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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Action Roguelike, Roguelite, Roguelike.

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---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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 98% — of 82 reviews
Released: 2022-01-18
Developer: Sleeper Games
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss!

    Why similar: Destruction 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Procedural Generation 13%, Top-Down 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.1%

  54. #54 Time Treker
    68% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
    Dev: Fuse Game
    Windows

    Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.5%, Action Roguelike 26.4%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Roguelite 9.1%

  55. #55 Space Will
    67% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2024
    Dev: 张亮002Pub: Aori Games
    Windows

    Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Action Roguelike 23.3%, Sci-fi 16%, Space 11.3%, Top-Down 6.6%

  56. #56 Swordship
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 231 reviews2022
    Dev: Digital KingdomPub: Thunderful Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    Swordship is a roguelike where dodging is your best weapon. Trick your enemies into killing each other, steal containers to upgrade your ship and unlock new ways to play. Dodge, dive, die, learn, repeat.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.1%, Tactical 23.8%, Sci-fi 18%, Top-Down 16.3%, Action 5.3%

  57. #57 Ogre Chambers DX
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2023
    Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
    Windows

    Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.9%, Difficult 19.7%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Space 10.3%

  58. #58 Cube Destroyer
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,159 reviews2016
    Dev: Freedomize Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Cube Destroyer is a top-down shooter with a dynamic gameplay.

    Why similar: Destruction 38.9%, Top-Down 31.5%, Action 17.2%, Indie 8.4%, Singleplayer 4%

  59. #59 Voids Vigil
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 365 reviews2025
    Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.2%, Top-Down Shooter 29.5%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Roguelite 7.7%, Action 4.3%

  60. #60 Lake of Creatures
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 272 reviews2024
    Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
    Windows

    Difficult action FISHING ROGUELIKE, where you slaughter mutated creatures with weapons that shoot lasers and explosions!!! 💥 Catch fish to buy treasures that MODIFY YOUR BUILD and end up with CRAZY SYNERGIZING ATTACKS that melt those noob enemies

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Difficult 20.9%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Physics 10.2%, Puzzle 8.4%

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