- #1 Super Tacky Astro Ranger - S.T.A.R.
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Mimic
Windows
Play as the tackiest hero in the galaxy in this fast-paced 3D action roguelite. Battle through chaotic arenas, master various weapons, defeat the Morg Leader, and escape in style. Be bold, be reckless. Be a true S.T.A.R.
Why similar: Superhero 30% ★, Dark Comedy 27.1%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Roguelike 14.6%, Action 3.9%
- #2 WorldWatch: Superhero Bullet Heaven
96% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Moldy&Abet Games
Windows · Linux
A chaotic survivors-like roguelite where your hero isn’t just a passive bonus. Each hero fights with their own signature weapon or ability: eye lasers, swords, cars, UFOs, guns, and pure nonsense. Stack broken passive upgrades, pick sidekicks, and turn every run into a disaster.
Why similar: Superhero 49.4% ★, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Roguelike 10.5%, PvE 8%, Survival 4.1%
- #3 Darklord's Tower
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mugigo
Windows
Darklord’s Tower is a vertical roguelite defense where building floors reshapes the route itself. Set traps by night, then fight by day—knockback, falls, and trap combos turn height into your deadliest weapon.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.5%, Action Roguelike 24.4%, Difficult 19%, Roguelike 14.2%, Action 3.8%
- #4 Curse Rounds
94% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: TENTACLES INTERACTIVE
Windows
A roguelike with unique curses, 60+ cards, incredible shots and power-ups. No two attempts are ever the same.
Why similar: Perma Death 29.4%, Action Roguelike 26.7%, Difficult 20.5%, Roguelike 17.4%, Action 3.8%
- #5 Teleglitch: Die More Edition
94% matchVery Positive83% of 2,957 reviews2013
Dev: Test3 ProjectsPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.4%, Roguelike 21.4%, Difficult 18.6%, Perma Death 16.5%, Roguelite 4.4%
- #6 Nice Dice: Game of Throws
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fishtank Games
Windows · Mac
Some roll the dice. Not you, though. You turn them into weapons. Throw your dice into enemies' faces, knock them around, and conjure powerful spells from the face-up side. Upgrade your dice with magic and crazy physics to hold back endless waves of enemies. Welcome to the Game of Throws!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.8%, Difficult 20.9%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Roguelike 9.7%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #7 Between Gods
92% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bitboy Games
Windows
A punishing action roguelite where your crusade is to slay every God. Master precise parries, battle relentless foes, discover powerful gear through shops and enemy drops, and grow stronger by spending skill points after every death.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Difficult 20.4%, Perma Death 17.4%, Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #8 An Action Roguelite for when you have 20 minutes to spare
91% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Cinnamon Pupper
Windows
Dive, jump n' shoot, an Action Roguelite for when you only have 20 minutes to spare. Blast beasties, create builds, grow OP. Get a quick session during that dead empty time between appointments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.7%, Perma Death 26.7%, Difficult 24.2%, Roguelite 10.3%, Action 4.9%
- #9 Hecaton
91% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: NWatch Games
Windows
Hecaton is futuristic action rogue-like set on Titan, a terraformed moon of Saturn. Play as a Bounty Hunter and fight your way through an army of space pirates. Brave the surface of Titan and begin your descent to find the Pirate Base and your ultimate goal.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.7%, Perma Death 21.8%, Difficult 21.6%, Roguelike 18.3%, Action 3.8%
- #10 Luxmithar
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: MythicDevil Studios
Windows
Defend a crashed forge in this 2D survival defense roguelite. Expand a modular world grid, build towers and traps, and survive relentless enemy waves across shifting days, storms, and darkness.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.3%, Action Roguelike 29.6%, Roguelike 14.4%, PvE 13.8%, Action 3.7%
- #11 The Wizardz Dungeon
90% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Syntax34204
Windows · Linux
A difficult, fast-paced action-rogue-lite where you hack n'slash your way through a dungeon full of loot and monsters. Your goal is to get strong enough to be able to defeat the Guardian. Death means starting over again.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Perma Death 22%, Difficult 19%, Roguelike 12.6%, PvE 11.7%
- #12 ProtoBlue Tower
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: shinybluegames
Windows · Linux
Reborn as a defense tower, you must now protect a foreign village. Use roguelite mechanics in a mix of tower defense and survivor gameplay to defeat your enemies with powerful upgrades.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39%, Action Roguelike 34.5%, Roguelike 18.7%, Action 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #13 Fortuna Deluxe
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Takashi O
Windows
Survive waves of enemies raining bullets on you with the help of your trusty Automatic Turret Machines (ATMs) while you focus on more important priorities: making bank. It's equal parts bullet hell, tower defense, incremental game, and rogue-lite. Coming out later this year in 2024!
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.5%, Action Roguelike 23.3%, Dark Comedy 21.3%, Roguelike 13.8%, PvE 9.6%
- #14 WallFront
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YajirushiPub: Yajirushi
Windows
Defend the final wall in this strategic blend of Tower Defense and Roguelite. Position an elite squad with unique abilities, combine powerful artifacts, and evolve with permanent meta-progression. In Wallfront, every defeat strengthens your next line of defense.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, PvE 16.1%, Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 6.6%
- #15 Our Darker Purpose
87% matchVery Positive82% of 743 reviews2014
Dev: Avidly Wild Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Journey to the dark heart of the Edgewood Home for Lost Children in this fiendishly difficult action RPG!When her teacher stepped out of the classroom a month ago, Cordy never imagined he would be gone for good. Now her fellow students have turned on each other as the school descends into chaos.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.7%, Roguelike 23.1%, Difficult 19.7%, Roguelite 9.1%, Perma Death 5.6%
- #16 Dead Ground
86% matchMixed60% of 115 reviews2018
Dev: DIG Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Tower defense reimagined! Dead Ground is a procedurally generated tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Each playthrough will offer randomly generated guns, skills and augments. You'll have to travel, collect scrap, water, manage your inventory and upgrade your base to survive!
Why similar: Tower Defense 56.5%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Perma Death 8.2%, Difficult 7.9%, Roguelite 3.6%
- #17 Sole Saga
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Dev It With Cat
Windows · Linux
Fast-paced action rogue-Like survival with a touch of Soul-like, Challenging yet rewarding gameplay!, Battle with horde of monsters, Build your favorite hero with powerful skills and weapons in Action Rogue-like style, Fight your way to the epic boss and become a legend.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.2%, Difficult 24.5%, Roguelike 14.5%, PvE 13.3%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #18 Porta-Tower
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Novadisc Games Inc.
Windows
Porta-Tower is a roguelike tower defense game where you can pick up and move your towers. Relocate and upgrade your towers to defend your portal until the end.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.5%, Action Roguelike 24%, Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 9.9%, Action 4.8%
- #19 Prophour23
85% matchMixed70% of 79 reviews2014
Dev: The Secret Pie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Prophour23 is a fast-paced, replayable real-time strategy. It's designed for short, quick plays. A single playthrough will take you about 15 minutes, if you're good. But the next one will be different. And another one as well.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.6%, Perma Death 23.9%, Difficult 18.3%, Roguelite 4.6%, Action 4.1%
- #20 The Binding of Isaac
83% matchVery Positive95% of 62,928 reviews2011
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.4%, Roguelike 25.2%, Difficult 21.1%, Perma Death 5.9%, Roguelite 2.8%
- #21 Crimson Creed
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Script Smelter Studios
Windows
Crimson Creed is a tower defense and action roguelike hybrid where you fight directly on the battlefield while building strategic defenses. Defend every lane, build strategic towers, combine powerful skills, and survive escalating waves - solo or local co-op. Kill. Collapse. Learn. Return stronger.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.7%, Action Roguelike 26.2%, Roguelike 16.2%, PvE 14.3%, Roguelite 3.8%
- #22 Godlings Unleashed
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mash Studio
Windows
Explore a world overflowing with divine power and adventure.Encounter all kinds of empowered individuals, recruit them to fight by your side—or defeat them.Experience strange and unpredictable events, carefully manage and deploy your resources,and ultimately face the gods themselves.
Why similar: Superhero 39.4% ★, Action Roguelike 27.3%, Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 8.7%, Hand-drawn 4.1%
- #23 A Wizard's Lizard
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 446 reviews2014
Dev: Lost Decade Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Conquer the forces of Death in A Wizard’s Lizard, an action RPG for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Explore ever-changing dungeons, filled with powerful weapons and items. Battle back the hordes of evil. Rescue villagers to improve your town and increase your power for your next trek into the dungeon.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.3%, Roguelike 22.9%, Perma Death 12.2%, Roguelite 11.7%, Difficult 8%
- #24 Croak Crusader: the Champion of Canada
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TunawareDevsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Do you dare save the Land of the Maple Leaf? Croak Crusader is a fast-paced, momentum-based action platformer featuring tight controls, explosive combat, and a versatile grapple mechanic.
Why similar: Superhero 69.4% ★, Difficult 20.4%, Action 4.8%, Gore 3.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #25 Seedovia
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ab
Windows
Seedovia is a rogue-like dungeon crawler where you traverse room after room, fighting challenging monsters. Chain your weapons, collect game-changing passive upgrades, and equip items to create unique builds and become increasingly more powerful.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.4%, Difficult 23.1%, Roguelike 18.3%, Perma Death 16.5%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #26 HatLand
80% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Shprot
Windows
HatLand is a game where you need to see GAME OVER many times to complete a level. But each time, passing further along the inner corridors of the Empire's spaceships, you will become stronger ...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.7%, Difficult 28.6%, Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelite 5.9%, Action 4.5%
- #27 Dunjungle
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 752 reviews2025
Dev: Bruno BombardiPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.9%, Difficult 22.3%, Perma Death 21.5%, Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 6.9%
- #28 Vector Prospector
79% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: SpinAttack Studio
Windows · Mac
Vector Prospector is an arcade action roguelite with simple, precise movement that rewards skill and quick thinking. Unlock powerups and ships to explore the caverns beneath an alien world, collect the five green gems, and escape alive.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.1%, Action Roguelike 23.2%, Difficult 20.1%, Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #29 Biorganic
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Discard
Windows
Biorganic is a top-down arena survival roguelike game. You have to survive with your towers! Choose your tower and go to the battle! Upgrade your skills, buy more towers, create unique builds, and survive until the end!
Why similar: Tower Defense 37%, Action Roguelike 30.5%, Roguelike 17.8%, Action 7.5%, Survival 5.6%
- #30 Asura: Vengeance Edition
78% matchVery Positive85% of 696 reviews2017
Dev: Ogre Head Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Asura is an Action Rogue-like set in a fantasy world inspired by the richness of Indian mythology. It features a unique procedural skill tree which changes on every play-through.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.5%, Difficult 20.3%, Perma Death 16.5%, Roguelite 10.7%, Roguelike 6.8%
- #31 Intern Pursuit Game
78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Cat5 StudiosPub: Intern Pursuit LLC
Windows
A Third-Person Tower Defense game in which you are an Intern sucked through a portal who now must defend the objective from aliens.
Why similar: Superhero 48.9% ★, Tower Defense 32.5%, PvE 13.3%, Action 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #32 G.NOM
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Hardcell
Windows
G.NOM is an action rogue-lite game you awaken as an experiment subject in a lab full of creatures where you need to hunt and eat them. Explore the mysterious lab, make use of abandoned lab equipments, research various genetic mutations, evolve into more powerful forms and uncover secrets of the lab!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.9%, Perma Death 23.5%, Roguelike 14.9%, PvE 13.4%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #33 Soul Savior
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Techinox
Windows
Save or sacrifice souls to shape your run. Discover powerful upgrades, create devastating synergies, and fight through endless waves in this action roguelite tower defense.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.9%, Action Roguelike 29.5%, PvE 14.3%, Roguelite 9.9%, Action 3.3%
- #34 Galactic Escape
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: AntGames
Windows
In this top-down roguelike shooter game you go through levels of enemies to defeat [???] which escaped from [???]. You do this with the help of weapons and items you find on the way. You can equip up to two weapons. Mix and match the weapons and items you find to make combos that work together!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.8%, Difficult 23.3%, Perma Death 20.5%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #35 Architect of War
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Six Sided Studio
Windows
A strategic tower defense with roguelike elements where every enemy demands an answer. Prepare your team, adapt your defense, and face waves designed to break your strategy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 45%, Roguelike 19.2%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, PvE 8.9%, Action 5.2%
- #36 Hold It In
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Timothy Graham
Windows · Mac · Linux
This game is a brutally hardcore sci-fi tower defense, featuring BBS-era and ASCII graphics. You are a commander who must use everything at your disposal to stop the AI horde from opening the rift, and unleashing a cosmic horror upon the earth.
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.1%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Difficult 8.6%, Roguelite 6.3%, Action 5.2%
- #37 The Only Droid
73% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Musab.dev
Windows
Tear enemy robots apart piece by piece in a physics-based action roguelike. Destroy weak points, stack upgrades, and create your unique build as you turn relentless robotic enemy waves into mechanical graveyards.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29%, Roguelike 17.5%, Difficult 13.9%, Perma Death 13.4%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #38 Snail's Pace
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BoxInBox
Windows
A snail. Some ducks. And lots of weird stuff going on. But oh well, you got a store to run.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.8%, Perma Death 22.4%, Dark Comedy 16.6%, PvE 11.6%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #39 Marine
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Brandon JS LeaPub: MJE Solutions
Windows · Linux
An underwater lane-defence roguelike where units, items and upgrades combine to create never before seen strategies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.4%, Action Roguelike 26.5%, Perma Death 15%, Roguelike 7.5%, Action 5.1%
- #40 DANGER ZONE BOMBER
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: SINABRO SOFT
Windows
Danger Zone Bomber is a survival defense roguelike game where you have to defeat waves of zombies and protect your base. Drop bombs from the plane to kill zombies and protect your base.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37%, Action Roguelike 33.4%, Roguelike 21%, Survival 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #41 TEOM: The Enemy Of Mine
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voxel Studios
Windows · Mac
TEOM is a roguelite strategy game that draws inspiration from the tower defense genre to innovate it through dynamic levels, interactive elements, and high replayability. Follow Aiden and his friends on an unexpected journey through this vibrant world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.2%, Action Roguelike 22.1%, Perma Death 18.4%, Roguelike 14.2%, PvE 9.9%
- #42 Survivor Cells
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: YAW Studios
Windows
Discover the beauty and fragility of life in Survivor Cells, a unique survival game against viruses and bacteria, which strategically combines the elements of roguelite, bullet hell and tower defense in a challenging experience. Your destiny depends on your agility and choices. How far will you get?
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.1%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Perma Death 17.2%, Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #43 Evolution TD
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixelmoose
Windows
A strategic tower defense game where your arsenal evolves across time. Build base defenses and experiment by merging towers together to discover powerful new units. Manage your resources carefully, adapt your tactics, and survive enemy waves from the Stone Age to the far future.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.8%, Difficult 21.5%, Perma Death 20.9%, PvE 13%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #44 Legend vs. Legion
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Indiecation Creations
Windows
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: Tower Defense 32.3%, Perma Death 19.5%, Roguelike 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, PvE 9.2%
- #45 Smushie Time
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SAEGaming
Windows
Defend your farm from the invading Smushies! Slice, squish, and scorch through endless waves in this fast-paced roguelite defense game. Collect their souls to upgrade your farm, unlock bizarre items, wear way to many hats, and discover ridiculous builds with near endless combinations!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.3%, Action Roguelike 33.1%, Roguelike 10.6%, Roguelite 9%, Action 3.4%
- #46 Checkmate Defence
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Checkmate Defence
Windows
“Checkmate Defence” is a strategic auto-battle tower defence game. Summon and merge units from ★1 to ★6 to stop incoming enemy waves. Every decision you make during battle—merging, selling, placing, and upgrading—becomes a decisive move that can turn the tide of the battlefield.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47%, Roguelike 18.5%, PvE 16.5%, Roguelite 11.2%, Action 5.2%
- #47 Overrun Survivors
70% matchMixed67% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Midquest Games
Windows
Overrun Survivors is a fast-paced action roguelite game that throws players into the middle of hordes of aliens and asks them to fight tooth and nail in order to survive. Play through different alien planets and feel powerful knowing that you're the only one who can save the day!
Why similar: Superhero 33.9% ★, Action Roguelike 22.7%, Perma Death 21.1%, Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 7.5%
- #48 GAARL! - Gabe's Action Arcade RogueLike
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gabe
Windows · Linux
GAARL! is a difficult roguelike action platformer. Wield your chain gun to fight monsters in tense combat, or fire it into walls to climb through handcrafted arenas. Buy upgrades, create wacky builds, get good health insurance, and unlock the mysteries of GABE'S ACTION ARCADE ROGUELIKE!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Difficult 23.8%, Perma Death 21.5%, Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #49 Project: rEvolution
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Umbral Studios
Windows
Project: rEvolution is a tower defense game set in a dystopian Cyberpunk world. With placeable and wieldable turrets, modular upgrades, and evolving enemies, it blends strategic depth and replayability, offering a fresh experience within the genre.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35%, Action Roguelike 31.6%, PvE 15.9%, Roguelike 13.9%, Action 1.6%
- #50 Tunnel of Doom
70% matchMixed60% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Antti VaihiaPub: Digerati
Windows
Tunnel of Doom is an action rogue-lite hybrid that mixes tower defense with melee and ranged combat gameplay. Randomly generated, every run is different as you guide Angel on a quest to rescue her husband. Gather resources, discover perks, and use what you find to battle waves of monsters.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.4%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, Perma Death 21.6%, Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 7.6%
- #51 Don't Pop My Bubble
68% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: QDos
Windows
Shoot! Upgrade! Defend! In this twin-stick roguelike, protect all things bubble from infinite waves of pointy bad guys! Upgrade yourself and your base, or better yet, use a super attack, and stop everything from trying to pop you!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.3%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Perma Death 18.7%, PvE 12.3%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #52 DOO DOO Town Saver
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Doo Doo Oppa
Windows
Defend your town against relentless enemy waves in this top-down action game that combines real-time combat, strategic town upgrades, and tower defense. Recruit powerful soldiers, strengthen your defenses, and survive until the final battle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.9%, Action Roguelike 25.5%, Roguelike 20.1%, Roguelite 7.6%, Action 7.5%
- #53 Corvian Curse
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Made by Gare
Windows · Linux
Corvian Curse is a roguelike platformer that offers a new experience on every run with randomized levels, potions, and items. Can you find and defeat the source of the curse that's causing the worlds to shift?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.5%, Perma Death 23.8%, Difficult 22%, Roguelike 20.9%, Action 1.8%
- #54 Paint On Paint TD
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: nuckname
Windows
A Tower Defence where your own towers have friendly fire, creating a Bullet Hell style game that encourages an active playstyle, where you can’t just sit back and relax while thinking about anime girls.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.6%, Difficult 30.7%, Roguelike 10.7%, PvE 5.2%, Hand-drawn 4.7%
- #55 RogueCraft
67% matchPositive83% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: CraftCoreGames
Windows
Merge, build, and defend in a brutal roguelike tower defense. Survive endless waves of monsters, evolve unique towers, outsmart epic bosses, and craft unstoppable builds in every run.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.7%, Action Roguelike 25%, Roguelike 17.9%, PvE 11.1%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #56 Risk of Rain (2013)
68% matchVery Positive93% of 29,834 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 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 35.1%, Roguelike 23.3%, Difficult 16.3%, Perma Death 14.4%, Roguelite 4%
- #57 Enlightenment
69% matchMixed63% of 459 reviews2018
Dev: LizardKing
Windows
In Enlightenment, you play in a roguelike action-shooter with a fast-paced challenging journey deep into a underground complex called "the Ark". Players will be tested by large varieties of enemies in a procedurally-generated dungeon, and become stronger by learning from the inevitable deaths.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.4%, Difficult 16.5%, Perma Death 11%, Roguelike 8.9%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #58 Area Survivors
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Furo-Pizza Studio
Windows
Area Survivors is a top-down survival action game where you fight off relentless hordes of enemies and struggle to stay alive. Defeat enemies to grow stronger, upgrade your weapons and skills, and take on increasingly powerful foes and massive waves of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37%, Action Roguelike 24.8%, Roguelike 18%, Action 6.7%, Roguelite 5.6%
- #59 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 459,038 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 27.4 hrsMean: 161.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.8%, Difficult 25.2%, Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelite 4.1%, Gore 3.8%