- #1 Project Wingman
97% matchVery Positive94% of 21,506 reviews2020
Dev: Sector D2
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Project Wingman is a flight action game that lets you take the seat of advanced fighter jets and become a true ace. Fight in various missions and gamemodes ranging from intense aerial dogfights to large scale ground assault in an alternate scorched earth setting.
Why similar: Flight 68.2%, Military 14.5%, Arcade 6.1%, Simulation 3.7%, Action 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most similar high-octane, arcade-style aerial combat experience with a focus on massive destruction and intense dogfights.
- #2 LUFTRAUSERS
96% matchVery Positive91% of 4,499 reviews2014
Dev: VlambeerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
Why similar: Flight 43.4%, Arcade 23.4%, Retro 11.3%, Indie 8.5%, Action 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic in the arcade flight genre, it focuses on pure, chaotic aerial combat and modular aircraft customization.
- #3 ROGUE FLIGHT
96% matchVery Positive95% of 322 reviews2024
Dev: Truant Pixel, LLCPub: Perp Games
Windows
A breathtaking arcade space combat game inspired by prestige anime.
Why similar: Flight 53.4%, Vehicular Combat 18.5%, Roguelite 12.3%, Arcade 7.5%, Action 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the roguelite structure and arcade flight feel of the seed game with a modern, stylized aesthetic.
- #4 Jet Lancer
95% matchVery Positive92% of 1,196 reviews2020
Dev: Code WakersPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Jet Lancer is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter where you duel enemy aviators, hunt giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as you evolve from an unknown rookie aviator into a once-in-a-generation ACE pilot.
Why similar: Flight 66.5%, Arcade 10.8%, Retro 8.7%, Action 6.1%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the frantic, arcade-flight roguelite loop in a 2D space with incredibly tight controls and satisfying boss battles.
- #5 AFTERBURN
94% matchVery Positive88% of 328 reviews2019
Dev: MorfeoDev
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Your daily dose of air combat. Super easy to pick up, minimum requirements and vibrant visuals. Setup your aircraft and jump into action!
Why similar: Flight 44.8%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Military 13.7%, Futuristic 6.7%, Arcade 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes score-attack arcade flight mechanics and procedural elements that feel very similar to the core gameplay of Sky Rogue.
- #6 Whisker Squadron: Survivor
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 529 reviews2025
Dev: Flippfly LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A smooth roguelite shooter from the creators of RACE THE SUN, featuring a voiced cast of feline pilots in a dramatic showdown against corporate-powered robots called The Swarm. Features a 3-act campaign with branching paths, epic bosses, and a wide arsenal of pilots, ships, and weapons.
Why similar: Flight 49.4%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 14.1%, Arcade 8.8%, Roguelike 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines procedural generation with on-rails flight combat, making it a perfect match for the roguelite flight loop.
- #7 Sublevel Zero Redux
94% matchVery Positive87% of 527 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 27.4%, Perma Death 14.2%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 6DOF roguelite that shares the vehicular combat and procedural exploration aspects of the seed game.
- #8 Hyperspace Dogfights
92% matchVery Positive90% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
Hyperspace Dogfights is a juicy jet-combat roguelite in which you blast, dodge and slice your way through masses of technologically inferior baddies. Your jet evolves differently on each run and becomes stronger and weirder by gathering some of the 300+ available items.
Why similar: Flight 32.7%, Roguelite 17.1%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Action Roguelike 8.8%, Arcade 7%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite focuses on fast-paced aerial combat and loot-based progression in a vibrant, arcade-style environment.
- #9 Tiny Combat Arena
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,540 reviews2022
Dev: Why485Pub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Tiny Combat Arena is an approachable combat flight simulator sporting a stylized look and various game modes. Dogfight your way in the Arena and in Quick Action or craft your own scenarios and take part in a vast war with objectives and friendly armies to support.
Why similar: Flight 47.6%, Vehicular Combat 17.4%, Military 12.1%, Retro 6.8%, Simulation 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a stylized, accessible flight combat experience that focuses on fun and action over complex simulation.
- #10 ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
90% matchVery Positive88% of 55,007 reviews2019
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Become an ace pilot and soar through photorealistic skies with full 360 degree movement; down enemy aircraft and experience the thrill of engaging in realistic sorties! Aerial combat has never looked or felt better!
Why similar: Flight 69.9%, Military 14%, Arcade 6%, Simulation 3.6%, 3D 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive arcade flight experience that provides the cinematic scale and mission-based combat found in Sky Rogue.
- #11 Vector Thrust
91% matchMixed48% of 741 reviews2015
Dev: TimeSymmetryPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Vector Thrust is a fast-paced single and mulltiplayer combat flight game, using a unique cel shaded art style. The game features 260 fully playable aircraft (through various iterations of over 45 aircraft models).
Why similar: Flight 69.4%, Simulation 11.3%, Arcade 7.7%, Action 6.4%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cel-shaded arcade flight game that emphasizes fast-paced combat and mission variety.
- #12 Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders
89% matchVery Positive81% of 252 reviews2015
Dev: Atypical Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
THIS IS THE ULTIMATE WWII AIR COMBAT GAME! You’ll participate in visceral dogfights, protect cities and fleets, bomb enemy structures and even fly through tunnels. Everything is set up in accurately recreated real life locations like Pearl Harbor, Coast of Dover, Midway, Germany and France.
Why similar: Flight 75.1%, Simulation 9%, Arcade 6.7%, Action 5.4%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward arcade flight game that captures the spirit of classic aerial dogfighting.
- #13 Superflight
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,553 reviews2017
Dev: GrizzlyGames
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Why similar: Flight 70.8%, Procedural Generation 16.1%, Indie 4.6%, Arcade 3.4%, Action 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more relaxing, it shares the procedural generation and pure joy of flight found in Sky Rogue.
- #14 EVERSPACE™
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,424 reviews2017
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
Why similar: Flight 35.7%, Action Roguelike 31.2%, Roguelite 12.8%, Action 6.5%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This space-based roguelite features excellent flight combat and procedural exploration that fans of Sky Rogue will appreciate.
- #15 Vertical Strike Endless Challenge
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 230 reviews2017
Dev: Project ICKXPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A flight-based action game designed to be easy to pick up and enjoy right away, and be playable over short timeframes. Make use of a range of weapons and achieve dangerously high levels of mobility by disabling your Alpha Limiter to spear your way through waves of enemy attacks.
Why similar: Flight 44.9%, Vehicular Combat 22.1%, Military 15.8%, Arcade 7.2%, 3D 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused, arcade-style combat experience with a variety of weapons and flight challenges.
- #16 Nuclear Option
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,859 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.
Why similar: Flight 53.9%, Military 20.1%, Arcade 9.2%, Simulation 6.9%, 3D 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features high-intensity flight combat and destruction that aligns with the explosive nature of Sky Rogue's missions.
- #17 SkyDrift
86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,181 reviews2011
Dev: Digital RealityPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Get closer than ever before to the world of adrenaline pumping sky-racing where flyboys can test and master their flying and combat skills against the deadliest opponents! Admire amazingly detailed terrains. Unlock state-of-the-art planes and personalize them with unique racing skins.
Why similar: Flight 84.6%, Indie 12.1%, Action 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends flight mechanics with combat racing, offering a similar arcade-focused feel to the seed game.
- #18 AIRHEART - Tales of broken Wings
84% matchVery Positive84% of 188 reviews2018
Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Airheart is a dieselpunk airplane action rogue like game, where every colorful level is built on top of the previous one, all the way up to the stratosphere. Welcome to Granaria, a flying city in the clouds. Meet Amelia - a young pilot and fisherwoman wishing to reach the abundant world's edge.
Why similar: Flight 35.4%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Perma Death 13.4%, Roguelite 12.2%, Colorful 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite flight game that focuses on aerial combat and scavenging in a unique, colorful world.
- #19 DogFighter
85% matchMixed61% of 433 reviews2010
Dev: Dark Water Studios LtdPub: Instinct Software Ltd.
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Take to the skies in this fast paced, arcade aerial combat game featuring arena style gameplay. Fly solo in single player or compete against other players in online multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Flight 67.2%, Action 11.7%, Arcade 10.9%, Indie 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie arcade flight game that focuses on aerial combat and maneuverability.
- #20 Strike Suit Infinity
83% matchVery Positive82% of 621 reviews2013
Dev: Born Ready Games Ltd.Pub: Born Ready Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Strike Suit Infinity is a frantic high score chaser set in the Strike Suit Zero universe. Your skill is the only thing that matters and whatever combat experience you've had so far is irrelevant. There is no end to the enemies you'll face. There is no winning. There is only the fight for survival.
Why similar: Flight 46.8%, Arcade 19%, Action 15%, Indie 11.2%, Simulation 6%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-focused combat game that features fast-paced flight and wave-based survival mechanics.
- #21 Chorus
81% matchVery Positive82% of 4,520 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Silver FishlabsPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take control of Nara on a quest to destroy the dark cult that created her. Unlock devastating weapons & mind-bending abilities in an evolution of the space-combat shooter. Along with Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, explore ancient temples, engage in zero-g combat & venture beyond waking reality.
Why similar: Flight 60.3%, Action 20.1%, Indie 13.3%, Arcade 3.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern arcade flight shooter with fast-paced combat and a focus on fluid movement.
- #22 Strike Suit Zero
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,667 reviews2013
Dev: Born Ready Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills decide Earth's fate. Fast, frantic space combat with capital ship destruction, multiple endings, and a universe that's anything but empty. This is space combat reborn.
Why similar: Flight 68.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Action 10.7%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of flight combat and mech-based action that captures the arcade intensity of the seed game.
- #23 Power of Ten
81% matchVery Positive80% of 250 reviews2023
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Fly a star-fighter against a bloodthirsty armada. Gather weapons, resources, and upgrades to help you push back the relentless assault while protecting the galaxies' civilians!
Why similar: Perma Death 23.3%, Procedural Generation 19.1%, Action Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 17.9%, Retro 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A space-based roguelite that captures the procedural combat and upgrade loops found in Sky Rogue.
- #24 Jetboard Joust
82% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Perma Death 19.6%, Vehicular Combat 19.4%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 15%, Retro 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, arcade-style roguelite that focuses on aerial movement and intense combat encounters.
- #25 Red Wings: Aces of the Sky
80% matchMixed70% of 786 reviews2020
Dev: All in! GamesPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Red Wings: Aces of the Sky is an arcade action game that puts you in the middle of WWI aerial battles. Accompany the legendary Red Baron and cheat death on your way to victory!
Why similar: Flight 45.7%, Military 24.7%, Arcade 12.9%, Simulation 8.1%, Action 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style flight game that focuses on historical dogfighting with a stylized, comic-book aesthetic.
- #26 Firehawk FPV: Drone Fighter
77% matchVery Positive94% of 432 reviews2025
Dev: TruePlayers
Windows · Mac
Weave through gunfire, master aerial combat, and rain destruction from above in this high-stakes FPV drone roguelike shooter. Take to the skies and rise from amateur to pro to unlock an arsenal of weapons, against endless enemies with real drone physics and controls.
Why similar: Flight 72%, Simulation 9.8%, Action Roguelike 6.6%, Roguelike 5.8%, Action 4.8%
- #27 TOP DOG
77% matchVery Positive89% of 260 reviews2025
Dev: MorfeoDev
Windows
Dogfight your way through short, intense and randomized runs. Hard but easy to pickup, with daily leaderboards and minimum hardware requirements
Why similar: Flight 42.5%, Military 13.5%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Roguelike 5.4%
- #28 Metal Thunder
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: Dumbbell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Command the legendary gunship in a high-octane action-roguelite! Engage insurgents with devastating firepower in ever-changing missions. Upgrade your arsenal, adapt to dynamic challenges, and survive relentless waves of enemies. Every run offers new tactics and chaos as you dominate the skies.
Why similar: Flight 34.2%, Vehicular Combat 23.5%, Military 12.8%, Action Roguelike 8.9%, Roguelite 8%
- #29 Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
79% matchMixed64% of 1,154 reviews2020
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.
Why similar: Flight 46.6%, Futuristic 18.7%, Simulation 14.2%, 3D 11.2%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a fun, arcade-style flight combat experience with a strong focus on ship customization.
- #30 Desecrators
76% matchVery Positive97% of 387 reviews2025
Dev: WoodhoundPub: Perp Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Desecrators is a retro six-degrees-of-freedom shooter set in a 41st-century galaxy where outlaw hovercraft pilots plunder deep-space installations. Loot destructive weapons and powerful upgrades to take on the ultimate heist: the legendary vaults of the Galactic Treasury.
Why similar: Flight 54.9%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Retro 9.1%, Roguelike 7.1%, 3D 5.2%
- #31 HighFleet
76% matchVery Positive88% of 7,247 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?
Why similar: Military 36.9%, Action Roguelike 32.2%, Simulation 12.1%, Indie 7.3%, Action 6.6%
- #32 Roboquest
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,988 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.4%, Roguelite 26.8%, Perma Death 19.5%, Roguelike 7.3%, Colorful 5.7%
- #33 Dogfight 1942
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,158 reviews2012
Dev: City InteractivePub: CI Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Piloting a wide range of aircraft, players engage in aerial dogfights and dangerous fighter missions across the major theaters of war during WWII.
Why similar: Flight 70.3%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Simulation 10.2%, Arcade 3.6%, Action 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, arcade-focused flight combat game that emphasizes accessibility and action.
- #34 Starlink: Battle for Atlas
78% matchMixed65% of 304 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft TorontoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Lead a group of interstellar pilots dedicated to free the Atlas Star System from Grax and the Forgotten Legion. Start your adventure with the full original Starlink: Battle for Atlas™ Initiative team. Included : * Starlink Game * 4 Starships : Zenith, Neptune, Pulse, Lance * 6 Pilots : Mason, Judge, Chase, Hunter, Levi, Razor * 12...
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers arcade-style flight combat and exploration with a focus on modular ship upgrades.
- #35 VTOL VR
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,400 reviews2017
Dev: Boundless Dynamics, LLC
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built for Virtual Reality. Pilot advanced multi-role jets, using your hands to flip switches, press buttons, and manipulate the virtual flight controls.
Why similar: Flight 54.7%, Vehicular Combat 19.2%, Military 13.1%, Simulation 4.8%, Futuristic 4.4%
- #36 Sky of Destruction
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Sky of Destruction is a top-down shooter created by a team of two people. Combine aircrafts in your combat fleet, which will help you during the mission. Your goal is to destroy the enemy aircraft carrier or buildings, breaking through the enemy air armada. Explosions and total destruction!
Why similar: Flight 59%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Arcade 8.6%, Roguelike 6.5%, 3D 5%
- #37 Thunder Helix
73% matchVery Positive97% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: David Walters
Windows
Pilot deadly helicopter gunships, battle enemy forces and complete dangerous missions within a thrilling desert warzone!
Why similar: Flight 70.7%, Simulation 14.1%, 3D 6.9%, Action 5.8%, Indie 2.6%
- #38 Granvir
71% matchVery Positive91% of 688 reviews2025
Dev: Airborne GamesPub: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Granvir is a 3rd person action roguelite mech-builder with co-op multiplayer. Scavenge the battlefield for parts to replace and upgrade your Granvir and weaponry. PIlot your Granvir and manage your campaign between battles to find the best equipment and stay supplied while fighting a guerilla war.
Why similar: Military 27.4%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Roguelite 16.4%, Futuristic 13.6%, Simulation 9.4%
- #39 Skybreakers
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 694 reviews2023
Dev: Bingo StudioPub: Merlion Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Skybreakers is an action roguelike thriller. Choose from various characters, arm yourself with a vast array of weapons, and create your own unique build by combining artifacts, random talents, abilities, and bonds. Plunge into exhilarating combat and use unique abilities to defeat the evil.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.8%, Roguelite 29.2%, Roguelike 15%, Retro 12.3%, Action 5.2%
- #40 CurryKitten FPV Simulator
73% matchVery Positive81% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Wayne AndrewsPub: CurryKitten
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take charge of a powerful and acrobatic quadcopter and learn to fly it around the mountainous landscape. Rip through the partly-constructed building site, bash into the beach ball, chase cars, or fly up close and personal with an AI plane. Play it solo, or online with friends.
Why similar: Flight 63.6%, Simulation 21.1%, Action 11.5%, Indie 3.8%
- #41 Aggressor
74% matchMixed57% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Flashpoint Studios
Windows
Aggressor is a stylized air combat shooter with a physics-based damage model. Fly the greatest planes of the cold war and bring down the enemy with an arsenal of unique weaponry in a spectacular lightshow of force.
Why similar: Flight 54.4%, Vehicular Combat 20%, Simulation 11.1%, 3D 7.9%, Action 6.2%
- #42 Operation STEEL
72% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Undermog Games
Windows · Linux
Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!
Why similar: Perma Death 22.3%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Procedural Generation 19.7%, Roguelite 14.8%, Arcade 11.2%
- #43 Space Scavenger
71% matchVery Positive88% of 316 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Why similar: Perma Death 29%, Action Roguelike 27.1%, Arcade 14.3%, Roguelike 11.6%, Colorful 10.8%
- #44 Danger Scavenger
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 503 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Perma Death 22.9%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 16.4%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Arcade 8.4%
- #45 SimplePlanes
70% matchVery Positive93% of 10,848 reviews2015
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Build airplanes by snapping parts together, designing wing sections, and attaching engines. At any time, you can strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies with realistic physics. If you're not in the mood for building, over 100,000 airplanes are available to download for free.
Why similar: Flight 46.6%, Vehicular Combat 18.9%, Moddable 16.7% ★, Military 12.1%, 3D 3.8%
- #46 Heat Signature
70% matchVery Positive94% of 7,367 reviews2017
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 25.6%, Roguelite 19.1%, Perma Death 16.9%, Roguelike 13.7%, Action Roguelike 9.4%
- #47 Star of Providence
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,320 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 21.9%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Procedural Generation 16.4%, Perma Death 14.7%, Retro 7.9%
- #48 Bomber Crew
68% matchVery Positive88% of 15,353 reviews2017
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!
Why similar: Flight 62.3%, Simulation 10.8%, Military 7.7%, Perma Death 6%, Indie 2.7%
- #49 Null Vector
69% matchVery Positive96% of 269 reviews2018
Dev: Optical Override
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!
Why similar: Perma Death 17.5%, Local Co-Op 15.7%, Procedural Generation 14.6%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 12.5%
- #50 Swordship
68% matchVery Positive87% of 236 reviews2022
Dev: Digital KingdomPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Swordship is a roguelike where dodging is your best weapon. Trick your enemies into killing each other, steal containers to upgrade your ship and unlock new ways to play. Dodge, dive, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Arcade 16.9%, Futuristic 16.3%, Roguelike 12.7%, Colorful 9.7%
- #51 Spirits Abyss
67% matchVery Positive96% of 424 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: Local Co-Op 19%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Perma Death 15.8%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #52 Armechgeddon
67% matchPositive88% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: MothCat
Windows
Armechgeddon is a chaotic action rogue-lite with a minimalist control scheme. Pick the right mech and pilot for the job, and lay waste to hundreds of enemies with your custom arsenal.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.8%, Roguelite 32%, Arcade 16.5%, Indie 6.4%, Action 5.9%
- #53 30XX
65% matchVery Positive91% of 2,768 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.7 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: Perma Death 22.6%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Procedural Generation 17%, Roguelite 16.9%, Local Co-Op 13.2%
- #54 A Clumsy Flight
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Rdev group
Windows
Shoot down swarms of planes to survive your adventure through the clouds. Make smart upgrade decisions along the way to not get submerged by the hundreds of enemies coming your way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 53.4%, Retro 23.8%, Action 11.9%, Colorful 10.9%
- #55 Sky Battles
70% matchMixed59% of 123 reviews2015
Dev: Peter LacalamitaPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Pilot your plane and battle giant robotic monsters with unique capabilities in tenfantastic settings. Then, take to the skies in online multiplayer dogfights and showthe world who's boss.
Why similar: Flight 66.8%, Arcade 9.9%, Simulation 8.1%, Action 7.3%, Indie 6.3%
- #56 Uragun
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 22.1%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelite 18.5%, Futuristic 12.3%, Arcade 11.2%
- #57 Air Guardians
71% matchMixed43% of 180 reviews2015
Dev: Lazy Bum Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Air Guardians is a flight combat game set in the distant future. A world government is attempting to seal their grip on power, and an air force of advanced fighter craft is called upon to fight them. Fly through several different levels, with cut scenes between missions and in game narration.
Why similar: Flight 64.3%, Simulation 20.1%, Action 8.3%, Indie 7.2%
- #58 Nova Drift
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,456 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: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Roguelite 21.1%, Arcade 13.2%, Retro 11.6%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #59 Void Raiders
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Tryzna83
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Void Raiders is "radical" top down rogue-lite shmup, with permanent character progression, character centric gameplay and never ending carnage in randomly generated environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 51.8%, Roguelite 27%, Action 10.7%, Indie 10.5%