- #1 Towerful Defense: Prologue
97% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Auto Battler 16.8%, Tower Defense 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Deckbuilding 10.1%, Action Roguelike 9.9%
- #2 SHOOPER NOVA
96% matchVery Positive85% of 656 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.9%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Roguelite 12.8%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.3%
- #3 Cluckmech Oasis
96% matchVery Positive88% of 3,609 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 10.2%, Strategy 8.4%
- #4 Nomad Survival
95% matchVery Positive84% of 2,184 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 21.3% ★, Auto Battler 19.1%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #5 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
94% matchVery Positive88% of 6,322 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 26.7% ★, Action Roguelike 12%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Arena Shooter 9.6%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #6 Elements and build
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 217 reviews2024
Dev: ChuTouMiao StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Form your own genre with skills in different elements, use building rewards to build your own unique maze in randomly generated levels, and fight to survive waves of monsters to win
Why similar: Auto Battler 31.9%, Tower Defense 26.7%, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Roguelite 11.6%, Strategy 6.1%
- #7 Tower Tactics: Liberation
93% matchVery Positive88% of 1,252 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.2% ★, Tower Defense 25.2%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Roguelite 9.8%, Roguelike 6.9%
- #8 Brotato
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 118,068 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 27.1% ★, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Arena Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 8.4%
- #9 Tower Escape
92% matchVery Positive84% of 413 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Tower Escape is a reverse tower defense game, where instead of defending against incoming enemies, you play the baddies and guide your minions to the exit. Recruit a team of minions, and collect powerful gems and relics that make each run unique.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25% ★, Auto Battler 22.3%, Tower Defense 19.3%, Roguelite 11.4%, Deckbuilding 6.8%
- #10 Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
91% matchVery Positive86% of 790 reviews2024
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.7%, Roguelite 25.5%, Roguelike 12.5%, Strategy 11.3%
- #11 Tower Dominion
90% matchVery Positive86% of 5,489 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.5%, Auto Battler 27.5%, Roguelite 15.6%, Roguelike 9.9%, Strategy 8.5%
- #12 Samawa Idle
89% matchMixed66% of 617 reviews2023
Dev: Samharia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.1 hrsMean: 71.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Unleash the power of specialized towers to annihilate hordes of monsters in this idle game with roguelike elements. Collect gold, level up your towers, face powerful bosses, and refine your strategy with an evolving skill tree.
Why similar: Auto Battler 35.1%, Tower Defense 26.4%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 7.7%, RPG 6.3%
- #13 Abyss Horde
87% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Solo Gaming
Windows
Darkness tears reality apart. Hordes of beasts, monsters, and abyssal demons surge from the depths mindless, driven only by destruction. Adventurer, the line needs you! In 《Abyss Horde》, defend against ever-stronger waves. Every run builds a new defense; every upgrade shifts the tide.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 29.7% ★, Tower Defense 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Roguelite 10%, Bullet Hell 9.2%
- #14 Wireworks
86% matchVery Positive90% of 596 reviews2026
Dev: JJJ
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 20.4% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.8% ★, Auto Battler 18.7%, Tower Defense 14.7%, Deckbuilding 9.4%
- #15 FLERP
89% matchVery Positive87% of 408 reviews2022
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fend off hordes of enemies in this arcade tower defense roguelite with autobattler elements. Build up a team of powerful synergies and become unstoppable.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.5%, Roguelite 23.2%, Roguelike 16.7%, Arena Shooter 6.4%, Action 6.2%
- #16 Rogue: Genesia
86% matchVery Positive91% of 8,550 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 48.8% ★, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Roguelite 9.6%, Roguelike 4.3%
- #17 Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos
85% matchMixed69% of 6,352 reviews2026
Dev: NANOO
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Bullet Heaven x Endless Loot! Create Your Own Build in this Roguelite Action RPG.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 35.3% ★, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Roguelite 10.8%, Top-Down Shooter 6.8%
- #18 Tower Survivors
88% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Linux
Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.2%, Action Roguelike 16%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Roguelite 11.8%
- #19 Miracle Brave
84% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: 1029studio
Windows
Miracle Brave blends inventory management, deck-building, tower defense, and shooter combat! Strategize your gear, forge your unique build from countless progression paths, take control of your hero, and hold back endless waves of beasts. Carve out your path to victory and forge your own legend!
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.2%, Auto Battler 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #20 Loopstructor
84% matchVery Positive83% of 383 reviews2024
Dev: Pone Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
This is a strategy game that combines tower defense with Roguelike. Unlike traditional tower defense game, the towers in the game are vehicles that move along ‘loops’.You need to create defense loop and build battle trains to defend against enemy attacks.
Why similar: Auto Battler 24%, Tower Defense 22.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.1% ★, Survival 10.4%, Roguelike 7%
- #21 Road Defense: Outsiders
83% matchVery Positive84% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: Minicactus Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.9%, Action Roguelike 19%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Roguelite 12.5%
- #22 Arcane Tower Survivors
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Red Horde Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in this horde survival roguelite. Unleash devastating spells, master unique skills, and craft unstoppable builds. Between battles, fortify your tower and unlock powerful upgrades in a strategic meta-game. Will your magic outlast the chaos?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.7%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Roguelite 16.2%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #23 Star Survivor
82% matchMixed68% of 563 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 12.5%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Arena Shooter 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Bullet Hell 11.9%
- #24 Mech Fortress
80% matchVery Positive87% of 264 reviews2026
Dev: Some Sugar Studio
Windows
Mech Fortress is a sci-fi tower defense game where each turret has unique mechanics. You can freely place them on a 5×5 grid, and your goal is to eliminate all enemies!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 36.3% ★, Auto Battler 30.2%, Tower Defense 25.5%, Strategy 5.3%, Top-Down 2.7%
- #25 Fight To The Death
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Fight To The Death is a roguelite game where you enter an arena filled with hundreds or even thousands of monsters. Utilizing each character's unique skills, collecting powerful items, crafting your own playstyle, and striving to be the last one standing.
Why similar: Auto Battler 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Action Roguelike 15%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Action RPG 5.6%
- #26 Rogue Tower
81% matchVery Positive83% of 5,919 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
Why similar: Tower Defense 58.8%, Roguelike 13.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Roguelite 12%, Casual 3.7%
- #27 Heretic's Fork
79% matchVery Positive85% of 4,109 reviews2023
Dev: 9FingerGamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dear candidate, we are pleased to invite you to take up the position of manager of Hell. You will punish sinners by using our deck-building computer system to construct hellish towers capable of keeping the endless hordes of the underworld in check. Best of luck!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 19.6% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.9% ★, Auto Battler 12.4%, Tower Defense 11.8%, Deckbuilding 9.7%
- #28 Crafty Survivors
78% matchVery Positive83% of 760 reviews2025
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 28.6% ★, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #29 Incrempire
77% matchMixed68% of 161 reviews2026
Dev: FMGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend. Upgrade. Dominate. A relaxing incremental base-defense game, packed with powerful skills and a deep skill tree.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 30.9% ★, Auto Battler 18.9%, Tower Defense 14.9%, Survival 9.4%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #30 Shapebreaker - Tower Defense Deckbuilder
79% matchVery Positive80% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: Alexander Van den Bulck
Windows
A fusion of tower defense games and roguelike deckbuilders. Use your cards to build towers and to upgrade them in unique ways. Gain rewards to customize your deck, defense and playstyle. Break the shapes before they break you!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.8% ★, Tower Defense 25.9%, Deckbuilding 15.2%, Roguelite 10.7%, Roguelike 6.3%
- #31 Lichgate: Tower Survivor
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Sun Lion Games
Windows
Burn through the underworld legion in this rogue-lite Tower Survivor. Craft the ultimate tower of destruction and survive as long as you can against endless hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Auto Battler 30.7%, Tower Defense 25.4%, Bullet Heaven 18.5% ★, Roguelite 12.4%, Strategy 9.6%
- #32 Idle Tower Defense
78% matchMixed54% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: ZNZ Games
Windows
Idle Tower Defense is a game where you control a single tower to fight off hordes of enemies. No randomization. Choose from a variety of modules to create unique builds and upgrade modules and survive endless waves.
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.7%, Bullet Hell 33.6%, Strategy 7.6%, Casual 4.4%, 2D 1.7%
- #33 Astro Looter: Survivor
77% matchMixed70% of 429 reviews2024
Dev: Soda Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 15.3%, Tower Defense 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #34 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
71% matchVery Positive91% of 14,401 reviews2026
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 60.1% ★, Action Roguelike 7.3%, Top-Down Shooter 6.4%, Bullet Hell 6.3%, Roguelite 5.5%
- #35 Monsters are Coming!
73% matchVery Positive80% of 2,808 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.1%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Roguelite 14%, Survival 12%
- #36 Keeper's Toll
74% matchVery Positive90% of 794 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 35.1% ★, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 5.9%
- #37 Survivor Challenge TD
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: SQRT Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survivor Challenge TD - is a Tower Defense game where you manage a single tower and add upgrades to it. Buy abilities, enhance upgrades, and defeat the boss!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.3%, Bullet Hell 27.3%, Roguelite 21.4%, Strategy 8.8%, Action 2.2%
- #38 Tangy TD
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,510 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.1%, Roguelike 13.7%, Survival 12%, Strategy 11.8%, Action 4.5%
- #39 Outnumbered
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 250 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter where bullet heaven meets bullet hell. Evolve your ship, master your loadout and turn the tide against hordes of enemies. You may be outnumbered, but you are far from outpowered.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Action Roguelike 18%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Deckbuilding 12.5%
- #40 Army of Ruin
74% matchVery Positive88% of 2,789 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 25.1% ★, Action Roguelike 14%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #41 20 Minutes Till Dawn
73% matchVery Positive90% of 29,063 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 23.5% ★, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%
- #42 Cartridge Defense
75% matchVery Positive92% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Out Gaming
Windows
Cartridge Defense is a tower defense game with over 300 distinct collectible cards that you will use to create your own decks to defend against robots in the cyberpunk inspired future. Play cards (cartridges) to spawn towers, upgrades, special abilities and more in a campaign or rogue-like mode.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.7% ★, Tower Defense 25.5%, Deckbuilding 19.9%, Roguelite 13.2%, Strategy 5.5%
- #43 Skewer Squad
71% matchVery Positive90% of 484 reviews2026
Dev: Fake OwlsPub: HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Skewer Squad is a cute yet chaotic tower defense roguelite. Step into the apron of a Grillmaster, draft random ingredients, mix wild seasonings, and build a squad of skewers that are both delicious and powerful to defend your grill.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #44 Genome Guardian
72% matchVery Positive92% of 783 reviews2024
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Roguelite 16.8%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Survival 13.4%
- #45 Swarm Grinder
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,204 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Bullet Heaven 21.1% ★, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #46 Mini Tank Mayhem
70% matchVery Positive90% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: Algorocks
Windows
Mini Tank Mayhem is a roguelike deck-building tower defense game where you command a powerful mini-tank to repel waves of alien invaders. Craft your very own deck, deploy strategic defenses, and unleash devastating combos to protect Earth from pesky aliens!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.3%, Deckbuilding 27.7%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 8.9%, Strategy 7.1%
- #47 Voids Vigil
70% matchVery Positive94% of 382 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #48 Galaxy Defense War
68% matchVery Positive97% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Space
Windows
'Galaxy Defense War' is a roguelike tower defense game where you need to select suitable galactic principles from randomly dropped heroes and equipment to form a combat-ready team to resist alien invaders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.8%, Roguelite 29.5%, Strategy 16.5%, 2D 3.9%, Casual 2.2%
- #49 Cast Out Colony
69% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Wooshido
Windows
Cast Out Colony combines roguelite and bullet-heaven action with robust town-building elements. Choose from various characters, fight hordes of foes, and grow your colony, which in return grows your stats, offering a unique twist on the survival genre.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 29.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Arena Shooter 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Bullet Hell 10.6%
- #50 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: ReijaPub: indie.io
Windows
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.6%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Roguelite 15.2%, Survival 12.7%
- #51 Ghosts Keep Out
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: Only Fun Games
Windows
Defend your base in this Roguelite survival shooter TD! Mix random skills + evolve gems to craft your Build. 5-min fast rounds, intense zombie & ghost hordes. Triple progression: Spirits, guns, heroes. Easy to learn, hard to put down. Low barrier, high ceiling. Every run is fresh!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.7%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #52 Repel The Rifts
67% matchVery Positive85% of 363 reviews2025
Dev: RefinedBearGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Linux
Repel the Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game where you lead a commander through an alien world, uncovering new terrain each wave, drafting powerful upgrades, and constructing defenses to hold back the chaos.
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.9%, Roguelite 21.8%, Roguelike 15%, Strategy 8.9%, 2D 2.4%
- #53 Aurora Defense
69% matchMixed62% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Moka Games
Windows
A unique roguelike deckbuilder + base-building tower defense game. Build powerful defenses in the last bastion of light, fend off relentless waves of darkness, and protect the final goddess!
Why similar: Auto Battler 22.8%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.8% ★, Tower Defense 18.5%, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #54 outpost4
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: BananaDogGames
Windows
Build your mobile outpost and combine over 20 weapons with 100+ items to create unique builds. Grow stronger against endless enemy hordes, conquer new planets, and experience the thrill of evolving from desperate survival to overwhelming firepower.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.9%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Roguelite 13.3%, Strategy 9.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 9% ★
- #55 All Aboard! The Train Defense Express
67% matchVery Positive85% of 379 reviews2025
Dev: Likadev
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Protect the Infinite Power Generator by looping around the train tracks! Battle endless waves of enemies in this unique hybrid of auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, idle/clicker gameplay. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 29.2% ★, Auto Battler 21.6%, Tower Defense 17.4%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Survival 8.3%
- #56 Run Build Pew!
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 571 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 32.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #57 Astral Lords
66% matchVery Positive81% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Dark DimensionPub: 量子艺界(QUANTUM ARTS)
Windows
Shatter genre boundaries in this sci-fi survival Roguelite blending bullet-hell action and base-building RTS. Dodge and unleash screen-clearing firepower against alien hordes, while constructing fortresses and real-time automated defenses to crush your enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.9%, Bullet Hell 26%, Action Roguelike 24.9%, Strategy 8.5%, RPG 7.2%
- #58 Mineral Defense
66% matchVery Positive90% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: Corestone Games
Windows · Linux
Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.5%, Deckbuilding 23.7%, Roguelite 19.4%, Roguelike 10.5%, Strategy 8.9%
- #59 GunSuit Guardians
68% matchVery Positive88% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.2%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Auto Battler 17.6%, Roguelite 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.2%
- #60 Centipede Gun
67% matchVery Positive91% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusk2m
Windows
Centipede Gun is a roguelite autobattler where you create bizzare creatures to face hordes of enemies! Combine different guns, modules and skills to make unique synergies and upgrade your cute little destruction machine!
Why similar: Auto Battler 23%, Arena Shooter 14.9%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Roguelite 11.7%