- #1 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
97% 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 22.3%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.4%, Roguelite 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, tactical twin-stick experience with complex weapon mechanics and roguelike progression that mirrors the intensity of Rift Loopers.
- #2 ANVIL
96% matchMixed61% of 2,201 reviews2023
Dev: ACTION SQUARE
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a Vault Breaker in search of alien artifacts called “Vaults” and fight against monsters and powerful bosses. You can strengthen your Breakers to explore far-away galaxies that no one has ever reached!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Multiplayer 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-roguelike that features cooperative multiplayer and diverse character abilities similar to the core loop of Rift Loopers.
- #3 Neon Chrome
96% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Cyberpunk 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed twin-stick roguelite that features destructible environments and persistent character upgrades perfect for fans of the genre.
- #4 HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
95% matchVery Positive90% of 32,984 reviews2015
Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.6%, Online Co-Op 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Co-op 13.5%, Multiplayer 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for top-down, co-op sci-fi combat, requiring intense coordination to survive against massive alien swarms.
- #5 Red Solstice 2: Survivors
94% matchMixed70% of 3,299 reviews2021
Dev: IronwardPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sequel to the best-seller The Red Solstice. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?
Why similar: Procedural Generation 19.3%, Online Co-Op 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Aliens 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intense tactical top-down shooter that focuses on cooperative survival against overwhelming alien threats in a sci-fi setting.
- #6 Entropy Survivors
93% matchVery Positive81% of 483 reviews2024
Dev: Moving Pieces InteractivePub: First Break Labs
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.5%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.1%, Roguelike 11.6%, Action RPG 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell roguelike that focuses on character builds and surviving massive enemy counts.
- #7 NeuroVoider
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 795 reviews2016
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.8%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Cyberpunk 13.3%, Roguelite 9.9%, Roguelike 8%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter with a strong cyberpunk aesthetic and roguelike elements that emphasizes co-op play.
- #8 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 26.1%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Co-op 14.3%, Roguelike 14.1%, Online Co-Op 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: While third-person, it perfectly captures the scaling difficulty and cooperative roguelike synergy found in Rift Loopers.
- #9 Fury Unleashed
92% 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: Online Co-Op 26.5%, Multiplayer 22.3%, Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelite 13.9%, Co-op 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, comic-book-styled action-roguelike that supports co-op and features tight, responsive combat mechanics.
- #10 Horde Hunters
90% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Roguelite 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick roguelite that emphasizes procedural generation and swarm-based combat.
- #11 Destropolis
91% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Cyberpunk 12.2%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, high-speed twin-stick shooter that focuses on surviving endless waves of enemies in a destructible city.
- #12 Mist Slayer
89% matchMixed66% of 378 reviews2023
Dev: Moju Games
Windows
Mist Slayer is an action Roguelite game. You are a time traveling hero, called to aid in a mystical war, and armed with unique weapons and skills. Face down amazing enemies in parallel universes, collecting various power-ups, and exploring as you go. Play alone or team up with friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Roguelite 12.1%, Co-op 11.8%, Multiplayer 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that offers cooperative multiplayer and character-driven combat.
- #13 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
89% matchVery Positive88% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: Threaks
Windows
Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Roguelite 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-roguelike that features fast-paced combat on spherical planets.
- #14 Core Devourer
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 111 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: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Action Roguelike 15%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Action RPG 9.8%, Roguelike 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that leans heavily into bullet-hell elements and roguelite progression.
- #15 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
87% matchVery Positive95% of 23,448 reviews2017
Dev: Reactive Drop Team
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Procedural Generation 16.1%, Co-op 11%, Aliens 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that excels at cooperative squad-based combat against relentless alien swarms.
- #16 Scrappage
86% matchVery Positive83% of 103 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: Twin Stick Shooter 32.2%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Cyberpunk 12.2%, Roguelike 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging twin-stick roguelike that emphasizes local co-op and perma-death mechanics.
- #17 Cosmic Coliseum
85% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Exane GamesPub: Bad Blood Studios
Windows
Fight for your freedom as you battle through wave after wave of alien adversaries. Destroy enemy fighters and collect XP to raise your level and become more powerful. Combine your skills and abilities with a huge range of power-ups to become the ultimate champion.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Action Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 10.6%, Roguelike 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick arena shooter that focuses on roguelite progression and top-down action.
- #18 Survivors of the Dawn
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 744 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Action Roguelike 17%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Roguelite 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-roguelike that focuses on bullet-hell mechanics and top-down shooter gameplay.
- #19 Shape Shifter: Formations
84% matchVery Positive91% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: Castec Studios
Windows
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Roguelite 9.5%, Roguelike 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-based shooter that incorporates bullet-hell elements and local co-op.
- #20 Let Them Come: Onslaught
83% matchVery Positive89% of 212 reviews2025
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 11.5%, Action RPG 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A focused bullet-hell experience that pits players against waves of alien creatures.
- #21 Dungeon Survivors
84% matchMixed66% of 142 reviews2024
Dev: TopVR
Windows
Dungeon Survivors is a top-down fantasy roguelite where you can use your class abilities to fight off a horde of fantasy monsters. Choose from a variety of abilities and items to create unique builds and survive with 1-4 players.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.6%, Action Roguelike 24.4%, Roguelite 13.3%, Co-op 11.4%, Roguelike 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-roguelike that supports online co-op and features pixel-art aesthetics.
- #22 Roguevive: Prelude
82% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Chiorco
Windows
Survive against hordes of enemies getting ever stronger, alone or with friends. Level up, unlock upgrades and new guns in this multiplayer bullet-heaven roguelite.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.6%, Online Co-Op 22.6%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelike 12.7%, Co-op 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure roguelike that provides a similar top-down cooperative experience.
- #23 Relic Dudes
81% matchVery Positive88% of 329 reviews2024
Dev: Achenar Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Defeat hordes of enemies, alone or with up to 4 friends! Work together or mess with them on this online multiplayer survivors style roguelike, where you create unique builds that can change the fate of your team.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.4%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 12.6%, Co-op 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative roguelite that focuses on action-oriented gameplay and bullet-hell challenges.
- #24 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
82% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: ReijaPub: indie.io
Windows
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 14%, Aliens 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes combat and roguelite progression against alien threats.
- #25 Repetendium
81% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 30.4%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 12%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelike that features bullet-hell mechanics and top-down movement.
- #26 Deadzone: Rogue
78% 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: Online Co-Op 29.1%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelite 14.5%, Sci-fi 4.3%
- #27 Rogue Loops
79% 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: Action Roguelike 29.3%, Action RPG 19%, Roguelite 18.8%, Roguelike 17.5%, RPG 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite that focuses on action-heavy combat and procedural generation.
- #28 Section 13
79% matchMixed70% of 828 reviews2025
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Unravel a thrilling sci-fi mystery in this action-packed twin-stick roguelite shooter. Select your load-out, stack up temporary and persistent upgrades, and delve into the depths of a subterranean base, either alone or in a group of up to 3 players.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelike 9.6%, Roguelite 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, top-down shooter that blends twin-stick mechanics with roguelike progression.
- #29 Deathless: Survivors
80% matchMixed60% of 197 reviews2024
Dev: OneTwoPlay
Windows
Embark on an online co-op Survival Roguelite adventure. Team up with friends, slash through endless waves of foes, conquer formidable bosses, fulfill quests, craft potent weapons, and unlock unique characters!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.5%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Action RPG 11.9%, Roguelike 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style action-roguelite with online co-op support.
- #30 Roboquest
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.3%, Online Co-Op 22.9%, Roguelite 15.3%, Co-op 13.5%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #31 Rogue: Genesia
76% matchVery Positive91% of 8,365 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.5%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #32 Tor Eternum
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Sorcerous Gaming
Windows
Explore the enigmatic Tor Eternum with up to 10 friends in this frenetic online co-op action RPG. Customize your character as you level up, explore the halls of the Tower, and overcome billions of different procedurally generated bosses.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Action RPG 11.4%, Roguelike 10%
Why You'll Like It: A hack-and-slash action-roguelike that supports cooperative play and character customization.
- #33 RIPOUT
77% matchMixed61% of 1,205 reviews2024
Dev: Pet Project GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Ripout is an online Co-Op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants capable of reconfiguring their alien bodies. Survive with your trusty Pet Gun companion, collect loot, and customize your character to fit your playstyle.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 56.4%, Aliens 21.3%, Sci-fi 8.6%, PvE 7.2%, Action 6.5%
- #34 Kritters
75% matchVery Positive89% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: LJF Games
Windows · Linux
A chaotic Roguelite Twin-Stick Shooter with a Base Defense Twist. With up to 4 players, explore, become stronger to defend your spaceship and leave this Frk*n planet!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Co-op 8.8%
- #35 Moros Protocol
74% matchVery Positive80% of 667 reviews2025
Dev: Pixel ReignPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Face the darkness in Moros Protocol, a pixel-painted sci-fi FPS roguelite. Survive the nightmare alone or with allies as you navigate the decaying warship, stalked by horrors and guided by a voice you don’t recognize. Adapt, upgrade, and push forward. You may be outnumbered, but not outmatched.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 27.1%, Online Co-Op 19.9%, Roguelite 19.6%, Co-op 12.9%, Multiplayer 10.6%
- #36 ArcRunner
77% matchMixed70% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Trickjump Games LtdPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Traverse 'The Arc' in this beautiful, Cyberpunk-styled action rogue-lite as you attempt to reset an evil rogue AI. Experiment with different weapons and augments as you fight hordes of machines programmed for your annihilation! Collect Nanites & power-up after every run either solo or with friends!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 18.4%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Procedural Generation 13%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #37 Galactic Glitch
73% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 34.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #38 Doomsday Hunters
74% matchVery Positive90% of 784 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36%, Cyberpunk 15.9%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #39 AFTERBLAST
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Lumino Games
Windows
AFTERBLAST is a challenging FPS roguelite. Play SOLO or in CO-OP (1-4 players). Get stronger each run. Obtain powerful abilities, weapons and find a way to save your planet. Stand up against the Gods and defeat hordes of monsters!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.3%, Action Roguelike 22.7%, Roguelite 13.7%, Co-op 13.2%, Roguelike 13%
- #40 Final Days
75% matchVery Positive89% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: +7 Software
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Online Co-Op 15%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Procedural Generation 11%
- #41 Killsquad
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,493 reviews2021
Dev: Novarama
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hack and slash? Check. Twin-stick-shooter? Check. 4 player coop to slay hordes of aliens & bosses with your friends? Check. Skills, upgrades, weapons, gears, talismans and more to make you stronger? Check. Wake up, bounty hunter. We have a mission for you. Time to clean up the scum of the galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Online Co-Op 15%, Co-op 9.6%, Action RPG 9%
- #42 Monsters 'til Midnight
72% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows
Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelite 10.7%, Co-op 10.5%
- #43 Driveloop: Survivors
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Stunbyte
Windows
Driveloop is a fast-paced driving roguelike shooter. Drift, blast and ram your way through waves of steampunk enemies. Upgrade your vehicle with powerful weapons, recruit unique crew members and survive intense battles as you build the ultimate combat machine. Can you survive the chaos?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Action RPG 12.8%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #44 Outer Terror
71% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Salt & Pixel LLCPub: VoxPop Games, Inc.
Windows
DON’T DIE as you assemble a ridiculous arsenal of weapons and desperately hold out against massive hordes of creatures pulled from a variety of classic horror genres reminiscent of 80s and 90s Golden Age comics and B-movies in this stylish action-packed arcade roguelite.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.6%, Online Co-Op 19.1%, 1980s 17.9%, Co-op 11.9%, Multiplayer 10.8%
- #45 M.O.O.D.S.
70% matchVery Positive87% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows
Grab a gun and take down hostile robots corrupted by synthetic emotions! Combine weapon modifications and wreak havoc in this roguelite shooter. Let your emotions shape combat and alter boss fights! Fight alone or join up with up to 4 players!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #46 Shatterline
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 29,161 reviews2025
Dev: Frag Lab LLC
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Get ready for the apocalypse! Shatterline is a high-octane single-player FPS adventure where Earth’s survival hangs in the balance. Pick a unique operator and combat the alien plague!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.9%, Roguelike 24.3%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Co-op 12.1%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #47 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
70% matchVery Positive81% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 13.5%, Action RPG 11%
- #48 Mars Survivors
71% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Roguelike 8.5%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #49 Planetary Dustoff
72% 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 30.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Roguelite 15.1%, Action 4.5%
- #50 Gunlocked
69% matchVery Positive87% of 502 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 34.2%, Roguelite 19.5%, 1980s 12.8%, Aliens 12.6%, RPG 9.5%
- #51 Out of Time
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: Manticore Games
Windows
Out of Time is a fast-paced, multi-player co-op roguelite where your squad, gear, and teamwork decide survival. Battle through a fractured world where past, present, and future collide - facing swarms of corrupted enemies, brutal bosses, and unique challenges all before time runs out.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Online Co-Op 22.1%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 12.6%, Co-op 10.8%
- #52 Space Beast Terror Fright
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,775 reviews2022
Dev: nornware AB
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
S.B.T.F. is a very hard arcade-style / rogue-like / perma-death first person shooter. You play as Marines who must brave dark, claustrophobic and terrifyingly intense Space Beast infested spacecraft in order to extract critical data and lucrative upgrades. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.4%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Co-op 14.7%, Aliens 10.9%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #53 The Ascent
69% 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 25%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Cyberpunk 22%, Co-op 11.4%, Action RPG 9%
- #54 Tesla Force
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 240 reviews2020
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
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: Procedural Generation 31.4%, Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Roguelite 20.2%, RPG 7.1%, Action 5.1%
- #55 Survivor Mercs
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Roguelite 9%
- #56 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
68% matchVery Positive84% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 11.1%, Aliens 9.3%
- #57 Keeper's Toll
66% matchVery Positive90% of 760 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Action RPG 20.3%, Roguelite 18.9%, Roguelike 15.7%, RPG 6.8%
- #58 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive93% of 69 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: Twin Stick Shooter 34%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelite 10.7%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #59 Kickback: Shoot to Move! 👾
64% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Dot bloodPub: Targem Games
Windows
Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.
Why similar: Roguelite 37.4%, 1980s 25.6%, RPG 17.7%, Action 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #60 GUNTOUCHABLES
63% matchVery Positive85% of 4,029 reviews2025
Dev: Game SwingPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Guntouchables is an online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. You play as a gun-toting group of 'preppers' trying to reclaim the world from an ever-evolving horde of mutants, constantly working to develop new unique ways to kill you.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.9%, Action Roguelike 24.4%, Roguelite 14.9%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Co-op 14.3%