Games Like The Help Desk

A roguelike with unique curses, 60+ cards, incredible shots and power-ups. No two attempts are ever the same.

Why similar: Perma Death 33.7%, Action Roguelike 23.3%, Roguelike 17.5%, Difficult 17.1%, Action 3.6%

Seedovia is a rogue-like dungeon crawler where you traverse room after room, fighting challenging monsters. Chain your weapons, collect game-changing passive upgrades, and equip items to create unique builds and become increasingly more powerful.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.9%, Difficult 17.7%, Perma Death 17.3%, Roguelike 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 7.7%

In "Steel Circuit" You control a resilient robot on a mission to overthrow a malevolent rogue AI. Craft potent weaponry, battle enemy robots, and explore the facility to reclaim it for unseen benefactors. Beware, death comes at a high price!

Why similar: Perma Death 21.6%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Difficult 16.4%, Roguelike 14%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.6%

Decimate endless hordes of enemies across the nine realms of Yggdrasil for eternal glory! Plains of Havoc is a fierce 2D top-down roguelite set in the Viking afterlife in which you fight for your rightful place on the global leaderboards.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.2%, Perma Death 14.2%, Survival 13.8%, Roguelike 12.7%, Score Attack 10.3%

In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.3%, Roguelike 22.2%, Perma Death 19.8%, Difficult 16.3%, Top-Down 5.8%

Whackerball is a twin-stick shooter roguelite with Breakout inspired mechanics. Master the unique combat system as you venture through a multitude of diverse areas while collecting powerful and game changing upgrades.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.4%, Roguelike 20.9%, Perma Death 14.4%, Arcade 12.1%, Minimalist 9.4%

Vector Prospector is an arcade action roguelite with simple, precise movement that rewards skill and quick thinking. Unlock powerups and ships to explore the caverns beneath an alien world, collect the five green gems, and escape alive.

Why similar: Perma Death 26.5%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Difficult 16.1%, Roguelike 15.9%, Abstract 13.5%

Shape Shooter is an action-packed, colorful, and hectic roguelike game. Survive increasingly harder random generated stages and collect relics, weapons, and active items to help you on your way. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Perma Death 17.7%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelike 15.1%, Difficult 13.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.3%

Cast various lights on your enemies to destroy them, conquer 40 randomly generated dungeons in Story Mode or play endlessly in Survival. With the help of hats and powerups, for sure!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.2%, Roguelike 15.8%, Score Attack 15.4%, Arcade 10.4%, Minimalist 8.5%

Spaceship Survivors is an anime-style arena survivor roguelike where you play in space to fight against loads of alien spaceships. Create unique builds to survive and kill the final boss, or go for an endless run. You can unlock 33 playable spaceships.

Why similar: Perma Death 22.1%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelike 15.9%, Survival 10.3%, Collectathon 8.3%

Cute and simple top down action shooter. Save the kingdom from the all consuming curse, you are not the first to try and will not be the last.

Why similar: Perma Death 30%, Action Roguelike 27%, Roguelike 16.1%, Top-Down 8.1%, Minimalist 7.4%

You are the hero inside the storybook of an obsessed author pondering with his life’s work. Explore repeating worlds, befriend a talking scarecrow and swing your sword really fast, while uncovering the true, overarching adventure within.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.9%, Perma Death 25.8%, Arcade 10%, Roguelike 9.9%, Difficult 9.6%

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Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.8%, Roguelike 25.4%, Difficult 17.8%, Perma Death 6.8%, Top-Down 5.6%

Gun Garden is a dungeon crawler top-down shooter with rogue-like elements. Explore rooms, find gear, fight enemies, and level up your stats as you progress through the various floors, attempting to find the lost treasure of the Gun Garden.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Roguelike 20.9%, Difficult 15.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.9%, Top-Down 6.5%

Blast your way through infinite hordes while completing objectives in this chaotic twin-stick looter shooter with frantic juicy combat. Upgrade gear, recruit heroes, tackle cumulative escalating challenges in your quest for the build of ultimate destruction.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Perma Death 15.9%, Roguelike 15.2%, Difficult 13.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.9%

In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...

Why similar: Perma Death 22.6%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Difficult 15.3%, Roguelike 13.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.2%

Woo Woo is a puzzle-exploratory horror roguelike. Clean up the haunted house by midnight, exploring eerie rooms and their inhabitants, or your dad will eat you!

Why similar: Time Management 31.6%, Perma Death 26.1%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, Roguelike 12.7%, 2D 3.4%

A fast, tactical roguelite: missions explode across the city with ticking timers. Assign heroes, build wild power combos, manage injuries, and keep the city alive through the whole shift.

Why similar: Time Management 23.4%, Roguelike 19%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Score Attack 15.5%, Survival 7.7%

Batter Up is a rogue-lite arena battler with a baseball twist! Kill waves of zombies by swinging your bat and sending your ball flying. Build up insane deck combinations and mow through enemies with synergistic upgrade combinations!

Why similar: Perma Death 22.3%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.9%, Roguelike 14.3%, Top-Down 7.9%

Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.

Why similar: Perma Death 19.1%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Difficult 13.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.6%, Roguelike 9.4%

Your movement is controlled like a mouse cursor. You will earn money for killing enemies which will let you pay for weapons and spells. Mix and match magics to convert this bullet hell into a bullet heaven.

Why similar: Perma Death 23.3%, Action Roguelike 19%, Difficult 18.9%, Roguelike 12.1%, Arcade 8.2%

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: Perma Death 18.8%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Difficult 15.8%, Roguelike 13.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.5%

O3: Hollow Descent is a top-down roguelike shooter featuring fast bullet-hell combat, procedurally generated rooms, and randomized builds set in a dark sci-fi world.

Why similar: Perma Death 21.8%, Difficult 16.6%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelike 14.5%, Survival 12.5%

Wield a bunch of wacky animals, armed-to-the-teeth in your fight for freedom! Stampede over your enemies in this silly roguelike twin-stick-shooter on your way to defeat to the biggest evil of all - the BRAINIAC who gave you soul. 🐎

Why similar: Perma Death 26.1%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Difficult 18.9%, Roguelike 13.6%, Top-Down 11.4%

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 33.2%, Difficult 13.4%, Survival 12.6%, Perma Death 12.3%, Top-Down 10%

Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.1%, Difficult 17%, Perma Death 13.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 12%, Roguelike 11.2%

Hecaton is futuristic action rogue-like set on Titan, a terraformed moon of Saturn. Play as a Bounty Hunter and fight your way through an army of space pirates. Brave the surface of Titan and begin your descent to find the Pirate Base and your ultimate goal.

Why similar: Perma Death 27.3%, Action Roguelike 27%, Roguelike 19.8%, Difficult 19.7%, Action 3.9%

A fast-paced roguelike with 3 unique classes, 2 gameplay modes, meta progression. Harvest resources, fight hordes of monsters, unlock powerful skills, face unique bosses, and survive escalating enemy spawns in an endlessly replayable world.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Roguelike 22.1%, Difficult 22.1%, Survival 15.1%, Top-Down 6.9%

"icobeat" is a rhythm-game where the main character is a pyramid on a disco ball, whose difficult task is to survive until the end of the next track in the club. Dodge the sliding platforms, score combos and earn points

Why similar: Perma Death 23.1%, Time Management 20.4%, Difficult 16.4%, Score Attack 11.6%, Abstract 11.3%

Clean, Quota, Upgrade, Repeat. Super Polished is a Top-down cleaning roguelite where you clean up while the mess is still being made.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.1%, Difficult 19.4%, Roguelike 17.5%, Perma Death 12%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.8%

Kamakazzzbee is a fast-paced, roguelike, arcade game, where you play as Bumble! Bumble is one bad bee; he hates the smell of flowers, and is trying to get rid of the smell by eating them all... Destroy all the flowers in your ecosystem, but beware of the critters trying to stop you!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.9%, Difficult 19.2%, Roguelike 17.4%, Arcade 11.7%, Top-Down 11.5%

Embark on an epic journey through the realms of Viking Survivors, a heart-pounding action roguelite that pits you against relentless hordes of monstrous foes. Unleash the true power of a Viking warrior as you slay enemies, learn potent skills, and forge your own path to victory.

Why similar: Perma Death 28%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, Roguelike 14.9%, Arcade 10%, Top-Down 9.6%

Dead Oculus is a lethal, fast-paced bullet-hell that fuses arcade and roguelike elements. Brutalise your foes in gauntlets of handcrafted arenas by wielding deadly weapons with cataclysmic augments.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.2%, Perma Death 18.7%, Difficult 17%, Roguelike 14.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 12%

Play as the titular Archer Hero in this procedurally generated roguelike, as he sets off to climb the mysterious tower that suddenly appeared one day. Conquer the numerous floors, defeat the monsters that lurk in the shadows and solve the puzzles of this enigmatic tower.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.7%, Difficult 16.5%, Roguelike 15.9%, Dungeon Crawler 10.1%, Minimalist 9.4%

One weapon against the horde. Pick your favorite from 30+ and survive wave after wave in this roguelite action game.

Why similar: Perma Death 30%, Action Roguelike 29.3%, Roguelike 20.1%, Top-Down 8.7%, 2D 4.6%

V.E.C.T. Arcade features 4 distinct neo-arcade games. Blast through bullet hell in Impact, outrun the void in Deadline, perform chain combos in Slash, and defend the core in Orbit. Push your skills to the limit and leave your name on the leaderboards.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.3%, Perma Death 21.3%, Score Attack 15.5%, Roguelike 10.4%, Arcade 7%

Dive, jump n' shoot, an Action Roguelite for when you only have 20 minutes to spare. Blast beasties, create builds, grow OP. Get a quick session during that dead empty time between appointments.

Why similar: Perma Death 35.1%, Action Roguelike 31.6%, Difficult 22.6%, Action 5%, 2D 4.9%

Survive relentless waves and take on powerful bosses every 5 levels! Weaveborn Heroes is a roguelike arena game where each victory brings you closer to becoming unstoppable. Level up, choose from unique spells and passive abilities, and build your hero to beat the final boss!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Perma Death 24.5%, Survival 18.6%, Roguelike 6.8%, Action 6.1%

An anti-social roguelike for the ages. Humans may be social creatures, but you sure as heck aren't! Use a variety of items and abilities to ensure your "survival" against hoards extroverted people. Be persistent, and keep your distance. No violence required.

Why similar: Perma Death 27.2%, Roguelike 15.9%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Score Attack 11.6%, Top-Down 9.7%

Trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth, each run pushes you deeper into chaos and power. Eternal Rising is a brutal rogue-lite bullet-hell where survival means constant evolution. Dodge swarms of enemies, unleash powerful abilities and turn failure into unstoppable growth. Die. Adapt. Rise again.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.8%, Difficult 23.5%, Score Attack 16.5%, Top-Down 10.3%, Roguelike 9.5%

Hell Bug is a simple roguelite shooter where you build a swarm of chaos from the remains of your enemies. Designed as a basic arcade style experience, you focus on crushing mutant bugs and unlocking defeated bosses' children, as powerful new allies. Each bug has a story, some shouldn't be told.

Why similar: Perma Death 23.3%, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Difficult 18.5%, Roguelike 16.7%, Dungeon Crawler 8%

Heat Index is a top down shooter where you must push through against insurmountable odds to reach the end. Create unique builds using tons of powerful items as you run and gun your way to becoming an unstoppable force.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.1%, Roguelike 19.5%, Perma Death 16.4%, Arcade 13.4%, Top-Down 8.9%

Midtris is mind bending puzzle game where your goal is to place blocks around the center piece and clear layers of perfect squares.

Why similar: Time Management 26.2%, Score Attack 20.2%, Arcade 15.2%, Difficult 14.7%, Puzzle 7.4%

Iron Dungeon combines a twin-stick shooter, a 2d platformer and a roguelite. Explore a dangerous underground complex in search of dozens of weapons, gadgets and upgrades to find a way to the surface and find out if there is still life on Earth!

Why similar: Perma Death 21.3%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Difficult 14.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 13%, Roguelike 11.5%

Take over your grandma's company Dash Bang Rift LLC in this high-stakes action roguelite/roguelike where you out-math the apocalypse. Experiment with volatile Rift Mod stacks to transform standard weapons into god-tier destruction before the rift overwhelms you. Finish your shift—or die trying.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Perma Death 19.8%, Roguelike 15.2%, Difficult 14.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.9%

Skycliffs is an action shooter roguelike dungeon crawler with fast-paced top-down platforming. Jump and dash across sky islands, fight loads of monsters, and get upgrades to survive the many dangers of your journey. Will you be strong enough to reach and defeat the keeper of this floating world?

Why similar: Perma Death 21.4%, Action Roguelike 19%, Difficult 14.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.3%, Roguelike 11.8%

A predatory survivor-like action rougelite where you are an Eraser who is hunting the invading doodles - but you don't eliminate them with weapons but by scrubbing them. Every doodle you wipe shrinks you. Survive 10 waves of chaotic "Health-as-Ammo" combat or be erased forever.

Why similar: Perma Death 25.9%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelike 13.3%, Arcade 8.9%, Top-Down 8.7%

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 21.8%, Perma Death 19.9%, Difficult 17.1%, Roguelike 16.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.7%

Tight Man is a fast-paced action roguelike where you use your own head as an explosive weapon. Explore dangerous dungeons, collect grotesque power-ups, and master the self-detonation mechanics to defeat hordes of enemies in this chaotic pixel-art shooter.

Why similar: Perma Death 23.4%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.1%, Roguelike 11.1%, Dungeon Crawler 8.5%

Guide your survivor in this exploration game with random generation, where every moment could be your last.

Why similar: Perma Death 31.2%, Action Roguelike 29%, Survival 16.6%, Roguelike 9%, 2D 5.9%

Blast your way through hair curling enemies to prove you are worthy of the mullet! Mullet Hell is a casual rogue-like, reverse bullet hell where you must fend off foes who seek to remove your luscious locks from your head.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.5%, Roguelike 18.9%, Arcade 13.4%, Survival 10.6%, Top-Down 9.9%

A fast-paced action-roguelike. Quickly identify and eliminate the infected balloons, draft new hazards between rounds, and spend your gold wisely to build a strong roster.

Why similar: Perma Death 31.4%, Roguelike 27.6%, Action Roguelike 25.8%, Action 7.3%, 2D 6.8%

Huedini is a colour-matching action roguelike game. Play as Huedini, a powerful wizard with the ability to change his colour. By matching your colour, to that of the enemies you can absorb their colour essence. By combining these colour essences into the correct combination, you can cast spells.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Difficult 20.9%, Roguelike 18.9%, Perma Death 11.1%, Top-Down 8.8%

The Last Strand is randomly generated twin stick shooter. You will play a pirate trying to escape a boat and seek vengeance, fighting enemies, helping NPC, discovering secrets and finding items.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.6%, Perma Death 16.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.5%, Roguelike 12.9%, Difficult 12.8%

GAARL! is a roguelike action platformer. Wield your chain gun to fight monsters in frantic arcade combat, or fire it into walls to climb through handcrafted arenas. Buy upgrades, create wacky builds, get good health insurance, and unlock the mysteries of GABE'S ACTION ARCADE ROGUELIKE!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.6%, Perma Death 22%, Roguelike 21.2%, Difficult 16.5%, 2D 5.5%

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 20.7%, Perma Death 20%, Difficult 13.3%, Score Attack 11.4%, Roguelike 8.8%

DEATHRUN TV is a fast hardcore rogue-lite twin-stick shooter set in the world's biggest and craziest game show. You'll experience real-time blistering speed and bullet-dodging action as you compete for glory...assuming you’re able to survive in this 2D bullet hell where only “likes” really count.

Why similar: Perma Death 19.2%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 15.8%, Roguelike 13.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.2%

Survive and destroy monsters to your heart's content with the help of powerful and unique characters. Unlock new characters and discover the synergies with their abilities to unleash game-breaking builds and slay everything on your path.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.2%, Roguelike 20.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 10.7%, Top-Down 8.8%

Diamo XL is a fast-paced, addictive, and challenging arcade score chaser. Dodge obstacles, rack up high scores, and master precise movement. Easy to learn but tough to master, it's perfect for quick sessions or leaderboard dominance. Play while waiting in queue or push for endless high-score glory!

Why similar: Difficult 22.8%, Abstract 16.4%, Minimalist 11.8%, Arcade 11.4%, Score Attack 11.3%