- #1 Metal Hunter
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lead Bullet
Windows
Top-down 3D shoot 'em up game in which you play as a robot that fights for survival against other robots. Your only goal is to kill all your enemies until you are the last one standing.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Arena Shooter 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #2 Rift Loopers
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Survive the horrors of the multiverse, alone or with your comrades, as you battle against an onslaught of insectoid like creatures. Combine abilities in different ways each loop to overcome and return safely to your universe.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Cyberpunk 11.8%
- #3 ANVIL
96% 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: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #4 X Invader
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 579 reviews2024
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Arena Shooter 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Action Roguelike 10.2%
- #5 X Invader: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive87% of 769 reviews2023
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Free version of X Invader, an Action Rogue-lite game. Become a master hacker 'X' and hack into the digital world. Use a variety of weapons and hacking add-ons to create your own combat build and wipe out disturbing enemies. Please enjoy the hack and slash action!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.1%, Arena Shooter 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11%
- #6 Cogs and Carnage
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mark KragerupPub: Maincode Studio
Windows · Linux
Cogs and Carnage is a solo and co-op roguelite Action-shooter where you play as a Mechsuit pilot and engineer. Enter your hangar, customize your mechsuit to your playstyle and take it out to wreak havoc on the battlefield! The game offers endless fast paced action for you and your friends.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.3%, Action Roguelike 9%
- #7 cursor+cursor
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mina Pêcheux
Windows
cursor+cursor is a fast-paced arena shooter where you don't control one avatar... but two at the same time! Position your pair of cursors wisely to protect your core, upgrade your equipment and create unique builds to survive, all the while enjoying a "minimalist cyberpunk-ish" vibe.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Arena Shooter 19.7%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Cyberpunk 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%
- #8 Inverse Ninjas VS. The Public Domain
92% matchPositive98% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Herosoft
Windows
The iconic stuck-it-to-the-man party game receives an EPIC FREE STORY MODE UPDATE! Rise to the challenge of the evil Shogun Han Gorou!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Arena Shooter 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, PvP 9.5%
- #9 Delta Epsilon Warriors
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AugEx
Windows
Become a Delta Epsilon Warrior and battle your friends in this fast paced, twin-stick arena shooter. Plan your shots carefully and cut off your target's escape route with your hazard creating lasers. Deny. Eliminate. Win. Join the fight and outwit and outmanoeuvre your way to victory.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Arena Shooter 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Cyberpunk 12.4%, PvP 9.8%
- #10 XenoTechArena
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DSPSE
Windows
Xenotech Arena is a Roguelite arena shooter set in Neo-Japan inspired arena.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.2%, Cyberpunk 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Action Roguelike 11.3%
- #11 Haos
91% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: PanTrakX
Windows
A chaotic fast-paced top down shooter in a procedural generated arena with a unique neon style!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Arena Shooter 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Cyberpunk 11.5%
- #12 Guardians
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Born2Play Games
Windows
Guardians, an extraordinary action role-playing game that transports you to a captivating universe teeming with danger, discovery, and heroism. Immerse yourself in a sprawling, post-apocalyptic world where chaos-infected creatures roam, and the fate of civilization rests on your shoulders.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, PvE 7.5%
- #13 Nebulagon
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eversko
Windows
Nebulagon is a fast-paced, skill-based 2D arena PvP game where teams of unique heroes clash in rounds of intense combat. Choose from 8 heroes across 4 roles, master 72+ unique abilities, and fight in sub-5-minute matches where every skillshot and dodge counts.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.4%, eSports 25.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19%, PvP 13.2%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #14 LADON
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Whiskerleaf
Windows
LADON is an intense, fast paced arcade shooter roguelite where you control a snake of ships to destroy hordes of enemies. Combine different weapons to create unique builds and steer your unstoppable snake to ravage endless waves of enemies!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%
- #15 Promethean Hive Wave Defense
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Promethean Hive
Windows
A simple wave defense game against a hive of creatures, luckily you are a group of highly skilled combat engineers who can craft the necessary weaponry to ensure your survival.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Arena Shooter 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Cyberpunk 11.4%
- #16 Spells & Shells
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Arta
Windows · Linux
Dodge and blast through waves of enemies using powerful spells and magical weaponry in this fast-paced twin-stick arena shooter. Acquire permanent enhancements, unlock new weapons and relics and create unique builds to survive overwhelming odds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Arena Shooter 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, PvE 8.7%
- #17 GUN KING
86% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: FROGBERT
Windows · Mac · Linux
GUN KING is a fast-paced top-down arcade shooter with unique gun mods that lets you play your way. Unlock and equip powerful gun mods to create wild synergies, amp up your firepower, and blast through hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Arena Shooter 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Action Roguelike 12.8%
- #18 Dreadnought
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B.V.SPub: Retro Box Game Studio
Windows
Mow down the alien hordes, scout for resources and survive. Dreadnought is a mix of Action Tower Defense Survival and Shoot 'Em Up Bullet Hell where you control the ships turrets & defend against waves of enemies. Choose your weapons, upgrade your ship & brace yourself, the horde is coming.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Survival 9.1%
- #19 Project XSTING
84% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Saucy Melon
Windows
Fight your way through swarms of elite WASP soldiers and bosses using character-specific ranged and melee attacks. Survive by making strategic upgrade choices, using enemy drones to your advantage and overcoming unique stage challenges in the sci-fi survival roguelite, Project XSTING.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Cyberpunk 13.7%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #20 The Horde Wants You Dead
83% matchMixed64% of 256 reviews2025
Dev: Bellyflop Games
Windows
The Horde Wants You Dead is a casual, top-down shooter with up to 4-player online co-op. Ambushed by an angry horde, you and your friends face a fight for survival against thousands of relentless enemies!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Online Co-Op 12%, Action Roguelike 10.4%
- #21 Devoid
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luminous Bits
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devoid is a twin-stick shooter where energy drains with every move. Fight swarms of enemies to regain it in a procedurally generated space dungeon. Survive station to station and make the escape.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, PvE 10.7%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #22 Void Drift
82% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Kneedlik
Windows
Void Drift is a survival roguelike space shooter where you explore unque battlefields, evolve powerful weapons face relentless enemy swarms and take on bosses, adapt your strategy, and survive the chaos of the void!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Survival 8.8%
- #23 Pew-casso
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Made From Strings
Windows
Choose your loadout, choose your art brushes, and blast your way to a masterpiece! Pew-casso is a top-down action-roguelite shooter where you defeat enemies to level up and create a piece of art. The longer you last, the more complex your unique piece of art will become.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Cyberpunk 9%
- #24 Pulsewave
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Grindare Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Geometric PvP twin-stick arena shooter. Outshoot your rivals across three modes: deathmatch ARENA, orb-hold CAPTURE THE PULSE, and territory-control PAINT WAR. Build your fighter through a deep skill tree. Pure neon, pure speed.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.8%, Arena Shooter 21%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Cyberpunk 11.4%, PvP 11.3%
- #25 Fallen Slayers
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludomancer Studio
Windows
Embrace darkness, bargain with the dark gods and make unique pacts for incredible powers and skills. Combat humanity's armies and bring about the apocalypse in this dark fantasy bullet heaven action RPG. Become the ultimate Fallen Slayer and leave no Survivors.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Arena Shooter 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, PvE 8.4%
- #26 ZDSS: Zombie Drone Survival Show
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DYV's Game
Windows
Mow down endless waves of cloned zombies in the bloodiest show of the future! Deploy traps and drones, upgrade your arsenal, and turn the arena into a brutal spectacle in this top-down rogue-lite arena shooter.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Cyberpunk 12.5%
- #27 Solaroids
81% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Chad YatesPub: DynF/X Digital LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Classic Asteroids® updated with modern gameplay and perfected controls. Explore hazardous environments and sneak around asteroids to surprise attack giant bosses. Upgrade your ship to use additional power-ups. Single player or fight with up to 3 friends with intense local coop.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.5%, Arena Shooter 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, PvP 7.2%
- #28 Monster Storm
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squirrel Works
Windows · Linux
Survive the storm in this 2D top-down multiplayer reverse bullet hell. Fight endless monster hordes across procedurally generated levels while leveling up powerful skills, talents, and weapons. Build broken combos and fight together to stay alive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Roguelike 12.8%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, PvE 12.2%, Action Roguelike 11.5%
- #29 Dusky Depths
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bow Echo Games
Windows
Withstand an onslaught of enemies and survive against all odds in this rogue-lite twin-stick shooter. Stranded on an uncharted planet, you will need to scavange for rare loot, upgrade your ship, and unlock ancient mechanisms to escape this strange and hostile place – solo or with friends.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #30 Ringleaders
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Electric LlamaPub: Everyrealm
Windows
Complete high stakes missions in this intense social deduction twin-stick shooter, where friends can quickly turn into informants, bent on sabotaging you at every turn.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Cyberpunk 10.1%
- #31 Bullet Bound
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silly Billy Software
Windows
A casual rogue-lite shooter where you can buy upgrades to improve your run and defeat waves of enemies. Shoot tons of bullets and create different builds while trying to be as accurate as you can to get the best rewards!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Arena Shooter 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #32 Flutter Bombs
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Earthborn Interactive
Windows
Experience nature’s wrath in this top down twin stick shooter. Command up to 10 different wing sets each with a unique bombing tactic. Unleash fury with powerful weapon upgrades. Defend your grove with Flutter Bombs!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Arena Shooter 11.3%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #33 Swarmhunters
76% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: BlackSharp
Windows
Swarmhunters is a top-down arena action shooter. The war between human and bugs has become worse - Project Swarmhunters emerged at this situation. You play as the best space soldiers in the galaxy and your mission is to strike the hive and hunt down the Emperor, supreme commander of bugs.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, PvE 10.3%, Roguelike 10.1%
- #34 Split Drive
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SmallBigSquare
Windows
Split Drive is a roguelite arena shooter where you have to find your way home through a hostile galaxy, numerous locations and a variety of bosses, all generated procedurally.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Arena Shooter 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #35 Destropolis
76% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Action Roguelike 12%, Cyberpunk 11%
- #36 Laboratory X-29
74% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: BlayzbyFill Games
Windows
Laboratory X-29 is a sci-fi roguelite-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist takes his chances to escape from the Lab after an accident. Shoot your way out to freedom, clear rooms full of other dangerous experiments, find out the secrets hidden in this place and eat chicken to survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Arena Shooter 11.7%
- #37 Technikiller
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LofiDev
Windows
Technikiller is a sci-fi shooter set inside a mega-factory. Hack in and take control of a hulking mech to blast your way through hordes of killer robots. Fight your way to the core and shut it down.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Cyberpunk 13.5%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #38 Chromarena
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Kingsnake Games
Windows · Linux
Chromarena is a 2D top-down twin-stick arena shooter. Combine offense and defense to tear through hordes of color-coded enemies to unlock new guns and set high scores. Form short and medium-term plans, dodge attacks with fully responsive controls, and get into a flow state.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9%, PvE 6.4%
- #39 Voltgrit: Combat Zone
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Avnic25
Windows
Top-down roguelite shooter where you control a combat robot through relentless waves. Upgrade your weapons and survive in Survival or protect the objectives in Defense across places and arenas.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Arena Shooter 20.6%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Strategy 5.8%
- #40 Sluggerpunk
73% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Sluggerpunk Studios
Windows
Sluggerpunk is a gripping 2D survivors roguelike adventure. As you navigate through a myriad of challenges, hone your skills and strategies to clash with formidable foes lurking in the underground. Build a versatile arsenal of abilities and gear to enhance your chances to survive, but will you?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Cyberpunk 14.7%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #41 Survivor
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Veilbreaker Entertainment
Windows
A retro 80's arcade-style top-down zombie shooter where you upgrade weapons, collect loot, and battle through increasing waves of undead and challenging bosses.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Arena Shooter 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, PvE 8.5%
- #42 Slot Machine Gun
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lakeview Games
Windows
A roguelike deckbuilder shooter where you wield an ever changing weapon : The Slot Machine Gun! Every reload spins up a fresh combo of guns and chaotic effects to create game breaking synergies.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Survival 12.3%
- #43 CHROMACORE
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: 3HP
Windows
CHROMACORE is a top-down arena shooter set in a futuristic super soldier training facility. Match your neon lights to the enemies in flow-inducing combat. Your task is simple: kill, adapt, survive, respawn.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Cyberpunk 13.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #44 Cult Of Babel : Prologue
72% matchVery Positive83% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Menacing Aura Games
Windows
Roguelite Overpowered Wizard Simulator. Slay hundreds of cultists using the power of ancient cards and your magical steampunk arsenal. Choose from a diverse set of cards to create unique, game-breaking builds and shoot down the horde trying to stop you.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Arena Shooter 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%
- #45 Last Spirit Origin
70% matchMixed62% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Danil Koliada
Windows
Play solo or with up to 4 players in Last Spirit Origin, a fast-paced roguelike adventure. Crash-land on your former home, now an alien-infested world, and battle relentless machine foes. Combine loot to power up and master each character. Use sharp combat and smart strategy to conquer the chaos.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Cyberpunk 14.7%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #46 Last Spirit
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Danil Koliada
Windows
Last Spirit is a fast-paced roguelike adventure for up to 4 players. Enemies took your home planet and now you will battle relentless machine foes to take your home back. Combine tons of different items, clear additional mission and make powerful builds to conquer this new world of battlefield.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Online Co-Op 20.7%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Cyberpunk 12.2%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #47 Cosmic Coliseum
69% matchVery Positive93% of 60 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: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Arena Shooter 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #48 Devil Hunters
69% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Water Wood Games
Windows
A vampire survival game with 10 bosses with their own unique moves, a dozen heroes, runes, unlimited gems, and Sun Wukong!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelike 10.1%, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #49 Corrupted Beats
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: James Burgess
Windows
Corrupted Beats is a rouguelite top down shooter game. Survive the waves of enemies spawning and reacting to the beat of the music pulsing around you as you create and manage unique builds of various items and weapons to become unstoppable and tame the corrupted music.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 18%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Cyberpunk 13%, Action Roguelike 12.4%
- #50 SUPER SHAPESHOOTER
68% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Wojtek Rak
Windows
SUPER SHAPESHOOTER is a fast-paced, top-down, stylized action game. Take on relentless waves of enemy shapes as you fight for survival. Save up your credits, make risky choices, and construct the perfect build to make your way through to the end and defeat the final boss.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #51 Space Ace
67% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Closed Bracket Studios
Windows
Space Ace is a 2D top-down shooter that focuses on upgrading your ship to fight through levels of Bosses and smaller enemies. Play with keyboard + mouse or Xbox controller.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Arena Shooter 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, PvE 8.9%
- #52 Super Smash Asteroids
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Switchback
Windows
"Super Smash Asteroids" is a high-speed, twin-stick, top-down, rogue-like space shooter. Choose from 6 unique ships, upgrade with 70+ items & blast through epic bosses. Level up for intense, action-packed battles in a futuristic universe. Buckle up for a thrilling journey to glory!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelike 12.4%
- #53 Evil Dungeon
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vecindad Unida
Windows
¡Fight the heroes trying to conquer your dungeon! Choose a class and fight along your comrades to stop invaders, level up, pick up loot, buy upgrades and become the greatest anti-hero
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelike 8.9%, PvE 8.9%
- #54 Breaching Harkon
66% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: 8x8BitGames
Windows · Mac
Breach, upgrade, and unleash chaos in this roguelike shooter where every run builds new gunplay possibilities. Stack wild attachments, forge broken weapon combos, and dive into explosive firefights against a ruthless criminal empire.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Arena Shooter 20%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, PvE 7.9%
- #55 System Breakdown
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Anarchy Creations
Windows · Linux
Brutal, fast-paced twin-stick shooter, where you fight with Soviet war machines. Cycle between guns, use power-ups to destroy robot armors and unleash your ultimate ability. They won’t have mercy, neither should you!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Arena Shooter 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Cyberpunk 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%
- #56 ExoSoul
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Get Ready Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Exosoul is an adrenaline-fueled top-down shooter that will test your skills and reflexes. Fight for your life against relentless enemies while trying to synchronize your body and soul. You have a powerful arsenal of weapons at your disposal, but you'll need to use them wisely if you want to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23%, Action Roguelike 20%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Roguelike 12.6%, Cyberpunk 10.5%
- #57 Kaiju Catastrophe
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Linux
Crush, smash, and eat thousands of enemies showing humanity what the meaning of destruction is! Kaiju Catastrophe is an arcade game with roguelite mechanics. Mutate devastating weapons, unlock permanent evolutions, and wreak havoc with a variety of monsters to tear humanity apart!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Arena Shooter 16.2%, Action Roguelike 10.1%, Roguelike 9.2%