- #1 Hades
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 300,282 reviews2020
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Hack and Slash 19.3%, Roguelite 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Roguelike 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive action-roguelike that matches the fast-paced combat and high-stakes progression of the seed game.
- #2 Dead Cells
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 178,807 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.7%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Difficult 18.9%, Roguelite 17.2%, Roguelike 16.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar blend of brutal hack-and-slash combat and roguelite exploration in a challenging environment.
- #3 Nuclear Throne
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.2%, Roguelike 19.3%, Difficult 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Roguelite 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential top-down shooter that mirrors the intense, twitch-reflex gameplay found in the seed game.
- #4 Gone Viral
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Skullbot GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gone Viral is an over-the-top action game with heavy roguelite elements where you fight for your life in a prison arena to entertain a blood-thirsty audience. Rack up your kill count, grab mutations and crazy weapons to change gameplay and get what you need to escape and Go Viral.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Hack and Slash 18.2%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same chaotic, arena-style combat and dungeon-crawling progression as the seed game.
- #5 Enter the Gungeon
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,241 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.6%, Roguelike 19.8%, Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Difficult 17.9%, Roguelite 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This dungeon-crawler features deep bullet-hell mechanics and procedural generation that will feel familiar to fans of the genre.
- #6 Wizard of Legend
94% matchVery Positive91% of 20,891 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.7%, Dungeon Crawler 21.6%, Roguelike 14.6%, Hack and Slash 12.6%, Roguelite 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a fast-paced, combat-focused experience that emphasizes movement and aggressive playstyles.
- #7 Have a Nice Death
93% matchVery Positive86% of 10,508 reviews2023
Dev: Magic Design StudiosPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.1%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Dark Humor 19.6%, Roguelite 13%, Roguelike 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This 2D action-roguelike features tight, responsive combat and a dark, thematic atmosphere.
- #8 Voidigo
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Roguelite 13.3%, Difficult 13%, Roguelike 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful yet challenging action-roguelike that focuses on boss-heavy encounters and fluid movement.
- #9 DEATHRUN TV
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Laser DogPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 31%
DEATHRUN TV is a fast hardcore rogue-lite twin-stick shooter set in the world's biggest and craziest game show. You'll experience real-time blistering speed and bullet-dodging action as you compete for glory...assuming you’re able to survive in this 2D bullet hell where only “likes” really count.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.5%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Difficult 16.5%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, bullet-hell roguelike that mirrors the intense, survival-focused nature of the seed.
- #10 Risk of Rain 2
91% matchVery Positive94% of 344,051 reviews2020
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 64.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Roguelite 20.3%, Roguelike 18.1%, Difficult 11.6%, Shooter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This 3D action-roguelike captures the same sense of escalating difficulty and chaotic combat encounters.
- #11 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
90% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.7%, Roguelite 18.2%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Difficult 11.2%, Isometric 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical top-down shooter that rewards precision and offers a deep weapon-customization system.
- #12 RUINER
89% matchVery Positive89% of 12,065 reviews2017
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.5%, Isometric 19.3%, Difficult 15.4%, Hack and Slash 9.4%, Shooter 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This brutal, top-down shooter shares a similar aesthetic and high-intensity combat loop.
- #13 God's Trigger
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 987 reviews2019
Dev: One More LevelPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Hack and Slash 14.9%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Comic Book 12.5%, Difficult 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This twin-stick shooter offers visceral, fast-paced combat that requires careful planning and execution.
- #14 Halls of Torment
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,213 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.5%, Roguelite 24.2%, Hack and Slash 23.1%, Roguelike 19%, Action 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of overwhelming enemy hordes and satisfying progression found in the seed game.
- #15 ScourgeBringer
88% matchVery Positive86% of 3,193 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Roguelite 30.3%, Action Roguelike 27.3%, Roguelike 19.1%, Difficult 12.8%, Action 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced hack-and-slash roguelite that emphasizes fluid movement and aggressive melee combat.
- #16 Project Malice
87% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
An isometric roguelike third-person shooter about a ruined Earth and the unending chaos engulfing it. Fight hordes of the infected, gather loot, make allies, traverse spacetime, and venture into the depths of what we could've prevented.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Isometric 14.1%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging action-roguelike that focuses on exploration and intense bullet-hell combat.
- #17 Fury Unleashed
86% matchVery Positive87% of 2,839 reviews2020
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Why similar: Difficult 28.7%, Roguelike 24%, Roguelite 22.1%, Shooter 17.9%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines comic-book aesthetics with the same high-octane, action-roguelike gameplay found in the seed.
- #18 Skelly Selest
85% matchVery Positive93% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelite 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Roguelike 13%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-roguelike that provides a fast, arcade-style experience with high replayability.
- #19 West of Dead
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,149 reviews2020
Dev: Upstream ArcadePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Isometric 14%, Difficult 13.7%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter incorporates cover-based mechanics into a dark, atmospheric roguelike setting.
- #20 Madshot
83% matchVery Positive84% of 282 reviews2023
Dev: OverflowPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Madshot is a fast-paced, acrobatic, rogue-lite shooter. Survive the ever-changing road through Cthulhu and beyond. Equip endless upgrade combinations as you fight your way through horrific monsters and multi-phased boss battles.
Why similar: Comic Book 26.4%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelite 18.8%, Roguelike 15.5%, Shooter 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced action game features fluid movement and challenging combat encounters.
- #21 Neon Chrome
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Action Roguelike 19%, Roguelite 15%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%, Roguelike 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed top-down shooter with robust roguelike elements and destructible environments.
- #22 NecroBouncer
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: Alchemy SheepPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac
Happy hour has arrived! Become the NecroBouncer and toss out rowdy guests in a roguelike adventure through the nightclub dungeon. Raise the dead, discover hundreds of relics, ban enemies and gobble up their powers. It’s one hell of a good time!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.5%, Hack and Slash 21%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: This dungeon-crawler offers a unique blend of hack-and-slash combat and roguelite progression.
- #23 Deflector
81% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.4 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: Hack and Slash 21.9%, Roguelite 16.7%, Difficult 15.9%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelike 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite features unique projectile-deflection mechanics that add a layer of strategy to its fast combat.
- #24 Tesla vs Lovecraft
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,231 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 58.7%, Shooter 19.6%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title delivers relentless, fast-paced top-down shooting action against hordes of enemies.
- #25 Disfigure
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,133 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, Difficult 14.7%, Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that focuses on survival and managing hordes of enemies in a dark environment.
- #26 Revita
80% matchVery Positive81% of 2,386 reviews2022
Dev: BenStarPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.3%, Action Roguelike 24.8%, Roguelite 19.3%, Roguelike 14.7%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, twin-stick roguelike that requires precision and quick decision-making in every room.
- #27 Redeemer: Enhanced Edition
81% matchVery Positive88% of 3,150 reviews2017
Dev: Sobaka StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
REDEEMER is a intense Brawler where you will punch, hack and blast your way through enemies using fists, hammers, fire arms and even the environment.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 56.6%, Shooter 16.5%, Action 16%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal top-down brawler that focuses on visceral melee combat and environmental interaction.
- #28 The Ascent
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 24,155 reviews2021
Dev: Neon GiantPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49.9%, Isometric 25.3%, Shooter 19%, Action 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi top-down shooter offers a highly polished combat experience with deep RPG elements.
- #29 Hell Shooter
77% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
Hell Shooter is a roguelike dungeon crawler game. It features unique attack methods, exhilarating action, an oriental hellish atmosphere, and each character's storytelling.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.6%, Dungeon Crawler 18%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #30 Cavity Busters
78% matchVery Positive96% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you use your one and only tooth to chomp the cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and dig your way through the body.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Difficult 13.5%, Roguelite 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, bullet-hell roguelite that rewards aggressive play and precise movement.
- #31 MYRIAD DEATH
77% matchVery Positive86% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: IGNITION MPub: holo Indie
Windows
This is an exhilarating action and shooting game where you fight using weapons with different abilities.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Hack and Slash 18.2%, Dark Comedy 17.7%, Roguelite 12.6%
- #32 Cryptical Path
76% matchVery Positive88% of 164 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: Hack and Slash 19.9%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelike 12.7%, Dark Humor 11.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10.5%
- #33 Lucky Tower Ultimate
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,715 reviews2024
Dev: Studio SeufzPub: AMC Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Escape from an incredibly dangerous, randomly generated tower in a slapstick, roguelite adventure that looks like a cartoon and feels like a joke. Slashy slashy!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Dark Humor 20.2%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Difficult 16.8%, Roguelite 13.3%
- #34 Shoot Trip Die
78% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Levi RamirezPub: Levi Ramirez
Windows
Shoot Trip Die is a psychedelic, arcade, rogue-like romp! Finger blast your way through dozens of levels mowing down strange monsters and collecting even weirder items, all to get back to your pissed stained mattress! It's got Kick! It's got Bite! And It'll Mess. You. Up! You got what it takes?...
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.4%, Action Roguelike 19%, Dark Humor 17.4%, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: An intense twin-stick shooter that emphasizes speed and chaotic combat scenarios.
- #35 Hollow Survivors
76% matchVery Positive82% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: Danny DeerPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades and weapons, and save the Tower.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 14.1%, Difficult 14%
- #36 Voids Vigil
74% 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: Top-Down Shooter 18%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Hack and Slash 17.5%, Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 13.1%
- #37 Death Must Die
73% matchVery Positive91% of 21,387 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.6%, Hack and Slash 22.5%, Roguelite 20%, Isometric 15.8%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #38 Dead Estate
74% matchVery Positive95% of 6,426 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: Action Roguelike 22%, Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Difficult 16.9%, Isometric 16%, Roguelike 14.5%
- #39 Deadzone: Rogue
72% matchVery Positive85% of 14,091 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.6%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 15.9%, Shooter 11.6%
- #40 Bloodshed
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,673 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.5%, Roguelite 31.4%, Shooter 22.5%, Action 6.6%
- #41 Penny Blood: Hellbound
73% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: NatsumeAtari
Windows
Unleash the hounds from hell and fight your way free of this otherworldly prison in a roguelike adventure that explores the world of Penny Blood’s darker side! Can you find the distinction between good and evil…?
Why similar: Comic Book 19%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, Dark Comedy 18.1%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 13.5%
- #42 X-Mutation
73% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: ProjectX
Windows
Survive thousands of monsters in X-Mutation, a hardcore 3D top-down rogue-lite action game. Mutate your body into diverse weapons, choose from hundreds of mutations, and uniquely upgrade to craft your personal combat style!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Hack and Slash 18.1%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 14%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #43 KILL KNIGHT
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,908 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Hack and Slash 20.1%, Difficult 16.6%, Isometric 14.8%, Shooter 11%
- #44 Monday Syndrome
71% matchVery Positive83% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: hyesmoPub: Blackburne Games Studio FZ LLC
Windows · Linux
You are an intern trapped in an endless office hell. Fight your way through demonic coworkers, get promoted, and find a way to escape this cursed skyscraper.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.3%, Dark Comedy 22.7%, Dungeon Crawler 21.5%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Comedy 10%
- #45 UltraGoodness
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 228 reviews2017
Dev: Rasul Mono
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tear your enemies to pieces in this top-down action-roguelike shooter. Leave oceans of blood and mountains of corpses in new dynamic and colorful action designed in pixel art style. All in the name of Goodness, of course!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Dungeon Crawler 18%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #46 LET IT DIE: INFERNO
71% matchMixed53% of 708 reviews2025
Dev: SUPERTRICK GAMES, Inc.Pub: GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.
Windows
Hell Gate tore open the earth! Deep within its chaotic depths, where time and space warp, lies the "Eye of the Reaper"—a treasure granting world-ruling power. You are an immortal Raider. Descend into the abyss, conquer the Reaper's challenge, and seize your future from the bottom of Hell!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Hack and Slash 19%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Dark Humor 13%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #47 Rogue Loops
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 284 reviews2025
Dev: Fubu Games
Windows
Rogue Loops is a roguelite action game where a trapped family battles to escape an endless loop. Combine unique skills and relics to create powerful synergies against the loop’s guardians. As you grow stronger, so does the loop—can you break free from this relentless cycle?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.7%, Action Roguelike 18%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 11.8%
- #48 REDLINE CROOKS
70% matchVery Positive99% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Alexander Golke
Windows · Linux
REDLINE CROOKS is a fast-paced roguelite combat racing game in which you destroy cops, walls and possibly yourself in a chaotic pursuit of freedom and riches. Upgrade, Slam, Taunt and Boost your way out of imprisonment through the lawless roads that lie ahead, and you may find personal absolution.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.3%, Roguelite 24.8%, Difficult 22.5%, Roguelike 17.1%, Action 3.3%
- #49 Into the Necrovale
69% matchVery Positive86% of 588 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.2%, Dungeon Crawler 20.4%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 12.4%
- #50 Shadow of the Depth
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
Median: 3.0 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: Hack and Slash 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 17.1%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Difficult 13.6%, Roguelite 13.6%
- #51 Reignbreaker
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 519 reviews2025
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 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: Comic Book 20.4%, Hack and Slash 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.8%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 13%
- #52 The Bleakest Keep
67% matchVery Positive91% of 641 reviews2025
Dev: Cache of Bones
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The Bleakest Keep is a challenging action horror roguelike. Survive the horrors of the Keep, upgrade your gear, and earn ranks as you ascend the tower and save the world!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.1%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 11.3%
- #53 NETHER DUNGEONS
68% matchVery Positive83% of 423 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 22.2%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Difficult 16.5%, Roguelite 15.9%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #54 UnderMine
69% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 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: Action Roguelike 41.7%, Dungeon Crawler 27.4%, Roguelite 24.5%, Roguelike 3.8%, Action 2.6%
- #55 1 Trait Escape
67% matchVery Positive98% of 211 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew KatzPub: 1 Trait Danger
Windows · Mac
An action rogue-lite set in the comedic 1 Trait Danger universe. Fight your way through swarms of enemies and epic bosses with minigames sprinkled in-between. Grow stronger every time you fail until you are able to escape back to Earth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.4%, Roguelite 23.1%, Comedy 17.2%, 3D 9.4%, Action 7.9%
- #56 Deadlink
67% matchVery Positive89% of 3,591 reviews2023
Dev: Gruby EntertainmentPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Comic Book 23.6%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Difficult 17.5%, Roguelite 15.8%, Shooter 11.7%
- #57 Repetendium
68% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Action Roguelike 26.5%, Roguelite 20%, Roguelike 17.2%, Survival 5%
- #58 20 Minutes Till Dawn
66% matchVery Positive91% of 28,655 reviews2023
Dev: flannePub: Erabit
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Action Roguelike 26.1%, Roguelite 18.3%, Survival 12.6%, Shooter 12.1%
- #59 Heretical
65% matchVery Positive87% of 950 reviews2024
Dev: Three Swords StudioPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Die. Adapt. Strike back. Climb Sanctora in this brutal Rogue-lite where every death unlocks powers, heroes, and paths to vengeance.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.9%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Isometric 17.6%, Roguelite 15.4%, Dungeon Crawler 15%
- #60 Penimorta
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 266 reviews2021
Dev: 0Dark&Nerdy
Windows · Mac
You are a Wizard. Being imprisoned in Penimorta, a maximum security prison, has little appeal. Naturally, you've decided to bust out. The problem is... between every floor of Penimorta is a Corporeal Beast. Can you escape?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27%, Isometric 22.1%, Dungeon Crawler 21.6%, Roguelite 15.7%, Action-Adventure 10.1%