- #1 Galactic Glitch
97% matchVery Positive90% of 904 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 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: Destruction 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Difficult 12.2%, Physics 9.6%
- #2 Galactic Glitch: Prologue
96% matchVery Positive97% of 181 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: Destruction 18.6%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Physics 10.6%
- #3 Blacksea Odyssey
96% matchVery Positive80% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21%, Destruction 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Procedural Generation 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #4 Void Scrappers
95% matchVery Positive89% of 617 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 28.8%, Action Roguelike 24.6%, Destruction 13.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Space 9.1%
- #5 Void Resurgence
94% matchVery Positive96% of 70 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 24.6%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Difficult 13.3%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #6 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 36.7%, Top-Down Shooter 26%, Difficult 13.8%, Roguelite 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #7 Power of Ten
93% matchVery Positive80% of 250 reviews2023
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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: Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Space 10.6%, Procedural Generation 8.4%
- #8 Space Scavenger
92% matchVery Positive88% of 316 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
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 28.4%, Action Roguelike 24%, Physics 11.6%, Space 11.4%, Top-Down 10%
- #9 Battle Shapers
91% matchVery Positive82% of 1,089 reviews2024
Dev: Metric Empire
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Battle Shapers is an action-packed, sci-fi FPS roguelite in which you shoot and smash your way through swarms of corrupt robots. Wield powerful weapons, abilities, and game-changing new powers stolen from ruthless Overlords.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.5%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Roguelite 12.5%, Cyberpunk 11.1%, Action 7.5%
- #10 Run Build Pew!
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 563 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 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 26.5%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Space 11.6%, Procedural Generation 10%
- #11 Gunlocked
90% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 32%, Top-Down 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #12 Hyperspace Dogfights
89% matchVery Positive90% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
Hyperspace Dogfights is a juicy jet-combat roguelite in which you blast, dodge and slice your way through masses of technologically inferior baddies. Your jet evolves differently on each run and becomes stronger and weirder by gathering some of the 300+ available items.
Why similar: Difficult 24.7%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Procedural Generation 9.4%
- #13 CRYPTARK
89% matchVery Positive82% of 1,927 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.7%, Sci-fi 11%, Space 11%, Difficult 8.2%, Action 8.1%
- #14 VOID/BREAKER
86% matchVery Positive91% of 2,431 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Destruction 29.7%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 16.1%, Physics 12.3%, Sci-fi 10.8%
- #15 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 626 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: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Difficult 18.8%, Sci-fi 12%, Top-Down 10.7%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
- #16 Spaceship Looter
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 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 40.7%, Difficult 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Roguelite 8%
- #17 Neon Striker
86% matchVery Positive89% of 85 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: Top-Down Shooter 34.5%, Action Roguelike 31.1%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Space 9.7%, 2D 4.4%
- #18 Ether Loop
87% 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: Top-Down Shooter 31.2%, Difficult 19%, Action 17%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Roguelite 10%
- #19 Enter the Chronosphere
83% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Effort StarPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based bullet hell 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: Top-Down Shooter 29.8%, Action Roguelike 25.9%, Roguelite 9.4%, Top-Down 9.1%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #20 Sublevel Zero Redux
84% matchVery Positive87% of 527 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.3%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Roguelite 6.8%
- #21 Rogue Invader
84% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Squishy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.
Why similar: Sci-fi 29.2%, Space 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Roguelite 13.1%, Action 9.6%
- #22 Operation STEEL
82% 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: Action Roguelike 33.8%, Difficult 21.9%, Procedural Generation 14.9%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Roguelite 7.4%
- #23 Reality Break
81% matchVery Positive83% of 706 reviews2025
Dev: Element Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Top-Down Shooter 30.6%, Action Roguelike 24.9%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Space 14.1%, Roguelite 7.8%
- #24 I See Red
82% matchVery Positive91% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: Whiteboard Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Matthew Taurus, after losing everything in a horrifying event, turned from honorable policeman into vengeful outlaw. Get ready to rage through dangerous spaceships in this frantic twin-stick shooter roguelite, where you must find your enemies and destroy them.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.1%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Cyberpunk 13.7%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #25 Cavity Busters
81% matchVery Positive96% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.7%, Difficult 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Top-Down 10.1%, Procedural Generation 9.2%
- #26 Power of Ten - Demo
80% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows
Demo for Power of Ten, a single star fighter trying to save as many civilians as possible before they are overrun by a marauder armada. You'll need to gather new weapons, upgrade your ship, find resources, trade with other ships and more to overcome the challenge before you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Sci-fi 13%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #27 Destropolis
79% 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: Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Action Roguelike 23%, Difficult 18%, Top-Down 9%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
- #28 Schism
77% matchVery Positive97% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: FamiPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Schism is a challenging action roguelike RPG with deep synergies and high broken build potential. The combination of robust stat systems, fully moddable guns, deity worship, intense frequency-switching bullet hell combat, and difficult bosses make for a unique and highly replayable experience.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Action Roguelike 24.9%, Difficult 19.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #29 Star of Providence
78% 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: Action Roguelike 27.4%, Difficult 20.2%, Top-Down 10.4%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #30 Starward Rogue
78% matchVery Positive90% of 489 reviews2016
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.6%, Difficult 18.8%, Top-Down 11.4%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
- #31 Gunlocked 2
76% 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: Top-Down Shooter 30.3%, Action Roguelike 27.6%, Top-Down 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #32 Hyper Simon X
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Hyper Simon X is an Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Puzzle game that ingeniously blends SHMUP mechanics with the classic nostalgia of 'Simon Says' memory games. Prepare for a challenge like no other as you destroy the enemies in the exact order displayed!
Why similar: Destruction 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Difficult 14.6%, Space 9.7%, Action 9.3%
- #33 Rush Rover
77% matchVery Positive94% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: radio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Difficult 9%, Procedural Generation 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #34 Echoes of Red
74% matchVery Positive86% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: TERMAX Studios
Windows
Echoes of Red is a fast-paced roguelite shooter where you can carry unlimited weapons at once, face endless enemies ever stronger and build your perfect custom loadout. Obliterate tens of thousands of enemies who dared to challenge you and make them regret standing against you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.1%, Top-Down Shooter 33.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Roguelite 9.3%, Action 5.4%
- #35 Swirl W@tch
75% 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: Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Difficult 14.7%, Tactical 11%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Action Roguelike 10.7%
- #36 Time Wasters
73% matchVery Positive88% of 2,592 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 31.6%, Action Roguelike 27.3%, Top-Down 10.8%, Roguelite 7.5%, Space 6.9%
- #37 Core Devourer
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: IcyQuill
Windows
Hunt down huge hordes of droids, absorb their cores and become the strongest cybernetic being. In this sci-fi action-packed roguelite, you unlock weapons with unique effects, craft powerful gear and create endless combinations of upgrades for your character. Make your choice and break the game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.1%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Top-Down 13.6%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Cyberpunk 8.6%
- #38 Neon Sundown
74% matchVery Positive82% of 447 reviews2022
Dev: Ben NicholsPub: BN Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.5 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 30.9%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Top-Down 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Roguelite 7.2%
- #39 Mega City Force
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Undreamed GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Difficult 14.6%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Procedural Generation 7.8%
- #40 Black Paradox
76% matchMixed68% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Highwalls
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Roguelite 9.1%, Space 8.7%
- #41 BroodStar
73% 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 33.8%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Space 12%, Top-Down 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #42 Galaxy Highways
72% matchVery Positive97% of 59 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 30.9%, Difficult 21.8%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Top-Down 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #43 Verlet Ascend
72% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Sagewind StudioPub: Stratera Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Verlet Ascend is a physics based, action platformer with roguelike mechanics, a fully destructable procedurally generated environment, and rope swing physics. Fight creatures, loot enemies, upgrade your character, and climb your way up in an endless parkour.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.2%, Physics 24%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Roguelite 7.4%, Action 7.2%
- #44 Overhaul
71% 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: Action Roguelike 38.7%, Puzzle 16.9%, Top-Down 15%, Roguelite 10.4%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
- #45 Swarm Grinder
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,176 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 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: Action Roguelike 32.5%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Top-Down 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #46 Heat Signature
69% matchVery Positive94% of 7,367 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: Space 17.2%, Top-Down 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
- #47 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
70% 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: Top-Down Shooter 30.4%, Action Roguelike 25.2%, Top-Down 10.6%, Sci-fi 8%, Roguelite 6.5%
- #48 Null Vector
71% matchVery Positive96% of 269 reviews2018
Dev: Optical Override
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.5%, Difficult 24.5%, Top-Down 14.6%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Roguelite 7.6%
- #49 Gigantes Ex Machina
69% matchVery Positive84% of 273 reviews2025
Dev: AcrylByte
Windows
Fast paced Top-down shooter! Smartly use IRCM to evade the constant barrage of bullets and missiles and destroy everything that stands in your way.
Why similar: Roguelite 38.3%, Action 32%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, Indie 8.9%, Action Roguelike 4.5%
- #50 REPLIKATOR
71% matchVery Positive87% of 129 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Action Roguelike 22.1%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Space 10.9%, Top-Down 8.9%
- #51 Metal Thunder
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: Dumbbell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Command the legendary gunship in a high-octane action-roguelite! Engage insurgents with devastating firepower in ever-changing missions. Upgrade your arsenal, adapt to dynamic challenges, and survive relentless waves of enemies. Every run offers new tactics and chaos as you dominate the skies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35%, Action Roguelike 24.2%, Tactical 16.2%, Top-Down 11.9%, Roguelite 6.6%
- #52 Deflector
68% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!
Why similar: Difficult 30.4%, Action Roguelike 29.8%, Top-Down 15.9%, Roguelite 11.1%, Combat 5.7%
- #53 Tesla Force
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 240 reviews2020
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 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 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Procedural Generation 13%, Top-Down 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #54 Rocky Mayhem
68% 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 26.1%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Sci-fi 14%, Top-Down 9.2%, Space 8.2%
- #55 Time Treker
67% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Game
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 31.7%, Action Roguelike 26.3%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Roguelite 9%
- #56 Swordship
67% matchVery Positive87% of 236 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%, Tactical 23.8%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Top-Down 16.3%, Action 5.4%
- #57 Space Will
66% 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 23.1%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Space 11.4%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #58 Voids Vigil
65% matchVery Positive94% of 374 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 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 29.6%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Roguelite 7.6%, Action 4.3%
- #59 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 39.1%, Top-Down 31.3%, Action 17.4%, Indie 8.3%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #60 Nova Drift
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,456 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.3%, Space 20.1%, Roguelite 11.2%, Retro 7.6%, 2D 7.3%