- #1 Metal: Hellsinger
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,801 reviews2022
Dev: The OutsidersPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Slay to the rhythm of metal and vengeance on an infernal journey through the eight Hells. Make them fear the beat. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS bursting with demons, badass weapons, and heavy metal music.
Why similar: Rhythm 40.2%, Music 38.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Action 5.4%, Atmospheric 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based shooter that leans heavily into the heavy metal theme and high-intensity action found in the seed game.
- #2 Krimson
96% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: CryingPsychoPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Krimson is a challenging gritty rhythm platformer featuring heavy electronic metal music. You're an unknown spawn going through a hellish world as it moves rhythmically to the music. One wrong move means death but the checkpoints are often and death is very short.
Why similar: Rhythm 35.3%, Precision Platformer 33.8%, Platformer 17%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Action 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal precision platformer that perfectly matches the rhythm-based gameplay and dark, horror-themed aesthetic of the seed game.
- #3 BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE
96% matchVery Positive90% of 11,358 reviews2020
Dev: Awe Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.
Why similar: Rhythm 48.1%, Music 22.4%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Action 6.6%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: This rhythm-based roguelike shooter requires players to sync their actions to the beat, mirroring the musical focus of the seed game.
- #4 Panic Porcupine
95% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A Meat-Like/Hedge-Like Mashup! Dr. Proventriculus is snatching up the Chickabirbs! Help Panic blast through over 50 stages of topsy-turvy, spike-laced, slime-drenched, buzzsaw-filled deathtraps to rescue them! And remember, there are no rings...
Why similar: Precision Platformer 38.6%, Platformer 17.5%, Fast-Paced 8.6%, Retro 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced precision platformer that shares the difficult, arcade-style gameplay loop and high-speed movement.
- #5 Bloody Hell
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,787 reviews2023
Dev: Pun Intended
Windows
A short but sweet game about an Angel on a Bloody Bullet-hell mission to kill Satan! Dash, Double Dash, Grapple & Blast your way through Hell to fulfill your Holy Mission. Will you be able to kill Satan? Or will you fail to master your abilities and DIE in this BLOODY HELL?
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 44.7%, Indie 25.2%, Action 18.4%, Singleplayer 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced twin-stick shooter set in a hellish landscape that emphasizes fluid movement and challenging combat.
- #6 Hell is Other Demons
94% matchVery Positive93% of 338 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.2%, Platformer 19.6%, Arcade 15.3%, Fast-Paced 10.7%, Retro 8%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish bullet-hell action game that captures the dark, hellish atmosphere and intense, arcade-like difficulty.
- #7 Ascending Inferno
92% matchVery Positive100% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Oppolyon Studios
Windows
Experience rage-inducing precision platforming as a recently deceased soccer player damned to Inferno! Kick your sibling's soul out of Hell for your chance at redemption!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 45.4%, Platformer 20%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Action 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based precision platformer that focuses on the grueling climb out of hell, matching the thematic and mechanical difficulty.
- #8 They Bleed Pixels
93% matchVery Positive83% of 2,545 reviews2012
Dev: Spooky Squid Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.3%, Platformer 21.3%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Action 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult precision platformer featuring a female protagonist and a dark, gothic aesthetic that aligns well with the seed game.
- #9 Odium to the Core
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Dark-1
Windows · Mac · Linux
Odium to the Core is a challenging single-button, music based game with a dark monochromatic art style. Guide Odium through dangerous and intense music-fueled levels to eliminate the spreading corruption. Reach the core and save the world!
Why similar: Soundtrack 32.8% ★, Rhythm 22.6%, Platformer 15.3%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist precision platformer that focuses on rhythmic movement and difficult, single-screen challenges.
- #10 To Hell with Hell
91% matchMixed67% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: Lazurite GamesPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In To Hell with Hell Natasias personal apocalypse has arrived as she finds herself in hell in a battle against an army of darkness. In a classic Bullet Hell rogue-like crawler she’ll survive deadly traps and fight dozens and dozens of mad demonic enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.5%, Action 21%, Indie 15.4%, Female Protagonist 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelike that features a hellish setting and challenging, arcade-style combat.
- #11 ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: deadworld games
Windows
ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID is a a fast-paced arcade game with bullet-hell elements.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.7%, Rhythm 27.8%, Fast-Paced 7.8%, Character Customization 6.4%, Retro 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A punishing precision platformer that demands high-speed reflexes and rhythmic timing to overcome its difficult levels.
- #12 Double Kick Heroes
89% matchVery Positive81% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: Headbang Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Butcher loads of zombies in Rhythm with Metal! Survive on the highway to hell fighting an epic freakshow! Now with 30 levels of pure madness! 19 Licensed tracks and a Community Level Editor to import your own songs!
Why similar: Rhythm 35.1%, Music 22%, Soundtrack 16.5% ★, Arcade 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based shooter that combines heavy metal music with intense, arcade-style action sequences.
- #13 Rising Hell
89% matchVery Positive89% of 314 reviews2021
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Rising Hell is a vertical platformer rogue-lite filled with adrenaline-pumping action and tons of heavy gothic metal shreds. Climb out from the ever-changing hell while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.9%, Platformer 27%, Arcade 14%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Action 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A vertical action-roguelike set in a hellish environment that emphasizes constant movement and intense combat.
- #14 Crypt of the NecroDancer
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,306 reviews2015
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Why similar: Rhythm 52.7%, Music 22.5%, Female Protagonist 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Indie 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive rhythm-based roguelike that forces players to move and attack in sync with the soundtrack.
- #15 Just Shapes & Beats
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,363 reviews2018
Dev: Berzerk Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Why similar: Rhythm 43.5%, Music 42.5%, Action 3.4%, Fast-Paced 3.2%, Difficult 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic rhythm-based bullet-hell game that demands precise movement to survive the musical onslaught.
- #16 Symphony
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,497 reviews2012
Dev: Empty Clip Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A mysterious entity is absorbing and corrupting your music before your very eyes. You must battle through your own song collection and fight to reclaim your music!
Why similar: Music 56.1%, Rhythm 25.8%, Arcade 6%, Action 4.3%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A music-driven shoot-em-up that transforms your own music library into a challenging arcade experience.
- #17 Beat Souls
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Zoo Corporation
Windows
Dive into the cyberpop world of Beat Souls! Dodge and dance your way to a high-score in this intense rhythm action game.
Why similar: Music 33.3%, Rhythm 30.7%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Arcade 9.9%, Action 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-action game that focuses on collecting beats and dodging obstacles to a high-energy soundtrack.
- #18 System Purge
85% matchVery Positive96% of 204 reviews2022
Dev: Actual Nerds
Windows
Trapped in a buried, forgotten facility, you must reach the core of an ancient machine to rescue your lost lover. System Purge is a challenging, atmospheric 2D platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 26.6%, Precision Platformer 24.5%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer featuring a female protagonist and high-stakes action that mirrors the platforming focus of the seed game.
- #19 Everhood
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,956 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Why similar: Music 50.9%, Rhythm 31.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Action 3.9%, Indie 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: An unconventional rhythm-based action game that features high difficulty and a unique, music-centric combat system.
- #20 Rhythm Fighter
84% matchVery Positive80% of 456 reviews2020
Dev: echo gamesPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
This is a Roguelike Horizontal Action game that players need to follow the beat to defeat opponents. Beat to follow, fist to the bone. Face the foe, and dance to kill!
Why similar: Music 41.5%, Rhythm 38.7%, Action 6.6%, Indie 4.6%, Casual 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action game where every move must be performed to the beat of the music.
- #21 Neon White
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,042 reviews2022
Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 42%, Platformer 27.3%, Fast-Paced 12.5%, Action 8.6%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A lightning-fast precision platformer that uses music and rhythm to drive the player through its high-speed levels.
- #22 Skelly Selest
83% matchVery Positive93% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Action 13.2%, Indie 10.3%, Difficult 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action game that features a hellish theme and challenging, arcade-style combat mechanics.
- #23 Tormentor❌Punisher
82% matchVery Positive88% of 595 reviews2017
Dev: E-StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this!
Why similar: Music 20.8%, Arcade 16.9%, Action 15.8%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Soundtrack 14.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A hyper-violent, fast-paced twin-stick shooter that matches the intense, arcade-style energy of the seed game.
- #24 Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism.
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 778 reviews2020
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
弾幕は 地獄であるほど 美しい 深ければ深いほど地底は地獄の姿を取り戻す ヘリッシュでラブリーな弾幕シューティング地獄
Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.3%, Action 27.8%, Indie 24.5%, Difficult 6.8%, Singleplayer 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic bullet-hell game that offers the intense, high-difficulty arcade experience found in the seed game.
- #25 Celeste
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 140,994 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.3%, Platformer 19.5%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer featuring a female protagonist that focuses on difficult, rhythmic movement and tight controls.
- #26 Sayonara Wild Hearts
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,817 reviews2019
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.
Why similar: Music 36.4%, Rhythm 33.8%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Arcade 7.9%, Action 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A musical arcade game that emphasizes rhythm, speed, and a highly stylized aesthetic.
- #27 Down to Hell
82% matchMixed54% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: Red Dev Studio S.A.Pub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows · Mac
Down to hell is a dynamic slasher in which lone swordsman must face the hordes of hellish demons. Moreover Down to Hell will give you truly Heavy F’N Metal experience.
Why similar: Platformer 32.7%, Action 24.6%, Indie 16.9%, Retro 12.3%, Singleplayer 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish action game set in a dark, hellish world that focuses on rhythmic combat and difficult boss encounters.
- #28 Soundfall
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,144 reviews2022
Dev: Drastic GamesPub: Noodlecake
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Soundfall is a dungeon crawler that combines looter-shooter action with rhythm-based gameplay. Venture out solo or with up to 4 friends locally or online. Collect loot and time your actions to the beat to become all powerful. Play the Campaign Mode, Free Play 100's of songs or import your own music!
Why similar: Rhythm 38.5%, Music 35.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Character Customization 8.3%, Action 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based dungeon crawler that rewards players for timing their attacks and movement to the music.
- #29 GUN JAM
80% matchMixed54% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Jaw DropPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Gun Jam is a rhythm-action FPS where you must shoot, dash and kick to the beat to survive. It features a unique beat-pattern shooting mechanic, a multi-genre OST, custom music and firefights with hordes of enemies in a vibrant world.
Why similar: Music 31.1%, Rhythm 30.2%, Soundtrack 22.1% ★, Fast-Paced 5.3%, Action 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based FPS that forces players to shoot and move in sync with a heavy, music-driven soundtrack.
- #30 Kill The Music
77% matchVery Positive96% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Nikko Nikko
Windows
Kill The Music is a Rhythm Action Roguelite about defeating hordes of enemies with musical instruments.
Why similar: Rhythm 34%, Music 33.9%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Action 4.7%
- #31 SATAN
77% matchVery Positive85% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: GamefruitPub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Experience the thrill of retro boomer shooters in this action-packed game where you'll battle hordes of demons and face the ultimate challenge: Satan himself. Relive the glory days of classic shooters with intense gameplay, a variety of weapons, and relentless enemies.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.5%, Action 22.2%, Retro 20.8%, Casual 18.6%, Atmospheric 4.2%
- #32 Rhythm Witch: Beat Death
76% matchVery Positive95% of 554 reviews2025
Dev: Dusklight CO., LTD.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Rhythm Witch: Beat Death is a game that melds rhythm and survival. Attack to the rhythm of the music while dodging monsters who move and attack to the beat. On your journey to eternal beauty, defeat dancing freaks, ghouls, dragon, and more!
Why similar: Rhythm 45.2%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Action 5.9%
- #33 Super Meat Boy
78% matchVery Positive94% of 38,047 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 56.6%, Platformer 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Indie 4.1%, Fast-Paced 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for precision platforming, offering the same level of difficulty and fast-paced retry loops.
- #34 Guns and Nuns: Storming Hell
75% matchVery Positive89% of 639 reviews2026
Dev: RM120
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Demons are not the danger, YOU ARE THE DANGER!!! play as Angelica Amadeus, a nun with the power of faith and guns. Slay demons at your heart's content on bizarre stages with strange gravity fields. Get highscores to unlock more stages and weapons and teach those filthy demons their place.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.2%, Arcade 23.2%, Fast-Paced 21.8%, Action 13%, Retro 6.4%
- #35 Drift Phonk 666
76% matchVery Positive90% of 276 reviews2021
Dev: deadworld games
Windows
You have to collect all the PHONK mixtapes straight from hell so people hear how good 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 sounds.
Why similar: Arcade 37.1%, Action 17.7%, Casual 14.8%, Indie 12%, Fast-Paced 11.2%
- #36 Hailing from the Abyss
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Jiwoo LeePub: Next in Game
Windows
Hailing From the Abyss is a rhythm game with a unique duel setup. Beat powerful enemies in rhythmic battles by using consumables, acquiring power-ups, and skill. Guide Suri while she faces her past memories in style and rhythm!
Why similar: Music 32.3%, Rhythm 30.2%, Arcade 10%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #37 Path to purge
74% matchVery Positive85% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
When the demon is a lovely little girl, will you still give her a wide berth? In the face of increasingly hard fighting, Play the Demon to purge the Human beings that corrupted by the Holy Spirit. Dealing with the angel's difficulties, let's see how far you can go
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.1%, Female Protagonist 25.4%, Action 12.8%, Casual 10.4%, Indie 10.2%
- #38 Metavoidal
72% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Lab Games
Windows · Mac
Heavy metal might be immortal, but you're not. In Metavoidal, you play as a drummer as they attempt to escape the clutches of a threatening metal band by using off-beat techniques to defeat each band member... Or die trying!
Why similar: Music 57%, Action Roguelike 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action 7.8%, Atmospheric 2%
- #39 HAZAMA_QUEEN
73% matchVery Positive97% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: Crush-vAdin
Windows
In the year 202X, the world is "YAMI"...! To save the world, go to hell and kill all the demons. Yes, just like ordering a Frappuccino at a cool cafe!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Female Protagonist 23.3%, Action 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Retro 9.3%
- #40 Midnight Castle Succubus DX
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,100 reviews2020
Dev: pixelteishokuPub: Critical Bliss
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A succubus issues threats against humanity once every 100 years. While men die and young women disappear one by one, a succubus hunter visits a cursed city under the moonlight. Let's rescue abducted girls and defeat the succubus!
Why similar: Platformer 38.7%, Female Protagonist 28.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Retro 7.3%, Action 6.6%
- #41 Goat Massacre
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Cybernetic Studios LLC
Windows
A murderer's only shot at redemption. Shatter hell portals, stack divine relics into devastating builds, and descend deeper into hell until you're strong enough to face Satan himself. A roguelike FPS about salvation through overwhelming holy firepower.
Why similar: Action 69.3%, Indie 15.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Singleplayer 6%
- #42 Slain: Back from Hell
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,392 reviews2016
Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.
Why similar: Platformer 42.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Action 16.3%, Indie 9.3%, Retro 6.5%
- #43 Insanity's Blade
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 298 reviews2014
Dev: Causal Bit Games Inc.Pub: Monster Bath Studios Inc.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Take a father’s journey to hell in order to save the souls of his wife and child. Insanity's Blade: The Chronicles of Thurstan is the first in a series of games based around the journey of a sword possessed by a father's powerful grief and hatred. This is the tale of the sword's creation.
Why similar: Platformer 28.7%, Arcade 15.6%, Retro 11.7%, Action 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #44 TEOCIDA
70% matchVery Positive96% of 144 reviews2021
Dev: VikintorPub: Vikintor Interactive
Windows
Solve riddles, puzzles and platforming challenges as you descend the cryptic pathways of a distorted microcosm reality fueled by a symbolic landscape of faith and erotic nightmares.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.3%, Platformer 22.1%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Action 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #45 Yoiyami Dancers: Twilight Danmaku Dancers
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 663 reviews2022
Dev: tripper_roomPub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Dodge bullets to the rhythm and take down everything that moves! A rhythmical danmaku action game.
Why similar: Rhythm 62.8%, Action 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Cute 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #46 This Curse Is Metal as Hell! | Kusodeka Bayashi
68% matchVery Positive99% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: HAZECODE
Windows
This Curse Is Metal as Hell! is a first-person horror comedy game. As the game’s child protagonist, master the special powers hidden within your dad’s MP3 player to rush your way through a world of pure terror. Do you have what it takes to defeat the curse that plagued your family for generations?
Why similar: Rhythm 63.2%, Action 20.4%, Indie 16.3%
- #47 To Hell With It
71% matchVery Positive87% of 204 reviews2021
Dev: Wimpy Imp Games
Windows
Hack ‘n’ Slash your way up Hell's corporate ladder in this “down the rabbit hole” adventure to retrieve your stolen cat from the Underworld!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 47.8%, Action 27%, Indie 13.1%, Fast-Paced 8.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #48 Temp Zero
70% matchVery Positive95% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: Alexandre Kadri
Windows
Temp Zero is a minimalist roguelike which mixes intense action and musical bullet hell. Fight enemies which attack to the beat, choose perks, defeat the final boss, unlock new weapons, spells & soundtracks!
Why similar: Music 33.1%, Rhythm 30.9%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Arcade 10.1%, Action 4.6%
- #49 INFERNO CLIMBER
73% matchMixed56% of 120 reviews2016
Dev: Arc System Works
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Forge through hell in this survival action RPG! Defeat powerful bosses to collect all 5 Purgatory Stones in hell. Slashing, magic casting, arrow shooting, bombs throwing, exploring, eating, cooking, blacksmithing.
Why similar: Action 65.4%, Cute 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Difficult 7.3%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #50 The Madness of Little Emma
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 144 reviews2015
Dev: Bartosz Bojarowski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Madness of Little Emma is a difficult action platformer with roguelike elements. Featuring over 250 items with insane synergies, varied enemies, and numerous secrets and mysteries to discover.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.6%, Platformer 23.1%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Action 11.7%, Indie 9%
- #51 Gun Devil
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,586 reviews2022
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
GUN DEVIL is an explosive platformer about rescuing your kidnapped hell wife from Satan's child, the Caramelized Dumbass and his Pimp Legion.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 47.8%, Platformer 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Action 6.8%, Cute 5.5%
- #52 WAIFU HELL
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 912 reviews2020
Dev: Konnichiwa Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Old school classics with the new twist.
Why similar: Action 45.6%, Indie 33%, Fast-Paced 8.8%, Retro 6.6%, Difficult 3.4%
- #53 Into the Pit
69% matchMixed66% of 265 reviews2021
Dev: Nullpointer GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A fast-paced retro-FPS roguelite! As a member of a family of lore-hunting mystics you are summoned to a cursed village, drawn by rumors of a demonic portal. Dark magics have overwhelmed the village, It's up to you to rescue the survivors, grow your powers, and journey forth INTO THE PIT.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 60.3%, Action 24.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Retro 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #54 Violated Princess
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Entropy Digital Entertainment
Windows
Violated Princess is an intense, mature-themed roguelike survivor game where waves of relentless enemies threaten to consume both body and soul
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48%, Female Protagonist 35.4%, Action 13.8%, Atmospheric 2.8%
- #55 Hellbrella
64% matchVery Positive97% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: Icy Mountain StudiosPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Put on your raincoat and destroy hordes of demons in Hell. Use 5 insane umbrellas in an aerial roguelite hack and slash of pure chaos!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.6%, Arcade 20.9%, Platformer 16.7%, Fast-Paced 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #56 Angelstruck
65% matchVery Positive95% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Feral Paw
Windows · Mac
Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.4%, Arcade 24.1%, Female Protagonist 23%, Action 9.5%, Casual 7%
- #57 Metal: Hellsinger VR
67% matchMixed67% of 125 reviews2024
Dev: Lab42Pub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.0 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Slay to the beat as the award-winning score of Metal: Hellsinger VR thunders through your body. Experience the smash-hit rhythm FPS like never before and enter a state of unparallelled flow. Show the Hells the meaning of metal.
Why similar: Rhythm 68.1%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Action 7.5%, Singleplayer 3%, Atmospheric 1.6%
- #58 ScourgeBringer
66% matchVery Positive86% of 3,222 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Action 18.7%, Platformer 17.8%, Indie 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%
- #59 Rising Hell - Prologue
68% matchVery Positive83% of 116 reviews2020
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Welcome to the first layer of hell! Climb out from the ever-changing abyss while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons in this vertical platformer rogue-lite.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.4%, Action 24.3%, Arcade 19.1%, Indie 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #60 SONOKUNI
63% matchVery Positive98% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: DON YASA CREWPub: Kakehashi Games
Windows
Battle your way through a biopunk and Japanese mythology-inspired landscape filled with over-the-top, hip hop-infused 2D action. A single hit means death, but use your time-bending skills to take down your oppressors and you might yet save your dying nation.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36%, Pixel Graphics 28.9%, Action 26.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%