- #1 Nova Drift
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,456 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 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: Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Space 12.6%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 10.3%
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.
- #2 Space Scavenger
96% matchVery Positive88% of 316 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
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 16.6%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Building 11.8%, Space 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the tactical assembly of your ship while navigating through challenging, procedurally generated space encounters.
- #3 Captain Forever Remix
96% matchVery Positive80% of 378 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelsaurus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 31.4%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Building 11.7%, Roguelite 7.7%, Roguelike 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the core mechanic of building your ship piece-by-piece using salvaged parts from defeated enemies.
- #4 Reassembly
95% matchVery Positive94% of 4,070 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 33.2%, Building 31.7%, Strategy 8.7%, Sci-fi 6.5%, 2D 5.7%
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.
- #5 Void Scrappers
94% matchVery Positive89% of 617 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Bullet Heaven 33.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%, Action Roguelike 9.8%, Roguelite 7.1%
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.
- #6 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
94% matchVery Positive94% of 12,599 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 29.8%, Building 26.7%, Sci-fi 23.8%, Strategy 9.9%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides deep, grid-based ship construction mechanics paired with tactical combat that rewards clever design.
- #7 Time Wasters
93% matchVery Positive88% of 2,592 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-shooter that combines space combat with roguelite progression and satisfying ship-based upgrades.
- #8 FTL: Faster Than Light
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 77,932 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 29%, Roguelike 24.3%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Roguelite 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential space roguelite that forces you to manage ship systems and crew while making critical survival decisions.
- #9 Space Pirates And Zombies 2
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,833 reviews2017
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 45.9%, Strategy 13.5%, Building 11.6%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based combat and a robust ship-building system where you must scavenge wreckage to upgrade your vessel.
- #10 Gunlocked
90% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 22.4%, Action Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 14.3%, Arcade 9.6%, Shooter 9.5%
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.
- #11 Shortest Trip to Earth
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,430 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 22.7%, Roguelite 19.8%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelike 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging roguelite that focuses on ship maintenance, crew management, and tactical combat in a hostile galaxy.
- #12 Astro Prospector
88% matchVery Positive93% of 2,969 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Bullet Heaven 39.9% ★, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 10.3%, Shooter 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and combat in a space roguelite setting that rewards careful resource management.
- #13 Star Valor
89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,349 reviews2022
Dev: Rafael Burgos
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 32.9%, Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Procedural Generation 18.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Action 5.2%
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.
- #14 BossConstructor
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2016
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 34.5%, Building 24.3%, Action 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Shooter 8.7%
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.
- #15 Avorion
87% matchVery Positive90% of 14,391 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 99.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 41%, Building 37.4%, Sci-fi 21.6%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for highly detailed, procedural ship building in a vast galaxy where your design directly impacts your combat capabilities.
- #16 Beat Invaders
86% matchVery Positive96% of 206 reviews2022
Dev: Raffaele Picca
Windows · Linux
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: Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Action Roguelike 16%, Space 15.8%, Roguelite 13%, Shooter 9%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-infused space shooter that incorporates roguelite elements and arcade-style progression.
- #17 Stellar Interface
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2016
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 11.6%, Procedural Generation 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a classic shoot-em-up experience enhanced by roguelite mechanics and a variety of ship-building choices.
- #18 EVERSPACE™
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,424 reviews2017
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 31.3%, Action Roguelike 28%, Roguelite 10.9%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Shooter 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane space combat roguelite that emphasizes crafting and upgrading your ship while exploring dangerous sectors.
- #19 Gunlocked 2
83% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original's weapon customization, offering even more ways to build a specialized ship for combat.
- #20 Neon Sundown
84% matchVery Positive82% of 447 reviews2022
Dev: Ben NicholsPub: BN Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 22%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 9.8%, Arcade 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down arena shooter that offers intense combat and persistent upgrades for your ship's capabilities.
- #21 Gunbot Diplomacy
82% matchVery Positive88% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Bullet Heaven 48.6% ★, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelite 10.4%, Sci-fi 6%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic bullet-hell game that requires careful ship component management to succeed in its hex-grid combat.
- #22 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Bullet Heaven 38.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Roguelite 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends tower defense mechanics with space shooter action for a unique tactical experience.
- #23 Blacksea Odyssey
84% matchVery Positive80% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Roguelite 10.6%, Procedural Generation 10%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique top-down space experience where you use harpoons and modular upgrades to hunt massive creatures.
- #24 Centipede Gun
81% matchVery Positive91% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusk2m
Windows
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 30.5%, Roguelite 27.6%, Arcade 16.7%, 2D 5.8%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style shooter that integrates roguelite upgrades to keep the combat loop fresh and challenging.
- #25 Rogue Station
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 228 reviews2023
Dev: Quint Studio
Windows
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 19.9%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelite 18%, Building 17.4%, Roguelike 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the strategic side of space survival through base-building and defensive management.
- #26 Rogue: Genesia
77% matchVery Positive91% of 8,452 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 57.8% ★, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Roguelite 8.4%, Roguelike 5.9%, Procedural Generation 5.9%
- #27 ---Red---Tether-->
79% matchVery Positive98% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
---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 26.5%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Space 11.6%, Procedural Generation 10%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes physics-based combat and a unique tether mechanic to make space destruction feel visceral and rewarding.
- #28 SHOOPER NOVA
78% matchVery Positive85% of 631 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 17.8%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Roguelike 9.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.9%
- #29 Rocky Mayhem
78% 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 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 10.6%, Space 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, arcade-style sci-fi shooter that focuses on pure action and high-score chasing.
- #30 Army of Ruin
77% matchVery Positive88% of 2,733 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Bullet Heaven 39.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelite 8.6%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #31 Runic Survivor
79% matchMixed66% of 230 reviews2023
Dev: STEELDUCK Studios
Windows
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 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Roguelite 12.7%, Roguelike 12.4%, Bullet Heaven 9.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: Provides a fast-paced action-roguelite experience with a focus on survival and character-based upgrades.
- #32 Void Resurgence
76% matchVery Positive96% of 70 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 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 12.1%, Procedural Generation 9.9%
- #33 Geometry Arena
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,405 reviews2021
Dev: 011 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Bullet Heaven 49.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Roguelite 9.9%, Roguelike 8.7%, Arcade 6.5%
- #34 Star Survivor
76% matchMixed69% of 557 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 15.6%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Space 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #35 Grav Blazer Squared
80% matchMixed41% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 11%
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 20.7%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Space 12.4%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pure arcade space shooter that captures the frantic energy of classic bullet-hell games.
- #36 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
74% matchVery Positive94% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
A bullet heaven roguelite set in a procedurally generated universe. Land on planets to harvest resources, craft hundreds of game-breaking builds, and unleash them on relentless waves of aliens. Every run unveils a new universe: endless challenges, endless discoveries.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 36.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Action Roguelike 10.3%, Roguelite 8.7%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #37 Neon Striker
74% matchVery Positive89% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelike 9.8%, Space 9.7%
- #38 GUNFIELD
73% matchVery Positive96% of 257 reviews2024
Dev: Shiv
Windows
GUNFIELD – A game that combines the genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite. Choose the perfect weapon combinations and upgrade your ship to destroy hordes of enemies and giant bosses, using strategy and a powerful arsenal.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 46.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 7.7%, Top-Down Shooter 6.9%
- #39 BALL x PIT
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,014 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 20.4 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 Heaven 14.7% ★, Roguelite 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.6%
- #40 Antipaint
73% matchVery Positive95% of 284 reviews2024
Dev: Vilius Prakapas
Windows
An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 36.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Roguelite 8.8%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
- #41 Outnumbered
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 244 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
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: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Roguelite 13.7%, Shooter 8.6%
- #42 Demon Hunt
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 435 reviews2025
Dev: Massive Hug
Windows
Battle through demon-infested lands in this fast-paced rogue-lite bullet-heaven. Pick unique weapons with powerful evolutions, and hunt down ancient demons in intense boss fights. Loot, upgrade, and unlock new ways to grow stronger after every hunt!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 38.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #43 Bounty of One
71% matchVery Positive88% of 2,996 reviews2023
Dev: OptizOnion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 24.5%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Roguelite 13.6%, Roguelike 12.2%
- #44 Pesticide Not Required
71% matchVery Positive94% of 910 reviews2024
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 23.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelite 13.4%
- #45 Pewt 'em Up!
72% matchVery Positive96% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: team tsoto
Windows · Linux
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 22.9%, Roguelite 16.8%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.6%, Space 11.4%
- #46 Nomad Survival
72% matchVery Positive84% of 2,171 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Bullet Heaven 43.7% ★, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 10.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 4.4%
- #47 Galactic Vault
70% matchVery Positive90% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: MeepMeep Games
Windows
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 23.4%, Roguelite 18.7%, Roguelike 14%, Space 13.4%, Shooter 12.8%
- #48 Brotato
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 114,107 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 36.0 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 Heaven 37.9% ★, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelite 9%
- #49 Megabonk
66% matchVery Positive95% of 101,885 reviews2025
Dev: vedinad
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 56.2% ★, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 10.4%, Roguelike 10%, Arcade 4.4%
- #50 Gigantes Ex Machina
69% matchVery Positive84% of 273 reviews2025
Dev: AcrylByte
Windows
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 30.9%, Roguelite 25.5%, Roguelike 16.8%, Arcade 11%, Action 7.3%
- #51 Survivor Mercs
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Action Roguelike 9.8%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
- #52 Repetendium
70% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 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: Bullet Heaven 44.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 11.2%, Roguelike 9%
- #53 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
69% matchVery Positive87% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 28.2%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, Arcade 5.2%
- #54 Cast Out Colony
68% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Wooshido
Windows
Cast Out Colony combines roguelite and bullet-heaven action with robust town-building elements. Choose from various characters, fight hordes of foes, and grow your colony, which in return grows your stats, offering a unique twist on the survival genre.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 48.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 9.6%, Building 6.2%
- #55 Bullet Bunny
69% matchVery Positive86% of 128 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: Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelike 14.8%, Shooter 9.6%
- #56 Space Will
67% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: 张亮002Pub: Aori Games
Windows
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 20.6%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Space 14.8%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #57 Let Them Come: Onslaught
66% matchVery Positive90% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 10%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #58 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
65% matchVery Positive88% of 6,216 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 39.6% ★, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Roguelite 9.9%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
- #59 NIMRODS
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,788 reviews2024
Dev: Fiveamp
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 45.1% ★, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 10.2%, Arcade 7.3%
- #60 Time Treker
67% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Game
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Roguelite 14.9%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelike 12.8%