- #1 Keeper's Toll
97% matchVery Positive90% of 802 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Why similar: PvE 20.6%, Top-Down 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #2 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
96% matchVery Positive80% of 474 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, PvE 12.9%, Medieval 10.8%, Survival 9.8%, Top-Down 9.5%
- #3 Slimekeep
95% matchVery Positive90% of 138 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: Top-Down 27.8%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Roguelike 12%, 2D 12%
- #4 Dome Keeper
94% matchVery Positive92% of 22,498 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.6%, Roguelike 26.6%, Action 20.7%, 2D 18.8%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #5 Keep Defending
96% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2017
Dev: Faster Time Games
Windows
Keep Defending is a first-person VR tower defense archery game where you build up your defenses during the enemy onslaught. Target enemies before they reach your gate and earn gold to set up ever more capable defenses including crossbows, wizards, knights, cannons, and more.
Why similar: Archery 68.8% ★, Medieval 8.9%, PvE 6.6%, Fantasy 5.5%, Shooter 4.9%
- #6 Vital Shell
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,831 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.6%, PvE 19%, Top-Down 15.2%, Action Roguelike 8.4%, Roguelite 6.6%
- #7 HYAKKI YAKO Survivor
94% matchMixed68% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: pixyda,inc.
Windows
“style of a picture scroll Rogue Survival.” Follow the wind and destroy all the cursed torii gates. Deploy your fellows and form a formation to fight off the onslaught of enemies. Control many fierce warriors and challenge the "Hyakki Yako".
Why similar: Top-Down 28.1%, Action Roguelike 22%, Action 20.6%, 2D 14%, Historical 11.4%
- #8 Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 904 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 47.8%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, 2D 10.8%, Roguelite 10%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #9 Survivor Of The Journey
92% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Survivor of the Journey is a survival game with rogue-like elements Survive in countless fantasy monsters Grow faster than the enemy that comes and knock them down Survive to the end and defeat the boss. Failed? Use your stuff to be strong. Can't you? Let's try our luck this time.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Top-Down 13.1%, Survival 13%, Action Roguelike 8.4%
- #10 Arcane Tower Survivors
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Red Horde Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in this horde survival roguelite. Unleash devastating spells, master unique skills, and craft unstoppable builds. Between battles, fortify your tower and unlock powerful upgrades in a strategic meta-game. Will your magic outlast the chaos?
Why similar: Top-Down 23%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Roguelite 10.4%, 2D 9.7%
- #11 Dark Reaper Shoots! 2
89% matchMixed68% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: SummerTimeStudio
Windows · Mac
Become a Grim Reaper seeking peace and mow down the beasts of hell! This is a casual roguelike survivor action game where you craft various weapons, grow stronger with your partner GawGaw, and fight your way through the battles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Hack and Slash 26.1%, Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down 8.2%, Medieval 8.1%
- #12 Only One
89% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: RebelBinary
Windows
Push and kill waves of enemies off the ancient pillar of sacrifice to become the only one left standing
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.9%, PvE 14.4%, Top-Down 10.4%, Action Roguelike 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #13 Hunchback's Dungeon
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Patryk BorowskiPub: Digerati
Windows
Destroy hordes of undead skeletons in this top-down roguelite arena shooter. In Hunchback's Dungeon, you play as a deformed, magic-wielding human who can control up to 4 different spells. Unlock new characters, collect unique items, equip powerful spells, and survive until the end.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Hack and Slash 24.3%, Survival 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Action Roguelike 6.3%
- #14 Articrow
87% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Jackrabbit StartersPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Articrow is a 2D top-down action roguelike. Play as a magical crow exploring dungeons, collecting and upgrading artifacts with unique parts. Equip these powerful artifacts and defeat challenging enemies to escape.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.6%, Top-Down 13.7%, Shooter 13.3%, PvE 9.4%, Action Roguelike 7.5%
- #15 Nock & Load
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: OBrooks
Windows
Become the best band of bowmen in the land by defeating all those who would stand against you! Nock & Load is a small, casual archery game with PvP and roguelike elements. Recruit archers into your troop and collect upgrades to outmatch your foes.
Why similar: Archery 73.3% ★, Medieval 13.8%, Roguelite 4.9%, Action 4.7%, Roguelike 2.9%
- #16 Whackerball
86% matchVery Positive89% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Whackerball is a twin-stick shooter roguelite with Breakout inspired mechanics. Master the unique combat system as you venture through a multitude of diverse areas while collecting powerful and game changing upgrades.
Why similar: Cute 20%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Action 14.5%, Roguelike 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%
- #17 Noxious Weeds
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Solar Eclipse Games
Windows · Linux
Face the corruption that poisons your harvest! Noxious Weeds is an action rogue-lite where you slay hordes of creatures with the help of cute veggies and a combination of your favorite tools. The harvest is power. Choose wisely!
Why similar: Top-Down 21.2%, Shooter 18.9%, Cute 13.6%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #18 Flame Keeper
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: Kautki CavePub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Flame Keeper is a dynamic, action rogue-lite that sees you restore the Eternal Flame, stolen by creatures of shadow. Fight through a rogue's gallery of monsters in diverse biomes using fiery combat skills. No sweat for a lump of coal like you.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 46.5%, Cute 16.2%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 9.7%, Action 6.6%
- #19 Striving for Light: Survival
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 170 reviews2023
Dev: Igniting Spark Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Striving for Light: Survival brings the exploration of infinite expanding skill trees to the arena survival roguelite genre. Unlock new characters, weapons, skills and maps, slay hordes of monsters and take on massive boss fights.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Survival 9.6%, Action Roguelike 8.3%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #20 Funguys Swarm
81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,168 reviews2026
Dev: Stairway Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Funguys Swarm is a cartoony survivor bullet hell where the forest is on fire. Become a Funguy, arm yourself with forest-crafted weapons, and unleash some bonkers powers on the Fireking’s army. And maybe... just maybe, save the day if you’re skilled (or lucky) enough.
Why similar: PvE 25.4%, Top-Down 18.1%, Cute 15.6%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Survival 12.8%
- #21 Hollow Survivors
83% matchVery Positive82% of 201 reviews2025
Dev: Danny DeerPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades and weapons, and save the Tower.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 34.4%, Top-Down 12.6%, Survival 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Action Roguelike 8.3%
- #22 Necro Rumble
84% matchVery Positive81% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: TesepaPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Master the dark art of necromancy in a 2D top-down strategy game. Unleash and lead your undead legions to defeat and dominate enemy waves in this action-packed adventure.
Why similar: PvE 25.4%, Top-Down 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Survival 11.3%, Action Roguelike 11.1%
- #23 Cluckmech Oasis
80% matchVery Positive88% of 3,638 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.5%, Shooter 13.7%, Top-Down 10%, Cute 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #24 Toroom
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 203 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Shooter 14%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action Roguelike 9.7%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #25 Gatekeeper
78% matchVery Positive83% of 3,379 reviews2025
Dev: Gravity LagoonPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gatekeeper is a fast-paced rogue-like. Go on a quest to chase down Chaos and reclaim the stolen Heart of Time, fighting your way through relentless enemy forces. Play solo or in 4-player co-op and become the next Gatekeeper!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.1%, PvE 13.8%, Shooter 13.5%, Top-Down 11.5%, Action Roguelike 7.8%
- #26 Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers
81% matchMixed70% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Crafter
Windows
"Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers" is an exhilarating top-down shooter survival game. The mission is to break through the enemy's fortified defenses and face extreme survival conditions. you will lead this brave squad, utilizing each member's unique skills and defeat powerful enemies!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 48.1%, Top-Down 14.8%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Cute 9.7%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #27 Creature Keeper
79% matchMixed69% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: Fervir GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Creature Keeper is an action-adventure RPG where you Befriend Creatures and fight alongside them in real time. Explore a mysterious world and uncover the truth behind a strange sickness spreading across the land. Power up your team, fill out your Bestiary, and embark on your journey of destiny!
Why similar: Cute 19.4%, Survival 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Fantasy 12.9%, PvE 11.5%
- #28 Shotgun Witch
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,116 reviews2020
Dev: Asephy
Windows
Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43%, Shooter 18%, Top-Down 12.7%, Cute 10.5%, 2D 6.1%
- #29 Wildkeepers Rising
78% matchVery Positive80% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Tame monsters! Slay waves of enemy hordes! Explore fantasy lands! Wildkeepers Rising is a whimsical action-RPG roguelite set in a beautiful hand-drawn world that combines the power curve of bullet heaven games with the compulsive fun of a creature collector.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 43%, Fantasy 14.6%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 10.7%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #30 Holy Shot
77% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: LoneWolf Digital Arts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Holy Shot is a fast-paced, physics-based top-down shooter. Face nasty hordes of monsters in a chaotic environmental destruction, combining powerful weapons and strategic abilities to survive intense battles against challenging bosses.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.7%, Shooter 19.6%, Cute 10.6%, Action Roguelike 8.8%, PvE 8%
- #31 InKing
77% matchVery Positive95% of 199 reviews2024
Dev: Team Digital ToiletPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
is a fast-paced 2D top-down action game. Players take on the role of an ink bottle warrior on a journey to become the king of tools. Use your fast attacks, moves, and powerful skills to defeat the tools that stand in your way, prove that ink and pen are the best tools, and become the King of Tools.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.2%, PvE 12.1%, Top-Down 11.3%, Cute 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #32 Grave Keeper
82% matchMixed46% of 111 reviews2019
Dev: Baldur GamesPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You are The Bounty Hunter and walked into The Forbidden Stronghold. It is taken by The Skeleton King. To collect all treasures you must kill him first.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 66.7%, Fantasy 20%, Indie 9.5%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #33 Versebound
76% matchVery Positive95% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Conifer Digital
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies and fight mythical bosses in this challenging action roguelike. In a desperate fight for survival you must perform rituals, buildcraft and learn from every misstep to become stronger. Use unique abilities and powerful artifacts to beat every trial in the world of Kalevala!
Why similar: Top-Down 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.2%, Shooter 9.9%, Survival 9.6%
- #34 FLERP
76% matchVery Positive87% of 408 reviews2022
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fend off hordes of enemies in this arcade tower defense roguelite with autobattler elements. Build up a team of powerful synergies and become unstoppable.
Why similar: PvE 35.2%, Action Roguelike 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Roguelike 10.7%, Action 9.9%
- #35 Undercroft Warriors
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 586 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.7%, Shooter 18.7%, Top-Down 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, 2D 6.6%
- #36 Wizard Shrimp
73% matchVery Positive98% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Wizard Shrimp Games
Windows
Wizard Shrimp™ is a bullet-hell roguelite game where you play as a Shrimp who is inexplicably also a Wizard?! Battle your way out of a slimy swamp, escape amethyst caves, and climb the Mushroom Wizard's Tower to become the most powerful Shrimp this world has ever seen!
Why similar: PvE 24.2%, Medieval 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Fantasy 11.9%
- #37 Overbowed
74% matchVery Positive92% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
Windows
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.9%, 2D 20.8%, Fantasy 19.7%, Action 17.3%, Indie 6.3%
- #38 Doomed to Hell
75% matchVery Positive82% of 245 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 32%
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: Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Shooter 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action Roguelike 8.9%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #39 Turtle Riders
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Solenya
Windows
Ride giant turtles and aim your weapons at hordes of enemies chasing you while you gather as many resources as you can. Pick your upgrades carefully and create strong builds to survive the long road to the Outpost!
Why similar: Survival 23.1%, Medieval 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Roguelike 9.5%, Action 8.5%
- #40 Apple Slash
75% matchVery Positive95% of 230 reviews2020
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
Repel an invasion of mysterious charming creatures in a vast murky marshland. Strike your foes in a God-like slash-based manner and experience ambiguous encounters brimming with personality.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 44.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Cute 15.3%, 2D 10.3%, Action 8.4%
- #41 Voids Vigil
70% matchVery Positive94% of 384 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.8%, Hack and Slash 29%, Survival 12.9%, Action Roguelike 7.9%, Roguelike 6.1%
- #42 Corpse Keeper
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,420 reviews2024
Dev: Melancholia StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Corpse Keeper is a very challenging action-strategy roguelite. You'll need to lead a squad of three corpses to explore the grim and dark medieval world within limited time, build a powerful army of the living dead, and finally kill the demon lurking in the deep end of the cathedral.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 38.8%, Medieval 21%, Fantasy 11.1%, Action Roguelike 8.9%, Roguelite 6.9%
- #43 KILL KNIGHT
69% matchVery Positive94% of 2,044 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.3%, Hack and Slash 34.8%, Shooter 17.1%, Action 4.5%, Indie 2.2%
- #44 Knight Overloaded
72% matchVery Positive85% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: CCM
Windows
Knight Overloaded is a roguelight survival game that reinforced strategic choices. Beat enemies falling from the sky endlessly, and expand your inventory!
Why similar: Shooter 15.3%, Top-Down 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Cute 12.8%, Medieval 11.4%
- #45 Noxious Weeds: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Solar Eclipse Games
Windows · Linux
Face the corruption that poisons your harvest! Noxious Weeds is an action rogue-lite where you slay hordes of creatures with the help of cute veggies and a combination of your favorite tools. The harvest is power. Choose wisely!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 29.3%, Top-Down 15.6%, Shooter 13.1%, Cute 9.1%, Action Roguelike 8.5%
- #46 Sole Saga
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Dev It With Cat
Windows · Linux
Fast-paced action rogue-Like survival with a touch of Soul-like, Challenging yet rewarding gameplay!, Battle with horde of monsters, Build your favorite hero with powerful skills and weapons in Action Rogue-like style, Fight your way to the epic boss and become a legend.
Why similar: PvE 21.3%, Hack and Slash 11.9%, Survival 11.9%, Action Roguelike 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #47 Furry Killer
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 325 reviews2022
Dev: Sujikon
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
"Furry Killer" is a fast-paced arena shooter where you fight against waves of evil furry creatures. Defeat them, collect coins, and upgrade your weapons to survive in an endless mode.
Why similar: Top-Down 31.7%, Survival 26.9%, Cute 21.9%, 2D 13.2%, Indie 4.1%
- #48 Ultimate Protector
71% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Dongguan Liuli Game Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
Tired of moving around without purposes? Come and protect the goddess with multiple combination of skills and elements. Discover and upgrade your weapon to super, even hyper! Play this game with a joy from both tower defense and rogue!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.4%, Medieval 19.5%, Action Roguelike 14%, Survival 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
- #49 Defenders of the Omniverse
70% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Babushka Entertainment
Windows
DotO is a reverse bullet hell game with 80’s cartoon vibes. Play as heroes from across the Omniverse, battling the Dark Wizard Umbros’ hordes. Face epic bosses, collect powerful weapons, and create your ultimate build in vibrant, hand-crafted levels!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Hack and Slash 23.1%, PvE 14%, Survival 9.7%, Top-Down 9.6%
- #50 Shard Squad
66% matchVery Positive85% of 648 reviews2025
Dev: The Root StudiosPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Form a squad of elemental creatures and face hordes of challenging enemies! Choose your Shards according to their synergies to gain new abilities, and equip relics that will make the winds blow in your favor! Survive through different environments and save your lands!
Why similar: PvE 20.6%, Cute 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Survival 9.2%
- #51 Nomad Survival
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,192 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: PvE 22.1%, Top-Down 15.2%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Survival 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #52 Gore Storm
69% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Gundorado
Windows
Battle massive hordes of alien monsters to secure humanity's presence on planet Gore. Upgrade your base, hire troops, and install turrets to fight back the ever growing waves of aliens.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.6%, Shooter 15.1%, Top-Down 10.6%, Survival 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #53 X Invader
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 581 reviews2024
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Hack and Slash 21.1%, PvE 12.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Top-Down 8%
- #54 Kickback: Shoot to Move! 👾
66% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Dot bloodPub: Targem Games
Windows
Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.
Why similar: Shooter 36.4%, Survival 24.1%, Roguelite 14%, 2D 12.7%, Action 10.7%
- #55 Ponchoman
68% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: Axias
Windows
Kill the creatures and upgrade your weapon to survive as much as you can.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49.5%, Hack and Slash 28%, Action 11.6%, Roguelike 8.3%, Indie 1.7%
- #56 Gacha Fever
67% matchVery Positive93% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Milkshake Games
Windows
Gacha Fever is a suvivors like in a cute and colorful universe. You will fight waves of monsters with various weapons, from the machine gun to the magical girl wand and the Bubble Tea Canon ! Just be careful of the area !
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Hack and Slash 14.7%, PvE 12%, Shooter 10.2%, Survival 8.4%
- #57 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: ReijaPub: indie.io
Windows
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49%, Survival 16.3%, Action Roguelike 9.6%, Roguelite 8.4%, Roguelike 7.5%
- #58 Archvale
67% matchVery Positive89% of 2,406 reviews2021
Dev: idoz & phopsPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take up your weapon in this RPG bullet-hell world and embark on a journey to right wrongs from long ago. Only you can defeat the evil forces of the Undying guardians and reunite the world with the fabled Archvale.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.4%, Action 19.1%, 2D 15.1%, Fantasy 14.5%, Top-Down 12.8%
- #59 Brotato
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 119,300 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 37.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Hack and Slash 26.1%, Survival 12.8%, Action Roguelike 8.4%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #60 Shield Impact
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2018
Dev: Magitech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Shield Impact is an action survival game where a gladiator with only one shield will be challenged by rising hordes of enemies in an arena in ancient Rome.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.1%, Top-Down 20%, Survival 16.7%, Medieval 16.1%, Action 4.4%