- #1 Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
97% matchVery Positive95% of 14,052 reviews2021
Dev: Snoozy KazooPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!
Why similar: Cute 31.8%, Pixel Graphics 23.7%, 2D 15.4%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact same universe, witty writing, and quirky top-down exploration style as the seed game.
- #2 Enter the Gungeon
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 89,914 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.0 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: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Roguelike 26.1%, Loot 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Roguelite 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same intense bullet-hell twin-stick action and weapon-heavy gameplay loop.
- #3 Voidigo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,930 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 25.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Roguelite 11.5%, Roguelike 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the same frantic, mobile twin-stick boss-hunting action in a colorful, slightly unhinged world.
- #4 The Crackpet Show
95% matchVery Positive86% of 852 reviews2022
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Dark Humor 19%, Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 12%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the eccentric humor, cartoon violence, and chaotic top-down shooter mechanics.
- #5 Cavity Busters
94% matchVery Positive96% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 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 20.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Roguelite 13.2%, Roguelike 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Employs the same frantic bullet-hell shoot-em-up mechanics with a uniquely grotesque yet cute aesthetic.
- #6 AK-xolotl: Together
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,533 reviews2023
Dev: 2Awesome StudioPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The cutest, deadliest top-down roguelike shooter featuring AK-wielding Axolotls. Blast your way through the animal kingdom with an arsenal of kick-ass guns, mighty power-ups and even raise an army of trigger-happy baby axolotls. 🔫🔫 Double the firepower! Local co-op update now live!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Roguelite 14.6%, Roguelike 14.2%, Cute 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features adorable amphibious characters wielding overpowered weapons in fast-paced roguelike arenas.
- #7 Shoot Trip Die
93% 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 22.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Dark Comedy 17.6%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Roguelite 11%
Why You'll Like It: Provides high-octane twin-stick shooter action packed with frenetic roguelite progression.
- #8 Cult of the Lamb
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 130,055 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Dark Humor 36.6%, Roguelite 28.6%, Cute 16.9%, 2D 6.1%, Action 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines cute cartoon art with dark humor and action-packed top-down dungeon crawling.
- #9 Going Under
92% matchVery Positive90% of 4,174 reviews2020
Dev: Aggro CrabPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Going Under is a satirical dungeon crawler about exploring the cursed ruins of failed tech startups. As an unpaid intern in the dystopian city of Neo-Cascadia, you’ll wield office junk as weaponry as you make your way through the offbeat procedural dungeons beneath your company campus.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.2%, Roguelite 23.2%, Roguelike 19.5%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Cute 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures a similarly satirical corporate and criminal underworld setting with fast-paced combat.
- #10 Death's Door
91% matchVery Positive93% of 22,253 reviews2021
Dev: Acid NervePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 37.6%, Action-Adventure 21.7%, Cute 19.6%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Blends isometric action-adventure combat with whimsical character design and a darkly humorous tone.
- #11 Have a Nice Death
90% matchVery Positive86% of 10,816 reviews2023
Dev: Magic Design StudiosPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.2%, Dark Humor 24.9%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 15.9%, 2D 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Presents a delightfully dark comedy narrative paired with fast-paced, stylish hack-and-slash action.
- #12 Neon Abyss
89% matchVery Positive86% of 23,629 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.3 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: Loot 29.4%, Roguelike 23.3%, Roguelite 16.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced running and gunning with wild item synergies and a vibrant arcade aesthetic.
- #13 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 459,038 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 27.4 hrsMean: 161.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Why similar: Roguelike 51.5%, Roguelite 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 15%, 2D 6%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Serves as a foundational top-down roguelite shooter that inspired much of the genre's frantic room-clearing design.
- #14 SteamWorld Heist II
88% matchVery Positive93% of 2,499 reviews2024
Dev: Thunderful DevelopmentPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Skill-based gunplay meets turn-based tactics in SteamWorld Heist 2! Aim carefully, bounce bullets, and pull off trick shots in high-stakes heists. Choose your crew and utilize 150+ items to navigate real-time naval battles and daring missions in this 30+ hour adventure to stop a deadly water crisis.
Why similar: Heist 61.8% ★, Action-Adventure 16.8%, 2D 7.5%, Action 4.9%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same clever wit, charming thematic identity, and eccentric criminal escapades.
- #15 Skul: The Hero Slayer
87% matchVery Positive93% of 57,659 reviews2021
Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Why similar: Roguelite 22.4%, Roguelike 22.2%, Hack and Slash 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers brisk action-platformer roguelite gameplay with an inversion of traditional heroic tropes.
- #16 Wizard of Legend
86% matchVery Positive91% of 21,075 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Roguelike 26.3%, Hack and Slash 21.7%, Roguelite 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Action 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced, spell-slinging top-down action reminiscent of the seed game's heavy offensive output.
- #17 UnderMine 2
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 870 reviews2025
Dev: Thorium
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Delve into the dangerous, ever-shifting labyrinth that is the Undermine. Discover, craft, and combine hundreds of unique items. Pair them with an ever-expanding roster of distinct playable characters for a new run every time! Grab a partner and uncover UnderMine 2's secrets together in local co-op.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.2%, Roguelite 20.6%, Roguelike 18%, Action-Adventure 14%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on dungeon-delving roguelite exploration and treasure-hunting loops similar to the seed game's heists.
- #18 Nuclear Throne
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,817 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Roguelike 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.1%, Roguelite 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides classic, high-difficulty twin-stick shooter roguelike action with diverse mutants and chaotic gunplay.
- #19 Blazing Beaks
85% matchVery Positive83% of 2,628 reviews2019
Dev: Applava
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Roguelite 14%, Roguelike 13.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Presents a colorful, bird-themed twin-stick shooter roguelite with high-stakes risk-and-reward mechanics.
- #20 Brotato
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 119,300 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 37.0 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: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Roguelike 24.4%, Hack and Slash 21.3%, Roguelite 18.6%, 2D 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers quick, highly replayable arena-shooter action with bizarre characters and stacks of funny weapons.
- #21 Revita
84% matchVery Positive81% of 2,438 reviews2022
Dev: BenStarPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 36.8%, Roguelite 16.9%, Roguelike 13.3%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Cute 7%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes health-as-a-resource mechanics inside a twin-stick platforming roguelite format with stylized pixel art.
- #22 X Invader
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 581 reviews2024
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced top-down cyber-themed shooting and arena roguelite action.
- #23 ScourgeBringer
82% matchVery Positive86% of 3,284 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Roguelite 33.2%, Roguelike 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on relentless, high-speed action and fast reflexes in a dark sci-fi setting.
- #24 20 Minutes Till Dawn
81% matchVery Positive90% of 29,160 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Top-Down Shooter 30.2%, Roguelite 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Combat 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on mowing down hordes of monsters with escalating, screen-clearing weapon builds.
- #25 Rogue Legacy 2
80% matchVery Positive91% of 15,153 reviews2022
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
Why similar: Roguelite 39.4%, Roguelike 27.7%, Action 10.2%, 2D 8.7%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers generational roguelite progression with a humorous tone and varied class abilities.
- #26 Monolith
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 360 reviews2023
Dev: Animation Arts
Windows · Linux
A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.
Why similar: Adventure 68.6%, Singleplayer 17.6%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers tightly tuned, old-school top-down shooter action with heavy roguelike elements.
- #27 Risk of Rain Returns
78% matchVery Positive90% of 28,738 reviews2023
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Why similar: Loot 32.2%, Roguelike 29.2%, 2D 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Combat 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on chaotic, escalating combat and overwhelming firepower in sprawling arenas.
- #28 Donuts for Deer Teeth
77% matchVery Positive99% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: posmnautPub: HyperSoft
Windows
Steal donuts to feed your fat cryptid wife or die trying! Donuts for Deer Teeth is a top-down, roguelite brawler where your only goal is to steal whatever you can get your grubby little raccoon paws on before shoving it in the face of some weird deer-faced skull thing.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Roguelite 11.3%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #29 Space Gladiators
79% matchVery Positive90% of 482 reviews2021
Dev: Blobfish
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom!
Why similar: Roguelite 41.1%, Hack and Slash 19.1%, Action 17.1%, Cute 8.1%, Indie 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Presents hand-drawn cartoon aesthetics combined with challenging platformer roguelite combat.
- #30 Dead Cells
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 183,835 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.1%, Roguelite 22.2%, Roguelike 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, 2D 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides masterclass fluid action-combat and fast-paced room clearing with tons of unique gear.
- #31 Crypt of the NecroDancer
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 26,523 reviews2015
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Why similar: Roguelike 53.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Roguelite 14.7%, 2D 4.5%, Action 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines rhythmic top-down movement with chaotic dungeon exploration and dark humor.
- #32 SNAKE FARM
77% matchVery Positive95% of 442 reviews2023
Dev: HEATHER FLOWERS
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A top-down action roguelike about buying snakes, fighting them, selling their oil, and buying more snakes. Upgrade your weapons, get stronger snakes to fight, and chase down a high score with only ten days to live.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Dark Comedy 15.8%, Hack and Slash 12.5%, Dark Humor 11%
- #33 Garden Story
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,735 reviews2021
Dev: PicogramPub: Rose City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 27.8%, Cute 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, 2D 11.1%, Action 8.5%
- #34 Doomed to Hell
76% matchVery Positive82% of 245 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 12.4%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #35 Toroom
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 203 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way.
Why similar: Loot 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 16.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%
- #36 Gregory Horror Show: Soul of Roses
72% matchVery Positive98% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Unframe
Windows · Mac
Soul of Roses is a 2D rogue light action game. Absorb the abilities of your enemies, fight, die, revive, and repeat to advance the story.
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.9%, Dark Comedy 18.4%, Hack and Slash 16.4%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 13.8%
- #37 Lost Potato
74% matchVery Positive93% of 246 reviews2020
Dev: Blobfish
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Lost Potato is a minimalistic top-down roguelite where you can't damage enemies directly. Push them into spikes, reflect bullets and help a young potato find its way out of a jungle filled with man-eating tribes!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Roguelite 15.6%, Roguelike 12.4%, Action 8.3%
- #38 Mr. Sun's Hatbox
73% matchVery Positive85% of 522 reviews2023
Dev: Kenny SunPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Mr Sun’s Hatbox is a slapstick, roguelite platformer about getting the job done at all costs. Upgrade your HQ, your team, and your tools so you can take on increasingly dangerous (and ridiculous) missions, wearing hats with amazing (or questionable) potential.
Why similar: Roguelite 54.7%, Action 16%, Adventure 13.2%, 2D 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #39 Vacant Kingdom
73% matchVery Positive98% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: shru
Windows · Mac
Vacant Kingdom is a synthesis of bullet hell and story-driven action-RPG. Explore a whimsical yet desolate land and rally its adrift people by solving their problems.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Hack and Slash 14%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #40 Another Crab's Treasure
70% matchVery Positive92% of 21,993 reviews2024
Dev: Aggro Crab
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In a vibrant undersea kingdom on the verge of collapse, a hermit crab embarks on a treasure hunt to buy back his repossessed shell. The second game from AGGRO CRAB.
Why similar: Dark Humor 48.9%, Action-Adventure 27.3%, Cute 17.6%, Action 6.3%
- #41 Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,728 reviews2024
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Hack and Slash 17%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 13.2%
- #42 Laser Disco Defenders
75% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Out Of BoundsPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Roguelite 9.8%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #43 [REDACTED]
71% matchVery Positive82% of 361 reviews2024
Dev: Striking Distance StudiosPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Get ready to massacre monsters, race your rivals, and combat corpses of your fellow guards as you race to escape Black Iron Prison in the critically acclaimed roguelike, [REDACTED].
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Dark Comedy 19.3%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Roguelite 11.8%
- #44 Death by Scrolling
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: Terrible Toybox NZPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is an action game where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferrymanʼs exorbitant river-crossing fee to the afterlife.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 36.6%, Dark Humor 19.9%, Roguelite 14%, Cute 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #45 Dadish 2
72% matchVery Positive97% of 126 reviews2021
Dev: Thomas K. Young
Windows
He’s a dad and a radish, and he’s back in his biggest adventure yet! Help reunite Dadish with his missing kids in this charming and challenging platforming adventure.
Why similar: Cute 30.9%, Action 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Adventure 17.5%, 2D 7.2%
- #46 Calcium Chaos
70% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Lunch Money GamesPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows · Mac
Calcium Chaos is a casual Twin-Stick Roguelite that takes you on a journey by train to confront the necromancer and her skeleton army. Get ready to explore a world filled with crazy weapon combinations and unexpected allies as you embark on an epic quest to save the world!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.9%, Roguelite 20.5%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Cute 9.1%, 2D 4.8%
- #47 Planetary Dustoff
73% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Roguelite 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Loot 11.1%
- #48 Vinebound: Tangled Together
69% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Riftpoint Entertainment
Windows
You're tied together, but if you team up properly, that can be your greatest weapon! Align your movements and ping-pong cooldowns to reap hordes of enemies and sow flavorful builds, all while tangled together by a magical vine in Vinebound, an intense horde-survival roguelite co-op for 1-2 players!
Why similar: Roguelite 51.1%, Cute 21.7%, Combat 14.2%, Action 10%, Singleplayer 3%
- #49 Heroes of Loot
74% matchMixed69% of 96 reviews2015
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A brutal mix between dungeon-crawler and shoot-em up. The dungeon will learn from you and become more dangerous every time you play!
Why similar: Loot 21.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Roguelike 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%
- #50 Noobs Are Coming
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,615 reviews2025
Dev: Overboy
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
YOU ARE THE FINAL BOSS. Brutal synergy arena roguelike. Pick your Final Boss character, equip boss patterns and combine tons of attacks to create unique builds. Play solo or in co-op!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Hack and Slash 21.7%, Roguelite 19.3%, Roguelike 16.6%, Cute 6.8%
- #51 Ants Took My Eyeball
68% matchVery Positive94% of 262 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: Twin Stick Shooter 33.5%, Loot 24%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #52 Bullet Bunny
69% matchVery Positive83% of 136 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 29.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 6.9%
- #53 Berzerk: Recharged
70% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #54 Garbanzo Quest
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 697 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.4%, Cute 24.6%, Action-Adventure 21.6%, Action 9.1%, 2D 8.5%
- #55 Noxious Weeds
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Solar Eclipse Games
Windows · Linux
Face the corruption that poisons your harvest! Noxious Weeds is an action rogue-lite where you slay hordes of creatures with the help of cute veggies and a combination of your favorite tools. The harvest is power. Choose wisely!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Roguelike 20.6%, Roguelite 20%, Loot 15.9%, Cute 9.4%
- #56 Turnip Mountain
65% matchVery Positive98% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Luke SandersonPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Turnip Mountain is a physics-based climbing adventure in which you control each hand independently using two mice or two analogue sticks. Grab, swing and launch yourself to the summit your own way.
Why similar: Cute 39.2%, Pixel Graphics 23.4%, 2D 16.8%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 9.4%
- #57 Boyfriend Dungeon
67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,696 reviews2021
Dev: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Date your weapons! Romance swords, daggers, and polearms to level them up in this “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 35.3%, Roguelite 30.8%, Cute 16.1%, Combat 9.6%, Action 6%
- #58 Solomon's Boneyard: Hideous Retro Edition
66% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Raptisoft
Windows · Linux
The time to stop a new Dark Lord is before he comes to full power! Stop a young Solomon Dark before he can raise hell's army and threaten the world. Or don't.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.6%, Dark Humor 17.2%, Roguelike 16.7%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, 2D 4.6%
- #59 Juicy Realm
68% matchVery Positive88% of 3,678 reviews2018
Dev: SpaceCanPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 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 31.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 15.4%, Cute 7.9%
- #60 UnderMine
66% matchVery Positive90% of 9,862 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.3 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 52.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Roguelike 9.1%, Action 5.7%, Adventure 4.9%