- #1 Project Wingman
97% matchVery Positive94% of 21,209 reviews2020
Dev: Sector D2
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Jet 42.5% ★, Flight 33.3%, Military 11.1%, Arcade 4.7%, Simulation 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the definitive modern arcade-flight experience with intense dogfights and a focus on high-octane aerial combat.
- #2 ROGUE FLIGHT
96% matchVery Positive96% of 301 reviews2024
Dev: Truant Pixel, LLCPub: Perp Games
Windows
A breathtaking arcade space combat game inspired by prestige anime.
Why similar: Flight 43.8%, Vehicular Combat 22.2% ★, Roguelite 15%, Arcade 9.1%, Action 4%
Why You'll Like It: This title directly mirrors the roguelite flight loop of the seed game with a focus on procedural missions and arcade-style progression.
- #3 Jet Lancer
96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,187 reviews2020
Dev: Code WakersPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.2 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 57.1%, Arcade 13.9%, Retro 11%, Action 7.7%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the high-speed, arcade-action intensity of Sky Rogue perfectly with a focus on responsive flight and explosive combat.
- #4 LUFTRAUSERS
95% matchVery Positive91% of 4,487 reviews2014
Dev: VlambeerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.3 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 34.3%, Arcade 27.2%, Retro 13.1%, Indie 10%, Action 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential arcade-flight roguelite that shares the 'one more run' addictive quality and simple, satisfying flight mechanics.
- #5 AFTERBURN
94% matchVery Positive87% of 325 reviews2019
Dev: MorfeoDev
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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: Jet 38.1% ★, Flight 22.1%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Military 9.8%, Futuristic 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style flight shooter that emphasizes procedural chaos and rapid-fire aerial engagements.
- #6 Whisker Squadron: Survivor
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 525 reviews2025
Dev: Flippfly LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.1 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 40.3%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 16.4%, Arcade 10.1%, 3D 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features procedural flight paths and roguelite progression that mirrors the core design philosophy of the seed game.
- #7 TOP DOG
92% matchVery Positive89% of 257 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: Jet 38.6% ★, Flight 24.7%, Military 10.1%, Action Roguelike 10%, Procedural Generation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the same arcade-style destruction and roguelite progression found in the seed game.
- #8 Sublevel Zero Redux
93% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 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 28.3% ★, Perma Death 14.7%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 6DOF roguelite that shares the procedural exploration and upgrade-focused gameplay of the seed.
- #9 ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
91% matchVery Positive88% of 54,253 reviews2019
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.2 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: Jet 42.8% ★, Flight 30.9%, Military 12.2%, Arcade 5.2%, Simulation 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: The benchmark for arcade-style jet combat, providing the cinematic dogfighting and mission variety that fans of the genre crave.
- #10 Hyperspace Dogfights
91% 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 27%, Roguelite 20.6%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Arcade 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane roguelite that translates the intensity of dogfighting into a 2D bullet-hell setting.
- #11 Tiny Combat Arena
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,523 reviews2022
Dev: Why485Pub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Jet 39.8% ★, Flight 23.2%, Vehicular Combat 12.3% ★, Military 8.5%, Retro 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Balances accessible flight mechanics with a dynamic, mission-based campaign structure.
- #12 Nuclear Option
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,793 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics on intense battlefields, facing land, air and sea threats. Wage war against AI or other players with an array of potent weapons. Wield tactical and strategic nuclear weapons, capable of annihilating anything in their path.
Why similar: Jet 39.8% ★, Flight 28.5%, Military 13.7%, Futuristic 7.2%, Simulation 5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a modern, accessible take on combat flight that emphasizes explosive action and large-scale destruction.
- #13 Vector Thrust
90% matchMixed48% of 739 reviews2015
Dev: TimeSymmetryPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 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 61.1%, Simulation 14.4%, Arcade 9.8%, Action 8%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar arcade-flight feel with a focus on large-scale aerial combat and accessible controls.
- #14 EVERSPACE™
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,373 reviews2017
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.0 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: Action Roguelike 36.8%, Flight 28.6%, Roguelite 15.2%, Action 7.6%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: While set in space, its roguelite flight mechanics and procedural exploration are a perfect match for the core loop.
- #15 Vertical Strike Endless Challenge
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 225 reviews2017
Dev: Project ICKXPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 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 36%, Vehicular Combat 25.6% ★, Military 18.2%, Arcade 8.3%, 3D 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, arcade-focused flight game that strips away complexity to focus entirely on dogfighting.
- #16 Chorus
84% matchVery Positive83% of 4,444 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Silver FishlabsPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.8 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 50.4%, Action 24.7%, Indie 16.9%, Arcade 4.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers fast, arcade-style space flight combat with a focus on fluid movement and satisfying power-ups.
- #17 Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders
86% 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 67.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Arcade 8.8%, Action 7%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a classic arcade-flight experience with accessible controls and fast-paced dogfights.
- #18 Aggressor
85% matchMixed57% of 188 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: Jet 39.7% ★, Flight 32%, Vehicular Combat 12.4% ★, Simulation 7%, 3D 5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern arcade-flight title that emphasizes fast-paced combat and high-speed maneuverability.
- #19 Skydrift Infinity
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 112 reviews2021
Dev: Digital RealityPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Skydrift Infinity is an action-packed arcade game focusing on the experience of flying alone, and with others, in a light, quick, fast-paced style.
Why similar: Jet 31.1% ★, Flight 28.1%, Vehicular Combat 23.2% ★, Arcade 7.1%, 3D 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the high-speed, arcade-flight aspect of the genre with a competitive racing twist.
- #20 Operation STEEL
82% 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 24.3%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, Procedural Generation 21.6%, Roguelite 16.3%, Arcade 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite shooter that captures the same arcade intensity and procedural mission structure.
- #21 Jetboard Joust
82% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.1 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 21.1%, Vehicular Combat 20.7% ★, Roguelite 16.3%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Retro 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling roguelite that captures the high-speed, arcade-action feel of aerial combat.
- #22 Power of Ten
81% matchVery Positive80% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 25.2%, Procedural Generation 20.6%, Roguelite 19.6%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Retro 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A space-based roguelite that emphasizes survival and ship upgrades during intense combat scenarios.
- #23 VTOL VR
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,178 reviews2017
Dev: Boundless Dynamics, LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 20.1 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: Jet 37.7% ★, Flight 26.4%, Vehicular Combat 15.5% ★, Military 10.6%, Simulation 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more complex, it provides the ultimate immersive jet combat experience for those looking to graduate from arcade flight.
- #24 DogFighter
83% 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 58.7%, Action 14.6%, Arcade 13.8%, Indie 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade-style flight game that focuses on pure, chaotic dogfighting.
- #25 Danger Scavenger
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 500 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 24.3%, Action Roguelike 19%, Roguelite 17.7%, Procedural Generation 16.4%, Arcade 9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the roguelite intensity and upgrade-heavy combat loop, even if the perspective differs.
- #26 Null Vector
80% matchVery Positive96% of 268 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 18.6%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick roguelite that mirrors the frantic, bullet-dodging combat of the seed game.
- #27 Firehawk FPV: Drone Fighter
77% matchVery Positive93% of 376 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: Jet 43.9% ★, Flight 39.3%, Simulation 7.7%, Action Roguelike 4.6%, Action 3.8%
- #28 Sky of Destruction
79% 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 54.2%, Procedural Generation 17.8%, Arcade 11.5%, 3D 6.6%, Simulation 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-style flight shooter that focuses on rapid-fire, arcade-style destruction.
- #29 Space Scavenger
78% matchVery Positive88% of 314 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 32.7%, Action Roguelike 30.7%, Arcade 16.1%, Colorful 12.1%, Action 5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on modular ship building and roguelite progression within a flight-based combat environment.
- #30 Metal Thunder
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: Dumbbell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 22.5 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 28.6%, Vehicular Combat 26.9% ★, Military 13.8%, Roguelite 11.4%, Action Roguelike 7.7%
- #31 Superflight
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,523 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 62.8%, Procedural Generation 20.5%, Indie 6%, Arcade 4.3%, Action 2.7%
- #32 Roboquest
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 33.7%, Roguelite 29.1%, Perma Death 21%, Colorful 6.2%, Action 4.4%
- #33 HighFleet
75% matchVery Positive88% of 7,155 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.8 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 36.6%, Action Roguelike 32.4%, Simulation 12.1%, Indie 7.4%, Action 6.5%
- #34 Sky Force Reloaded
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,659 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite Dreams
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.
Why similar: Flight 32.7%, Local Co-Op 28.3%, Arcade 15.4%, Retro 6.9%, Colorful 5.9%
- #35 Flyout
74% matchVery Positive81% of 2,149 reviews2023
Dev: Stonext Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Build and fly realistic aircraft. Use free-form fuselage and wing editor tools and tune your engines to recreate aircraft from any era or design your own.
Why similar: Jet 42.4% ★, Flight 28.5%, Military 10.2%, Simulation 7.2%, Procedural Generation 5.6%
- #36 Nova Drift
71% 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: Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelite 23.9%, Arcade 14.6%, Retro 12.8%, Colorful 9.6%
- #37 Remote Reaper: FPV Drone
73% matchVery Positive92% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Vladyslav Fomenko
Windows
Ukrainian FPV drone simulator. Destroy enemy vehicles with high-precision strikes. Simulation of electronic warfare and realistic armor model.
Why similar: Jet 43% ★, Flight 22%, Military 13.4%, Simulation 11.7%, 3D 5.9%
- #38 SkyDrift
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,179 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 78.5%, Indie 16.9%, Action 4.6%
- #39 Airstrike One
78% matchMixed44% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: LillyWelland inc.Pub: Bitlock Studio
Windows
You have an unique opportunity to control a deadly fighter. To break through temporary stretches and destroy as many enemy combat units as possible. You can use a high-speed machine gun and homing air-to-air missiles. Pick up the powerups to add armor and ammo.
Why similar: Simulation 48.4%, Action 27.9%, Indie 23.7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, arcade-style flight game that prioritizes mission-based combat.
- #40 Granvir
72% matchVery Positive90% of 541 reviews2025
Dev: Airborne GamesPub: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 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 27.2%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Roguelite 16.6%, Futuristic 13.6%, Simulation 9.5%
- #41 Skybreakers
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 690 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 41%, Roguelite 34.6%, Retro 14.3%, Action 6.1%, Singleplayer 4%
- #42 Heat Signature
72% matchVery Positive94% of 7,334 reviews2017
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 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 29.6%, Roguelite 22.4%, Perma Death 19.3%, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Indie 7.8%
- #43 AIRHEART - Tales of broken Wings
74% 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 29%, Action Roguelike 23.1%, Perma Death 15.9%, Roguelite 14.7%, Colorful 6.5%
- #44 Armechgeddon
70% matchVery Positive88% 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 32.2%, Arcade 16.4%, Indie 6.4%, Action 5.8%
- #45 Star of Providence
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,276 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.2 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 24%, Action Roguelike 23.2%, Procedural Generation 17.7%, Perma Death 15.9%, Retro 8.5%
- #46 SimplePlanes
69% matchVery Positive93% of 10,799 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 32.4%, Vehicular Combat 24% ★, Moddable 21.1% ★, Military 15.2%, 3D 4.8%
- #47 A Clumsy Flight
71% 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 53.6%, Retro 23.7%, Action 11.8%, Colorful 10.9%
- #48 Strike Suit Zero
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,666 reviews2013
Dev: Born Ready Games Ltd.Pub: Born Ready Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Immerse yourself in massive fleet battles where your dog-fighting skills will directly affect the fate of the cosmos.
Why similar: Flight 59.8%, Simulation 14.8%, Action 13.3%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 3%
- #49 Red Wings: Aces of the Sky
70% matchMixed70% of 786 reviews2020
Dev: All in! GamesPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
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 35.7%, Jet 28.9% ★, Military 16.3%, Arcade 8.6%, Simulation 5.4%
- #50 Spirits Abyss
68% matchVery Positive96% of 421 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.2 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 20.5%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Perma Death 17.1%, Procedural Generation 16.9%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #51 Thunder Helix
67% 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 62.5%, Simulation 18%, 3D 8.8%, Action 7.3%, Indie 3.4%
- #52 Dark Gravity: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive85% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: KorgorusPub: GamePlanet
Windows
Shoot, destroy, collect, craft and destroy even more! "Dark Gravity" is a fast-paced, low poly vertical shoot'em up game that features non-linear campaign mode with lots of enemies and bosses. Craft new weapons, upgrade your fighter and build an ultimate aerial war machine!
Why similar: Jet 56.3% ★, Arcade 11.1%, Local Co-Op 11%, Retro 7.8%, 3D 6.6%
- #53 30XX
66% matchVery Positive91% of 2,738 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 24.3%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Roguelite 18.5%, Procedural Generation 18.4%, Local Co-Op 14.1%
- #54 Swordship
67% matchVery Positive87% of 231 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 28.8%, Arcade 19.3%, Futuristic 18.5%, Colorful 11.1%, 3D 9%
- #55 CurryKitten FPV Simulator
68% 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 54.7%, Simulation 26.4%, Action 14.1%, Indie 4.8%
- #56 Void Resurgence
64% 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: Action Roguelike 23.6%, Perma Death 22.1%, Roguelite 20.9%, Procedural Generation 18.5%, Arcade 10.5%
- #57 Freaky Awesome
69% matchMixed56% of 261 reviews2017
Dev: Mandragora
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Freaky Awesome is a hectic action rogue-lite. You explore a randomly generated old factory, fighting weird monsters and avoiding traps. Toxic wastes will make you mutate, gaining different powers every time. You will need to adapt to your mutations to survive!
Why similar: Perma Death 18.7%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Local Co-Op 16%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Roguelite 14.9%
- #58 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 27.2%, Action 10.5%, Indie 10.5%
- #59 Planes, Bullets and Vodka
66% matchVery Positive86% of 2,589 reviews2016
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
Why similar: Retro 32.2%, Arcade 31.1%, Colorful 18%, Action 12.4%, Singleplayer 6.3%