- #1 Elsie
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Shift GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 12.1%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelike 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.4%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #2 Dizzy Rogues
96% 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: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Roguelike 17.8%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Difficult 13.1%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #3 Rogue Worlds
96% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Rogue Worlds is a chaotic tactical roguelite platformer where you wield the environment and creative abilities to overcome challenges. Outwit powerful guardians and blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths!
Why similar: Roguelike 14.2%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Platformer 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Difficult 10.4%
- #4 30XX
94% matchVery Positive91% of 2,738 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 14.6%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Roguelike 11.5%, Side Scroller 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10.3%
- #5 Dig Dog
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 82 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
An action roguelike digger. Dig to discover treasure, adventure and bones! Jump, dash, stomp and dig your way through a strange world inhabited by stranger creatures.
Why similar: Roguelike 19.2%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Platformer 15.4%, Roguelite 12.3%, Difficult 9%
- #6 Bard's Gold
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: Pixel Lantern
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Bard's Gold is a challenging platformer that let's you explore eerie worlds in a quest for a Goblin that stole your gold. Help the Bard to overcome the dungeon’s many dangerous perils and use your new-found treasures to improve your character and to buy new weapons and gear!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.3%, Platformer 15.3%, Difficult 14.8%, Roguelite 12.3%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #7 Brainmelter Deluxe
93% matchPositive98% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows
Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!
Why similar: Difficult 18.3%, Side Scroller 18%, Procedural Generation 17.9%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 13.9%
- #8 Verlet Ascend
92% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Sagewind StudioPub: Stratera Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Verlet Ascend is a physics based, action platformer with roguelike mechanics, a fully destructable procedurally generated environment, and rope swing physics. Fight creatures, loot enemies, upgrade your character, and climb your way up in an endless parkour.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.7%, Precision Platformer 16.7%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Platformer 13.1%, Roguelike 12.4%
- #9 Spirits Abyss
91% matchVery Positive96% of 421 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelike 13.9%, Difficult 13.5%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Platformer 12.2%
- #10 Downwell
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.8%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 11.5%, 2D Platformer 9.8%
- #11 NETHER DUNGEONS
89% matchVery Positive83% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Nether Dungeons is an action-packed dungeon crawler. Battle through procedurally generated dungeons, face relentless enemies, and defeat epic bosses. Customize your hero, wield diverse weapons, and survive intense challenges as you descend into ever-changing, dangerous depths.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.4%, Difficult 17%, Roguelike 15%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Roguelite 13.1%
- #12 Footgun: Underground
89% matchVery Positive87% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Turtle Knight GamesPub: CobraTekku Games
Windows
Roguelike with balls! Prove your ball skills and dribble your way through a randomly generated, dangerous track network full of deadly challenges! Face post-apocalyptic mutants, improve your balls with high-tech upgrades and escape the pixel art underground labyrinth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.8%, Roguelike 19.5%, Roguelite 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Platformer 7.8%
- #13 NETHER HEROES
88% matchVery Positive90% of 759 reviews2024
Dev: MitridanPub: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in Nether Heroes, an intense action-platform roguelike game. Conquer challenging dungeons, face menacing creatures, and defeat powerful bosses on your epic adventure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.7%, Roguelike 18.6%, 2D Platformer 18%, Platformer 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #14 Platformines
90% matchMixed67% of 329 reviews2014
Dev: Magiko GamingPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Platformines is a unique 2D platformer packed with exploration, RPG and shooter elements, set in a vast 16-bit underground world! Customise your character, master all difficulty levels and literally jump to the top of the leaderboards to prove your skills!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 56%, Platformer 26.5%, Action 9%, Pixel Graphics 4%, 2D 3.6%
- #15 Jetboard Joust
87% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelike 14.5%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 12%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #16 Fallback
86% matchVery Positive86% of 396 reviews2019
Dev: Endroad
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.4%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Difficult 13.4%, Roguelike 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%
- #17 Stray Savior
85% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.
Why similar: Platformer 19.6%, Side Scroller 18.1%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Precision Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #18 Eat Colors
86% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Icy Mountain StudiosPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Face extreme challenges in a precision platformer where every move is a daring jump! Use your skill to fling yourself and stick to surfaces, navigating adrenaline-filled scenes and unpredictable obstacles.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.7%, Platformer 13%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Side Scroller 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
- #19 Skigill
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight! Collect! Explore! Experiment! Survive! Master the SKIGILL, a large skill tree spanning the entire battleground, to power your character and survive waves of enemies. Unlock upgrades, weapons, and characters in a meta sigil after each game, and maybe you'll see the end!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Roguelike 24.1%, Loot 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Action 7%
- #20 Rift Racoon
84% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2019
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Rift Racoon is an intense precision platformer about a lost racoon with a fun abillity: teleportation! Teleport through dangerous traps, use your claws to climb walls and jump your way across difficult platforming levels with retro visuals!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.5%, Difficult 17.5%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 12.8%, Side Scroller 12.7%
- #21 Polyroll
84% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2019
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: HOF Studios
Windows
Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 16%, Difficult 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #22 Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends
81% matchVery Positive83% of 6,302 reviews2019
Dev: Superku
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Climb a surreal mountain on a pogo stick and make friends along the way.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 27%, Difficult 21.6%, Platformer 13.6%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.2%
- #23 Indie Pogo
82% matchVery Positive84% of 348 reviews2018
Dev: Lowe Bros. Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Indie Pogo is a platform brawler game for 2-4 players about bouncing, ricocheting, and pogoing your friends into oblivion! Gather your friends for 2-4 player local romps, or climb the online ladder in the bounciest of battles. Prepare yourself for a rompin' stompin' jumpin' good time!
Why similar: Platformer 33.7%, Pixel Graphics 32.7%, Action 23.5%, 2D 9.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #24 Voidigo
78% 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 22.4%, Roguelike 19.1%, Difficult 16.1%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Roguelite 13.2%
- #25 The Rogue Prince of Persia
78% matchVery Positive90% of 2,517 reviews2025
Dev: Evil EmpirePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In this challenging, fast-paced roguelite, every death is a unique chance to rewrite fate, save Persia or die trying. Master fluid, acrobatic combat and parkour as you explore your kingdom to right your wrongs!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.6%, Roguelike 19%, Roguelite 18.5%, Platformer 16.7%, Side Scroller 14.3%
- #26 1 Screen Platformer: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive87% of 218 reviews2020
Dev: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLCPub: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC
Windows
FREE DEMO features 1 playable character and 1 complete level with leaderboards. Try, die, retry in this challenging but fair precision platformer that takes place on 1 screen. Ultra tight controls, dozens of traps. Great for speedrunning, and 100% completionists. Also, no water levels!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 25%, Difficult 18.6%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 10.4%
- #27 Scarlett's Dungeon
82% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Scarlett's Dungeon is a retro-inspired action RPG dungeon crawler with roguelite elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fight monsters, and collect loot in beautifully crafted pixel art reminiscent of the Game Boy Advance era. Test your skills as you dive deep into ever-changing challenges!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelike 17.6%, Procedural Generation 17.3%, Difficult 17.1%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #28 20XX
79% matchVery Positive91% of 4,516 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.9%, Platformer 18.3%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Roguelite 11%, Procedural Generation 9%
- #29 Galactic Glitch: Prologue
79% 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 28%, Difficult 23.8%, Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelite 13.9%, Action 6.5%
- #30 TowerClimb
80% matchVery Positive92% of 403 reviews2015
Dev: Davioware and Quazi
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.5%, Difficult 16.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #31 Tiny Rogues
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,450 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27%, Difficult 22.4%, Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelite 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #32 Aura of Worlds
76% matchVery Positive92% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Aura of Worlds is a chaotic, creative tactics rogue-lite platformer. Explore multiple dangerous worlds where you utilize creative abilities & wield the environment to your advantage. Blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths & outwit powerful guardians!
Why similar: Roguelike 15.5%, Procedural Generation 14%, Platformer 12.3%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Difficult 11.6%
- #33 Spiritfall
74% matchVery Positive93% of 1,883 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Giant
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.8%, Difficult 14.4%, Roguelike 13.9%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.5%
- #34 Catacomb Kids
77% matchVery Positive87% of 626 reviews2015
Dev: FourbitFriday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.7%, Roguelite 17.5%, Procedural Generation 15.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Difficult 8.4%
- #35 DIG - Deep In Galaxies
75% matchVery Positive95% of 169 reviews2023
Dev: Molton Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Free the galaxies in this action platformer! Jump, swing, dig and shoot your way through uncharted planets. Give hell to the Overlord's forces and face alien foes. Earn rewards after every battle and add them to your ever-growing arsenal.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 15.3%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelike 12.7%, Difficult 11%, Platformer 10.8%
- #36 Upfall
73% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Amicable Animal
Windows
Upfall is a game about bouncing, dodging, and near death experiences. Burst bubbles to progress upwards, but be careful to dodge the hazards in the depths. How far will your upfall be? A free game for the in betweens.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28%, Difficult 18.1%, Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #37 Air Bounce - The Jump 'n' Run Challenge
76% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Jump or Die! Air Bounce - The Jump 'n' Run Challenge is a fast-paced crazy difficult sometimes rage-inducing 3d first-person platformer. Are you ready for the challenge?
Why similar: Platformer 29.5%, Precision Platformer 28.6%, Difficult 15.1%, Roguelite 14.7%, Action 11.6%
- #38 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
74% 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 28%, Action Roguelike 25.5%, Roguelite 17%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Action 6.6%
- #39 Janosik
72% matchVery Positive94% of 677 reviews2020
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Challenging retro pixel graphics action-platformer. Become a legendary rogue Janosik and explore the big mountain castle level full of secrets. Available for FREE!
Why similar: Platformer 24%, Precision Platformer 21.3%, 2D Platformer 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Action 7.6%
- #40 Deflector
72% 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: Difficult 22.8%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Roguelite 19.2%, Roguelike 18.2%, Robots 13.8%
- #41 Slash/Jump
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 508 reviews2024
Dev: Starts With Cinder
Windows
How do you platform if walking and jumping aren't an option? With a sword of course! Bounce and slash your way through this short and sweet, uniquely controlled precision platformer!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.7%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #42 Super Magbot
73% matchVery Positive84% of 401 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 40%, Difficult 16.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Platformer 9.6%
- #43 Double Down
71% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Burndown Studios
Windows
Double Down is a roguelike FPS for high-octane high rollers. Smash robots and spin slots to win powerful upgrades, and make your way through growing waves of enemies to face The House and take back the casino.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44%, Roguelike 32.4%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Action 11.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #44 Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 137 reviews2020
Dev: Rob Welch
Windows · Linux
Lawyer Guy is a challenging, fast-paced 2D action platformer. No gimmicks, just high-quality level design and old-school difficulty, with some modern quality-of-life touches. You should play it even though it's not a roguelike.
Why similar: Difficult 18%, 2D Platformer 14%, Robots 13.8%, Precision Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 9.5%
- #45 Star Leaping Story:prologue
70% matchVery Positive95% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: ZerovHao
Windows
Players will use a unique dash system to navigate through various obstacles! The main challenges lie in maneuvering skills and reaction speed, utilizing it to complete different levels in the game, gradually piecing together the truth of the story. This is a free-to-play prologue version.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.1%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 15%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Procedural Generation 8%
- #46 UnderMine
69% 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 42.5%, Roguelite 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Roguelike 4.8%
- #47 BZZZT
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,120 reviews2023
Dev: KO.DLLPub: CINEMAX GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.5%, Difficult 18.2%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 12.6%, Robots 12.3%
- #48 Caveblazers
69% matchVery Positive85% of 4,486 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.8%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Roguelike 12.8%, Platformer 11.5%, Difficult 10.6%
- #49 ScourgeBringer
68% matchVery Positive86% of 3,193 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 15.6%, Roguelike 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Platformer 9.1%
- #50 Flinthook
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 841 reviews2017
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.6%, Roguelike 13%, Platformer 11.4%, Roguelite 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #51 Space Gladiators: The Hole
69% matchVery Positive88% of 152 reviews2020
Dev: Blobfish
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! This is the prelude for Space Gladiators, 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: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Roguelike 16.4%, Procedural Generation 16.3%, Platformer 14.5%, Roguelite 14.4%
- #52 The Dungeoning
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 73 reviews2014
Dev: Nick Donnelly
Windows · Mac
The Dungeoning is a difficult action platformer with character levelling, set in a procedurally generated dungeon. Kill enemies, level up using experience and master varied weapons and magic. Collect gold to spend with traders and buy better weapons. Try NG+ and beyond for an extra challenge.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.3%, Roguelike 22.3%, Platformer 16.4%, Roguelite 13.7%, Action 8.3%
- #53 Abalyte
71% matchMixed67% of 199 reviews2018
Dev: Purple Studios
Windows
Abalyte is a 2D-roguelike metroidvania that focuses on the player's skill and inventiveness. While other games have crutches or progression systems that help the player beat the game, Abalyte does the opposite and throws you in a spike-pit.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.3%, Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #54 Cave Crawler
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,108 reviews2022
Dev: Evan Youssef
Windows
Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.5%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Platformer 16.7%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #55 Whackerball
67% 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: Action Roguelike 38.9%, Roguelike 31.6%, Action 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, 2D 4.8%
- #56 Robot Resistors
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Crablacksmith Studios
Windows
Robot Resistors is an irreverent robot-themed auto-shooter with a 16-bit style. Each of the over 100 enemies you face is distinct, with unique abilities and hand-pixeled animations. A huge roster of playable characters, tons of weapons, and five wildly different procedurally generated stages await!
Why similar: Procedural Generation 20.1%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Roguelike 17.3%, Robots 15.2%, Roguelite 13.3%
- #57 Swarm Grinder
65% 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 20.8%, Procedural Generation 20.1%, Roguelike 20%, Roguelite 14.4%, Robots 9%
- #58 Nary
68% matchVery Positive82% of 91 reviews2016
Dev: Kiepska Spółka
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Nary is a hardcore pseudo-endless runner about multitasking. If you want to survive, you'll have to both avoid the randomly generated obstacles and defeat your foes by mashing correct button sequences!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 15.9%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #59 Oblivion Override
62% matchVery Positive91% of 1,986 reviews2024
Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelike 18.4%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Robots 16.8%, Roguelite 13%