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  1. #1 Astro Miners
    97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Jinx Digital
    Windows · Mac

    Astro Miners is a thrilling space action game: blast meteors to harvest resources, battle rival factions in their airspace, and survive anomalies and black holes. Exchange fragments for Credits to upgrade dual-weapon ships and unlock powerful modules. Purchase now and conquer the void!

    Why similar: Mars 25.2%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Vehicular Combat 12.7%, Roguelike 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%

  2. #2 Steampunk Abyss
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: The Videogamesters
    Windows

    Blast your way through this Bullet Hell Rougelite. Fight the automatons that guard The Abyss. Smash the wreckage for scrap to barter with the citizens of Duc Pointe. Use the experience you have gained to climb closer to the surface with each run. Your experience and a few weapons of your design....

    Why similar: Steampunk 22.7%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelike 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.6%

  3. #3 Bibots
    96% matchMixed57% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Square SquidPub: PID Games
    Windows

    Bibots is a top-down shooter rogue lite set in a futuristic world. Play as Tayar, an explorer in control of a nervy robot and clear rooms filled with monsters, powers and secrets to unveil. Die, try and repeat until you face your world’s final threat.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Mechs 18.8%, Difficult 16.3%, Gun Customization 16.3%, Bullet Hell 14.3%

  4. #4 Vehicle No. 4
    95% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2025
    Dev: indiejoh
    Windows

    Vehicle No. 4 is an exciting horde survival game: Build your own combat vehicle, freely place weapons, and upgrade them with modules. Every decision matters as you face waves of enemies. Tinkering meets action – create your ultimate survival vehicle!

    Why similar: Mechs 19%, Steampunk 18.9%, Vehicular Combat 15.5%, Gun Customization 11.5%, Action Roguelike 11.3%

  5. #5 Goblins & Gun Runnin’
    94% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: Ewan Make Games
    Windows

    Goblins & Gun runnin` is a short rouge like like game where you venture down into a dungeon of goblins and other creatures to save your cheese. the dungeon is scalable to how you want to play. if you want to do a small run make the dungeon small or a big dungeon for long playthrough

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelike 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Shooter 9.4%

  6. #6 Dance like a butterfly, Shot like a Bee!
    94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: MIYA's GAMEPub: MIYA
    Windows

    The steampunk and biological indie game!

    Why similar: Steampunk 32.8%, Mechs 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Futuristic 7.6%

  7. #7 Swarm Grinder
    92% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,171 reviews2024
    Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.

    Why similar: Mechs 26.8%, Steampunk 17%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelike 13.3%, Bullet Hell 11%

  8. #8 Devader
    93% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2019
    Dev: Falkenbrew
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Devader is an intense 90's-style twin-stick shooter, complete with crazy old-school bosses, powerful strategic abilities and multiple endings. Upgrade your robot with nukes, shields, turrets and more to exterminate the relentless invaders.

    Why similar: Mars 21.8%, Hero Shooter 16.6%, Mechs 15.9%, Action Roguelike 10.2%, Top-Down Shooter 8.8%

  9. #9 District Panic
    91% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2024
    Dev: Asfar GAMES
    Windows · Linux

    an action-packed arcade shooter that takes you deep into the heart of a computer under siege.You're the system's last line of defense.

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 22.6%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Roguelike 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Bullet Hell 10%

  10. #10 Run and Gun
    91% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
    Dev: Inspiring Games
    Windows

    Run and Gun is an action roguelike shooting game where you mow down thousands of enemies while unlocking newer and deadlier weapons. The enemies won't stop spawning, and your guns won't stop firing. Earn gold each run to unlock permanent upgrades to make your next run deadlier.

    Why similar: Mechs 27.6%, Action Roguelike 16%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Roguelike 12.2%, Bullet Hell 9.4%

  11. #11 SteelGuard
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sephiron Forge
    Windows

    Pilot customizable mechs in an epic battle against hordes of enemiesor dive into intense PvP battles where precision aiming can turn the tide, or let your mech's auto-firing system handle the heat of combat. With rogue-lite elements, each run offers a unique challenge and opportunity for growth.

    Why similar: Mechs 27.2%, Gun Customization 13.6%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Roguelike 11.1%

  12. #12 Huedini
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JuiceGoose
    Windows

    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 19.9%, Roguelike 15.6%, Difficult 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Bullet Hell 11.9%

  13. #13 The Legend of Cyber Cowboy
    88% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Eastasiasoft Limited
    Windows

    Liberate a town from gangs of cybernetic bandits! The Legend of Cyber Cowboy is a top-down twin-stick shooter presented in slick pixel art style.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Steampunk 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Shooter 8%

  14. #14 StarMech
    89% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2022
    Dev: Blue Wizard Labs
    Windows

    Transform your mech to fight, upgrade, and survive long enough to jump to safety in this bullet hell roguelite.

    Why similar: Mechs 26.5%, Action Roguelike 24.6%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Roguelike 14.4%, Shooter 10.1%

  15. #15 Castle Champion
    87% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2021
    Dev: JackLombardo
    Windows

    Fight the bosses and save the king. In this top down shooter your goal is to go through each of the three bosses and save the king! With 3 health and bosses that you can't touch, have fun trying to get through this challenging top down shooter!

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 32%, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Shooter 8.8%, Top-Down 7.3%

  16. #16 Nuclear Throne
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
    Dev: Vlambeer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.4%, Roguelike 18.8%, Difficult 14.5%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%

  17. #17 Dreadrun
    86% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2024
    Dev: Havoc MIndsPub: Havoc Minds
    Windows

    DreadRun is a top-down bullet hell with roguelike elements. Where you must explore and gather various forms of loot such as guns, potions, and perks in a limited period of time in order to evade and shoot hordes of various enemies while escorting a payload to safety.

    Why similar: Steampunk 29.6%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Difficult 14.3%, Roguelike 13.5%, Bullet Hell 12.3%

  18. #18 Super Polished
    85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Steven Peregrine
    Windows

    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 20.2%, Roguelike 15.4%, Difficult 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Bullet Hell 9.7%

  19. #19 Steel Chaos
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Inmersionbit
    Windows

    STEEL CHAOS is a fast-paced survival roguelite. Control a deadly flying mech, stack devastating upgrades, create insane synergies, and wipe entire enemy fleets from the sky.

    Why similar: Mechs 29.3%, Action Roguelike 22%, Gun Customization 16.5%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Top-Down 10.6%

  20. #20 Dwarf Star
    84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
    Dev: Calvin WilliamsPub: Robert Williams
    Windows

    Dwarf Star: 16 bit inspired game where mercenary go shoot shoot on evil alien guys who were accidentally fabricated by the government. Top down space shooter with a mission based structure. However, you can do these missions in plenty of different orders with different amounts of upgrades.

    Why similar: Mars 35%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Top-Down 9.1%, Shooter 9%

  21. #21 Shapes & Shots - Prologue
    83% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: Visio Game Studio
    Windows

    Shapes & Shots is a Roguelite Shooter Bullet-hell, where you can control time as you make your way through a twisted and delusional universe. Your enemies will merge, creating infinite combinations to try to overwhelm you: only your skills, combined with upgrades you choose, can lead you to victory.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 19%, Difficult 15.1%, Roguelike 15%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Bullet Hell 11.7%

  22. #22 Demons are coming!
    82% 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: Action Roguelike 16.4%, Gun Customization 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Difficult 11.4%, Bullet Hell 11.2%

  23. #23 Mega Trons Survivors
    81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: CM GamesPub: Chosen Masters Games
    Windows · Linux

    NEON TWIN-STICK • BULLET HELL ROGUELIKE Become insanely overpowered in a Tron-style neon grid where swarms never stop. Stack broken upgrades, melt thousands of robotic enemies, complete high-risk side objectives, and deliberately break the balance to dominate the simulation.

    Why similar: Mechs 24.1%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Vehicular Combat 15.7%, Roguelike 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.3%

  24. #24 Chorus of the Night
    82% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
    Dev: Matt Sayer
    Windows · Mac

    Fight through hordes of burnt CDs, flying TVs, and faceless suits in this frantic, run-based, twin-stick shooter. Forget firing bullets, though - you'll be flinging vinyl records, throwing drumsticks and swinging guitars to fend off the enemies of music and maybe, just maybe, survive the night.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Roguelike 12.8%, Shooter 9.2%

  25. #25 Residuum
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Silent Gnome Studios
    Windows

    Defend your base on Mars from invaders in Residuum. A thrilling mix of tower defense and shooter gameplay, upgrade weapons and choose your crew for a unique experience each time. Play with a friend for even more excitement!

    Why similar: Mars 34%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Roguelike 9.4%, Futuristic 8.3%

  26. #26 Wisterix
    81% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Limit
    Windows

    Wisterix is a fast-paced top-down shooter. As you enter an ever-shifting void, you’ll face relentless hordes of monsters guarding the gates to deeper, more treacherous dimensions. Fight through shifting worlds, collect weapons, and adapt your strategy as the void twists and turns against you.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Roguelike 11.9%, Difficult 11.5%

  27. #27 GLASS x CANNON
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DominokaPub: Dominoka x PUDZH115
    Windows

    GLASS x CANNON is a risky top down shooter roguelike. You are always very low health so you'll have to dodge and use blood to survive. Collect items and get stronger to defeat a powers, crossing into our world.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.7%, Steampunk 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Roguelike 14.4%, Bullet Hell 12.2%

  28. #28 Okay, Panic
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: GotANormalJob
    Windows

    A top-down space survival roguelite. Harvest crystallized spacetime, build your arsenal from 40+ absurdly named weapons, and hold off increasingly hostile void entities until the universe runs out of things to throw at you. It usually doesn't.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Vehicular Combat 14%, Roguelike 10.7%

  29. #29 Spent Shells
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HelperWesley
    Windows

    Spent Shells is a high score top-down shooter with roguelike-y randomized elements. Players dive in to an everchanging dungeon to harvest a crystalized power source that will get them home. Fight through the dungeon using a variety of weapons, characters, upgrades, and your own skill! Each run ea...

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Difficult 13.6%, Roguelike 13.2%, Bullet Hell 10.5%

  30. #30 Monsters 'til Midnight
    77% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2023
    Dev: Retro Dreamer
    Windows

    Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!

    Why similar: Steampunk 25.9%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Roguelike 7.9%

  31. #31 Randotura
    76% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2024
    Dev: blinyadebil
    Windows

    Randotura is a top-down action roguelike with inventory management. Dive into bullet hell action and collect unique modifiers, all in a selfmade dungeon.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.7%, Roguelike 17.2%, Difficult 15.4%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%

  32. #32 MEAT MAN
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PyrotechnicGames
    Windows

    Blast through hordes of skeletons in this action-roguelike shoot em up where random upgrades will decide your playthrough. Choose a bullet type to start with and add improvements to your gun and body as you fight through increasingly difficult waves of skeletons on your way to hell.

    Why similar: Gun Customization 21.5%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelike 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Difficult 10.7%

  33. #33 Void Blitzing
    78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Felix Pretorg
    Windows

    Get ready for the ultimate space challenge! In this top-down action roguelite you’ll pilot your ship through a low-gravity environment, dodging obstacles and fighting enemies along the way. But be careful, one wrong move could mean the end of your journey. Are you ready to take on the challenge?

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Difficult 16.1%, Roguelike 14.6%, Top-Down 9.7%

  34. #34 Rare Metal War: The sins of memory
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: FUTURE SKART
    Windows

    Iron beasts. Furry heroes. One last hope. In a world where humanity has fallen, unlikely saviors rise from the animal kingdom. Strap into your customized mech, unleash devastating firepower, and fight through endless waves of enemies in this action-packed survivor roguelike.

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 23.8%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Roguelike 14.7%, Mechs 12.9%

  35. #35 Soulless Steel
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Littlerun Bastion
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Build your mecha. Fight. Learn the enemy. Upgrade. Fight again. A singleplayer top down, exploration, tactical shooter with mechas. Climb the ranks, side with factions, and try to be the best mecha pilot this world has ever seen.

    Why similar: Mechs 29.1%, Vehicular Combat 20.8%, Gun Customization 20.2%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Top-Down 8.3%

  36. #36 Stellar Shapers
    75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Nekomata Games
    Windows

    Survive in space in this action roguelike with RPG elements where you use your strategy to combine design, weapons and passive skills, shaping your ship in your style, facing increasingly powerful enemies.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.7%, Gun Customization 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Difficult 12.9%, Bullet Hell 11.7%

  37. #37 Enter The Lost Chamber
    74% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2024
    Dev: Game Academy
    Windows

    Explore dungeons, battle hordes of monsters, and defy fate in “Enter The Lost Chamber,” an action-packed pixel art roguelike. Discover new challenges, collect powerful weapons, and prepare to face the final boss at any time. Dive into the darkness!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Roguelike 13.4%, Top-Down 9.1%

  38. #38 Bound Survivor
    73% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2025
    Dev: Gorilla Sip
    Windows

    Bound Survivor is a 2D pixel top-down roguelike action game. Combine weapons with “bond” tags to trigger powerful synergies and create your own combat style. Every run offers fresh challenges!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.4%, Gun Customization 17.2%, Roguelike 17.1%, Top-Down 10.9%, Retro 9.9%

  39. #39 M.O.O.D.S.
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: StickyStoneStudio
    Windows

    Grab a gun and take down hostile robots corrupted by synthetic emotions! Combine weapon modifications and wreak havoc in this roguelite shooter. Let your emotions shape combat and alter boss fights! Fight alone or join up with up to 4 players!

    Why similar: Mechs 22.7%, Gun Customization 17.1%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Roguelike 10.2%

  40. #40 Edge Of Dead: Under A Uranium Sky
    74% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2023
    Dev: Inferno Muse Interactive
    Windows

    A bullet hell that let's you pickup and throw the furniture! Throw grenades and activate shields, stun enemies, shoot and dodge enemy fire and set the floor ablaze. Buy a porcupine shotgun from the shop or try a rancid burrito!

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 17.9%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Roguelike 12.2%, Difficult 11.7%

  41. #41 Nanima
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Precism
    Windows

    Nanima is a physics-based nanomachine builder where creativity drives combat. Loot and add gear to your ship as you go, with full control over how you dish out damage and move through the harsh microbial world that is the human appendix.

    Why similar: Vehicular Combat 22.7%, Gun Customization 22.2%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelike 10.1%, Top-Down 9.3%

  42. #42 Gun Garden
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NEETNectar
    Windows

    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 27.8%, Roguelike 20%, Difficult 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Top-Down Shooter 8.2%

  43. #43 Mech Survivor Elite
    71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Viktor Borg Grelsson
    Windows

    Mech Survivor Elite is a time-based survival game featuring action-packed gameplay and roguelite elements.

    Why similar: Mechs 23.3%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Roguelike 11.2%

  44. #44 Gnomecart Havoc
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: dusos_games
    Windows

    GnomeCart Havoc is a roguelite shooter with snakelike elements. You control a group of Gnomes sitting in carts trying to take back their home. Explore the cursed, ever changing mine, upgrade your crew with treasures you’ll find in your journey and destroy every monster that stands in your way!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Vehicular Combat 14.4%, Difficult 13.9%, Roguelike 13.5%

  45. #45 Teleglitch: Die More Edition
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 2,891 reviews2013
    Dev: Test3 ProjectsPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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 27.8%, Roguelike 22%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Difficult 14.5%, Top-Down 6.4%

  46. #46 Managun Wizard
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Yhortimer
    Windows

    Play as a wizard with a magic shotgun and fight waves of enemies. Each enemy has its own behavior, so you need to think fast and use tactics to win. Defeat all enemies to move to the next round. Upgrade your managun, and choose new powers after each round.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.9%, Hero Shooter 16.2%, Gun Customization 15%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 12%

  47. #47 Roguely
    72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
    Dev: SQRL Studios
    Windows

    Roguely is a fantasy themed top-down shooter pixel art action roguelite with some bullet hell thrown in. Fight and dodge your way through the randomly generated maps to rescue your friends. Find upgrades along the way and save up arcane fragments for permanent blessings from the gods.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Difficult 14.3%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Roguelike 12.1%

  48. #48 CyberVault
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Voctal Studios
    Windows

    Fast paced bullet hell roguelike. Upgrade your weapons and abilities as you collect attribute blocks. Highly customisable with lots of combinations. Fight bosses, pick up items and improve your stats. Unlock new items and achievements for the next run through the ever-changing dungeon.

    Why similar: Gun Customization 19.9%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Difficult 14.8%, Roguelike 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%

  49. #49 HellEscape
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2024
    Dev: RogoNess
    Windows

    HellEscape is a 2D bullet hell with auto-fire and roguelike elements.

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 25.3%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Roguelike 12.8%, Bullet Hell 11.2%

  50. #50 Mouse Curser
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CapsuleCollapse
    Windows

    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: Gun Customization 26.3%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 16.1%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Roguelike 11.6%

  51. #51 AST-Hero
    70% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2022
    Dev: Twisted BrainZ
    Windows

    Fight for survival in this top-down shoot ‘em up in space, featuring unique hand-drawn visuals and sounds. It offers a challenging experience that is easy to learn, but difficult to master.

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 22.1%, Gun Customization 16.7%, Vehicular Combat 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Difficult 11.1%

  52. #52 Caverns of Mars: Recharged
    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2023
    Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Race through caverns while blasting away enemies and terrain to reach the depths of Mars in this reimagining of the 1981 classic.

    Why similar: Mars 43%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelike 13.9%, Shooter 9.1%, Futuristic 7.6%

  53. #53 Rush Rover
    70% 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: Mechs 20.4%, Action Roguelike 19%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

  54. #54 ExtermiHate
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IceVayne Games
    Windows

    ExtermiHate is a top down twin stick shooter action rogue-lite where you play as Raven "Luna" Ticke. She is a lone prisoner-turned-soldier send in to reclaim Earth 2 from a bug invasion. Fight your way through random levels and level up your character to survive the waves and defeat the bosses.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.1%, Gun Customization 17.3%, Top-Down 12.9%, Futuristic 11.9%, Shooter 10.2%

  55. #55 Solace Inc.
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2024
    Dev: AploveStudio
    Windows

    A survivors-like about a time-travelling company where you recruit your employees against endless hordes of enemies.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Roguelike 15.4%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Shooter 9.5%

  56. #56 Nebula Cleanup Crew
    66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: JazzCat Games
    Windows · Linux

    Nebula Cleanup Crew is a short top down action roguelite shooter with a focus on hot and cold weaponry. Rescue your crew members as you blast enemies and bosses away with super heated and chilled weapons — freeze foes, overheat them and unleash powerful supertemp special attacks!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 18%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Difficult 12.6%, Gun Customization 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 8.8%

  57. #57 Skellies Ain't Scary
    68% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
    Dev: JBroook
    Windows

    Skellies Ain't Scary is a bullet hell rogue-like with minimalist graphics. Delve into dungeons, collect guns and items. Build the strongest synergies and beat all the bosses. Uncover the secrets of the dungeon and collect the lost treasures that await you.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.6%, Difficult 20%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Roguelike 18%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

  58. #58 Orbital Purge
    67% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Bozjatorium
    Windows · Linux

    A fast-paced space shooter where you blast through waves of Martian invaders, upgrade your ship, dodge bullet hell, and wipe them out with devastating firepower.

    Why similar: Mars 36.9%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Roguelike 9.3%, Top-Down 9%

  59. #59 Save Me My Hero
    66% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2025
    Dev: NextDay
    Windows

    ’Save Me, My Hero’ is a defense game with roguelike elements.Complete your own battle style with the hero's various skills and special abilities.

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 26.6%, Action Roguelike 20%, Roguelike 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Shooter 9.1%

  60. #60 Mallow
    65% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
    Dev: Goose Shroom
    Windows

    mallow is a fast paced topdown action roguelike game heavily inspired by nuclear throne. you can pick your own enemies as well as lots of different upgrades.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 28%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Roguelike 18.5%, Top-Down 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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