- #1 Madlum
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlindVoid
Windows
Experience relentless bullet hell shmup gameplay in a dark hand-drawn style. Salvage powerful relics from fallen rivals to push through the ever-rising pressure and escape Madlum's Vault.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Bullet Hell 13%, Perma Death 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.3%
- #2 Roguely
96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: SQRL Studios
Windows
Roguely is a fantasy themed top-down shooter pixel art action roguelite with some bullet hell thrown in. Fight and dodge your way through the randomly generated maps to rescue your friends. Find upgrades along the way and save up arcane fragments for permanent blessings from the gods.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Perma Death 13.5%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Difficult 9.7%
- #3 HYPERWIRED
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SIDRALGAMESPub: SelectaPlay
Windows
Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Difficult 9.9%
- #4 Void Resurgence
95% matchVery Positive96% of 70 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 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Perma Death 11.9%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Bullet Hell 11.5%
- #5 Level Tank
94% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Bit Games
Windows
Blast your way through the endless swarm of enemies and live for as long as possible in this fast-paced, top-down shooter. Upgrade your tank, collect power-ups, and activate abilities to help you survive on a variety of maps in various game modes. How long will you last before meeting your demise?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Perma Death 14%, Difficult 10.3%, Bullet Hell 10%
- #6 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive93% of 71 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: Perma Death 14%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Action Roguelike 11%
- #7 Dualism
93% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Noah Judson
Windows
Intense arcade shoot 'em up / bullet hell with twin-stick controls, roguelite upgrades, and a white & black twist where opposites damage and similars heal. An addicting, challenging, and relentless experience where you must control light and dark to succeed.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Action Roguelike 11.2%, Difficult 9.6%
- #8 Wisterix
92% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Limit
Windows
Wisterix is a fast-paced top-down shooter. As you enter an ever-shifting void, you’ll face relentless hordes of monsters guarding the gates to deeper, more treacherous dimensions. Fight through shifting worlds, collect weapons, and adapt your strategy as the void twists and turns against you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16%, Perma Death 15.2%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Action Roguelike 13%, Difficult 8.4%
- #9 No Space For All
91% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Dudindie
Windows
A fleet to defeat, a weapon to collect, and one life to decide everything in the roguelike shooter No Space For All. Let the universe know your second name!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Perma Death 13%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Bullet Hell 10.9%
- #10 Stellar Interface
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2016
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
Why similar: Perma Death 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Action Roguelike 9.4%
- #11 Space Slinger
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 8bitditsPub: D^2
Windows · Mac
Space Slinger is an arcade roguelike about a traveler and his recoil-packed gun where you shoot to move. Unlock unique weapons and broken builds as you conquer space one enemy at a time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #12 O3: Hollow Descent
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ta2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
O3: Hollow Descent is a top-down roguelike shooter featuring fast bullet-hell combat, procedurally generated rooms, and randomized builds set in a dark sci-fi world.
Why similar: Perma Death 14.1%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Difficult 10.1%, Action Roguelike 9.2%
- #13 Cats Kill Zombies
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matheus Antonio
Windows
In this fast-paced action roguelike, mutant cats hidden from the world for years find that life outside is so cool, they don’t want to go back home. For that, you'll have to fight through and conquer the heart of the zombie-infested County of Ravinbrook. It's the only way to Catland
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Perma Death 12.4%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Difficult 10.6%
- #14 Operation STEEL
88% matchVery Positive93% of 85 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 14.7%, Perma Death 14.5%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Procedural Generation 9.2%
- #15 The Journey of Piggy
87% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
The Journey of Piggy is a roguelike adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Choose from a variety of weapons, cards and power-ups to create unique builds and survive until the end.
Why similar: Perma Death 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #16 Dead Oculus
86% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew Wilker
Windows
Dead Oculus is a lethal, fast-paced bullet-hell that fuses arcade and roguelike elements. Brutalise your foes in gauntlets of handcrafted arenas by wielding deadly weapons with cataclysmic augments.
Why similar: Perma Death 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Difficult 10.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.1%
- #17 Orbit Run
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MoxensGameDev
Windows
Orbit Run is an arcade sci-fi game with roguelike elements, in which orbiting asteroids are your only weapons. Catch asteroids and combine them to unlock their run-altering abilities. Skillfully manoeuvre to dodge attacks and land massive asteroid strikes to defeat the ever-increasing waves of foes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Perma Death 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #18 Goblins & Gun Runnin’
84% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Ewan Make Games
Windows
Goblins & Gun runnin` is a short rouge like like game where you venture down into a dungeon of goblins and other creatures to save your cheese. the dungeon is scalable to how you want to play. if you want to do a small run make the dungeon small or a big dungeon for long playthrough
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Perma Death 13.4%, Roguelike 11.8%
- #19 Evil Heart Fever
85% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Sinned Games
Windows
This game is an intense bullet hell roguelike shooter, evolve and destroy the celestial army to try to open the hell's gate. Items, references and transformations based in : Lovecraftian universe, biblical sins, and all types of angels and celestial creatures.
Why similar: Perma Death 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #20 DuckLaserDuck
84% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Michael Aaron Denny
Windows
You just have to kill the bugs and critters before they kill you, so you can kill the bugs EVEN BETTER. Defeat the 3 floors and their bosses to win the game! Fight through procedurally maps made of handcrafted rooms, in this action RPG shooter with heavy roguelike and bullet-hell elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #21 Waspkeeper
83% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: LGV
Windows · Mac · Linux
Waspkeeper is an action roguelite game where your main goal is to survive as long as possible in a field full of venomous wasps with one out of four playable characters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Difficult 11.7%
- #22 Add Flyers To Dreams
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KakeiA
Windows · Mac
Would you like to run ads in dreams? “ADD FLYERS TO DREAMS” is a flappy roguelike game where you fly around inside dreams, inject ads, stack up contracts, and earn cookies.
Why similar: Perma Death 17.9%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Roguelite 11%, Surreal 7.5%
- #23 HOUSE OF GOD
82% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: Glass Revolver
Windows
As The House of God races towards heaven, Jack blasts their way to the conductor in this chaotic and fast-paced Rogue-Lite.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #24 Burning Skies
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Burning Skies is a frantic roguelite bullet hell. Join the resistance and assemble the ultimate warjet, shoot take down giant bosses and avoid many dangers to destroy the tyrants who are ruling the world.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #25 Void Blitzing
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Felix Pretorg
Windows
Get ready for the ultimate space challenge! In this top-down action roguelite you’ll pilot your ship through a low-gravity environment, dodging obstacles and fighting enemies along the way. But be careful, one wrong move could mean the end of your journey. Are you ready to take on the challenge?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Action Roguelike 14%, Difficult 12.3%, Roguelike 9.5%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #26 Crimsonwood
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: nodoxi
Windows
Crimsonwood is a roguelike top-down shooter in a cursed national park. Collect various weapons, gain perks and battle hordes of enemies to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Roguelite 11.4%, Shooter 8.1%
- #27 Star of Providence
80% 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%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 11.2%, Difficult 9.2%
- #28 Cards and Guns
79% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Cards and Guns is a top-down arena shooter roguelite, where you’ll have to defeat hordes of creatures. Choose from a variety of cards and upgrades to create unique builds and survive to the end.
Why similar: Perma Death 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 10%
- #29 Demons are coming!
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Kacper Soroka
Windows · Mac · Linux
Demons are coming! is a bullet hell rougelite shooter where you fight a high variety of demons that occupied your holy land. Use the upgrades you find to your advantage and create your ideal guns to help you kill the most terrifying monsters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Bullet Hell 13%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Difficult 9.2%
- #30 Talas
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chillout Games
Windows
Shoot your way across deep space. Shred through waves of enemies, unravel the secrets hiding beneath the surface, and explore the endless synergies in this retro-inspired action roguelike filled with mysterious encounters and dangerous bullet hell bosses
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Perma Death 13.3%, Action Roguelike 13.2%
- #31 Nebula Cleanup Crew
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JazzCat Games
Windows · Linux
Nebula Cleanup Crew is a short top down action roguelite shooter with a focus on hot and cold weaponry. Rescue your crew members as you blast enemies and bosses away with super heated and chilled weapons — freeze foes, overheat them and unleash powerful supertemp special attacks!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 12.3%, Perma Death 10%
- #32 Void Strife
77% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Andrei Patea
Windows
Wield a bunch of wacky animals, armed-to-the-teeth in your fight for freedom! Stampede over your enemies in this silly roguelike twin-stick-shooter on your way to defeat to the biggest evil of all - the BRAINIAC who gave you soul. 🐎
Why similar: Perma Death 17.9%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Difficult 12.1%, Procedural Generation 9.1%
- #33 The Outer Space Bugs
78% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Jhozao
Windows
Exterminate the bugs that are hidden on the dark side of the moon. A game based on space exploration, with a variety of items and monsters and a evil to be defeated. Adventure in this space experience and destroy them.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #34 No Sweet Looks
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: halvardo13
Windows
Nothing but ocean in every direction, and monsters eyeing you down everywhere you go! Wake up, confront the monsters, and find your way home in this top down rouge-like, with a unique take on shooting mechanics.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14%, Perma Death 13.7%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #35 100% Clean Inc.
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PotionWorksPub: CozyPuzzleGames
Windows · Linux
100% Clean Inc. is a top-down Roguelite shooting game. Follow the new intern as he explores the cleaning company building, where things seem to be going wrong.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 11.7%
- #36 Hover Point
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: chaqibrahim
Windows
Hover Point is a physics-based rogue-lite bullet hell where movement is your weapon. Dodge chaotic swarms with auto-fire action, build your skill tree, and climb global leaderboards. Master the chaos solo or in co-op via mouse-only, keyboard-only, or controller-only playstyles.
Why similar: Perma Death 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Action Roguelike 10.9%
- #37 Ogre Chambers 2222
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
SURVIVE in a transforming arena against ALIEN OGRES in this ROGUELIKE BULLET-HELL 💥 MODIFY your gun, make smart upgrade decisions and master your spaceship's controls to conquer the OGRE CHAMBERS !
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.2%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Roguelike 10.7%, Roguelite 10.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%
- #38 The Way of Ping-Pong
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RoeBox
Windows
A roguelike bullet-hell shooter where table tennis meets ancient mythology. Wield your paddle to strike enemies with bouncing balls, retrieve them to attack again, and craft powerful builds through strategic upgrades.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.5%, Roguelite 13.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Action Roguelike 11.4%
- #39 BALL x PIT
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,014 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Roguelite 13.4%, Action Roguelike 13.2%
- #40 Microbes and Machines
73% matchPositive84% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: AndyzziGames
Windows
Microbes and Machines is a roguelite action game where you control a little bubble robot that fights against the forces of evil.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Roguelite 10.9%, Procedural Generation 10.7%
- #41 Bonfire Barrage
72% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Punch Games
Windows
Play as a Bonfire Spirit, unleashing flaming bullets to fend off relentless waves of shadowy foes. Master dynamic movement, evolve your powers, and adapt to the ever-shifting chaos. Keep your flame burning in this fast-paced, stylized 2D action-roguelike, where every moment is a fight for survival!
Why similar: Perma Death 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelite 11%
- #42 Gunblade Ranger
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astral Flow Games
Windows
Gunblade Ranger is a post-apocalyptic Roguelike top-down shooter. You will use guns and blades to hunt monsters in randomly generated radiation zones, collect mutant abilities, break into the source of the radiation, and face the final challenge.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Perma Death 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Bullet Hell 11.9%
- #43 Overkill Squad
71% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Chillfox Games
Windows
Overkill Squad is a ultra high-speed top-down shooter roguelike built around intense 1-minute combat arenas. Choose your fighter, unleash overwhelming firepower, defeat brutal bosses, and collect relics to dominate every run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Perma Death 9.8%, Difficult 9%
- #44 A Contusion
73% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: gakovniza
Windows
A Contusion is a leisurely hardcore top-down roguelite shooter where the hero gets lost in the labyrinths of memory. A variety of weapons, armor and shields, grenades and first aid kits, powerful artifacts and perks will become faithful companions on the path of memories.
Why similar: Perma Death 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Difficult 11.9%, Roguelite 11.3%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #45 Danger Scavenger
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 503 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Perma Death 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Bullet Hell 9.4%
- #46 Delusional
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Autoplay
Windows
Delusional is a chaotic top-down roguelike shooter where you battle absurd enemies with hundreds of ridiculous weapons, all in a desperate bid to defeat the eccentric artiste who created you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Roguelike 10.7%, Roguelite 9%
- #47 Straimium Immortaly
72% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2016
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Difficult 12.1%, Roguelite 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%
- #48 Space Crusaders
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: AbsurdPoncho
Windows · Mac · Linux
Try to survive the demon onslaught in this fast-paced top-down shooter. Battle oncoming enemies as they try to destroy you, collect their souls to level up your character and weapons. Collect relics and unlock new characters and weapons to become more powerful!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #49 Skycliffs
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Radiant Sloth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skycliffs is an action shooter roguelike dungeon crawler with fast-paced top-down platforming. Jump and dash across sky islands, fight loads of monsters, and get upgrades to survive the many dangers of your journey. Will you be strong enough to reach and defeat the keeper of this floating world?
Why similar: Perma Death 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Difficult 9.3%
- #50 Enter the Chronosphere
67% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Effort StarPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based bullet hell roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Roguelite 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelike 10%
- #51 Chorus of the Night
70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Matt Sayer
Windows · Mac
Fight through hordes of burnt CDs, flying TVs, and faceless suits in this frantic, run-based, twin-stick shooter. Forget firing bullets, though - you'll be flinging vinyl records, throwing drumsticks and swinging guitars to fend off the enemies of music and maybe, just maybe, survive the night.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 9%
- #52 Project Dimension
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MarzSandwich
Windows
Project Dimension is a noir-styled roguelike shooter in infinite randomly-generated dungeons where you push as far as you can. Grab your camera and whatever you can find to clear different theme of dungeons.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Procedural Generation 11.5%
- #53 Doomed to Hell
69% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Perma Death 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Difficult 10.9%
- #54 {HYPERLINK}
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Astralflux Entertainment
Windows
A fast-paced endless roguelike that's all about upgrading and continuing.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Perma Death 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelike 13.9%
- #55 80s Horror Survivors
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alligator Virtual
Windows
Battle endless hordes in an 80s horror nightmare. Stack insane upgrades, break the game, and survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Roguelite 12.9%
- #56 Damocles Gaze
68% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
A radical and mystical action roguelike top-down shooter where every run takes 12 minutes. How far can you go? What will you find?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Perma Death 12.3%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Difficult 10.7%
- #57 Cubed and Dangerous
66% matchPositive98% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Ace High Arcade
Windows
Blast your way through infinite hordes while completing objectives in this chaotic twin-stick looter shooter with frantic juicy combat. Upgrade gear, recruit heroes, tackle cumulative escalating challenges in your quest for the build of ultimate destruction.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Roguelite 11.5%, Perma Death 11.5%
- #58 Neon Blitz
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Binary Sunrise
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fast-paced action roguelike where explosive combat fuels 'Blitz' ultimates—a rage mode that dominates the battlefield. Endure relentless battles, enhance your arsenal, and evolve powerful abilities. Each run opens new tactical possibilities in this intense arena shooter.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Roguelite 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%
- #59 A Way To Die
67% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Gael Luguern
Windows
Enter the human body with A Way To Die! Play as a disease that attempts to infect its host by contaminating organs and mutating! Discover new ways to win every time you play with all the different diseases!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Action Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 11.9%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #60 Shapes & Shots - Prologue
67% match8 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Visio Game Studio
Windows
Shapes & Shots is a Roguelite Shooter Bullet-hell, where you can control time as you make your way through a twisted and delusional universe. Your enemies will merge, creating infinite combinations to try to overwhelm you: only your skills, combined with upgrades you choose, can lead you to victory.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Difficult 12.5%, Roguelike 10.7%