- #1 ProtoCorgi
97% matchVery Positive90% of 170 reviews2023
Dev: Kemono GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Get ready to Bark’em Up! Play as Bullet, a C³ class (Cute Cybernetic Corgi) pup on his quest to save his owner, a brilliant scientist kidnapped by an alien race that wants to rule the galaxy. ProtoCorgi is a retro pixel art shoot’em up with a strong arcade feel!
Why similar: Dogs 56.8% ★, Bullet Time 17.2% ★, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%, Cute 4.1%
- #2 METAL DOGS
96% matchVery Positive82% of 795 reviews2023
Dev: 24Frame,inc.
Windows
Set in a world after the destruction of humankind, the harsh battle of the combat dog "Pochi" begins. Explore dungeons that change every time you enter, get a wide variety of weapons, and power up your dog! Hunt the evil "WANTED"! Enjoy exhilarating battles casually in this shooting action game.
Why similar: Dogs 62.6% ★, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Procedural Generation 6.7%, Dungeon Crawler 6.6%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #3 Dig Dog
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 83 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
An action roguelike digger. Dig to discover treasure, adventure and bones! Jump, dash, stomp and dig your way through a strange world inhabited by stranger creatures.
Why similar: Dogs 70% ★, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelike 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%, Action 1.9%
- #4 Maze Mice
95% matchVery Positive89% of 320 reviews2025
Dev: TrampolineTales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Maze Mice is a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. Collect dots, level up, choose upgrades, and avoid cats. All at your own pace.
Why similar: Bullet Time 27.1% ★, Action Roguelike 16%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Cats 11.9%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #5 Enter the Gungeon
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,698 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.3%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelike 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #6 Wanderer
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: RentugNetic
Windows
Play as a brave cat in Wanderer, a top-down action roguelike. Reclaim your stolen sausages, battle enemies, and upgrade your cat to grow stronger in a heartwarming adventure full of charm and surprises.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.9%, Roguelike 21.1%, Top-Down 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Combat 9.7%
- #7 Supercat Survivors
93% matchVery Positive84% of 172 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Universe Studios
Windows · Mac
Meow! This is a cat-themed Survivor-like game where you control an adorable Supercat! Battle monsters to level up, collect items, upgrade weapons, and experiment with strategic builds to fight off invading creatures threatening Meow Star.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Action Roguelike 23.9%, Roguelike 18.4%, Combat 9.3%, Fantasy 8.8%
- #8 Cat Bait
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,475 reviews2024
Dev: Mayni prod.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Cat Bait is a casual game with cute pixel graphics. Control the Cat Bait, dodge enemies, and use the unique abilities of helper cats.
Why similar: Cats 27.3%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Cute 8%
- #9 PAW ALLIANCE
91% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows
Become the universe's deadliest and most adorable special agent in this high-octane 2.5D roguelite action game! Mow down hordes of mutant creatures, discover a vast arsenal of items and skills to craft your perfect build, and uncover the shocking truth behind the catastrophic Swarm!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.5%, Cats 22.9%, Roguelike 15.9%, Top-Down 14.5%, Cute 10.1%
- #10 Kitty's Last Adventure
91% matchVery Positive98% of 170 reviews2025
Dev: Woum
Windows · Mac
Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.2%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Cats 17.4%, Roguelike 10.5%, Procedural Generation 9%
- #11 Portal Dungeon
90% matchVery Positive88% of 1,195 reviews2023
Dev: DuskDogStudio
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Portal Dungeon is a side-scrolling Roguelite adventure game that supports up to 4 players in co-op mode. You control an adventurer as you and your friends bravely set out to find the last portal in this world. Go forth! Defeat powerful enemies! Save the world!
Why similar: Cats 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #12 Time Treker
89% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Game
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28%, Action Roguelike 25.4%, Roguelike 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, 2D 5.5%
- #13 Identifile: Desktop Dungeon
88% matchVery Positive93% of 169 reviews2025
Dev: Gearbyte Games
Windows
Become the ultimate desktop cursor in a deeply infected operating system! Navigate folders like dungeon rooms, delete viruses, and level up with EXEs in this action-packed roguelike.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.6%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Roguelike 13.7%, Procedural Generation 10.2%
- #14 Tiny Rogues
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,556 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Roguelike 13.4%, Top-Down 10.2%
- #15 Fidel Dungeon Rescue
89% matchVery Positive94% of 399 reviews2017
Dev: Daniel Benmergui
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A critically acclaimed roguelite where you can REWIND to find the optimal path through monsters, treasure and secrets. Quick to play. No grinding. No filler. Deep gameplay.
Why similar: Dogs 66.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%, Roguelike 8%, Procedural Generation 5.9%, Cute 3.9%
- #16 Witch & Bun Cats
85% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Night Owl Games
Windows
A light meat pigeon ARPG game that integrates backpack management. In the game, players will play the role of a little witch and help the cats take back the cans that were taken away by monsters. But as you explore deeper, you find that things are not as simple as they seem...
Why similar: Cats 26.7%, Action Roguelike 25.3%, Roguelike 19.8%, Bullet Hell 9%, Cute 5.8%
- #17 TimeTekker
86% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2018
Dev: Artii Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 22%
TimeTekker is an arcade shoot em' up where your actions dictate the speed of time itself! Overcome the endless hail of bullets at your own pace and become the ultimate ninja!
Why similar: Bullet Time 36.9% ★, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Action 9.9%, Top-Down 9.9%, Indie 8.1%
- #18 Morsels
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 569 reviews2025
Dev: FurculaPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Morsels is a fast-paced creature collecting roguelite with a rotating roster of characters to switch between at will. Overcome a clique of killer cats as you fight your way out of the sewers in this unique, action-packed journey.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.3%, Cats 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Roguelike 8.4%, Bullet Hell 7.9%
- #19 Kitty Survivors: Rogues of Catmere
84% matchVery Positive85% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Little Horror Studios
Windows
Kitty Survivors is a funny action rogue-lite game where you slay hordes of creatures, create overpowered builds, use elemental skills and craft stupid weapons. Join a growing guild of misfits with a thirst for milk, hired to protect the Kingdom of Catmere!
Why similar: Cats 31.2%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Top-Down 9.6%, Cute 6.7%
- #20 Enter the Chronosphere
82% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Effort StarPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based bullet hell roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.6%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelike 18.9%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Top-Down 9%
- #21 Burning Knight
86% matchMixed70% of 126 reviews2020
Dev: Rexcellent GamesPub: 2Awesome Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Steal everything you can and flee from the Burning Knight's castle in this action-packed roguelike! The game features tight bullet hell, tons of items, characters to meet... and secrets!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.5%, Dungeon Crawler 21.6%, Roguelike 20.2%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #22 Time Thief
83% matchVery Positive97% of 213 reviews2022
Dev: Matheus Mortatti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Time Thief is an action adventure game where leaving your village makes the clock tick. Manage your time to stay alive, stealing seconds from creatures around its overworld with your sword.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.5%, Top-Down 23.9%, Action 12.6%, Combat 12.2%, 2D 11.5%
- #23 Cozy Space Survivors
81% matchVery Positive97% of 367 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: Bullet Hell 23.5%, Action Roguelike 23.1%, Roguelike 16.7%, Top-Down 12.3%, Cute 8.5%
- #24 9 Lives to Defend
82% matchVery Positive87% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Goldarait
Windows
Face a pest infestation and survive until Loki's parents return from their trip! Defend the house with your 9 lives. Choose upgrades, play with different versions of Loki, with unique weapons and abilities to fight this war ^.^
Why similar: Cats 26.4%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelike 12.5%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #25 スペルトナエル
81% matchVery Positive97% of 357 reviews2024
Dev: おまど
Windows
Strategic roguelike in which you physically move around the on-screen keyboard and continue to cast magic spells while avoiding a barrage of bullets
Why similar: Dogs 27% ★, Action Roguelike 17%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Cats 12%, Roguelike 11%
- #26 Quacker Bros : First Heist
79% matchVery Positive94% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: Reima Project
Windows
Quacker Bros is a roguelike TD game about protecting your bounty from the intercepting chicken Mafia! Survive until the help comes and you can finally enjoy the blood and sweat of your heist!
Why similar: Bullet Time 24.8% ★, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Roguelike 13.8%, Top-Down 9.9%, PvE 8.4%
- #27 Desktop Survivors 98
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,364 reviews2025
Dev: Brandon Hesslau
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Desktop Survivors 98 is a chaotic roguelite dungeon crawler that unfolds right on your Desktop. Your cursor becomes the hero as you explore new rooms, battle relentless waves of enemies, and collect powerful new weapons.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23%, Action Roguelike 22.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Roguelike 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #28 Time Survivors
80% matchMixed63% of 284 reviews2024
Dev: Lunar Chili
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Most Historically Inaccurate Roguelike Ever Made. Slay hordes of minions as Lincoln, Tesla, Cleopatra and other historic heroes with unique abilities! Fight through various historical eras, collect resources, unlock and enhance gameplay through a deep skill-tree metaprogression.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.9%, Action Roguelike 25.2%, Roguelike 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Top-Down 11.2%
- #29 Clock Rogue
78% matchVery Positive99% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: MONO ENTERTAINMENTPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Clock Rogue is an Action Roguelike game which you attack with your stopwatch timing. Build your own time clock and protect the hedgehog from viruses attack!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.5%, Roguelike 31.1%, Action 14.1%, Cute 12.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #30 Beyond the Long Night
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Noisy Head GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19.2%, Roguelike 19%, Procedural Generation 13%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #31 Hell Shooter
76% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
Hell Shooter is a roguelike dungeon crawler game. It features unique attack methods, exhilarating action, an oriental hellish atmosphere, and each character's storytelling.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 20%, Roguelike 15.8%, PvE 11.2%, Comedy 9.9%
- #32 Super Catboy
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 361 reviews2023
Dev: PixelpogoPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer created in a high-bit pixel art style, combining the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s with some ‘pawsome’ new mechanics! And let’s not forget; there’s plenty of CAT CONTENT!
Why similar: Dogs 55.6% ★, Cats 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Cute 5.5%, Action 3%
- #33 ARMORED KITTEN
78% matchVery Positive81% of 571 reviews2017
Dev: Ducat
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Awesome side scroll action about Cute and Deadly Kitten with a double shotgun!
Why similar: Cats 36.6%, Action Roguelike 30.4%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Action 6.2%, 2D 5.9%
- #34 Nekomancy
76% matchVery Positive98% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: The Fetus Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nekomancy is a Magic roguelite looter shooter! Craft spells and vanquish evil creatures! Grab their loot and craft better spells! Make progress in the skill tree! Only the best synergies pass the test!
Why similar: Cats 27.6%, Roguelike 19.1%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.4%
- #35 Super Puzzled Cat
73% matchVery Positive98% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: Penguin Mug Games
Windows
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
Why similar: Cute 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 24.9%, 2D 20.6%, Action 11.1%, Indie 8.3%
- #36 Astrodogs
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Dynamic Media TriadPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Astrodogs is an on-rails arcade action game featuring a cast of space dogs that have to save the galaxy from WOOFER, a corporation that controls everything. Also ran by dogs.
Why similar: Dogs 60.3% ★, Bullet Time 18.7% ★, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Cute 5%, Action 3.1%
- #37 Schrodinger's Cat Burglar
70% matchVery Positive99% of 292 reviews2026
Dev: Abandoned Sheep
Windows · Linux
Portal with cats - Become entangled in a quantum puzzle adventure! Mittens gains the incredible power to be in two places at once. Explore twisted test chambers, make mischief and evade capture by a whisker! 🐈🐈⬛
Why similar: Cats 75.9%, Cute 20.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #38 I wanna be The Cat
74% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2017
Dev: Nemega
Windows
I wanna be the Cat is a challenging roguelite platformer inspired by I wanna be the Guy fangames.Fight against famous videogame characters turned into cats and try to claim "THE CAT" as the ultimate title.
Why similar: Cats 55%, Action Roguelike 31.3%, Action 6%, Indie 4.9%, 2D 2.8%
- #39 The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles
71% matchVery Positive86% of 275 reviews2025
Dev: Fix-a-Bug
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Hyper‑Dungeon awaits! Explore an evershifting labyrinth where classic dungeon‑crawling meets exhilarating action. Challenge yourself in turn-based combat with a real‑time, arcade‑inspired twist and befriend an eccentric cast of dungeon dwellers on the quest for the legendary Sacred Groowl!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.2%, Top-Down 18.8%, Fantasy 15%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Combat 8.8%
- #40 Time Wasters
70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,592 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.2%, Action Roguelike 29.5%, Roguelike 15.1%, Top-Down 13.7%, 2D 5.5%
- #41 Earth Overclocked
75% 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: Action Roguelike 37.8%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Top-Down 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Roguelike 10%
- #42 Wildcat Gun Machine
74% matchMixed64% of 120 reviews2022
Dev: Chunkybox GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wildcat Gun Machine is a bullet hell dungeon crawler where you take on hordes of disgusting flesh beasts with a wide variety of guns, giant mech robots, and cute kittens.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.5%, Cats 29.9%, Dungeon Crawler 23.3%, 2D 6.1%, Action 5.8%
- #43 Cavity Busters
72% matchVery Positive96% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.3%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Roguelike 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #44 Cloak and Dasher
73% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Spirit Stone Studio LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a lightning fast thief in this fast-paced platformer about looting ancient ruins with speed and style!
Why similar: Action 44.3%, Indie 36.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Cute 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #45 Russian Subway Dogs
72% matchVery Positive97% of 272 reviews2018
Dev: Spooky Squid Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A fast-paced arcade game inspired by the real-life stray dogs of the Moscow metro. Compete in online leaderboards and progress through a challenging campaign while unlocking guest critters from your fave games! Juggle vodka, bark fire, cook bears, and more! Can you steal enough food to survive?
Why similar: Dogs 54.4% ★, Cats 23.5%, Cute 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, 2D 3.3%
- #46 CatNab
71% matchVery Positive97% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Topher Games
Windows
The cat's outta the bag! That's why we're bringing a barrel. Compete for high scores by nabbing as many cats as you can.
Why similar: Bullet Time 43.1% ★, Cats 38.9%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D 4.2%, Indie 2.2%
- #47 Balthazar's Dream
73% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Psilocybe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Visit a wonderfully peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this beautiful pixel art puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Dogs 75% ★, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Cute 5%, Indie 4%, Action 3.2%
- #48 SignaNota
69% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: IvoryHand
Windows
Experience charming pixel art and a new style of combat — unfold a rogue-like adventure with 'Slingshot Action' in SignaNota.
Why similar: Bullet Time 40.9% ★, Roguelike 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, PvE 6.9%, Fantasy 6.2%
- #49 SwooshCat
68% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: PixelForestStudio
Windows
SwooshCat is a vibrant precision-platformer adventure. Leap, dash, slash, stab, roll, and ricochet your way through a charming pixel world as you help a brave little cat 🐾 explore and battle!
Why similar: Cats 43.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Combat 14.2%, Cute 12.6%, 2D 5.5%
- #50 Twilight Survivors
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,063 reviews2024
Dev: DORIDORI STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Action Roguelike 28.3%, Roguelike 16.4%, Combat 9.4%, Fantasy 7.1%
- #51 Hyperspace Dogfights
71% matchVery Positive90% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
Hyperspace Dogfights is a juicy jet-combat roguelite in which you blast, dodge and slice your way through masses of technologically inferior baddies. Your jet evolves differently on each run and becomes stronger and weirder by gathering some of the 300+ available items.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.1%, Roguelike 19.1%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%
- #52 Crypt Custodian
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,896 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
Why similar: Cats 46%, Dungeon Crawler 21.4%, Cute 17%, Action 8.1%, Indie 5.9%
- #53 Downpurr
69% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Robin FoxPub: Studio Nevermore
Windows · Linux
Mimi's platformer-shooter adventure through a land of magic, cats, and rain!
Why similar: Cats 48.9%, Cute 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Fantasy 10.2%, Action 6.3%
- #54 Noobs Want to Live
66% matchVery Positive89% of 4,958 reviews2023
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)Pub: Lightning Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.6%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelike 14.8%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Top-Down 10.7%
- #55 PROJECT TACHYON
67% matchVery Positive86% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIO N9Pub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
An exhilarating run-and-gun action shooting game based on a Roguelite! Travel through time with Sigma to thwart the uprising of artificial intelligence and fight for the future!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.1%, Action Roguelike 28.1%, Roguelike 23.7%, Combat 11.9%, Action 6.1%
- #56 Duck Paradox
66% matchVery Positive95% of 330 reviews2024
Dev: Magic GamesPub: Midwest Games
Windows
Shoot bouncing bullets in this roguelike precision platformer killing corrupted ducks while searching for Dr. Paraducks’ beloved pet throughout the multiverse! To return to safety you’ll need to tackle difficult-to-master trials, run after run, earning upgrades, while maintaining your sanity!
Why similar: Bullet Time 29.1% ★, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Roguelike 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #57 PUSS!
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,550 reviews2018
Dev: teamcoil
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Insane, absurd and intense avoid-'em up game about a cat!
Why similar: Cats 33.5%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Cute 9.6%, 2D 4.5%
- #58 Dizzy Rogues
68% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: kumakare
Windows
Dizzy Rogues is an auto-runner roguelike with "turn" based combat. Bounce your weapon off enemies and objects, rack up your combo, and purchase unique items.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.2%, Roguelike 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Cute 9.3%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
- #59 Silver Bullet
65% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: 1CC GamesPub: Flynn's Arcade
Windows
Silver Bullet is a gothic arcade shooter: blast your way through spooky stages and macabre mini games as Van Helsing, to rescue your pet puppies who were dognapped by Reggie the Vampire!
Why similar: Bullet Time 41.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Action 15.4%, 2D 9.7%, Combat 9%