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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 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Roguelite 13.8%, Space 13.3%, Roguelike 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers the gold standard for modular ship building and evolving weapon systems within a fast-paced roguelite framework.

Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Space 13%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%, Roguelike 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the tactical assembly of your ship while navigating through challenging, procedurally generated space encounters.

Can you create the raddest spaceship? Captain Forever Remix is the spaceship builder roguelike. Voyage across the Solar System and blast apart randomly-generated enemies for spare parts. This is an officially-licensed re-imagining of the indie classic Captain Forever.

Why similar: Space 33.4%, Action Roguelike 22.7%, Roguelite 8.9%, Building 8.6%, Roguelike 5%

Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the core mechanic of building your ship piece-by-piece using salvaged parts from defeated enemies.

A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.

Why similar: Space 37.5%, Building 24.7%, Strategy 12.7%, Shooter 5.7%, 2D 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox space game that allows for intricate, modular ship design and large-scale fleet battles in a 2D environment.

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 19.5%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Roguelite 12.8%, Space 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced, arcade-style space action with a focus on collecting scrap to power up your ship during runs.

Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!

Why similar: Space 34.1%, Building 21.2%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Strategy 14.8%, 2D 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides deep, grid-based ship construction mechanics paired with tactical combat that rewards clever design.

Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Roguelite 14.7%, Space 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: An arena-shooter that combines space combat with roguelite progression and satisfying ship-based upgrades.

Design and then improve the ultimate mothership. Explore a persistent living galaxy populated by 200 unique captains that can do everything you can do. Survive the zombie infection and then fight them back. Make allies and start your own faction. Build your empire. Also includes Sandbox Mode.

Why similar: Space 48.4%, Strategy 18.6%, Procedural Generation 8.7%, Building 8.3%, Sci-fi 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based combat and a robust ship-building system where you must scavenge wreckage to upgrade your vessel.

This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

Why similar: Space 30.9%, Roguelike 22.5%, Strategy 11.9%, Roguelite 11.1%, Procedural Generation 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential space roguelite that forces you to manage ship systems and crew while making critical survival decisions.

Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.

Why similar: Space 23.2%, Roguelite 21.8%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelike 12.4%, Strategy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging roguelite that focuses on ship maintenance, crew management, and tactical combat in a hostile galaxy.

A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Roguelite 16.3%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique modular weapon system that forces you to think strategically about your ship's loadout during bullet-hell encounters.

Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.

Why similar: Space 36.2%, Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world space RPG that offers extensive ship customization and deep combat mechanics for those who love building the perfect vessel.

Beat Invaders is a Vertical Shoot 'Em Up Roguelite - Fight your way through enemy fleets, unlock skills, items, ships, and upgrade them in the next run. Enjoy the smooth neon visuals matching the pushing EDM soundtrack - The perfect game to unwind.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.1%, Space 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Roguelite 14.9%, Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-infused space shooter that incorporates roguelite elements and arcade-style progression.

Scavenge modules, combine them in the deadliest and most efficient ways imaginable, and fly your very own spaceship through alien space with BossConstructor. Thousands of procedurally generated galaxies await you and your space-faring collection of assembled modules to explore them.

Why similar: Space 39.3%, Building 19.1%, Shooter 8.9%, Arcade 8.2%, Action 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the engineering aspect of space combat by letting you build custom ships to tackle increasingly difficult boss encounters.

Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 17.4%, Space 13.3%, Roguelike 12.6%, Shooter 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and combat in a space roguelite setting that rewards careful resource management.

A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.

Why similar: Space 51%, Building 32.1%, Sci-fi 17%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for highly detailed, procedural ship building in a vast galaxy where your design directly impacts your combat capabilities.

Neon Sundown is an extremely challenging arena-shooter that mixes fast-paced action with roguelite elements. Take on increasingly difficult arenas as you unlock new ships, upgrades, synergies, and more! Think you have what it takes to survive?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 9%, Arcade 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down arena shooter that offers intense combat and persistent upgrades for your ship's capabilities.

Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a classic shoot-em-up experience enhanced by roguelite mechanics and a variety of ship-building choices.

Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original's weapon customization, offering even more ways to build a specialized ship for combat.

Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Roguelite 12.2%, Space 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique top-down space experience where you use harpoons and modular upgrades to hunt massive creatures.

EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.

Why similar: Space 32.1%, Action Roguelike 30.5%, Roguelite 12%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Shooter 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane space combat roguelite that emphasizes crafting and upgrading your ship while exploring dangerous sectors.

This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.

Why similar: Space 20.8%, Roguelite 20.4%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Building 12.6%, Roguelike 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the strategic side of space survival through base-building and defensive management.

A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Roguelite 17.1%, Roguelike 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends tower defense mechanics with space shooter action for a unique tactical experience.

Centipede Gun is a roguelite autobattler where you create bizzare creatures to face hordes of enemies! Combine different guns, modules and skills to make unique synergies and upgrade your cute little destruction machine!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.4%, Roguelite 29.8%, Arcade 14.6%, Strategy 6.3%, Combat 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style shooter that integrates roguelite upgrades to keep the combat loop fresh and challenging.

Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 17.5%, Roguelike 14.8%, Arcade 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic bullet-hell game that requires careful ship component management to succeed in its hex-grid combat.

---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, Action Roguelike 24%, Space 12.3%, Procedural Generation 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes physics-based combat and a unique tether mechanic to make space destruction feel visceral and rewarding.

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: Roguelite 19.6%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%, Roguelike 8.4%

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 8 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Roguelite 12.2%, Space 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, arcade-style sci-fi shooter that focuses on pure action and high-score chasing.

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 18.6%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Roguelite 13.9%, Space 9.7%

Combine Runes to craft unique spells! Survive the endless hordes of monsters as you work to break the four Runic seals! Runic is a casual horde shooter with rogue-lite elements and a charming retro aesthetic.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Roguelite 15.7%, Roguelike 12.2%, Strategy 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a fast-paced action-roguelite experience with a focus on survival and character-based upgrades.

Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Space 10.4%, Roguelike 9.1%

Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Space 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Roguelite 12.2%

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 26.2%, Roguelite 22.4%, Roguelike 12.8%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Arcade 10.9%

Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Space 14.4%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A pure arcade space shooter that captures the frantic energy of classic bullet-hell games.

Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Space 15.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Roguelike 9.4%

Fallen hero of the Wild West, you’re wanted and in disgrace! Grab your guns, survive endless hordes of bounty hunters and fight to clear your name! Bounty of One is a fast-paced casual roguelite bullet hell for 1 to 4 players. Dash, Dodge, Shoot, Repeat!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Roguelite 14.6%, Roguelike 10.5%

Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Roguelite 19.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Space 12.3%, Arcade 11%

Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Roguelite 15.6%, Shooter 8.2%

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: Roguelite 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Roguelike 11.2%

Build your weapon to its full potential in Galactic Vault, a fast-paced FPS roguelite. Discover endless upgrade combinations, craft diverse builds, and unleash devastating abilities. Get ready to infiltrate high-security vaults and recover lost tech.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.5%, Roguelite 20.5%, Space 13.9%, Roguelike 12.7%, Shooter 11.9%

A free-form arena-shooter Roguelite with heavy emphasis on building an overpowered character! You play as a little shape that shoots other shapes! Strengthen your character by mixing and matching mods and upgrades, and experiment with a limitless rune upgrade system!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Action Roguelike 24.4%, Roguelite 16.9%, Roguelike 11.8%, Arcade 9.2%

Fly a star-fighter against a bloodthirsty armada. Gather weapons, resources, and upgrades to help you push back the relentless assault while protecting the galaxies' civilians!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Space 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%

Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Action Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelite 18.5%, Roguelike 10.3%, Arcade 4.7%

Fast paced Top-down shooter! Smartly use IRCM to evade the constant barrage of bullets and missiles and destroy everything that stands in your way.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Roguelite 30%, Roguelike 15.8%, Arcade 10.5%, Action 5.9%

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 24.9%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 13.8%, Building 10.8%, Strategy 9.9%

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: Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Roguelite 12.9%, Space 11.7%

Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Complete missions, install new upgrades, discover powerful artifacts, and find the best strategy!

Why similar: Roguelike 24.4%, Space 17.3%, Strategy 16.7%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%

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 16.6%, Roguelite 14.9%, Space 12.3%, Roguelike 9.6%

A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelite 15.9%, Roguelike 10.9%, Space 10.2%

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: Top-Down Shooter 27%, Action Roguelike 26.4%, Roguelite 21.4%, Roguelike 14.7%, Combat 4.7%

Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.2%, Roguelite 24.5%, Roguelike 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 7.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 6.5%

Geometry Survivor is rogue-lite survival where you fight waves of enemies. Unlock innovative upgrades in the shop, acquire new ships and conquer the unforgiving grid world.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Roguelite 15.7%, Shooter 7.1%

Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 9.5%

Rewrite the universe! Break reality to change your fate, and use your powers to stop sinister forces from altering existence itself. Discover the origin of your new abilities in a fast-paced ARPG Loot Collection Roguelite where you will bend, break, and change the laws of the universe!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 13.6%, Space 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%

Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Action Roguelike 20%, Roguelite 19.1%, Roguelike 13.1%, Retro 6.8%

Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelite 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Space 12.9%

Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.1%, Action Roguelike 24.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Combat 7%

Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Space 14.6%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 8.4%

A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Roguelite 22.9%, Strategy 11.6%, 2D 4.6%

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: Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Space 13.1%, Roguelite 11.9%, Roguelike 11.1%