- #1 EMPTY SHELL
97% matchVery Positive88% of 789 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.4%, Roguelike 24%, Roguelite 10.5%, Top-Down 7.9%, Sci-fi 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same dark, industrial horror aesthetic and claustrophobic top-down exploration found in the seed game.
- #2 Nuclear Throne
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 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 30.3%, Roguelike 23.7%, Difficult 12%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Perma Death 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the same frantic, high-difficulty, top-down action that rewards quick reflexes and mastery of movement.
- #3 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
96% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29%, Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelite 11.1%, Roguelike 10.8%, Difficult 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical gunplay and high-stakes combat that mirrors the punishing difficulty and mechanical depth of Teleglitch.
- #4 REPLIKATOR
95% matchVery Positive87% of 126 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: Action Roguelike 22.5%, Roguelike 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Perma Death 13.1%, Roguelite 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-roguelike that focuses on fast-paced combat and exploration within a hostile, abandoned facility.
- #5 ZERO Sievert
94% matchVery Positive85% of 14,699 reviews2024
Dev: CABO StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Now with over 500,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...
Why similar: Top-Down 21.2%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Survival 13.5%, Action 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down extraction shooter that emphasizes scavenging, survival, and brutal combat in a desolate, irradiated landscape.
- #6 Subterrain
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,385 reviews2016
Dev: Pixellore Inc
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?
Why similar: Roguelike 18.8%, Top-Down 12.9%, Crafting 12.5%, Perma Death 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival and resource management in a dark, isolated sci-fi setting where every bullet counts.
- #7 CRYPTARK
93% matchVery Positive82% of 1,913 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
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 50.4%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 9%, Difficult 6.1%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike focused on tactical boarding and resource management that demands careful planning under intense pressure.
- #8 When the Light Dies
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Electric MonkeysPub: PQube
Windows
Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelite 8.1%, Procedural Generation 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down survival and horror elements with a bleak, roguelike structure that feels very similar to Teleglitch.
- #9 Notrium
92% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2015
Dev: Ville Mönkkönen
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
You have crash-landed on Notrium. Your food supplies are running low, and a pack of predatory aliens have your scent. You're out of bullets for your pistol, your only weapon a handful of rocks. A freezing night is setting in, and you are desperately looking for firewood. Can you survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.4%, Roguelite 13%, Crafting 12.8%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Top-Down 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down survival game that forces players to scavenge and craft to survive on a hostile alien planet.
- #10 Sublevel Zero Redux
91% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Perma Death 18.9%, Roguelike 14.8%, Procedural Generation 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A six-degree-of-freedom roguelike that maintains a claustrophobic sci-fi atmosphere and intense combat.
- #11 ---Red---Tether-->
90% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Difficult 15.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Top-Down 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, physics-driven top-down shooter that emphasizes mobility and tactical destruction.
- #12 Risk of Rain (2013)
89% matchVery Positive93% of 29,779 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 35.6%, Roguelike 28.8%, Perma Death 10.9%, Difficult 10%, Roguelite 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal roguelike that captures the feeling of escalating difficulty and sci-fi exploration in a 2D space.
- #13 Monolith
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 335 reviews2023
Dev: Animation Arts
Windows · Linux
A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.
Why similar: Sci-fi 69.4%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Indie 10%, Singleplayer 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, top-down shooter that blends bullet-hell mechanics with roguelike progression and a dark, mysterious tone.
- #14 Galactic Glitch
87% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Action Roguelike 25%, Roguelike 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Roguelite 6%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based top-down shooter that encourages creative combat and exploration in a sci-fi setting.
- #15 Alien Shooter: Revisited
88% matchMixed64% of 849 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Crowds of blood-thirsty monsters, crawling from every corner of the secret research base. Gloomy basements and modern labs, darkness changing into blazing bulbs. The only usual thing is: you're in a bad place alone, and there's no one to help you!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.8%, Action 22.7%, Indie 16.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Singleplayer 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down shooter that captures the feeling of fighting through hordes of enemies in a dark, sci-fi facility.
- #16 Neon Chrome
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 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: Action Roguelike 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelite 9%, Sci-fi 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed top-down shooter that features destructible environments and roguelite progression.
- #17 Star of Providence
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,276 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.2 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: Action Roguelike 26.3%, Roguelike 16.9%, Difficult 12.3%, Perma Death 10.4%, Roguelite 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging bullet-hell roguelike that features deep sci-fi themes and intense, pattern-based combat.
- #18 Receiver 2
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,974 reviews2020
Dev: Wolfire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Receiver 2 simulates every internal part of each firearm based on manufacturer schematics and gunsmithing resources. Learn exactly how each sidearm works, including how to load and unload them, clear malfunctions, and operate their safety features.
Why similar: Difficult 25.7%, Roguelike 24.4%, Indie 10%, Action 9.5%, Shooter 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: While a first-person game, it shares the extreme mechanical focus and punishing, high-stakes tension of Teleglitch.
- #19 Gloom
85% matchVery Positive83% of 602 reviews2017
Dev: Hunchback Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.2%, Roguelike 20%, Difficult 12.8%, Perma Death 11.2%, Roguelite 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric action-roguelike that leans into dark, Lovecraftian themes and challenging combat encounters.
- #20 Doomed to Hell
84% matchVery Positive83% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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: Action Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelike 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Perma Death 12.6%, Difficult 12%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down action-roguelike that focuses on intense combat and bullet-hell survival.
- #21 Tower of Guns
83% matchVery Positive80% of 1,239 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: Action Roguelike 28.7%, Roguelike 19.2%, Perma Death 13.7%, Difficult 10.9%, Roguelite 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, roguelike shooter that prioritizes movement and relentless combat against overwhelming odds.
- #22 SKYHILL
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,576 reviews2015
Dev: MandragoraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.9%, Roguelike 26.7%, Difficult 6.6%, Survival 6.4%, Crafting 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused roguelike that forces the player to manage limited resources while descending a dangerous, post-apocalyptic building.
- #23 Gunlocked
81% matchVery Positive87% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.8%, Roguelite 14.4%, Top-Down 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A shoot-em-up roguelike that emphasizes positioning and weapon management in a sci-fi environment.
- #24 Fury Unleashed
80% matchVery Positive87% of 2,839 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: Roguelike 32.4%, Perma Death 24.6%, Difficult 22.1%, Roguelite 10.8%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a fast-paced, action-heavy roguelike experience with a focus on maintaining momentum and skill-based play.
- #25 Rogue Invader
81% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Squishy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.
Why similar: Perma Death 35.9%, Roguelite 18.8%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi shooter that combines roguelite elements with a gritty, lone-survivor narrative.
- #26 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
79% matchVery Positive84% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.4%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Roguelite 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Top-Down 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern action-roguelite that emphasizes survival and combat against alien swarms in a sci-fi setting.
- #27 Ammo and Oxygen
79% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows
🔫👽 Adrenaline shooter-roguelike with a survival and suspense atmosphere. Caution and accuracy are as important as conserved ammo and an extra explosion that raises the alarm in the lair. Stock up on oxygen, batteries, and ammo to survive another terrifying night.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Perma Death 14.9%, Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic top-down shooter that forces players to balance combat with critical resource management.
- #28 EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,383 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.5%, Roguelike 26%, Roguelite 10.9%, Top-Down 8%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #29 Deadnaut
82% matchMixed64% of 157 reviews2014
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Deadnaut is Screwfly Studios' second game and follow up to cult hit, Zafehouse: Diaries. Deadnauts, so named because they’re unlikely to return, must explore, investigate and fight their way through the derelict ships of dead civilisations. Every mission is unique and no two locations are the same.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.9%, Perma Death 16.7%, Roguelike 16.1%, Difficult 12.2%, Sci-fi 7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the atmospheric dread of exploring abandoned, dangerous sci-fi environments with limited resources.
- #30 Void Resurgence
77% matchVery Positive95% of 62 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: Action Roguelike 24%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Perma Death 13.1%, Roguelike 10.8%, Difficult 9.6%
- #31 Dungeon Core
78% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Talismanic Entertainment
Windows
Dungeon Core is a roguelite top-down shooter where you get to explore the sewers and beyond to ultimately reach an old underground research facility. Old nuclear waste has caused dangerous mutations in creatures due to a failed experiment. You set out to destroy the abandoned nuclear core.
Why similar: Roguelike 31.5%, Perma Death 16.2%, Roguelite 11.4%, Top-Down 7.4%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #32 Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition
77% matchMixed68% of 1,408 reviews2014
Dev: Digerati DistributionPub: Digerati
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Paranautical Activity combines the classic FPS action of games like Doom and Quake, with the randomness and difficulty of modern roguelikes like Binding of Isaac and Spelunky.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.9%, Roguelike 32%, Difficult 6.9%, Roguelite 6.3%, Indie 4.9%
- #33 Moros Protocol
73% matchVery Positive80% of 667 reviews2025
Dev: Pixel ReignPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Face the darkness in Moros Protocol, a pixel-painted sci-fi FPS roguelite. Survive the nightmare alone or with allies as you navigate the decaying warship, stalked by horrors and guided by a voice you don’t recognize. Adapt, upgrade, and push forward. You may be outnumbered, but not outmatched.
Why similar: Roguelite 23.9%, Procedural Generation 20.1%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Action 8.6%
- #34 Endoparasitic 2
73% matchVery Positive87% of 616 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Sci-fi 22.5%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Top-Down 18.5%, Action 9.5%, Horror 8.2%
- #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 42.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Roguelite 11.3%, Difficult 10.4%, Action 5.1%
- #36 Enlightenment
76% matchMixed63% of 457 reviews2018
Dev: LizardKing
Windows
In Enlightenment, you play in a roguelike action-shooter with a fast-paced challenging journey deep into a underground complex called "the Ark". Players will be tested by large varieties of enemies in a procedurally-generated dungeon, and become stronger by learning from the inevitable deaths.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39%, Roguelike 10.8%, Difficult 9.9%, Roguelite 8.2%, Perma Death 8.1%
- #37 Heavy Bullets
75% matchVery Positive82% of 1,562 reviews2014
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.7%, Roguelike 20.9%, Roguelite 8.2%, Difficult 7.8%, Perma Death 7%
- #38 ASTRONAUTILUS
74% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: neozoid.games
Windows
Your ship has crash-landed on a stray rogue planet, and you're out of fuel... It's up to you to delve beneath the frozen surface and find a way to get your ship back into space while fighting strange sea creatures and uncovering the mysteries of the world beneath the ice!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 61.7%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Action 6.8%, Shooter 5.1%
- #39 Pixel Gladiator
75% matchVery Positive82% of 455 reviews2017
Dev: Flying Islands Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Distant future… Brutal gladiatorial battles is a top-rated show, extremely popular all over the Universe. You’ve been sent to the abandoned planet as one of the participants of the show. Your goal is to survive as long as possible, fighting back deadly creatures in the focus of billions of viewers.
Why similar: Difficult 30%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Action 11.6%, Indie 10.7%
- #40 Cosmodread
73% matchVery Positive91% of 417 reviews2021
Dev: White Door Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.
Why similar: Perma Death 24%, Roguelike 21%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Difficult 8.5%
- #41 Caveblazers
72% matchVery Positive85% of 4,486 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.9%, Roguelike 19.8%, Perma Death 16.2%, Difficult 11.2%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #42 Deadnaut: Signal Lost
72% matchVery Positive87% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows · Linux
Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. Scavenge derelict ships and abandoned moons filled with hellish creatures, brutal AI and insanity storms. Gather gear and upgrades to fight or evade the hi-tech supersoldiers hunting you down.
Why similar: Roguelike 36.3%, Perma Death 35.4%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Procedural Generation 8.7%, Horror 3.8%
- #43 Deadzone: Rogue
68% matchVery Positive85% of 14,091 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.7%, Action Roguelike 32%, Roguelite 11.5%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Action 4.1%
- #44 Diehard Dungeon
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 499 reviews2014
Dev: Tricktale
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.8%, Roguelike 32.9%, Roguelite 6.5%, Difficult 6%, Action 5.1%
- #45 20 Minutes Till Dawn
69% matchVery Positive91% of 28,655 reviews2023
Dev: flannePub: Erabit
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.3%, Top-Down Shooter 27%, Roguelite 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 5%, Survival 4.2%
- #46 Space Scavenger
71% matchVery Positive88% of 314 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Roguelike 20.1%, Perma Death 16.5%, Top-Down 5.1%
- #47 Space Beast Terror Fright
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,775 reviews2022
Dev: nornware AB
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
S.B.T.F. is a very hard arcade-style / rogue-like / perma-death first person shooter. You play as Marines who must brave dark, claustrophobic and terrifyingly intense Space Beast infested spacecraft in order to extract critical data and lucrative upgrades. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.9%, Roguelike 13.5%, Procedural Generation 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Survival Horror 5.3%
- #48 Section 13
69% matchMixed70% of 828 reviews2025
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Unravel a thrilling sci-fi mystery in this action-packed twin-stick roguelite shooter. Select your load-out, stack up temporary and persistent upgrades, and delve into the depths of a subterranean base, either alone or in a group of up to 3 players.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Roguelike 21%, Roguelite 9%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #49 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
70% matchVery Positive86% of 780 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.2%, Roguelike 22%, Perma Death 15.2%, Difficult 14.4%, Procedural Generation 5.7%
- #50 Uragun
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Difficult 16.2%, Roguelite 8.8%, Procedural Generation 8.2%
- #51 Disfigure
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,133 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark 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: Action Roguelike 28%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Roguelike 18.9%, Difficult 11.5%, Roguelite 6.8%
- #52 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
69% matchVery Positive81% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 13.0 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: Action Roguelike 27.6%, Roguelike 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Roguelite 9%, Top-Down 5.8%
- #53 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 47.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%, Difficult 8.7%, Roguelike 8.6%, Roguelite 6.3%
- #54 Project Lazarus
68% matchVery Positive80% of 1,374 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 79.3%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Action 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #55 Let Them Come: Onslaught
66% matchVery Positive89% of 212 reviews2025
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.8%, Roguelike 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Roguelite 9.7%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #56 Spaceship Looter
70% 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 34.5%, Roguelike 19.8%, Perma Death 11.2%, Difficult 9.1%, Roguelite 8%
- #57 Toroom
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 198 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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: Action Roguelike 28%, Roguelike 21.7%, Difficult 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #58 Survivors of the Dawn
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 744 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelite 7.7%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #59 Tiny Rogues
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,450 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.6 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: Action Roguelike 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Roguelike 18.8%, Difficult 14.2%, Roguelite 7.8%
- #60 Duskers
66% matchVery Positive90% of 2,739 reviews2016
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
Why similar: Roguelike 32.3%, Difficult 23.1%, Roguelite 14.3%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.5%