- #1 Space Slinger
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 8bitditsPub: D^2
Windows · Mac
Space Slinger is an arcade roguelike about a traveler and his recoil-packed gun where you shoot to move. Unlock unique weapons and broken builds as you conquer space one enemy at a time.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #2 ComboChain Pulse
96% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: DaminDesign
Windows
Survive relentless waves in a fast-paced top-down bullet hell shooter. Chain combos, dodge chaos, and master skill-based combat where every second matters.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Action Roguelike 17%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shooter 5.6%
- #3 Spectron
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Strawberry Fox Studios
Windows
A fast-paced, retro-style space shooter with challenging levels. Race against the clock as you blast and dodge through waves of enemies and obstacles, pushing your reflexes to the limit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Space 9%
- #4 Nova Strike
95% matchMixed64% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: Sanuk GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Shooter 7%
- #5 Outnumbered
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 250 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter where bullet heaven meets bullet hell. Evolve your ship, master your loadout and turn the tide against hordes of enemies. You may be outnumbered, but you are far from outpowered.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.7%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #6 Luck's Labyrinth
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: CrabDancer
Windows
In Luck's Labyrinth you're a ghostly gambler in a monochromatic afterlife. Every step is a dice roll, shaping your fate. With luck as your only weapon, uncover secrets or succumb to fate's twists. Survive spectral challenges to grow stronger, but beware luck's fickleness
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.6%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Difficult 8.4%
- #7 Asteroids... But Roguelite
93% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Goats Games
Windows
Start off as a weak ship with a simple attack and fight through waves of enemies, earning currency in order to purchase upgrades for your ship. The never ending waves of enemies grow in number, power, and variety as you progress. Purchase upgrades to keep pace with them.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Vehicular Combat 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%
- #8 Crush The Rebellion!
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GameBeast Productions
Windows · Linux
The galactic empire is under siege from the rebel scum in all directions! Fight through endless waves of rebel ships using all of the weapons and resources at your disposal as you execute your sole orders: to Crush The Rebellion!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.5%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Shooter 8.2%
- #9 Waspkeeper
91% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: LGV
Windows · Mac · Linux
Waspkeeper is an action roguelite game where your main goal is to survive as long as possible in a field full of venomous wasps with one out of four playable characters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Difficult 11.6%
- #10 HYPERWIRED
90% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: SIDRALGAMESPub: SelectaPlay
Windows
Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Difficult 10.4%
- #11 Madlum
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlindVoid
Windows
Madlum is a Bullet Hell Shmup with Roguelike elements with a dark hand-drawn style. Navigate through a shifting labyrinth, gather powerful upgrades to combat the ever increasing difficulty, annihilate your rivals and escape the Madlum Vault.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Difficult 8.9%
- #12 COSMIC STRIKE - The Last Sub Sector
89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Horizon GamesPub: Pixel Horizon Games
Windows
Unleash the fury of giant capital ship combat and conquer the stars!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Vehicular Combat 11.3%
- #13 Neon Blitz
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Binary Sunrise
Windows · Mac · Linux
Neon Blitz is a survivors-like where you aim your own way out. Read the swarm, blitz the openings, and stack explosive synergies into a devastating loadout. The horde never stops pouring out of the dark. How long can you hold the line?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Roguelite 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Top-Down Shooter 11%
- #14 Orbit Run
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: MoxensGameDev
Windows
Orbit Run is an arcade sci-fi game with roguelike elements, in which orbiting asteroids are your only weapons. Catch asteroids and combine them to unlock their run-altering abilities. Skillfully manoeuvre to dodge attacks and land massive asteroid strikes to defeat the ever-increasing waves of foes.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #15 DuckLaserDuck
88% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Michael Aaron Denny
Windows
You just have to kill the bugs and critters before they kill you, so you can kill the bugs EVEN BETTER. Defeat the 3 floors and their bosses to win the game! Fight through procedurally maps made of handcrafted rooms, in this action RPG shooter with heavy roguelike and bullet-hell elements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #16 Starfighter Hero
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kilobyte Studios
Windows
Starfighter Hero is a bullet heaven rogue-lite where you pilot and upgrade your starship. Unleash experimental weapons, amass escalating power, and steer your ship expertly to survive relentless swarms.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Roguelite 10.9%, Vehicular Combat 9.1%
- #17 No Space For All
86% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Dudindie
Windows
A fleet to defeat, a weapon to collect, and one life to decide everything in the roguelike shooter No Space For All. Let the universe know your second name!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Vehicular Combat 11.9%
- #18 EvoluCell
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wending Studio
Windows
Play an immune cell that never stops evolving. Shoot foes into weakness, devour them for Gene—and Burden. Fill a four-track gene library, morph your cell and bullets, then ascend into an Ultimate form. Top-down bio-horror roguelike: what is your cell becoming?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #19 The Outer Space Bugs
85% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Jhozao
Windows
Exterminate the bugs that are hidden on the dark side of the moon. A game based on space exploration, with a variety of items and monsters and a evil to be defeated. Adventure in this space experience and destroy them.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #20 Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership
84% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Angry Pixel
Windows
Defeat the enemies. Upgrade the spacecraft. Defend the mothership. Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership is a shoot em'up game with roguelite elements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Action Roguelike 17%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #21 4D:XD
83% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Ryan Brammen
Windows
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shooter 8.5%, Arcade 6.5%
- #22 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
82% matchVery Positive93% of 72 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: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #23 The Last Crypt
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shuro
Windows
Help to restore the power of the last crypt in the fantasy world! With the power of Death herself, obtain new heroes, guns and skills to create powerful combinations in this roguelite top down survivors game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.3%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shooter 9.7%
- #24 Ark Odyssey
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BinaryStella
Windows
Ark Odyssey is a top-down arcade shooter that lets you command an army of starships to fight against the force of void! Gather your fleet into formations, and build your team of evolving synergistic compositions. Order your army of Starforce through space and protect the cosmos!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Difficult 8.5%
- #25 Rocky Mayhem
81% matchPositive88% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: SepSlitherPub: Frederik Holst
Windows
Systems are down and require time to repair, leaving you with a basic gunship with no hopes of escaping an aggressive asteroid event. Will you be able to survive the increasingly difficult 6 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Bullet Hell 13%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #26 Spherical Worlds: Evolution
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infobyte
Windows · Linux
A distant human colony faces an enigmatic alien threat. As commander of a spherical battle droid, infiltrate alien spacecraft to neutralize the menace from within. Face AI-enhanced droids, upgrade your arsenal, and engage in high-speed action, mini-games and test your strategic skills and reflexes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Vehicular Combat 11%, Shooter 7.7%
- #27 SSS222: HyperSpace
80% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: HyperGamesDevPub: HaipaStudios
Windows
A fast-paced addicting space shooter with an inspiration taken from many modern games. A project I have been passionately working solo for 2 years+!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #28 Okay, Panic
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GotANormalJob
Windows
A top-down space survival roguelite. Harvest crystallized spacetime, build your arsenal from 40+ absurdly named weapons, and hold off increasingly hostile void entities until the universe runs out of things to throw at you. It usually doesn't.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Roguelite 11.2%, Vehicular Combat 10.7%
- #29 Planet Killer
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Talisman One Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A physics-driven sci-fi destruction roguelite. Orbit hostile worlds, unleash devastating weapons, and carve real craters into fully simulated planets while escalating planetary defenses fight back.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Roguelite 10.9%, Shooter 9.3%
- #30 Arcade Forever
77% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: KOD7
Windows
Arcade Forever is a 3D vertical space shooter. This is an action game in which many enemies, obstacles and different weapons guarantee great fun. If you like fast space action, this is the game for you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 9.8%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #31 Dragon Tiles
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hf_game_studio
Windows
Dragon Tiles is a lightweight top-down action roguelite bullet-hell survival game. Lead a chain of multiple heroes in a snake-like formation, automatically attacking and clearing waves of enemies while upgrading your team through the shop after each round.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Roguelite 10%
- #32 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
76% matchVery Positive96% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Difficult 11.7%, Shooter 6.4%
- #33 Super Crome: Bullet Purgatory
78% matchPositive100% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: Stumphead Games LLC
Windows · Mac
In the dark depths of space, an unknown threat called Purgatory has begun to consume colonies throughout the cosmos. Now it’s up to Crome, the Consul’s best star pilot, to travel into the unknown and put an end to Purgatory before it overcomes the entire galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Action Roguelike 13%, Difficult 9.2%
- #34 Planets Ambrosia
76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Maltsoft
Windows
All-out 360-degree assault! A roguelite shooter where you pilot an sci-fi fighter to eliminate grotesque enemies fused with fruit and machinery, constantly upgrading your weaponry.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Roguelite 12%, Shooter 8.1%
- #35 BotNet
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: syffin
Windows
BotNet is a 2D bullet hell roguelike where you play as malware trying to infect the world. Collect powerful items along the way, discover synergies, and make your virus unstoppable.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Roguelite 7.4%
- #36 Astrochibbi
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XGAME
Windows
Survive endless waves of cosmic chaos in Astrochibbi! Fight through escalating battles where every wave brings new monsters, new patterns, and new challenges. Dodge, shoot, and adapt as the battlefield evolves and only the strongest survive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #37 Void Resurgence
73% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #38 Stahldrache
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Void Star Gamestudio, Limited
Windows
Stahldrache is a top-down shooter set in the skies of far-flung planets. The automated terraforming system has gone rogue, and must be stopped. Fight against time and waves of drones to make the planet safe! Bomb the control nodes and neutralize the AI before the defenseless colony ships arrive!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Vehicular Combat 12.5%, Shooter 8.8%
- #39 STARSHRED
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NEYSEGAMES
Windows
STARSHRED is a fast-paced, top-down action roguelike set in space. Shred the invaders, choose between powerful upgrades to create unique combinations, and survive boss battles that turn into bullet hell. Grow stronger with every run and destroy the threat invading the planet.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.2%, Bullet Hell 19%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Roguelite 11.8%, Shooter 7%
- #40 Exo-Calibre
71% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Vampixel GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shooter 8.8%, Top-Down 5.6%
- #41 Blast'N Bounty
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: No CheckpointPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Difficult 12.3%, Shooter 7.7%
- #42 HOUSE OF GOD
73% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Glass Revolver
Windows
As The House of God races towards heaven, Jack blasts their way to the conductor in this chaotic and fast-paced Rogue-Lite.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Action Roguelike 16%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #43 Laser Droplets
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Kikashi Online
Windows · Mac
Laser Droplets is a mixture of shoot ‘em up, bullet-hell, arcade styled, 2D game. It consists of 16 mini stages, each with a unique stage boss.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 10.6%, Shooter 5.8%
- #44 Zombie Survivors - last soldier -
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SweetsEnjoyer
Windows
Blast back the approaching zombies with your weapon of choice and survive. Zombie Survivors - last soldier - is a roguelite casual shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #45 Keyboard Warrior: Dreamstate Prologue
72% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Cosmos
Windows · Linux
Movement-based horde-escape. Weave through hungry geometry and blast away with dual-wield primary and secondary weapons. Deal damage to charge up your special and unleash havoc.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Difficult 11.1%, Roguelite 11%
- #46 Cosmic Paradox: Noire
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AUTO SLAVIC d.o.o.
Windows
Cosmic Paradox: Noire is a 2D top-down shoot ‘em up adventure set in a world of two overlapping dimensions. Witness the battle between the Vex Accord and the Oronix Empire, increase your odds of survival with the right upgrades and choose a ship that is best suited to your playstyle.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Shooter 6.9%, Arcade 6.6%
- #47 Crisis Wing
71% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2020
Dev: Pieslice Productions
Windows · Mac
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Difficult 11.4%, Shooter 6.7%
- #48 Nebula Cleanup Crew
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JazzCat Games
Windows · Linux
Nebula Cleanup Crew is a short top down action roguelite shooter with a focus on hot and cold weaponry. Rescue your crew members as you blast enemies and bosses away with super heated and chilled weapons — freeze foes, overheat them and unleash powerful supertemp special attacks!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Bullet Hell 18%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelite 12.9%, Difficult 9.7%
- #49 Rob o Bot
68% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Fat Rat
Windows
Rob o Bot is a survivors-like action game where you fight hordes of robots that began acting on their own after a mysterious virus infected a new generation of machines. Survive waves of enemies, upgrade your gear, and take back control before the machines take over.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Roguelite 11.7%, Shooter 7.8%
- #50 Weaponized
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vector Hound
Windows · Mac
Weaponized is a violent vector shooter. You are an asteroid miner whose employer recently expanded into mining hell. Use your machine gun to carve through asteroids and extract ore. Grab and hurl enemies, snipe through rocks, fight massive bosses. Make your quota and get out before it's too late.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Roguelite 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 8.1%
- #51 Void Strike
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BareboneDev
Windows · Linux
Shred endless waves of hostile spaceships in a 1-bit arcade survival roguelite. Build absurd weapon combos, unlock pilots, upgrade your fighter, and survive escalating dogfights against swarms, elite enemies, and colossal bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #52 The Way of Ping-Pong
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RoeBox
Windows
A roguelite bullet-hell shooter where table tennis meets ancient mythology. Wield your paddle to strike enemies with bouncing balls, retrieve them to attack again, and craft powerful builds through strategic upgrades.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelite 14.3%, Action Roguelike 13.9%
- #53 1x! Space Adventure
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Lunar Madcap
Windows
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10.1%
- #54 Gun Runners
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiger Drop Games Ltd
Windows
Blast your way through ever increasing hordes of space bandits and alien creatures in this action roguelite. Level up your character and obtain powerful upgrade items with a variety of effects. Procedurally generated enemy waves and item choices prevent any two runs from playing out the same way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Shooter 6.9%
- #55 Metal Head Warfare
67% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Marcos Rodrigues Dos SantosPub: MK-GAMES
Windows
Metal Head Warfare is one of the best fast-paced shooting games in 4K and 120 FPS, modern and with wonderful graphics, where players collect super powers and become increasingly powerful to defeat chaos and evil in a world on the brink of the abyss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Roguelite 12%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Shooter 9.1%
- #56 Asterogue
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Gillspee
Windows
A roguelite space shooter based around the classic arcade game. Shoot asteroids, ships, and take down the mothership in a multi-stage boss fight, avoiding lasers and explosions. Upgrade your ship during and after your run in this casual simple roguelite.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Roguelite 12%, Shooter 6.9%
- #57 BALL x PIT
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 26,499 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Roguelite 14.4%
- #58 Project Vanguard
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MrBastionPub: Bastion Studios
Windows
Project Vanguard is a neon bullet-hell roguelike where you pilot experimental ships, draft wild upgrades, build screen-melting synergies, and survive endless waves of Void bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shooter 7.2%
- #59 LOOPFANG
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: MnD
Windows
A snake roguelite where your body is your arsenal. Collect weapon segments, fuse matching neighbors into higher tiers, and reorder them until they react with each other. Then close a loop with your own tail: everything trapped inside dies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Roguelite 15%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%