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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action Roguelike, Indie, Action, Roguelite.

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Vile is an action rogue-lite about fighting demonic creatures and other horrors throughout a vile world. Fight enemies and/or complete random objectives given to you in procedurally-generated dungeons to put a stop to the creatures forever! Collect souls, find new weapons, new artifacts, and battle…

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Vile is an action rogue-lite about fighting demonic creatures and other horrors throughout a vile world. Fight enemies and/or complete random objectives given to you in procedurally-generated dungeons to put a stop to the creatures forever! Collect souls, find new weapons, new artifacts, and battle EPIC bosses!

Reviews: Positive — 85% — of 41 reviews
Released: 2019-10-16
Developer: Ardentsquid
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    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. #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. #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. #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%

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