- #1 Hell is Other Demons
97% matchVery Positive93% of 338 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.2%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Difficult 12.8%, Roguelite 11.9%, Roguelike 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the intense bullet-hell action and heavy metal aesthetic found in Rising Hell.
- #2 Valfaris
96% matchVery Positive83% of 2,721 reviews2019
Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
Why similar: Gore 31.2%, Platformer 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Difficult 11.7%, Action 11%
Why You'll Like It: A heavy metal-infused action platformer that delivers the same level of visceral, high-intensity combat.
- #3 Halls of Torment
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,421 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.1 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 19.1%, Bullet Hell 17%, Roguelite 15.6%, Demons 11.9%, Roguelike 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, gothic aesthetic and intense combat that appeals to fans of the metal-inspired atmosphere.
- #4 Slain: Back from Hell
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,392 reviews2016
Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.
Why similar: Gore 30.1%, Difficult 18%, Platformer 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A perfect thematic match that combines brutal combat with a heavy metal atmosphere and gothic pixel art.
- #5 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
95% matchVery Positive86% of 792 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Platformer 24.6%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Difficult 13.2%, Roguelike 10.5%, Procedural Generation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique take on vertical platforming and rogue-lite progression with a focus on chaotic, circular combat.
- #6 Dead Cells
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 180,167 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.2 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: Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 15.3%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Roguelike 11.8%, Platformer 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive roguevania that offers the fluid, fast-paced combat and vertical exploration essential to the genre.
- #7 Downwell
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,526 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Difficult 14.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the vertical descent mechanic with fast-paced, reflex-based gameplay and distinct pixel art.
- #8 Skelly Selest
92% 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 25.9%, Roguelite 19.8%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Roguelike 12%, Difficult 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A frantic, gothic-themed action rogue-lite that emphasizes quick reflexes and intense combat encounters.
- #9 Revita
91% matchVery Positive81% of 2,397 reviews2022
Dev: BenStarPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Action Roguelike 28%, Roguelite 21.7%, Procedural Generation 16.4%, Roguelike 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, vertical rogue-lite where you climb a mysterious tower, perfectly mirroring the core loop of Rising Hell.
- #10 Skul: The Hero Slayer
91% matchVery Positive93% of 57,146 reviews2021
Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.4%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Difficult 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced, satisfying 2D action with deep rogue-lite progression mechanics.
- #11 Neon Abyss
90% matchVery Positive86% of 23,532 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 15.1%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Roguelike 12.7%, Platformer 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a chaotic, fast-paced experience with heavy bullet-hell elements and procedural rogue-lite progression.
- #12 Caveblazers
89% matchVery Positive85% of 4,500 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 13.3%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Platformer 10.9%, Difficult 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, fast-paced platformer rogue-lite that emphasizes verticality and chaotic combat.
- #13 Doomsday Hunters
88% matchVery Positive90% of 787 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: Bullet Hell 16.1%, Difficult 14.6%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Roguelite 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter rogue-lite that captures the bullet-hell intensity and dark, gritty atmosphere.
- #14 Death Must Die
86% matchVery Positive90% of 21,526 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.2 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 22.6%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Roguelite 17.6%, Roguelike 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines bullet-hell intensity with rogue-lite progression and a dark, gritty visual style.
- #15 Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
89% matchMixed68% of 155 reviews2021
Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Nongunz is a roguelite action-platformer. Battle grotesque creatures, kill quickly to maintain your combo meter, and rescue worshipers to become part of your idle army to buy upgrades.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26%, Difficult 20.3%, Roguelite 17.6%, Roguelike 6.9%, Platformer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, gothic-themed roguevania that shares the punishing difficulty and unique visual style of Rising Hell.
- #16 Fury Unleashed
87% matchVery Positive87% of 2,857 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 22.3%, Roguelite 19%, Roguelike 16.9%, Platformer 16.1%, 2D Platformer 12%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a high-octane, fast-paced action experience with a focus on combo-driven combat and rogue-lite elements.
- #17 Summum Aeterna
86% matchVery Positive85% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Summum Aeterna is a fast-paced Roguelite inspired by the Metroidvania Aeterna Noctis. Create your own worlds, challenges, difficulty and influences in each new run. Die, learn, become stronger, and achieve victory. Death is inevitable, but glory is only for the chosen.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelite 17.4%, Difficult 15.5%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Roguelike 12%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, 2D rogue-lite that matches the adrenaline-pumping combat and platforming focus of the seed game.
- #18 Sole Saga
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Dev It With Cat
Windows · Linux
Fast-paced action rogue-Like survival with a touch of Soul-like, Challenging yet rewarding gameplay!, Battle with horde of monsters, Build your favorite hero with powerful skills and weapons in Action Rogue-like style, Fight your way to the epic boss and become a legend.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Bullet Hell 19%, Difficult 15.8%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult action rogue-lite that blends bullet-hell mechanics with 2D platforming combat.
- #19 Metal Unit
84% matchVery Positive83% of 2,875 reviews2021
Dev: JellySnow StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
Why similar: Roguelite 25.9%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Action 15.3%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer rogue-lite that features intense combat and a sci-fi aesthetic with heavy metal undertones.
- #20 Keeper's Toll
82% matchVery Positive90% of 769 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 22.6%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Roguelite 18.1%, Roguelike 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark-fantasy rogue-lite that emphasizes challenging combat and gothic atmosphere.
- #21 Undead Onslaught
82% matchVery Positive81% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Wish App Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Undead Onslaught" is a Bullet Heaven RPG where you ascend as the villain. Master unique mechanics and strategic combat to dominate a dark, evolving world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.3%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Demons 14.3%, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelite 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intense, wave-based bullet-hell combat with a dark, pixelated aesthetic.
- #22 Katana ZERO
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,917 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19%, Platformer 18.9%, Difficult 16%, Gore 15.9%, 2D Platformer 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-focused, it provides the same high-speed, one-hit-kill intensity and stylish pixel art.
- #23 99 Levels To Hell
85% matchMixed60% of 609 reviews2014
Dev: Zaxis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. 99 Levels to Hell is a rogue-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When you complete 10 levels, the 10th being a boss-fight you unlock a door to the next dungeon.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelite 17.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Arcade 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style rogue-lite that emphasizes challenging combat and vertical progression through hellish levels.
- #24 To Hell with Hell
83% matchMixed67% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: Lazurite GamesPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In To Hell with Hell Natasias personal apocalypse has arrived as she finds herself in hell in a battle against an army of darkness. In a classic Bullet Hell rogue-like crawler she’ll survive deadly traps and fight dozens and dozens of mad demonic enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34%, Gore 29.8%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Action 9.5%, Indie 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on fighting through hordes of demons in a fast-paced, bullet-hell environment.
- #25 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
81% matchVery Positive94% of 4,458 reviews2018
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
Why similar: Platformer 22.7%, Difficult 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Fantasy 9.7%, Arcade 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic-themed platformer that captures the classic, challenging feel of retro action games.
- #26 Nightmare: The Lunatic
79% matchVery Positive89% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: Maetdol Games
Windows
Nightmare: The Lunatic is a parrying action rogue-lite platformer game about escaping a nightmare. Constantly swap between 3 weapons, use special attacks, and avoid and parry enemy attacks. Strengthen yourself by collecting powerful and unique totems.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Difficult 16.2%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 10.2%, Platformer 10%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, fast-paced action rogue-lite that rewards precision and quick reflexes.
- #27 Hyperhell
79% matchVery Positive97% of 173 reviews2023
Dev: Diency games
Windows
HYPERHELL is a breakneck top-down movement shooter featuring the talents of several prolific hyperpop musicians. Obliterate your way through a colorful city of demons to reclaim what was stolen from you: a fully stocked fridge.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.8%, Demons 21.4%, Arcade 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, 2D 8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D rogue-lite that focuses on fast-paced, arcade-style shooting and perma-death mechanics.
- #28 Hellbrella
77% matchVery Positive97% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: Icy Mountain StudiosPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Put on your raincoat and destroy hordes of demons in Hell. Use 5 insane umbrellas in an aerial roguelite hack and slash of pure chaos!
Why similar: Gore 20.5%, Demons 14.3%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 13.3%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
- #29 A Robot Named Fight!
80% matchVery Positive88% of 888 reviews2017
Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Roguelite 16.9%, Gore 16.2%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Platformer 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A rogue-lite metroidvania that focuses on exploration and intense combat in a dark, alien environment.
- #30 Plague Breaker
78% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Wozzy Games Limited
Windows
Plague Breaker is a retro roguelike platformer with heavy RPG elements. Pick your class and ascend a procedurally generated castle filled with undead monsters and corrupted plague doctors. Level up your character and find items, weapons, and traders along the way before taking on each floors boss.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelite 15.1%, Difficult 14.8%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Platformer 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A roguevania that blends exploration with intense, platformer-based combat encounters.
- #31 Tiny Rogues
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,556 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Difficult 15.6%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #32 Dungreed
77% matchVery Positive93% of 9,532 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.2%, Roguelite 19%, Roguelike 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Difficult 7.9%
- #33 Rising Hell - Prologue
78% matchVery Positive83% of 116 reviews2020
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Welcome to the first layer of hell! Climb out from the ever-changing abyss while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons in this vertical platformer rogue-lite.
Why similar: Gore 22%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Action 9.4%, Demons 8%, Roguelite 7.9%
- #34 Dead Estate
75% matchVery Positive95% of 6,512 reviews2021
Dev: Milkbar LadsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Difficult 13.5%, Demons 12.6%, Gore 11.6%
- #35 Raining Blood: Hellfire
74% matchVery Positive91% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: TechBoohPub: SehLoiro
Windows
Inspired by the iconic Call of Duty Zombies experience, Raining Blood Hellfire 1.0 is an intense survival bullet hell where chaos reigns and every round is a brutal battle for life — and absolute power. Kill, upgrade, explore, die, repeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.8%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Difficult 13.4%, Gore 11.9%, Roguelite 11.9%
- #36 ScourgeBringer
75% matchVery Positive86% of 3,222 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 18.6%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Roguelike 9.6%, Bullet Hell 8.5%
- #37 Grind Survivors
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,219 reviews2026
Dev: Pushka StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Grind Survivors is a fast-paced action roguelike where demon hunters face endless hellspawn. Dodge, loot, and blast through brutal bullet-hell combat with dynamic builds and ever-changing weapons in a scorched, demon-ridden world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.1%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Gore 16.1%, Roguelite 10.8%, Demons 10.7%
- #38 Spiritfall
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,914 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Giant
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 15.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Platformer 10.6%
- #39 HELLBREAK
72% matchVery Positive83% of 248 reviews2026
Dev: Double Barrel GamesPub: Biotech Gameworks
Windows
HELLBREAK is a fast-paced roguelite, survivor-like FPS where you fight through escalating waves in brutal arenas in Hell. Build powerful loadouts, earn favor from demon lords to unlock new gear, and climb the leaderboards for your salvation.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.8%, Bullet Hell 25.5%, Roguelite 22.1%, Demons 19.2%, Action 5.4%
- #40 Devious Dungeon
76% matchVery Positive83% of 409 reviews2019
Dev: WoblywarePub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Set in the Dark Ages, Devious Dungeon is a medieval focused action platformer with RPG styled upgrades.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.3%, Difficult 14.3%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #41 Devil Slayer - Raksasi
74% matchVery Positive85% of 2,848 reviews2021
Dev: GlassesCatGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Devil Slayer - Raksasi is a top-down action game with procedurally generated dungeons, profound roguelike elements, and intuitive soul-like fighting. It's a fair and challenging game, dodging, timing, striking, you need to master them all to fight your way out of this cursed world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20%, Difficult 18%, Roguelite 14.5%, Gore 14%, Procedural Generation 13%
- #42 Riptale
73% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Super God
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Riptale is a challenging 2D roguelike action game aiming to make sword combat be as bloody and impactful as possible. The player collects gems that allow them to execute different attacks in the order of their choosing. All this results in a symphony of combos that fill the screen with blood and guts.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.4%, Roguelite 18.2%, Gore 15.3%, Action 10.1%, 2D 5.4%
- #43 Star of Providence
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,320 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.6%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 16.3%, Difficult 12%, Procedural Generation 10.1%
- #44 Spirits Abyss
71% matchVery Positive96% of 424 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.5%, Difficult 15%, Platformer 12.9%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #45 Voidigo
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,782 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Roguelite 14.5%, Difficult 12.8%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #46 Rogue: Genesia
67% matchVery Positive91% of 8,452 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 25.8 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: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Roguelite 17.1%, Procedural Generation 11%, Roguelike 10%
- #47 Black Future '88
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 745 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.6%, Roguelite 29.2%, Action 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Platformer 5.4%
- #48 Horde Hunters
68% 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: Action Roguelike 20%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Roguelite 17.5%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #49 TowerClimb
71% matchVery Positive92% of 408 reviews2015
Dev: Davioware and Quazi
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.3%, Difficult 14%, Gore 12.7%, Roguelite 11.4%, Platformer 9.7%
- #50 Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,586 reviews2023
Dev: Creature Cauldron
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are the Spirit Hunters in this action rogue-lite. Slay huge waves of monsters and harvest their souls for ever increasing power. Unlock many playable characters, abilities, maps and more through a deep progression system.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Roguelite 23.2%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Fantasy 6.9%, Roguelike 6%
- #51 Foregone
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,396 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Platformer 22.5%, Difficult 22%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Roguelike 11.1%, Action 8.8%
- #52 Demon Hunt
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 435 reviews2025
Dev: Massive Hug
Windows
Battle through demon-infested lands in this fast-paced rogue-lite bullet-heaven. Pick unique weapons with powerful evolutions, and hunt down ancient demons in intense boss fights. Loot, upgrade, and unlock new ways to grow stronger after every hunt!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.9%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Roguelite 18.3%, Demons 16.6%, Roguelike 11.9%
- #53 Elderand
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 787 reviews2023
Dev: MantraPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.
Why similar: Gore 49%, Platformer 17.3%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, 2D 7.9%, Action 6.5%
- #54 Doomed to Hell
69% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20%, Difficult 15%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 12.6%
- #55 Versebound
66% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Conifer Digital
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies and fight mythical bosses in this challenging action roguelike. In a desperate fight for survival you must perform rituals, buildcraft and learn from every misstep to become stronger. Use unique abilities and powerful artifacts to beat every trial in the world of Kalevala!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 11.6%, Difficult 10.8%
- #56 Catacomb Kids
70% matchVery Positive87% of 628 reviews2015
Dev: FourbitFriday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.8%, Roguelite 21.5%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Platformer 10.6%, Difficult 7.4%
- #57 Pixel Descent
67% matchVery Positive84% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Moonskull Games
Windows
Pixel Descent is an action rogue-lite in which you navigate a series of complex dungeons packed to the brim with monsters that want you dead. Sign the contract and descend into the deepest depths of the abyss knowing full well that you will definitely die there, it's just a matter of when.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Roguelike 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Arcade 8.5%
- #58 Dragon Is Dead
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 690 reviews2025
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelite 17.6%, Roguelike 13.2%, Platformer 10.2%, Demons 9.8%
- #59 Madshot
67% matchVery Positive84% of 282 reviews2023
Dev: OverflowPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Gore 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 13.4%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Platformer 12.2%
- #60 Power Fantasy
64% matchVery Positive86% of 552 reviews2025
Dev: Lava Lamb Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Survive hordes of blood hungry enemies and hope for the best upgrades while you level up! Power Fantasy is a fresh rogue-survivors-like with unique heroes and tons of customization.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.9%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Fantasy 9%, Demons 8.9%