- #1 Power of Ten
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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 17.6% ★, Space Sim 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Roguelite 9.4%, Action Roguelike 9.3%
- #2 Rocky Mayhem
96% matchPositive88% 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 6 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 14%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Shooter 8.9%
- #3 Space Killer
95% 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 24.5% ★, Space Sim 14.2%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Roguelite 10.9%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
- #4 Neon Striker
94% matchVery Positive88% of 95 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 24%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelike 8.3%, Shooter 8%
- #5 Planetary Dustoff
94% 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 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Roguelite 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Shooter 6.9%
- #6 Cozy Space Survivors
93% matchVery Positive96% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 7.5%
- #7 Void Resurgence
92% matchVery Positive94% of 72 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 28.1%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelite 19%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Roguelike 7.3%
- #8 Space Scavenger
91% matchVery Positive87% of 320 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 29.3%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelike 12.4%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Shooter 8.9%
- #9 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 25.5%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #10 Outnumbered
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 250 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter where bullet heaven meets bullet hell. Evolve your ship, master your loadout and turn the tide against hordes of enemies. You may be outnumbered, but you are far from outpowered.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Action Roguelike 24.6%, Roguelite 20.3%, Shooter 10.3%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #11 Cosmic Coliseum
89% matchVery Positive93% of 61 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 26.3%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Roguelite 18.4%, Roguelike 9.8%, Shooter 8.7%
- #12 Geometry Survivor
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 105 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 28.9%, Action Roguelike 22%, Roguelite 19.8%, Shooter 8.7%, Retro 6.7%
- #13 EON Fighter
87% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Square Wheel
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 34.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Shooter 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #14 Rogue Invader
86% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Squishy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.9%, Sci-fi 19%, Shooter 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Space 8.4%
- #15 ---Red---Tether-->
86% matchVery Positive96% of 84 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 28.8%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #16 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
85% matchVery Positive93% of 72 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 24.1%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 9%, Shooter 8.6%
- #17 Pewt 'em Up!
84% 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 27.5%, Shooter 17.2%, Sci-fi 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Space 8%
- #18 Star of Providence
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,362 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 24.7%, Action Roguelike 24%, Roguelike 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Shooter 9.3%
- #19 Starforged Legacy
82% matchVery Positive89% of 162 reviews2026
Dev: Second Shift Games
Windows
Outlast the onslaught in a sci-fi survivors-like where your decisions matter as much as your firepower. Command customizable starships, enhance your arsenal with 100+ strategy-defining upgrades, and annihilate endless fleets of cosmic combatants! Carve your legacy among the stars or die trying!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 9.9%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #20 Exodemic
83% 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 49.9%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Space 8.7%, 2D 5.9%
- #21 Reality Break
81% matchVery Positive82% of 720 reviews2025
Dev: Element Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 25.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Roguelite 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #22 Destination Sol
82% 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 41.5%, Roguelike 14.2%, 2D 12.4%, Action 11.4%, Sci-fi 11.3%
- #23 Space Will
79% matchVery Positive98% of 88 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 24%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Space Sim 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #24 Galactic Glitch
77% matchVery Positive90% of 987 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 23.5%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #25 Half Hour Hexagon
79% matchVery Positive83% of 115 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 28%, Action Roguelike 23.5%, Roguelite 19%, Shooter 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #26 Power Fantasy
77% matchVery Positive86% of 615 reviews2025
Dev: Lava Lamb Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 37.8%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Top-Down 13.9%, Roguelike 12.6%, Combat 7%
- #27 Void Scrappers
78% matchVery Positive89% of 623 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 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 26.2%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 9.7%, Shooter 8.1%
- #28 Stellar Interface
80% 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 28.7%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Roguelite 18.3%, Roguelike 10.5%, Shooter 9.8%
- #29 Run Build Pew!
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 571 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.1 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 23.1%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelite 15.5%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #30 Galactic Glitch: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive97% of 184 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 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #31 Star Survivor
74% matchMixed68% of 563 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 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 23%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #32 Gunlocked
73% matchVery Positive86% of 514 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 23.7%, Roguelite 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Shooter 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #33 Hyper Echelon
75% matchVery Positive90% of 68 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 13.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Top-Down 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #34 Gunlocked 2
72% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2026
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 20.1%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 10.7%, Shooter 8.3%
- #35 Powernaut VANGARDT
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Platformer 13.6%, Shooter 13.3%
- #36 Captain Starshot
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 277 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 44.3%, Sci-fi 26.8%, Space 21.1%, Action 7.9%
- #37 Astro Prospector
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,255 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 23.5%, Roguelite 22.9%, Roguelike 15.4%, Shooter 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #38 Galaxy Highways
71% matchVery Positive97% of 61 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 32.2%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Shooter 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #39 Solace Inc.
71% matchVery Positive91% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A survivors-like about a time-travelling company where you recruit your employees against endless hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 10.1%, Shooter 8.9%
- #40 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 64 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 29%, Roguelite 19.7%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelike 12.3%, Sci-fi 12%
- #41 Spaceship Looter
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 234 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 21.7%, Roguelike 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #42 Nautical Survival
67% matchVery Positive99% of 201 reviews2026
Dev: Idan Rooze
Windows
Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors! Navigate between outposts to upgrade your boat, equip powerful weapons, manage your economy and hire crew members to your aid in this unique take on the survivors-like formula.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 18.9%, Roguelike 11.8%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #43 Neon Sundown
70% matchVery Positive82% of 451 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 25%, Roguelite 17%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelike 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #44 Doomed to Hell
71% matchVery Positive82% of 242 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
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 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 11.6%, Shooter 10%
- #45 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 22.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 12.7%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #46 Satellite Rush
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 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%
- #47 Combat Complex
69% matchVery Positive81% of 68 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 27.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 11.9%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #48 Between the Stars
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,495 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 47.5%, Space 19.8%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Roguelite 12.3%, Action 4.6%
- #49 Deep Space Exploitation
67% matchVery Positive96% of 137 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 30.5%, Looter Shooter 22.1% ★, Sci-fi 10.5%, Roguelite 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #50 Repetendium
68% matchVery Positive90% of 297 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 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 29.6%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Roguelite 20.1%, Roguelike 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #51 Transcendence
70% matchVery Positive89% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Kronosaur Productions
Windows
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.9%, Roguelite 18%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Space 10.4%
- #52 ASTRONAUTILUS
68% matchVery Positive95% of 65 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 39.7%, Shooter 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Retro 9.8%, Space 8%
- #53 Red Algorithm
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Evgenii Andreev
Windows
Can you survive alone against hundreds of monsters? It's not easy. Try out Red Algorithm, a simple yet intense 2D top-down shooter with RPG elements. Pick up weapons, upgrade them, get new perks, and use powerful bonuses. Try out several different heroes against dangerous evil creatures.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 57%, Shooter 17.6%, Top-Down 10.9%, 2D 5%, Retro 4.8%
- #54 Knight Overloaded
67% matchVery Positive85% of 166 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 33.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Roguelike 14.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #55 Pogo Rogue
66% matchVery Positive92% of 212 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 21.8%, Roguelite 15.9%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Roguelike 14.7%, Platformer 12.3%
- #56 Time Wasters
65% matchVery Positive88% of 2,615 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.1 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 26.4%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Roguelite 18.8%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Roguelike 9.5%