- #1 Westerado: Double Barreled
97% matchVery Positive91% of 1,903 reviews2015
Dev: Ostrich Banditos
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Westerado: Double Barreled. When your family is murdered by a mysterious desperado, you set out into the world to take revenge. Take control of your own fate and that of others, all using your trusty shooting iron.
Why similar: Western 73.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Retro 4%, Action 3%, Adventure 3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a non-linear, narrative-driven Western experience with a distinct pixel-art style.
- #2 Death Road to Canada
96% 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 29.8%, Roguelike 13.6%, Comedy 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Difficult 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the exact spirit of a chaotic, random-event-driven road trip with survival and action elements.
- #3 Organ Trail: Director's Cut
96% matchVery Positive88% of 3,143 reviews2013
Dev: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.
Why similar: Perma Death 31.2%, Retro 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Comedy 7.6%, Roguelike 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic homage to the Oregon Trail that infuses survival mechanics with a dark, humorous tone.
- #4 West of Dead
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,190 reviews2020
Dev: Upstream ArcadePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.
Why similar: Western 30.3% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Action Roguelike 11%, Difficult 10.2%, Roguelite 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends a gritty Western aesthetic with roguelite mechanics and intense, cover-based combat.
- #5 Risk of Rain (2013)
94% 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 30%, Roguelike 19.6%, Perma Death 15.8%, Difficult 12.3%, Roguelite 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the same intense, fast-paced, side-scrolling roguelite action with high replayability.
- #6 Voidigo
94% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 8.8%, Difficult 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, colorful roguelite shooter with a similar focus on fast-paced, screen-filling encounters.
- #7 Super Crate Box
93% matchVery Positive89% of 6,461 reviews2012
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.
Why similar: Shooter 22.4%, Difficult 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Retro 9.9%, 2D 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in high-speed, chaotic arcade shooting that mirrors the intensity of the seed game.
- #8 Broforce
92% 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: Side Scroller 22%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Shooter 13.4%, Comedy 12%, Funny 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers over-the-top, comedic, and explosive side-scrolling action that feels very similar in spirit.
- #9 Jetboard Joust
91% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Perma Death 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Side Scroller 14%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines side-scrolling movement with intense bullet-hell shooting and roguelite progression.
- #10 Enter the Gungeon
90% 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 23.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Roguelike 15.5%, Difficult 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features the humor, high difficulty, and tight twin-stick shooting mechanics found in the seed game.
- #11 Gunman Clive
91% matchVery Positive87% of 797 reviews2014
Dev: Hörberg Productions
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In the year of 18XX, the west is overrun by thugs and outlaws. A group of bandits have kidnapped Mayor Johnsons daughter and are spreading havok across the land. Only Gunman Clive can bring order to the west and save the girl!Jump and shoot your way across 16 diverse and challenging levels and fight massive bosses.
Why similar: Western 61.8% ★, Side Scroller 15.4%, Difficult 7.5%, Action 4.7%, Shooter 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A charming Western-themed side-scroller that captures the visual and mechanical simplicity of the genre.
- #12 Nuclear Throne
89% 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 24.9%, Roguelike 15.8%, Difficult 14.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 11%, Roguelite 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the same level of chaotic, high-difficulty, roguelite shooting and unpredictable encounters.
- #13 TombStar
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Andy SumPub: No More Robots
Windows
Take on the Grimheart Gang as you shoot, dodge, cloak and explode your way across TombStar in this Space Western rogue-like shooter. Grab your guns, buckle your spurs and take back the planet – for justice, for revenge and for the galaxy.
Why similar: Western 23.7% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Perma Death 17.5%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A Western-themed twin-stick shooter that leans heavily into the roguelite experience.
- #14 METAL SLUG 3
88% matchVery Positive90% of 9,019 reviews2014
Dev: SNK CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Retro 13.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive arcade-style side-scrolling shooter that heavily influenced the genre's fast-paced combat.
- #15 Downwell
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,526 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Difficult 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Retro 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the minimalist, high-difficulty, arcade-style roguelite loop that keeps players coming back.
- #16 Bleed 2
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 898 reviews2017
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.6%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Action 12%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on reflex-heavy, fast-paced side-scrolling shooting with a strong arcade feel.
- #17 Colt Canyon
84% matchVery Positive88% of 2,077 reviews2020
Dev: RetrificPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits.
Why similar: Western 64.2% ★, Action Roguelike 10.3%, Roguelike 6.5%, Roguelite 6%, Shooter 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art Western roguelite that emphasizes tactical survival and fast-paced shooting.
- #18 Rush Rover
85% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 22.7%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Roguelite 12.9%, Shooter 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A solid twin-stick roguelite that focuses on fast, arcade-style combat and quick runs.
- #19 Woodpunk
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2018
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Difficult 11%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%, Roguelite 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced, pixel-art action with a similar roguelite structure and chaotic combat.
- #20 The Crackpet Show
84% matchVery Positive86% of 833 reviews2022
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a variety of weapons. Choose your beastie, gear ‘em up, and go kill your enemies in the name of fame and sweet sponsorship deals!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Difficult 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Action Roguelike 13%, Funny 9%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the humor, high difficulty, and twin-stick shooter gameplay of the seed game.
- #21 Flame Over
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 179 reviews2015
Dev: Laughing Jackal LTDPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blending top down "squirt em-up" action and "Pyroguelike" game mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels, 4 different game zones and dastardly hazards at every turn!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Difficult 11.6%, Roguelite 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, top-down roguelite that demands quick reflexes and constant movement.
- #22 Bombslinger
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 151 reviews2018
Dev: Mode4Pub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A Bomberman-inspired Wild West action game with bombs! A solo hardcore reinvention of the iconic explosive action!
Why similar: Western 31.4% ★, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Perma Death 16.4%, Roguelite 8.9%, Difficult 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A Western-themed action roguelite with a focus on explosive, grid-based combat.
- #23 Road Redemption
81% matchVery Positive83% of 13,383 reviews2017
Dev: Redemption RoadPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Road Redemption lets you lead a biker gang on an epic journey across the country in this driving combat road rage adventure. Huge campaign, dozens of weapons, full 4-player co-op splitscreen.
Why similar: Funny 48.8%, Action 29.4%, Indie 12.2%, Singleplayer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the 'crazy road trip' vibe with high-speed vehicular combat and chaotic action.
- #24 Good Robot
82% matchVery Positive84% of 263 reviews2016
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Good Robot is a fast-paced roguelike shoot-em-up that pits you against thousands of robots out to violate your warranty. Explore a procedurally generated sci-fi metropolis and the depths of corporate depravity, but never stop shooting...unless, of course, you're a Bad Robot. You're not, are you?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Roguelite 10.3%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, humorous shooter with roguelite elements and a distinct retro aesthetic.
- #25 REPLIKATOR
80% matchVery Positive87% of 129 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 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Perma Death 13.1%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, pixel-art roguelite shooter with intense bullet-hell elements and fast movement.
- #26 Feral Fury
81% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Roguelite 14%, Perma Death 13.6%, Difficult 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down shooter with a similar focus on difficulty and character progression.
- #27 Skelly Selest
79% matchVery Positive93% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.3%, Roguelite 17.7%, Perma Death 16.1%, Roguelike 12.8%, Difficult 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity, arcade-style roguelite with a unique visual style and fast combat.
- #28 Rogue Stormers
79% matchMixed69% of 988 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: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling shooter that mirrors the chaotic, run-based gameplay and platforming elements.
- #29 Dizzy Rogues
77% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: kumakare
Windows
Dizzy Rogues is an auto-runner roguelike with "turn" based combat. Bounce your weapon off enemies and objects, rack up your combo, and purchase unique items.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.9%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Perma Death 13.6%, Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 11.4%
- #30 Gunman Clive 2
78% matchVery Positive84% of 129 reviews2015
Dev: Hörberg Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Gunman Clive returns in an all new adventure. Now in Color!
Why similar: Western 80.9% ★, Action 12.2%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the Western side-scrolling action with refined mechanics and increased variety.
- #31 DEATHRUN TV
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: Laser DogPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 32%
DEATHRUN TV is a fast hardcore rogue-lite twin-stick shooter set in the world's biggest and craziest game show. You'll experience real-time blistering speed and bullet-dodging action as you compete for glory...assuming you’re able to survive in this 2D bullet hell where only “likes” really count.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Perma Death 14.7%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Difficult 11.4%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #32 Witchinour
78% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: mahojigoku
Windows
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Perma Death 18.4%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 11.4%, Difficult 10.6%
- #33 Slimekeep
74% matchVery Positive90% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: BenBonk
Windows · Mac
In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Perma Death 17.6%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Difficult 11.2%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #34 Graveyard Gunslingers
76% matchMixed60% of 214 reviews2024
Dev: PyroPhysics
Windows
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
Why similar: Western 28.3% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #35 Arksync
73% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Dykom Software
Windows
Wired from the ashes of twin stick Shooters, Arksync evolves the genre with breakneck player movement and combat. Survive and buy weapons, utilities, and upgrades; then risk it all as you fight to survive, and take a toy bear home.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.7%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Difficult 14%, Roguelike 10%, Side Scroller 8.9%
- #36 Shoot Trip Die
75% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Levi RamirezPub: Levi Ramirez
Windows
Shoot Trip Die is a psychedelic, arcade, rogue-like romp! Finger blast your way through dozens of levels mowing down strange monsters and collecting even weirder items, all to get back to your pissed stained mattress! It's got Kick! It's got Bite! And It'll Mess. You. Up! You got what it takes?...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Perma Death 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #37 Spaceship Looter
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 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 20.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Perma Death 11.2%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #38 Rogue Star Rescue
73% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Chute Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.8%, Perma Death 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #39 Cavity Busters
72% matchVery Positive96% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 16%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Difficult 13.1%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #40 Project Adder (Prologue)
71% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: NLB.DEV
Windows
Project Adder is a run-and-gun, zombie-killing, rogue-lite sandbox game with dynamic gameplay that offers a unique experience in every play-through.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Side Scroller 21.9%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelite 14.6%, Funny 7.5%
- #41 Luckslinger
74% matchVery Positive80% of 132 reviews2015
Dev: Duckbridge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
In Luckslinger, luck is measurable, collectable and usable whenever you please. Contains: gunslingers, dark humor, spaghetti western, vinyl digging, graffiti spraying and jazzy hip hop beats.
Why similar: Western 68.2% ★, Retro 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 5.8%
- #42 Zombiehood
69% matchVery Positive91% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: Weak SpotsPub: Dead Traveler
Windows · Linux
Quirky yet brutal run-and-gun roguelite: scavenge weapons, equipment, and artifacts, unlock powerful upgrades, and blast through procedurally generated biomes with witty dialogue and explosively satisfying combat.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #43 Desert Of The Dead
73% matchMixed68% of 428 reviews2019
Dev: Astralis Games
Windows
You are a mysterious wanderer traveling through the wilderness of the wild west. In cities and towns, people began to disappear, as in many cities the population became infected with a virus which turns people into zombies, and it is rumored that people from the government are behind this.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 14.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Retro 8.9%
- #44 Planetary Dustoff
72% 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 25.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Roguelite 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%, Difficult 9%
- #45 Project Starship X
70% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2020
Dev: Panda Indie Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Rogue-Lite shooter where you CRASH-KILL comical abominations! Pilot your spaceship as Swagthulhu in this original and wacky "Lovecraftian Parody"!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Roguelite 15.2%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Comedy 13.2%, Shooter 10.7%
- #46 Saloon King
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: TDSR Entertainment LLC
Windows
A short, cinematic western shooter with wild, fast-paced spray 'n' pray action! Help a sharp-shootin' renegade on a mission to take over the saloon. Shoot first, ask questions never. Clear out anyone daring enough to stand in your way!
Why similar: Western 50% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Comedy 8.1%, Funny 7.7%
- #47 UltraGoodness
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 229 reviews2017
Dev: Rasul Mono
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tear your enemies to pieces in this top-down action-roguelike shooter. Leave oceans of blood and mountains of corpses in new dynamic and colorful action designed in pixel art style. All in the name of Goodness, of course!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 9.6%, Comedy 8.7%
- #48 Danger Gazers
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Shotx
Windows · Linux
Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path. The choices you make will decide your fate, it will either turn you into the new ruler or... the ashes to be windswept away.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Roguelite 11.5%, Difficult 10.1%, Roguelike 5.5%
- #49 Calcium Chaos: Derailed
67% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Lunch Money GamesPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows · Mac
Calcium Chaos is a casual Twin-Stick Roguelite that takes you on a journey by train to confront the necromancer and her skeleton army. Get ready to explore a world filled with crazy weapon combinations and unexpected allies as you embark on an epic quest to save the world!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 46.5%, Roguelite 19.2%, Comedy 16.6%, Funny 5%, 2D 4.6%
- #50 Tower of Guns
70% matchVery Positive80% of 1,241 reviews2014
Dev: Terrible Posture Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tower of Guns is a fast paced first-person-shooter for the twitch gamer... with a few randomized elements to keep it fresh with each playthrough. It's a short burst "Lunch Break FPS"... not unlike Binding of Isaac mixed with Doom 2. Tower of Guns was made by a guy named Joe (with his brother Mike composing the music).
Why similar: Perma Death 18.7%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Difficult 15%, Roguelite 12.2%, Shooter 10.7%
- #51 Hell is Other Demons
68% matchVery Positive93% of 338 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.2%, Difficult 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Roguelite 11%
- #52 Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 366 reviews2014
Dev: Hippomancer
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
A fast-paced mashup of roguelikes and first-person shooters.
Why similar: Roguelite 41.1%, Action Roguelike 31.7%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 6.6%, Roguelike 3.5%
- #53 RANDOMAX
66% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Ride or drive the turbulent waves of luck toward victory! A novel rogue-lite vertical scrolling Shmup that puts your resourcefulness to the test!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Roguelite 18.7%, Roguelike 15.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Funny 9.7%
- #54 Blacksea Odyssey
69% matchVery Positive80% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 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 23%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Perma Death 15.2%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #55 Star of Providence
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,320 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.6%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 11.1%, Difficult 9.2%
- #56 Cowboy 3030
66% matchVery Positive89% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Soy Boy Games
Windows
Step into the Wild West future of Cowboy 3030, a third-person shooter with 3D bullet hell and roguelike elements. Play solo or team up with friends, as various heroes with unique abilities. Take on notorious alien outlaws, forge unique builds in every run and rise to become top gun of 3030!
Why similar: Western 26.1% ★, Action Roguelike 24%, Perma Death 16.5%, Shooter 10.4%, Roguelike 10%
- #57 HyperParasite
68% matchVery Positive82% of 147 reviews2020
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Perma Death 18.1%, Difficult 11.5%, Roguelite 10.7%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #58 Soulvester VS Lil' Beezey
66% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Chaz CarterPub: MadeByChaz
Windows
Show Lil' Beezey who the boss of Winkletown is in this addictive and fast paced 2D action roguelite! Created from scratch in only 14 days and nominated for GDWC Game Jam GOTY, Soulvester comes to Steam for the first time, now with controller support and achievements!
Why similar: Perma Death 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #59 Dead Dust
68% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: HugePixel, Diedemor studioPub: HugePixel
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
The game "Dead Dust" take place in the Wild West saturated with cowboy romance, gunpower smell, endless prairies and crazy gunfights of course. The main character, a tireless bounty hunter with name Shlango receives a letter from an influential person, who have his own many Saloons over all Wild West.
Why similar: Western 53.3% ★, Difficult 9.2%, Comedy 7.8%, Retro 6%, Action 5.9%