- #1 Tower Survivors
97% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Linux
Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Tower Defense 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It directly combines the bullet-hell survivor genre with tower-defense mechanics, creating a very similar gameplay loop to Rogue Star Rescue.
- #2 Paper Planet
96% matchVery Positive85% of 520 reviews2023
Dev: DoodlegamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Paper Planet is a planet-defender, arcade roguelike with a doodley, Flash-inspired artstyle. Battle through waves of unique enemies and bosses. Combine items with strange and wacky effects for insanely overpowered runs. Play with 1-4 players, for some chaotic co-op fun!
Why similar: Tower Defense 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Local Co-Op 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a chaotic, planet-hopping roguelike experience with bullet-hell elements that feels very similar to the seed game's arcade-style action.
- #3 Voidigo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent twin-stick roguelike that emphasizes boss-focused combat and movement, matching the intensity of the seed game.
- #4 X-Morph: Defense
95% matchVery Positive92% of 4,073 reviews2017
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Tower Defense 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, Co-op 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the seed's blend of twin-stick shooting and tower-defense strategy by requiring you to build mazes while actively participating in the combat.
- #5 Road Defense: Outsiders
94% matchVery Positive84% of 159 reviews2023
Dev: Minicactus Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Tower Defense 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses heavily on defending a specific path using traps and active shooting, capturing the tactical defense aspect of the seed game.
- #6 Asterogues
93% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: pipotchi600Pub: indie.io
Windows
Beat up planets in Asterogues, a cosmic bullet hell shoot-em-up hybrid! Pick your character from a band of outcasts banished to the Asteroid Belt, dodge and shoot your way through a brutal onslaught of bullets, and take revenge against the Solar System!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Bullet Hell 18%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Roguelite 11%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced bullet-hell roguelike featuring unique boss encounters and tight controls that will feel familiar to fans of the genre.
- #7 Devader
94% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Falkenbrew
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devader is an intense 90's-style twin-stick shooter, complete with crazy old-school bosses, powerful strategic abilities and multiple endings. Upgrade your robot with nukes, shields, turrets and more to exterminate the relentless invaders.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Action Roguelike 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: An intense arena-based shooter that incorporates tower-defense elements, forcing you to protect your base from waves of enemies.
- #8 CRYPTARK
92% matchVery Positive82% of 1,913 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 30.2%, Roguelite 11.9%, Bullet Hell 9.5%, Strategy 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic roguelike where you must manage resources and defenses while boarding alien ships, echoing the tactical depth of Rogue Star Rescue.
- #9 Starward Rogue
91% matchVery Positive90% of 489 reviews2016
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.3%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Roguelite 11%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality bullet-hell shooter with deep roguelike progression that captures the same top-down intensity as the seed.
- #10 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
91% matchVery Positive85% of 13,956 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.4%, Perma Death 24.6%, Roguelite 10.8%, Strategy 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends roguelike dungeon exploration with tower-defense strategy, requiring careful resource management and combat.
- #11 Super Raft Boat Together
90% matchVery Positive83% of 225 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Journal GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
The world's been flooded. All you have left is your Super Raft Boat… and your friends! Work together to expand your raft while fending off the strangely violent (and wealthy??) creatures of the sea in this multiplayer roguelike shooter. Will your crew survive and reach the Final Island?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Online Co-Op 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Local Co-Op 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the cooperative survival aspect, requiring teamwork to defend your raft against endless waves of enemies.
- #12 BroodStar
89% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Perma Death 17%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Roguelite 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell roguelite with a top-down perspective that mirrors the frantic energy of the seed game.
- #13 Entropy Survivors
89% 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 22.5%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Online Co-Op 18.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.5%, Roguelite 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike with co-op support and bullet-hell elements that aligns well with the seed's core features.
- #14 Blazing Beaks
88% matchVery Positive83% of 2,595 reviews2019
Dev: Applava
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 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: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Roguelite 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fun, colorful twin-stick roguelike that captures the same arcade-style action and cooperative potential as the seed game.
- #15 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
86% 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 24.6%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.3%, Roguelite 14%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical twin-stick shooter offers deep weapon mechanics and a challenging roguelite structure that rewards precision.
- #16 Black Paradox
87% matchMixed68% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Highwalls
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Bullet Hell 16%, Roguelite 11.4%, Local Co-Op 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled shoot-em-up with roguelite progression that provides a similar challenge to the bullet-hell segments of the seed.
- #17 Neon Chrome
86% 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 32.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Local Co-Op 13.4%, Roguelite 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed twin-stick shooter with roguelite progression that emphasizes environmental destruction and strategic upgrades.
- #18 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
84% 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 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Perma Death 13.5%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Intense bullet-hell action with twin-stick controls that captures the arcade spirit of the seed game.
- #19 Shape Shifter: Formations
83% 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 22%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-based shooter with bullet-hell mechanics that emphasizes quick reflexes and strategic movement.
- #20 Brotato
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.8%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Local Co-Op 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Roguelite 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter roguelite that emphasizes build strategy and wave-based combat, similar to the tactical preparation in the seed.
- #21 Witchinour
85% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: mahojigoku
Windows
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Perma Death 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter with perma-death and roguelite progression that provides a similar difficulty curve.
- #22 Tesla vs Lovecraft
84% matchVery Positive90% of 1,231 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Local Co-Op 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Local Multiplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced twin-stick shooter that delivers intense bullet-hell action and satisfying power-ups.
- #23 TombStar
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Andy SumPub: No More Robots
Windows
Take on the Grimheart Gang as you shoot, dodge, cloak and explode your way across TombStar in this Space Western rogue-like shooter. Grab your guns, buckle your spurs and take back the planet – for justice, for revenge and for the galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.1%, Perma Death 21.2%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling twin-stick shooter with roguelike mechanics that focuses on fast-paced combat.
- #24 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
82% 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 18.9%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Perma Death 12.1%, Bullet Hell 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter with roguelite elements and planet-hopping mechanics that feels very similar to the seed's setting.
- #25 Dungeon Defenders
80% matchVery Positive93% of 18,745 reviews2011
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 42.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 42.7%, Tower Defense 41.5%, Funny 8.2%, Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for combining action-RPG combat with tower-defense mechanics, offering a more robust version of the seed's hybrid gameplay.
- #26 Doomed to Hell
81% matchVery Positive83% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 22.7%, Bullet Hell 16%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Perma Death 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy shooter with roguelike progression that focuses on surviving waves of enemies.
- #27 Repetendium
79% 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 23.2%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Perma Death 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced roguelite shooter with bullet-hell elements that offers a similar challenge to the seed game.
- #28 Kritters
77% 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 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Local Co-Op 12.7%
- #29 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 22.1%, Online Co-Op 18.7%, Roguelite 14.6%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Perma Death 13.4%
- #30 Orcs Must Die! 2
78% matchVery Positive92% of 19,505 reviews2012
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.8%, Online Co-Op 18.9%, Co-op 14.6%, Strategy 6.8%, Shooter 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy tower defense game that rewards strategic trap placement and active combat participation.
- #31 CometStriker DX
79% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Local Co-Op 7.4%, Shooter 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult twin-stick shooter with shoot-em-up mechanics that will appeal to fans of the seed's bullet-hell intensity.
- #32 Rogue: Genesia
75% 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 34.3%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Roguelite 14.1%, Strategy 4%
- #33 Planetary Dustoff
78% 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 22.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Roguelite 12.5%, Bullet Hell 12%
- #34 Star of Providence
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,276 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.2 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: Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #35 From Space
75% matchMixed68% of 1,932 reviews2022
Dev: Triangle StudiosPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From Space is a solo and co-op action-shooter for squads up to four players. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from an alien infestation with your friends, using over-the-top weaponry in a post-apocalyptic world with awesomely stylized graphics. The apocalypse has never been so much fun!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Co-op 9.5%, Shooter 6.1%
- #36 Rogue Stormers
77% matchMixed69% of 987 reviews2016
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Roguelite 13.7%, Shooter 6.7%
- #37 SHOOPER NOVA
73% matchVery Positive85% of 616 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.1%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Roguelite 15.8%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10%
- #38 NoReload Heroes
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2018
Dev: Stupid Stupid Games
Windows
NoReload Heroes is a chaotic co-op party shooter for up to four people. Work as a team to beat the accidental evil you created, and be sure to pick up the best magitech guns on the way, or it's back to the bottom floor with you!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Local Co-Op 14%
- #39 Void Scrappers
73% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #40 Galactic Glitch
71% 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 32.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #41 Soul Stalker
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: RadhoodPub: Conradical Games
Windows
A bullet heaven roguelike where you assume the role of the steward of ghosts bound to eternal life on earth. Wield 4 to 6 weapons simultaneously to fend off waves of apparitions determined to defeat your spirited friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Bullet Hell 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Roguelite 14.8%, Local Co-Op 6.6%
- #42 Laser Disco Defenders
74% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Out Of BoundsPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #43 Rocket Squad: Infinity
72% matchMixed49% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Rocket Squad is a team-based first-person shooter. Infiltrate perilous planets, gather resources, and return safely to your shelter. Utilize each character's unique abilities and strategically form your team to restore order to the universe.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 56.3%, Co-op 23.1%, Shooter 16.1%, Action 4.5%
- #44 Woodpunk
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2018
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Local Co-Op 8.1%
- #45 Bullet Bunny
70% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%
- #46 Minishoot' Adventures
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,362 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.8%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%
- #47 Space Raiders in Space
70% matchVery Positive95% of 152 reviews2020
Dev: Apollo Interactive S.L.Pub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Space Raiders in Space is a wave defense roguelike mixing squad management and tower defence mechanics. Command your almost competent crew to loot weapons and supplies, build defenses, and fight their way through the Bugpocalypse.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Roguelite 16%, Funny 7.8%
- #48 Roguevive: Prelude
70% 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 29.6%, Online Co-Op 21.5%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%
- #49 Apocalypse Party
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,353 reviews2023
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Apocalypse Party is a 3D top-down action Roguelike game. In this game, you will embark on a new mission to traverse through the Middle Ages and gradually master abilities, and arm yourself to become the strongest survivor through numerous choices.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%
- #50 Steel Rain
71% matchVery Positive84% of 106 reviews2015
Dev: PolarityFlow, Adrian ZinggPub: PolarityFlow
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
It's the ultimate, strategic SHMUP ReMix! Control TWO combat wings, flick between THREE different formations, and BLAST your way through overwhelming enemy fleets! Liberate planets, build colonies, research tech and skills, craft items, or even play 2p co-op in this unique new indie game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Bullet Hell 27.1%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Shooter 7.7%, Strategy 7.4%
- #51 REPLIKATOR
69% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.7%
- #52 Project Starship X
69% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2020
Dev: Panda Indie Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Rogue-Lite shooter where you CRASH-KILL comical abominations! Pilot your spaceship as Swagthulhu in this original and wacky "Lovecraftian Parody"!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Roguelite 18.1%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Shooter 8.6%
- #53 Mars Survivors
69% 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 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%
- #54 Enter the Gungeon
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,241 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.3%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.5%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #55 Cluckmech Oasis
65% matchVery Positive88% of 3,463 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Tower Defense 23%, Perma Death 15.3%, Roguelite 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #56 Super Kill-BOI 9000
67% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: PlayWithFurcifer
Windows · Linux
A bullet heaven where you cooperate with Kill-BOI 9000 (your friend and toaster). Forge a beautiful bond and bring destruction - together. Give him saws! Give him drones! Then give all the drones saws! AND THEN SET THE SAWS ON FIRE.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Local Co-Op 12.8%
- #57 Null Vector
68% matchVery Positive96% of 268 reviews2018
Dev: Optical Override
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Perma Death 14.8%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12%
- #58 Rush Rover
68% matchVery Positive94% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: radio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.1%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #59 30XX
64% matchVery Positive91% of 2,738 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Perma Death 28.4%, Action Roguelike 25.3%, Roguelite 17%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Co-op 7.7%
- #60 Sophstar
66% matchVery Positive100% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Banana Bytes
Windows
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Retro 8%