, create your own builds in this Roguelite, Survivors, RPG game🚀
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelike 16.2%, Arcade 14%, Top-Down 13.6%, RPG 11.4%
- #54 HyperParasite
70% matchVery Positive82% of 147 reviews2020
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.
Why similar: Perma Death 40.5%, Roguelike 21.5%, Top-Down 15.4%, Funny 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #55 Overhaul
69% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Bread Panda
Windows
Solve your way through this fast-paced rogue-lite puzzle game and outwit unforgiving creatures as you venture into the mysterious Power Plant!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.7%, Roguelike 28.5%, Top-Down 17.6%, Score Attack 14.4%, 2D 9.8%
- #56 Blocky Dungeon
69% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: SquareAnon
Windows
A weird mix of block-placing puzzle and roguelike, where you build a dungeon and explore it at the same time! Defeat enemies, clear lines and collect loot. Explore the different dungeons, complete quests and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Roguelike 26.4%, Action Roguelike 19%, Top-Down 18.8%, Arcade 16.7%, RPG 7.1%
- #57 Good Robot
69% matchVery Positive84% of 262 reviews2016
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Good Robot is a fast-paced roguelike shoot-em-up that pits you against thousands of robots out to violate your warranty. Explore a procedurally generated sci-fi metropolis and the depths of corporate depravity, but never stop shooting...unless, of course, you're a Bad Robot. You're not, are you?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 61.4%, RPG 21.5%, Action 9.2%, Funny 7.9%
- #58 Pizza Hero
65% matchVery Positive90% of 973 reviews2024
Dev: Astro Hound
Windows
Pizza Hero is a unique shoot 'em up roguelike. The toppings you select affect your abilities. For example, pepperoni throws grenades while blue cheese creates a pungent perimeter.
Why similar: Roguelike 36.3%, Action Roguelike 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 14%, 2D 8.7%, Action 8.4%
- #59 Voidigo
63% 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: Roguelike 29.8%, Action Roguelike 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Funny 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #60 Dive The Depths
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: FrizuoPub: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?
Why similar: Perma Death 35.4%, Roguelike 22.4%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, 2D 7.3%