- #1 Risk of Rain (2013)
97% matchVery Positive93% of 29,814 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.9%, Roguelike 17%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Co-op 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It’s the original blueprint, with the same side-scrolling combat, item-stacking runs, survivors, and escalating chaos.
- #2 Risk of Rain 2
96% matchVery Positive94% of 348,990 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: Looter Shooter 26.2% ★, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Loot 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It translates the same snowballing loot synergies and co-op pacing into 3D while preserving the series’ tempo and run structure.
- #3 Gunfire Reborn
96% matchVery Positive93% of 103,288 reviews2021
Dev: Gunfire Reborn StudioPub: Duoyi Games
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 49.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 25.8% ★, Online Co-Op 24.1%, Roguelike 13.7%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Action Roguelike 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part is building absurd ranged synergies with friends, this co-op roguelite shooter nails that escalation.
- #4 Rabbit and Steel
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 11,216 reviews2024
Dev: mino_dev
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
RABBIT & STEEL is a co-op action roguelike that recreates the essence of high-level MMO raiding in a randomized, simplified, bunny-sized package. Choose your class, gather your rabbit-eared companions and battle your way to the Moonlit Pinnacle!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Class-Based 17%, Local Co-Op 13%, Co-op 10.8%, Roguelike 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its multiplayer-focused runs, distinct classes, and build-crafting capture the same co-op roguelike energy even though it leans harder into boss fights.
- #5 Heroes of Hammerwatch
94% matchVery Positive87% of 9,479 reviews2018
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.2%, Online Co-Op 18.4%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Co-op 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Co-op dungeon runs, pixel-art action, and stacking gear/perk builds recreate the addictive 'one more run' loop even from a top-down view.
- #6 Neon Abyss
94% matchVery Positive86% of 23,566 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.3 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: Loot 30.2%, Action Roguelike 26.7%, Roguelike 23%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, 2D 6%
Why You'll Like It: This is another 2D roguelite shooter-platformer built around wild item synergies, constant projectile spam, and repeat runs that spiral out of control.
- #7 Roboquest
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 24,091 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 18.2 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: Looter Shooter 26.2% ★, Action Roguelike 23.4%, Online Co-Op 20%, Co-op 8.3%, Multiplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Fast movement, randomized guns, and co-op runs give it the same momentum-building shooter feel, just from a first-person angle.
- #8 Fury Unleashed
93% matchVery Positive87% of 2,872 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: Local Co-Op 34.2%, Online Co-Op 18.1%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Roguelike 10.5%, Combat 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its side-scrolling gunplay, combo-driven tempo, and drop-in co-op make it one of the closest non-Risk of Rain alternatives.
- #9 30XX
91% matchVery Positive90% of 2,780 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.5%, Local Co-Op 18.4%, Roguelike 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Multiplayer 9%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite run-and-gun pairs tight 2D platform shooting with co-op and randomized build elements that scratch a very similar itch.
- #10 Alien Hominid Invasion
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,727 reviews2023
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Old friends and bitter enemies await as you invade Earth alongside a Mothership full of alien friends! Blast, beam, and bite your way through an endless swarm of enemies as you and up to three of your fellow hominids cause mayhem with a huge arsenal of weapons, mutations, and acrobatic maneuvers.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 27.7%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, PvE 13.9%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Co-op 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Like Returns, it’s a frantic 2D co-op shooter with randomized runs, character progression, and screen-filling chaos.
- #11 Rogue Glitch Ultra
90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,595 reviews2021
Dev: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.4%, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Roguelike 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes side-scrolling roguelite shooting, upgrade stacking, and online co-op in a way that feels squarely in Risk of Rain’s lane.
- #12 Enter the Gungeon
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 89,090 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.0 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 29.3%, Local Co-Op 19.1%, Roguelike 16.4%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Loot 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Another benchmark for item-synergy-driven roguelite gunplay, with runs that shift dramatically based on what drops.
- #13 Wizard of Legend
89% matchVery Positive91% of 20,963 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 29.6%, Local Co-Op 27%, Roguelike 12.6%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Co-op 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Though spell-based instead of gun-based, its fast room-to-room combat and build variety make it a strong action-roguelike substitute.
- #14 Ember Knights
87% matchVery Positive94% of 6,890 reviews2023
Dev: Doom TurtlePub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.3%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Co-op 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its multiplayer-friendly runs and rapidly stacking abilities deliver the same accessible-but-chaotic co-op roguelite loop.
- #15 Nuclear Throne
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,623 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 43.8%, Roguelike 23.5%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Action 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its brutal run-based shooting and improvisational weapon and mutation decisions echo Risk of Rain’s high-speed, high-risk action.
- #16 Crab Champions
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 30,650 reviews2023
Dev: Noisestorm
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Claw your way across exotic islands combining fluid movement with fast paced combat to become a Crab Champion in this third person roguelike shooter.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 31.6% ★, Action Roguelike 19.3%, PvE 10.7%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Roguelike 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Despite the 3D perspective, its co-op loot-shooter runs and escalating item synergies feel very Risk of Rain-adjacent.
- #17 Ravenswatch
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 21,815 reviews2024
Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fallen heroes of old folk tales and legends: you are on the verge of a crucial battle against the Nightmare invading and corrupting your world. A roguelike action game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods©, playable solo or in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.4%, Online Co-Op 22.9%, Roguelike 18.3%, Co-op 13.2%, Multiplayer 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: For players who mainly want co-op action-roguelike runs with strong character identity and scaling builds, this is an excellent fit.
- #18 Nova Drift
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,493 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.6%, Space 20.5%, Roguelike 17.5%, Arcade 12.9%, 2D 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The pure focus on chaining upgrade synergies in a sci-fi run-based shooter makes it a great match for the 'broken build' side of Risk of Rain.
- #19 Astral Ascent
84% matchVery Positive95% of 8,409 reviews2023
Dev: Hibernian Workshop
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.9%, Local Co-Op 27.9%, Roguelike 14.7%, Co-op 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 6%
Why You'll Like It: This polished 2D action roguelite offers character-specific kits and build combos that reward repeated runs much like Returns.
- #20 Vagante
84% matchVery Positive89% of 5,008 reviews2018
Dev: Nuke Nine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.8%, Online Co-Op 18.7%, Class-Based 15.7%, Multiplayer 11%, Roguelike 11%
Why You'll Like It: Its multiplayer 2D roguelite structure and harsh run-based progression will appeal if you like Returns’ older-school indie challenge.
- #21 Lost Castle 2
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 12,197 reviews2026
Dev: Hunter Studio
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Lost Castle 2" is a 2D Beat'em up Rogue-Lite game. Explore abundant treasures and items to enhance yourself, master various weapons to showcase your skills, and challenge powerful monsters to demonstrate your strength. A new adventure is calling for treasure hunters!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.2%, Online Co-Op 19.6%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Roguelike 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This co-op 2D roguelite emphasizes repeatable runs, branching build choices, and party-friendly action in a similar pick-up-and-play style.
- #22 Caveblazers
83% matchVery Positive85% of 4,513 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 34.2%, Local Co-Op 24.3%, Roguelike 16%, Co-op 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It’s a pixel-art 2D roguelite platformer where unpredictable loot and dangerous enemy swarms create a similar run-to-run tension.
- #23 Relic Hunters Zero: Remix
82% matchVery Positive93% of 6,760 reviews2015
Dev: Rogue SnailPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Relic Hunters Zero: Remix is a remaster of the FREE 1 million player hit game about blasting evil space ducks and turtles with tiny cute guns. It’s fast, it’s tactical, and feels deliciously smooth to play. Unlock new weapons, characters and relics to defeat the Ducan Commander!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 34.1% ★, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Co-op 7%
Why You'll Like It: This colorful co-op looter-shooter shares the same arcade immediacy and sci-fi firefights, even if it’s less roguelike-heavy.
- #24 Revita
82% matchVery Positive81% of 2,413 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: Looter Shooter 37.9% ★, Action Roguelike 24.1%, PvE 14.7%, Roguelike 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Twin-stick platform shooting, relic-heavy builds, and relentless escalation make it one of the better single-player cousins to Risk of Rain Returns.
- #25 Children of Morta
81% matchVery Positive88% of 22,885 reviews2019
Dev: Dead MagePub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
Why similar: Local Co-Op 21%, Online Co-Op 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Roguelike 12%
Why You'll Like It: Its co-op-friendly action-roguelite structure and family of distinct characters echo the survivor-based variety of Risk of Rain.
- #26 Voidigo
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,828 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: Local Co-Op 35.9%, Action Roguelike 32.1%, Roguelike 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, 2D 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Expect fast, reactive gunplay and offbeat weapon synergies that keep each run feeling messy, dangerous, and surprising.
- #27 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 396,130 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 44.1 hrsMean: 184.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.6%, Roguelike 21.6%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Co-op 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Few games match its run-defining item combinations, making it essential if the most appealing part of Returns is discovering busted builds.
- #28 Mycopunk
77% matchVery Positive89% of 4,476 reviews2025
Dev: Pigeons at PlayPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cut through fungal aliens in this hyper-customizable, mission based looter shooter. Hundreds of hand-crafted upgrades, 4-player co-op, and a little roach man. What’s not to love?
Why similar: Looter Shooter 31.7% ★, Online Co-Op 26%, PvE 13.7%, Space 8.4%, Co-op 6.7%
- #29 Black Future '88
80% 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 51.3%, Local Co-Op 22.5%, Co-op 12.9%, Action 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its neon sci-fi setting, 2D shooting, and frantic build-driven runs line up well with Returns’ fast, stylish chaos.
- #30 Gatekeeper
77% matchVery Positive84% of 3,239 reviews2025
Dev: Gravity LagoonPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gatekeeper is a fast-paced rogue-like. Go on a quest to chase down Chaos and reclaim the stolen Heart of Time, fighting your way through relentless enemy forces. Play solo or in 4-player co-op and become the next Gatekeeper!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 24.7% ★, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Roguelike 10.6%, Multiplayer 9.8%
- #31 Shape of Dreams
76% matchVery Positive90% of 19,399 reviews2025
Dev: Lizard SmoothiePub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shape of Dreams delivers fast-paced top-down roguelite action with chaotic projectile-filled battles, fluid combat, and high-stakes co-op. Play solo or with up to three friends as you dodge overwhelming attacks and unleash devastating builds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Online Co-Op 21.9%, PvE 17.7%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Co-op 11%
- #32 ScourgeBringer
78% matchVery Positive86% of 3,241 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Action Roguelike 41.1%, Roguelike 21.6%, Action 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, 2D 7%
Why You'll Like It: Its hyper-aggressive 2D combat and repeat-run structure make it a solid pick if you want the speed and punishment of Returns without the co-op focus.
- #33 Blazing Beaks
78% matchVery Positive83% of 2,615 reviews2019
Dev: Applava
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39%, Roguelike 21.3%, Co-op 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, 2D 9%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down roguelite shooter captures the same risk-reward tension through hectic combat and artifact choices that can both help and hurt you.
- #34 Neon Abyss 2
76% matchMixed69% of 2,193 reviews2025
Dev: Veewo Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Dive into the cybermyth roguelike chaos of Neon Abyss 2! Now featuring up to 4-player online co-op, more combat styles, and unlimited item synergies, every run delivers a dramatic, action-packed experience you won't forget.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24%, Action Roguelike 23.7%, Loot 14.2%, Roguelike 12.4%, Multiplayer 9.4%
- #35 Spelunky 2
75% matchVery Positive93% of 21,735 reviews2020
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 42.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.4%, Online Co-Op 27.1%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Co-op 10.6%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #36 Deadzone: Rogue
73% matchVery Positive83% of 15,722 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 19.4 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: Looter Shooter 25.2% ★, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, PvE 10.9%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #37 Windblown
73% matchVery Positive89% of 10,108 reviews2024
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A lightning-fast 1–3 player co-op roguelite from the creators of Dead Cells. DASH, DIVE and DESTROY across a shattered world. Build wild loadouts, unleash devastating Alterattacks, and become the last stand against the Vortex.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.1%, Action Roguelike 25.6%, PvE 16%, Roguelike 12.3%, Arcade 9%
- #38 Relic Hunters Legend
73% matchMixed69% of 1,273 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Snail
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A Top-Down Shooter/Looter RPG with a touching story inspired by JRPG classics. Shoot enemies, get loot, and customize your characters. Multiple endgame systems and over 100 hours of play await you solo or up to 4-player co-op!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 49.3% ★, Loot 23.4%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Combat 6.1%, 2D 5.5%
- #39 SYNTHETIK 2
74% matchVery Positive80% of 3,407 reviews2021
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Class-Based 20.8%, PvE 17.3%, Roguelike 14.9%, Sci-fi 11.6%
- #40 Roguelands
75% matchVery Positive80% of 3,732 reviews2016
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.4%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Roguelike 18.5%, Co-op 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #41 Noita
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 87,339 reviews2020
Dev: Nolla Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.1%, Roguelike 31.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, 2D 10.9%, Action 6.4%
- #42 LORT
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,083 reviews2026
Dev: Big Distraction
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
LORT is a 1–8 player co-op action roguelite. Team up with your friends to battle, loot, and stack ridiculous power-ups across a cursed fantasy world. Fight toward escape, revive your homies, and get absolutely chadded as you evolve from goblin tickler to god slapper.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 22.7% ★, Online Co-Op 21.6%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Multiplayer 11.5%, PvE 10.2%
- #43 SYNTHETIK: Arena
72% matchVery Positive90% of 2,343 reviews2019
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Face the varied challenges of the Machine God Zir in ARENA, a standalone expansion for Synthetik: Legion Rising! Leverage the next level in gun-play and experiment with powerful tech in varied action packed Arenas!
Why similar: Multiplayer 24%, Online Co-Op 19.9%, Roguelike 18.4%, Co-op 18.1%, Local Co-Op 9.2%
- #44 Ship of Fools
71% matchVery Positive82% of 6,071 reviews2022
Dev: Fika ProductionsPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ship of Fools is a seafaring cooperative roguelite. Set sail, man the cannons and battle sea monsters through the tempestuous seas of the Archipelago. Are you fool enough to stop the Aquapocalypse?
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.4%, Online Co-Op 19.3%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Co-op 7.5%
- #45 Tiny Rogues
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,606 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 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 52.2%, Roguelike 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Combat 7.4%, 2D 5.1%
- #46 Magicite
71% matchVery Positive85% of 7,589 reviews2014
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Featuring many Rogue-like elements, Magicite randomly generates each underground dungeon for you and your friends to delve deep into.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.5%, Roguelike 17.4%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Co-op 9.5%
- #47 Dungreed
70% matchVery Positive93% of 9,551 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.9 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 46.1%, Roguelike 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, 2D 7.2%, Action 6.1%
- #48 Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate
69% matchVery Positive84% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Moving Pieces Interactive
Windows
Simultaneously control a sword-wielding robot and a gunslinging space frog in Shoulders of Giants, an explosively colourful sci-fi roguelike. Play alone, with a friend, or as part of a four-person team, cutting through waves of enemies on a quest to rescue the galaxy from the forces of Entropy!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 16.6% ★, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Space 9.1%, PvE 8.6%
- #49 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
66% matchVery Positive86% of 47,714 reviews2025
Dev: Funday GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.6%, PvE 18.2%, Space 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Arcade 8.4%
- #50 Wizard of Legend 2
70% matchMixed52% of 2,471 reviews2025
Dev: Dead MagePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Face perilous magical trials in the fast-paced rogue-lite follow-up to the acclaimed original, featuring co-op and vibrant new 3D visuals. Master new Arcana and elements, experiment with spell combinations, and become the next Wizard of Legend!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.4%, Online Co-Op 31.6%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Roguelike 16.6%, Action 2.4%
- #51 Returnal™
69% matchVery Positive81% of 10,615 reviews2023
Dev: HousemarquePub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.7%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelike 13.7%, Space 12.9%, Co-op 9.6%
- #52 Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core
68% matchMixed61% of 13,987 reviews2026
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: ROGUE CORE is a 1-4 player co-op FPS action roguelite featuring sci-fi dwarves, alien horrors and procedurally-generated caves. Join the elite dwarven Reclaimers and fight through perilous mining facilities infested with deadly Corespawn. For Rock and Stone!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.8%, Online Co-Op 18.5%, PvE 15.5%, Co-op 10.1%, Multiplayer 10%
- #53 Heroes of Hammerwatch II
67% matchVery Positive83% of 6,207 reviews2025
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.1%, Class-Based 17.7%, Roguelike 16.8%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #54 Soulstone Survivors
66% matchVery Positive91% of 26,502 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 49.2%, Roguelike 24.8%, Arcade 16.3%, Action 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #55 Hero Siege
71% matchMixed67% of 46,824 reviews2014
Dev: Panic Art Studios Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.8%, Local Co-Op 23.3%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Roguelike 10.9%, Co-op 8.8%
- #56 Vortica
67% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: Vortical StudiosPub: Caketown Interactive
Windows
Vortica is a 2D action roguelite set in a solar system overrun by hostile aliens. Loot up, suit up, and shoot up as you battle against enemy hordes, explore derelict outposts, and hunt giant bosses. But remember to bring the right tools for the job!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 25.2% ★, Local Co-Op 16.5%, Action Roguelike 16%, Loot 12.3%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #57 20 Minutes Till Dawn
67% matchVery Positive91% of 28,878 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
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: Action Roguelike 62.8%, Combat 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Action 7.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #58 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
68% matchVery Positive94% of 13,063 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.5 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: Online Co-Op 34.5%, Action Roguelike 34.3%, Roguelike 9.5%, Co-op 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.3%
- #59 Roguevive: Prelude
68% matchVery Positive84% of 68 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: Online Co-Op 27.9%, Action Roguelike 25.7%, Roguelike 13.3%, PvE 7.8%, Action 4.8%