Games Like Pest Control in the Crypt

Switch between multiple arcane Shards to outwit and obliterate your enemies in this top-down shooter roguelike. Plan your path with a unique skill tree levelling system, and fight for survival against enemies wielding the same powers as you.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 28%, Roguelite 15.2%, Top-Down 7.8%, Action 7.4%

A fast-paced sci-fi action roguelite where you battle escalating enemy waves, combine powerful abilities, and take on challenging boss encounters.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Roguelite 17.3%, Action 8.8%, PvE 7.5%

Take an experimental form of LSD and battle against hordes of nightmarish hallucinations in randomly generated roguelike adventures and arena style levels.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.2%, Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Roguelite 15.2%, Action 7.8%, Top-Down 6.5%

PION is a fast-paced and challenging top-down shooter. Pilot exotic hovercraft and battle your way through gauntlets of deadly drones and defense systems. Upgrade your hovercraft and weapons to keep pace with the growing swarms of increasingly powerful and intelligent enemies. You will not get far.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Roguelite 15.3%, Action 8.5%, Indie 2.7%

The Spellswapper is an arcade roguelite where you use spells to defeat waves of enemies. Command an ever-moving arsenal of spells. Swap out old spells for new ones after each wave, crafting a unique magical repertoire in every run.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.1%, Roguelite 22.4%, PvE 9.9%, Top-Down Shooter 8.1%, Top-Down 7.9%

A roguelite game where the player controls the actions and the character automatically attacks. Control the brave with different talents, survive the fight with monsters and enrich their own profession composition, become a master of all profession, defeat the Kings of the undead in this world.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.9%, Roguelite 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, 2D 6.5%, Action 5.5%

TETRAGUN is quadrant-based shooter where you're surrounded on all sides. You'll gain powerful upgrades as you progress, but so will your enemies.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Action Roguelike 24.2%, Roguelite 16.6%, PvE 13.1%, Top-Down 6.9%

Traverse the dungeon in this awesome action / bullet-hell roguelite where every choice could make or break your run. Stack over 130 different items and create powerful synergies to become truly overpowered with 13 unique characters!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.9%, Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Roguelite 18.1%, Action 8.6%, Top-Down 7.4%

Articrow is a 2D top-down action roguelike. Play as a magical crow exploring dungeons, collecting and upgrading artifacts with unique parts. Equip these powerful artifacts and defeat challenging enemies to escape.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.9%, Action Roguelike 28.3%, Top-Down 10.1%, PvE 8%, Action 6.5%

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 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Roguelite 16%, PvE 12%, Top-Down 5.4%

GUN!GUN!!SURVIVE!!! is a fast 2D top-down action game. Dodge and shoot enemies with active skills. Upgrade characters and weapons to create a unique playstyle. Quick battles reward skill and strategy with varied enemies and stages. Simple controls make it easy to play while keeping tactical depth.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.9%, Top-Down Shooter 31.8%, Action 11.7%, PvE 10.9%, 2D 4.8%

Robots have invaded the past and have come for your castle. Kill them all with magic and technology and survive as long as you can in this Bullet Heaven game!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28%, Roguelite 16.3%, PvE 12.1%, Top-Down 6%

Outclassed is an arcade dungeon crawler roguelite where you combine unique class abilities to clear an expansive dungeon. Level up, collect items, and create powerful synergies to become truly outclassed!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Roguelite 16.6%, Action 10.1%, PvE 5.7%

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 31.1%, Action Roguelike 31%, Roguelite 12.3%, Action 7.3%, Top-Down 7.3%

Battle Nap is a roguelite top-down shooter where your picnic nap becomes an explosive journey into dreamland domination. Build your arsenal, stack your perks, and blast through your subconscious to ensure you don’t wake up until the job is done. Don't wake up - the fight is just getting good!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.5%, Action Roguelike 30.4%, Roguelite 15.3%, PvE 10.3%, Action 6.2%

Mini Gears: Mayhem is a single player Rogue-like where you do the aiming. Take control of a little tank on a blueprint, fighting waves of supposedly evil slimes. Gain experience, level up, and upgrade your tank in each run.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.8%, Top-Down Shooter 32.6%, Roguelite 19%, Top-Down 7.4%, Action 6.6%

A top-down space survival roguelite. Harvest crystallized spacetime, build your arsenal from 40+ absurdly named weapons, and hold off increasingly hostile void entities until the universe runs out of things to throw at you. It usually doesn't.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Roguelite 15.9%, PvE 11.7%, Top-Down 5.9%

A mysterious wave of 'Erosion' has swallowed Gensokyo, turning its maidens into red-eyed predators. Survive the relentless bullet hell and shatter the dark shells that bind them. Reclaim the fading light of Paradise in this intense Survivors-like action.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.2%, Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Roguelite 16.2%, PvE 12.2%, Top-Down 4.6%

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: Action Roguelike 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Roguelite 14.8%, PvE 9.9%, Top-Down 5.5%

In this action packed rouge lite, you play as the Chump that's got to survive and eliminate swarms of horrors. Mix and match your loadout, then select various upgrades and augments as you fight to setup numerous possible builds through each playthrough.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Action Roguelike 25%, Roguelite 17.4%, PvE 9%, Top-Down 8.2%

Survive relentless hordes in ZK1L4, a fast-paced bullet heaven! Choose unique characters, unleash powerful weapons, and master deadly skills. Play solo or team up in couch co-op to take on the chaos. Will you escape the swarm or become one with it?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.1%, Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, Roguelite 17%, Top-Down 6.8%, Action 5.8%

Blast your way through an endless horde of enemies in this pixel art top-down shooter. Collect their remains in order upgrade your character for increased combat abilities. Tekla is a top-down shooter with roguelite elements.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Roguelite 15.9%, PvE 10.2%, Top-Down 9.3%

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: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Action Roguelike 24.2%, Roguelite 15.1%, PvE 11.4%, Top-Down 7.3%

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Why similar: Action Roguelike 31%, Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Roguelite 15.3%, Action 6.7%, Top-Down 5.7%

“Gust of Shirea” is a roguelite auto-shooter where you battle hordes of enemies. Use dashes, weapons that trigger in combination, and synergies with distinctive passives to repel fearsome beasts.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.7%, Roguelite 22.1%, Action 12.8%, PvE 10.2%, Top-Down 9.1%

100 Second Heart Attack is a fast paced bullet hell roguelike where survival is never guaranteed. Dodge overwhelming waves of demons, collect upgrades, and keep your heart beating just a little longer.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32%, Top-Down Shooter 29.8%, Roguelite 17.3%, Top-Down 6.3%, Action 5.7%

Build various builds by combining stolen books, fire guns with loud explosions, sneak into the library that changes every time you enter, and steal the legendary old book from the head librarian who sits at the far end of the library!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.5%, Top-Down Shooter 31.5%, Roguelite 18.4%, Top-Down 6.2%, Action 5.3%

Ghostslayers is a wave-based top-down coop shooter where you slay the ghosts with magic and couple thousands of bullets... Or punches, or slashes, or explosions. Use the varied weaponary, spell cards and abilities, combine them together with your allies for more power and get through the city.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelite 15%, PvE 11.6%, Top-Down 7%

Chicken Must Fry is a survivor-like game where you play as a raw chicken refusing to be fried, wiping out monsters from the ruthless Frying Empire. Combine various skills and items, upgrade your characters, and survive the endless waves of enemies!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Roguelite 15.4%, PvE 10.4%, Top-Down 5.4%

"Nightmare Diver" is a roguelite shooting game where a rubber duck dives into the world of nightmares to save a young girl from her bad dreams, defeating enemies along the way.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.3%, Roguelite 27.7%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Action 9.9%, Fantasy 4.4%

Nightsteel Survivors is a 2D shooter with "roguelite" elements set in a dangerous robot-filled laboratory. Choose from various characters with unique abilities and face challenging bosses. Upgrade your skills and equipment to survive and escape the Nightsteel labyrinth.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelite 14.6%, Top-Down 11.2%, Action 7%

WARLANCER - Armored Survivor is a top down survivor shooter where you employ weapons within weapons to decimate hordes of enemies with multiple waves of firepower. Configure your mech with upgrades and randomly generated weapons to survive the relentless tide of alien invaders.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.8%, Action Roguelike 28.3%, Roguelite 17.9%, PvE 10.9%, Top-Down 6.9%

Crown Control is a top-down roguelite survivor where you equip powerful crowns, unleash an arsenal of attack skills, and survive wave after wave of increasingly unhinged enemies. Pick your wannabe hero and enter the battlefield to prove your worth.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.3%, Roguelite 25.5%, Action 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, 2D 6.2%

In this drawing-based roguelite, play as a penguin with a stash of powerful crystals to fight off hordes of enemies by drawing and shooting your way to victory!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.3%, Roguelite 27.7%, Action 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, 2D 6.7%

Devoid is a twin-stick shooter where energy drains with every move. Fight swarms of enemies to regain it in a procedurally generated space dungeon. Survive station to station and make the escape.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.4%, Action Roguelike 31.3%, PvE 13.8%, Top-Down 7.4%, Action 6.1%

Blast and crash through hordes of dangerous "zombies" as the titular "Goofy Goober" in this "video game". Collect Powerful items, obtain Powerful weapons, and defeat Powerful monsters in quickly paced action combat encounters. But Watch Out

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.2%, Top-Down Shooter 33.2%, PvE 14.5%, Top-Down 6.6%, Action 5.3%

Calling all Heroes! The age of knights is in its twilight, but the people still require your aid! Venture through various randomly-generated locales, complete quests and take down fearsome bosses. Return to your home estate to construct new buildings, equip powerful weapons, and rally new heroes!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34%, Roguelite 22.4%, Action 11.9%, Top-Down 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Slice through a sushi army as a cybernetic ninja in this fast-paced rogue-like dungeon crawler and uncover what lies beneath it.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.3%, Roguelite 28.1%, Action 12.7%, Top-Down 11.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Survive Planet Yubglub is a survival rouge-lite, where Earth Representatives must hurl dodgeballs while evading toxic slime aliens and their lethal projectiles. The Earth Reps. must carefully navigate through the harsh environment of planet Yubglub. Choose your character, and Survive Planet Yubglub!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, PvE 11%, Action 9.1%, Top-Down 6.5%

Kill lots of things. Like. A LOT.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Action Roguelike 27.6%, Roguelite 17.4%, Action 8.7%, Top-Down 5.3%

Destroy hordes of strange machines that have invaded the forest. Yawnoc is a chaotic top-down shooter roguelite focused on immersion into the world of Conway's Game of Life and other cellular automata.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.6%, Action Roguelike 25.3%, Roguelite 16%, Top-Down 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

Swords and Sprites: A fantasy survivor game where your skill and strategy are one. Actively wield your weapons while commanding automated Sprites. Your survival hinges on real-time combat and smart evolution choices against endless medieval hordes.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.3%, Top-Down Shooter 32.9%, Roguelite 22.4%, Top-Down 6.4%, Indie 1.2%

Pixelmancer is a casual roguelite game developed by a solo developer - You play as a mage with companions that will aid on your journey, you can upgrade almost anything for your hero, beasts & weapons. You will die constantly but become stronger with every death - How far can you go?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.7%, Roguelite 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Action 8.7%, PvE 8%

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 32.8%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Roguelite 19.1%, Action 6.7%, Top-Down 6.5%

A roguelite arena shooter starring you, a gutsy bread slice, and your butter buddy battling side by side. Survive waves of evil veggies, stack wild weapon combos, and unleash absurd builds in relentless top-down chaos.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.3%, Top-Down Shooter 30.7%, Roguelite 17.4%, Top-Down 7%, Action 6.1%

A fast-paced dog-lite survival game! Survive relentless waves of insects and wild animals charging at you. Simple controls meet high-speed action in this intense dog-lite experience.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Roguelite 17.2%, PvE 9.3%, Top-Down 7.5%

After a traumatic battle, you've been cursed to walk the earth unable to truly die, you're thrust into battle after battle, dying over and over unable to rest. Until you find the last Nazi bunker, Bunker 666.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.8%, Action Roguelike 27.6%, Roguelite 17.6%, Top-Down 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%

Jack, a winning gambler, is trapped at the gambling table by his angry boss's magic spell. He is horrified to find the dice rushing towards him. Only by gripping his playing cards tightly and shattering all the incoming dice can he hope to escape the table alive.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.3%, Action Roguelike 34%, Action 12%, Top-Down 8.9%, Fantasy 4.8%

A twin stick shooter survivors-like with low-poly pixel art graphics and simple controls. Protect the ghost Winry from the Dark Lord's army. Let the soul harvest, Begin!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Roguelite 15.3%, PvE 10.4%, Top-Down 5.9%

Hack-and-slash 2D shooting. Strengthen your weapons and experience the exhilaration of defeating a large number of enemies.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.4%, Top-Down Shooter 33.2%, Roguelite 17.8%, Action 7.1%, 2D 4.3%

Breachwalk Survivor is a single-player game combines survivor genre with inventory management. Before sneaking into another dimension, it’s better to plan which weapons to craft and strategize the path. Stealing just one 'World Core' will save your world, but there’s still extra space in your bag...

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.3%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Roguelite 17.4%, PvE 11.9%, Top-Down 6.2%

Vile is an action rogue-lite about fighting demonic creatures and other horrors throughout a vile world. Fight enemies and/or complete random objectives given to you in procedurally-generated dungeons to put a stop to the creatures forever! Collect souls, find new weapons, new artifacts, and battle EPIC bosses!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Roguelite 14%, Action 7.8%, Top-Down 4.8%

Experience the Arabian legend of Zarqa as you bring justice to a corrupted magical peninsula. Control your temperament, wield an enchanted bow and create satisfying combat synergies to navigate through exotic biomes in this roguelike dungeon crawler.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32%, Action Roguelike 31.8%, Roguelite 18.7%, Top-Down 7%, Action 5.7%

Pilot disposable combat drones through the Primal Portal in a sci-fi action roguelike. Customize your drone, fight through various missions, recover research data and alien technology to enhance your drone setup for the next session.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Action Roguelike 25.8%, Roguelite 17.8%, PvE 13.1%, Top-Down 8.2%

Rally your band of rogues to battle the spooky monsters haunting the Pirate's galleon! In this top-down shooter + rogue-lite game, power up with temporary upgrades, then spend gold on permanent power once you fall in battle.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Action Roguelike 22.7%, Roguelite 15.5%, PvE 11.9%, Top-Down 7.8%

mallow is a fast paced topdown action roguelike game heavily inspired by nuclear throne. you can pick your own enemies as well as lots of different upgrades.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.5%, Action Roguelike 35.9%, Action 9.1%, Top-Down 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

Core Remnants is a fast-paced top-down roguelite where you command a squad of biomechanical soldiers. Battle through swarming alien hordes, mutate your gear and companions after every wave, and permanently upgrade between runs. Build the ultimate squad!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Roguelite 15.8%, Action 11.6%, PvE 7.5%

Explore an ever-changing galaxy, upgrade your ship, and face cosmic challenges in this thrilling 2D roguelike adventure. Become a legend of the galaxy in Hyperspace Nebula.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.9%, Top-Down Shooter 34.6%, Roguelite 18.6%, Action 3.9%, 2D 3.7%

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 34.7%, Top-Down Shooter 32.2%, Top-Down 9.5%, Action 7.3%, 2D 4.9%

The world's been flooded, and all you have is your Super Raft Boat. Can you reach The Final Island?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Action Roguelike 25.9%, Roguelite 17.8%, Top-Down 8.1%, Action 6.5%