- #1 Minigunner®
97% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Crystal Fruit Games
Windows · Mac
Fight to survive in this intense twin-stick shooter! Hold off against increasingly dangerous waves of enemies by equipping yourself with items, sentries, and drones. Piece together ridiculously powerful builds by finding creative item synergies and unleash hell to defend the outpost at all costs!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Class-Based 21.2%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #2 You Are Circle
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Return First Games
Windows · Linux
You are a circle in a sharp world. Fight jagged enemies in a neon twin-stick bullet-hell roguelite, build devastating ability combos, and grow from fragile to unstoppable through shifting neon labyrinths.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Abstract 13.3%, Roguelite 12.6%
- #3 REPLIKATOR
95% matchVery Positive87% of 129 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: Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11.7%
- #4 Midnight Heaven
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Urge Engine
Windows
Midnight Heaven is a roguelite shooter where you fight against hordes of deep space creatures. Vision is limited. Enemies are endless. The chance of survival is low. Only the fittest will survive. Create your own build from a variety of items and devices, allocate stats, be the fittest, and survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Space 11.3%
- #5 Nebula
94% matchVery Positive87% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: JuTek Pixel
Windows
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Space 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%
- #6 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
93% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Roguelite 12.2%
- #7 Berzerk: Recharged
92% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelite 12%
- #8 Astrochibbi
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: XGAME
Windows
Survive endless waves of cosmic chaos in Astrochibbi! Fight through escalating battles where every wave brings new monsters, new patterns, and new challenges. Dodge, shoot, and adapt as the battlefield evolves and only the strongest survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.5%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Roguelite 13.5%
- #9 AEther Heist
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DigiArcana
Windows
Plunder magic from the anonymously-owned public internet in this Roguelite Twin-Stick Shooter. Use the essence you steal to research new weapons or augment the ones you already have, to better battle against the network defenses and steal even more power.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Roguelite 12.8%, Abstract 11.8%
- #10 Gunslinger Express
90% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Glinnor
Windows
Defend a moving train against relentless bandit attacks. Shoot enemies, repair wagons and upgrade your character as you explore diverse regions each with unique guns, enemies and upgrades.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12.7%
- #11 Talas
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chillout Games
Windows
Shoot your way across deep space. Shred through waves of enemies, unravel the secrets hiding beneath the surface, and explore the endless synergies in this retro-inspired action roguelike filled with mysterious encounters and dangerous bullet hell bosses
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Roguelite 11%
- #12 GunDeck[100]
89% matchPositive92% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Dos Jamones
Windows · Mac · Linux
GunDeck[100] is a lightning-fast twin-stick shooter where you’ll build your arsenal from randomly-dealt cards. Weapons fire in a rainbow of elements with unique effects. Dart and dodge to survive the fireworks unleashed against you, and retaliate with your own display! Can YOU survive to wave 100?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Abstract 14.6%, Roguelite 14%
- #13 Saucers
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elwha Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Saucers is a rogue-lite top-down twin-stick arena style shooter featuring extensive weaponry and upgrade paths so that every run is unique. The further you get, the more weaponry you can stack up to devastating effect. THIS GAME REQUIRES A TWIN STICK GAME CONTROLLER TO PLAY.
Why similar: Class-Based 22.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Roguelite 12.2%
- #14 Cosmos Survivors
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pretty French Games
Windows
Cosmos Survivors is an action roguelite where you fight waves of spaceships and combine powerful skills to discover game breaking synergies. Unlock new ships, weapons, keepsakes and customize your talent tree to climb ascension levels. Choose your abilities wisely and you'll become a space god.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Roguelite 12.7%
- #15 No Space For All
86% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Dudindie
Windows
A fleet to defeat, a weapon to collect, and one life to decide everything in the roguelike shooter No Space For All. Let the universe know your second name!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #16 Demons are coming!
85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Kacper Soroka
Windows · Mac · Linux
Demons are coming! is a bullet hell rougelite shooter where you fight a high variety of demons that occupied your holy land. Use the upgrades you find to your advantage and create your ideal guns to help you kill the most terrifying monsters.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #17 Harvest Reaper
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: James H. Van der MeulenPub: Trash Vomit Studios
Windows
Skill based sprite crusher hack and slash bullet hell roguelite
Why similar: Abstract 25%, Bullet Hell 19%, Roguelite 15.8%, Procedural Generation 15.7%, Hand-drawn 12.7%
- #18 E.Y.E.R.I.S.
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: AbstrAKT Games
Windows · Linux
A short, experimental, twin sticker shooter, E.Y.E.R.I.S. is about making choices based on your first visual reaction. Each choice will have both an immediate and delayed affect on gameplay. Create your own meaning for the decisions you make, and uncover the changes they cause.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Abstract 13%
- #19 NEON Ultra
86% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelbark Games
Windows · Mac
The year is 20XX. Everything is neon, because it's the future. NEON Ultra is a radiant fast paced arcade shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, Abstract 25.3%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Action 3.1%
- #20 Star Scrap
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feral Fidget
Windows
A broke bounty hunter. A sarcastic robot. 1,000,000 credit debt. Star Scrap is a chaotic twin stick space roguelite. Blast through increasingly difficult waves of enemies to pay it off.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.4%, Roguelite 18.7%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Space 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%
- #21 Escape the Kreegan
82% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Entropy Is Software Development
Windows · Linux
Escape corruption and deliver truth to the people in the only way you know how. as a space fighter pilot! You steal a ship and flee, it falls to you to duke it out in space and deliver truth to the people. Restore peace. Restore justice. Save humanity and Escape The Kreegan!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Space 15.9%
- #22 Cosmos Survivors: Prologue
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pretty French Games
Windows
Cosmos Survivors is an action roguelite where you fight waves of spaceships and combine powerful skills to discover game breaking synergies. Unlock new ships, weapons, keepsakes and customize your talent tree to climb ascension levels. Choose your abilities wisely and you'll become a space god.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Roguelite 12.6%
- #23 Horde Hunters
81% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.1%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Roguelite 16.1%, Procedural Generation 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%
- #24 Evil Egg
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 701 reviews2025
Dev: Ivy Sly
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Blast it all to hell.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Abstract 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.9%
- #25 Meteor Rush
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Outpost Games
Windows
Meteor Rush is a high-intensity space Bullet Heaven where you defend a fragile core against endless cosmic threats. Harvest meteor gems, loot powerful gear, and evolve your ship and core into an unstoppable force of destruction.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.6%, Space 19.1%, Roguelite 17.3%, Procedural Generation 17.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 9%
- #26 DUMPLing
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Pidginhole Studios
Windows
DUMPLing is a fast-paced top-down survival shooter where you battle infinite waves of dumpling-like enemies inside a giant arena. Master fluid combat, survive escalating chaos, and create crazy upgrade combinations to last just one more run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Roguelite 14.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.5%
- #27 Laser Disco Defenders
81% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Out Of BoundsPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Procedural Generation 15%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%
- #28 Mars Survivors
79% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Bullet Hell 22%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #29 Cosmic Corps
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ViseGrip Studio
Windows · Mac
Dimension hop to freedom across hostile planets. Blast, slash, and laser alien hordes while crafting powerful synergies by combining unlockable skills with infinitely stacking items and perks. Become unstoppable in this action roguelike—and confront the Entity beyond the Rift.
Why similar: Class-Based 25.8%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.3%, Space 6.3%, Procedural Generation 5.9%
- #30 LINOVICTUS
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: transmutrix
Windows · Mac
Fight through waves of enemies across shifting arenas, buy upgrades between stages, invest in new ships, research permanent upgrades between runs, and compete on the global leaderboards in this blood-pumping twin stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Abstract 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Stylized 7.1%
- #31 Bullet Blasters
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Claws World
Windows
💥 Bullet Blasters – An action-packed roguelike where elemental chaos reigns! Blast through 30+ procedurally generated levels alone or with up to 4 players in local co-op as you fight from Hell’s tower base to Heaven’s gate!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #32 Archon's Cube
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phluxworks
Windows
Blast through interconnected floors of a massive starship to reach the Archon’s Cube. Explore branching sectors, grab new weapons, stack upgrades, and fight otherworldly threats as you race to escape.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Roguelite 18%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Procedural Generation 15.7%
- #33 Gunblade Ranger
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astral Flow Games
Windows
Gunblade Ranger is a post-apocalyptic Roguelike top-down shooter. You will use guns and blades to hunt monsters in randomly generated radiation zones, collect mutant abilities, break into the source of the radiation, and face the final challenge.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #34 Spectron
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Strawberry Fox Studios
Windows
A fast-paced, retro-style space shooter with challenging levels. Race against the clock as you blast and dodge through waves of enemies and obstacles, pushing your reflexes to the limit.
Why similar: Space 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 11.3%
- #35 meldpit
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: monotone
Windows
meldpit is an arcade roguelike twinstick shooter. conquer the chambers of meldpit with various perks that make you stronger along the way. defeat unique types of enemies and see how far you can go !
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Roguelike 6.5%
- #36 PhaigeX: Confiners
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Traitorean Games
Windows
Welcome aboard, Confiner! As PhaigeX Megacorp’s newest specialist, you’re tasked with curbing the AI incursion into hyperspace sectors. Choose your ship, upgrade your modules, accept commissions, and deploy adaptive strategems to fend off the relentless AI invasion.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Space 13.8%
- #37 cyber_serpent
73% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Q-Bit Digital
Windows · Mac
slither and shoot, but don't run out of space! cyber_serpent is an arcade twin-stick shooter combined with snake. compete for a global high score in this modern take on retro classics as you face infinite waves of polygonal enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Abstract 13.6%
- #38 Otter Space Rescue
75% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Noah LewinPub: Day Dreamer Games
Windows
Your Otter Space crew has been captured by evil robots. Save your team and fight together through endless rooms of evil robots.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Roguelite 13.7%
- #39 Fairyside
73% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Kiyummi Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fantasy roguelike shoot-em-up with lots of bullet hell featuring cute pixel art, visual novel interludes, and story-driven gameplay. Join Shirley in her journey to learn magic and survive Redwood Academy!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Roguelite 11.9%
- #40 Nebulock
71% matchVery Positive87% of 550 reviews2025
Dev: LostVolBytes
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Nebulock is a short bullet-hell game with intense gameplay, where the player must destroy bosses made of blocks, collect resources and upgrade his spaceship.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Abstract 16.8%, Space 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%
- #41 Demeter
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Myth Machine
Windows
An arcade twin stick shooter that tests reaction times and decision making. Designed for short sessions on the train with your Deck, or waiting for the next queue to pop, Demeter is all about action, skill and high scores.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Abstract 15%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%
- #42 Pinball Storm: Lokanta
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 343 reviews2025
Dev: Aastral DynamicsPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Pinball Storm:Lokanta is a RPG game combing Roguelike and pinball gameplay. You will be part of the resistance against plutocracy. Use your marble pinballs to eliminate waves of enemies, and collect resources to further enhance your marbles. Save the world from hell!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Roguelite 15.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%
- #43 HYPERWIRED
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SIDRALGAMESPub: SelectaPlay
Windows
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: Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Roguelite 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%
- #44 Rush Rover
73% matchVery Positive94% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: radio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Roguelite 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%
- #45 Voidigo
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,782 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Twin Stick Shooter 21.3%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #46 Drone Break
72% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: James H. Van der MeulenPub: Trash Vomit Studios
Windows
Run and Gun Roguelite where the goal is to upgrade each consecutive alien drone on death so the next can strive to become overpowered enough to escape the all consuming hive mind.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Space 18.2%, Roguelite 16%, Procedural Generation 14.7%
- #47 Rustwing
70% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy Crystal
Windows
Rustwing is a twin stick shooter roguelike, set in the distant future. Navigate from star to star, battle the scattered factions of humanity, discover strange anomalies, customize your weaponry, acquire powerful upgrades and become a legendary pilot!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Space 17.4%, Roguelite 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%
- #48 Confined Space
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Confined Space Crew
Windows · Linux
pilot a customizable spaceship, battle through procedurally generated arenas, and adapt your build with modular abilities to survive escalating enemy waves in this fast-paced 2D top-down roguelike shoot ’em up
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Abstract 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Roguelite 13.8%
- #49 Bullet Bunny
68% matchVery Positive86% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Dark 8.4%
- #50 Shape Swarm
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Digital Sagas LLC
Windows · Mac
Shape Swarm is a fast-paced bullet heaven survivors-like where evolving geometric enemies adapt to your tactics. Build powerful upgrade synergies, survive escalating waves, and hold the line long enough for the colony fleet to escape.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #51 Slay To The End
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maxim
Windows · Linux
"Slay To The End" is an intense and thrilling survival roguelite game that plunges you into the edge of the apocalypse. Faced with hordes of terrifying creatures, your only option is to wield your weapon and embark on a brutal journey of slaughter, battling until the very last moment.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Roguelite 14.5%
- #52 Aqua Populo
71% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-C
Windows · Linux
Pilot your sub through waves of angry sea-life and punishing bosses in this aquatic twin-stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Procedural Generation 12.4%
- #53 Astral Blitz
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spirit Forged Studios
Windows
Astral Blitz is a roguelite, twin stick shooter. Control your fighter ship and wreak devastation through the hordes of empire defenses. Create your own play style as you customize your ship to your needs, setting it up for brutal destruction, refined precision, or to become chaos incarnate!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Roguelite 14.8%, Space 7.2%
- #54 Turf Wars: A Snail Escape
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: North Lake Games
Windows
Strap on your shell and dive antenna-first into a thrilling action roguelike. Spread slime, snag upgrades, and splat bugs. You only have one mission: escape the garden or dry trying...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Bullet Hell 18%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Roguelite 14.7%, Procedural Generation 13.6%
- #55 Immunity Protocol
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ijijanbos
Windows
Pilot an immune-cell sentinel in a neon pixel-art horde-survival auto-shooter. Move manually, auto-fire evolving weapons, draft upgrades, equip symbiotes, and survive escalating pathogen swarms inside a collapsing biotech system.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Class-Based 19.4%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Roguelite 13.4%, Procedural Generation 11.3%
- #56 Running Riot
66% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Party Moose Games
Windows
Pick a class and blast your way through rooms of cyber enemies in this roguelite action shooter! Choose your abilities and your path wisely, because you've only got one life to make it through the gauntlet. Rack up those points and spend them on even more ways to RIOT!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Class-Based 19.1%, Bullet Hell 18%, Roguelite 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%
- #57 Iron Bird
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wonder Road
Windows
Classic vertical scrolling bullet hell × roguelike. 10 distinct aircraft with unique weapon systems, 10 sub-units, and dozens of cosmic powers. Weave through enemy fire and craft the perfect god-run build.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Roguelite 15.6%, Space 13%, Procedural Generation 10.1%
- #58 Nelumbra
65% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Eleven Dusks Studios
Windows
Trapped in a timeloop with no memories, you are the Light Bearer, fighting to uncover the truth - but at what cost? Harness rhytmic auto-attacks and dashes as light fades around you, raising tension with every move. Shape your power, rewrite your path, and embrace eternity or break free.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.7%, Abstract 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Roguelite 13.8%, Space 12.5%