- #1 Death Road to Canada
97% matchVery Positive93% of 10,239 reviews2016
Dev: Rocketcat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.9%, Local Co-Op 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same chaotic humor and emergent storytelling found in Streets of Rogue during a zombie-infested road trip.
- #2 Heat Signature
96% 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: Roguelike 23.6%, Stealth 20.7%, Roguelite 20.2%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Action Roguelike 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep immersive sim mechanics and procedural missions that allow you to tackle objectives using stealth, hacking, or brute force.
- #3 Party Hard
96% matchVery Positive90% of 12,409 reviews2015
Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.4%, Stealth 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Violent 11.3%, Gore 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the stealth-action and environmental sabotage elements that make causing chaos in Streets of Rogue so satisfying.
- #4 Barony
95% matchVery Positive91% of 14,919 reviews2015
Dev: Turning Wheel LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelike 13.8%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Local Co-Op 12.8%, Co-op 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person roguelike that emphasizes immersive sim elements and cooperative dungeon crawling with deep character customization.
- #5 Nuclear Throne
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,540 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.4%, Roguelike 21.3%, Roguelite 14%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Local Co-Op 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the same high-intensity, top-down action and fast-paced roguelite progression that defines the combat feel of the seed game.
- #6 Door Kickers: Action Squad
94% matchVery Positive95% of 10,498 reviews2018
Dev: PixelShardPub: KillHouse Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.4%, Co-op 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Multiplayer 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a tactical, side-scrolling experience that mirrors the breach-and-clear gameplay style of a Streets of Rogue soldier or SWAT character.
- #7 Noita
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 86,897 reviews2020
Dev: Nolla Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Why similar: Roguelike 24%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, Roguelite 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, RPG 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based roguelite where every pixel is simulated, leading to the same level of unpredictable, chaotic environmental interactions.
- #8 Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
93% matchVery Positive91% of 8,532 reviews2013
Dev: Pocketwatch GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
Why similar: Co-op 31.9%, Stealth 16.5%, Local Co-Op 14.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Online Co-Op 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down heist game that rewards creative problem-solving and coordinated teamwork similar to the mission structures in Streets of Rogue.
- #9 Shadows of Doubt
91% matchVery Positive82% of 17,348 reviews2024
Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
Why similar: Stealth 23.3%, Immersive Sim 20.8%, Procedural Generation 18.2%, RPG 12%, Pixel Graphics 12%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim set in a fully simulated, procedurally generated city where you have total freedom to investigate and manipulate the environment.
- #10 Enter the Gungeon
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,698 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.2%, Roguelike 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Local Co-Op 10.4%, Roguelite 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential action-roguelite that matches the frantic pace and variety of weapons found in Streets of Rogue.
- #11 Heroes of Hammerwatch
90% matchVery Positive87% of 9,461 reviews2018
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.5%, Roguelite 21.9%, Co-op 13.6%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op focused roguelite that features persistent town upgrades and diverse character classes similar to the progression in Streets of Rogue.
- #12 Vagante
89% matchVery Positive89% of 5,003 reviews2018
Dev: Nuke Nine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelite 20%, Roguelike 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Local Co-Op 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging platformer-roguelike that emphasizes exploration and character builds in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #13 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
89% matchVery Positive94% of 13,046 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Roguelite 27%, Action Roguelike 24.2%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Co-op 9.3%, Roguelike 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical combat and complex weapon systems that reward players for mastering the game's mechanical depth.
- #14 Children of Morta
88% matchVery Positive88% of 22,780 reviews2019
Dev: Dead MagePub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 12.6%, Multiplayer 12%, Local Co-Op 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines narrative-driven roguelite gameplay with cooperative action that emphasizes character-specific abilities and team synergy.
- #15 UnderMine
87% matchVery Positive90% of 9,783 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.5%, Roguelite 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, RPG 7.2%, Procedural Generation 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A polished action-roguelite that balances dungeon exploration with persistent upgrades and environmental hazards.
- #16 Wizard of Legend
86% matchVery Positive91% of 20,929 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced, high-mobility combat that rewards players for building unique spell combinations, much like customizing your character in Streets of Rogue.
- #17 Paint the Town Red
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,956 reviews2021
Dev: South East Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.
Why similar: Multiplayer 16.8%, Roguelite 16.2%, Gore 15.3%, Roguelike 15%, Co-op 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, voxel-based brawler that focuses on environmental destruction and using improvised weapons to survive waves of enemies.
- #18 Rampage Knights
86% matchVery Positive93% of 3,602 reviews2015
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.8%, Co-op 15.4%, Roguelike 13.5%, Local Co-Op 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative beat-em-up roguelite that captures the arcade-style fun and variety of Streets of Rogue's combat.
- #19 Gunpoint
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,281 reviews2013
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.
Why similar: Stealth 41.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Indie 7.8%, Funny 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the hacking and stealth-based puzzle-solving that allows players to manipulate building security systems to their advantage.
- #20 Risk of Rain 2
83% matchVery Positive94% of 347,262 reviews2020
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 64.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.6%, Roguelite 17%, Co-op 14.4%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Roguelike 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers intense, scaling action and multiplayer chaos that captures the feeling of becoming overpowered in a roguelite setting.
- #21 Ember Knights
82% matchVery Positive94% of 6,833 reviews2023
Dev: Doom TurtlePub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.7%, Roguelite 14.8%, Co-op 11.1%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Multiplayer 9%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, action-focused roguelite that excels in cooperative play and fast-paced combat encounters.
- #22 Party Hard 2
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,270 reviews2018
Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
It's 3am and you just want to get some sleep. Welcome back to Party Hard! Stop parties using hundreds of new ways, incidentally destroy a drug syndicate, and save the Earth from an alien invasion. May the chickens be with you!
Why similar: Stealth 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Violent 11.1%, Multiplayer 9%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original's stealth-chaos formula with more tools and environmental interactions for taking out targets.
- #23 Neon Abyss
82% matchVery Positive86% of 23,532 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Roguelike 22.4%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelite 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Procedural Generation 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, action-packed roguelite that features a massive variety of items and synergies to keep every run feeling fresh.
- #24 Dungreed
81% matchVery Positive93% of 9,532 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.1%, Roguelite 22%, Roguelike 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Action 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward action-roguelite that focuses on looting and dungeon progression with a variety of weapons and gear.
- #25 Cult of the Lamb
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 123,767 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.1%, Roguelite 34.5%, Funny 8.2%, Action 5.1%, Adventure 4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends roguelite dungeon crawling with base-management mechanics, offering a different but equally engaging loop of progression.
- #26 Caveblazers
81% matchVery Positive85% of 4,500 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelite 18%, Roguelike 14.5%, Local Co-Op 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced platformer-roguelite that emphasizes movement and combat variety in a dangerous, randomly generated world.
- #27 Superfighters Deluxe
80% matchVery Positive89% of 3,496 reviews2018
Dev: MythoLogic Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Superfighters Deluxe is a unique action game that combines brawling, shooting and platforming in dynamic sandboxy 2D levels. Lots of weapons and fun gameplay systems interlock to create absurd action-movie chaos.
Why similar: Multiplayer 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Online Co-Op 8.4%, Gore 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, physics-driven brawler that focuses on multiplayer mayhem and environmental interaction.
- #28 Bravery and Greed
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,030 reviews2022
Dev: Rekka GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 18.4%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Roguelike 12.9%, Local Co-Op 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling brawler with roguelite elements that encourages chaotic, high-energy multiplayer sessions.
- #29 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 392,863 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 43.8 hrsMean: 184.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.4%, Roguelike 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Roguelite 8%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for roguelite depth and item variety, providing endless replayability through unique character builds.
- #30 In Celebration of Violence
79% matchVery Positive87% of 506 reviews2018
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 18.9%, Roguelike 14.3%, Local Co-Op 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelite that emphasizes deliberate, tactical combat and exploration in a brutal, unforgiving world.
- #31 Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,675 reviews2021
Dev: Heliocentric StudiosPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rogue Heroes is a topdown, roguelite adventure game inspired by the Zelda franchise. Play solo or team up with your friends to combat procedurally generated dungeons and take down the evil Titans that threaten to overwhelm the land of Tasos!
Why similar: Roguelite 15.9%, Co-op 15.2%, Roguelike 13.7%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #32 Dead Cells
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 180,167 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Roguelite 20.4%, Roguelike 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
- #33 Never Split the Party
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,400 reviews2019
Dev: Legend Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Never Split the Party is an ultra social rogue-like! You're one of four adventurers joining together to explore a procedurally generated dungeon, amass powerful upgrades, and cooperate with your fellow adventures to conquer and crush the evil dungeon champions!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 10.7%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #34 Broforce
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,525 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Co-op 22.1%, Local Co-Op 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Action 7%
- #35 Risk of Rain (2013)
76% matchVery Positive93% of 29,799 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Roguelike 18%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Roguelite 7.3%
- #36 Dungeon Souls
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,228 reviews2016
Dev: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.9%, Roguelite 16.2%, Roguelike 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, RPG 11.3%
- #37 Neon Abyss 2
73% matchMixed69% of 2,097 reviews2025
Dev: Veewo Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Dive into the cybermyth roguelike chaos of Neon Abyss 2! Now featuring up to 4-player online co-op, more combat styles, and unlimited item synergies, every run delivers a dramatic, action-packed experience you won't forget.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 13.6%, Roguelike 12.9%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, Co-op 9%
- #38 The Escapists 2
73% matchVery Positive91% of 33,435 reviews2017
Dev: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Multiplayer 22.7%, Co-op 17.9%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Local Co-Op 13.5%
- #39 Heroes of Hammerwatch II
71% matchVery Positive83% of 6,080 reviews2025
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 15.6%, RPG 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #40 Crime Boss: Rockay City
72% matchMixed68% of 9,947 reviews2024
Dev: INGAME STUDIOSPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Crime Boss: Rockay City is a 1-4 player co-op FPS heist game with enjoyable stealth and epic killing spree combat. Featuring a solo roguelike campaign that combines FPS and strategy elements with the most hilariously cheesy voice acting that make you laugh.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.6%, Co-op 19.4%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Stealth 12.3%
- #41 bit Dungeon III
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 205 reviews2019
Dev: Kinto Games LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
bitDungeonIII is a 2d action adventure game with rogue-lite elements. Randomly generated overworld and dungeons. Make allies with other players or kill them for their precious inventory items. Discover random items that greatly enhance and affect your character.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.5%, Roguelite 18.8%, RPG 14%, Gore 6.5%, Action 6.4%
- #42 Rogue Fist
69% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Wetcoat Games
Windows
Play solo or with friends in this 4 player local couch co-op roguelite auto-shooter where enemies aren’t your biggest problem; your friends are! Smash foes, dodge bullets, and enjoy chaotic trolling as you punch, throw, and ‘accidentally’ sacrifice each other to survive relentless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelite 20.4%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Co-op 12.6%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #43 Roguelands
73% matchVery Positive80% of 3,731 reviews2016
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelike 15.6%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Co-op 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #44 Rogue Legacy 2
69% matchVery Positive91% of 14,951 reviews2022
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.6%, Roguelike 18.2%, RPG 13.5%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Action 8.1%
- #45 Black Future '88
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 745 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.4%, Roguelite 24%, Co-op 14.4%, Local Co-Op 9.5%, Action 7.2%
- #46 Freaky Awesome
74% 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: Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 14.8%, Co-op 12.5%, Online Co-Op 12%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #47 Infected Shelter
71% matchVery Positive85% of 529 reviews2019
Dev: Dark Blue Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Infected Shelter is an ultra-violent rogue-lite post-apocalyptic beat'em up. Singleplayer and co-op for up to four players.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.1%, Roguelite 14.7%, Local Co-Op 10.8%, RPG 10.4%, Co-op 8.4%
- #48 TowerClimb
71% matchVery Positive92% of 408 reviews2015
Dev: Davioware and Quazi
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.8%, Roguelite 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%, RPG 5.8%
- #49 Voidigo
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,782 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelite 18.5%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Roguelike 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #50 Ship of Fools
68% matchVery Positive82% of 5,982 reviews2022
Dev: Fika ProductionsPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ship of Fools is a seafaring cooperative roguelite. Set sail, man the cannons and battle sea monsters through the tempestuous seas of the Archipelago. Are you fool enough to stop the Aquapocalypse?
Why similar: Roguelite 17.6%, Co-op 16.4%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelike 12.8%, Local Co-Op 12.8%
- #51 Signal Decay
70% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: Nela System
Windows · Mac
Assemble a cyber agent team to infiltrate procedurally-generated bases in this co-op stealth roguelike adventure. Master highly tactical combat, a cache of cyber weaponry, and teamwork to save humanity from mind-control.
Why similar: Co-op 21%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelite 15.1%, Stealth 14.4%, Action 9.7%
- #52 Son of a Witch
69% matchVery Positive86% of 434 reviews2018
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 11.1%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Local Co-Op 10.6%
- #53 Crawlers and Brawlers
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Ugly Beard Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Become an adventurer and go on a fantastic journey through epic procedurally generated dungeons. Collect powerful loot to develop your character and then brawl online with your friends on 12 different multiplayer maps.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.5%, RPG 13%, Roguelite 11.3%, Co-op 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.4%
- #54 Skillshot City
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,943 reviews2017
Dev: Ben Johnson (bencelot) Pub: Nik Nak Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Loot, shoot, cast and drive in this chaotic PvP Roguelite. Level up fast, draft wild skills, and create crazy combos on the fly. Explore a GTA-style battle royale with no queues or downtime as you prepare to win the final fight. Climb the ranks solo or with friends in 3-man squads!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.8%, Roguelite 18.8%, Roguelike 15.2%, Co-op 14.4%, Multiplayer 12.7%
- #55 Dungeon Defenders: Going Rogue
68% matchMostly Negative40% of 344 reviews2025
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Combining Roguelite, Action RPG, and Tower Defense gameplay into a crazy free-for-all, where it’s you and up to three friends versus hordes of enemies. Select your hero, survive the waves of foes, unlock new weapons and runes, and take on the bosses that await you!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelite 19.7%, Co-op 14.4%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Online Co-Op 9.9%
- #56 Dungeon Looter
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Wappen Games
Windows
Hack and slash rogue lite. Take on the role of an adventurer of various classes, fight through random-generated dungeons and make a fortune! Support multiplayer online co-op up to 8 players or play it solo offline.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelite 18.9%, Roguelike 14%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Co-op 9.1%
- #57 Hammerwatch
67% matchVery Positive89% of 6,496 reviews2013
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
Why similar: Co-op 19%, Local Co-Op 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, RPG 12.5%, Online Co-Op 11.6%
- #58 Nobody Saves the World
64% matchVery Positive91% of 6,762 reviews2022
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Transform from a featureless nobody into a SLUG, a GHOST and a DRAGON in this new take on Action RPGs from the creators of Guacamelee! Discover 15+ distinct Forms, mix-and-match their abilities, clear evolving dungeons and... SAVE THE WORLD!?
Why similar: Co-op 24.1%, Local Co-Op 18.4%, Multiplayer 15.5%, RPG 10.1%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
- #59 Wayward Souls
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 233 reviews2019
Dev: Rocketcat Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Wayward Souls is a randomly generated action-RPG with a heavy focus on story. Play as seven different heroes, all with their own sets of abilities. Fight through steadily greater hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.3%, Roguelite 23.2%, RPG 18.6%, Action 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%