- #1 Galactic Glitch
97% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Roguelite 11.4%
- #2 Doomed to Hell
96% 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: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Roguelite 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%
- #3 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
95% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.2%, Roguelite 15.7%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%
- #4 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
96% 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: Action Roguelike 27.5%, Roguelite 17.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Bullet Hell 9.7%
- #5 Repetendium
94% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Roguelite 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Hell 14.3%
- #6 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
94% 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.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Roguelite 13.4%, Bullet Hell 11.8%
- #7 Star of Providence
93% 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: Action Roguelike 20.6%, Roguelite 15.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.4%
- #8 Rush Rover
92% matchVery Positive94% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: radio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.2%, Roguelite 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.8%
- #9 Mars Survivors
91% 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: Action Roguelike 25.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Bullet Hell 14%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #10 Nebula
91% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: JuTek Pixel
Windows
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #11 Voidigo
88% 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: Action Roguelike 20.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Roguelite 12.2%, Bullet Hell 10.5%
- #12 Space Scavenger
89% 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: Action Roguelike 28.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Loot 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.8%
- #13 Ether Loop
90% matchMostly Positive70% of 314 reviews2020
Dev: Moon Lens
Windows
Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop.
Why similar: Roguelite 14.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.9%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Action 10.6%
- #14 Spaceship Looter
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.7%, Roguelite 13.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.5%, Bullet Hell 11%, Loot 7.6%
- #15 BroodStar
87% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Roguelite 23.1%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #16 Void Scrappers
86% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Roguelite 14%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Loot 11.4%
- #17 Toroom
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 198 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.4%, Roguelite 13.6%, Loot 9.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9%, Dungeon Crawler 8.8%
- #18 EON Fighter
84% matchVery Positive90% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: Square Wheel
Windows
Embark on an action-packed adventure with "EON Fighter," a thrilling spaceship shooter game with roguelite elements. Pilot your fighter through space, collect resources, and battle your way to victory. Strive to become the last survivor in the universe!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%
- #19 Starward Rogue
85% matchVery Positive90% of 489 reviews2016
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Roguelite 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 9.8%
- #20 Gore Storm
84% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Gundorado
Windows
Battle massive hordes of alien monsters to secure humanity's presence on planet Gore. Upgrade your base, hire troops, and install turrets to fight back the ever growing waves of aliens.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%
- #21 Void Resurgence
82% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Roguelite 18.3%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%
- #22 REPLIKATOR
83% 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: Action Roguelike 20.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Roguelite 15%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Bullet Hell 12.1%
- #23 Cavity Busters
82% matchVery Positive96% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you use your one and only tooth to chomp the cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and dig your way through the body.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 13.8%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.7%, Top-Down Shooter 8.7%
- #24 Cosmic Coliseum
81% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Exane GamesPub: Bad Blood Studios
Windows
Fight for your freedom as you battle through wave after wave of alien adversaries. Destroy enemy fighters and collect XP to raise your level and become more powerful. Combine your skills and abilities with a huge range of power-ups to become the ultimate champion.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Roguelite 18%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shooter 5.7%
- #25 Demon Hunt
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 423 reviews2025
Dev: Massive Hug
Windows
Battle through demon-infested lands in this fast-paced rogue-lite bullet-heaven. Pick unique weapons with powerful evolutions, and hunt down ancient demons in intense boss fights. Loot, upgrade, and unlock new ways to grow stronger after every hunt!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Roguelite 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Bullet Hell 11.7%
- #26 Power of Ten
80% 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: Action Roguelike 29%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Roguelite 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #27 Swarm Grinder
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,171 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.5%, Roguelite 26.5%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Action 4.8%
- #28 Blacksea Odyssey
81% matchVery Positive80% of 205 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 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: Action Roguelike 26.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Roguelite 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.3%
- #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: Action Roguelike 24.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Roguelite 18%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 14%
- #30 Exodemic
78% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: ganashaw
Windows
Destroy aliens, dash between planets, and buy powerful upgrades. Exodemic is a compact roguelike that combines frenetic shoot 'em up gameplay with a procedurally generated overworld filled with vendors, trading hubs, and combat encounters. Race against the clock to save the human race.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 58.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Action 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Indie 3.7%
- #31 Galaxy Highways
76% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Nanopike
Windows · Mac
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Difficult 11.2%, Shooter 6.6%
- #32 Project Malice
77% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
An isometric roguelike third-person shooter about a ruined Earth and the unending chaos engulfing it. Fight hordes of the infected, gather loot, make allies, traverse spacetime, and venture into the depths of what we could've prevented.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Roguelite 19.9%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #33 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
77% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: ReijaPub: indie.io
Windows
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Roguelite 21.7%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Action 5.8%
- #34 Galactic Glitch: Prologue
75% 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: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.5%, Roguelite 11.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%
- #35 ANVIL
76% matchMixed61% of 2,201 reviews2023
Dev: ACTION SQUARE
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a Vault Breaker in search of alien artifacts called “Vaults” and fight against monsters and powerful bosses. You can strengthen your Breakers to explore far-away galaxies that no one has ever reached!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.1%, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Roguelite 8.1%, Bullet Hell 8%
- #36 Doomsday Hunters
74% matchVery Positive90% of 784 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Roguelite 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%
- #37 Godsvivors
74% matchVery Positive86% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Titan
Windows
Prepare for epic battles between gods and Hades in this top-down action roguelite! Choose your deity, unleash powerful combos, and fight against underworld enemies. Feel the adrenaline for 15 minutes and restore order in the underworld.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Roguelite 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.1%
- #38 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
73% matchVery Positive84% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Roguelite 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 12.4%
- #39 Deflector
73% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.3%, Roguelite 27.8%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Difficult 13.9%, Action 5.6%
- #40 Witchinour
75% 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: Action Roguelike 21.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Roguelite 14.2%, Bullet Hell 10.5%
- #41 Survivor Mercs
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Roguelite 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%
- #42 Hyperspace Dogfights
73% matchVery Positive90% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
Hyperspace Dogfights is a juicy jet-combat roguelite in which you blast, dodge and slice your way through masses of technologically inferior baddies. Your jet evolves differently on each run and becomes stronger and weirder by gathering some of the 300+ available items.
Why similar: Roguelite 20%, Loot 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Difficult 9.7%
- #43 Cyclo Chambers
72% 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: Action Roguelike 24.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Roguelite 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Bullet Hell 13.4%
- #44 Bullet Bunny
71% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.7%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Roguelite 7.8%
- #45 Dust & Neon
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 405 reviews2023
Dev: David Marquardt Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Rain down hell on the robot army in DUST & NEON, an award-winning best-in-class post-apocalyptic shooter where twitchy-finger gunslingers are rewarded with fame and glory.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Roguelite 12.7%, Loot 10.5%, Bullet Hell 9.5%
- #46 Disfigure
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,133 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #47 Half Hour Hexagon
69% matchVery Positive84% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Roguelite 14.4%, Bullet Hell 12.5%
- #48 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
69% 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: Action Roguelike 30.7%, Roguelite 20.9%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #49 Peace Data
70% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Action 12.1%, Roguelite 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Indie 9.8%
- #50 Survivors of the Dawn
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 744 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Roguelite 13.3%, Bullet Hell 11.9%
- #51 Geometry Survivor
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows
Geometry Survivor is rogue-lite survival where you fight waves of enemies. Unlock innovative upgrades in the shop, acquire new ships and conquer the unforgiving grid world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Roguelite 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%, Bullet Hell 10.8%
- #52 Straimium Immortaly
70% matchVery Positive90% of 171 reviews2016
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Roguelite 17.3%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Dungeon Crawler 9.8%, Difficult 9.4%
- #53 Gunlocked
67% matchVery Positive87% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.3%, Roguelite 19%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #54 Nomad Survival
67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,165 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.5%, Roguelite 23.2%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Top-Down Shooter 5.4%
- #55 Satellite Rush
71% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: Kimeric LabsPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Satellite Rush is a sci-fi top-down shooter with pixel art graphics and Roguelike elements. Take control of an abducted office worker and blast through Satellite Moebius, a space gladitorial arena where you'll have to please the audience to get new itens and survive!
Why similar: Action 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #56 Feral Fury
70% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Roguelite 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%, Bullet Hell 7.4%
- #57 Neon Striker
66% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Shooter 7.5%
- #58 Rogue Invader
68% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Squishy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.
Why similar: Roguelite 48.7%, Shooter 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Action 15.4%
- #59 GunSuit Guardians
66% matchVery Positive87% of 247 reviews2023
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.4%, Roguelite 21.6%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 6.4%
- #60 CRYPTARK
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,913 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Roguelite 14.9%, Action 7.9%, Bullet Hell 6.6%