- #1 a land Goo's crazy
97% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Velest
Windows
A 2D action roguelike where you have to slash, dash, dodge, manage your stamina, and collect loot to beat 12 unique levels. The boss fights are difficult. And it’s your duty to regain the memory of the Goo’s and rid the land of the corrupt king.
Why similar: Boss Rush 51.5% ★, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Souls-like 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%, Roguelite 5.2%
- #2 Perish Song
96% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Leach Studios
Windows
Perish Song is a 2D action rogue-lite. Traverse through different environments as you battle unique enemies and bosses. Discover the secrets of the world as you dash and blast through anything standing in your path. Each death is an opportunity to learn, adapt, and overcome.
Why similar: Boss Rush 46.1% ★, Souls-like 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 6.3%, Action RPG 5.4%
- #3 EVERCHAINED
96% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Chief's Hammock
Windows
1 YEAR UPDATE IS OUT! A "souls-lite" inspired by early 2000s' Flash games. Defeat bosses & harvest trinkets. Feed it shards & get fed upgrades. For it is your Master. Rise and follow the path, Soul of the Great Hero.
Why similar: Boss Rush 61.6% ★, Souls-like 21.2%, Action RPG 7.1%, RPG 4.4%, Action 2.9%
- #4 Rubinite
94% matchVery Positive94% of 3,223 reviews2026
Dev: Cup Dog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rubinite is an extremely challenging boss rush action game. in a dark fairy tale world, use Ruby's crimson eyes to expose the weak points of the Bloodstained monsters, then strike and shatter them. Carve a road home through the ruined Scarlet Kingdom and face the Witch who took it all.
Why similar: Boss Rush 54.5% ★, Souls-like 21%, Action RPG 7.6%, Dark Fantasy 3.9%, RPG 3.5%
- #5 STELA BOSS
95% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: pastro
Windows
Face challenging bosses and hordes of enemies in an action roguelike, using elemental weapons and unique combinations to master each cycle.
Why similar: Boss Rush 49.3% ★, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelike 7.1%, RPG 4.7%, Action RPG 4%
- #6 99 Waves
94% matchVery Positive90% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Cold9Pub: Cosnow Company
Windows
99 Waves is a casual platformer rogue-lite game about a vengeful young man who challenges a god. Can he defeat countless monsters, the greatest warriors, and mythical beings to reach the despicable god and become a legend?
Why similar: Boss Rush 52.3% ★, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Perma Death 11.3%, Roguelite 7.8%, Roguelike 4.4%
- #7 Die Deep
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Die Deep is an action game focused purely on the confrontation with your enemies. No exploration, no puzzles, The only core is Combat. One reckless move or greedy strike, and it’s all over. Answer the silent call of the abyss. Descend into the depths to find your forgotten desires.
Why similar: Boss Rush 56.2% ★, Souls-like 23%, Action RPG 7%, Dark Fantasy 3.2%, Pixel Graphics 2.9%
- #8 Project BS
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DDish
Windows
Project BS is a 3D action RPG that explores a fantasy world. Take on a journey with Sienna, a dragonewt girl, and fight against formidable opponents and rivals.
Why similar: Boss Rush 55.6% ★, Souls-like 23.6%, Action RPG 8.3%, Action-Adventure 3.7%, RPG 3.4%
- #9 Demon Itself
91% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent Dgoat
Windows
A short, difficult roguelike boss-rush game . Step into hell, kill everyone, and be the new demon.
Why similar: Boss Rush 60.5% ★, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Perma Death 13.6%, Action 3.3%, Combat 1.4%
- #10 A Tiny Eternity
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jordi Milian Yamada
Windows
A Tiny Eternity is a bloody brutal and very cute boss-rush game with roguelike elements. Battle your way through endless arenas packed with relentless foes, sharpen your skills with every run, and uncover the strange mystery behind your endless fight for survival.
Why similar: Boss Rush 47% ★, Souls-like 19.5%, Action Roguelike 12%, Perma Death 8%, Roguelite 6.5%
- #11 The Recuperation
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adriel AuPub: AUdyssey Studios
Windows
Face three escalating boss rush sequences in this souls-like deckbuilding RPG set in a shifting dreamscape. Slash, deflect, shoot, and blast through enemies to unlock powerful magical abilities. Equip the spells strategically to create powerful synergies as you draw their outline to cast them.
Why similar: Boss Rush 43.3% ★, Souls-like 21.2%, Roguelite 8.3%, Action RPG 7.4%, Perma Death 5.8%
- #12 Beyond The Roots
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Requiem For A New God
Windows
Rise to the ranks of gods. Defeat the powerful fallen angels standing in your way in this challenging pixel-art boss rush, and earn your place in paradise.
Why similar: Boss Rush 71.9% ★, Souls-like 14.6%, Action-Adventure 3.3%, Pixel Graphics 2.8%, Action 2.8%
- #13 BROKEN SOUL : Boss Rush
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: DoubleJLabs
Windows
BROKEN SOUL : Boss Rush is a 2D Souls-like boss rush action game where you move across a 5x2 grid, dodge, parry, and strike with precise timing. With 20+ unique boss-type monsters and 2 playable classes, it delivers short, dense battles and rewarding retries.
Why similar: Boss Rush 51.1% ★, Souls-like 21.3%, Action RPG 6.8%, Dark Fantasy 4.8%, Action Roguelike 4%
- #14 ESCAVE
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MatchStick Studios
Windows
ESCAVE is a fast paced boss rush game that challenges your mastery of movement and timing. Every jump and dash drains mana, which is replenished by parrying. Face divine incarnations, claim their powers, and face the GOD himself in the final battle.
Why similar: Boss Rush 53.7% ★, Souls-like 20.6%, Action RPG 6.3%, RPG 5.6%, Dark Fantasy 4.9%
- #15 ABYSSAL BLADE
87% matchVery Positive97% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Vifer Games
Windows · Mac
ABYSSAL BLADE is a pixel-art boss rush inspired by MMO raid mechanics. With only 1 HP, take up your blade and challenge the five stages of grief.
Why similar: Boss Rush 50.5% ★, Souls-like 20.1%, Action RPG 8.3%, RPG 4.6%, Dark Fantasy 4.3%
- #16 WALTO
86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: KUKUKU GAMES
Windows
WALTO is a boss-rush game set in the land of rabbits, built around a combat philosophy where evasion and attack happen as one, demanding extreme reflexes. Cut down the encroaching predators and bring this world to its end.
Why similar: Boss Rush 63.3% ★, Souls-like 27.2%, Dark Fantasy 3.2%, Action 2.8%, Combat 1.1%
- #17 The Magic Master
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BERCAMILAN
Windows
A soulslike inspired game with a magic-only, long-range combat system. Defeat unique bosses along a linear path and unlock new spells.
Why similar: Boss Rush 65.7% ★, Souls-like 25%, RPG 5.2%, Action 2.5%, Indie 1.3%
- #18 Echoes of Forgotten Dreams
85% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: NomaryPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
미래의 잊히어진 꿈(Echoes of Forgotten Dreams)은 꿈을 주제로 한 보스 전투로 이루어진 보스 러시 액션 로그라이트 게임입니다. 시작은 간단하지만 매번 다양하게 변화해가는 악몽에서 다양하게 조합하고 성장하면서 꿈에서 깨어나 보세요!
Why similar: Boss Rush 37.1% ★, Roguelite 13.9%, Action RPG 12.4%, Action Roguelike 10.2%, RPG 7.3%
- #19 Metal Mutation
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: T0 STUDIOPub: Microids
Windows
In a not-so-distant future taken over by companies and technology, a Cyborg and an AI fight together to save mankind from nanoviruses. Play alone or as a team of 4 players in this Post-Cyberpunk Action Roguelike Dungeon Crawler!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.1%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Souls-like 12.6%, Roguelite 12%, Perma Death 11.3%
- #20 Bananner Nababber
84% matchVery Positive94% of 142 reviews2022
Dev: LazroolPub: GZ Storm
Windows
It's a nice sunny day in Neo-Tartaria and ruthless killer Harry Pippels and his pretend friend Humpty-Ho are guzzling down some sprutzels and racking up a debt at the bar. Their life of luxury is soon interrupted however when the Elder Demon's diabolical crypto schemes threaten the lands.
Why similar: Boss Rush 66.3% ★, Souls-like 22.9%, Action 5.6%, Pixel Graphics 1.9%, 2D 1.4%
- #21 Berserk High
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: WrongTaken
Windows · Linux
A hardcore action roguelike where you can feel the thrill of battle. Explore unknown worlds and bring eternal rest to ancient heroes. Depending on your choices, you may become a Swordmaster who dominates in one-on-one combat, or an Archmage who sweeps away enemies. Or discover a third path.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.2%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Perma Death 14.8%, Roguelite 10%, Action RPG 8.6%
- #22 Onikura
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Too Dark StudiosPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
A frantic and challenging boss rush with options to customize your play style as you progress. Defeat all enemies in your path with attacks, specials, parries, and unique abilities.
Why similar: Boss Rush 63.1% ★, Souls-like 21.3%, Action-Adventure 3.5%, Action 3.1%, Combat 2.7%
- #23 Eclipse Breaker: Boss Rush
82% match3 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar Workshop
Windows
Face a gauntlet of relentless bosses in this free minigame from action roguelite, Eclipse Breaker. Test your skill in 15–20 minute sessions built for fast-paced but strategic runs, before jumping into the complete adventure later this year.
Why similar: Boss Rush 56.1% ★, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 11.2%, RPG 6.7%, Roguelike 5.6%
- #24 UNLOAD
81% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: RooTwoPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
UNLOAD is an interception-focused top-down shooter where ammo is life. Intercept lethal projectiles to reload and survive by a thread. As a Visitor who lost everything in an explosion, hunt down those tied to the incident and uncover the truth behind that day.
Why similar: Boss Rush 71.6% ★, Cyberpunk 18.6%, Action 3.4%, Pixel Graphics 2.9%, Indie 1.2%
- #25 BATTLE SHADOW ARENA
81% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Zni Games
Windows
A skill-based 1v1 action game where you combine weapons and elements to build custom combos and take on ever-stronger bosses in your own style.
Why similar: Boss Rush 47.8% ★, Souls-like 20.9%, Action Roguelike 8.3%, Action RPG 7.8%, Roguelite 5.7%
- #26 Light Odyssey
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SSUN GAMESPub: GRAVITY
Windows
Light Odyssey is a soulslike boss rush where every battle is a test of mastery. Play as Bandi and fight to restore light to a world consumed by shadows. Face off against towering colossi in three deadly phases that demand precision, patience, and adaptation.
Why similar: Boss Rush 62.2% ★, Souls-like 23.2%, Action-Adventure 5.2%, Dark Fantasy 3.7%, Action 2.2%
- #27 NanoApostle
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,263 reviews2024
Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.
Why similar: Boss Rush 62.1% ★, Souls-like 17.9%, Action RPG 9.1%, Action 3.1%, Dark Fantasy 3%
- #28 Flavor Legend
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Luminous Voyage
Windows
Flavor Legend is a third-person 3D action-adventure game. You play as Yuan Xiao in a fantasy world made of food. Use agile attacks to defeat the corrupted gourmet lords and experience the 3–5 hour main story and character growth.
Why similar: Boss Rush 59.1% ★, Action RPG 13.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, RPG 7.5%, Action 7.3%
- #29 NAMMO
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guild Studio
Windows
‘NAMMO’ is a Korean Dark Fantasy themed Soulslike game. Betrayed and blinded, Nammo awakens 'The Eyes of Spirit' to see into the soul realm. Play through and master 'The Eyes of Spirit' to expose weaknesses, defeat bosses with precise parries, and absorb their souls to forge your own combat style.
Why similar: Boss Rush 48.6% ★, Souls-like 26%, Action RPG 6.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%
- #30 Bloodwright
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Grossly Incandescent Games
Windows
Descend through deadly procedural dungeons, claim powerful loot, and decide how deep you're willing to risk it all in this dark fantasy action RPG rogue-lite.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.9%, Action Roguelike 22.7%, Perma Death 14%, Roguelite 10.7%, Action RPG 7.8%
- #31 Rogue Blight
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CodeRadGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rogue Blight is a rogue-lite with focus on souls-like combat, featuring a Slay The Spire-inspired map system. Fight your way through ever-changing maps. Customize your playstyle based on what you find. Death is punishing. Only skill and persistence will carry you forward.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.2%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Perma Death 15.1%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 7.3%
- #32 Upload Aliens
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MoonJourney
Windows
Have you ever seen a game where you throw enemies at a boss? Throw aliens at the boss and blow it up!
Why similar: Boss Rush 53.4% ★, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Cyberpunk 13.8%, Roguelite 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 2.2%
- #33 OmniFootman
78% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2019
Dev: WT Studio
Windows
OmniFootman is a rogue-lite action game with souls-like combat system. Take your adventure in this cursed, ever-changing kingdom and beat your enemies with different ability combinations. Be careful as your death is permanent.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.6%, Souls-like 21.6%, Roguelite 15.7%, Perma Death 13%, Action RPG 6.8%
- #34 Cyber Strike
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sprinkle Games
Windows
Cyber Strike is a butt clenching bullet hell dungeon crawler. Navigate through intense shootouts, strategic dodges, and cybernetic boss battles. Save a digital world from viruses and virtual foes. Rewrite destiny as you save cyber space in this thrilling adventure.
Why similar: Boss Rush 68.9% ★, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Action 7%, Indie 3.6%
- #35 GRID/
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ノエノエゲームズ
Windows · Mac
GRID/ is a combat-focused, arcadey boss rush action game.
Why similar: Boss Rush 54.8% ★, Souls-like 19.1%, Cyberpunk 15%, Action RPG 7.5%, Action 2.3%
- #36 Celestial DEUS + Aleatores Palace
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: BatpolygonPub: MadeByBatpolygon
Windows · Linux
Face deities in a brutal Souls-like boss rush where each victory grants you a new power. Dive into an intense story campaign or test your limits in Aleatores' Palace, an infinite rogue-lite mode where death is just a new beginning.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.8%, Action Roguelike 26.2%, Roguelite 13.8%, Action RPG 11.3%, Roguelike 7%
- #37 Grapple Souls
73% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Andrei Racoviteanu
Windows
I wanted to see if I could capture the deliberate, punishing combat that makes these games work. This isn't a sprawling 100 hour RPG. It's a small, focused slice of a world that doesn't care if you live or die. If you miss slowly opening doors like an anime character, you'll love this.
Why similar: Souls-like 32%, Action Roguelike 26.3%, Action RPG 13.2%, RPG 10.4%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #38 Bleu Bayou
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bokoyoss Games
Windows
A lonesome crawdad, mired in debt, rises up against the vicious loan sharks and cruel robber barons who run the Bayou in this surreal, hardcore 8-bit action-roguelike.
Why similar: Boss Rush 57.1% ★, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelite 10.4%, Roguelike 3.8%, Action 3.4%
- #39 Fowl Scourge
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Void Cup Games
Windows
In this Dark Fantasy Action-RPG you are part of a plague doctor guild where every encounter with your patients is a boss fight.
Why similar: Souls-like 37.7%, Boss Rush 23.8% ★, Action RPG 13.6%, RPG 6.3%, Dark Fantasy 4.6%
- #40 DUNGEON SLASHER
70% matchNo user reviews69% of 222 reviews2026
Dev: 96Percent
Windows
Navigate maps filled with enemies, destroying all who get in your way! Use a variety of character, artifact, and skill synergies to defeat the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.8%, Roguelite 16.5%, Action RPG 15.1%, Roguelike 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #41 Nion Forge
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RelypsePub: DreamStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your ship is your build. Put it together in the hangar from 50+ modules and enter the games: 9 districts, 9 bosses, one time limit - and beyond them, freedom. Run went sideways? Come back with scrap and build it better. 100+ upgrades, 30+ cores, countless builds.
Why similar: Boss Rush 46.2% ★, Cyberpunk 16.4%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Perma Death 11.1%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #42 Titan Souls
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,795 reviews2015
Dev: Acid NervePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.
Why similar: Boss Rush 47.2% ★, Souls-like 40%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%, Action 2.6%, Action-Adventure 1.7%
- #43 Crown's Trial
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gilded Games
Windows
Crown's Trial is a Souls-Lite Boss Rush where each battle takes place in a different realm. Master tight combat mechanics to defeat legendary heroes inspired from various historical eras like Ancient Rome, Feudal Japan, the Crusades, and many more.
Why similar: Boss Rush 63.5% ★, Souls-like 22.8%, Action-Adventure 5.9%, Combat 2.5%, Action 2.4%
- #44 Katavader
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Siddhant Rathor
Windows
Face great foes in a decision and reaction‑based ARPG with intense hack‑and‑slash combat. Master timing and precision, explore the realm for long‑lost secrets, and elevate your combat flow with hidden collectibles and upgrades. Ascend toward Apotheosis! Will you aid the realm, or invade it?
Why similar: Boss Rush 63.9% ★, Action RPG 13.4%, RPG 7.7%, Action-Adventure 6%, Action 3.8%
- #45 Kantmis-Zero
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Kagawa
Windows
"Kantmis-Zero" is a boss rush action game. As the only chosen one on the Kantmis continent, you must follow the divine instructions and complete the trials.
Why similar: Boss Rush 80.8% ★, Action 7.1%, 2D 4.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%, Combat 2.7%
- #46 Strike & Resist
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Deep Studio
Windows
Explore varying thrilling Souls-like levels. Strike and resist powerful enemies with rich combat mechanisms. Make full use of any loot you happen to get. Start over if you fail.
Why similar: Souls-like 35.4%, Action Roguelike 24.7%, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike 10%, RPG 7.1%
- #47 Pocket Rogues
73% matchVery Positive89% of 612 reviews2018
Dev: EtherGaming
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Pocket Rogues is a dynamic 2D-Roguelike with elements of Action-RPG, played entirely in real time. Raid endless dungeons, upgrade your Guild’s Fortress, and develop your own heroes!
Why similar: Souls-like 25.8%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelite 11.7%, RPG 7.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
- #48 Boss Pit
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sticky Bit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Boss Pit is Punch-Out! with swords and shields instead of boxing gloves. Every fight is a boss fight against a fantasy monster. There is no world to travel, levels to traverse, or trash monsters to grind. Just encounter after encounter of deadly bosses in a Colosseum of death and destruction.
Why similar: Boss Rush 50.4% ★, Souls-like 34%, Action 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%, Combat 2.7%
- #49 Towertale
72% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: MiSou Games
Windows · Linux
Fight your way up a Tower of bosses and unveil the mystery that lies up in its peak. Play four intertwined storylines and unlock multiple endings. Now with co-op up to 4 players!
Why similar: Boss Rush 57.6% ★, Souls-like 17.3%, Action RPG 9.7%, RPG 5.6%, Action-Adventure 5.3%
- #50 MechaBlight (恶意结核)
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YeMaoFanKa
Windows · Mac
MechaBlight is a Rogue-lite action game; you will explore our ever-changing, futuristic...yet ruined world. Fight, die, obtain resources, unlock gear, and get stronger from each gameplay. Equip yourself with your own style to challenge powerful creatures in this world!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.4%, Action Roguelike 25.6%, Roguelite 12.5%, RPG 9.3%, Action RPG 8.8%
- #51 Avernoth
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Outlandish Development
Windows
Sealed away in an ancient alternate dimension, you must find a way to break free. In this fantasy action roguelike, uncover a variety of spells to cast your way through waves of hostile magical apparitions. Discover the secrets of Avernoth to make escape possible. Do you have what it takes?
Why similar: Souls-like 20%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Action RPG 16.9%, Roguelite 11.5%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #52 Iteration
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Glitchcore
Windows · Mac · Linux
Iteration is a topdown 2D bossrush game where you hack-and-slash your way through different bosses in different environments. Fight your way through bosses using the fast-paced sword-fighting combat.
Why similar: Boss Rush 66.1% ★, Souls-like 25.3%, Action 3.4%, 2D 2.3%, Atmospheric 1.7%
- #53 Bourbon Risky
66% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: HaJoonHeonPub: Jang Hajun
Windows
Bourbon Risky is a simple but deep boss rush action game with retro style graphics. Smash all enemies in your way with your eternal companion that blasting bullets and lasers!
Why similar: Boss Rush 89.1% ★, Action 4.3%, Pixel Graphics 2%, Indie 1.7%, 2D 1.5%
- #54 Deep Dive
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ninja Games
Windows
A man trapped in his own mind must face powerful beings shaped by fear, guilt, and memory. A minimalist action game focused on precision, atmosphere, and emotional storytelling through symbolic boss encounters.
Why similar: Boss Rush 50.8% ★, Souls-like 20.2%, Action 7.8%, Roguelike 6.7%, Action-Adventure 5%
- #55 Grim Knight
68% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: SUPERita
Windows
explore dungeons, collect powerful relics, defeat monsters. Hoards of unique monsters with speciel abilities are guarding the dungeons from you. Use and combine a ton of diffrent relics and weapons to get stronger and cut through them and their bosses.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.1%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Roguelite 11.9%, Action RPG 10.8%, Roguelike 7.5%
- #56 Perennial Order
65% matchVery Positive93% of 786 reviews2024
Dev: Gardenfiend GamesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Perennial Order is a 2D plant horror boss rush with challenging one-hit-death combat. Set in an atmospheric Dark Age world plagued by nature-infested horrors, explore a lore-filled and eldritch land alone or in two player co-op, all in a realistic painterly style.
Why similar: Boss Rush 56.7% ★, Souls-like 22.4%, Dark Fantasy 5.6%, RPG 4.7%, Action-Adventure 4%
- #57 Unknown Entity
65% match6 user reviews57% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: AngrioterGames
Windows
Step into the shoes of Unknown Entity, a strange being with no form or memories, who will fight trapped bosses in the hope of discovering where it is, who it is, and why it seems to be watched at all times, in this Free To Play game.
Why similar: Boss Rush 76.7% ★, Souls-like 14.2%, Action 4.2%, Pixel Graphics 1.5%, 2D 1.2%
- #58 Rogue Girl
66% matchMixed68% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Kishi GamesPub: Genet Games
Windows
Rogue Girl is a roguelike game that will immerse you in an exciting adventure, where you will play as a beautiful devil girl called upon to fight an army of sinister zombies. Your path of progress depends on your decisions. Various types of enemies, random rooms, and skills.
Why similar: Souls-like 25%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Perma Death 14.8%, Roguelite 11.2%, Action RPG 8.1%
- #59 Helmet Head
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hedge Knight Games
Windows
Helmet Head is an action-roguelike with a 2D souls-lite combat style. Build your strength on each run by finding weapons, helmets, upgrades and items in randomly generated environments, and use them in clever ways to defeat your foes! Death wipes the slate clean. Keep learning, never stop fighting!
Why similar: Souls-like 29.1%, Action Roguelike 24.4%, Roguelite 14.4%, Perma Death 12%, Roguelike 6.7%