- #1 SYNTHETIK 2
97% matchVery Positive80% of 3,407 reviews2021
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Roguelite 18.3%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.9%, Roguelike 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel offers an evolved version of the original's tactical gunplay and deep build systems.
- #2 SYNTHETIK: Arena
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,343 reviews2019
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Face the varied challenges of the Machine God Zir in ARENA, a standalone expansion for Synthetik: Legion Rising! Leverage the next level in gun-play and experiment with powerful tech in varied action packed Arenas!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.8%, Co-op 11.4%, Roguelite 10.6%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Roguelike 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A standalone, free-to-play expansion that focuses purely on the high-intensity combat loop of the base game.
- #3 Roboquest
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 24,091 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 23%, Roguelite 22.6%, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Co-op 9.7%, Shooter 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This high-speed FPS roguelite shares the same focus on fluid movement, satisfying shooting mechanics, and deep build variety.
- #4 Nuclear Throne
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,623 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 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 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Roguelite 12.6%, Difficult 10.8%, Roguelike 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal top-down roguelite shooter that captures the chaotic, high-difficulty, and fast-paced nature of the genre.
- #5 Deadlink
94% matchVery Positive89% of 3,626 reviews2023
Dev: Gruby EntertainmentPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."
Why similar: Roguelite 27.4%, Action Roguelike 26.6%, Difficult 17.4%, Cyberpunk 13.5%, Shooter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, cyberpunk-themed roguelite shooter that mirrors the tactical intensity and movement-heavy combat of the seed game.
- #6 Neon Chrome
94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,172 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.6%, Roguelite 14.6%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Cyberpunk 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed twin-stick roguelite that features destructible environments and deep character progression.
- #7 RUINER
93% matchVery Positive89% of 12,284 reviews2017
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.9%, Cyberpunk 16.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Difficult 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, top-down cyberpunk shooter that matches the visceral combat and high-stakes atmosphere of the seed game.
- #8 Nova Drift
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,493 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Roguelite 27.5%, Action Roguelike 27.5%, Roguelike 10.4%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Shooter 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-shooter roguelite that offers unparalleled build customization and deep mechanical synergy.
- #9 The Ascent
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 24,350 reviews2021
Dev: Neon GiantPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Cyberpunk 11.7%, Co-op 10.6%, Isometric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning, cyberpunk-themed top-down shooter that emphasizes tactical positioning and heavy weapon impact.
- #10 Nex Machina
91% matchVery Positive87% of 2,180 reviews2017
Dev: Housemarque
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 9.3%, Difficult 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in twin-stick shooter design, focusing on pure, high-intensity arcade action and precision.
- #11 Risk of Rain 2
89% matchVery Positive94% of 348,990 reviews2020
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 64.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelite 19.6%, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Co-op 10.2%, Roguelike 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity roguelite that emphasizes scaling power and complex item synergies in a challenging combat environment.
- #12 NeuroVoider
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 906 reviews2016
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelite 17.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Cyberpunk 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed, top-down roguelite that features extensive build customization and challenging boss encounters.
- #13 Enter the Gungeon
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 89,090 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.0 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 23.8%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Difficult 11.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.7%, Roguelike 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, tactical roguelite shooter with an immense variety of weapons and complex combat encounters.
- #14 God's Trigger
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 995 reviews2019
Dev: One More LevelPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.4%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Difficult 11.3%, Roguelike 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down shooter where every hit is lethal, mirroring the high-stakes combat of the seed game.
- #15 Tiny Rogues
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,606 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelite 18.2%, Difficult 11.9%, Bullet Hell 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging top-down roguelite that focuses on deep build variety and satisfying combat progression.
- #16 Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
86% matchVery Positive93% of 5,757 reviews2016
Dev: Stellar Jockeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%, Roguelite 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Difficult 9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down mech shooter that emphasizes environmental destruction and strategic combat.
- #17 MOTHERGUNSHIP
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,614 reviews2018
Dev: Terrible Posture Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelite 19.5%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Difficult 11%, Co-op 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell FPS that features an incredibly deep weapon crafting system similar to the build complexity of the seed game.
- #18 Wizard of Legend
85% matchVery Positive91% of 20,963 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.6%, Roguelite 20.5%, Roguelike 10.9%, Difficult 10.4%, Co-op 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, skill-based top-down action game that rewards precise timing and strategic ability combinations.
- #19 Disfigure
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,496 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.8%, Roguelite 13.3%, Difficult 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, bullet-hell roguelite that focuses on intense survival and build-based combat.
- #20 HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
84% matchVery Positive90% of 33,176 reviews2015
Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Online Co-Op 23.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.1%, Co-op 11.4%, Difficult 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down co-op shooter that requires careful coordination and precise movement to survive.
- #21 CRYPTARK
84% matchVery Positive82% of 1,937 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.7%, Roguelite 18.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.4%, Action 7.2%, Difficult 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite where you board alien ships, requiring careful planning and resource management.
- #22 Voidigo
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,828 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 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: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Action Roguelike 17%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.9%, Roguelite 15.7%, Difficult 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, top-down roguelite shooter that emphasizes mobility and unique boss combat mechanics.
- #23 Gatekeeper
81% matchVery Positive84% of 3,239 reviews2025
Dev: Gravity LagoonPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.7 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 19.6%, Roguelite 13.2%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Difficult 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, co-op roguelite shooter that emphasizes defending objectives against overwhelming odds.
- #24 Assault Android Cactus+
82% matchVery Positive94% of 2,006 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 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: Twin Stick Shooter 26.8%, Difficult 17.9%, Robots 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Co-op 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A frantic, arcade-style twin-stick shooter that demands high skill and fast reflexes.
- #25 Risk of Rain (2013)
80% matchVery Positive93% of 29,814 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 29.2%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 10.1%, Difficult 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The original 2D action-roguelite that set the standard for scaling difficulty and item-based builds.
- #26 Danger Gazers
81% 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 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 13.6%, Difficult 6.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic, top-down roguelite that features branching paths and fast-paced action.
- #27 Fury Unleashed
79% matchVery Positive87% of 2,872 reviews2020
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.5%, Roguelite 20.6%, Difficult 15.4%, Roguelike 9.8%, Co-op 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, combo-driven action roguelite that rewards aggressive play and mechanical mastery.
- #28 ANVIL
79% matchMixed61% of 2,201 reviews2023
Dev: ACTION SQUARE
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a Vault Breaker in search of alien artifacts called “Vaults” and fight against monsters and powerful bosses. You can strengthen your Breakers to explore far-away galaxies that no one has ever reached!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.8%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.9%, Roguelite 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi, top-down shooter that features diverse character classes and co-op roguelite progression.
- #29 Streets of Rogue
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,879 reviews2019
Dev: Matt DabrowskiPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.8%, Action Roguelike 24.2%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Co-op 9.3%, Roguelike 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive-sim roguelite that offers immense freedom in how you approach tactical combat scenarios.
- #30 Destropolis
78% matchVery Positive87% of 288 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 16%, Difficult 10.5%, Bullet Hell 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, top-down arena shooter that focuses on clearing waves of enemies with satisfying weapon feedback.
- #31 Evergarden
77% matchVery Positive86% of 767 reviews2018
Dev: Flippfly LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You have just arrived in a magical forest world with a hexagon board at its center, a mysterious creature nearby, and secrets lurking in the shadows. Why are you here, and what will you do next? A deceptively simple puzzle game, wrapped in a magical adventure.
Why similar: Isometric 57%, Top-Down 38.4%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #32 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
77% matchVery Positive89% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: Threaks
Windows
Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelite 17.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.2%, Difficult 7.6%
- #33 11-11 Memories Retold
76% matchVery Positive86% of 2,099 reviews2018
Dev: Aardman AnimationsPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe. The same day, a German technician is told that his son is missing in action. Both want to preserve their humanity and come back alive to their loved ones.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 88.3%, Singleplayer 11.7%
- #34 Shenmue I & II
75% matchVery Positive89% of 3,207 reviews2018
Dev: D3TPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SEGA®’s most requested re-release of all time finally comes to a new generation. Shenmue delivers an epic story of revenge within a unique open world that is still unrivalled in depth and detail. Return to the epic saga that defined modern gaming. The saga begins…again.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 57.4%, Action 38.4%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #35 Planetary Dustoff
76% 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 23%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Roguelite 19.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.7%, Difficult 6.5%
- #36 Star of Providence
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,332 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: Roguelite 23.8%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.2%, Difficult 11.2%, Bullet Hell 8.4%
- #37 VOID/BREAKER
71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,575 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Roguelite 24%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Difficult 14.7%, Robots 10.6%, Bullet Hell 9%
- #38 M.O.O.D.S.
73% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows
Grab a gun and take down hostile robots corrupted by synthetic emotions! Combine weapon modifications and wreak havoc in this roguelite shooter. Let your emotions shape combat and alter boss fights! Fight alone or join up with up to 4 players!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Roguelite 15.5%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.6%, Co-op 6%
- #39 Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy
73% matchVery Positive92% of 21,814 reviews2018
Dev: Vicarious VisionsPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your favorite marsupial, Crash Bandicoot™, is back! He’s enhanced, entranced and ready-to-dance with the N. Sane Trilogy. Relive all your favorite moments in Crash Bandicoot™, Crash Bandicoot™ 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot™ 3: Warped, now in fully-remastered graphical glory!
Why similar: Difficult 57.9%, Great Soundtrack 24.7%, Action 11.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%, Multiplayer 2.6%
- #40 ArcRunner
74% matchMixed69% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Trickjump Games LtdPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Traverse 'The Arc' in this beautiful, Cyberpunk-styled action rogue-lite as you attempt to reset an evil rogue AI. Experiment with different weapons and augments as you fight hordes of machines programmed for your annihilation! Collect Nanites & power-up after every run either solo or with friends!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.6%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Roguelite 17.7%, Cyberpunk 10.1%, Co-op 8.3%
- #41 Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
72% matchVery Positive94% of 22,001 reviews2019
Dev: Toys for BobPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Same sick burns, same smoldering attitude, now all scaled up in stunning HD, Spyro is back in the Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy! Rekindle the fire with remastered versions of the original three games, Spyro™ the Dragon, Spyro™ 2: Ripto's Rage! and Spyro™: Year of the Dragon.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.8%, Action 44.6%, Singleplayer 6.6%
- #42 Woodpunk
75% 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 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Roguelite 12.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.2%, Difficult 8.7%
- #43 Rift Loopers
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Survive the horrors of the multiverse, alone or with your comrades, as you battle against an onslaught of insectoid like creatures. Combine abilities in different ways each loop to overcome and return safely to your universe.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Online Co-Op 15%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.9%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 11.3%
- #44 Serious Sam: Tormental
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 264 reviews2022
Dev: Gungrounds (Macanga Games j.d.o.o.)Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D rogue-lite top-down shooter where you blast your way through the tormented mind of demigod of destruction Mental, as he imagines worlds and monsters that stand on your path towards his inner ego. Let the showdown begin!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Roguelite 17.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.6%, Action 7.7%
- #45 Uragun
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 251 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 15.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Difficult 10.3%
- #46 Doomsday Hunters
69% matchVery Positive90% of 788 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 17.2%, Difficult 14.7%, Cyberpunk 8.8%
- #47 Risk of Rain Returns
67% matchVery Positive90% of 28,621 reviews2023
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.5%, Action Roguelike 34.3%, Roguelike 9.5%, Co-op 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.3%
- #48 Jupiter Hell
69% matchVery Positive92% of 2,086 reviews2021
Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.
Why similar: Roguelike 80.8%, Indie 13.4%, Top-Down 5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #49 Call of Duty®: WWII
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 46,242 reviews2017
Dev: Sledgehammer GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Call of Duty®: WWII - a breathtaking experience that redefines World War II.
Why similar: Shooter 29.5%, Co-op 26.2%, Multiplayer 21.3%, Action 19.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #50 Devader
70% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Falkenbrew
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devader is an intense 90's-style twin-stick shooter, complete with crazy old-school bosses, powerful strategic abilities and multiple endings. Upgrade your robot with nukes, shields, turrets and more to exterminate the relentless invaders.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.4%, Difficult 10.2%, Isometric 7.6%
- #51 Mars Survivors
70% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.2%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.4%, Roguelite 13.4%, Bullet Hell 7.2%
- #52 Vital Shell
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,600 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 33.7%, Roguelite 21.4%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Bullet Hell 7.6%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #53 Berzerk: Recharged
69% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 16%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.2%, Bullet Hell 6.2%
- #54 EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
68% matchVery Positive95% of 10,449 reviews2016
Dev: SANDLOTPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 35.7%, Co-op 20.1%, Action 13.4%, Robots 9.8%, Difficult 9%
- #55 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 635 reviews2025
Dev: Xylem Studios
Windows · Mac
The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.
Why similar: Roguelite 21.1%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Difficult 13.5%, Robots 9.7%, Cyberpunk 7.6%
- #56 Survivor Mercs
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 172 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Roguelite 17.6%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.3%, Difficult 11.3%
- #57 Mega City Force
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Undreamed GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Roguelite 11.9%, Difficult 8.4%
- #58 Galactic Glitch
65% matchVery Positive90% of 921 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Roguelite 12.1%, Difficult 9.7%
- #59 Feral Fury
70% 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: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Roguelite 18.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.1%, Difficult 6.2%