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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Indie, Roguelike, Top-Down.

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With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss!

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 78% — of 240 reviews
Released: 2020-11-19
Developer: 10tons Ltd
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.9 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 65%

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    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 36.1%, Roguelite 29.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Shooter 7.2%, Action 6.1%

  52. #52 Void Scrappers
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
    Dev: 8BitSkull
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38%, Roguelite 29.4%, Shooter 14.4%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Action 7.8%

  53. #53 Roboquest
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
    Dev: RyseUp Studios
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 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: Roguelite 47.7%, Shooter 25.8%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Action 7.6%, Indie 4.8%

  54. #54 Nuclear Throne
    67% 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: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Roguelite 17.7%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Shooter 6.6%

  55. #55 Swarm Grinder
    67% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,171 reviews2024
    Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.

    Why similar: Mechs 35.2%, Procedural Generation 20.9%, Roguelite 20.6%, Top-Down 8.7%, Sci-fi 5%

  56. #56 Section 13
    66% 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: Top-Down Shooter 30.9%, Roguelite 25.5%, Top-Down 15.7%, Shooter 15.1%, Action 6.1%

  57. #57 Deadzone: Rogue
    63% 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: Roguelite 38%, Shooter 21.8%, Horror 16.1%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Action 9%

  58. #58 Berzerk: Recharged
    68% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2023
    Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 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 27.4%, Procedural Generation 22.9%, Roguelite 22.4%, Shooter 13.2%, Sci-fi 6.9%

  59. #59 Madshot
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 282 reviews2023
    Dev: OverflowPub: 505 Pulse
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Madshot is a fast-paced, acrobatic, rogue-lite shooter. Survive the ever-changing road through Cthulhu and beyond. Equip endless upgrade combinations as you fight your way through horrific monsters and multi-phased boss battles.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Procedural Generation 19.6%, Roguelite 18.4%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 4.6%

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