- #1 Danger Gazers
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Shotx
Windows · Linux
Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path. The choices you make will decide your fate, it will either turn you into the new ruler or... the ashes to be windswept away.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.9%, Roguelite 7.4%, Local Co-Op 5.9%, Top-Down Shooter 5.5%, Action 5.1%
- #2 Planetary Dustoff
96% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.3%, Roguelite 11.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.2%, Action 6.1%
- #3 Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: RogueCode (PTY) LTD
Windows
The world's best mass llama-slaughter roguelike-lite-ish couch co-op top-down twin-stick shooter.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.9%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Action 9.2%
- #4 Serious Sam: Tormental
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 258 reviews2022
Dev: Gungrounds (Macanga Games j.d.o.o.)Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D rogue-lite top-down shooter where you blast your way through the tormented mind of demigod of destruction Mental, as he imagines worlds and monsters that stand on your path towards his inner ego. Let the showdown begin!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.5%, Roguelite 9.6%, Action 9.2%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%, Bullet Hell 8.7%
- #5 Woodpunk
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2018
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.5%, Bullet Hell 7.7%, Local Co-Op 7.5%, Roguelite 7.4%
- #6 Archon's Cube
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phluxworks
Windows
Blast through interconnected floors of a massive starship to reach the Archon’s Cube. Explore branching sectors, grab new weapons, stack upgrades, and fight otherworldly threats as you race to escape.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Roguelite 11.4%, Bullet Hell 9.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.9%
- #7 Mysterious Space
93% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2015
Dev: Ben Hendel-DoyingPub: benmakesgames.com
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Mysterious Space is a rogue-like side-scrolling action space shooter. Explore alien worlds for the fuel and equipment you'll need to survive the mysterious Sector ZZ-Omega-9...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.3%, Action 10.8%, Local Co-Op 10.1%, Indie 9.1%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #8 Obsidian Crown
92% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Pipkin Studios Limited
Windows
‘Obsidian Crown’ is a top-down, roguelite shooter for Windows / PC that doesn't require the player to kill everything in sight! Featuring Pixel graphics and a unique ‘karma’ game mechanic, Obsidian Crown challenges each player to find the right balance of weapons in order to complete the game, save planet Earth, and rescue your beloved...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 55.6%, Roguelite 18%, Action 8.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.4%, Indie 6.6%
- #9 Rogue'n Roll
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 reviews2017
Dev: Pierre Brengues
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Rogue'n Roll is a fast paced roguelike top-down shooter. Kill nasty monsters, get rewarded !
Why similar: Action Roguelike 65.9%, Action 10.3%, Top-Down Shooter 7.3%, Roguelite 6.8%, Indie 5.6%
- #10 Rush Rover
91% matchVery Positive94% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: radio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.7%, Roguelite 10.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 10%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, Bullet Hell 8.3%
- #11 Juicy Army
90% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Taptroise
Windows
Juicy army is the sweetest action roguelike set in a dream universe where you'll have to fight an army of juicy creatures!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 11%, Roguelite 9.6%, Bullet Hell 7.3%
- #12 Exurgo
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Finite Games
Windows
Exurgo is a rogue-lite shooter built for roomscale VR. Fight your way up the Spire, an alien space elevator. Find secrets, collect power-ups and defeat bosses. Careful, each death will send you back to the start, but let you upgrade for your next ascent. Can you destroy the Spire and save the world?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 70.6%, Roguelite 11.9%, Action 9.9%, Indie 7.6%
- #13 Overdosed - A Trip To Hell
89% 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 56.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Roguelite 10.7%, Action 8.6%, Indie 7.2%
- #14 PION
88% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Oliver Chime
Windows
PION is a fast-paced and challenging top-down shooter. Pilot exotic hovercraft and battle your way through gauntlets of deadly drones and defense systems. Upgrade your hovercraft and weapons to keep pace with the growing swarms of increasingly powerful and intelligent enemies. You will not get far.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 59.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Roguelite 10.5%, Action 9.1%, Indie 6.4%
- #15 Monsters and Monocles
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Monsters and Monocles is a frantic top-down shooter for 1-4 players. Use teamwork and your arsenal of weapons to defeat the overwhelming hordes of evil, either locally or online. All the levels are procedurally generated with new layouts, objectives, and secrets each time you play.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 54.4%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Roguelite 9.6%, Action 8.1%, Indie 6.5%
- #16 Shapes & Shots - Prologue
86% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Visio Game Studio
Windows
Shapes & Shots is a Roguelite Shooter Bullet-hell, where you can control time as you make your way through a twisted and delusional universe. Your enemies will merge, creating infinite combinations to try to overwhelm you: only your skills, combined with upgrades you choose, can lead you to victory.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.9%, Roguelite 9%, Twin Stick Shooter 9%, Bullet Hell 8.3%
- #17 UnderMine
85% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 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: Action Roguelike 56%, Roguelite 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, Procedural Generation 3.5%
- #18 The Deepest House
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Mr. Thee
Windows · Mac
A sleek 'n' squishy top-down 3D roguelike action game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 66.5%, Roguelite 15.6%, Action 10.1%, Indie 7.8%
- #19 Gun Garden
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NEETNectar
Windows
Gun Garden is a dungeon crawler top-down shooter with rogue-like elements. Explore rooms, find gear, fight enemies, and level up your stats as you progress through the various floors, attempting to find the lost treasure of the Gun Garden.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.9%, Action 8.3%, Roguelite 6.9%, Indie 6.8%
- #20 Fast Food Wars
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 1FPS Games
Windows · Linux
Fast Food War is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a burger seeking to shoot, dash, cook, destroy enemy fast foods that stops him from reclaiming burger restaurants that has been overtaken by other fast foods.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.4%, Action 10.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.1%, Top-Down Shooter 8.7%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #21 异界之门 D-World Gate
82% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: TSUKUYOMIC
Windows
A roguelite game where the player controls the actions and the character automatically attacks. Control the brave with different talents, survive the fight with monsters and enrich their own profession composition, become a master of all profession, defeat the Kings of the undead in this world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 55.4%, Roguelite 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Action 6%, Indie 4.6%
- #22 MI10
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: mrmilo
Windows · Linux
Prepare for chaos in MI10, a fast-paced, top-down roguelike shooter where every mission could be over in an instant. Every run is a brutal test of skill. Adapt, dodge, and acquire upgrades as you battle enemies in fast-paced combat. Every mistake is costly, every success is earned.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.5%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Roguelite 11.1%, Action 11%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%
- #23 Catacomb Kids
83% matchVery Positive87% of 626 reviews2015
Dev: FourbitFriday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 53.6%, Roguelite 15.9%, Action 6.5%, Local Co-Op 6.3%, Procedural Generation 6.2%
- #24 ExoSoul
81% 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 40.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.7%, Roguelite 8.3%, Action 7.7%
- #25 Gun Knight All Day
81% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Midge Makes Games
Windows
Gun Knight All Day is a close quarters bullet hell dungeon crawler about a knight who uses guns. Shoot, dodge, and scavenge your way through the procedurally generated dungeons one room at a time. Challenging boss fights test the sharpness of your skills and the lethality of your weapons.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Roguelite 9%, Bullet Hell 8.7%
- #26 SirVive
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coffee Swirl
Windows
SirVive is a rogue-like horde shooter where the goal is simply to survive as long as you can (looking fabulous while doing so!). Choose 4 of over 20 different abilities to bring with you on each run, and whether to activate them manually or automatically.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #27 Rogue Stache
80% matchPositive93% of 45 reviews2019
Dev: WubsGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rogue Stache is an action-adventure platforming roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Rogue Legacy, Risk of Rain, and Magicite. Explore vast interstellar dungeons and defeat hordes of cunning enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 63.8%, Roguelite 17%, Action 10.3%, Indie 6.2%, Shooter 2.8%
- #28 Bugs Must Die / 异星特勤队
79% matchVery Positive92% of 141 reviews2019
Dev: DG Games Workshop
Windows
A retro arcade style Top down shooting game. Shooting them with a machine gun, blasting them with missiles, dashing them with a vehicle, whipping them with an energy chain, or burning them with a napalm...No matter how you get it done, “ALIEN BUGS MUST DIE!”
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.5%, Roguelite 14.3%, Dungeon Crawler 9.4%, Action 8.2%, Bullet Hell 8%
- #29 弹弹:弹幕基因| DanDan: Danmaku Gene | DDD
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mentind
Windows
Choose teammates, collect modules, and build unique character cards! Danmaku Gene(DDD) is a multi-character bullet heaven shooter with light roguelike elements. Team up, customize, and face endless challenges—beating the boss is only the beginning!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 83.9%, Indie 4.6%, Roguelite 4%, Action 4%, Bullet Hell 3.4%
- #30 Run or Rot: ZK1L4
77% 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 40.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Roguelite 11.5%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Action 6.1%
- #31 Crimsonwood
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: nodoxi
Windows
Crimsonwood is a roguelike top-down shooter in a cursed national park. Collect various weapons, gain perks and battle hordes of enemies to survive.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelite 11.5%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Action 5.8%
- #32 Iglacia
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Goopoe
Windows
In this drawing-based roguelite, play as a penguin with a stash of powerful crystals to fight off hordes of enemies by drawing and shooting your way to victory!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 57.9%, Roguelite 18.2%, Action 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Indie 3.8%
- #33 Superstition BlackCat
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LUDO Thinking
Windows
A roguelite where superstitions take shape as items! Face enemies, collect drops with negative effects that can be traded for advantages. Explore always different rooms, with challenges inspired by beliefs that make us think twice before taking a risk.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.3%, Local Co-Op 10.8%, Roguelite 6.9%
- #34 The Last Game
75% matchVery Positive91% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Frédéric Julian
Windows · Mac
Traverse the dungeon in this awesome action / bullet-hell roguelite where every choice could make or break your run. Stack over 130 different items and create powerful synergies to become truly overpowered with 13 unique characters!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 12.8%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Action 9.5%
- #35 Unmaker
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tosuto
Windows
Unmaker is a survival roguelite where your skills will be put to the test. Exterminate thousands of enemies in dark dungeons, unlock dozens of unique skills & weapons and make your way through darkness.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.4%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Roguelite 10.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.7%, Action 7.5%
- #36 Mallow
73% 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 45.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Action 9.1%, Dungeon Crawler 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #37 Mars Survivors
74% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Roguelite 7.9%
- #38 Good Robot
76% matchVery Positive84% of 262 reviews2016
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Good Robot is a fast-paced roguelike shoot-em-up that pits you against thousands of robots out to violate your warranty. Explore a procedurally generated sci-fi metropolis and the depths of corporate depravity, but never stop shooting...unless, of course, you're a Bad Robot. You're not, are you?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 53.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.8%, Action 8.6%, Roguelite 7.9%, Indie 7%
- #39 Mystic Gate
74% matchPositive86% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Zoo Corporation
Windows
A Mystic Gate created by the gods suddenly appears in the human world. Adventurers challenge themselves with the tests that await them beyond the gate. In order to earn your wish you must defeat hordes & bosses in this roguelike dungeon exploration bullet hell!!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Roguelite 6.1%
- #40 The Last Crypt
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shuro
Windows
Help to restore the power of the last crypt in the fantasy world! With the power of Death herself, obtain new heroes, guns and skills to create powerful combinations in this roguelite top down survivors game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Action 10.7%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.8%
- #41 Echoes of Elpis
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Petrichor Labs
Windows · Linux
Echoes of Elpis is a twin-stick shooter sci-fi roguelike. Upgrade weapons, discover new tech, and uncover a secret past as you battle through Elpis on an epic treasure hunt.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Roguelite 11%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.4%, Dungeon Crawler 8.1%
- #42 Corrosion Protocol
72% 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 42.3%, Roguelite 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.4%, Action 6.9%
- #43 HYPERWIRED
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SIDRALGAMESPub: SelectaPlay
Windows
Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.2%, Roguelite 10.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%, Bullet Hell 9%
- #44 Astral Blitz
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spirit Forged Studios
Windows
Astral Blitz is a roguelite, twin stick shooter. Control your fighter ship and wreak devastation through the hordes of empire defenses. Create your own play style as you customize your ship to your needs, setting it up for brutal destruction, refined precision, or to become chaos incarnate!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Roguelite 10.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.3%
- #45 Gunslinger Express
71% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Glinnor
Windows
Defend a moving train against relentless bandit attacks. Shoot enemies, repair wagons and upgrade your character as you explore diverse regions each with unique guns, enemies and upgrades.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.4%, Roguelite 8.9%, Bullet Hell 8.3%
- #46 Enter The Lost Chamber
70% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Game Academy
Windows
Explore dungeons, battle hordes of monsters, and defy fate in “Enter The Lost Chamber,” an action-packed pixel art roguelike. Discover new challenges, collect powerful weapons, and prepare to face the final boss at any time. Dive into the darkness!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Bullet Hell 11%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.2%, Action 6.1%
- #47 Voidigo
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.6%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #48 Spent Shells
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HelperWesley
Windows
Spent Shells is a high score top-down shooter with roguelike-y randomized elements. Players dive in to an everchanging dungeon to harvest a crystalized power source that will get them home. Fight through the dungeon using a variety of weapons, characters, upgrades, and your own skill! Each run ea...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Roguelite 8.6%, Bullet Hell 7.7%
- #49 Rogue Rocks
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 46 reviews2019
Dev: AUX-IN Games
Windows · Linux
Rogue Rocks is a space rocks shoot-em-up with minimalist roguelite elements. Blast your way to the center of a procedurally generated galaxy before you get caught!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 49.4%, Roguelite 12.1%, Action 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%, Indie 9.1%
- #50 LootMage
68% matchPositive84% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: CurlyMango
Windows
LootMage is a bullet-hell action roguelite game set in a medieval fantasy world. As an adventurer in this realm, you must brave ever-changing dungeons, battle fierce enemies, collect treasures, and fight to survive.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.3%, Roguelite 11.4%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, Dungeon Crawler 9.5%
- #51 Battle Planet - Judgement Day
70% matchVery Positive88% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: Threaks
Windows
Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.2%, Roguelite 11.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.3%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%
- #52 Star of Providence
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,276 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Roguelite 11.5%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.2%
- #53 Erebos Loop
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: SakuSakuBake
Windows · Linux
Ever found a great level, upgrade, or weapon in a roguelite and wished you could keep it in future runs? Erebos Loop is a retro scifi roguelite featuring 50,000 levels where observation is rewarded. Record coordinates of discoveries and reaccess them via Override Terminals to craft your perfect run.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #54 The Element Of
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: beary
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Element Of is an element bending roguelite dungeon crawler set in a strange fantasy world. Choose from a variety of elements all with their unique playstyles to fight through floors of enemies and gain rewards that make you and your element stronger.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Roguelite 11.9%, Dungeon Crawler 10%, Bullet Hell 4.6%
- #55 Nuclear Throne
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 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: Action Roguelike 43.8%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8.8%, Roguelite 8.2%, Local Co-Op 6.4%
- #56 Rogueborne Fury
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David KviloriaPub: SKYSTAR GAMES
Windows · Linux
Dodge bullets, SLOW TIME, and dive into procedurally generated dungeons. Rogueborne Fury blends roguelike chaos with bullet hell action and tons of loot. Power up, level up, and unlock permanent upgrades on your skill tree.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.6%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%, Action 10.6%, Roguelite 7.6%
- #57 Blamdown: Udder Fury
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2016
Dev: Guru Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Blamdown: Udder Fury is a fast-paced twin stick shooter about a cow with a bazooka and a lust for revenge. It's all about creating chaos, blowing stuff up and having a fun. Jump on top of buildings, gun down enemy jetpack-troopers and blast away tanks with your trusty bazooka!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 55.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Indie 12.9%, Roguelite 8.9%, Action 6.1%
- #58 Warlocked
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Def Mane()
Windows
Warlocked is a fast-paced action rogue-like game with extraction elements where you create the spells that you use to destroy, freeze, electrocute, or incinerate anything that stands in your way as you attempt to free yourself from the wrath of a King hell-bent on your destruction.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Roguelite 11.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.4%, Bullet Hell 8.9%
- #59 Void Raiders
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Tryzna83
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Void Raiders is "radical" top down rogue-lite shmup, with permanent character progression, character centric gameplay and never ending carnage in randomly generated environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 62.7%, Roguelite 12.8%, Action 10%, Indie 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #60 Exjanitor: Data Cleanup
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RodDev
Windows
You are Zildo, the janitor of a company where employees have been replaced by robots. Enraged, you decide to destroy all of them and reclaim your place. Explore procedurally generated worlds, find weapons, and use power-ups to win.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.2%, Roguelite 11.8%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.1%, Procedural Generation 5.8%