- #1 Soulcaller's Tower
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kenan Torres Pérez (Resker)
Windows
Soulcaller's Tower is a 2D survival game where you play as a Soul Mage, collecting souls from defeated enemies in your tower. As you gather souls, you can spend them on upgrades for yourself or your tower. Your tower attracts enemies, so be careful not to attract too many.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Tower Defense 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Perma Death 13%, Action Roguelike 10.6%
- #2 Space Battle
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2020
Dev: Adrián Corbalán
Windows · Linux
Pilot your ship through dangerous space and defend against relentless imperial attacks in Space Battle, a high-intensity round-based strategy game. Upgrade your ship, mine for essential resources, and survive the onslaught to protect the galaxy!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Tower Defense 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Difficult 9.3%, Procedural Generation 8.2%
- #3 Danger Scavenger
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 505 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.1%, Perma Death 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Looter Shooter 11.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%
- #4 Bugs and Bullets
95% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Ludificor
Windows · Mac
As a lone military engineer on a strange planet you must survive the constant swarms of the hive! Shoot your way through millions of bugs! Collect upgrades and turn your turret into an unstoppable bug killing machine!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.3%, Tower Defense 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Action Roguelike 9.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.2%
- #5 Witchinour
94% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: mahojigoku
Windows
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Perma Death 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Difficult 10.8%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #6 Don't Pop My Bubble
94% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: QDos
Windows
Shoot! Upgrade! Defend! In this twin-stick roguelike, protect all things bubble from infinite waves of pointy bad guys! Upgrade yourself and your base, or better yet, use a super attack, and stop everything from trying to pop you!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Tower Defense 16.8%, Perma Death 15.4%, Action Roguelike 10%
- #7 Until Zombie Down
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MineLucky
Windows
"Until Zombies Down" is a top-down roughlike shooting game.Eliminate zombies in different environments and locations.Whether day and night or blizzards and sandstorms.Upgrade yourself in action,buy items to improve your system.Complete the goal and come back alive to earn rewards.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Looter Shooter 18.4% ★, Action Roguelike 10.2%, Character Customization 8.1%
- #8 Cosmic Ray
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows
A game about exploring space in search of hospitable planets for colonization. Casual gameplay and short rounds make it a great option for killing a few minutes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Perma Death 15.2%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Aliens 7.1%
- #9 No Space For All
91% 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 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Perma Death 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%, Action Roguelike 9.7%
- #10 Shape Shooter
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: TorksGame
Windows
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: Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Perma Death 13.9%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Difficult 11%
- #11 Stella Voyager
90% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: KESOFTGAMES
Windows
Open World Space Exploring Trading Shmup RPG. Space sheriff fighting outlaws. King of inter planet trade. Investor who contribute to the development of the planets. The choice Is yours.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Open World 7.6%, Procedural Generation 6.1%
- #12 Dualism
89% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Noah Judson
Windows
Intense arcade shoot 'em up / bullet hell with twin-stick controls, roguelite upgrades, and a white & black twist where opposites damage and similars heal. An addicting, challenging, and relentless experience where you must control light and dark to succeed.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Difficult 12.9%, Action Roguelike 9.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%
- #13 Level Tank
89% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Bit Games
Windows
Blast your way through the endless swarm of enemies and live for as long as possible in this fast-paced, top-down shooter. Upgrade your tank, collect power-ups, and activate abilities to help you survive on a variety of maps in various game modes. How long will you last before meeting your demise?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Perma Death 16.8%, Difficult 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%
- #14 Steel Circuit
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MammalProductions
Windows
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: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Perma Death 18.2%, Difficult 14.5%, Action Roguelike 10.9%
- #15 Skycliffs
87% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Radiant Sloth
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Perma Death 16%, Difficult 11.4%, Action Roguelike 9.7%
- #16 Gore Storm
86% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Gundorado
Windows
Battle massive hordes of alien monsters to secure humanity's presence on planet Gore. Upgrade your base, hire troops, and install turrets to fight back the ever growing waves of aliens.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Tower Defense 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Action Roguelike 6.7%
- #17 Forebloomed: Evergreen Edition
86% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Cloudy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An action rogue-like about garden plants fighting back against the hungry pests that threaten their home. Spend the day blasting through hedges to find loot, but take care to make it back before dark! Gather synergistic items, confront formidable bosses, and play as several unique characters!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Perma Death 17.5%, Action Roguelike 10.1%, Character Customization 8.5%
- #18 Laboratory X-29
85% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: BlayzbyFill Games
Windows
Laboratory X-29 is a sci-fi roguelite-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist takes his chances to escape from the Lab after an accident. Shoot your way out to freedom, clear rooms full of other dangerous experiments, find out the secrets hidden in this place and eat chicken to survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Difficult 11.7%, Action Roguelike 9.7%
- #19 Hyper Sentinel Fusion
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Four5Six PixelPub: Huey Games
Windows · Mac
Pilot an agile star fighter to tear down alien megastructures under fire, then pull off a high-stakes heist from within before everything explodes. When you die time rewinds, sending you back to Moonbase Alpha—your hub for reinvention. Spend your bounty on explosive upgrades, ready for the next run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Perma Death 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%, Action Roguelike 9.5%
- #20 RATOMON 2
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: justalexi
Windows · Linux
RATOMON 2 is a continuation of medieval top-down adventure to stop the Plague. Investigate random generated dungeons, eliminate rat hordes and other villains, who stand behind the disease.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Perma Death 18.6%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Action Roguelike 10.6%
- #21 Overkill Squad
82% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Chillfox Games
Windows
Overkill Squad is a ultra high-speed top-down shooter roguelike built around intense 1-minute combat arenas. Choose your fighter, unleash overwhelming firepower, defeat brutal bosses, and collect relics to dominate every run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Difficult 11.3%, Perma Death 11%, Action Roguelike 10.2%
- #22 Gunblade Ranger
82% matchNo user reviews
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 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Perma Death 15.1%, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%
- #23 Blacksea Odyssey
81% matchVery Positive80% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Perma Death 15.2%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Procedural Generation 10.2%
- #24 A Contusion
81% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: gakovniza
Windows
A Contusion is a leisurely hardcore top-down roguelite shooter where the hero gets lost in the labyrinths of memory. A variety of weapons, armor and shields, grenades and first aid kits, powerful artifacts and perks will become faithful companions on the path of memories.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Perma Death 21.2%, Difficult 15.1%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #25 Versus Purgatory
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: FrogSoft
Windows
Versus Purgatory is a micro-roguelike shoot-em-up with mind-bending gameplay in which you delve into a dungeon, controlling two characters at the same time.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Perma Death 14.5%, Difficult 10.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.9%
- #26 XenoFeud
80% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Downforce Games
Windows
XenoFeud is an insane top-down twin-stick arcade alien shooter, where you must survive hordes of alien intruders while defending a mysterious object in space.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Tower Defense 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%, Aliens 9.1%
- #27 Demons are coming!
78% 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 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Difficult 11.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%, Action Roguelike 10.4%
- #28 Space Scavenger
78% matchVery Positive88% of 317 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Perma Death 15.2%, Action Roguelike 9.5%, Building 8.8%
- #29 Messier111
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: MELPOT
Windows
The Messier 111 is a twin-stick shooter that will test your skills.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.2%, Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Top-Down 10.5%, Shooter 7.8%, Action 5.8%
- #30 Talas
77% 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.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Perma Death 15.3%, Action Roguelike 11%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%
- #31 Keep Her Safe
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gugu Studio
Windows
Scavenge, build, and defend in a top-down survival game. Gather resources, fortify your base, and withstand zombie hordes to keep the rocket launch project alive and bring an end to the acid rain apocalypse.
Why similar: Tower Defense 18.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Base Building 14%, Looter Shooter 12.6% ★
- #32 Flame Over
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 180 reviews2015
Dev: Laughing Jackal LTDPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blending top down "squirt em-up" action and "Pyroguelike" game mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels, 4 different game zones and dastardly hazards at every turn!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Difficult 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%, Action Roguelike 9.8%
- #33 Tomb of the New God
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Three Amigos
Windows
Tomb of the New God is an isometric action shooter roguelite. Explore a vast underground cave network long forgotten since the apocalypse. Collect items, weapons and powerful abilities to combat the inhabitants of the forgotten caves as you attempt to reach the source of a mysterious energy source.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Perma Death 18.7%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #34 Animal Rogues
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: manProduction
Windows
Animal Rogues is a dark rogue-lite dungeon crawler bullet-hell with rpg elements. You play as an animal who fights against one possessed beast after another! Discover unique interactable objects such as slot machines, dices.. Collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Perma Death 15.9%, Difficult 11.4%, Action Roguelike 10.8%
- #35 Freelance Dead
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Brisket Bros
Windows
A roguelite top‑down twin‑stick shooter. Rain, shine, or zombie outbreak—nothing stops a Courier on a deadline. Shoot, loot, and scoot through hordes of undead with ridiculous item synergies. Earn cash, unlock weapons, and grow from broke gig worker to a walking apocalypse.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Looter Shooter 20.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Action Roguelike 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%
- #36 Zombie Battlefield Survivors
74% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: ZHANG FANPub: TBD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Zombie Battlefield Survivors is a top-down view roguelike action shooter game. Fight against hordes of zombies, constantly upgrading attributes and collecting credits to enhance your character's abilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Tower Defense 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.1%
- #37 Hate Me Not
74% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: NotJustGames
Windows · Linux
A roguelike twin-stick shooter, where you defend the same thing that tries to hurt you. Venture into the side of darkness to defeat enemies before they reach the Yin-Yang. Switch to the side of light to gather energy and upgrades, before the time runs out and the next wave of monsters spawn.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Perma Death 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Action Roguelike 10.7%
- #38 The B.L.O.O.M Initiative
73% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Trema-CodingPub: Trema-Coding Ltd
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced top-down shooter where you harvest alien resources, grow living weapons, build battlefield defenses, and fight off alien birdmen and giant worms solo or in split-screen co-op
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Tower Defense 11.8%, Aliens 10.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%
- #39 EON Fighter
73% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Square Wheel
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Embark on an action-packed adventure with "EON Fighter," a thrilling spaceship shooter game with roguelite elements. Pilot your fighter through space, collect resources, and battle your way to victory. Strive to become the last survivor in the universe!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Looter Shooter 17.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%, Action Roguelike 9.7%
- #40 HYPERWIRED
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
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 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Difficult 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Perma Death 11.1%
- #41 Dash Bang Rift LLC
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jozsef NagyPub: eulerian-solutions
Windows
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: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Perma Death 15.5%, Difficult 12.2%, Action Roguelike 10.7%
- #42 Cargo Runner: Faction Fracture
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aech
Windows · Mac · Linux
One wrong delivery can start a war. Smuggle cargo in a Tetris-style hold. Dodge faction inspections. Betray whoever pays. A pixel-art space rogue-like where every run is one bad jump from total loss.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Perma Death 21.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #43 Dusky Depths
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bow Echo Games
Windows
Withstand an onslaught of enemies and survive against all odds in this rogue-lite twin-stick shooter. Stranded on an uncharted planet, you will need to scavange for rare loot, upgrade your ship, and unlock ancient mechanisms to escape this strange and hostile place – solo or with friends.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.8%, Difficult 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%, Action Roguelike 10%
- #44 Cellosseum
71% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: WolverineSoft StudioPub: WolverineSoft
Windows · Mac
Cellosseum is a bullet heaven following the progress of a lone cell as it battles a variety of enemies on its quest to guide the evolutionary process of life itself. Upgrade your attacks, shields, health, and speed to understand your role in the creation of life on the planet of Ceres Prime.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Perma Death 21.1%, Character Customization 10%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #45 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
70% 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 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Perma Death 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Action Roguelike 10.2%
- #46 The Mad House Season One
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Crazy Carrot Studios
Windows
Step into The Mad House, a futuristic cyberpunk game show! Battle waves of enemies, conquer unique room challenges, and climb the Leaderboard. Upgrade your gear, master each fight, and earn your place in the legendary Hall of Legends.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.8%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%, Shooter 8.7%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #47 Lost Potato
70% matchVery Positive94% of 239 reviews2020
Dev: Blobfish
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Lost Potato is a minimalistic top-down roguelite where you can't damage enemies directly. Push them into spikes, reflect bullets and help a young potato find its way out of a jungle filled with man-eating tribes!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Perma Death 17.2%, Difficult 12.6%, Procedural Generation 11.6%
- #48 Baby Redemption
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Shotgun Anaconda
Windows
Baby Redemption is a high paced rogue-like shooter where you have to save babies in glorious intense slow-motion action. Weapons, bullets, babies, fun and bullet-time. What more do you need?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Perma Death 14.4%, Difficult 10.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%
- #49 BrainRot Defender
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SK Studio
Windows
Defend your Lifenode from waves of Scrollers, Trolls, and Doomscrollers in this chaotic 2D arena shooter. Upgrade, survive, and beat the algorithm.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Tower Defense 17.5%, Action Roguelike 14%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #50 Null Root
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: James Suret
Windows · Linux
A survivor action roguelite where your cursor is your weapon. Aim, place, and chain devastating abilities to survive relentless digital swarms. Build powerful combos and push deeper every run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Tower Defense 16.4%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%
- #51 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
69% matchVery Positive89% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: Threaks
Windows
Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Perma Death 15.2%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Difficult 11.1%
- #52 WATERPUNK
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: R_Games
Windows · Linux
A roguelite action game set in a post-apocalyptic water world. Shape your strategy by choosing which abilities shine by day and which awaken at night.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Perma Death 14.9%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%
- #53 Combat Complex
67% matchVery Positive81% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Spherical Horse Studios
Windows
A fast-paced ARPG / roguelike hybrid with lasers, alien bugs, WASD / twin-stick controls, random loot, and procedurally-generated levels. Wield legendary weapons, unlock devastating skills, create overpowered builds – and turn your enemies' attacks against them. Try the free demo!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Looter Shooter 16.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #54 Gun Knight All Day
67% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Midge Makes Games
Windows
Gun Knight All Day is a close quarters bullet hell dungeon crawler about a knight who uses guns. Shoot, dodge, and scavenge your way through the procedurally generated dungeons one room at a time. Challenging boss fights test the sharpness of your skills and the lethality of your weapons.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Difficult 13.4%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
- #55 Covert Commando
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Four Pixels Games
Windows · Mac
Wishlist our upcoming title Rebel! ** https://store.steampowered.com/app/2496160/Rebel/ ** Similar to Covert commando but heaps more fun! Covert commando is a no frills rogue ultra-lite top down dual stick looter shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Looter Shooter 16.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%, Action Roguelike 9.2%
- #56 Whisker Cowboy
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Agility Horse
Windows
Whisker Cowboy is a survival with roguelite elements. Play as a cowboy cat with revolver loaded with special bullets. Begin the hunt for invisible ghosts. Star with observing enemies, predicting their movements and destroying everyone wave after wave.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Perma Death 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #57 Primit Shooter 2
68% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Tampopo Games
Windows
Primit Shooter 2 is a roguelike shooter set in a universe where cute but dangerous aliens spawn from the Eye Tower. Players must develop their character, pick suitable weapons, and brave through consecutive waves of alien challenges, combining action and strategy for a thrilling experience.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Aliens 8.8%
- #58 Rogue Star Rescue
66% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Chute Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Perma Death 16%, Tower Defense 15%, Action Roguelike 9.7%
- #59 Pew-casso
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Made From Strings
Windows
Choose your loadout, choose your art brushes, and blast your way to a masterpiece! Pew-casso is a top-down action-roguelite shooter where you defeat enemies to level up and create a piece of art. The longer you last, the more complex your unique piece of art will become.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Character Customization 7.8%