- #1 30XX
97% matchVery Positive90% of 2,789 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.6%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Robots 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11%, Local Co-Op 9.4%
- #2 Super Alloy Ranger
96% matchVery Positive91% of 398 reviews2022
Dev: Alloy MushroomPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Super Alloy Ranger is a 2D side-scrolling action game. Play as Marksman Kelly or Combat Robot No.2 to challenge different levels within the dangerous Machine Empire and unlock new weapons. Use Kelly’s shooting and No.2’s deathblows to defeat abnormal Machine Bosses!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.3%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Action 10.8%
- #3 20XX
96% matchVery Positive91% of 4,559 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.6%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Local Multiplayer 11.3%
- #4 Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,371 reviews2023
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.5%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #5 Slam and Roll
94% matchVery Positive98% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: KaleidoGames
Windows
Trap enemies in giant balls, kick them into massive combos and clear the screen. Travel the world, unlock characters, play co-op, or embrace Action Roguelike Chaos Mode.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 14.8%, Local Multiplayer 13.5%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Co-op 12.2%, Side Scroller 9.7%
- #6 Metal Unit
93% matchVery Positive83% of 2,886 reviews2021
Dev: JellySnow StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.4%, RPG 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.1%
- #7 Holo X Break
92% matchVery Positive86% of 2,650 reviews2024
Dev: KayAnimatePub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Fight your way through endless waves of holoX's minions! Gear up with all sorts of equipment and items in this action packed beat-em-up to reach the 5 bosses of hololive's "holoX", and put a stop to their plans!
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.4%, Action RPG 14.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Anime 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #8 Coffee Crisis
94% matchMixed66% of 182 reviews2018
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Coffee Crisis is an neo-rogue brawler that puts you in the shoes of the only baristas on Earth with enough heavy metal in their veins to fend off an alien assault. Play solo or join up with a friend to fight across eight locations ranging from your Coffee House HQ to the far reaches of outer space.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 16.3%, Co-op 13.5%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Local Multiplayer 13.1%, Action 11.1%
- #9 Full Metal Furies
91% matchVery Positive91% of 2,915 reviews2018
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!
Why similar: Co-op 23.3%, Local Co-Op 21.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Action RPG 7.8%, RPG 7.6%
- #10 Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate
90% matchVery Positive85% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: Rocket Panda Games JapanPub: Rocket Panda Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
"Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate" is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up with the heart of a fighting game, showcasing nostalgic pixel art and the latest cross-platform online multiplayer. Experience the biggest and most expansive entry in the "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds" series to date!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 20.6%, Local Co-Op 19.8%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Anime 11.3%, Arcade 8.6%
- #11 Super Crush KO
91% matchVery Positive97% of 222 reviews2020
Dev: Vertex Pop
Windows
Super Crush KO is a fast-paced brawler set in a vibrant, near-future city. Zip up your favourite neon jacket and combo your way through swarms of deadly robots to save your kidnapped kitten and, while you’re at it, save humanity from an AI apocalypse.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.1%, Female Protagonist 29%, Arcade 24.5%, 2D 6.6%, Action 5.8%
- #12 Berserk Boy
89% matchVery Positive85% of 421 reviews2024
Dev: BerserkBoy Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
Why similar: Robots 17.6%, Side Scroller 15.7%, 2D Platformer 12%, Female Protagonist 10%, Anime 9.4%
- #13 Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
89% matchVery Positive80% of 2,188 reviews2024
Dev: Metamorphosis GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, RPG 14.2%, Anime 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%
- #14 River City Girls
88% matchVery Positive84% of 3,781 reviews2019
Dev: WayForwardPub: WayForward
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.8%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Local Multiplayer 13.6%, Anime 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #15 Dark Scrolls
86% matchMixed65% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Dark Scrolls is a fantasy-themed action platformer that fuses shmup-style chaos with roguelite progression and is packed with charm, challenge, and secrets.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Side Scroller 16.3%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Cartoony 9%, Action 7.4%
- #16 Second Stellar
84% matchVery Positive99% of 331 reviews2025
Dev: Pepperlog
Windows
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 37.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Anime 16.7%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, 2D 9.1%
- #17 Narvas
87% matchMixed44% of 379 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Take control of Mace in this local co-op side scrolling platform shooter as you travel from assignment to assignment taking on enemy bots and dangerous bosses on different planets.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.3%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Local Multiplayer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Co-op 11.1%
- #18 Revolgear Zero
84% matchVery Positive98% of 128 reviews2026
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Shizuku and Akane...two pilots bound by rivalry and friendship battle to save their world from malevolent cosmic forces! A classic arcade style shmup with deeply satisfying fast paced combat, wide variety of load-out combos, and even local co-op!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.7%, Local Co-Op 15.4%, Anime 15.1%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%
- #19 Blazing Chrome
85% matchVery Positive87% of 1,954 reviews2019
Dev: JoyMasherPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.6%, Local Co-Op 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Robots 11.1%, Arcade 11.1%
- #20 Speed Brawl
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 reviews2018
Dev: Double Stallion
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Speed Brawl is a co-op platform beat 'em up about moving fast and hitting hard! Maintain your momentum, build your combos, and unleash powerful special moves. Find your own fighting style, and assemble the finest team of brawlers ever seen. Then do it all again faster... faster... FASTER!!!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.5%, Co-op 16.9%, Local Multiplayer 16%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.3%
- #21 BlazBlue Entropy Effect
81% matchVery Positive94% of 35,494 reviews2024
Dev: 91Act
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.7%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Anime 14%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #22 Virtua Unlimited Project
82% matchVery Positive92% of 434 reviews2024
Dev: Virtua Ride SystemPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows
Virtua Unlimited Project is a 2D pixel-art style ACT game featuring VTuber characters. With classical platformer gameplay, challenging combat, and retro game feelings, VUP presents you a surreal, virtual world in which you will play as Aizawa Kana to venture and seek the truth beneath.
Why similar: Action RPG 20.3%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Anime 13.4%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #23 Corebreaker
81% matchVery Positive93% of 178 reviews2026
Dev: aQuadiunPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Corebreaker is a fast-paced action-platformer game with rogue-like elements. Play as Nova, a robot designed to awaken when humanity is extinct by the machines. Unlock abilities, upgrades and powerful weapons as you fight your way through supreme robots to find out your purpose!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.7%, 2D Platformer 23%, Robots 16.3%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #24 MARVEL Cosmic Invasion
80% matchVery Positive88% of 2,272 reviews2025
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.Pub: Dotemu
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A cosmic battle awaits! Choose between 15 Marvel Super Heroes in this frenetic action beat ‘em up to fight against the deadly Annihilation Wave threatening the galaxy. From New York City to the depths of the Negative Zone, the future of the Marvel Universe will be fought for across the stars!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.1%, Co-op 17.6%, Local Co-Op 13.1%, Arcade 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #25 Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic
82% matchVery Positive83% of 3,039 reviews2015
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Rocket Panda Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!
Why similar: Anime 21.5%, Local Co-Op 15.4%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #26 Rogue Stormers
83% matchMixed69% of 989 reviews2016
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.2%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Robots 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Arcade 10.8%
- #27 Gravity Circuit
79% matchVery Positive92% of 5,574 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Robots 28.6%, Side Scroller 18.1%, 2D Platformer 18%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Action 7.2%
- #28 Metal Bringer
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,153 reviews2025
Dev: ALPHAWING Inc.Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
In this roguelike action-adventure, control humanoid "Labor" and giant "Arms" to uncover the mysteries of the world. Create fully-customizable robots, strengthen them, and take down hordes of enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.3%, Robots 26.8%, Action RPG 24.3%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Action 5.8%
- #29 CODE Bunny
77% matchVery Positive91% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Team Seventh StarPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
CODE Bunny is a Fast-paced 2D Action Platformer where combat mechanics and high-speed movement merge together! Master the play styles of two characters - Axel and Hazel - to deliver flashy and exciting attacks that rip through enemies! Can you run fast enough to uncover the secrets of Lumna?
Why similar: Robots 25.9%, Side Scroller 22.2%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #30 Rabbit and Steel
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 11,306 reviews2024
Dev: mino_dev
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
RABBIT & STEEL is a co-op action roguelike that recreates the essence of high-level MMO raiding in a randomized, simplified, bunny-sized package. Choose your class, gather your rabbit-eared companions and battle your way to the Moonlit Pinnacle!
Why similar: Co-op 26.4%, Action Roguelike 24.4%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Anime 13.3%, Cartoony 7%
- #31 Chenso Club
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 322 reviews2022
Dev: PixadomePub: Aurora Punks
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Aliens are attacking! Who will save us? Chenso Club will! Using chainsaws, hammers, and the aliens’ own life force against them - these fearless warriors will pulverise enemies on their way to victory. Go solo! Go co-op! Go hack those aliens in this action-packed, side-scrolling platform brawler!
Why similar: Co-op 25.7%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #32 Aegis Defenders
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,818 reviews2018
Dev: GUTS DepartmentPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.7%, Co-op 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Local Multiplayer 14.2%, RPG 9%
- #33 Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,437 reviews2014
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.8%, Co-op 19.3%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Local Multiplayer 7.9%
- #34 CrossCode
75% matchVery Positive93% of 18,217 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: Action RPG 31.1%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, RPG 8.4%, Anime 6.9%
- #35 Xion Leak
74% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Gentle Beasts Studio
Windows
Xion Leak is a fast-paced, two-player, cooperative platformer. Get in sync and set the fastest times to win trophies! Run fast, work together, and avoid the countless dangers that the mysterious Foreman has placed in your path.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 20.5%, Robots 16.1%, Local Co-Op 16%, Co-op 12.2%, Side Scroller 12%
- #36 Boss Crushers
76% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: Space Horse
Windows
Boss Crushers is a multiplayer roguelike game. Play with your friends on randomly generated levels, confront enemy hordes, find valuable items and improvements, die and try again.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.4%, Co-op 22.2%, RPG 16%, Action 11.5%
- #37 Sparklite
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 668 reviews2019
Dev: Red Blue GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Co-op 9.7%
- #38 Rogue Glitch Ultra
72% matchVery Positive92% of 1,595 reviews2021
Dev: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.7%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Local Multiplayer 18.6%, Co-op 13.7%, 2D Platformer 12.6%
- #39 Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
74% matchVery Positive93% of 235 reviews2015
Dev: Dreamloop Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.9%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Robots 16.2%, Anime 12.4%, Arcade 11.2%
- #40 Wendigo Blue
71% matchVery Positive91% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: EndlessFluff
Windows
Action-packed 2D beat-em-up with intense boss battles and a large variety of customizable equipment and skills. Up to 4 players with local co-op.
Why similar: Action RPG 32.5%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Local Co-Op 11%, Action 9.1%
- #41 Final Knight
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 217 reviews2025
Dev: 2oclocksoftPub: GRAVITY
Windows
Enjoy a fantasy-based, party-style roguelike beat ’em up! Use the gold you earn each run to recruit allies, acquire skills, and buy equipment to grow stronger. Combine powerful synergies between your player, race, and gear to annihilate massive monsters in an instant!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 15.9%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Action RPG 12.9%, Cartoony 9.7%
- #42 Freedom Planet 2
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,723 reviews2022
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.5%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Action-Adventure 11%, Anime 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #43 Ruin of the Reckless
73% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: Faux-Operative GamesPub: Poppy Works
Windows
Ruin of the Reckless is a breakneck-paced, melee-focused roguelike brawler with very light persistent progression elements and a punishing difficulty curve. Play with a friend!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.1%, RPG 21.8%, Action 15.8%, Adventure 14.4%
- #44 Mighty No. 9
73% matchMixed50% of 3,436 reviews2016
Dev: ComceptPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
Why similar: Side Scroller 36.4%, Anime 21.4%, Robots 19.1%, Action 10%, Co-op 7.9%
- #45 Abyss Odyssey
73% matchMixed63% of 2,534 reviews2014
Dev: ACE TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Co-op 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Local Co-Op 10.7%
- #46 CALAMITY CREATURES
70% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: 影老院
Windows
CALAMITY CREATURES is a 2D action game in boss rush format. Mechanical creatures of overwhelming stature stand before you. Gadgets in the prosthetic hands, the terrain, and the enemies' habits...use all the elements to dismantle the living calamity.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.9%, Female Protagonist 22%, Robots 18.2%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Action 7.6%
- #47 Roboquest
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 24,166 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.7%, Co-op 35.4%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Action 6.1%
- #48 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 124 reviews2016
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.5%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, RPG 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #49 Ratatan
66% matchVery Positive86% of 3,053 reviews2025
Dev: TVT Co. Ltd.Pub: Game Source Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike action game that combines rhythm games and side-scrolling action, with online co-op gameplay supporting up to 4 players. An intense battle unfolds with over 100 characters fighting in a massive melee. Let's defeat the enemies together!
Why similar: Co-op 24.5%, 2D Platformer 21.6%, Anime 20.9%, Action Roguelike 10%, 2D 7.9%
- #50 Aeon Drive
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 179 reviews2021
Dev: 2Awesome StudioPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.9%, Local Co-Op 16.8%, Co-op 14.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #51 Hunter Girls
70% matchMostly Positive69% of 77 reviews2021
Pub: Meridian4
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunter Girls is a side-scrolling action shooter featuring anime-inspired characters, fast-paced combat, and arcade-style gameplay focused on reflexes and replayability.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.7%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Arcade 12.6%, Action-Adventure 11.9%
- #52 Rebel Transmute
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 279 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.1%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Action-Adventure 12.4%
- #53 HARDCORE MECHA
68% matchVery Positive83% of 2,680 reviews2019
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
HARDCORE MECHA is a 2D platformer action focusing on a better handling. The Campaign mode offers rich gameplay and seamless in-game cut-scenes for an immersive experience. Choose your favorite mecha, experience the fast-paced hardcore competitive battle of steel in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 24.2%, Anime 21.3%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Local Co-Op 17.7%, Action 11.3%
- #54 StarCrossed
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Contigo GamesPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
StarCrossed is an action arcade game with a magical girl aesthetic and a cooperative twist. Join our cast of 5 space-faring heroes as they travel across the stars, working together to strengthen their bond and defeat a looming evil that threatens the galaxy!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 32.7%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Co-op 16.3%, Arcade 14.2%, Anime 7.9%
- #55 Panzer Paladin
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 669 reviews2020
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hop in the Paladin power armor, seize melee weapons from the demonic invaders and give them a taste of their own medicine!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.1%, Robots 22.3%, Anime 14%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Arcade 9.7%
- #56 Brave Escape
65% matchVery Positive99% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Hit Start Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a thrilling co-op adventure in 'Brave Escape,' a challenging platformer demanding teamwork to conquer perilous traps and treacherous terrain.
Why similar: Robots 18.5%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Co-op 14.7%, Side Scroller 13.1%, 2D Platformer 12%
- #57 Assault Android Cactus+
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,009 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Why similar: Robots 19.5%, Local Multiplayer 15.7%, Local Co-Op 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Co-op 12.4%
- #58 RagingBlasters
67% matchVery Positive99% of 124 reviews2021
Dev: TERARIN GAMES
Windows
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.4%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Local Multiplayer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Arcade 8.4%
- #59 Mighty Gunvolt
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 429 reviews2015
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.
Why similar: Side Scroller 47.7%, Pixel Graphics 29.5%, Action 22.8%
- #60 Stardust Valkyries
67% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Nucko Games
Windows
1v1 anime fighter X platform fighter hybrid with rollback netcode!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 36%, Anime 24.8%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Action 10.8%