- #1 Akane
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,868 reviews2018
Dev: Ludic Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.2%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the exact same cyberpunk, one-hit-kill, sword-slashing intensity found in the UBERMOSH series.
- #2 Katana ZERO
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,917 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.6%, Cyberpunk 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Difficult 10.8%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar blend of cyberpunk aesthetics, high-speed sword combat, and instant-death gameplay.
- #3 Hotline Miami
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 122,189 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 37.4%, Top-Down 11.8%, Difficult 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same fast-paced, top-down, arcade-style violence that rewards quick reflexes and aggressive play.
- #4 Furi
95% matchVery Positive90% of 13,850 reviews2016
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.6%, Cyberpunk 21%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Difficult 12.6%, Top-Down 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-intensity boss-rush combat that requires precise bullet-hell dodging and sword-fighting skills.
- #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: Fast-Paced 23.9%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelike 10.4%, Difficult 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines bullet-hell mechanics with action-roguelike progression in a fast-paced, pixel-art environment.
- #6 Bleed 2
94% 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: Bullet Hell 32.1%, Arcade 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Action 12.8%, Action Roguelike 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style action game that prioritizes speed, bullet-dodging, and high-intensity combat.
- #7 Nuclear Throne
93% 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 19.4%, Roguelike 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Difficult 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive fast-paced action-roguelike that shares the chaotic, bullet-hell energy of the UBERMOSH games.
- #8 UBERMOSH Vol.3
92% matchVery Positive92% of 1,463 reviews2016
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The third volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 15.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.9%, Cyberpunk 10.4%, Bullet Hell 9.1%, Top-Down Shooter 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct entry in the series that maintains the core arcade-action loop of the seed game.
- #9 ScourgeBringer
91% matchVery Positive86% of 3,222 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Action Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelike 13.8%, Bullet Hell 11%, Roguelite 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, sword-focused action-roguelite that demands constant movement and precision.
- #10 RUINER
91% matchVery Positive89% of 12,219 reviews2017
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Isometric 9.5%, Difficult 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, top-down cyberpunk shooter that emphasizes fast movement and aggressive combat encounters.
- #11 UBERMOSH:WRAITH
90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,455 reviews2017
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
UBERMOSH:WRAITH is the fourth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 18.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.5%, Cyberpunk 11.8%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Isometric 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Another entry in the series that provides the same fast-paced, bullet-slashing gameplay.
- #12 UBERMOSH:SANTICIDE
89% matchVery Positive90% of 515 reviews2018
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
SANTICIDE is the sixth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH. A must buy for arcade and top-down enthusiasts.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 17.3%, Cyberpunk 12.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.6%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Top-Down Shooter 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of short, intense, arcade-style survival sessions.
- #13 UBERMOSH:OMEGA
89% matchVery Positive90% of 511 reviews2019
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%
UBERMOSH:OMEGA, the apex of Walter Machado's Cult Classic series UBERMOSH.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 17.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.5%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%, Action Roguelike 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A refined iteration of the series that keeps the core mechanics of the seed game intact.
- #14 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
88% matchVery Positive94% of 13,046 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.3%, Roguelite 8.7%, Difficult 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that matches the intensity and high-stakes combat of the UBERMOSH series.
- #15 One Step From Eden
87% matchVery Positive93% of 7,618 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Moon KangPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.1%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Difficult 14.3%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, deck-building bullet-hell that requires split-second decision-making and dodging.
- #16 Neon Abyss
86% 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: Cyberpunk 23.2%, Roguelike 20.7%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that leans heavily into bullet-hell mechanics and fast-paced, arcade-style shooting.
- #17 BloodDome99
86% 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 16.5%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Cyberpunk 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that captures the retro, bullet-hell arcade feel of the UBERMOSH series.
- #18 Enter the Gungeon
85% 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 33.9%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelike 13.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 12%, Difficult 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic bullet-hell roguelike that shares the chaotic, screen-filling projectile action of the seed game.
- #19 Ghostrunner
83% matchVery Positive91% of 66,033 reviews2020
Dev: One More LevelPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 39.8%, Cyberpunk 28.8%, Difficult 13.8%, Futuristic 7.9%, Action 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed cyberpunk action game that focuses on one-hit-kill sword combat and fluid movement.
- #20 Destropolis
84% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Cyberpunk 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that focuses on surviving waves of enemies in a high-intensity, bullet-hell environment.
- #21 Vampire Survivors
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 262,434 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.9%, Action Roguelike 27%, Roguelite 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Roguelike 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: While simpler in combat, it captures the same addictive, arcade-style bullet-hell survival loop.
- #22 Doomsday Hunters
82% 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 21.6%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Cyberpunk 13.7%, Action Roguelike 10.1%, Arcade 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that emphasizes difficult, fast-paced combat and roguelike progression.
- #23 Esse Proxy
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 141 reviews2022
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Fast-Paced 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A violent, top-down shooter that mirrors the bullet-hell intensity and cyberpunk aesthetic.
- #24 Bullet Bunny
82% 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 22.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Roguelike 12.3%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced twin-stick shooter that focuses on dodging projectiles and aggressive movement.
- #25 My Friend Pedro
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,226 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 61%, Action 23.5%, Indie 11.7%, Difficult 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features acrobatic, high-speed gunplay that rewards creative and stylish combat maneuvers.
- #26 Her Name Was Fire
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 293 reviews2022
Dev: Tissue Inu
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelike 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that features intense bullet-hell gameplay and a distinct, stylish aesthetic.
- #27 Downwell
80% 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: Fast-Paced 22.9%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Arcade 12.8%, Difficult 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style platformer that requires quick reflexes and constant downward momentum.
- #28 Just Shapes & Beats
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,363 reviews2018
Dev: Berzerk Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.5%, Difficult 24.5%, Fast-Paced 24.3%, Action 5.3%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pure bullet-hell experience that synchronizes intense dodging mechanics with a high-energy soundtrack.
- #29 APE OUT
79% matchVery Positive95% of 3,989 reviews2019
Dev: Gabe CuzzilloPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 35.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Difficult 14.1%, Top-Down 11.9%, Arcade 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based, arcade-style game that focuses on fast, violent, and chaotic movement.
- #30 UBERMOSH
77% matchVery Positive91% of 7,373 reviews2015
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 19.7%, Cyberpunk 19.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.8%, Bullet Hell 7.6%, Arcade 7.5%
- #31 Titan Souls
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,561 reviews2015
Dev: Acid NervePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.
Why similar: Difficult 39.1%, Pixel Graphics 28.6%, Top-Down 11.3%, Action 9.2%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: A boss-rush game that emphasizes high-stakes, one-hit-kill combat in a minimalist, pixel-art world.
- #32 UBERMOSH Vol.5
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,525 reviews2017
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 18.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.2%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.1%, Cyberpunk 7.2%
- #33 QUICKERFLAK 2
75% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
QUICKERFLAK 2 is a retro-hardcore room-beater time-attack super fast-paced minigame.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.8%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Arcade 10%, Action Roguelike 7.8%, Roguelike 7.8%
- #34 UBERMOSH Vol.7
76% matchVery Positive82% of 505 reviews2019
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%
You play as a Saint fighting in a gun-filled pit, defeating as many opponents as you can in a 90 seconds match, the UBERMOSH, an enlightenment ritual of combat.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 19.3%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Cyberpunk 11.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 7.3%
- #35 BULLETHELL
75% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
BULLETHELL is an experimental, retro-hardcore, barely playable, ultra-fast-paced arena top-down shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Cyberpunk 23.1%, Difficult 15.2%, Bullet Hell 9.5%, Futuristic 7.5%
- #36 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,390 reviews2024
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A fast-paced shooter with simple controls. Enhance your character by purchasing cards and hold the line against waves of hostile mechs as an employee of a private military company.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelike 11.1%, Anime 10%
- #37 Undercroft Warriors
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 502 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Difficult 10%, Arcade 8.3%
- #38 SWARMRIDER OMEGA
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 126 reviews2017
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
SWARMRIDER OMEGA is an "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. Based on SWARMRIDERS(2016), OMEGA is a darker and faster version, featuring the Saint from UBERMOSH Vol.5.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 18%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.5%, Cyberpunk 12.6%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Arcade 7.3%
- #39 SWARMRIDERS
74% matchVery Positive89% of 611 reviews2016
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 29%
SWARMRIDERS is a FREE "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. A "machine gun swarm surfing minigame" made as a bonus content for the UBERMOSH community.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Cyberpunk 13.7%, Arcade 8.8%
- #40 Cyberhunt
73% matchVery Positive85% of 2,850 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Arcade 10.4%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #41 MYRIAD DEATH
70% matchVery Positive86% of 274 reviews2025
Dev: IGNITION MPub: holo Indie
Windows
This is an exhilarating action and shooting game where you fight using weapons with different abilities.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #42 BIRDCAGE
69% matchVery Positive97% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: POLYGON BIRD
Windows
Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this story-driven arcade shooter. The RADON Daughters have launched their ultimate weapon. Take control of the experimental gunship HALCYON and break out of the CAGE.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Cyberpunk 14.6%, Difficult 11.2%, Arcade 9.6%
- #43 Disfigure
69% 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 19%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #44 Ira
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 160 reviews2023
Dev: ABShotPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
A character-based shooter with roguelike elements, IRA celebrates the artistry of what shooter fans call “bullet hell”
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 15%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Isometric 11.9%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #45 Witchinour
73% 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 18.8%, Fast-Paced 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.7%
- #46 Replik Survivors
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Sea Cat
Windows
This game is a time survival game with role-playing and roguelite elements. Through the choice of upgrades in battle to make the character stronger and stronger, defeat the oncoming enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.6%, Cyberpunk 14%, Action Roguelike 14%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #47 NanoApostle
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,162 reviews2024
Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.2%, Futuristic 14.2%, Anime 12.9%, Top-Down 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #48 Rocking Pilot
71% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2017
Dev: GungroundsPub: Mad Head Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Fast-Paced 22.3%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Arcade 10.8%, Difficult 10.4%
- #49 Last Command
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,384 reviews2022
Dev: No Stuck Game StudioPub: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Last Command is a fast-paced Snake x Bullet Hell action game. Maneuver through enemies’ barrage of attacks, collect Data Points to deal damage! Mix and match skill chips as you progress, overcome intense Boss battles, and uncover the secrets of their program world...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24%, Difficult 15.3%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Anime 12%, Arcade 11.7%
- #50 Jet Lancer
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,196 reviews2020
Dev: Code WakersPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Jet Lancer is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter where you duel enemy aviators, hunt giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as you evolve from an unknown rookie aviator into a once-in-a-generation ACE pilot.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Difficult 8.9%, Arcade 7.9%
- #51 Enter the Chronosphere
66% 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 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelike 13.6%, Arcade 12.9%
- #52 Kill to Collect
71% matchMixed69% of 296 reviews2016
Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to the last city on Earth. Earn your keep and die trying in Pieces Interactive’s cyberpunk action rogue-like, featuring 1-4 player co-op. Travel down the sleepless cesspool of murderous vagrants and cybernetic freaks, as you slice and dice your way to the lower levels of Geoshelter Alpha.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Cyberpunk 13.9%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Isometric 11.1%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #53 Berzerk: Recharged
69% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 22%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #54 XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 739 reviews2024
Dev: WIZNWARPub: FLARB LLC
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN!! XENOTILT, the sequel to the cult hit, DEMON'S TILT. Get ready for another PINBALL FANTASY. XENOTILT shreds the envelope with face-melting gameplay & graphics.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.2%, Cyberpunk 24.3%, Difficult 15.3%, Arcade 13%, Top-Down 10.1%
- #55 Angelstruck
67% 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 25.3%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelike 11.4%, Arcade 9.5%
- #56 Feral Fury
70% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.3%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Roguelite 7.4%
- #57 Gunborg: Dark Matters
68% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Ricpau Studios
Windows
Harness the power of dark energy as you jump, slash, shoot and bombard your way through an army of alien soldiers and killer robots in an arcade style, twin-stick shooter with a slick 80's synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.8%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Cyberpunk 19.3%, Arcade 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #58 BLUE REVOLVER
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 870 reviews2016
Dev: danboPub: Stellar Circle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.5%, Arcade 14.5%, Anime 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #59 X Invader: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive87% of 769 reviews2023
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Free version of X Invader, an Action Rogue-lite game. Become a master hacker 'X' and hack into the digital world. Use a variety of weapons and hacking add-ons to create your own combat build and wipe out disturbing enemies. Please enjoy the hack and slash action!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.3%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Cyberpunk 11%