
Running on Empty is a minimal yet deep post-apocalyptic role-playing game with resource management mechanics (in 64x64 retro pixel graphics!)
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Running on Empty is a minimal yet deep post-apocalyptic role-playing game with resource management mechanics (in 64x64 retro pixel graphics!)

Why Elephant Sit On Chair?
Why Elephant Sit On Chair? is a game that combines block-clearing with light roguelite elements. Team up with your animal block companions to face all kinds of unexpected challenges. every run is full of surprises! Just a tip: don’t step on their tails.

System Overload
SYSTEM STATUS: UNSTABLE> System Overload is a resource management sim disguised as a Win95/98 Task Manager. Balance CPU, RAM, and heat while fighting malware across 8 unique endings. Push your hardware to the limit—just don't trigger a meltdown. >DO_NOT_CRASH.
Why Elephant Sit On Chair? is a game that combines block-clearing with light roguelite elements. Team up with your animal block companions to face all kinds of unexpected challenges. every run is full of surprises! Just a tip: don’t step on their tails.
Why similar: Perma Death 17.8%, Roguelite 16.6%, Retro 16%, Resource Management 15.9%, Arcade 11.2%
SYSTEM STATUS: UNSTABLE> System Overload is a resource management sim disguised as a Win95/98 Task Manager. Balance CPU, RAM, and heat while fighting malware across 8 unique endings. Push your hardware to the limit—just don't trigger a meltdown. >DO_NOT_CRASH.
Why similar: 1990's 32.9%, Resource Management 22.5%, Retro 20.6%, Roguelite 7%, Arcade 6.1%
Bakorila is an action roguelike focused on dash-based combos. Climb destructible towers, defeat enemies with lethal dashes while performing wall jumps, and use your weapon to survive increasingly dangerous threats. Build your loadout, defeat bosses, and help Bakko return to his homeland.
Why similar: Minimalist 19.3%, Retro 16.5%, Roguelike 14.5%, Arcade 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
Survive endless waves of undead in Termina, a heart-pounding shooter. Scavenge for weapons, unlock upgrades, and purchase perks!
Why similar: Perma Death 20.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Arcade 11.4%, Shooter 10.4%, 1990's 10.1%
Rogue Snake is the latest evolution of the classical snake game. We've added combat and roguelite mechanics - earn levels, upgrade your Mecha Snake and defeat bosses while dodging enemy attacks!
Why similar: 1990's 25.6%, Roguelite 18%, Arcade 13.2%, Shooter 12%, Retro 10.4%
Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.
Why similar: Perma Death 22.4%, Roguelite 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Retro 12.6%, Roguelike 9.1%
Casual + Old-School + Roguelike = Novi Cube! Shoot dozens of projectiles at evil geometric shapes to finally satisfy that itch to kill geometric shapes that we all have since we had to calculate weird shapes and forms! Calculating areas of squares is boring! Novi Cube is fun²!
Why similar: Perma Death 20.6%, Minimalist 16.5%, Roguelite 15.8%, Arcade 12.4%, Roguelike 11.4%
A Calamity of Grumpiness has descended upon Happy Meadows! Spread Happiness to a Grumpy world in this turn-based strategy game where each attempt creates a randomly generated challenge.
Why similar: Perma Death 25.2%, Roguelite 20.9%, Retro 18.6%, Minimalist 12%, Roguelike 10.2%
This is a cashier simulator, you need to serve customers, check and scan products, take money and give change. With the money you earn, you can improve your housing, buy food and medicine. Try to survive in difficult living conditions.
Why similar: Perma Death 17.5%, Roguelite 17.3%, Arcade 17.1%, Roguelike 12.5%, Survival 12.4%
A free-to-play, single-player Touhou Project fan-made bullet hell shooter that blends light roguelike elements with modified gameplay mechanics. Defeat your enemies and collect dropped spell cards to enhance your abilities!
Why similar: Roguelite 22.3%, Cartoon 13.9%, RPG 13.8%, Resource Management 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9%
RPG about a deadly game show in a futuristic dystopian society. Fight off never-ending attacks from merciless bounty hunters in the ruins of the city and survive the harsh conditions of the devastated wasteland.
Why similar: Perma Death 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Roguelite 15.6%, Retro 11.2%, RPG 10%
A 2D adventure set in the World of Oztrich. Explore and uncover the mysteries of this retro world full of unique and exciting monsters!
Why similar: 1990's 27.7%, Minimalist 20.5%, RPG 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Retro 12%
Drop eggs onto a pegboard and watch them collide, chain and pile into the goal for stars and rewards. A cozy hand-drawn coin-pusher with light roguelite upgrades, a lucky wheel for clutch boosts, brisk runs, and leaderboards to chase your personal best.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.7%, 1990's 20.5%, Arcade 18.3%, Roguelike 15.7%, Retro 11.3%
Fend off hordes of enemies in this arcade tower defense roguelite with autobattler elements. Build up a team of powerful synergies and become unstoppable.
Why similar: Resource Management 18.2%, Roguelite 16.5%, Arcade 14.4%, Roguelike 13.6%, Perma Death 13.3%
Collect blood cells, rescue the girl!
Why similar: Perma Death 43.7%, Roguelite 29.8%, Retro 26.5%
Taptron 1999 is a short roguelite clicker where you must prevent Y2K using the power of a mouse click.
Why similar: Roguelite 25.9%, 1990's 23.4%, Arcade 16.6%, Retro 14.5%, Roguelike 14.4%
Your home town is forced to evacuate: assemble your party, choose a vehicle and grab supplies before hitting the road in search of refuge. Manage your resources and barter, scavenge, hunt or steal along the way to survive in a rapidly warming world filled with hard choices, danger and dysentery.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.7%, 1990's 18.9%, Perma Death 15.1%, Retro 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
Kingsway is the #1 operating system for daily tasks such as skeleton smashing and loot-organizing. Trouble sorting through all your potions and swords? Don't worry! Kingsway can help you manage, and with an easy to use interface you'll have time leftover for a peaceful stroll through the underworld.
Why similar: RPG 29.3%, Roguelike 19%, Retro 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Roguelite 13.6%
It is what it says on the tin, it's Classic Snake. However there are some in game options, you can change: -play field size -snake speed -food spawn -walls or none
Why similar: 1990's 20.7%, Minimalist 19.3%, Arcade 18%, Perma Death 15.4%, Retro 11.4%
This is an ultra-lightweight Top-Down shooting game with roguelike elements. You need to constantly recycle your empty wine bottles to replenish ammunition. Use the initial props cards and the upgrade cards in the game to build a powerful butt baby, and then help it defeat the evil rotten demons
Why similar: Perma Death 26.7%, Roguelite 21.1%, Minimalist 19.9%, Cartoon 12.4%, Retro 11.9%
A co-op roguelite experience set in an apocalyptic world, where cooperation with your partner is the key to continued survival.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.1%, Roguelite 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Trading 13.6% ★, Roguelike 10.6%
Let's bounce! Popsicle boy! is a casual rogue-like game with mechanics inspired by Breakout. As you venture through different game chapters, fight against unique brick mechanics and powerful enemies while upgrading different skills to change the pace of the game!
Why similar: 1990's 21.3%, Roguelite 17.8%, Cartoon 13.4%, Arcade 13.3%, Retro 12.4%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game set in a world where the player must search for food, water and essential supplies to survive. Discover a world filled with colourful NPCs, quests and secrets.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.1%, RPG 23.3%, Retro 16%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Survival 9.5%
Crystant is a top-down roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic underground facility. Explore tangled tunnels, face strange mutants, and survive with limited resources. Hidden events, deadly traps, and clues await. Will you uncover the truth or fall into the darkness?
Why similar: Perma Death 22%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Resource Management 15.5%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 9.9%
A blend of old school gameplay and new school controls. Experience a classically styled roguelike in a way you never have before!
Why similar: Perma Death 25.9%, Roguelite 17.9%, Arcade 12.1%, Roguelike 10.5%, Minimalist 10.1%
Discover the world of a fabulous puzzle platformer in the pixel art style. You have to help the aspiring magician to pass all the challenges and fill his sorcerous staff with pure magic.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.8%, 1990's 18.8%, Retro 12.9%, Minimalist 11.7%, Arcade 11.1%
Legend vs. Legion is a roguelite HERO defense! A twist on the traditional tower defense game, play as a legendary hero empowered by a random arsenal of powerful spells and artifacts. Defend against hordes of monsters using strategy and reflexes, and save the realm of Valia.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.7%, Roguelite 20.1%, Retro 13%, Arcade 12.8%, Roguelike 10%
Red Zirion is a retro shooting game with upgradeable attributes in the roguelike style. Game inspired by groups of heroes and animated series from the 80s.
Why similar: Roguelite 16.6%, Perma Death 15.5%, Retro 14.4%, 1990's 12%, Arcade 11.2%
A roguelite minesweeper game where you use different tiles, flags and skills to clear multiple boards in a row!
Why similar: Perma Death 26.9%, Retro 20.6%, Roguelite 19.5%, Roguelike 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
A happy little game about the struggles of old-timey travelling.Happy Wagon features several difficulties, unlockable characters, an endless mode and achievements. Happy Travels!
Why similar: Retro 24.5%, Minimalist 20.6%, Arcade 14%, Resource Management 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%
SCHMEKEL is a chaotic roguelike where you're a coin, fighting an Arcade machine from within. Every bullet you fire bounces back. The build you choose will shape your bullet-hell experience.
Why similar: Roguelite 20.7%, Retro 19.6%, 1990's 19.3%, Arcade 16.4%, Minimalist 13.4%
GUNS&SODAS is a fast-paced rogue-action arcade where legendary sodas, wild guns, and explosive combos collide. Recover the Primal Sodas and unleash chaos with the power of Vending Machines!
Why similar: 1990's 37.7%, Roguelite 27.5%, Arcade 20.6%, Roguelike 7%, 2D 5.7%
Gray goo is a short retro arcade shooter with lots of upgrades. This game is about destroying goo in space and saving the universe.
Why similar: Retro 20.1%, Minimalist 16.9%, 1990's 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Arcade 11.8%
Repel the humans! Safeguard the future of all alienkind! Fueled by a large selection of quirky upgrades and power-ups, strengthen the alien alliance to destroy Humanity's Last Hope in this fast-paced retro action-arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Roguelite 21.3%, Arcade 17.4%, Shooter 17.2%, 1990's 16.5%, Retro 15.1%
RANDOBOUNCE is a fast-paced, arcade, score-attack roguelike where you bounce uncontrollably while crafting the most ridiculous, overpowered weapon possible. Survive, rack up points, and let the chaos unfold!
Why similar: Roguelite 23%, Roguelike 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Retro 14%, Arcade 12.9%
Doomfields is a roguelite autobattler where you assemble a team of heroes. Every character transforms into a more specialized one as it levels up. You get to pick up to 5 characters that specialize in something different. You have to compose the best possible team based on loot and their abilities.
Why similar: Perma Death 31.8%, Roguelite 24.2%, RPG 18.8%, Roguelike 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
Gravezone Arena is a fast-paced top-down zombie arena shooter where you survive relentless waves, build defenses between rounds, collect powerful upgrades, and fight your way through a deadly grave-infested battleground.
Why similar: 1990's 22.8%, Roguelite 20.5%, Roguelike 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Retro 10%
Spin your way to victory in this slotmachine-driven dungeon crawler. Battle monsters, collect loot and unleash the power of the random reels !
Why similar: RPG 23.5%, Roguelite 20.1%, Perma Death 16.5%, Roguelike 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Dragonfly fairies of the Sacred Swamp rely on the full moon to earn their wings, and insect spirits for their power. With the help of mother sages to guide them, they must rid their world of magic-wielding monsters.
Why similar: 1990's 30.6%, Retro 17.8%, Minimalist 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Nonlinear 9.2%
99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. 99 Levels to Hell is a rogue-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When you complete 10 levels, the 10th being a boss-fight you unlock a door to the next dungeon.
Why similar: Roguelite 19.4%, Perma Death 17.1%, Shooter 15.2%, Arcade 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
In Brave Bubble Heart you'll face strange creatures and solve puzzles while saving as many souls as you can that are lost in the abyss. Do not die!
Why similar: Perma Death 23.1%, Roguelite 17.3%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 10.8%, Minimalist 9.9%
Numgeon is tiny, retro styled, highly-addictive and fast paced casual clicker RPG. Click your way through the darkest dungeons with your mighty heroes! Slay the monsters, collect gold and gain new upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Roguelite 20.9%, Retro 15.1%, Perma Death 13.2%, RPG 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
Heat Index is a top down shooter where you must push through against insurmountable odds to reach the end. Create unique builds using tons of powerful items as you run and gun your way to becoming an unstoppable force.
Why similar: 1990's 20.3%, Arcade 17.9%, Perma Death 16.4%, Shooter 16%, Roguelike 15.1%
A 2D Qix-like retro arcade game. Draw lines to capture the canvas and defeat enemies!
Why similar: Arcade 27.4%, Retro 26.9%, Minimalist 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, 2D 7.4%
Unleash explosive action in a deck-building top-down shooter. Customize your bullets with a strategic deck of cards for devastating effects.
Why similar: 1990's 29.8%, Retro 19.6%, Roguelite 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Arcade 9.5%
An arcade game, stylized on an 8-bit production from the 90's.Go through the stages, where each next one increases the level of difficulty. An ideal game for players who like retro games. Thanks to its simplicity, the game is also perfect for younger players.
Why similar: 1990's 33.7%, Retro 30.3%, Arcade 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
Why similar: Arcade 25.1%, 1990's 24%, Shooter 20.1%, Retro 13%, Pixel Graphics 12%
Travel and trade in a demon-haunted post-apocalypse. Each playthrough features a new character and a partially randomized world. Between playthroughs, the world around you will grow and develop in response to your actions. Be prepared to make hard decisions.
Why similar: Trading 26% ★, Resource Management 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Perma Death 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
Brick-breaking gameplay meets Survivors-like mechanics. Use your balls to destroy bricks, level up and pick upgrades to hold your ground against waves of incoming bricks and try to high score in this roguelite brick breaking game.
Why similar: Roguelite 22.4%, Minimalist 19.9%, Arcade 18.6%, 1990's 15.9%, Retro 10.4%
Play with four hunters to defeat and survive several hordes of countless enemies, improve your characters to survive more and more and become the most powerful hunter in the world.
Why similar: RPG 28.5%, Roguelite 25.4%, Roguelike 18%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Survival 8.8%
BitRick’s Venture is a fast-paced roguelite shooter with procedural map generation where you control BitRick, a guy with a questionable sense of humor who loves trash-talking after humiliating his enemies.
Why similar: Roguelite 32%, Perma Death 23%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Arcade 15.6%, Shooter 13.6%
Defend against the alien invasion and take down the mother ship! Utilise branching upgrade trees, unlock new ships, and equip permanent upgrades to create your own unique build and defeat the growing hordes of invaders in this sci-fi action roguelike!
Why similar: Perma Death 25.1%, Roguelite 13.8%, RPG 13.1%, Arcade 11.9%, Roguelike 11.8%
Collect bounties on sky pirates in this chill pastel dogfight sim.
Why similar: 1990's 22%, Roguelite 18.2%, Retro 13.9%, Arcade 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
The underground dungeon is a turn-based retro roguelite. Escape the dungeon from the devil's entertainment district and defeat the demon king.
Why similar: Roguelite 34.5%, RPG 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Retro 16%, 2D 4.9%
Climb the corporate ladder one sale at a time in Exploited, a bullet hell rogue-lite set in 1990s Singapore. Dodge disgruntled customers, push impossible products, and survive the cutthroat grind of the sales world.
Why similar: RPG 23.2%, 1990's 18.8%, Arcade 16.1%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 13.6%
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
Why similar: Roguelite 21%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Arcade 13.2%, Retro 13.1%, Perma Death 12.9%
An Urban Survival RPG for 4 players in couch co-op. Crafting, Exploring and Defending in a desolate metropolis haunted by the mysterious dreamers. Lead your 4 survivors through this urban desert of skyscrapers and high-rises, where the streets are crowded with the mutated victims of a pandemic.
Why similar: Roguelite 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, RPG 12.6%, Roguelike 12.2%, Retro 11.7%
GhostGame is the roguelike bullet hell game that puts your hand-mouse coordination to the test. Fight through hordes of enemies, gain powerful skills, acquire companions and defeat bosses to accomplish your ultimate mission.
Why similar: Perma Death 22.5%, Roguelite 18.8%, Retro 14.7%, Arcade 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%