- #1 VOIDFACE
97% matchVery Positive97% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Frog Hat LabsPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
Face off in this challenging bullet-hell arena shooter, and try to clear bite-sized boss rush encounters. Learn to dodge their attacks, cast offensive and defensive spells, and kill everything that gets in your way.
Why similar: Boss Rush 53.4% ★, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%, Top-Down 3.1%
- #2 Clean'Em Up
96% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2016
Dev: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Clean’Em Up is a fast paced, arcade-style Top Down Shooter with neon graphics. You play as an Upgradable Antivirus. You seek and destroy tremendous viruses and threats, collect and protect files and survive huge Bosses. The story is simple: Your Computer has been hacked... Dozens of viruses and other threats have penetrated your System...
Why similar: Action 56.3%, Indie 43.7%
- #3 UNYIELDER
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: TrueWorld StudiosPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
UNYIELDER is an intense Boss-rush Movement-FPS. Assemble your arsenal of destruction, smash your way through waves of bosses, face your own Final-Boss.
Why similar: Boss Rush 58.1% ★, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Cyberpunk 14.6%, Sci-fi 4.3%, PvE 4%
- #4 Security Guy vs AI: The Dawn of AI
95% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: Alexander BogdanovPub: Alexander Bogdanov
Windows
Security guy vs AI is a short top-down shooter game with a mysterious story. Reveal the truth about what happened at your workplace and stop the Evil Artificial Intelligence from spreading out.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.6%, Cyberpunk 27.2%, Action 11.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Futuristic 6%
- #5 Satellite Rush
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Kimeric LabsPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Satellite Rush is a sci-fi top-down shooter with pixel art graphics and Roguelike elements. Take control of an abducted office worker and blast through Satellite Moebius, a space gladitorial arena where you'll have to please the audience to get new itens and survive!
Why similar: Action 59.9%, Indie 40.1%
- #6 Outnumbered
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 250 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter where bullet heaven meets bullet hell. Evolve your ship, master your loadout and turn the tide against hordes of enemies. You may be outnumbered, but you are far from outpowered.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.3%, Top-Down Shooter 28.8%, Shooter 9.1%, Action 7.5%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #7 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
93% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.2%, Top-Down Shooter 34.9%, Shooter 8.4%, Action 6.6%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #8 Quest 4 Papa: Reloaded
92% matchVery Positive90% of 115 reviews2020
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Quest 4 Papa: Reloaded is a story-driven top-down shooter experience where the player will upgrade its equipment as it progressively faces greater dangers through its adventure.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.3%, Action 20.3%, Shooter 13.2%, Top-Down 12.8%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #9 Uragun
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Bullet Hell 30.4%, Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Shooter 10.6%, Top-Down 9.1%, Futuristic 8.6%
- #10 Nowhere Patrol
91% matchVery Positive97% of 239 reviews2018
Dev: Slugsoft
Windows
Nowhere Patrol is a boss rush game with bullet hell and platforming elements. Inspired by classic action arcade games with it's steep difficulty curve and non-stop action.
Why similar: Boss Rush 64.3% ★, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Action 7.8%, Indie 5.7%, 2D 1.9%
- #11 Gunlocked
89% matchVery Positive86% of 517 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Shooter 11%, Top-Down 9.1%, Action 7.8%
- #12 BULLETHELL
88% matchVery Positive90% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
BULLETHELL is an experimental, retro-hardcore, barely playable, ultra-fast-paced arena top-down shooter.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.5%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Futuristic 11.3%, Combat 7.7%, Action 7.1%
- #13 Apollon 88
89% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Kaitec Games
Windows
Apollon 88 is a 2D Top-Down, survival, shooter game. You play as 88, where your goals are to survive by destroying the one who hunts you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.4%, Action 32.8%, Indie 24.7%
- #14 Hyperhell
87% matchVery Positive97% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: Diency games
Windows
HYPERHELL is a breakneck top-down movement shooter featuring the talents of several prolific hyperpop musicians. Obliterate your way through a colorful city of demons to reclaim what was stolen from you: a fully stocked fridge.
Why similar: Shooter 30.1%, Top-Down 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Action 15.5%, 2D 8.3%
- #15 Impact Point
85% matchVery Positive90% of 2,097 reviews2022
Dev: Kontrollable
Windows
IMPACT POINT! – An ultra satisfying, fast paced, 2-4 player, arena based, multiplayer, top down 2D shooter. Grab what you can and battle it out with 2-4 players to be the last man standing in a game heavily inspired by retro and vaporwave shooters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35%, Cyberpunk 24.2%, Top-Down 9.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #16 Dead
86% matchVery Positive91% of 278 reviews2018
Dev: Alec SmithPub: Milo Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The universe wants you dead. Take on the ten great spirits of the universe in this intense boss fighting challenge!
Why similar: Boss Rush 37.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Action 7.7%, Indie 5.5%
- #17 Shell Runner
86% matchMixed55% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Reija
Windows
2045. Life's never been cheaper. Shells mean you can come back if you have money. You used to. Now you're on the bottom in a cyberpunk sprawl. Claw your way back up through wet work as a Shell Runner, in a PvE extraction looter shooter, where a gig can make you rich - or broke.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.8%, Cyberpunk 29%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 7.6%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #18 UNHUMAN
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: Kinda Lowkey Games
Windows
UNHUMAN is a 2D idle extraction shooter set in a cyberpunk dystopia. Raid hostile zones, loot valuable gear, fight enemies before extraction, and craft powerful weapons. Progress through a deep skill tree, install augments, and transcend humanity. Start as a scavenger. Become UNHUMAN.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 55.9%, PvE 15.3%, Action 11.6%, 2D 6%, Combat 5.8%
- #19 Blast Off Far Away
84% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: C405Pub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Shoot to move, move to live, live to shoot! Blast Off Far Away (B.O.F.A.) is a space-themed, top-down arena shooter, with a focus on fast-paced arcade-esque gameplay, with the unique twist where movement is limited through the use of the player's gun.
Why similar: Shooter 33.8%, Pixel Graphics 23.8%, Action 18.9%, Sci-fi 14.1%, 2D 8.9%
- #20 Planetary Dustoff
84% 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: Top-Down Shooter 33.6%, Bullet Hell 27.8%, Action 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Indie 8.7%
- #21 Abort, Retry, Fail
83% matchVery Positive89% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Manpukuken Ramen
Windows
Abort, Retry, Fail is a top-down roguelike action adventure in which you play as a lazy programmer that has to generate his own weapon and shoot his way through hordes of enemies. Are you brave enough to help him escape from computer hell of Windows 98?
Why similar: Top-Down 27.3%, Action 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, 2D 9.6%, Combat 7.7%
- #22 Gigantes Ex Machina
81% matchVery Positive85% of 331 reviews2025
Dev: AcrylByte
Windows
Fast paced Top-down shooter! Smartly use IRCM to evade the constant barrage of bullets and missiles and destroy everything that stands in your way.
Why similar: Action 44.4%, Indie 30.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%, Bullet Hell 8.2%, Shooter 2.4%
- #23 Roto Force
82% matchVery Positive91% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Accidently AwesomePub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions! A twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.
Why similar: Boss Rush 65.4% ★, Bullet Hell 17%, Shooter 4.9%, Pixel Graphics 4%, Action 3.3%
- #24 FLOSS
81% matchVery Positive95% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: GameInCubes
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fast-paced top-down shooter without any excess. Built on aggressive movement, precise controls, and real challenge. Designed for players who love to learn, adapt, and master mechanics.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.8%, Shooter 17.8%, Action 17.4%, Top-Down 6%, Indie 4.2%
- #25 Void Resurgence
78% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41%, Bullet Hell 36.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Top-Down 7.1%, Action 4.6%
- #26 33 Days till Extraction
77% matchVery Positive81% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Three Whales Studio
Windows
33 Days till Extraction is a top-down sci-fi action RPG shooter with roguelike progression. Harness brutal firepower and necromantic skills to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.8%, Bullet Hell 31.7%, Action 7.3%, Top-Down 7.1%, PvE 6.7%
- #27 Half Hour Hexagon
79% matchVery Positive83% of 115 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: Top-Down Shooter 33.1%, Bullet Hell 32.7%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #28 A Whole Wolfrush
77% matchVery Positive96% of 211 reviews2025
Dev: uglycoal
Windows
Four friends battle their way across space to claim a once-in-a-lifetime wish. Their lives are in your hands.
Why similar: Boss Rush 66.7% ★, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Sci-fi 4.2%, Action 3.9%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%
- #29 Neon Blight
80% matchMixed41% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Bleeding TapesPub: indie.io
Windows
Welcome to Eden, the old town district beneath the megacity. Fight through dystopian cyberspace, collect hundreds of firearms, establish an exotic black market gun store, cater to other cyberpunk runners, and work towards the ultimate payday in this neon-rogue-lite, store management, shoot ‘em up.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.4%, Cyberpunk 26.7%, Shooter 10.4%, Top-Down 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #30 Shotgun Witch
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,116 reviews2020
Dev: Asephy
Windows
Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.6%, Bullet Hell 33.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Top-Down 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #31 Reloader: test_subject
75% matchVery Positive92% of 304 reviews2022
Dev: Nevertheless StudioPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Reloader: test_subject is an experimental "Bullet Counting Reload Action" game. Experience being a Reloader: having legendary shooting skills and engaging in Close-Quarters Combat(CQC). You just have to remember how to use the gun you’re holding.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 45%, Shooter 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Action 9.4%, Indie 6.6%
- #32 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
74% matchVery Positive88% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.8%, Bullet Hell 38.8%, Action 8.8%, Sci-fi 4%, Combat 3.7%
- #33 Run Build Pew!
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 573 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 51.7%, Shooter 16.6%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Action 9.6%, 2D 4.7%
- #34 Retrograde Arena
74% matchVery Positive93% of 538 reviews2020
Dev: FreemergencyPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter where bullets don’t kill. Use weapons, physics, and your Drone to push, pull, and blast your foes into deadly surroundings in this skill-based shooter action title that redefines physics-based action.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Cyberpunk 24%, Shooter 9.1%, Futuristic 6.6%
- #35 Void Scrappers
73% matchVery Positive89% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.9%, Bullet Hell 29.5%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 8%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #36 Demon Hunt
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: Massive Hug
Windows
Battle through demon-infested lands in this fast-paced rogue-lite bullet-heaven. Pick unique weapons with powerful evolutions, and hunt down ancient demons in intense boss fights. Loot, upgrade, and unlock new ways to grow stronger after every hunt!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.4%, Top-Down Shooter 33.2%, Shooter 8.5%, Top-Down 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #37 HSS:Reload
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 212 reviews2024
Dev: SmokingBear Studio
Windows
This is a very fast God's perspective roguelike shooter, the player will pilot the mech, explore the alien frontier, enjoy the "Crimsonland + Vampire Survivors (Vampire Survivors)" endless killing!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 53.3%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Action 11.3%, Indie 3.3%, Sci-fi 2.7%
- #38 ASTROLANCER
71% matchVery Positive98% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Hexeye
Windows
ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 47.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Action 9.5%, Futuristic 9%, Shooter 7.1%
- #39 Gunlocked 2
71% matchVery Positive85% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.8%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Top-Down 8%
- #40 SYNTHETIK: Arena
71% matchVery Positive90% of 2,345 reviews2019
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Face the varied challenges of the Machine God Zir in ARENA, a standalone expansion for Synthetik: Legion Rising! Leverage the next level in gun-play and experiment with powerful tech in varied action packed Arenas!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 55.9%, Action 13.7%, Shooter 9%, Cyberpunk 7.8%, Indie 7.4%
- #41 Power of Ten - Demo
73% matchVery Positive98% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows
Demo for Power of Ten, a single star fighter trying to save as many civilians as possible before they are overrun by a marauder armada. You'll need to gather new weapons, upgrade your ship, find resources, trade with other ships and more to overcome the challenge before you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Top-Down 8%
- #42 Acid Nimbus
72% matchVery Positive92% of 202 reviews2018
Dev: Hernan Caro Vilaburges
Windows
manage your ammunition and dodge projectiles. Charge with your bayonet and get the highest score.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 43%, Action 34.1%, Indie 22.9%
- #43 Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
70% matchVery Positive93% of 5,855 reviews2016
Dev: Stellar Jockeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33%, Cyberpunk 29.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #44 Shooting Game KARI
70% matchVery Positive93% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: SAEKI Soft
Windows
The ultra-hardcore, authentic vertical scrolling shooter game comes back to life in the modern age. Dodge, shoot, and destroy. Conquer all six stages and experience the real thrill of vertical scrolling shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.8%, Top-Down Shooter 32%, Action 12.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #45 VOID/BREAKER
66% matchVery Positive92% of 2,754 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Bullet Hell 44.5%, Shooter 15.5%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Futuristic 11.5%, Action 8.3%
- #46 Memory Lost
69% matchVery Positive90% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Magic HazardPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Memory Lost is a story-driven fast-paced cyberpunk shooter where you are not just fighting enemies — you become them. Possess enemies, adapt their weapons and skills, and fight ruthless corporations. Uncover secrets, upgrade abilities, and shape your own fate in this world.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.2%, Cyberpunk 28.4%, Shooter 10.5%, Top-Down 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #47 Neon Striker
68% matchVery Positive89% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33%, Bullet Hell 31.8%, Shooter 9.8%, PvE 7.6%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #48 CYBERDAD
69% matchVery Positive90% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Cyberpunk EnjoyersPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Set in the year 2078, CYBERDAD is a 2D cyberpunk gunfight dungeon crawler following a disgruntled father seeking to rescue his daughter, and exact his revenge.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.9%, Cyberpunk 26.3%, Shooter 10.8%, Top-Down 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #49 Let Them Come: Onslaught
66% matchVery Positive91% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.8%, Bullet Hell 35.2%, Sci-fi 9.6%, PvE 8.9%, Action 8.5%
- #50 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 669 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: Bullet Hell 23.2%, Cyberpunk 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, PvE 9.9%, Shooter 9.4%
- #51 Destropolis
68% matchVery Positive87% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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: Top-Down Shooter 31.4%, Bullet Hell 30%, Cyberpunk 22%, Top-Down 7.2%, Action 4.4%
- #52 Mini-Dead
67% matchVery Positive94% of 926 reviews2018
Dev: Alec SmithPub: Milo Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
144 FPS boss battle action with a devilishly creative game mechanic.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 53.4%, Action 25.1%, Indie 21.5%
- #53 Vital Shell
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,831 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36%, Bullet Hell 32.8%, Top-Down 10.2%, PvE 8.3%, Action 7%
- #54 Knight Overloaded
66% matchVery Positive85% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: CCM
Windows
Knight Overloaded is a roguelight survival game that reinforced strategic choices. Beat enemies falling from the sky endlessly, and expand your inventory!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.2%, Action 20.4%, Shooter 18.8%, Top-Down 16.5%, 2D 7.9%
- #55 Stellar Interface
69% 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: Bullet Hell 36.2%, Top-Down Shooter 36%, Shooter 10.5%, Top-Down 9.3%, Action 5%