- #1 Deadlink
97% matchVery Positive89% of 3,634 reviews2023
Dev: Gruby EntertainmentPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."
Why similar: Perma Death 26.8%, Difficult 26.4%, Comic Book 23.7%, Stylized 14.5%, Action 6%
- #2 Volume
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 713 reviews2015
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pure stealth action and infinite level creation from the award-winning studio behind Thomas Was Alone. Enter the Volume to halt Gisborne Industries' corruption and train the masses to rob from the rich.
Why similar: Stealth 25.5%, Heist 25% ★, Difficult 13.7%, Top-Down 10%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #3 UNDETECTED
96% matchMixed66% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: Antonio FreyrePub: Digerati
Windows
Stealth your way through the shadows and uncover a corporate conspiracy. Become a cyber-augmented agent in this gameplay-focused stealth game that brings classic sneaking to the modern era.
Why similar: Stealth 38.2%, Heist 27.7% ★, Top-Down 16.2%, Third Person 9.1%, Action 6.1%
- #4 Oneiro
95% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Ryan Olah
Windows
Utilize skill, creativity, and knowledge to reach the depths of your mental labyrinth. By collecting and stacking items, gears, and weapons, you'll stand a chance against the brutal manifestations of your fears.
Why similar: Loot 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 23%, Perma Death 22.4%, Difficult 16.2%, Combat 6.6%
- #5 SULFUR
94% matchVery Positive87% of 9,256 reviews2024
Dev: Perfect Random
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 41.2%, Difficult 36.5%, Stylized 22.3%
- #6 Under A Star Long Cold
94% matchVery Positive81% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Antonio FreyrePub: Merlino Games
Windows
You have 30 minutes to loot this place and pay your debts before the planet is destroyed. Intense stealth-action with permadeath. An exploration of agency and hope.
Why similar: Stealth 46.6%, Perma Death 15.4%, Action 10%, Sci-fi 10%, Third Person 8.9%
- #7 NETHER DUNGEONS
93% matchVery Positive83% of 432 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: Dungeon Crawler 26.1%, Difficult 20.6%, Character Customization 13.6%, Loot 11.8%, PvE 10.7%
- #8 Swirl W@tch
92% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
Swirl W@tch is a tense stealth-action roguelite that takes place on an over-exploited gas giant. Infiltrate industrial installations, evade or eliminate guard ships, commit corporate sabotage and grow the movement to unlock new gear. Can your actions free this otherworldly world?
Why similar: Stealth 37.3%, Difficult 22.7%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Top-Down 13%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #9 Raiders of Blackveil
91% matchMixed60% of 1,351 reviews2025
Dev: Wombo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join the rebellion against the evil corporation Blackveil in this action-packed roguelite for 1-3 players. Select your MOBA-like champion, collect RPG-style loot and infiltrate Blackveil’s massive factory. Wreak havoc, and smuggle out loot to get INSANELY powerful!
Why similar: Loot 28.1%, Dungeon Crawler 23.4%, Difficult 18.2%, Top-Down 13.5%, PvE 8.2%
- #10 Metal Bringer
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,153 reviews2025
Dev: ALPHAWING Inc.Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
In this roguelike action-adventure, control humanoid "Labor" and giant "Arms" to uncover the mysteries of the world. Create fully-customizable robots, strengthen them, and take down hordes of enemies!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 43.8%, Character Customization 27.6%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Action 8.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #11 Heat Signature
90% matchVery Positive95% of 7,388 reviews2017
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
Why similar: Stealth 45.1%, Top-Down 18.8%, Perma Death 14.3%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Action 6.4%
- #12 Howl of Iron
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: 16 Gears
Windows
Howl of Iron is a 3rd Person Action Adventure game blending HUNT & COMBAT. Stalk on your unaware enemies, fight in open combat and explore the steampunk city of Steamfall.
Why similar: Difficult 30.9%, Stealth 25.1%, Combat 18.6%, Third Person 10.5%, Action 8.1%
- #13 Shadow of the Depth
89% matchMixed70% of 475 reviews2025
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.2%, Perma Death 21.7%, Difficult 20.2%, Top-Down 11.8%, Stylized 9.7%
- #14 Going Under
87% matchVery Positive90% of 4,099 reviews2020
Dev: Aggro CrabPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Going Under is a satirical dungeon crawler about exploring the cursed ruins of failed tech startups. As an unpaid intern in the dystopian city of Neo-Cascadia, you’ll wield office junk as weaponry as you make your way through the offbeat procedural dungeons beneath your company campus.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 39.2%, Dungeon Crawler 26.9%, Difficult 20.9%, Third Person 9.2%, Action 3.9%
- #15 Acid Spy
88% matchVery Positive92% of 172 reviews2018
Dev: Spin Slash
Windows
Acid Spy is a first person stealth action game set in a cyberpunk universe. Infiltrate heavily guarded bases and take down your enemies with skill and finesse. Master the art of quick, deadly stealth to become the acid spy.
Why similar: Stealth 58%, Difficult 33.2%, Action 6.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #16 DROP - System Breach
86% matchVery Positive88% of 187 reviews2023
Dev: Etherfield StudioPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Welcome to DROP, a fast-paced action-strategy hacking simulator. Ready to hack your way to fame and fortune while avoiding getting caught? Use stealth and cunning to maneuver between the ongoing power struggle of corporations and factions to control the fragmented networks in the city.
Why similar: Sci-fi 43.6%, Action 28.3%, Atmospheric 23.3%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #17 Thick As Thieves
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,124 reviews2026
Dev: OtherSide EntertainmentPub: Megabit Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Thick as Thieves is a stealth-action heist game, playable solo or with a partner in crime in co-op multiplayer. Master the art of thievery through cunning gameplay across a 4-hour campaign in this dynamic new take on stealth.
Why similar: Stealth 32.3%, Heist 29.6% ★, Loot 21.7%, PvE 7.8%, Action 4.1%
- #18 DataJack
86% matchVery Positive90% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: Epic Banana Games LLC
Windows
Take contracts from sinister megacorporations in this isometric stealth action shooter with RPG elements. Choose your approach: hack defenses, take down the guards, or blow a new entrance with explosives. Use your credits to buy weapons, cyberlimbs, hack software, and ninja gear.
Why similar: Heist 46.2% ★, Stealth 25.2%, Action 13%, Character Customization 10.6%, Combat 4.9%
- #19 Cogmind
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,977 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, Perma Death 20.8%, Stealth 20.7%, Difficult 18.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #20 Morbid Metal
82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,473 reviews2026
Dev: SCREEN JUICEPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Shapeshift into powerful characters in real time, chain impactful combos, and tear through waves of deadly machines and brutal bosses in this fast-paced hack-and-slash rogue-lite.
Why similar: Difficult 32.6%, Sci-fi 24.8%, Third Person 20.6%, Action 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #21 Overhaul
84% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Bread Panda
Windows
Solve your way through this fast-paced rogue-lite puzzle game and outwit unforgiving creatures as you venture into the mysterious Power Plant!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 53.5%, Top-Down 23.1%, Stylized 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #22 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 639 reviews2025
Dev: Xylem Studios
Windows · Mac
The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.
Why similar: Difficult 32.2%, PvE 21%, Top-Down 19.3%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Action 7.1%
- #23 Danger Scavenger
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 505 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Perma Death 38.9%, Top-Down 21.4%, Character Customization 20.8%, Stylized 18.9%
- #24 Invisible, Inc.
82% matchVery Positive91% of 5,751 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Stealth 35.2%, Difficult 26.2%, Perma Death 22.5%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #25 FELLCHASER
80% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Let'em Cook Games
Windows · Mac
You've stolen Death’s scythe in an attempt to cheat your fate. Now you must escape Purgatory by brewing combo-building potions and reaping hordes of creatures in this hack and slash Roguelike!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.4%, Perma Death 25.7%, Difficult 20.5%, Stylized 10.2%, Combat 6.3%
- #26 Metal Mutation
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: T0 STUDIOPub: Microids
Windows
In a not-so-distant future taken over by companies and technology, a Cyborg and an AI fight together to save mankind from nanoviruses. Play alone or as a team of 4 players in this Post-Cyberpunk Action Roguelike Dungeon Crawler!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.2%, Perma Death 32.9%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Action 10.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #27 Dive The Depths
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: FrizuoPub: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?
Why similar: Loot 21.3%, Difficult 21.1%, Perma Death 21%, Dungeon Crawler 18.5%, Combat 10.7%
- #28 GRIDbeat!
77% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Ridiculous GamesPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Dungeons! Danger! Rhythm Action! You just hacked into the biggest corporation in the world and stole an unfeasibly valuable amount of data, but getting in was the easy part. To get back out you’ll need to explore the Mainframe, solve puzzles, battle security programs… and do it all on the beat!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 39.8%, Difficult 26.5%, Top-Down 13.1%, Action 9%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #29 Gatedelvers
78% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Unikone
Windows
A dungeon-crawling, world-hopping roguelike adventure! Grab your friends, stick dynamite to your sword, throw candles at your foes and die in various exciting ways!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, Perma Death 18.3%, Stealth 17.6%, Difficult 11.8%, Combat 8.8%
- #30 Intravenous
77% matchVery Positive90% of 5,509 reviews2021
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Why similar: Stealth 47.2%, Difficult 30.5%, Top-Down 9.4%, Combat 5.5%, Action 3.4%
- #31 Signal Decay
79% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: Nela System
Windows · Mac
Assemble a cyber agent team to infiltrate procedurally-generated bases in this co-op stealth roguelike adventure. Master highly tactical combat, a cache of cyber weaponry, and teamwork to save humanity from mind-control.
Why similar: Stealth 55.1%, Difficult 19.6%, Action 18.7%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #32 Enter the Chronosphere
74% matchVery Positive95% of 379 reviews2026
Dev: Effort StarPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.
Why similar: Difficult 41.5%, Sci-fi 25%, Top-Down 19%, Combat 7%, Action 6.1%
- #33 Stealth Bastard Deluxe
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,221 reviews2012
Dev: Curve StudiosPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Armed with only your wits and a pair of Stealthing Goggles, it’s your job to sneak your way through a deadly facility that’s determined to extinguish your fragile little life.
Why similar: Stealth 81.7%, Difficult 9.7%, Action 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #34 [REDACTED]
75% matchVery Positive83% of 353 reviews2024
Dev: Striking Distance StudiosPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Get ready to massacre monsters, race your rivals, and combat corpses of your fellow guards as you race to escape Black Iron Prison in the critically acclaimed roguelike, [REDACTED].
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.6%, Difficult 23.8%, Comic Book 21.6%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Stylized 11.2%
- #35 Fallback
76% matchVery Positive86% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Endroad
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.3 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: Perma Death 29.8%, Fighting 24.5% ★, Difficult 22.5%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Action 4.5%
- #36 DISORDER
76% matchMixed50% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: GRUMPY
Windows
Escape the department store and uncover the hidden truth in this full 3D roguelike dungeon crawler
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.1%, Perma Death 25.9%, Difficult 21.9%, Third Person 12.4%, Action 7.6%
- #37 UnderMine
73% matchVery Positive90% of 9,815 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.4 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: Dungeon Crawler 69.4%, Top-Down 18.5%, Action 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #38 Ether Loop
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 314 reviews2020
Dev: Moon Lens
Windows
Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.6%, Perma Death 21%, Loot 19.5%, Difficult 15.1%, Action 14.9%
- #39 Gone Rogue
72% matchVery Positive89% of 306 reviews2023
Dev: AskaLot Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Gone Rogue is a tactical stealth game with RPG elements. Get into the role of a thief from the city slums. Lurking in the shadows, sneak unnoticed past enemies, get behind any locked doors, and carry off rich loot.
Why similar: Stealth 30.5%, Heist 25.7% ★, Loot 20.7%, Difficult 9.8%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #40 Sneak Thief
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,885 reviews2022
Dev: Nicholas Rizzo
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Sneak Thief is a first person, shooter, strategy, stealth and puzzle game that lets you choose how you want to play. Use your wits and expertise to setup and perform heists whether that be by using brute force to smash your way through or by getting away without making a sound.
Why similar: Stealth 55.5%, Heist 34.2% ★, Action 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #41 StarCrawlers Chimera
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Juggernaut Games
Windows
StarCrawlers Chimera is a first-person, turn-based, cyberpunk RPG. Customize your character skills and dive into the Chimera complex to find the elusive Dr. Cerberus. Are you a stealthy cyberninja? A crazed pyromaniac soldier? Mind-bending void psyker? Or... a bit of all of them?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.5%, Perma Death 28.2%, Loot 15.9%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Stylized 10.5%
- #42 Cryptical Path
70% matchVery Positive88% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: Old Skull Games
Windows
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
Why similar: Difficult 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 21%, Perma Death 19.6%, Combat 17.3%, Stylized 9.7%
- #43 Machine Tower 2984
69% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: 打螺丝游戏工作室
Windows
Machine Tower 2984 is a top-down mechanical fantasy style Roguelike game. You will embark on an adventure in a tower filled with mechanical mechanisms, challenging the five robots that control the machine tower and searching for the huge secrets behind the entire tower.
Why similar: Top-Down 31.3%, Stylized 27.3%, Action 22.6%, Combat 15.8%, Singleplayer 3%
- #44 Dungeon Core
71% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Talismanic Entertainment
Windows
Dungeon Core is a roguelite top-down shooter where you get to explore the sewers and beyond to ultimately reach an old underground research facility. Old nuclear waste has caused dangerous mutations in creatures due to a failed experiment. You set out to destroy the abandoned nuclear core.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.7%, Perma Death 21.7%, Top-Down 16.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Action 9.1%
- #45 Quantum Replica
73% matchMixed48% of 120 reviews2018
Dev: ON3D StudiosPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Hide in time as you explore a cyberpunk metropolis to uncover the deep dark secrets of the Syndicate in Quantum Replica, a fast-paced stealth action.
Why similar: Stealth 73.6%, Action 26.4%
- #46 Into The Grid
68% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: Flatline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a master hacker in this Cyberpunk Roguelike Deckbuilder. Explore the dangers of cyberspace and fight evil corporations. Build and upgrade a deck of powerful programs. Unlock perks and skills, and unleash digital hell on your enemies. Dive Into The Grid!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 47.7%, Difficult 31.4%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #47 High Entropy: Challenges
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,268 reviews2020
Dev: Álvaro García (binarynonsense)
Windows
Use computers (via GUIs or the command line), unlock doors, crawl through vents, fight enemies head on or find other ways to neutralize or avoid them...
Why similar: Stealth 55.4%, Action 14.8%, Sci-fi 14%, Combat 10.9%, Singleplayer 5%
- #48 TinyKeep
72% matchMixed65% of 417 reviews2014
Dev: PhigamesPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
TinyKeep, a top-down procedurally generated dungeon escape game with permadeath - you die and it's game over. Master the frantic physics-based combat, lure enemies into traps or make them fight each other for dominance. There are many ways to survive in TinyKeep!
Why similar: Perma Death 63.6%, Action 36.4%
- #49 Steel Seed
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 405 reviews2025
Dev: Storm in a TeacupPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Steel Seed is a stealth-action adventure set in a dark sci-fi world on the brink of extinction. Play as Zoe and her drone Koby as they explore a hostile underground facility. Uncover secrets, survive dangers, search for answers, and humanity’s last hope.
Why similar: Stealth 42.7%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Combat 15.3%, Third Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #50 Simulakros
68% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Sirio GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Fight the evil CORP from the inside. Confront deadly robots in this fast-paced third person shooter with rogue-lite elements.
Why similar: Third Person 46.4%, Action 32.2%, Difficult 13.9%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #51 Enlightenment
71% matchMixed63% of 459 reviews2018
Dev: LizardKing
Windows
In Enlightenment, you play in a roguelike action-shooter with a fast-paced challenging journey deep into a underground complex called "the Ark". Players will be tested by large varieties of enemies in a procedurally-generated dungeon, and become stronger by learning from the inevitable deaths.
Why similar: Difficult 24.2%, Top-Down 19.5%, Perma Death 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Action 15%
- #52 Galactic Vault
66% matchVery Positive90% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: MeepMeep Games
Windows
Build devastating weapons on the fly in this blend of movement shooter and roguelike action. Sprint, slide, and dash to plunder high-tech vaults. Stack gun upgrades, abilities, and grenades for wild synergies as you survive a spreading infestation.
Why similar: PvE 38.1%, Sci-fi 37.7%, Action 19.3%, Singleplayer 5%
- #53 Swarm Grinder
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,193 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Top-Down 42.8%, Sci-fi 36%, Action 15.3%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #54 Reignbreaker
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 534 reviews2025
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Reignbreaker is a high-octane action rogue-like set in a dystopian medievalpunk world. Step into the boots of Clef, a fearless rebel ready to rid the world of the Kingdom’s oppression, take down the Elite and lay siege to the Queen’s grand Bastion. Grab your javelin and become The Reignbreaker!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 38.2%, Comic Book 32.6%, Combat 17.6%, Action 7.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #55 Scarlett's Dungeon
70% 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: Dungeon Crawler 36.7%, Difficult 32.3%, Top-Down 15.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Action 5.9%
- #56 ROOT
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 reviews2015
Dev: Skunkape Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
ROOT is a cyber espionage themed hardcore stealth FPS that lets you play it how you want: whether creeping along corridors undetected or bursting into rooms to blow away all adversaries. Cyber terrorism is a dangerous profession, and risks have real consequences.
Why similar: Stealth 62.7%, Action 23.3%, Sci-fi 14%
- #57 Spark in the Dark
64% matchVery Positive88% of 1,101 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Fish
Windows · Mac
The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 39.5%, Difficult 26.4%, Perma Death 19.8%, Action 6.5%, Atmospheric 6%
- #58 Scrappage
67% matchVery Positive82% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Geekspree
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.
Why similar: Loot 32%, Perma Death 29.9%, Character Customization 18.9%, Top-Down 14.4%, Action 4.8%
- #59 Temple of Rust
66% matchVery Positive83% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: James MearmanPub: dev-zoo
Windows
Temple of Rust is a top-down action roguelike. Fight through the wastelands using your sling and various types of ammunition along with special boots for powerful jump attacks. Create unique attack combinations with special upgrades and blast your way to the multiple cores of corruption.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 48.5%, Perma Death 29.3%, Top-Down 16.9%, Action 5.2%