- #1 Astrochibbi
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XGAME
Windows
Survive endless waves of cosmic chaos in Astrochibbi! Fight through escalating battles where every wave brings new monsters, new patterns, and new challenges. Dodge, shoot, and adapt as the battlefield evolves and only the strongest survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Roguelite 9%
- #2 Hate Me Not
96% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: NotJustGames
Windows · Linux
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 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #3 EON Trooper
96% matchPositive92% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: Square Wheel
Windows
Lead an elite squad on a hostile alien planet! Recruit and command up to 4 NPC soldiers with unique powers to complete missions and overcome waves of enemies. Level up and dominate the battlefield with strategy and teamwork. Get ready for action!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 7.9%
- #4 Dualism
95% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Noah Judson
Windows
Intense arcade shoot 'em up / bullet hell with twin-stick controls, roguelite upgrades, and a white & black twist where opposites damage and similars heal. An addicting, challenging, and relentless experience where you must control light and dark to succeed.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 7.9%
- #5 Mechanophagia
94% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Apamate Studio
Windows
Aim. Dodge. Survive. Battle through a sci-fi hell in this intense Twin-Stick Roguelite Shooter. Survive the endless swarm for 10 minutes, defeat the level boss, or die trying. Draft powerful synergies in every run and purchase permanent upgrades to outlast the extinction.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 8%
- #6 Chrome Circuit
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David GamblePub: Face Won Games
Windows
A twin-stick roguelite in a 2086 cyber-dystopia. Chain kill-streaks for massive rewards, sign cursed loot contracts with brutal downsides, and stack upgrades into a new monster build every run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.3%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 10.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.9%
- #7 Neon Meltdown
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Living Skies Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your own reactor is the thing trying to kill you. Every kill feeds the heat, and the coolant those kills drop is the only thing that vents it — lying exactly where the danger just was. A twin-stick score chase where diving into the crowd is the only way to survive it. Five modes, co-op up to four.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, PvE 8.1%, Shooter 6.7%
- #8 Vesper Hollow
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IronRoot Studios
Windows
A veteran salvager. A dead mining station. A routine job that was anything but. Explore Vesper Hollow — a sci-fi horror roguelite where oxygen is always draining and the station's secrets run deeper than you think.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 10.3%, PvE 7.9%
- #9 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
91% matchVery Positive93% of 75 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.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #10 Doc, I Don't Want to Die! Slice the Infection
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: codevelvet
Windows
Pilot a tiny ship in this 2D shooter, upgrade your weapons and battle a variety of bacterial enemies. Blast, dash and slice your way through the infection.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shooter 9.5%
- #11 Smashteroids
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Switchback
Windows
A twin-stick Asteroids roguelite where you stack 190+ absurd upgrades until one fragile ship fills the whole screen with firepower. 22 ships with unique kits, 22 handcrafted bosses, mini-boss packs that crash your stage, 100+ colour palettes, and a branching campaign toward a dying star. Free demo out now.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Bullet Time 9.6% ★
- #12 Hover Point
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: chaqibrahim
Windows
Hover Point is a physics-based rogue-lite bullet hell where movement is your weapon. Dodge chaotic swarms with auto-fire action, build your skill tree, and climb global leaderboards. Master the chaos solo or in co-op via mouse-only, keyboard-only, or controller-only playstyles.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Bullet Time 8.8% ★
- #13 Super Smash Asteroids
89% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Switchback
Windows
"Super Smash Asteroids" is a high-speed, twin-stick, top-down, rogue-like space shooter. Choose from 6 unique ships, upgrade with 70+ items & blast through epic bosses. Level up for intense, action-packed battles in a futuristic universe. Buckle up for a thrilling journey to glory!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Bullet Time 7.2% ★
- #14 Acid Web
88% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Text Garden
Windows · Linux
Challenge your reflexes and defend your web from an onslaught of strange creatures to the beat of a dynamic, generative acid techno soundtrack in this all-nonsense arcade-style twin stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Shooter 8%, Arcade 5.7%
- #15 X Invader: Prologue
87% matchVery Positive87% of 769 reviews2023
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Free version of X Invader, an Action Rogue-lite game. Become a master hacker 'X' and hack into the digital world. Use a variety of weapons and hacking add-ons to create your own combat build and wipe out disturbing enemies. Please enjoy the hack and slash action!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 8%
- #16 G.E.M. Grab & Exit
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krow's Mask
Windows · Linux
Hand-Drawn Twin-Stick Shooter in space where one must survive the robotic ships onslaught and extract with the loot to exchange for ship upgrades.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Roguelite 11.7%, Arcade 6.1%
- #17 Technikiller
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LofiDev
Windows
Technikiller is a sci-fi shooter set inside a mega-factory. Hack in and take control of a hulking mech to blast your way through hordes of killer robots. Fight your way to the core and shut it down.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Cyberpunk 8%, Shooter 7.5%
- #18 Raiden NOVA | 雷電NOVA | 雷電新星
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: UFO Interactive Games
Windows
"Raiden" unites! Get ready to blast into a thrilling new dimension like never before!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #19 Running Riot
84% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Party Moose Games
Windows
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 25.4%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Roguelite 9.6%, Cyberpunk 8.4%
- #20 Robot with a Ram Cannon
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snapgadget Studio
Windows
Command a robot armed with a physics-based rammer weapon. Slam enemies into walls and hazards, ram hazards into enemies, and use obstacles as weapons!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.8%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #21 Laboratory X-29
82% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: BlayzbyFill Games
Windows
Laboratory X-29 is a sci-fi roguelite-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist takes his chances to escape from the Lab after an accident. Shoot your way out to freedom, clear rooms full of other dangerous experiments, find out the secrets hidden in this place and eat chicken to survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #22 SSS222: HyperSpace
83% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: HyperGamesDevPub: HaipaStudios
Windows
A fast-paced addicting space shooter with an inspiration taken from many modern games. A project I have been passionately working solo for 2 years+!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelite 9.4%, Bullet Time 9.2% ★
- #23 X Invader
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 581 reviews2024
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 8%
- #24 CrypticaL
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberThief Interactive
Windows
An ancient entertainment in a futuristic universe, at least for the audiance. Our main character is a retired soldier who forced to fight in a gladiator arena. Escape, find the responsibles, punish!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Shooter 9.3%, Cyberpunk 8.1%
- #25 Project Vanguard
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MrBastionPub: Bastion Studios
Windows
Project Vanguard is a neon bullet-hell roguelike where you pilot experimental ships, draft wild upgrades, build screen-melting synergies, and survive endless waves of Void bosses.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Shooter 6.8%
- #26 Beltrunner
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: diath
Windows · Linux
Fly, dodge, salvage, repeat. Beltrunner is a sci-fi bullet-hell horde-survival roguelite: your guns fire themselves while you drift-dodge asteroids, hazards and pirate raiders. Draft 20+ weapons, fuse maxed ones into screen-clearing evolutions, and tear down multi-phase bosses solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Action Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 10.4%, PvE 7.8%
- #27 Primit Shooter 2
81% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Tampopo Games
Windows
Primit Shooter 2 is a roguelike shooter set in a universe where cute but dangerous aliens spawn from the Eye Tower. Players must develop their character, pick suitable weapons, and brave through consecutive waves of alien challenges, combining action and strategy for a thrilling experience.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #28 BotNet
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: syffin
Windows
BotNet is a 2D bullet hell roguelike where you play as malware trying to infect the world. Collect powerful items along the way, discover synergies, and make your virus unstoppable.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.7%, Roguelite 7.3%
- #29 AGIS
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kickbuzz GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
AGIS - A Game In Space is a top-down twin-stick-shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 11.3%, Shooter 7.8%
- #30 STEP ASIDE!
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BEEZthePANGEANPub: PonderPangi
Windows · Mac
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 33.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 7.1%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #31 Roguevive
76% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Chiorco
Windows
Roguevive is an roguelite survive bullet heaven. Survive against hordes of enemies getting ever stronger. Level up, unlock upgrades and new guns in this multiplayer action roguelite.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #32 Mars Survivors
77% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #33 SUPER SHAPESHOOTER
76% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Wojtek Rak
Windows
SUPER SHAPESHOOTER is a fast-paced, top-down, stylized action game. Take on relentless waves of enemy shapes as you fight for survival. Save up your credits, make risky choices, and construct the perfect build to make your way through to the end and defeat the final boss.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, PvE 7.4%
- #34 Light Speed Ride Out
77% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: brimselGames
Windows
Light Speed Ride Out is a top-down space survivors arena shooter with roguelite elements. Upgrade your ship with a variety of items to create unique builds and survive the enemy hordes. Assemble the crew of your ship, make the right decisions and rescue people to get them to join your space colony.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Bullet Time 11.3% ★
- #35 Ogo
75% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Tubby Turtle Studios
Windows
Ogo is an arcade twin-stick shooter where you control yin and yang to defeat your enemies, complete varied levels or just relax in different endless game modes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Arcade 7%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #36 Hyper Sentinel Fusion
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Four5Six PixelPub: Huey Games
Windows · Mac
Pilot an agile starfighter to tear down alien megastructures under fire, then pull off a high-stakes heist from within before everything explodes. When you die time rewinds, sending you back to Moonbase Alpha - your hub for reinvention. Spend your bounty on epic upgrades, ready for the next run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #37 Berzerk: Recharged
73% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #38 No Space For All
72% 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 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #39 Project XSTING
73% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Saucy Melon
Windows
Fight your way through swarms of elite WASP soldiers and bosses using character-specific ranged and melee attacks. Survive by making strategic upgrade choices, using enemy drones to your advantage and overcoming unique stage challenges in the sci-fi survival roguelite, Project XSTING.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 10.7%, Top-Down Shooter 8.8%
- #40 Deadlocked
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Cognitive Games
Windows
Deadlocked: an adrenaline-packed Cartoon top-down shooter. Customize your loadout with unique weapons, unlock fun little pets, and upgrade your character. Master responsive gameplay and become a cutesy robot killing machine, There's one rule, Defy Deadlock
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Bullet Time 10.6% ★, Roguelite 8.9%
- #41 Don't Pop My Bubble
71% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: QDos
Windows
Shoot! Upgrade! Defend! In this twin-stick roguelike, protect all things bubble from infinite waves of pointy bad guys! Upgrade yourself and your base, or better yet, use a super attack, and stop everything from trying to pop you!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 9.6%, PvE 8.6%
- #42 Zombie Cubes 2
72% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: MayoNinja Games
Windows
Survive relentless waves of Zombie Cubes in this action-packed shooter! Explore redesigned maps, battle unique bosses, uncover secrets, and craft traps to gain the upper hand. Upgrade weapons, collect PowerUps, and compete for the highest score in this fast-paced fight for survival!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Shooter 8.5%, Action 3%
- #43 Autopanic Zero
71% matchPositive89% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: DK Liao
Windows · Mac
Autopanic Zero is a challenging minimalist twinstick shooter survival game designed for those who enjoys a sweat. A quick 10 minute fun.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Shooter 6.2%
- #44 Monsteria
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Sharkbird
Windows · Mac
Introducing a hysterical top-down shooter. Challenge your way through 7+ randomized levels, brimming with hordes of bizarre monsters. Upgrade your character through a selection of 30 unique powerups and minions, unlock special classes and much much more. Monsteria is chaotic fun for everyone.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #45 Freelance Dead
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Brisket Bros
Windows
A roguelite top‑down twin‑stick shooter. Rain, shine, or zombie outbreak—nothing stops a Courier on a deadline. Shoot, loot, and scoot through hordes of undead with ridiculous item synergies. Earn cash, unlock weapons, and grow from broke gig worker to a walking apocalypse.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #46 Danger Scavenger
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 506 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Roguelite 9%
- #47 Cyber Spartan
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PLICA GAMES
Windows
Top-down cyberpunk action set inside a machine world. Three game modes, 37 skills, an AI that judges your every move. Hotline Miami precision meets bullet-hell bosses, katana parries, and hacking. PRE-ALPHA — shape the game with us.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Cyberpunk 12%, Bullet Time 6.9% ★
- #48 Cosmic Paradox: Noire
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AUTO SLAVIC d.o.o.
Windows
Cosmic Paradox: Noire is a 2D top-down shoot ‘em up adventure set in a world of two overlapping dimensions. Witness the battle between the Vex Accord and the Oronix Empire, increase your odds of survival with the right upgrades and choose a ship that is best suited to your playstyle.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Action Roguelike 18%, PvE 9.6%, Shooter 6.9%
- #49 Waves 2: Notorious
70% matchVery Positive93% of 328 reviews2015
Dev: Squid In A Box Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Bullet Time 9.8% ★
- #50 Gunslinger Express
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Lost at Sea
Windows
Defend a moving train against relentless bandit attacks. Shoot enemies, repair wagons and upgrade your character as you explore diverse regions each with unique guns, enemies and upgrades.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #51 ExoSoul
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Get Ready Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 25.5%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.6%, Roguelite 9.1%, Cyberpunk 6.5%
- #52 Flame Over
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 180 reviews2015
Dev: Laughing Jackal LTDPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blending top down "squirt em-up" action and "Pyroguelike" game mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels, 4 different game zones and dastardly hazards at every turn!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 9%
- #53 Blacksea Odyssey
69% matchVery Positive80% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Action Roguelike 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #54 Corrosion Protocol
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sdpmakes
Windows
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 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Roguelite 13.5%, Bullet Time 7.1% ★
- #55 Core Breach
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rencade
Windows
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 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 10.9%, Shooter 7.4%
- #56 Aquanaut
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jacob VPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Delve into the depths of an accursed ocean in this top-down bullet hell roguelike. Battle impossible odds, amass hoards of treasure, and become incredibly powerful - or drown trying.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 10.5%, Shooter 6.2%
- #57 Bug Blast
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Giga GruntsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
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 33.5%, Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Roguelite 12.7%, Shooter 8.4%, Arcade 6.1%
- #58 Gods of the Arena Dungeon
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GasGod Games
Windows
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! Now remastered!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, PvE 8.9%, Character Customization 7.1%
- #59 HYPERWIRED
64% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: SIDRALGAMESPub: SelectaPlay
Windows
Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Roguelite 10.8%