- #1 Void Resurgence
97% 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 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Perma Death 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.5%
- #2 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
96% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Perma Death 13.8%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Action Roguelike 10.5%
- #3 Neon Striker
95% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Gun Customization 15.4% ★, Action Roguelike 13.9%
- #4 Spaceship Looter
96% 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 20.3%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Perma Death 12.7%, Roguelite 11.8%
- #5 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
94% 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: Bullet Hell 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 14.4%, Procedural Generation 11.5%
- #6 Blacksea Odyssey
94% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Perma Death 14.2%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #7 Star Survivor
93% 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: Bullet Hell 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Survival 8.6%
- #8 BroodStar
92% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Perma Death 14.2%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #9 Star of Providence
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,375 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 11.9%, Perma Death 9.9%
- #10 Starforged Legacy
90% 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 19.8%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 11.5%, Roguelike 9%
- #11 REPLIKATOR
91% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Perma Death 11.6%, Action Roguelike 10.3%
- #12 Sublight
89% 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: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Action Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelite 18.5%, Top-Down 11.3%, Arcade 11%
- #13 Space Scavenger
89% matchVery Positive87% of 320 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Perma Death 18.2%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #14 Starward Rogue
88% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 10.6%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #15 Planet Killer
86% 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: Bullet Hell 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelite 11.7%, Shooter 10.4%
- #16 Second Stellar
84% matchVery Positive99% of 359 reviews2025
Dev: Pepperlog
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Join the enigmatic Starfarers as they traverse the cosmos in this unique dual-character action roguelite, unraveling the mysteries of their galaxy and beyond in pursuit of the Voyager.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 56.2%, Top-Down 25.3%, 2D 11.7%, Action 6.7%
- #17 Duke of Alpha Centauri
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 557 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Duke of Alpha Centuri is a space shooter with amazing graphics. The main goal of our game is to have a lot of fun while blowing up hordes of different types of enemies. Engage in boss fights, upgrade your ship and ship systems until you are able to show off in an endless mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53%, Casual 24.5%, Action 22.4%
- #18 Outnumbered
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 250 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter where bullet heaven meets bullet hell. Evolve your ship, master your loadout and turn the tide against hordes of enemies. You may be outnumbered, but you are far from outpowered.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #19 Nebula
85% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Gun Customization 14% ★, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #20 Run Build Pew!
84% 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 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 11.2%, Procedural Generation 9.8%
- #21 Blast-off
83% matchVery Positive87% of 423 reviews2018
Dev: Quad-Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Blast-off is a hardcore jumper/runner/shmup, where your alter ego will be a ball of anti-matter seeking to leave our Universe. Anti-matter is extremely difficult to exist in our universe, because when it contact with matter it annihilates.
Why similar: Gun Customization 25.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Roguelite 12.3%, Arcade 9.5%
- #22 Null Vector
82% 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: Gun Customization 15.4% ★, Perma Death 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Action Roguelike 9.8%
- #23 Cozy Space Survivors
81% 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 23.4%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 11%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #24 Gunlocked 2
80% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #25 Asteroid Bounty Hunter
81% matchMixed65% of 808 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Asteroid Bounty Hunter is a space shooter mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another level.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.4%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Casual 13.4%, Action 11.9%
- #26 Super Turbo Demon Busters!
82% matchMixed56% of 189 reviews2017
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
STDB! is a rogue-like game about hardcore mercenaries and space marines escaping from a very cozy planet filled with monsters, nuclear fire, viruses and pixelated violence.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 11.9%, Top-Down 10%
- #27 Reality Break
77% matchVery Positive81% of 756 reviews2025
Dev: Element Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rewrite the universe! Break reality to change your fate, and use your powers to stop sinister forces from altering existence itself. Discover the origin of your new abilities in a fast-paced ARPG Loot Collection Roguelite where you will bend, break, and change the laws of the universe!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #28 Power of Ten
78% 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 17.9%, Perma Death 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 11%
- #29 Genome Guardian
76% matchVery Positive92% of 786 reviews2024
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Gun Customization 20.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #30 Operation STEEL
78% matchVery Positive93% of 86 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: Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Perma Death 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Procedural Generation 8.5%
- #31 Planetary Dustoff
79% 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 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Roguelite 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%
- #32 Void Scrappers
76% 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 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #33 Galactic Glitch
74% 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: Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #34 Grav Blazer Squared
79% matchMixed41% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 12%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9.4%
- #35 Nova Drift
71% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 11.8%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #36 Space Will
74% 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 30.7%, Action Roguelike 23.3%, Roguelike 13.5%, Exploration 7.9%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #37 Geometry Survivor
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows
Geometry Survivor is rogue-lite survival where you fight waves of enemies. Unlock innovative upgrades in the shop, acquire new ships and conquer the unforgiving grid world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #38 GUNFIELD
73% matchVery Positive96% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: Shiv
Windows
GUNFIELD – A game that combines the genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite. Choose the perfect weapon combinations and upgrade your ship to destroy hordes of enemies and giant bosses, using strategy and a powerful arsenal.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #39 STELLATUM
77% matchMixed63% of 168 reviews2015
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Equip your battleship's guns, install faster engines, and increase the power of your reactor. Throw a barrage of rockets on hordes of enemy ships, burning everything in your path!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Bullet Hell 30.6%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 10.7%, Casual 4.7%
- #40 Galactic Vault
69% 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: Gun Customization 27% ★, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 12.8%, Roguelike 10%
- #41 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: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Gun Customization 12.9% ★
- #42 Star Singularity
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A space action-adventure unlike any other: navigate your spacecraft through a galactic-scale mystery. Make sure to loot, craft and upgrade your space fleet. Play the story campaign or test your skills in vicious arena modes against AI opponents.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Procedural Generation 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Top-Down 15%, Shooter 9.9%
- #43 Transcendence
72% matchVery Positive89% of 228 reviews2015
Dev: Kronosaur Productions
Windows
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18%, Roguelite 17%, Perma Death 16.6%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Exploration 9.7%
- #44 Space Elite Force
72% matchVery Positive89% of 187 reviews2018
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Gun Customization 17% ★, Linear 8%
- #45 Stellar 2D
75% matchMixed41% of 977 reviews2015
Dev: quad gamesPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Stellar 2D is a retro style space arcade game, it's a 2D game in a 3D world. With an addictive, fast paced, casual game-play style.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 54%, Casual 20.1%, Action 16%, 2D 9.9%
- #46 Time Wasters
68% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #47 Exodemic
71% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Perma Death 25.4%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Arcade 8.6%
- #48 Gunlocked
69% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelite 10.8%, Shooter 8.1%
- #49 Asterogues
67% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: pipotchi600Pub: indie.io
Windows
Beat up planets in Asterogues, a cosmic bullet hell shoot-em-up hybrid! Pick your character from a band of outcasts banished to the Asteroid Belt, dodge and shoot your way through a brutal onslaught of bullets, and take revenge against the Solar System!
Why similar: Bullet Time 21% ★, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #50 ShipLord
70% matchMixed62% of 844 reviews2015
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
ShipLord is a space avoid-er mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another lvl.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 43.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Casual 13.3%, Action 10.7%
- #51 Rush Rover
68% matchVery Positive94% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: radio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Roguelite 12.2%
- #52 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: Gun Customization 14.3% ★, Perma Death 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Bullet Hell 13%, Action Roguelike 10.3%
- #53 GalaxIverse
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
GalaxIverse is a top down fast paced vertical blastathon, Battle Fleets and formations of aliens with the occasional boss thrown in for good luck.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #54 Geometry Arena
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,415 reviews2021
Dev: 011 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 11.8%, Arcade 9.3%
- #55 SHOOPER NOVA
64% matchVery Positive85% of 664 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.4%, Roguelite 15.5%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%
- #56 Earth Overclocked
68% matchVery Positive81% of 200 reviews2015
Dev: Chronicle Bench
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Earth Overclocked is a frantic rogue-lite adventure starring a scientist who is terrible at making time machines, but great at blasting bad guys. Use a diverse selection of weapons to fight off monsters while searching for pieces of your time machine in randomly generated environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.3%, Roguelite 18.7%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Top-Down 10%
- #57 BossConstructor
69% 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: Bullet Hell 23.5%, Survival 14.7%, Top-Down 13.2%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10.6%
- #58 Space War: Infinity
67% matchVery Positive90% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Top-Down 9%