- #1 Nova Drift
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,407 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.3%, Roguelite 18.1%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelike 9.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This space-based action-roguelike features deep ship customization and bullet-hell combat that perfectly mirrors the core loop of building an unstoppable vessel.
- #2 Brotato
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.7%, Roguelite 16.1%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelike 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down arena shooter offers extensive character customization and wave-based survival that captures the same addictive roguelite progression.
- #3 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20%, Roguelite 12.4%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tower defense strategy with action-roguelite elements, making it a direct thematic match for the fortress-building gameplay.
- #4 Geometry Arena 2
95% matchVery Positive89% of 429 reviews2026
Dev: 011 Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Geometry Arena 2 distills RPG depth and Roguelite elements into a unique loop of [ Meta-Progression + Endless Challenges ]. Mix and match Weapons, Bodies, Modules, and Pets to craft your game-breaking builds! Minimalist lines, vibrant colors!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.8%, Roguelite 18.2%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Roguelike 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on high-intensity arena combat and modular upgrades, providing a similar arcade-style bullet-hell experience.
- #5 20 Minutes Till Dawn
94% matchVery Positive91% of 28,655 reviews2023
Dev: flannePub: Erabit
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21%, Roguelite 18.3%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced bullet-hell roguelite that emphasizes building powerful, synergistic loadouts to survive waves of enemies.
- #6 Soulstone Survivors
94% matchVery Positive91% of 26,152 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.6%, Roguelite 23.4%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelike 10.5%, Top-Down 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This action-roguelite features massive bullet-hell encounters and deep skill-tree customization that feels very similar to the seed game's progression.
- #7 Death Must Die
93% matchVery Positive91% of 21,387 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.7%, Roguelite 27.2%, Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelike 11.3%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished action-roguelite experience with intense combat and gear-based progression that fans of the genre will appreciate.
- #8 Cluckmech Oasis
92% matchVery Positive88% of 3,463 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Roguelite 17.8%, Roguelike 12.2%, Strategy 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends tower defense with top-down shooter mechanics, creating a similar hybrid experience to the seed game.
- #9 Tiny Rogues
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,450 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.9%, Roguelite 20.7%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Roguelike 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This arcade-style roguelite provides tight, fast-paced combat and a variety of build options that mirror the strategic depth of the seed game.
- #10 HoloCure - Save the Fans!
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 39,748 reviews2023
Dev: KayAnimate
Windows
Play as your favorite Vtubers from Hololive! Fight, explore, and clear your way through armies of fans and save them from their mind-control in this unofficial free fan-game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26%, Roguelite 22%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly refined bullet-hell survival game that emphasizes character builds and wave-based combat in an arcade format.
- #11 Vampire Survivors
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 260,765 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.3%, Action Roguelike 25%, Roguelite 22%, Roguelike 6.4%, Arcade 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: As the definitive title in the survival roguelite genre, it provides the same satisfying feeling of becoming an unstoppable force against waves of enemies.
- #12 Loopstructor
90% matchVery Positive84% of 372 reviews2024
Dev: Pone Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a strategy game that combines tower defense with Roguelike. Unlike traditional tower defense game, the towers in the game are vehicles that move along ‘loops’.You need to create defense loop and build battle trains to defend against enemy attacks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.5%, Strategy 13.6%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 10.3%, Top-Down 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the tower defense and roguelike strategy elements, focusing on building efficient defensive structures.
- #13 Star Survivor
89% matchMixed69% of 555 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.6%, Roguelite 13.5%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 7.4%, Roguelike 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual survival game that emphasizes physics-based combat and roguelite upgrades in a space setting.
- #14 Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,584 reviews2023
Dev: Creature Cauldron
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are the Spirit Hunters in this action rogue-lite. Slay huge waves of monsters and harvest their souls for ever increasing power. Unlock many playable characters, abilities, maps and more through a deep progression system.
Why similar: Roguelite 29.3%, Action Roguelike 26%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Action 6.6%, Roguelike 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on gathering resources and upgrading abilities to survive increasingly difficult waves of monsters.
- #15 Nomad Survival
87% matchVery Positive84% of 2,165 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.5%, Roguelite 20.6%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelike 10%, Top-Down 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward and addictive action-roguelite that focuses on character builds and surviving overwhelming enemy numbers.
- #16 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
86% matchVery Positive88% of 6,172 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.5%, Roguelite 19.7%, Action Roguelike 16%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Roguelike 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep skill-tree system and challenging wave-based combat that rewards strategic planning.
- #17 Spellbook Demonslayers
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,313 reviews2022
Dev: Xendra
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Slay endless hordes of demons to protect the Cosmic Library! Steal their abilities, find powerful equipment, and unlock the secrets of each spellbook to become unstoppable! Will you be able to destroy the demonic legion?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.3%, Roguelite 17.6%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelike 10%, Top-Down 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends bullet-hell action with roguelite upgrades, focusing on creating screen-clearing builds similar to the seed game's barrage machine style.
- #18 Army of Ruin
85% matchVery Positive89% of 2,692 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.4%, Roguelite 16.9%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A polished bullet-hell survival game that emphasizes chaotic combat and diverse character builds.
- #19 Space Cycle
84% matchVery Positive94% of 198 reviews2024
Dev: Some Sugar Studio
Windows
Space resources are the battleground for warring factions. As a Space Defense Officer, protect your faction's assets in a vast, hostile universe. Allocate resources, upgrade defenses, and repel relentless enemy attacks! With over 50 unique units and deep strategy, experience real-time tower defense!
Why similar: Tower Defense 37%, Roguelite 26.4%, Strategy 12.9%, Space 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed tower defense game that focuses on strategic placement and wave management.
- #20 Crafty Survivors
82% matchVery Positive84% of 740 reviews2025
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Why similar: Roguelite 19.7%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Roguelike 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines action-roguelite combat with town-building elements, offering a satisfying progression loop.
- #21 Runic Survivor
84% matchMixed66% of 230 reviews2023
Dev: STEELDUCK Studios
Windows
Combine Runes to craft unique spells! Survive the endless hordes of monsters as you work to break the four Runic seals! Runic is a casual horde shooter with rogue-lite elements and a charming retro aesthetic.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.4%, Roguelite 15%, Action Roguelike 15%, Strategy 11.4%, Roguelike 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This action-roguelite offers a variety of strategic choices and fast-paced combat encounters.
- #22 Tower Dominion
81% matchVery Positive86% of 4,827 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.8%, Roguelite 21.7%, Strategy 14%, Roguelike 14%, Sci-fi 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines base-building and tower defense with roguelike elements for a strategic challenge.
- #23 Boneraiser Minions
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,299 reviews2023
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.8%, Roguelite 21.2%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelike 9.5%, Arcade 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This unique take on the horde survival genre focuses on building an army, providing a different but equally strategic approach to defense.
- #24 Astro Looter: Survivor
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: Soda Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Roguelite 16.9%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Roguelike 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This arena-shooter features space-themed combat and roguelite progression that fits well with the seed game's aesthetic.
- #25 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
80% matchVery Positive91% of 311 reviews2023
Dev: Jinthree Studio
Windows
Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.2%, Strategy 14.4%, Deckbuilding 10%, Space 9.1%, Survival 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy tower defense game that focuses on base building and wave management.
- #26 Shapebreaker - Tower Defense Deckbuilder
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Alexander Van den Bulck
Windows
A fusion of tower defense games and roguelike deckbuilders. Use your cards to build towers and to upgrade them in unique ways. Gain rewards to customize your deck, defense and playstyle. Break the shapes before they break you!
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.3%, Roguelite 16.8%, Strategy 11.7%, Roguelike 10%, Deckbuilding 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a deckbuilding mechanic to enhance tower defense strategy, providing a unique tactical layer.
- #27 Deflector
79% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!
Why similar: Roguelite 29.9%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelike 12.2%, Top-Down 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This bullet-hell action game features intense combat and projectile-based mechanics that feel very similar to the seed game's arcade feel.
- #28 Astro Prospector
76% matchVery Positive93% of 2,861 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.8%, Roguelite 18.2%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelike 10.7%, Strategy 9.1%
- #29 Towerful Defense: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.3%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Strategy 7.7%
- #30 Geometry Arena
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,401 reviews2021
Dev: 011 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A free-form arena-shooter Roguelite with heavy emphasis on building an overpowered character! You play as a little shape that shoots other shapes! Strengthen your character by mixing and matching mods and upgrades, and experiment with a limitless rune upgrade system!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.6%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelite 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #31 Voids Vigil
75% matchVery Positive95% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Roguelite 16.8%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelike 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 8.3%
- #32 Tower Tactics: Liberation
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,229 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.1%, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike 10.6%, Strategy 8.8%, Deckbuilding 8.2%
- #33 BALL x PIT
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,880 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
Why similar: Roguelite 20.3%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelike 10.2%, Arcade 8.4%
- #34 Outnumbered
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 241 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.8%, Roguelite 16%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 8%, Top-Down Shooter 8%
- #35 Neon Ascending
75% matchVery Positive83% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: TheCarmineDepth
Windows · Linux
Grid management roguelike tower defense that emphasizes mechanics and features dazzling visual effects. Don't overthink it, just stack and play! Enhancement modules boost your attributes, affix modules change the mechanics, and more... all within the grid. Time to create a new and improved build!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Roguelite 18.1%, Roguelike 8.7%, Strategy 8.1%
- #36 Run Build Pew!
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 560 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
Why similar: Roguelite 19.6%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #37 Border Pioneer
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,768 reviews2025
Dev: Yahzj GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
As the kingdom's most promising pioneer, embark on a legendary journey to tame the frontier! Build thriving towns across various landscapes, fending off waves of diverse enemies until you establish a firm foothold and have explored everything the eye can see!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.7%, Roguelite 20.2%, Strategy 15.2%, Top-Down 6.5%, Action 5.6%
- #38 Arcane Tower Survivors
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Red Horde Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in this horde survival roguelite. Unleash devastating spells, master unique skills, and craft unstoppable builds. Between battles, fortify your tower and unlock powerful upgrades in a strategic meta-game. Will your magic outlast the chaos?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.8%, Roguelite 20.6%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelike 11.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.5%
- #39 Fortress Fury
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: Kervado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fortress Fury is a survivor multiplayer tower defense roguelite. Endless hordes of enemies want to crush your tower! Buy weapons and upgrades to craft an array of overpowering builds. Will you be able to survive all waves and be the last tower?
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.1%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Roguelite 19.2%, Strategy 12.9%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #40 Ultimate Protector
74% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Dongguan Liuli Game Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
Tired of moving around without purposes? Come and protect the goddess with multiple combination of skills and elements. Discover and upgrade your weapon to super, even hyper! Play this game with a joy from both tower defense and rogue!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.2%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Casual 9.5%, Strategy 6.2%
- #41 Refactor
74% matchVery Positive84% of 465 reviews2022
Dev: GAGAPub: LightOn Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Refactor is a hard-core tower defense game that combines modular building, route planning, and element composition.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33%, Roguelite 20.7%, Strategy 10.5%, Roguelike 7.8%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #42 Genome Guardian
71% matchVery Positive92% of 770 reviews2024
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Roguelite 22.6%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Roguelike 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%
- #43 Elements and build
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: ChuTouMiao StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Form your own genre with skills in different elements, use building rewards to build your own unique maze in randomly generated levels, and fight to survive waves of monsters to win
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.7%, Roguelite 20.6%, Strategy 13%, Roguelike 9.8%, Deckbuilding 9.5%
- #44 Void Resurgence
70% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Roguelite 17.4%, Bullet Hell 17%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.3%
- #45 Arcane Trigger
70% matchVery Positive87% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: MiniWhale
Windows · Mac
Arcane Trigger is a bullet-building roguelike where every shot is crafted before it's fired. Forge over 220 bullets, shape their effects with 150+ magical seals, and master infinite synergies in this endlessly replayable strategic shooter.
Why similar: Roguelite 38.7%, Roguelike 21.2%, Strategy 20.8%, Casual 8.5%, Deckbuilding 5.2%
- #46 Space Will
71% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: 张亮002Pub: Aori Games
Windows
Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Strategy 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Roguelike 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #47 Time Treker
71% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Game
Windows
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
Why similar: Roguelite 21%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelike 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%
- #48 Noobs Want to Live
70% matchVery Positive89% of 4,944 reviews2023
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)Pub: Lightning Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25%, Roguelite 21.9%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelike 13.8%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #49 Time Wasters
69% matchVery Positive88% of 2,590 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.1%, Roguelite 17.4%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.4%
- #50 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship
69% matchVery Positive83% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: Zing Games Inc.Pub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot in this exciting "Tower Defense-on-wheels zombie survival roguelite" game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.7%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Roguelite 16.1%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.6%
- #51 Mineral Defense
68% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Corestone Games
Windows · Linux
Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.1%, Roguelite 21.4%, Strategy 11.8%, Roguelike 11.8%, Deckbuilding 8.9%
- #52 Neon Striker
68% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.1%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #53 Echoes of Red
67% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: TERMAX Studios
Windows
Echoes of Red is a fast-paced roguelite shooter where you can carry unlimited weapons at once, face endless enemies ever stronger and build your perfect custom loadout. Obliterate tens of thousands of enemies who dared to challenge you and make them regret standing against you.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.1%, Roguelite 18.9%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelike 9.5%, Top-Down Shooter 8.7%
- #54 Tangy TD
65% matchVery Positive92% of 1,121 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.8%, Roguelike 15.6%, Strategy 15.4%, Action 6.5%, Casual 4.5%
- #55 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
65% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.8%, Roguelite 18.9%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.1%, Top-Down Shooter 6.8%
- #56 Symmodance
68% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Mehmet Melih Solt
Windows
Dive into the symphonic chaos of geometric warfare! Unleash futuristic weaponry, customize your hovering platform, conquer relentless foes and dance to victory in this mesmerizing reverse bullet hell shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.4%, Roguelite 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%
- #57 Seraph's Last Stand
67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,291 reviews2022
Dev: Sad Socket
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Create insane builds and break the game in all possible ways to get your name into the leaderboards! Every round you get stronger, but so does the enemies...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.4%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Roguelite 20.6%, Roguelike 13%, Casual 6.1%
- #58 Stellar Initiative
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 390 reviews2024
Dev: Five Head Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Complete missions, install new upgrades, discover powerful artifacts, and find the best strategy!
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.3%, Roguelike 16.6%, Strategy 15.4%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Space 5.5%
- #59 Mech Fortress
65% matchVery Positive85% of 216 reviews2026
Dev: Some Sugar Studio
Windows
Mech Fortress is a sci-fi tower defense game where each turret has unique mechanics. You can freely place them on a 5×5 grid, and your goal is to eliminate all enemies!
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.7%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Strategy 15.1%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Top-Down 6.6%