- #1 BuzzKill
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JustinMakesGames
Windows
Squash waves of nasty bugs! Swat them, kill them with fire, or pull out the Orbital Death Laser. Your mouse is your weapon in this EPIC Bullet Heaven Roguelike loaded with crazy weapons, items and upgrades! Now go spank some bugs 🎾 🐝
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Clicker 17.2%, Perma Death 10.4%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #2 Mighty Mage
96% matchMixed46% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Afil Games
Windows
Mighty Mage is a top-down arena shooter rogue-lite where you play a cute mage wielding up to 5 elemental spells at a time to fight off hordes of enemies. Choose from a variety of upgrades and spells to create unique builds.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Score Attack 15.6%, Perma Death 12.2%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #3 Elemental Survivors : Roguelike
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antonio FilipePub: Afil Games
Windows
Fight off hordes of enemies, slay Bosses, choose from a variety of upgrades and combine your spells to create unique and game-breaking builds In this auto-attacking roguelite.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Score Attack 16.2%, Perma Death 12.8%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #4 Stickman's Arena
95% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Afil Games
Windows
Stickman's Arena is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a stickman wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of enemies. Choose from a variety of upgrades and combine your weapons to create unique and game-breaking builds.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Score Attack 16.8%, Perma Death 14.1%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #5 図書館ではお静かに。
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Libbit
Windows · Mac
Build various builds by combining stolen books, fire guns with loud explosions, sneak into the library that changes every time you enter, and steal the legendary old book from the head librarian who sits at the far end of the library!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Perma Death 18.8%, Roguelite 14.7%, Top-Down 4.3%
- #6 Arcana Outcasts
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crusher48
Windows
Switch between multiple arcane Shards to outwit and obliterate your enemies in this top-down shooter roguelike. Plan your path with a unique skill tree levelling system, and fight for survival against enemies wielding the same powers as you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Perma Death 16.2%, Roguelite 14.2%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #7 ExoSoul
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Get Ready Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Exosoul is an adrenaline-fueled top-down shooter that will test your skills and reflexes. Fight for your life against relentless enemies while trying to synchronize your body and soul. You have a powerful arsenal of weapons at your disposal, but you'll need to use them wisely if you want to survive.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Roguelite 10.1%, Roguelike 9.9%, Cyberpunk 6.7%
- #8 Mini Gears: Mayhem
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pentafloat
Windows
Mini Gears: Mayhem is a single player Rogue-like where you do the aiming. Take control of a little tank on a blueprint, fighting waves of supposedly evil slimes. Gain experience, level up, and upgrade your tank in each run.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Roguelite 15.6%, Score Attack 9.2%, Arcade 7.7%
- #9 TH3-M15 GUILD
91% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Capybara Forge LLC
Windows
Deadly missions for a deadly group! TH3-M15 Guild is a bullet hell survival game with rogue-lite elements. Undertake assignments, fighting off against armies of robots and creatures alike. Use an arsenal of unique skills, weapons, and items! Do you have what it takes to finish the job, mercenary?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.4%, Score Attack 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Roguelite 12.8%, Perma Death 12.3%
- #10 Hope: a potato story
91% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: sirpapastudios
Windows
Cute and simple top down action shooter. Save the kingdom from the all consuming curse, you are not the first to try and will not be the last.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Perma Death 22.1%, Roguelike 9.7%, Top-Down 4.7%
- #11 Void Blitzing
90% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Felix Pretorg
Windows
Get ready for the ultimate space challenge! In this top-down action roguelite you’ll pilot your ship through a low-gravity environment, dodging obstacles and fighting enemies along the way. But be careful, one wrong move could mean the end of your journey. Are you ready to take on the challenge?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 9.4%, Perma Death 6.9%
- #12 Viking Survivors
89% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Embark on an epic journey through the realms of Viking Survivors, a heart-pounding action roguelite that pits you against relentless hordes of monstrous foes. Unleash the true power of a Viking warrior as you slay enemies, learn potent skills, and forge your own path to victory.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Perma Death 20.2%, Roguelite 13.8%, Score Attack 12.7%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #13 Teleglitch: Die More Edition
89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,891 reviews2013
Dev: Test3 ProjectsPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Perma Death 15.3%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #14 Void Resurgence
86% matchVery Positive95% of 62 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 20.3%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Score Attack 17%, Perma Death 14%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #15 Gladiator's Arena
88% matchMixed42% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Afil Games
Windows
Gladiator's Arena is a top-down arena shooter rogue-lite where you play as a gladiator wielding up to 7 different medieval weapons to fight off hordes of enemies. Choose from a variety of upgrades and abilities to create unique builds.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Score Attack 16.7%, Perma Death 13.8%, Roguelike 9%
- #16 1114: Robin Hood Survivors
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Samuel Bromley
Windows
Help Robin Hood and his Merry Men to defeat Bad King John in a bullet heaven pixel adventure. 1114:Robin Hood Survivors is a casual, rogue-lite, top-down game where your choices are extremely important. Fight hundreds of forest enemies on screen at once.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Perma Death 18%, Roguelite 12.7%, Roguelike 7.8%
- #17 Stickman: Waves Of Doom
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Relevation Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stickman: Waves of Doom is a horde survivor game with minimalistic graphics where endless enemies crash down upon you in waves of pure chaos and destruction while maintaining steady FPS.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Perma Death 20.2%, Score Attack 9.7%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #18 BloodDome Classic
85% matchVery Positive85% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Halftone Gaming
Windows · Mac
The Bullet Heaven arcade classic that started it all! Create unique builds, kill ever-growing hordes of contestants and beat your friends' high scores in the retro-futuristic gladiator arena BLOODDOME
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Score Attack 20.7%, Roguelite 8.7%, Arcade 7.7%
- #19 FLERP
84% matchVery Positive87% of 397 reviews2022
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fend off hordes of enemies in this arcade tower defense roguelite with autobattler elements. Build up a team of powerful synergies and become unstoppable.
Why similar: Score Attack 23.3%, Action Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 11.2%, Perma Death 10.3%
- #20 Cosmic Flesh: Overdrive
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turbo Soda Games
Windows
Defend the galaxy from endless cosmic horrors. Dash and blast with fast, burst-based piloting, unleash powerful overdrives, evolve your ship with each unique run, and push your skills to the limit.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Roguelite 14.9%, Score Attack 14.7%, Roguelike 10%
- #21 Kindling
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Talonbyte Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark, atmospheric action roguelite where fire is survival. One shield. One life. Kill shadows for embers, grow stronger through death, break seals to escape the nightmare you created. No health bars. Burn, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27%, Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Perma Death 20.5%, Roguelite 14.6%, Roguelike 9%
- #22 Not Survivors
82% matchPositive87% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: ClockTower Games
Windows
Not Survivors is a top-down survival Roguelike game. Choose from diverse adventurers, skillfully combine item and weapon effects to fend off hordes of monsters, survive, and secure victory.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Action Roguelike 22.7%, Perma Death 21%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #23 Cards and Guns
82% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Cards and Guns is a top-down arena shooter roguelite, where you’ll have to defeat hordes of creatures. Choose from a variety of cards and upgrades to create unique builds and survive to the end.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Perma Death 17.9%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 7.8%
- #24 RANDOBOUNCE
81% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Eagle Studio
Windows
RANDOBOUNCE is a fast-paced, arcade, score-attack roguelike where you bounce uncontrollably while crafting the most ridiculous, overpowered weapon possible. Survive, rack up points, and let the chaos unfold!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Score Attack 17.7%, Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, Arcade 7%
- #25 Blackhole Survivors
81% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Filange Studio
Windows
Blackhole Survivors is a fast-paced survival game where you control a growing black hole. Absorb planets, level up, and choose powerful upgrades to survive longer. Master movement, physics, and strategy to achieve the highest score.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27%, Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Score Attack 16.6%, Perma Death 13.8%, Arcade 8.4%
- #26 Mechanical Siege
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peecub
Windows
Mechanical Siege is a roguelite shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Battle hordes of robots, gather resources, craft equipment, and enhance your survival skills. Every decision could change everything. Can you survive the Siege?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Score Attack 14.5%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #27 No Sweet Looks
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: halvardo13
Windows
Nothing but ocean in every direction, and monsters eyeing you down everywhere you go! Wake up, confront the monsters, and find your way home in this top down rouge-like, with a unique take on shooting mechanics.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Perma Death 15.2%, Roguelite 11.6%, Score Attack 7.5%
- #28 Fruity Rogue
78% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Adam Harmane
Windows
Fruity Rogue is a fast-paced roguelike top-down shooter where everything revolves around fruits! Explore randomly generated levels, battle fruit enemies, collect items, and discover game-changing synergies. With each run, unlock characters and weapons, each with their own playstyle and abilities.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.8%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Perma Death 16.8%, Roguelike 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #29 Crusader's March
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Steven Peregrine
Windows
Vanquish the ever-growing hordes, Command your army, grow in strength and numbers, and conquer your enemy's castles in this casual top-down roguelite.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.4%, Score Attack 19.9%, Perma Death 15.3%, Roguelite 14%, Roguelike 8%
- #30 Cyber City Escape
80% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Night Owl Gaming LLCPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Cyber City Escape is a 3D topdown roguelite shooter set in a cyberpunk world. The game features procedurally generated maps, fog of war fueled exploration, multiple weapon types, multiple enemy types, environmental hazards and traps, equipment kiosks to buy gear, permanent progression and more.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, Perma Death 18.4%, Roguelite 13.5%, Cyberpunk 7.9%
- #31 Wisterix
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Limit
Windows
Wisterix is a fast-paced top-down shooter. As you enter an ever-shifting void, you’ll face relentless hordes of monsters guarding the gates to deeper, more treacherous dimensions. Fight through shifting worlds, collect weapons, and adapt your strategy as the void twists and turns against you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Perma Death 18.2%, Roguelite 11%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #32 Terminal Breach
77% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: AcidRain
Windows
Terminal Breach is an action rogue-lite twin stick shooter where you gun down countless waves of creatures, choose upgrades to create powerful and unique synergies and unlock a variety of characters, weapons and levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Action Roguelike 25.3%, Score Attack 16.3%, Roguelite 14.1%, Arcade 6.5%
- #33 Neon Sundown
76% matchVery Positive82% of 447 reviews2022
Dev: Ben NicholsPub: BN Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Neon Sundown is an extremely challenging arena-shooter that mixes fast-paced action with roguelite elements. Take on increasingly difficult arenas as you unlock new ships, upgrades, synergies, and more! Think you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Perma Death 18.4%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 6.4%
- #34 Repetendium
76% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Roguelite 13.3%, Perma Death 11.3%, Score Attack 10.4%
- #35 TETRAGUN
75% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: GreebPub: Greeb Games
Windows · Mac
TETRAGUN is quadrant-based shooter where you're surrounded on all sides. You'll gain powerful upgrades as you progress, but so will your enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Action Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 9.5%, Arcade 7.4%
- #36 Geometry Arena
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,401 reviews2021
Dev: 011 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A free-form arena-shooter Roguelite with heavy emphasis on building an overpowered character! You play as a little shape that shoots other shapes! Strengthen your character by mixing and matching mods and upgrades, and experiment with a limitless rune upgrade system!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Score Attack 18%, Roguelite 11%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #37 Hand Almighty
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: James Brill
Windows
Hand Almighty is a whimsical medieval roguelike where you play as a giant divine hand, slapping enemies away from your castle. Build ridiculous upgrade synergies between waves, unleash absurd powers, and chase leaderboard glory.
Why similar: Clicker 26.7%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Score Attack 17.8%, Roguelike 16%, Arcade 10.6%
- #38 Haru: The Armada of the Astral Void
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Boreli
Windows
Help Haru defeat the armada of the astral void in a fast-paced roguelite retro space shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.4%, Roguelite 17.3%, Score Attack 12.6%, Roguelike 11.2%, Arcade 8.8%
- #39 Rush Commander
73% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: FivexGames
Windows
Rush Commander is a survivor game in the WWII. You have an order: Hold and survive, commander! Each run will be unique. Use your skills and weapons, gather resources, and call reinforcements. Be ready, commander! They won't stop coming. I'm afraid that it will be a long day.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Score Attack 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #40 Timber Fever
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Virtual Ducky Games
Windows
Cut down the infinitely tall Tree to grow stronger. Timber Fever is an action, incremental roguelike where you create chaos with wacky tools while surviving enemy waves.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.3%, Score Attack 19.2%, Clicker 15.9%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #41 Hello, Lucia
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Annulus Games
Windows · Mac
Bullet Hell x Rogue-like! "Hello, Lucia" is a game that mixes bullet hell shooter with rogue-like elements. Collect relics to strengthen your ship, mow down hordes of enemies, and break through randomly generated stages!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.8%, Score Attack 23.6%, Roguelite 22.6%, Arcade 10.2%, Action 8.4%
- #42 Plains of Havoc
71% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Island Games
Windows
Decimate endless hordes of enemies across the nine realms of Yggdrasil for eternal glory! Plains of Havoc is a fierce 2D top-down roguelite set in the Viking afterlife in which you fight for your rightful place on the global leaderboards.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.8%, Score Attack 18.9%, Roguelite 15.6%, Perma Death 12.2%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #43 Corrosion Protocol
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sdpmakes
Windows
A fast-paced top-down roguelike shooter where you stabilize failing reactors, fight through chaotic waves of enemies, collect powerful weapons and upgrades, and face colossal reactor bosses.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Top-Down 4.9%
- #44 Filthium Zero
69% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: NoiseHum Games
Windows
Filthium Zero is a compact action roguelite experience featuring a mix of vertical and ground combat. Purge the Filthium-infested Earth, battle hordes of mutants, unlock powerful upgrades to survive, and watch the ragdolls fly in this short and explosive joyride.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.8%, Score Attack 16.9%, Roguelite 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #45 Overdosed - A Trip To Hell
74% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2016
Dev: Lazy Games Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Take an experimental form of LSD and battle against hordes of nightmarish hallucinations in randomly generated roguelike adventures and arena style levels.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44%, Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Roguelite 15%, Action 5.7%, Top-Down 5.6%
- #46 Starforged Legacy
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Second Shift Games
Windows
Outlast the onslaught in a sci-fi survivors-like where your decisions matter as much as your firepower. Command customizable starships, enhance your arsenal with 100+ strategy-defining upgrades, and annihilate endless fleets of cosmic combatants! Carve your legacy among the stars or die trying!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Score Attack 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 10.1%
- #47 Pest Control in the Crypt
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Chiinox
Windows
Pest Control in the Crypt is a strategic rogue-like wave-battler. Enhance your elemental potions with unique items and a branching skill tree to slay Pests. Delve into the Abyss and conquer the Crypt.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.6%, Top-Down Shooter 31.8%, Roguelite 17.4%, Top-Down 5.9%, Action 4.5%
- #48 Hyperlight Survivor
70% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: WittGames
Windows
A Competitive Bullet Hell with roguelite mechanics. Fight against endless hordes of enemies in ever-changing arenas, unlock new spaceships and upgrade them with devastating weapons and Power-Ups. Complete contracts and reach new ranks to become the ultimate Champion!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Perma Death 20.6%, Score Attack 17.7%, Roguelite 14.3%, Arcade 6.8%
- #49 Roguely
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: SQRL Studios
Windows
Roguely is a fantasy themed top-down shooter pixel art action roguelite with some bullet hell thrown in. Fight and dodge your way through the randomly generated maps to rescue your friends. Find upgrades along the way and save up arcane fragments for permanent blessings from the gods.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, Action Roguelike 23.1%, Perma Death 17.5%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #50 Outclassed
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 83tsu
Windows
Outclassed is an arcade dungeon crawler roguelite where you combine unique class abilities to clear an expansive dungeon. Level up, collect items, and create powerful synergies to become truly outclassed!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 12.7%, Action 6.8%
- #51 Yawnoc
68% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: DaFluffyPotato
Windows · Linux
Destroy hordes of strange machines that have invaded the forest. Yawnoc is a chaotic top-down shooter roguelite focused on immersion into the world of Conway's Game of Life and other cellular automata.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, Action Roguelike 24%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 8%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #52 100% Clean Inc.
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PotionWorksPub: CozyPuzzleGames
Windows · Linux
100% Clean Inc. is a top-down Roguelite shooting game. Follow the new intern as he explores the cleaning company building, where things seem to be going wrong.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Action Roguelike 24.8%, Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 12.4%, Arcade 5.5%
- #53 The Outer Space Bugs
69% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Jhozao
Windows
Exterminate the bugs that are hidden on the dark side of the moon. A game based on space exploration, with a variety of items and monsters and a evil to be defeated. Adventure in this space experience and destroy them.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Action Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 9.7%, Point & Click 8.1%
- #54 Run or Rot: ZK1L4
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: SantosaiDev
Windows · Linux
Survive relentless hordes in ZK1L4, a fast-paced bullet heaven! Choose unique characters, unleash powerful weapons, and master deadly skills. Play solo or team up in couch co-op to take on the chaos. Will you escape the swarm or become one with it?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.6%, Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 10.2%, Top-Down 5.4%
- #55 Hate Me Not
67% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: NotJustGames
Windows · Linux
A roguelike twin-stick shooter, where you defend the same thing that tries to hurt you. Venture into the side of darkness to defeat enemies before they reach the Yin-Yang. Switch to the side of light to gather energy and upgrades, before the time runs out and the next wave of monsters spawn.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Perma Death 17.5%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 7.3%
- #56 Personal Space
67% matchVery Positive98% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Friendly Fire Software
Windows
An anti-social roguelike for the ages. Humans may be social creatures, but you sure as heck aren't! Use a variety of items and abilities to ensure your "survival" against hoards extroverted people. Be persistent, and keep your distance. No violence required.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.3%, Score Attack 19.4%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelike 10.2%, Surreal 9%
- #57 Quester
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: LUJA Studio
Windows
Assume control of a courageous adventurer and blaze through monster infested mazes. Dance with death as you balance fighting with scavenging for loot and power in this classic-arcade inspired roguelike.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.2%, Perma Death 22.6%, Roguelite 16%, Roguelike 10.2%, Score Attack 9.3%
- #58 Forecast Death
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: chabreck
Windows · Linux
Survive the chaos of a bullet-heaven action game. Tear through enemy hordes, stack wild ability combos, and endure cataclysms that rewrite the rules mid-fight. The pace ramps up every minute - either you grow stronger, or you get wiped out.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Roguelite 16%, Score Attack 12.1%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #59 Swarm Me
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: KBGS
Windows
A minimalist horde survival arena where you’re hunted by an endless swarm of drones - kite the horde, bait them into deadly traps, upgrade your defenses, use special items and survive as long as you can. Every minute the swarm grows denser, faster, and deadlier.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 16.3%, Score Attack 12.3%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #60 Mallow
64% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Goose Shroom
Windows
mallow is a fast paced topdown action roguelike game heavily inspired by nuclear throne. you can pick your own enemies as well as lots of different upgrades.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.6%, Top-Down Shooter 33.3%, Roguelike 12.7%, Top-Down 5.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%