- #1 The Binding of Isaac
97% matchVery Positive95% of 62,009 reviews2011
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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Why similar: Action Roguelike 35%, Roguelike 25.9%, Difficult 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Procedural Generation 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is Rebirth's direct predecessor, with the same morbid child-horror, transformative items, hidden unlocks, and endless basement runs.
- #2 Enter the Gungeon
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,241 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.2 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 29.2%, Roguelike 22.2%, Difficult 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like Isaac, it thrives on room-by-room dungeon runs, brutal bosses, secret-heavy progression, and absurdly varied weapon synergies.
- #3 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 33%, Roguelike 23.9%, Difficult 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its faster, harsher twin-stick combat and randomized weapon mutations deliver the same addictive one-more-run pressure.
- #4 Cavity Busters
95% matchVery Positive96% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you use your one and only tooth to chomp the cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and dig your way through the body.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.6%, Difficult 18.1%, Roguelike 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, Roguelite 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is one of the clearest Isaac descendants, built around grotesque humor, top-down room clears, and run-warping item combinations.
- #5 Tiny Rogues
94% 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 31.4%, Roguelike 19.7%, Difficult 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Roguelite 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It condenses Isaac-style build variety into rapid arena rooms full of stacked loot, wild synergies, and constant unlocks.
- #6 Our Darker Purpose
94% matchVery Positive81% of 737 reviews2014
Dev: Avidly Wild Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Journey to the dark heart of the Edgewood Home for Lost Children in this fiendishly difficult action RPG!When her teacher stepped out of the classroom a month ago, Cordy never imagined he would be gone for good. Now her fellow students have turned on each other as the school descends into chaos.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.8%, Roguelike 27%, Difficult 13.5%, Roguelite 6.8%, Procedural Generation 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It borrows Isaac's dark childhood themes and top-down roguelike shooting while leaning even harder into creepy schoolbook imagery.
- #7 Voidigo
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 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: Action Roguelike 29.9%, Roguelike 21.2%, Difficult 14.7%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Roguelite 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: The playful chaos, screen-filling combat, and unpredictable power-ups recreate Isaac's run-to-run madness with a brighter style.
- #8 Toroom
93% 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 26.5%, Roguelike 19.1%, Difficult 16.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11.9%, Local Co-Op 6%
Why You'll Like It: This is a very Isaac-like top-down roguelite with trap-filled rooms, strange artifacts, and a grim little dungeon vibe.
- #9 Dead Estate
91% matchVery Positive95% of 6,426 reviews2021
Dev: Milkbar LadsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Roguelike 20.5%, Difficult 16.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its compact runs, heavy emphasis on weapons and items, and horror-soaked pixel aesthetic make it feel like a faster arcade Isaac.
- #10 Wizard of Legend
91% matchVery Positive91% of 20,891 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 29.9%, Roguelike 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Local Co-Op 10%, Difficult 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more spell-based, it nails Isaac's appeal of quick room combat, build-defining pickups, and mastery-driven repeat runs.
- #11 Star of Providence
90% 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 28.2%, Roguelike 16.9%, Difficult 14.8%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Roguelite 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It channels the same room-based progression and synergy hunting, but with denser bullet-hell patterns and shoot-'em-up intensity.
- #12 Neon Abyss
89% matchVery Positive86% of 23,504 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Roguelike 29.8%, Action Roguelike 25.4%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It basically translates Isaac's item-stacking chaos, secret rooms, and branching synergies into a side-scrolling format.
- #13 UnderMine
89% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 51.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Roguelite 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Roguelike 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares Isaac's randomized dungeon structure, hidden rooms, and incremental unlock loop, just with a more melee-and-relic focus.
- #14 Doomsday Hunters
88% matchVery Positive90% of 784 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.7 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: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Difficult 19.1%, Roguelike 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Procedural Generation 7%
Why You'll Like It: Expect grotesque enemies, huge piles of bizarre gear, and frantic twin-stick runs where combinations can turn wonderfully broken.
- #15 Hades
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 300,282 reviews2020
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.4%, Roguelike 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%, Difficult 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is more narrative and melee-driven, but the polished room combat, boons, and escalating run variety hit a similar compulsion.
- #16 Dungeon Souls
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,226 reviews2016
Dev: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.3%, Roguelike 20.5%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Roguelite 6%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down dungeon crawler leans on quick runs, dense enemy rooms, and stat-shaping loot in a very old-school roguelite way.
- #17 Blazing Beaks
86% matchVery Positive83% of 2,595 reviews2019
Dev: Applava
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.5%, Roguelike 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Roguelite 9.5%, Co-op 7%
Why You'll Like It: Its curse-for-reward item design captures Isaac's risk-reward tension, where every pickup can strengthen or complicate a run.
- #18 Magicraft
83% matchVery Positive93% of 15,982 reviews2024
Dev: Wave GamesPub: bilibili
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"Magicraft" is a Roguelike game that uses a variety of spells to match unimaginable spell effects, and the construction of ultra-high degrees of freedom cannot even be exhausted by developers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.7%, Roguelike 29.4%, Roguelite 10.9%, Procedural Generation 10%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Experimenting with spell modifiers here scratches the same itch as Isaac's item synergies and run-breaking builds.
- #19 Skelly Selest
85% matchVery Positive93% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.1%, Roguelike 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.5%, Difficult 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Short, violent runs and a focus on surviving swarms in tiny rooms make it a strong match for Isaac's arcade side.
- #20 Crypt of the NecroDancer
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,253 reviews2015
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Why similar: Roguelike 29%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Difficult 13.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: The rhythm twist changes the feel, but the procedural dungeon structure, difficulty, and unforgettable soundtrack appeal overlap strongly.
- #21 Revita
84% matchVery Positive81% of 2,386 reviews2022
Dev: BenStarPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.1%, Roguelike 20.6%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Roguelite 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The health-as-currency economy and massive item stacking feel very Isaac-like, even though the action plays out as a platformer shooter.
- #22 Heroes of Hammerwatch
82% matchVery Positive87% of 9,421 reviews2018
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.3%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Roguelite 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Co-op 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers procedural dungeon delves, build experimentation, and relentless combat for players who enjoy Isaac's replay-heavy grind.
- #23 Curse of the Dead Gods
82% matchVery Positive84% of 8,996 reviews2021
Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Roguelike 18.7%, Difficult 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its trap-laced rooms, dark atmosphere, and corruption-based risk management echo Isaac's punishing, decision-heavy dungeon runs.
- #24 Risk of Rain Returns
79% matchVery Positive90% of 28,469 reviews2023
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Action Roguelike 42.8%, Roguelike 21.9%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Co-op 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Even as a 2D platformer, it shares Isaac's escalating item stacking, unlock-heavy replayability, and run snowball potential.
- #25 In Celebration of Violence
81% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2018
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.2%, Roguelike 17.2%, Difficult 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 9.5%, Local Co-Op 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures Isaac's oppressive tone and brutal unpredictability, just with a nastier melee-first combat style.
- #26 Colt Canyon
80% matchVery Positive88% of 2,057 reviews2020
Dev: RetrificPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.1%, Roguelike 23.7%, Local Co-Op 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This one swaps the basement for a dusty western, but its top-down roguelite gunfights and tense resource management feel familiar.
- #27 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
79% 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: Action Roguelike 37.7%, Difficult 16.8%, Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Though more tactical and gun-heavy, it delivers the same obsession with randomized builds, punishing difficulty, and run mastery.
- #28 Mana Spark
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 686 reviews2018
Dev: BEHEMUTT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelike 17%, Difficult 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Local Co-Op 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its dark dungeon-crawling, trap awareness, and methodical top-down combat make it a good fit if you like Isaac's harsher runs.
- #29 Juicy Realm
78% matchVery Positive88% of 3,656 reviews2018
Dev: SpaceCanPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Juicy Realm is a roguelike game in which players must square off against bizarre fruits all across the world. The line between the animal and the plant world has become blurred, and the food chain has been completely disrupted.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.9%, Roguelike 25.9%, Local Co-Op 15%, Roguelite 8.2%, Co-op 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Beneath the colorful art is a straightforward top-down roguelite shooter built on item pickups, dodging, and procedural combat rooms.
- #30 Spelunky
78% matchVery Positive92% of 16,534 reviews2013
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.8%, Roguelike 25.8%, Difficult 15.8%, Local Co-Op 9.4%, Procedural Generation 4.9%
- #31 Risk of Rain (2013)
77% 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 32.5%, Roguelike 24.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Difficult 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #32 Dead Cells
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 178,807 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Roguelike 21.9%, Difficult 17.6%, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #33 Dungreed
76% matchVery Positive93% of 9,514 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.9%, Roguelike 21.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Difficult 7.5%
- #34 Vampire Survivors
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 260,765 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 52.4%, Roguelike 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Roguelite 9.3%, Local Co-Op 6.4%
- #35 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%, Roguelike 29%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%, Difficult 7.5%, Indie 5.2%
- #36 Diehard Dungeon
76% 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 38%, Roguelike 28.3%, Gore 6.9%, Difficult 6.2%, Dungeon Crawler 5.8%
- #37 Straimium Immortaly
74% matchVery Positive90% of 171 reviews2016
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 14.8%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%
- #38 Overture
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,262 reviews2015
Dev: Black Shell GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.6%, Roguelike 19%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Indie 5.3%
- #39 Castle of no Escape 2
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 455 reviews2016
Dev: D. E. X. TeamPub: Xitilon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore 6 x 6 x 6 = 216 rooms of randomly generated hazards and enemies while collecting the necessary artefacts. Hundreds of monsters are roaming inside, guarding the sword shards — the last known thing to be capable of defeating the demonic castle owner.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.2%, Roguelike 15.4%, Difficult 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #40 Spelunky 2
71% matchVery Positive93% of 21,543 reviews2020
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
Why similar: Difficult 23.1%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Roguelike 16.8%, Local Co-Op 13.3%, Procedural Generation 9.2%
- #41 TowerClimb
73% matchVery Positive92% of 403 reviews2015
Dev: Davioware and Quazi
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.6%, Difficult 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, Roguelike 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #42 Risk of Rain 2
70% matchVery Positive94% of 344,051 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 37.9%, Roguelike 23%, Difficult 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #43 Rogue Legacy 2
70% matchVery Positive91% of 14,873 reviews2022
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
Why similar: Difficult 27.1%, Roguelike 25.6%, Roguelite 10.6%, Procedural Generation 10%, Indie 7.9%
- #44 The Madness of Little Emma
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 144 reviews2015
Dev: Bartosz Bojarowski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Madness of Little Emma is a difficult action platformer with roguelike elements. Featuring over 250 items with insane synergies, varied enemies, and numerous secrets and mysteries to discover.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 49.2%, Roguelike 16%, Difficult 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Indie 6.1%
- #45 Streets of Rogue
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,705 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: Action Roguelike 30.6%, Roguelike 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Roguelite 8.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%
- #46 Scarlett's Dungeon
73% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Scarlett's Dungeon is a retro-inspired action RPG dungeon crawler with roguelite elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fight monsters, and collect loot in beautifully crafted pixel art reminiscent of the Game Boy Advance era. Test your skills as you dive deep into ever-changing challenges!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.5%, Roguelike 19%, Difficult 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #47 GoNNER
71% matchVery Positive81% of 1,337 reviews2016
Dev: Art in HeartPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
GoNNER is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world - a giant landbound whale named Sally - by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.9%, Difficult 13.8%, Roguelite 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Indie 6.2%
- #48 Danger Gazers
72% 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 47.7%, Difficult 9.7%, Roguelike 8%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%, Local Co-Op 5.6%
- #49 Noita
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 85,805 reviews2020
Dev: Nolla Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Why similar: Roguelike 23.9%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Difficult 20.1%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #50 Catacomb Kids
71% matchVery Positive87% of 626 reviews2015
Dev: FourbitFriday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 51.4%, Roguelite 10.6%, Difficult 9.3%, Procedural Generation 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #51 Caveblazers
69% 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 30.7%, Roguelike 19.5%, Difficult 13.3%, Local Co-Op 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #52 Exit the Gungeon
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,681 reviews2020
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Exit the Gungeon is a small, spin-off 'dungeon climber' immediately following the adventures of the misfit Gungeoneers.
Why similar: Difficult 21.1%, Indie 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Great Soundtrack 12%
- #53 Downwell
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.9%, Difficult 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Roguelike 9.2%, Indie 5.2%
- #54 Spirits Abyss
67% matchVery Positive96% of 421 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.3%, Roguelike 20.6%, Difficult 16.5%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Procedural Generation 6.7%
- #55 Rogue Legacy
67% matchVery Positive92% of 18,678 reviews2013
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
Why similar: Roguelike 47.5%, Action Roguelike 35.6%, Indie 5.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%, Roguelite 3.4%
- #56 Mortal Sin
63% matchVery Positive95% of 5,715 reviews2025
Dev: Nikola Todorovic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.8%, Dungeon Crawler 19.4%, Roguelike 17.8%, Procedural Generation 7.3%, Roguelite 6.6%
- #57 Legend of Dungeon
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,637 reviews2013
Dev: Robot Loves Kitty
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.6%, Roguelike 23.2%, Dungeon Crawler 12.5%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
- #58 Ogre Chambers DX
65% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Roguelike 18.9%, Difficult 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Procedural Generation 6.9%
- #59 Enlightenment
68% 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 42.8%, Difficult 12.1%, Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelite 6.8%, Indie 6.4%
- #60 GONNER2
67% matchMixed69% of 134 reviews2020
Dev: Art in HeartPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
In this sequel to GoNNER: Journey your way through deep dark chaotic places with unimaginable sparks of colour as you go on a mission to help Death rid a mysterious presence from her lair. Battle crazy bosses, lose your head (a lot), in this messy, cute, fast-paced procedurally-generated platformer.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.4%, Roguelike 21.8%, Difficult 13.1%, Roguelite 8.2%, Local Co-Op 6.8%