- #1 Fallback
97% matchVery Positive86% of 396 reviews2019
Dev: Endroad
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
Why similar: Roguelite 23.5%, Platformer 21.4%, Difficult 21.2%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Action 8.4%
- #2 Planetary Dustoff
96% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Roguelite 34.7%, Action 18.6%, Difficult 17.5%, Indie 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%
- #3 Alien Splatter Redux
96% matchVery Positive92% of 156 reviews2017
Dev: Sinclair Strange
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
"BLAH BLAH BLAH 8-bit, BLAH BLAH BLAH, blow stuff up. BLAH BLAH BLAH, retro." BLOWING INTO THE CARTRIDGE NOT REQUIRED!
Why similar: Action 39.9%, Adventure 33.7%, Indie 26.3%
- #4 Jet Kave Adventure
95% matchVery Positive86% of 126 reviews2021
Dev: 7Levels
Windows
Jetpack through the prehistoric world in this Stone-Fiction adventure platformer. Enjoy challenging boss fights, flying over pitfalls, smashing through walls, knocking out enemies, and manipulating objects as you halt the alien threat once and for all.
Why similar: Platformer 61.6%, Funny 23.1%, 2D 15.3%
- #5 Jetboard Joust
94% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Roguelite 23.7%, Platformer 22.4%, Difficult 16.4%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #6 Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
94% matchVery Positive89% of 325 reviews2022
Dev: MY.GAMESPub: Knights Peak
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!
Why similar: Platformer 26.4%, Difficult 26%, Action 10.7%, Funny 10.5%, Adventure 10.5%
- #7 REPLIKATOR
91% matchVery Positive87% of 126 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: Roguelite 43.2%, Pixel Graphics 28.3%, Adventure 17.5%, 2D 11.1%
- #8 Super Turbo Demon Busters!
92% matchMixed56% of 187 reviews2017
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
STDB! is a rogue-like game about hardcore mercenaries and space marines escaping from a very cozy planet filled with monsters, nuclear fire, viruses and pixelated violence.
Why similar: Roguelite 32.1%, Sci-fi 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, 2D 13%, Indie 11%
- #9 ASTRONAUTILUS
89% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: neozoid.games
Windows
Your ship has crash-landed on a stray rogue planet, and you're out of fuel... It's up to you to delve beneath the frozen surface and find a way to get your ship back into space while fighting strange sea creatures and uncovering the mysteries of the world beneath the ice!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 40.3%, Action 32.8%, 2D 14.9%, Indie 12.1%
- #10 Platformines
91% matchMixed67% of 329 reviews2014
Dev: Magiko GamingPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Platformines is a unique 2D platformer packed with exploration, RPG and shooter elements, set in a vast 16-bit underground world! Customise your character, master all difficulty levels and literally jump to the top of the leaderboards to prove your skills!
Why similar: Platformer 43.3%, Action 23.5%, Indie 14.3%, 2D 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #11 Project Mercury
90% matchMixed58% of 587 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Platformer 31.6%, Sci-fi 21.6%, Action 17.7%, Indie 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #12 Destructivator 2
89% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Difficult 28.2%, Platformer 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Action 13.7%, 2D 8.2%
- #13 Sus Virus Amogus
86% matchVery Positive81% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic GeckonPub: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Sus Virus Amogus is a sci-fi action-roguelike game. A lost scientist on an endless space station battles hostile soldiers and robots, using random weapons with unique effects to progress deeper into the station.
Why similar: Platformer 35.2%, Funny 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Action 13.9%, 2D 11.5%
- #14 Deep Space Exploitation
84% matchVery Positive96% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: JuhrJuhr
Windows
Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!
Why similar: Sci-fi 27.6%, Pixel Graphics 24.4%, Roguelite 21.9%, Action 14.8%, 2D 11.2%
- #15 Original Journey
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 205 reviews2017
Dev: Bonfire EntertainmentPub: Another Indie
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Original Journey is a 2D hand drawn, sci-fi action-adventure with a bold hand drawn art style. Join the Ato as they embark on a mission to save their home world. Only a mysterious power source discovered on a distant planet can save them but how far will the Ato go save themselves?
Why similar: Difficult 28.7%, Platformer 27.7%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Action 9.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #16 Explosionade DX
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 86 reviews2015
Dev: Mommy's Best Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Pilot an experimental mech and shoot giant grenades to blow up sneaky aliens. Stomp their guts, destroy their base, and save the day!
Why similar: Platformer 42%, Sci-fi 31.9%, Action 19.9%, Indie 6.2%
- #17 Galactic Glitch
81% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Difficult 33%, Roguelite 27.1%, Sci-fi 25.3%, Action 14.7%
- #18 Rogue Star Rescue
84% 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: Roguelite 47.7%, Pixel Graphics 24.3%, Funny 17.3%, Action 10.6%
- #19 Super Helmets on Fire DX Ultra Edition Plus Alpha
86% matchMixed66% of 62 reviews2016
Dev: Ripper Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Super Helmets on Fire DX is a crazy side scrolling action platformer game, with lots of nods to old school games, mixed with hardcore runner gameplay and a pinch of RPG lite elements.
Why similar: Platformer 30.1%, Difficult 27.1%, Action 18.1%, Indie 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
- #20 Spaceship Looter
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.
Why similar: Roguelite 25.8%, Difficult 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Action 14%, Adventure 11%
- #21 Cargo Commander
83% matchVery Positive83% of 927 reviews2012
Dev: Serious Brew
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Alone in space, light years away from your family, armed with only your Fistcannon™; you are Cargo Corps' latest recruit, a Cargo Commander.
Why similar: Roguelite 24.6%, Platformer 24.5%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Funny 11.6%, Action 10.7%
- #22 Solace Inc.
78% 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: Roguelite 27.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Action 16%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Adventure 15.5%
- #23 Rogue Invader
79% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Squishy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.
Why similar: Roguelite 34.2%, Sci-fi 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Action 16.7%
- #24 Robotex
82% matchMostly Negative38% of 978 reviews2014
Dev: YFYX GAMESPub: My Way Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Life on Earth is unsustainable. Humanity must seek a new home but the only planet found is very hostile. You were sent on a expedition to slay the monsters inhabiting the surface of this planet. In this adventure you end up being the villain. Game contains two basic controls, many puzzles and lots of guns and enemies.
Why similar: Action 27.5%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 22.7%, Platformer 17.9%, 2D 7.5%
- #25 Axiom Verge
78% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Sci-fi 16%, Action 9.9%, Indie 9.7%
- #26 Bad Bots
82% matchMixed55% of 260 reviews2013
Dev: Point Five ProjectsPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
As Sam McRae, last surviving member of the “Titan Hauler” crew, you must hack and blast your way through an onslaught of truly bad 'bots to find a way to prevent a potential planet-destroying catastrophe.
Why similar: Action 54.7%, Indie 45.3%
- #27 DIG - Deep In Galaxies
76% matchVery Positive95% of 169 reviews2023
Dev: Molton Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Free the galaxies in this action platformer! Jump, swing, dig and shoot your way through uncharted planets. Give hell to the Overlord's forces and face alien foes. Earn rewards after every battle and add them to your ever-growing arsenal.
Why similar: Platformer 21.9%, Roguelite 19.9%, Difficult 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Action 9.8%
- #28 Molemen Must Die!
80% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: Mokomoto
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Molemen Must Die is a game of huge bombs and revenge gone wrong, fighting for the honor of your temper-tantrum President. Deliver a bomb to the center of the Earth in this action arcade epic, inspired by your favorite B-grade action flicks. Get ready to fail in the name of Presidential pride!
Why similar: Platformer 21.7%, Roguelite 19.9%, Action 17.6%, Indie 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%
- #29 Voidigo
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 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: Roguelite 28.4%, Difficult 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Funny 14.8%, Action 9%
- #30 Super Mutant Alien Assault
79% matchVery Positive86% of 175 reviews2016
Dev: CybernatePub: Surprise Attack
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Citizen Kane of Super Crate Box clones - dance with death through randomised rooms to clear your space freighter of irradiated aliens in a brutal arcade platformer shooter stuffed to the brim with unlockable weapons, explosives, special abilities and defense moves.
Why similar: Platformer 25.8%, Action 21%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Difficult 13.7%, Indie 13.7%
- #31 Jett Rider
75% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Last Chicken GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Jett Rider is an arcade shooter packed with action, exploration, RPG elements, tons of humor and awesome bosses. Explore, fight, gain experience, purchase weapons in this exciting adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 30.1%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 9.1%
- #32 Cozy Space Survivors
73% matchVery Positive97% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Roguelite 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Funny 15.5%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Action 12.2%
- #33 Inescapable
81% matchMixed40% of 124 reviews2014
Dev: Magnetic Realms
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?
Why similar: Adventure 29.1%, Action 25.3%, Platformer 22.9%, Indie 22.7%
- #34 UnderMine
74% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Roguelite 40.3%, Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 7.5%
- #35 Lair of the Clockwork God
76% matchVery Positive92% of 752 reviews2020
Dev: Size Five Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
Why similar: Adventure 23.5%, Action 22%, Indie 18.4%, Platformer 11%, Funny 7.2%
- #36 Sublevel Zero Redux
77% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
Why similar: Sci-fi 26.3%, Roguelite 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 10.3%
- #37 ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers
77% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2018
Dev: Cosmic Picnic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running. Break into a space station with an asteroid. Tow a sofa into a black hole. Experience the perils and intrigue of space exploration with 1-4 players.
Why similar: Platformer 24.9%, Roguelite 18.2%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Action 13.3%, Funny 11.4%
- #38 Project Starship X
75% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2020
Dev: Panda Indie Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Rogue-Lite shooter where you CRASH-KILL comical abominations! Pilot your spaceship as Swagthulhu in this original and wacky "Lovecraftian Parody"!
Why similar: Roguelite 45.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, 2D 14.2%, Funny 9.1%, Action 7.4%
- #39 BORE BLASTERS
72% matchVery Positive81% of 735 reviews2024
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.
Why similar: Roguelite 47.6%, Action 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, 2D 9.6%
- #40 BroodStar
73% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Roguelite 30.9%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Action 9.6%, 2D 8.7%
- #41 Cursed Gem
74% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: AikonCWDPub: Vega Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Oliver in this retro-pixel and challenging platformer. Explore a cursed cave, full of traps, secrets and diamonds. Complete all levels, get the biggest diamond for your girlfriend and break the curse that is dooming you.
Why similar: Platformer 24.2%, Difficult 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 9.7%
- #42 Frebbventure
71% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: AlmyriganHero
Windows
In a world gone wild, there's only one animal man enough to put his foot down!Join Frebb's small clique of reluctant "friends" as they rumble, tumble, and action-platform their way through the craziest journey of the year!
Why similar: Platformer 30.9%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Action 12.8%, 2D 10.8%
- #43 Rocky Mayhem
70% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: SepSlitherPub: Frederik Holst
Windows
Systems are down and require time to repair, leaving you with a basic gunship with no hopes of escaping an aggressive asteroid event. Will you be able to survive the increasingly difficult 8 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!
Why similar: Roguelite 25.1%, Sci-fi 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Action 14.7%, Indie 10.8%
- #44 Deep the Game
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 946 reviews2020
Dev: Goricina ProductionsPub: Goricina Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to the Deep: Pixelart platformer indie game located deep inside caves. You are a cave explorer who accidentally falls in a pit which leads to a big cave system. After some exploration, you find remains of an old civilization that used to live there and decide to explore it a little further.
Why similar: Adventure 19.4%, Action 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Platformer 16.2%, Indie 13.7%
- #45 Space Killer
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Two friends
Windows
Take on the role of a spaceship pilot and protect the universe from an alien invasion. Destroy hordes of infected ships and defeat powerful bosses. Unlock new ships, create your own builds in this Roguelite, Survivors, RPG game🚀
Why similar: Roguelite 32.1%, Sci-fi 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Funny 15.3%, 2D 14.4%
- #46 Dogworld
71% matchVery Positive96% of 110 reviews2021
Dev: Lateralis Heavy Industries
Windows
Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy.
Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Action 14.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Indie 9.5%
- #47 Project Malice
69% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
An isometric roguelike third-person shooter about a ruined Earth and the unending chaos engulfing it. Fight hordes of the infected, gather loot, make allies, traverse spacetime, and venture into the depths of what we could've prevented.
Why similar: Roguelite 42.2%, Pixel Graphics 23.5%, Action 20.3%, 2D 14%
- #48 JumpJet Rex
72% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2015
Dev: TreeFortress Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Test your dinosaur jump-jet skills with a game that redefines the platformer genre, aptly renaming it "platflyer." Simply put, you're a t-rex with rocket boots trying to save earth from an incoming asteroid. Do you have what it takes to stop it?
Why similar: Difficult 25.9%, Platformer 25.8%, Sci-fi 15%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Action 10.2%
- #49 Repetendium
68% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Roguelite 42.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 12.4%, 2D 12.2%
- #50 Ants Took My Eyeball
66% matchVery Positive93% of 246 reviews2024
Dev: Bosmic Forge
Windows
Ants Took My Eyeball is a 2D action platformer roguelite. Descend into an ever-changing ant hill, fight your way through hordes of insects with a variety of weapons, face formidable bosses and ultimately find your stolen eyeball.
Why similar: Difficult 20.4%, Roguelite 18.9%, Platformer 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Sci-fi 13.7%
- #51 Low Oxygen
67% matchVery Positive89% of 299 reviews2023
Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
Windows · Linux
Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.
Why similar: Platformer 34.3%, Adventure 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Funny 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #52 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
66% matchVery Positive84% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Roguelite 31.8%, Sci-fi 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Action 15.2%, 2D 9.7%
- #53 Spectacular Sparky
67% matchVery Positive87% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
A throwback to the golden age of white-gloved 16-bit video-game mascots, Spectacular Sparky is an action-packed platformer with wacky characters, explosive weapons and boss battles to treasure!
Why similar: Platformer 26.6%, Sci-fi 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Funny 13.3%, Action 12.5%
- #54 Asterogues
64% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: pipotchi600Pub: indie.io
Windows
Beat up planets in Asterogues, a cosmic bullet hell shoot-em-up hybrid! Pick your character from a band of outcasts banished to the Asteroid Belt, dodge and shoot your way through a brutal onslaught of bullets, and take revenge against the Solar System!
Why similar: Roguelite 31%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 12.3%, 2D 11.6%
- #55 Space Bob vs. The Replicons
69% matchVery Positive90% of 98 reviews2018
Dev: Intravenous SoftwarePub: Independent
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help clueless Bob survive his first day of work in this procedurally generated, planet hopping, gravity simulator. Haul loot and resources back in to orbit while simultaneously fighting off a full scale alien invasion in this rogue-lite survival hybrid quite unlike anything you've played before.
Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, 2D 23.9%, Action 23.4%, Indie 15.9%
- #56 Space Scavenger
66% matchVery Positive88% of 314 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
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: Sci-fi 61.2%, Action 38.8%
- #57 Planet Diver
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Fabraz
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Planet Diver is about an adventurous daredevil tackling her newest obsession: Interstellar wing suit diving. With her close robotic companion Buddy she'll travel across space to seek out the most dangerous planets and their respective chasms to dive in.
Why similar: Action 24.5%, Sci-fi 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Indie 20.3%, Funny 13.4%
- #58 Void Scrappers
64% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Roguelite 38.3%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Action 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, 2D 3.8%
- #59 Earth Overclocked
69% matchVery Positive80% of 198 reviews2015
Dev: Chronicle Bench
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Earth Overclocked is a frantic rogue-lite adventure starring a scientist who is terrible at making time machines, but great at blasting bad guys. Use a diverse selection of weapons to fight off monsters while searching for pieces of your time machine in randomly generated environments.
Why similar: Roguelite 31.4%, Adventure 18.9%, Action 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Indie 14.8%