- #1 DEATHRUN TV
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: Laser DogPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 32%
DEATHRUN TV is a fast hardcore rogue-lite twin-stick shooter set in the world's biggest and craziest game show. You'll experience real-time blistering speed and bullet-dodging action as you compete for glory...assuming you’re able to survive in this 2D bullet hell where only “likes” really count.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Bullet Hell 16%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelike 10.9%, Bullet Time 10.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly matches the game show theme and high-octane, bullet-hell action found in Trouble Juice.
- #2 Jetboard Joust
96% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.2 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: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 12.3%, Roguelike 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling roguelite offers similar high-intensity, arcade-style shooting mechanics.
- #3 Neon Abyss
96% matchVery Positive86% of 23,532 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Roguelike 16.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Platformer 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling roguelite that features chaotic bullet-hell combat and a heavy emphasis on platforming and loot.
- #4 Black Paradox
95% matchMixed68% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Highwalls
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling shoot-em-up roguelite captures the retro-arcade feel and bullet-hell intensity of the seed game.
- #5 Hell is Other Demons
94% matchVery Positive93% of 338 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Roguelike 11.6%, Roguelite 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style, side-scrolling shooter that delivers pure, fast-paced bullet-hell action.
- #6 Fury Unleashed
94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,857 reviews2020
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Why similar: Roguelike 23.1%, Roguelite 18.9%, Platformer 17%, Shooter 15.6%, Side Scroller 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its comic-book-inspired aesthetic and fast-paced side-scrolling action mirror the high-energy presentation of the seed game.
- #7 Revita
92% matchVery Positive81% of 2,397 reviews2022
Dev: BenStarPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 12.2%, Procedural Generation 10%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging side-scrolling roguelite that focuses on precise movement and intense bullet-hell boss encounters.
- #8 Rogue Stormers
93% matchMixed69% of 988 reviews2016
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 9.7%, Roguelike 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action-roguelite that emphasizes chaotic combat and platforming in a gritty, post-apocalyptic setting.
- #9 Voidigo
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,782 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Roguelike 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it captures the same chaotic, colorful, and high-intensity roguelite energy as the seed game.
- #10 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
91% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that focuses on rapid-fire, bullet-hell action and roguelite progression.
- #11 Scrappage
90% matchVery Positive82% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Geekspree
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Dystopian 10%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that emphasizes fast movement and intense combat in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #12 Shoot Trip Die
89% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Levi RamirezPub: Levi Ramirez
Windows
Shoot Trip Die is a psychedelic, arcade, rogue-like romp! Finger blast your way through dozens of levels mowing down strange monsters and collecting even weirder items, all to get back to your pissed stained mattress! It's got Kick! It's got Bite! And It'll Mess. You. Up! You got what it takes?...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, roguelite shooter that shares the same arcade-style intensity and bullet-hell focus.
- #13 Nuclear Gladiators 3000
87% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Turbo NapalmPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Congratulations! You've been selected to participate in the ultimate TV show! Survive hordes of ruthless mutants, upgrade your arsenal, improve your skills and win fabulous prizes in this live-broadcast action roguelike! Do you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.9%, Bullet Hell 31.8%, Roguelite 21.1%, Dystopian 6.1%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on high-speed, pixel-art action and roguelite elements that mirror the seed game's intensity.
- #14 LONE RUIN
89% matchMixed64% of 197 reviews2023
Dev: Cuddle Monster GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Venture into an old, magical ruin to seek an ancient power in this highly replayable roguelike twin-stick shooter. Optimise spells and build ultimate combos to defeat twisted monstrosities and delve deeper into the Lone Ruin.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.2%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Roguelike 10%, Shooter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style arena shooter that provides the same level of bullet-hell intensity.
- #15 Super Time Force Ultra
88% matchVery Positive89% of 965 reviews2014
Dev: Capybara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Side Scroller 16%, Platformer 14.3%, Shooter 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling shooter features a chaotic, TV-inspired aesthetic and frantic gameplay that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #16 Bleed 2
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 898 reviews2017
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Bullet Hell 27.5%, Platformer 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-focused side-scrolling shooter that prioritizes boss battles and high-speed movement.
- #17 Downwell
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,526 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.3%, Platformer 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Roguelike 8.1%, Roguelite 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but highly intense side-scrolling roguelike that focuses on vertical movement and constant shooting.
- #18 Doomsday Hunters
85% matchVery Positive90% of 787 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.3%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Action Roguelike 13%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Roguelite 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging roguelite that focuses on weapon variety and intense, screen-filling bullet-hell combat.
- #19 Core Devourer
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: IcyQuill
Windows
Hunt down huge hordes of droids, absorb their cores and become the strongest cybernetic being. In this sci-fi action-packed roguelite, you unlock weapons with unique effects, craft powerful gear and create endless combinations of upgrades for your character. Make your choice and break the game.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Bullet Hell 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Roguelike 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick roguelite that delivers constant, high-pressure combat and bullet-hell patterns.
- #20 Starward Rogue
84% matchVery Positive90% of 489 reviews2016
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Roguelike 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell dungeon crawler that excels at providing the same level of chaotic, high-stakes combat.
- #21 Angelstruck
82% matchVery Positive95% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Feral Paw
Windows · Mac
Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced shooter that focuses on bullet-hell mechanics and roguelite character progression.
- #22 A Robot Named Fight!
83% matchVery Positive88% of 888 reviews2017
Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.8%, Roguelite 21.4%, Procedural Generation 14.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Roguelike 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling roguelike that blends exploration with intense, fast-paced combat mechanics.
- #23 Caveblazers
82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,500 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.5%, Roguelite 17.5%, Roguelike 17.4%, Platformer 15.4%, Procedural Generation 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling roguelite offers brutal, fast-paced combat and a wide variety of weapon upgrades.
- #24 Bullet Bunny
81% matchVery Positive86% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Action Roguelike 12%, Roguelike 11%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, pixel-art shooter that emphasizes movement and bullet-hell survival.
- #25 Slimekeep
80% matchVery Positive90% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: BenBonk
Windows · Mac
In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.7%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite shooter that features nonlinear progression and intense, arcade-style combat.
- #26 Pesticide Not Required
78% matchVery Positive94% of 910 reviews2024
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Action Roguelike 19%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Roguelite 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that combines bullet-hell elements with RPG-style progression.
- #27 LUCKROT
78% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: OptiCube
Windows
Roguelike shooter set in a dystopian, livestreamed gameshow. Obliterate waves of deformed freaks, earn donations from your sadistic audience and gamble your earnings for upgrades. Your life is a Performance. Your Death is Content.
Why similar: Dystopian 29.4%, Action Roguelike 27.6%, Shooter 13.6%, Horror 13%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #28 Project Malice
79% matchVery Positive88% of 68 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: Action Roguelike 25.8%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 17.4%, Stylized 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike shooter that emphasizes exploration and intense, high-speed combat.
- #29 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 626 reviews2025
Dev: Xylem Studios
Windows · Mac
The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 14.9%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Dystopian 11.4%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #30 GALAK-Z
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 549 reviews2015
Dev: 17-BIT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brand New features!! The Void DLC offers endless gameplay, Online Leaderboards, and a Daily Challenge that allows players to compete worldwide for the top score. Anime inspired 2D space combat simulation at its best! GALAK-Z is a modern, A.I.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 51.9%, Roguelite 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling roguelite that emphasizes physics-based movement and intense space-shooter combat.
- #31 HOUSE OF GOD
79% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: Glass Revolver
Windows
As The House of God races towards heaven, Jack blasts their way to the conductor in this chaotic and fast-paced Rogue-Lite.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelite that focuses on shooter mechanics and bullet-hell boss encounters.
- #32 BloodDome99
77% matchVery Positive96% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Halftone Gaming
Windows · Mac
BloodDome99 is a game about nostalgia, capitalism, violence, and over-the-top absurdist fun. 80s arcade meets modern horde-survival roguelike. Create unique builds, master more than 40 weapons, and kill ever-growing hordes of contestants in the retro-futuristic gladiator gameshow BLOODDOME99
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #33 Nuclear Throne
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,540 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.2 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 25.8%, Roguelike 18.1%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.8%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #34 Galactic Glitch
73% matchVery Positive90% of 904 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 30.7%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #35 Picayune Dreams
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,388 reviews2023
Dev: StepfordPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED...]
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.3%, Action Roguelike 24.2%, Psychedelic 17.4%, Roguelike 14.3%, Procedural Generation 14.1%
- #36 Planetary Dustoff
77% 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: Action Roguelike 26.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Roguelite 15.3%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%
- #37 Graveyard Gunslingers
75% matchMixed60% of 214 reviews2024
Dev: PyroPhysics
Windows
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #38 Stellar Interface
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2016
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Bullet Time 10.3% ★, Roguelite 9.8%
- #39 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
73% matchVery Positive84% of 112 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: Twin Stick Shooter 33.7%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelite 13.2%, Shooter 10.1%
- #40 Mars Survivors
74% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Roguelite 7.6%
- #41 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: Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.4%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #42 Danger Gazers
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Shotx
Windows · Linux
Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path. The choices you make will decide your fate, it will either turn you into the new ruler or... the ashes to be windswept away.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Roguelite 10%
- #43 Uragun
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%
- #44 Sodaman
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 686 reviews2025
Dev: Tape CorpsPub: GameDev.ist
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Sodaman is a bullet-heaven roguelike where you play as a supersoldier fighting alien hordes with soda powers. Find game-breaking sodas and concoct custom cocktails. Discover planets, unlock weapons, sodas, cybernetics, power-up cards, and more. But first, crack open a cold one.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.9%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 14.6%, Procedural Generation 13.3%
- #45 Juicy Realm
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,663 reviews2018
Dev: SpaceCanPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Juicy Realm is a roguelike game in which players must square off against bizarre fruits all across the world. The line between the animal and the plant world has become blurred, and the food chain has been completely disrupted.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 12.4%
- #46 Disfigure
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,390 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.1%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Action Roguelike 18%, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #47 Half Hour Hexagon
70% matchVery Positive84% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.5%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Roguelite 12.5%, Shooter 10.7%
- #48 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
68% matchVery Positive94% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
A bullet heaven roguelite set in a procedurally generated universe. Land on planets to harvest resources, craft hundreds of game-breaking builds, and unleash them on relentless waves of aliens. Every run unveils a new universe: endless challenges, endless discoveries.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #49 Arcane Tower Survivors
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 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: Twin Stick Shooter 19.3%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Roguelite 12.4%
- #50 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
71% matchVery Positive88% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: Threaks
Windows
Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Roguelite 15%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Procedural Generation 9.4%
- #51 Devil Jam
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Devil Jam is a top-down survivor roguelite where you play a rockstar wielding up to 12 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of monsters. Choose from a variety of items to create unique builds and survive until the end.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.1%, Roguelite 23.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Roguelike 12%, Action 5.2%
- #52 Witchcraft Survivors
69% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Catpix Studios
Windows
Annihilate hordes of enemies in this thrilling, fast-paced action roguelite rpg and fill the screen with your magic. Kill your foes, become stronger each second and upgrade your characters with new spells and abilities. Can you survive the monsters that threaten your very existence?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #53 Dead Estate
67% matchVery Positive95% of 6,512 reviews2021
Dev: Milkbar LadsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Roguelike 10%
- #54 Witchinour
71% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: mahojigoku
Windows
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.3%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Roguelite 13%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #55 Zombiehood
66% matchVery Positive91% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: Weak SpotsPub: Dead Traveler
Windows · Linux
Quirky yet brutal run-and-gun roguelite: scavenge weapons, equipment, and artifacts, unlock powerful upgrades, and blast through procedurally generated biomes with witty dialogue and explosively satisfying combat.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 11%
- #56 Star of Providence
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,320 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 16%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #57 The Crackpet Show
67% matchVery Positive86% of 833 reviews2022
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a variety of weapons. Choose your beastie, gear ‘em up, and go kill your enemies in the name of fame and sweet sponsorship deals!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Roguelike 10.1%
- #58 REPLIKATOR
68% matchVery Positive87% of 129 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: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelike 10.1%
- #59 COLLAPSED
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: Glaive Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic roguelike action-platformer. Hunt your prey through vast procedurally-generated levels filled with tough enemies, useful loot and experience points. Fight alone or with a friend – either way, it won’t be easy!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.9%, Roguelite 21.6%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Platformer 8.7%, Shooter 7.4%
- #60 Antipaint
66% matchVery Positive95% of 284 reviews2024
Dev: Vilius Prakapas
Windows
An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 10.5%, Roguelike 9.8%