- #1 Operation STEEL
97% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Undermog Games
Windows · Linux
Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Perma Death 17.2%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Procedural Generation 12.7%
- #2 GunSuit Guardians
96% matchVery Positive88% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.4%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%, Perma Death 9.9%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #3 Gunlocked 2
96% matchVery Positive86% of 77 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: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Roguelike 12.6%, Shooter 9.7%
- #4 Blood Country
95% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pirate Dog Games
Windows
Blood Country is a roguelike shooter set in the Wild West. Kill outlaws with your guns, knife, and dynamite. Defeat the gang's leader, and free the country from outlaws, bandits, and scoundrels.
Why similar: Western 35.9% ★, Perma Death 13.6%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #5 The Journey of Piggy
94% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
The Journey of Piggy is a roguelike adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Choose from a variety of weapons, cards and power-ups to create unique builds and survive until the end.
Why similar: Perma Death 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #6 Slimewest
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: lassuli
Windows · Mac · Linux
Face off against an invasion of slimes in this 2D roguelite with pixel art graphics. Play alone or with up to 4 friends and save the city from the devouring attack of these creatures. Get your weapon ready and embark on this bang bang western style adventure. Play now and prove your mettle!
Why similar: Western 25.3% ★, Bullet Hell 13%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
- #7 Evil Heart Fever
93% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Sinned Games
Windows
This game is an intense bullet hell roguelike shooter, evolve and destroy the celestial army to try to open the hell's gate. Items, references and transformations based in : Lovecraftian universe, biblical sins, and all types of angels and celestial creatures.
Why similar: Perma Death 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Procedural Generation 10.3%
- #8 TombStar
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Andy SumPub: No More Robots
Windows
Take on the Grimheart Gang as you shoot, dodge, cloak and explode your way across TombStar in this Space Western rogue-like shooter. Grab your guns, buckle your spurs and take back the planet – for justice, for revenge and for the galaxy.
Why similar: Western 28.2% ★, Perma Death 19%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Procedural Generation 11.8%
- #9 Just Shoot
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ernandes DiasPub: Texcine
Windows
Fight through hordes of enemies in this action roguelite, find random weapons and discover secret card combos to create devastating builds and survive the chaos.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.6%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Vampires 14.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #10 Graveyard Gunslingers
91% matchMixed60% of 214 reviews2024
Dev: PyroPhysics
Windows
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
Why similar: Western 27.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Zombies 10.2%
- #11 Undead West
90% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Deathless GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows
A western themed roguelite bullet hell where the player uses an array of weapons, whiskey infusions and buffs gained from defeating bosses to complete each stage.
Why similar: Western 23.7% ★, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelike 12.9%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #12 Void Strife
89% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Andrei Patea
Windows
Wield a bunch of wacky animals, armed-to-the-teeth in your fight for freedom! Stampede over your enemies in this silly roguelike twin-stick-shooter on your way to defeat to the biggest evil of all - the BRAINIAC who gave you soul. 🐎
Why similar: Perma Death 18.4%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #13 Zombies Invasion
89% matchMixed48% of 31 reviews2022
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Zombie Invasion is an arena shooter with a top view. Move through the levels, the further into the forest, the more dead people. Hold out and kill everyone!
Why similar: Perma Death 19.7%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Vampires 13.7% ★, Roguelike 10.7%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
- #14 Wild Wild Space
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: rebel rabbit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the New Wild West! Join a space gang, become the galaxy's most dangerous outlaw, explore planets filled with enemy space gangs and shoot your way through them in this bullet hellish galaxy-crawler roguelite.
Why similar: Western 16.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #15 Super Amazing Wagon Adventure
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,927 reviews2013
Dev: sparsevector
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Super Amazing Wagon Adventure is a fast-paced 2d shooting game with a random story. You control a group of three migrants traveling west along a wagon trail. The game consists of short scenes that are sequenced together in a semi-random way to tell a crazy adventure story.
Why similar: Western 31.8% ★, Perma Death 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #16 Into the V.O.I.D.
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CosmicWorkshop
Windows
Board your spaceship and delve Into the VOID, facing waves of relentless enemies. Grow stronger with each battle to overcome Zentharian commanders and their “Bullet-Hell” attack patterns. This top-down roguelike shooter promises short but intense runs where your wits and reflexes will be tested.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #17 Star of Providence
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,320 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.1 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: Bullet Hell 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Perma Death 9.6%, Procedural Generation 9%
- #18 Poly
84% matchPositive80% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Joe RickwoodPub: Egg Carton Games
Windows · Mac
Simplistic roguelike shooter, Blast your way through countless enemies while earning powerful upgrades which turn you into a shape obliterating machine! 50+ upgrades with countless synergies and stacking effects!, Unique enemies which have unique abilities
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Roguelike 11.3%, Shooter 10%
- #19 Monsterlands
85% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: BLOK Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Monsterlands is an exciting rogue-like survival game. Fight against the monsters and try to survive by upgrading your weapons and items.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Vampires 12.3% ★, Roguelike 11.6%, Zombies 8.4%
- #20 Scary World
84% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Keith Burgun Games
Windows
Scary World is a single player bullet heaven roguelike. It's like Vampire Survivors but with lots of physics. Also, matches are shorter, more like 10 minutes long. Give it a try, maybe you'll like it!
Why similar: Vampires 18.1% ★, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #21 Hyperlight Survivor
83% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: WittGames
Windows
A Competitive Bullet Hell with roguelite mechanics. Fight against endless hordes of enemies in ever-changing arenas, unlock new spaceships and upgrade them with devastating weapons and Power-Ups. Complete contracts and reach new ranks to become the ultimate Champion!
Why similar: Perma Death 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #22 Scorched
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Gaupestudio
Windows
Meet Bob, ready with his water hose on the field. As a fireman, he likes blasting houses with water that are on fire. Lucky day for him, all the houses are on fire in this area. You need to shut down the fires, while zombies are coming from nowhere to chase you.
Why similar: Zombies 24.9%, Action Roguelike 20%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Perma Death 10.8%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #23 Wanted Guns
82% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Iridon InteractivePub: Skeleton Crew Labs
Windows
You play as Reverend Devlin, an unforgiving priest whose dubious past as former leader of Los Gauchos, a Mexican gang of gold-thieving gunslingers, has finally come back to haunt him.
Why similar: Western 53.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down 8.7%, Action 6.2%
- #24 Fabric Of Reality
82% matchVery Positive92% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: _Jester_
Windows
In this game, you are the bullet hell. Face off against 100 waves of enemies and bosses by collecting a deck of attack cards that activate in real-time to unleash destruction upon everything in sight. There's an insane amount of customizability leading to an infinitely replayable experience.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.4%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Perma Death 17.5%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #25 ROTATO
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Platonic Games
Windows
Spin. Shoot. Survive.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Roguelike 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #26 Cursor Survival
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Prepare for a radical shift in Bullet Hell gameplay! In Cursor Survival, you're not piloting a character - you embody the... CURSOR! Unleash a new, utterly insane way to evade, strike, and endure in a chaotic universe of projectiles and adversaries.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.7%, Perma Death 17.1%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Roguelike 11.7%
- #27 Colt Canyon
80% matchVery Positive88% of 2,077 reviews2020
Dev: RetrificPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits.
Why similar: Western 62.1% ★, Action Roguelike 9.6%, Roguelike 6.5%, Procedural Generation 6.2%, Shooter 5%
- #28 Space Slinger
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 8bitditsPub: D^2
Windows · Mac
Space Slinger is an arcade roguelike about a traveler and his recoil-packed gun where you shoot to move. Unlock unique weapons and broken builds as you conquer space one enemy at a time.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Western 16.2% ★, Roguelike 7.4%
- #29 Fleshinsane® Forgotten Empire
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fleshinsane teamPub: Skullcap Studios
Windows
Fleshinsane is a top-down biopunk roguelike shooter set inside a living, decaying spaceship. Kill, die, upgrade, repeat. Will you survive long enough to escape the flesh?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.1%, Action Roguelike 20%, Roguelike 13.3%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Perma Death 7.6%
- #30 Batter Up
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JBroook
Windows
Batter Up is a rogue-lite arena battler with a baseball twist! Kill waves of zombies by swinging your bat and sending your ball flying. Build up insane deck combinations and mow through enemies with synergistic upgrade combinations!
Why similar: Perma Death 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelike 10.7%, Deckbuilding 9.5%
- #31 Astro Looter: Survivor
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 425 reviews2024
Dev: Soda Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
Why similar: Vampires 22.9% ★, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Zombies 13.5%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #32 Skull Survivor
77% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Chris Lucian
Windows
Swing your nimble weapon at hordes of enemies! Collect the souls of your fallen enemies and reinforce your skull. Exterminate thousands of Vampires, Zombies, and Demons. Choose the best build and compound your abilities to deal the most damage possible to the onslaught.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.1%, Vampires 20.1% ★, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Zombies 13.3%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #33 Goblins & Gun Runnin’
75% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Ewan Make Games
Windows
Goblins & Gun runnin` is a short rouge like like game where you venture down into a dungeon of goblins and other creatures to save your cheese. the dungeon is scalable to how you want to play. if you want to do a small run make the dungeon small or a big dungeon for long playthrough
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.2%, Bullet Hell 19%, Perma Death 15.1%, Roguelike 14.9%, Shooter 11.3%
- #34 Curse Rounds
75% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: TENTACLES INTERACTIVE
Windows
A roguelike with unique curses, 60+ cards, incredible shots and power-ups. No two attempts are ever the same.
Why similar: Perma Death 28.4%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Roguelike 14.8%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Shooter 5%
- #35 Stellar Interface
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2016
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.7 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: Bullet Hell 14.9%, Perma Death 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Procedural Generation 8.5%
- #36 Police Heroes
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Starmaster Studio
Windows
Use multiple heroes, each with their own choices, abilities and play style to defeat the zombie apocalypse! Play several stages in different locations, against hordes of increasingly stronger and more dangerous zombies. All this with a unique mechanic where damage equals money!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.1%, Zombies 18.8%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Roguelike 10.1%
- #37 Ogre Chambers 2222
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
SURVIVE in a transforming arena against ALIEN OGRES in this ROGUELIKE BULLET-HELL 💥 MODIFY your gun, make smart upgrade decisions and master your spaceship's controls to conquer the OGRE CHAMBERS !
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Roguelike 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
- #38 Viking Survivors
74% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Embark on an epic journey through the realms of Viking Survivors, a heart-pounding action roguelite that pits you against relentless hordes of monstrous foes. Unleash the true power of a Viking warrior as you slay enemies, learn potent skills, and forge your own path to victory.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.9%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Action Roguelike 18%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #39 QuickShot
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Extinction Entertainment
Windows
QuickShot is a thrilling Western rogue-lite styled around an arcade shooting gallery. Defend Tumble Town as you face vile criminals and unique bosses! Discover powerful abilities, make run impacting decisions and keep your head level as you venture forth and brave the desert.
Why similar: Western 47.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Roguelike 12%, Shooter 9.2%, Action Roguelike 9%
- #40 Parrydox: Battle of the Alamo
71% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: SheerAweso
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend the Alamo and rewrite history in this confined bullet hell! Play as a shield that can only attack by parrying, and collect over 60 items! But, the enemies and its commander won't let victory come easily. Can you defeat who awaits in the end, or will you be left to be remembered?
Why similar: Western 43.4% ★, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Roguelike 9.6%, Top-Down 5.1%
- #41 Talas
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chillout Games
Windows
Shoot your way across deep space. Shred through waves of enemies, unravel the secrets hiding beneath the surface, and explore the endless synergies in this retro-inspired action roguelike filled with mysterious encounters and dangerous bullet hell bosses
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.5%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Perma Death 14.6%, Procedural Generation 8.6%
- #42 MEATGUN
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: candyhen127
Windows · Mac
The top-down roguelike shooter where your ammunition is edible. Delve into The Facility and fight off hordes of mutant vegetables with your MEATGUN: Shoot meat to damage enemies, and eat meat to heal. Collect various items and combine their effects to become a powerful, veggie-killing machine.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.9%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, Roguelike 11.6%, Shooter 10.2%, Procedural Generation 9.7%
- #43 Dracs After Dusk
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OliveHillStudios
Windows
Dracs After Dusk is an arcade, top-down shooter. Blast through bloodsuckers as the sharp shootin’ sheriff of a wild west town. Battle the deadliest bosses, claim weapons from the Armory to fuel your leaderboard topping run. It's an old school quarter muncher but luckily you have unlimited credits!
Why similar: Western 43.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Vampires 10.9% ★, Top-Down 5.1%
- #44 Fruity Rogue
71% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Adam Harmane
Windows
Fruity Rogue is a fast-paced roguelike top-down shooter where everything revolves around fruits! Explore randomly generated levels, battle fruit enemies, collect items, and discover game-changing synergies. With each run, unlock characters and weapons, each with their own playstyle and abilities.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Perma Death 17%, Roguelike 13.8%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Bullet Hell 13%
- #45 DOOMSDAY SURVIVORS
72% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: surpass game
Windows
DOOMSDAY SURVIVORS is a doomsday survival rogue bullet hell shooting game. You can choose a variety of characters and choose different weapon combinations to pass the level. Super fast-paced game style, every game can bring you a different experience!
Why similar: Vampires 19.3% ★, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Zombies 13.2%
- #46 A Way To Die
71% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Gael Luguern
Windows
Enter the human body with A Way To Die! Play as a disease that attempts to infect its host by contaminating organs and mutating! Discover new ways to win every time you play with all the different diseases!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelike 11.5%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #47 JERONIMO
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Supertul Games
Windows · Linux
JERONIMO is a roguelite shooter where you play as the Eraser against your eternal enemy: the Drawer, a frantic pencil who summons waves from his rolling lab. Wield up to 6 unique weapons, stack broken builds, and crush the hordes. Every enemy is a drawing from my 6-year-old nephew's notebook.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Perma Death 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Roguelike 13.6%
- #48 Gunslinger Express
69% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Glinnor
Windows
Defend a moving train against relentless bandit attacks. Shoot enemies, repair wagons and upgrade your character as you explore diverse regions each with unique guns, enemies and upgrades.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.1%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Deckbuilding 11.7%
- #49 Slime Survivors
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Ancient Ape
Windows
《Slime Survivors》 is a vibrant bullet-hell hack-and-slash game where you cut through monster hordes, collect rewards to upgrade your weapons, and become an apocalyptic force on the Slime continent.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.1%, Vampires 16.2% ★, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Roguelike 12.6%, Procedural Generation 9.2%
- #50 Space Stranded
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: indiegates
Windows
A top down, action bullet hell roguelike with customizable weapons, perks and seed based random generated runs! Can you shoot your way home?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Procedural Generation 17.7%, Roguelike 10.4%, Shooter 9.9%
- #51 Rocket Rats
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,387 reviews2024
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!
Why similar: Vampires 19.9% ★, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelike 9.4%, Shooter 8%
- #52 字獄 JIGOKU
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: W4S
Windows · Mac · Linux
Words wage war. Every enemy, every weapon, and you yourself — everything is made of words. Cut through hordes of living characters, seize skills, and evolve from Human to God. Across five stages — Wild, Mountain, Sea, Dark, and Heaven — something awaits beyond.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.9%, Perma Death 22.5%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #53 The New Sheriff
68% matchPositive89% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Bitfoot Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A shooter where you won't have to shoot everything, presented in black and white like classic westerns.
Why similar: Western 35.2% ★, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Shooter 13.6%, Top-Down 10%, Action 6.6%
- #54 Sheriff Rage
70% matchMixed65% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: Gehoo media
Windows
Sheriff on guard for the defense of Oldstone city against extraterrestrial forces
Why similar: Western 33.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Perma Death 12.6%, Shooter 8.3%
- #55 BSG: Big Space Guns
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mute
Windows · Linux
BSG: Big Space Guns is a coop bullet hell roguelike where you step on giant buttons to activate cannons while you dodge bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.6%, Action Roguelike 16%, Perma Death 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #56 Slime Mayhem
69% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Arafkan Studio
Windows
You were created by a few scientists for a suicide mission. How long can you survive by clearing mutant slimes?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Roguelike 11.4%, Shooter 10.7%
- #57 Wild Wild Westbound VR : Being Jude The Lawless
67% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Redpanda_Interactive
Windows
A fast-paced VR western roguelite where you must defend your treasure from waves of monsters, earn high scores, and upgrade your arsenal.
Why similar: Western 36.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #58 Hallow Hunt
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: trigo
Windows
Hallow Hunt is a halloween roguelike set in a strange cemetery full of lost souls. While unknown forces are haunting the land of the undead, you must pass through spooky monsters and frightening bosses to retrieve the hallow artifact and bring back to its rightful place... well, at least you can try
Why similar: Roguelike 19.2%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Procedural Generation 18%, Zombies 9.8%, Shooter 9%
- #59 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive93% of 71 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: Perma Death 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #60 Dead Estate
66% matchVery Positive95% of 6,512 reviews2021
Dev: Milkbar LadsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.
Why similar: Perma Death 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Zombies 11.1%