- #1 Power of Ten
97% 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: Looter Shooter 17.4% ★, Space Sim 14.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Roguelite 9.7%, Action Roguelike 9.5%
- #2 Rocky Mayhem
96% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: SepSlitherPub: Frederik Holst
Windows
Systems are down and require time to repair, leaving you with a basic gunship with no hopes of escaping an aggressive asteroid event. Will you be able to survive the increasingly difficult 8 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 14.5%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Shooter 8.6%
- #3 Space Killer
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Two friends
Windows
Take on the role of a spaceship pilot and protect the universe from an alien invasion. Destroy hordes of infected ships and defeat powerful bosses. Unlock new ships, create your own builds in this Roguelite, Survivors, RPG game🚀
Why similar: Looter Shooter 24.1% ★, Space Sim 14.1% ★, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 11.3%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #4 Neon Striker
94% 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: Space Sim 23.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelike 8.5%, Shooter 7.8%
- #5 Planetary Dustoff
95% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Roguelite 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Shooter 6.6%
- #6 Cozy Space Survivors
94% matchVery Positive97% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 13%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #7 Void Scrappers
93% 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: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #8 Void Resurgence
92% 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: Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Roguelite 19.5%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #9 Space Scavenger
91% 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: Top-Down Shooter 29.1%, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Roguelike 12.8%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Shooter 8.7%
- #10 BroodStar
91% 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 25.1%, Roguelite 17.9%, Roguelike 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #11 Cosmic Coliseum
89% 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: Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Action Roguelike 21%, Roguelite 18.9%, Roguelike 10%, Shooter 8.4%
- #12 Run Build Pew!
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 560 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelite 17.8%, Roguelike 8.6%, Shooter 7.9%
- #13 Outnumbered
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 241 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Action Roguelike 24.9%, Roguelite 20.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #14 Gunlocked 2
87% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 10.5%, Shooter 8.5%
- #15 Geometry Survivor
88% 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: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelite 20.5%, Shooter 8.4%, Retro 6.6%
- #16 EON Fighter
86% 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: Looter Shooter 34.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Shooter 8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #17 Rogue Invader
86% 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 27.8%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Shooter 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Space 8.3%
- #18 ---Red---Tether-->
85% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #19 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
84% 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: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 15.6%, Roguelike 9.2%, Shooter 8.3%
- #20 Time Wasters
82% matchVery Positive88% of 2,590 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Action Roguelike 20%, Roguelite 18.6%, Roguelike 8%, Shooter 7.2%
- #21 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
83% 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: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 15.9%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #22 Pewt 'em Up!
82% matchVery Positive96% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: team tsoto
Windows · Linux
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.5%, Shooter 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Space 7.9%
- #23 Reality Break
80% matchVery Positive83% of 699 reviews2025
Dev: Element Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Rewrite the universe! Break reality to change your fate, and use your powers to stop sinister forces from altering existence itself. Discover the origin of your new abilities in a fast-paced ARPG Loot Collection Roguelite where you will bend, break, and change the laws of the universe!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 25.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Roguelite 13.6%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #24 Star of Providence
81% 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: Roguelite 25.3%, Action Roguelike 24%, Roguelike 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Shooter 8.8%
- #25 Exodemic
81% 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 50.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Space 8.5%, 2D 6%
- #26 Power Fantasy
78% matchVery Positive85% of 472 reviews2025
Dev: Lava Lamb Games
Windows
Survive hordes of blood hungry enemies and hope for the best upgrades while you level up! Power Fantasy is a fresh rogue-survivors-like with unique heroes and tons of customization.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Top-Down 16.2%, 2D 7.9%, Action 6.3%
- #27 Space Will
79% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: 张亮002Pub: Aori Games
Windows
Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Space Sim 12.7% ★, Sci-fi 12.6%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #28 Gunlocked
76% 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 23.8%, Roguelite 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #29 Half Hour Hexagon
77% 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: Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Action Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelite 19.7%, Shooter 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #30 Destination Sol
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,362 reviews2015
Dev: MovingBlocks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!
Why similar: Space 41.2%, Roguelike 14.7%, 2D 12.7%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Action 11%
- #31 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 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #32 Ogre Chambers DX
76% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 18%, Roguelike 13.5%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #33 Galactic Glitch
73% 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: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Action Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 12.4%, Roguelike 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #34 Stellar Interface
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2016
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelite 18.8%, Roguelike 10.7%, Shooter 9.5%
- #35 Star Survivor
74% matchMixed69% of 555 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
Why similar: Space Sim 22.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelite 14.6%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #36 Hyper Echelon
75% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: GangoGames LLC
Windows · Mac
The Cyan Galaxy is in peril! Your trusty little star fighter and rag tag squad of wingmen are the only hope against the evil EXODON! Level up from a pea shooter to an offensive powerhouse as you engage in frantic combat across many wondrous locales.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Shooter 12.7%, Top-Down 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #37 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
72% 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 23.5%, Roguelite 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Space 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #38 Captain Starshot
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Double Door Games
Windows
Fight fierce hostile alien space ships to neutralize their defenses before you board their ships and battle intense on-foot encounters. Eliminate their forces and steal their technology to upgrade your squad with different abilities and save the galaxy!
Why similar: Roguelite 45.5%, Sci-fi 26.3%, Space 20.7%, Action 7.6%
- #39 Neon Sundown
73% matchVery Positive82% of 447 reviews2022
Dev: Ben NicholsPub: BN Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Neon Sundown is an extremely challenging arena-shooter that mixes fast-paced action with roguelite elements. Take on increasingly difficult arenas as you unlock new ships, upgrades, synergies, and more! Think you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Roguelite 17.5%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelike 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #40 Astro Prospector
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,861 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22%, Roguelite 21.2%, Roguelike 14.1%, Shooter 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #41 Solace Inc.
71% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
A survivors-like about a time-travelling company where you recruit your employees against endless hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 10.3%, Shooter 8.6%
- #42 Repetendium
71% 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: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 18.9%, Roguelike 11.9%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #43 Doomed to Hell
71% 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 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 11.9%, Shooter 9.7%
- #44 Spaceship Looter
73% 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 33.4%, Roguelite 22.2%, Roguelike 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%
- #45 Galaxy Highways
70% 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: Top-Down Shooter 32.3%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Shooter 10.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #46 Star Vortex
69% matchVery Positive85% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Zorg GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Star Vortex is a fast paced Action-RPG inspired by classics of the genre. Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different builds until nothing can stand against you.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 66.1% ★, Sci-fi 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%, 2D 4.8%, Top-Down Shooter 4.2%
- #47 Godsvivors
70% 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: Looter Shooter 22% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 8.1%
- #48 Satellite Rush
72% 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 100%
- #49 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
70% 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: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Roguelite 20.3%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelike 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.8%
- #50 Between the Stars
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,427 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
Why similar: Space Sim 44.3% ★, Space 18.5%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 5.2%
- #51 Combat Complex
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Spherical Horse Studios
Windows
A fast-paced ARPG / roguelike hybrid with lasers, alien bugs, WASD / twin-stick controls, random loot, and procedurally-generated levels. Wield legendary weapons, unlock devastating skills, create overpowered builds – and turn your enemies' attacks against them. Try the free demo!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 27.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 12.4%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #52 Space War: Infinity
69% matchVery Positive90% of 124 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
A semi-procedural shoot-'em-up that will test your skills. Level up your ship, unlock amazing weapons, and defeat 5 formidable bosses. Challenge the infinite by facing real-time waves of enemies after completing all missions. Become the intergalactic hero now!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Top-Down 13.6%, Space 12.7%, Retro 9.6%
- #53 Deep Space Exploitation
65% matchVery Positive96% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: JuhrJuhr
Windows
Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!
Why similar: Space Sim 30.4% ★, Looter Shooter 21.9% ★, Sci-fi 10.5%, Roguelite 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #54 Knight Overloaded
67% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2023
Dev: CCM
Windows
Knight Overloaded is a roguelight survival game that reinforced strategic choices. Beat enemies falling from the sky endlessly, and expand your inventory!
Why similar: Roguelite 34%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Roguelike 14.8%, Shooter 11.6%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #55 Pogo Rogue
66% matchVery Positive92% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: Bounce Back Games
Windows
Bounce to the top in this skill based, roguelite action-platformer! Collect powerful items, pick unique weapons, and fight off a variety of enemies while navigating around with a fun, difficult, and unique movement system. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 15%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 11.8%
- #56 ASTRONAUTILUS
67% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: neozoid.games
Windows
Your ship has crash-landed on a stray rogue planet, and you're out of fuel... It's up to you to delve beneath the frozen surface and find a way to get your ship back into space while fighting strange sea creatures and uncovering the mysteries of the world beneath the ice!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.4%, Shooter 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Retro 9.7%, Space 7.9%
- #57 Geometry Arena
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,401 reviews2021
Dev: 011 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A free-form arena-shooter Roguelite with heavy emphasis on building an overpowered character! You play as a little shape that shoots other shapes! Strengthen your character by mixing and matching mods and upgrades, and experiment with a limitless rune upgrade system!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.9%, Action Roguelike 26.6%, Roguelite 19.7%, Roguelike 12.6%, 2D 3.8%