- #1 Void Scrappers
97% matchVery Positive89% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Loot 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Aliens 9.4%
- #2 Run Build Pew!
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 573 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Building 11.8%, Space 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%
- #3 Galactic Glitch
96% matchVery Positive90% of 988 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelike 9.7%, Space 8.9%
- #4 Power of Ten
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 256 reviews2023
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Perma Death 17.4%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Space 13.9%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #5 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Perma Death 13%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%
- #6 Void Resurgence
94% matchVery Positive94% of 72 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: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Perma Death 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Space 9.3%
- #7 Danger Scavenger
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 506 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: Twin Stick Shooter 15.9%, Perma Death 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%
- #8 Blacksea Odyssey
92% matchVery Positive80% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.2%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Perma Death 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%
- #9 Dome Keeper
89% matchVery Positive92% of 22,498 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Roguelike 31.6%, Space 24.7%, Physics 16.6%, Sci-fi 15%, Action 7.2%
- #10 BossConstructor
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 221 reviews2016
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Scavenge modules, combine them in the deadliest and most efficient ways imaginable, and fly your very own spaceship through alien space with BossConstructor. Thousands of procedurally generated galaxies await you and your space-faring collection of assembled modules to explore them.
Why similar: Space 29%, Building 25.1%, Physics 8.4%, Top-Down 7.9%, Action 7.5%
- #11 Star Survivor
89% matchMixed68% of 565 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 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: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Space 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Roguelike 10.3%
- #12 Captain Forever Remix
90% matchVery Positive80% of 380 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelsaurus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Can you create the raddest spaceship? Captain Forever Remix is the spaceship builder roguelike. Voyage across the Solar System and blast apart randomly-generated enemies for spare parts. This is an officially-licensed re-imagining of the indie classic Captain Forever.
Why similar: Space 30.6%, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Building 14.1%, Roguelike 5.9%, Shooter 4.2%
- #13 Nova Drift
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,646 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.4 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 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Space 16%, Roguelike 14%, Arcade 10.2%
- #14 Planetary Dustoff
88% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Loot 11%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.1%
- #15 REPLIKATOR
86% matchVery Positive86% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Perma Death 11.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%
- #16 Space Will
85% matchVery Positive98% of 90 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: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.3%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Space 13.3%, Roguelike 10.3%
- #17 Planet Killer
83% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: Talisman One Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A physics-driven sci-fi destruction roguelite. Orbit hostile worlds, unleash devastating weapons, and carve real craters into fully simulated planets while escalating planetary defenses fight back.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shooter 11.4%, Space 9%, Perma Death 8.7%
- #18 Spaceship Looter
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 235 reviews2017
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.1%, Perma Death 13.1%, Roguelike 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%
- #19 BroodStar
84% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Perma Death 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Space 11.4%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #20 Galactic Vault
82% matchVery Positive91% of 178 reviews2026
Dev: MeepMeep Games
Windows
Build devastating weapons on the fly in this blend of movement shooter and roguelike action. Sprint, slide, and dash to plunder high-tech vaults. Stack gun upgrades, abilities, and grenades for wild synergies as you survive a spreading infestation.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.5%, Space 19.9%, Roguelike 19.2%, Shooter 14%, Sci-fi 9%
- #21 Space Trash Scavenger
82% matchVery Positive83% of 528 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Grab your jetpack and explore procedural asteroid fields, derelict spaceships and abandoned outposts. Build and automate your Space Rig to process scavenged trash. Craft, trade and fight your way home in this interstellar, open-world survival sandbox.
Why similar: Space 33.2%, Building 30.6%, Shooter 16.4%, Sci-fi 12%, Action 4.4%
- #22 Psycho Starship Rampage
84% matchVery Positive87% of 159 reviews2015
Dev: Ballistic FrogsPub: TyGAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You play the psychotic A.I. of a warship lost in space which tries to come back to Earth. Build your spaceship from scratch. Load it with weapons. And use your creation to destroy waves of innocent aliens throughout numerous levels. Loot their carcasses, extend your ship and jump to the next sector for more action!
Why similar: Loot 19.6%, Building 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Space 14.7%, Physics 10.6%
- #23 Neon Striker
81% matchVery Positive89% of 98 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: Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Roguelike 11.6%, Space 10.4%
- #24 Cosmic Coliseum
79% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Exane GamesPub: Bad Blood Studios
Windows
Fight for your freedom as you battle through wave after wave of alien adversaries. Destroy enemy fighters and collect XP to raise your level and become more powerful. Combine your skills and abilities with a huge range of power-ups to become the ultimate champion.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Aliens 11.7%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #25 Rogue Invader
80% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Squishy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.9%, Aliens 22.9%, Space 13.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #26 Scrappage
79% matchVery Positive82% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Geekspree
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Perma Death 18.7%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Loot 14.6%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #27 Swarm Grinder
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,221 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.2%, Roguelike 31.2%, Top-Down 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Action 4.3%
- #28 Starforged Legacy
76% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2026
Dev: Second Shift GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Outlast the onslaught in a sci-fi survivors-like where your decisions matter as much as your firepower. Command customizable starships, enhance your arsenal with 100+ strategy-defining upgrades, and annihilate endless fleets of cosmic combatants! Carve your legacy among the stars or die trying!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Space 13.9%, Roguelike 12.8%, Arcade 9.4%
- #29 Nebula
78% matchVery Positive87% of 192 reviews2023
Dev: JuTek Pixel
Windows
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Roguelike 8%
- #30 Cyclo Chambers
77% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelike 9.5%, Space 9.2%
- #31 eXoSpace Combat Engineer
75% matchVery Positive87% of 125 reviews2026
Dev: Fantastimaker
Windows
Snap, rotate and launch your own warship in minutes, then pilot it into bullet-hell boss fights to hunt the galaxy's supervillains. Master intuitive engineering, evolve from drone to dreadnought, and use the fully gridless designer to build anything you can imagine!
Why similar: Building 25.6%, Space 21.5%, Shooter 13%, Physics 12%, Sci-fi 11%
- #32 Null Vector
77% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Perma Death 14.3%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Loot 11.2%, 2.5D 10.8%
- #33 Mars Survivors
75% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #34 Voidship: The Long Journey
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 149 reviews2019
Dev: Cydonian Games
Windows
Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!
Why similar: Space 36.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Action 11.9%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #35 Space Bandit
74% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: Sam Murray
Windows · Linux
Brutal twin stick shooter with fun and clever enemies. Also has roguelite and Sci-Fi stuff.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Perma Death 18.9%, Space 8.9%, Shooter 7.3%
- #36 Starcom: Nexus
73% matchVery Positive90% of 2,322 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
Why similar: Space 50.9%, Sci-fi 17%, Building 15%, Top-Down 10.4%, Action 5.9%
- #37 Space Killer
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Two friends
Windows
Take on the role of a spaceship pilot and protect the universe from an alien invasion. Destroy hordes of infected ships and defeat powerful bosses. Unlock new ships, create your own builds in this Roguelite, Survivors, RPG game🚀
Why similar: Loot 24%, Space 20.5%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelike 10.9%, Arcade 9.9%
- #38 Gunlocked
73% matchVery Positive86% of 517 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Aliens 14.8%, Arcade 9.8%, Space 9.4%
- #39 Battlevoid: Harbinger
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,061 reviews2016
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Battlevoid: Harbinger is a hard sci-fi space exploration game blending roguelike, turn-based, star map strategy, and real-time space battles. You are a young commander venturing out into enemy territories, to unknown galaxies, never knowing what you will face as you jump out from hyperspace.
Why similar: Space 47.3%, Roguelike 24.9%, Perma Death 12.4%, Sci-fi 8%, Action 5.4%
- #40 Galactic Glitch: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Galactic Glitch: Prologue is a stand-alone Action-Roguelike game with physics-based combat mechanics. Fight through bubbles of glitched Spacetime, dodge projectiles, bounce foes off walls and hurl giant rocks in challenging twin-stick combat. Play it for free today!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Roguelike 10.4%, Space 10.3%
- #41 Sublight
70% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: CODEBREW SOFTWARE LTD
Windows · Linux
Sublight is a space bullet heaven roguelike, where you captain a powerful warship and carve through escalating waves of enemies. Upgrade your arsenal, unlock new ships, and experiment with countless builds to dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.7%, Loot 18.6%, Space 16.2%, Arcade 12.6%, Top-Down 11.1%
- #42 EON Fighter
71% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Square Wheel
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Embark on an action-packed adventure with "EON Fighter," a thrilling spaceship shooter game with roguelite elements. Pilot your fighter through space, collect resources, and battle your way to victory. Strive to become the last survivor in the universe!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Shooter 7%
- #43 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
69% matchVery Positive94% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
A bullet heaven roguelite set in a procedurally generated universe. Land on planets to harvest resources, craft hundreds of game-breaking builds, and unleash them on relentless waves of aliens. Every run unveils a new universe: endless challenges, endless discoveries.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.1%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Aliens 13.6%, Space 11.9%
- #44 Reassembly
71% matchVery Positive94% of 4,100 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.
Why similar: Building 38.6%, Space 32.6%, Top-Down 7.6%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Shooter 5%
- #45 ---Red---Tether-->
71% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, Action Roguelike 23.8%, Space 11.5%, Physics 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #46 Stellar Interface
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2016
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Perma Death 18.2%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #47 Rogue Station
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: Quint Studio
Windows
This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.1%, Building 20.1%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Space 18.7%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #48 Exodemic
70% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: ganashaw
Windows
Destroy aliens, dash between planets, and buy powerful upgrades. Exodemic is a compact roguelike that combines frenetic shoot 'em up gameplay with a procedurally generated overworld filled with vendors, trading hubs, and combat encounters. Race against the clock to save the human race.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.4%, Perma Death 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Arcade 9.3%, Space 8.2%
- #49 Cozy Space Survivors
68% matchVery Positive96% of 416 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelike 12.8%, Space 12.2%, Arcade 9.3%
- #50 Star Vortex
67% matchVery Positive86% of 175 reviews2025
Dev: Zorg GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Star Vortex is a fast-paced Action-RPG inspired by classics of the genre. Design your ship, fight through hostile alien sectors solo or with friends, salvage rare weapons and experiment with powerful builds until nothing can stand against you.
Why similar: Building 21.2%, Loot 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Space 12.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%
- #51 Astro Looter: Survivor
69% matchMixed70% of 432 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: Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Action Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelike 20.4%, Top-Down 11.4%, Shooter 11.4%
- #52 Time Wasters
66% matchVery Positive88% of 2,621 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.1 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: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #53 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
67% matchVery Positive83% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Perma Death 18.2%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Arcade 7.6%
- #54 Gunlocked 2
66% matchVery Positive85% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Aliens 12.2%, Roguelike 12%
- #55 Destination Sol
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,362 reviews2015
Dev: MovingBlocks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!
Why similar: Space 54.1%, Arcade 16%, Roguelike 11.8%, Action 10.6%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #56 Starward Rogue
68% matchVery Positive90% of 489 reviews2016
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Roguelike 11.2%, Space 9.6%
- #57 Vortica
65% matchVery Positive82% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: Vortical StudiosPub: Caketown Interactive
Windows
Vortica is a 2D action roguelite set in a solar system overrun by hostile aliens. Loot up, suit up, and shoot up as you battle against enemy hordes, explore derelict outposts, and hunt giant bosses. But remember to bring the right tools for the job!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Loot 17.5%, Aliens 10.6%, Space 10%