- #1 Dead Cells
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 182,870 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Roguelite 15.6%, Action Roguelike 14%, Metroidvania 13.8%, Roguelike 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for 2D action-roguelites, offering fluid, fast-paced combat and deep progression systems.
- #2 Skul: The Hero Slayer
96% matchVery Positive93% of 57,546 reviews2021
Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Roguelite 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Action 11.5%, Roguelike 11%
Why You'll Like It: Features excellent 2D action-roguelite mechanics with fluid combat and a wide variety of character builds.
- #3 Katana ZERO
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 76,003 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Action 16.3%, Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the high-speed, one-hit-kill, slash-heavy intensity and precision required in ScourgeBringer.
- #4 Have a Nice Death
95% matchVery Positive86% of 10,763 reviews2023
Dev: Magic Design StudiosPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelite 19.5%, Metroidvania 14.5%, Roguelike 14%, Action 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly fast-paced 2D action-roguelite that emphasizes melee-heavy combat and high-speed movement.
- #5 20XX
94% matchVery Positive91% of 4,578 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelite 20.2%, Platformer 13.7%, Action 10.2%, Roguelike 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the high-speed platforming and combat intensity of classic action games in a roguelite format.
- #6 30XX
94% matchVery Positive90% of 2,809 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Roguelite 19.2%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelike 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Platformer 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: The refined successor to 20XX, offering even more polished high-speed action and platforming.
- #7 Revita
93% matchVery Positive81% of 2,429 reviews2022
Dev: BenStarPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!
Why similar: Roguelite 24.3%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Roguelike 14%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, movement-heavy roguelite that rewards twitch reflexes and precise platforming.
- #8 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
92% matchVery Positive81% of 1,267 reviews2018
Dev: Long Hat HousePub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Action 20%, Indie 17%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Platformer 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique, high-mobility movement that mirrors the fluidity and verticality of ScourgeBringer.
- #9 Blade Assault
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,299 reviews2022
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.
Why similar: Action 19.1%, Roguelite 18.5%, Roguelike 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Action Roguelike 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-roguelite that emphasizes fast, melee-focused combat in a sci-fi setting.
- #10 Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
91% matchVery Positive82% of 5,170 reviews2017
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sundered is a chaotic hand-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Indie 7.8%, Action 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines metroidvania exploration with intense, chaotic roguelite combat encounters.
- #11 Dungreed
90% matchVery Positive93% of 9,591 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelite 20.8%, Roguelike 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Action 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A solid 2D action-roguelite with a focus on loot, fast combat, and dungeon exploration.
- #12 Neon Abyss
89% matchVery Positive86% of 23,608 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 15.8%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Platformer 10%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, fast-paced roguelite with a similar sense of progression and screen-filling action.
- #13 Gravity Circuit
88% matchVery Positive91% of 6,090 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Action 19.6%, Platformer 17.8%, Indie 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers fast-paced, melee-focused combat that feels very similar to the slash-heavy gameplay of the seed.
- #14 Hyper Light Drifter
89% matchVery Positive93% of 19,122 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.7%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Difficult 13.4%, Adventure 12%, Action 11%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the dash-heavy, high-intensity combat style, even if the perspective is top-down.
- #15 Cyber Shadow
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,551 reviews2021
Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Platformer 12.8%, Action 10.3%, Difficult 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, ninja-themed platformer that demands high precision and quick reactions.
- #16 Iconoclasts
86% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Action 12.5%, Adventure 11%, Indie 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A polished 2D action-platformer with a strong focus on movement, combat, and boss encounters.
- #17 SANABI
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 44,926 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.8%, Action 18.6%, Adventure 12.2%, Platformer 11.1%, Indie 9%
Why You'll Like It: High-speed movement and precision platforming that matches the intensity of ScourgeBringer's combat.
- #18 Hell is Other Demons
86% matchVery Positive93% of 338 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Roguelite 16.3%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelike 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell roguelite that matches the high-speed, difficult nature of the seed game.
- #19 Foregone
85% matchVery Positive82% of 1,402 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.3%, Action 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Platformer 10.8%, Indie 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-platformer with fluid, fast-paced combat mechanics and a sleek visual style.
- #20 Flinthook
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 844 reviews2017
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.4%, Roguelite 15.4%, Action 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Roguelike 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, grappling-hook-focused roguelite with a similar pixel aesthetic and arcade feel.
- #21 Sparklite
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 675 reviews2019
Dev: Red Blue GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!
Why similar: Roguelite 22.3%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming roguelite that offers a similar loop of exploration and combat in a top-down perspective.
- #22 Risk of Rain (2013)
82% matchVery Positive93% of 29,832 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelike 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Roguelite 8.4%, Platformer 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The original 2D roguelite that emphasizes speed, scaling difficulty, and frantic combat.
- #23 Skelly Selest
82% matchVery Positive93% of 288 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: Roguelite 20%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Roguelike 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Action 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A frantic, arcade-style action-roguelite with a similar pixel-art style and high difficulty.
- #24 The Messenger
81% matchVery Positive93% of 13,167 reviews2018
Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Action 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers incredibly fluid, fast-paced 2D movement and combat with a strong focus on platforming.
- #25 Axiom Verge
81% matchVery Positive90% of 6,599 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Platformer 10.2%, Action 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style metroidvania that captures the exploration and combat feel of the genre.
- #26 Gato Roboto
80% matchVery Positive94% of 5,244 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Action 13.4%, Indie 12.1%, Adventure 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, fast-paced metroidvania with a similar retro aesthetic and responsive controls.
- #27 CrossCode
79% matchVery Positive92% of 18,401 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Indie 10.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy RPG that features fast-paced, skill-based combat and puzzle-solving.
- #28 Moonscars
79% matchVery Positive83% of 1,510 reviews2022
Dev: Black MermaidPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Action 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Platformer 10%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, fast-paced 2D action game that features challenging combat and fluid movement.
- #29 Dreamscaper
77% matchVery Positive88% of 3,175 reviews2021
Dev: Afterburner StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
By night, delve deep into your subconscious and discover powerful artifacts to conquer your nightmares. By day, explore the city of Redhaven and build relationships to unlock the power of your dreams. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.8%, Action Roguelike 25.5%, Action 13.1%, Indie 8.6%, Roguelike 5.7%
- #30 Afterimage
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,285 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Difficult 19.2%, Platformer 17.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, 2D 5.6%
- #31 Metal Unit
77% matchVery Positive83% of 2,896 reviews2021
Dev: JellySnow StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
Why similar: Action 17.6%, Roguelite 17.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Indie 11.8%
- #32 Riptale
78% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Super God
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Riptale is a challenging 2D roguelike action game aiming to make sword combat be as bloody and impactful as possible. The player collects gems that allow them to execute different attacks in the order of their choosing. All this results in a symphony of combos that fill the screen with blood and guts.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.2%, Roguelite 16.5%, Action 16%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, 2D action game that focuses on precise, brutal combat and movement.
- #33 Deathstate: Abyssal Edition
78% matchVery Positive86% of 358 reviews2015
Dev: Bread Machine Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deathstate is a roguelike bullet hell adventure set in a bizarre world of dimensional exploration. Play as a number of unique characters trying to discover the fate of Professor Elinberg who opened a portal to the void. Are you ready to venture deep into the abyss?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.6%, Roguelite 20%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Action 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite that emphasizes fast-paced, twitch-reflex combat and bullet-dodging.
- #34 Vagante
75% matchVery Positive89% of 5,025 reviews2018
Dev: Nuke Nine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Why similar: Roguelite 16.7%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Metroidvania 9.1%, Roguelike 9%, Difficult 8.5%
- #35 Aura of Worlds
73% matchVery Positive91% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Aura of Worlds is a chaotic, creative tactics rogue-lite platformer. Explore multiple dangerous worlds where you utilize creative abilities & wield the environment to your advantage. Blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths & outwit powerful guardians!
Why similar: Metroidvania 13.9%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 12.2%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #36 Ether Loop
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 314 reviews2020
Dev: Moon Lens
Windows
Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop.
Why similar: Action 17%, Roguelite 14.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #37 Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue DX
75% matchMixed69% of 369 reviews2021
Dev: DejimaPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a young rescue officer starting her career. Armed with a trusty axe and high-pressure fire hose that also acts like a jetpack, Firegirl responds to emergency calls across the city. Can Firegirl save all the trapped civilians caught in each blaze?
Why similar: Roguelite 17.5%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelike 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Platformer 8.9%
- #38 Celeste
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 146,121 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.8 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: Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Difficult 16.7%, Platformer 13.8%, Indie 11.4%
- #39 Souldiers
73% matchMixed69% of 3,112 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Pixel Graphics 22.6%, Action 14.3%, Difficult 11.9%, Adventure 7.8%
- #40 Straimium Immortaly
74% matchVery Positive90% of 174 reviews2016
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.
Why similar: Roguelite 18.1%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelike 11.3%, Bullet Hell 9%, Difficult 8.2%
- #41 Super House of Dead Ninjas
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,729 reviews2013
Dev: MegadevPub: Bitmap Bureau
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.6%, Roguelike 14.7%, Action 13%, Platformer 12.1%, Indie 7.1%
- #42 The Madness of Little Emma
74% matchVery Positive80% of 145 reviews2015
Dev: Bartosz Bojarowski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 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 32.2%, Action 15.3%, Indie 12.1%, Roguelike 10.7%, Platformer 9.5%
- #43 Metal Bringer
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,163 reviews2025
Dev: ALPHAWING Inc.Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
In this roguelike action-adventure, control humanoid "Labor" and giant "Arms" to uncover the mysteries of the world. Create fully-customizable robots, strengthen them, and take down hordes of enemies!
Why similar: Roguelite 37%, Action Roguelike 35.9%, Action 15.8%, Indie 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #44 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
71% matchVery Positive85% of 812 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Platformer 20%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelike 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Difficult 8.8%
- #45 Caveblazers
71% matchVery Positive85% of 4,533 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Platformer 8.6%
- #46 Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,982 reviews2019
Dev: IceSitruuna
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.
Why similar: Roguelite 19.6%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Metroidvania 17.8%, Action 9%, Female Protagonist 5.7%
- #47 Downwell
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,612 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Platformer 10.6%, Difficult 9.5%, Action 9.1%
- #48 Spirits Abyss
70% matchVery Positive96% of 427 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 10.9%, Platformer 9.5%, Difficult 9%
- #49 Rising Hell
69% matchVery Positive89% of 317 reviews2021
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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: Roguelite 18.2%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Roguelike 9.2%, Bullet Hell 8.8%
- #50 Dark Devotion
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,499 reviews2019
Dev: Hibernian WorkshopPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.7%, Metroidvania 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Roguelite 13.3%, Action 8.4%
- #51 UnderMine
67% matchVery Positive90% of 9,846 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.3%, Roguelite 27.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 5.6%
- #52 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
67% matchVery Positive93% of 41,589 reviews2019
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, Action 14.6%, Adventure 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Platformer 8.1%
- #53 Paradox Soul
72% matchMixed43% of 654 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Platformer 10.6%
- #54 Cinderia
63% matchVery Positive88% of 4,774 reviews2026
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast, brutal action roguelite with razor-sharp controls and insane build freedom. Fuse embers, magic cards, and gear into wildly overpowered combat styles — and break each run in a world consumed by the Ash Witch.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.1%, Action Roguelike 25.9%, Roguelike 18%, Action 12%, Procedural Generation 6.3%
- #55 Curse of the Dead Gods
67% matchVery Positive83% of 9,199 reviews2021
Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.6%, Roguelite 22.2%, Roguelike 14.2%, Difficult 10.7%, Action 10.2%
- #56 UBERMOSH
68% matchVery Positive93% of 9,001 reviews2015
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Action 15.2%, Indie 10.3%, Fast-Paced 9.2%
- #57 illumine
69% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2016
Dev: Dejima
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a different take on the roguelike genre. Explore a world created on the fly by your actions. Wonder about your purpose.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.1%, Action 16.4%, Roguelite 14.4%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 12.6%
- #58 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
67% matchVery Positive81% of 5,578 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 9%, Indie 8.2%
- #59 Star of Providence
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,362 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Roguelite 20.6%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Roguelike 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #60 Severed Steel
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,200 reviews2021
Dev: Greylock Studio
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.
Why similar: Action 45.8%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Indie 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Singleplayer 5.1%