- #1 Wall World
97% matchVery Positive91% of 12,217 reviews2023
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World?
Why similar: Mining 19.1% ★, Mechs 12.3% ★, Tower Defense 10.1%, Roguelite 7.6%, Aliens 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the same core loop of mining, upgrading, and defending your robospider.
- #2 Dome Keeper
96% matchVery Positive92% of 20,921 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 18.9%, Roguelike 15.9%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Resource Management 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive mining-defense roguelite that shares the exact gameplay philosophy of balancing resource gathering with base protection.
- #3 Drill Core
96% matchVery Positive85% of 2,374 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.1%, Roguelite 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Roguelike 10.6%, Management 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the vertical mining and tower-defense mechanics of the seed game with a focus on strategic base expansion.
- #4 SteamWorld Dig 2
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,952 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
Why similar: Mining 71.4% ★, Adventure 7.4%, Action 6.9%, 2D 6.4%, Exploration 6%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a polished, metroidvania-style experience centered on mining, upgrading tools, and exploring deep subterranean caverns.
- #5 Core Keeper
94% matchVery Positive93% of 64,481 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 31%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Combat 16.3%, Exploration 15.1%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeper focus on mining, exploration, and base building within a vast, mysterious underground world.
- #6 UnderMine
94% matchVery Positive90% of 9,783 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: Roguelite 34.6%, Mining 18.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Roguelike 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gold-collecting roguelite that emphasizes mining and dungeon exploration with a satisfying progression system.
- #7 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
93% matchVery Positive86% of 47,393 reviews2025
Dev: Funday GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
Why similar: Roguelite 31.7%, Procedural Generation 22.2%, Aliens 17.5%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Combat 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This auto-shooter roguelite captures the thrill of mining through destructible environments while fighting off swarms of enemies.
- #8 BORE BLASTERS
92% matchVery Positive81% of 745 reviews2024
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.
Why similar: Mining 39.1% ★, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 9.9%, Exploration 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action game where you pilot a mining machine to blast through rock and collect loot while managing upgrades.
- #9 Stellar Initiative
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 401 reviews2024
Dev: Five Head Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Complete missions, install new upgrades, discover powerful artifacts, and find the best strategy!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.3%, Mechs 20.9% ★, Roguelike 12%, Aliens 11.3%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical tower-defense roguelite that shares the intense combat and strategic positioning found in the Wall World series.
- #10 Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
91% matchVery Positive80% of 895 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!
Why similar: Mining 29.2% ★, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Roguelite 10.9%, Roguelike 10%, Resource Management 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to the Dome Keeper style, focusing on underwater mining and protecting your vessel from aquatic threats.
- #11 Swarm Grinder
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,176 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Mechs 27.4% ★, Mining 17.1% ★, Roguelite 13.5%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Roguelike 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that incorporates mining-like destruction mechanics while you fight through massive, evolving swarms.
- #12 Everwarder
89% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: qLatePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Everwarder is a refreshing take on the tower defense genre, blending roguelite mechanics with a time-based survival concept. Fight against the encroaching darkness and fend off emerging enemies. Collect artifacts, buy upgrades, discover ancient structures, unlock new units and more!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.7%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 11.5%, Sci-fi 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense with roguelite survival elements, requiring you to manage resources while defending your territory.
- #13 Mining Mechs
89% matchVery Positive90% of 2,628 reviews2023
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
Why similar: Mining 32.7% ★, Mechs 26.5% ★, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a heavy focus on mining progression and upgrading your machinery to reach deeper, more valuable resources.
- #14 Dig or Die
88% matchVery Positive90% of 4,269 reviews2018
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.3%, Strategy 13.8%, 2D 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Action 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused game where you must mine resources to build defenses against nightly waves of increasingly difficult alien threats.
- #15 Necrosmith 2
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,465 reviews2024
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Like a dead man reanimated by dark sorcery, the necromancer simulator is back! Give the undead the ability to fly over mountains and swim across rivers, explore a fully generated world at night and fend off enemy hordes during the day. Start a new, uhm, life.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.3%, Roguelite 15.2%, Management 13.9%, Roguelike 10.4%, Combat 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on unit management, it shares the tower-defense and strategic resource-gathering elements found in the seed game.
- #16 UnderMine 2
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 803 reviews2025
Dev: Thorium
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Delve into the dangerous, ever-shifting labyrinth that is the Undermine. Discover, craft, and combine hundreds of unique items. Pair them with an ever-expanding roster of distinct playable characters for a new run every time! Grab a partner and uncover UnderMine 2's secrets together in local co-op.
Why similar: Mining 27.5% ★, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the action-roguelite mining tradition with improved mechanics and deeper dungeon-crawling systems.
- #17 Repel The Rifts
86% matchVery Positive86% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: RefinedBearGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Linux
Repel the Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game where you lead a commander through an alien world, uncovering new terrain each wave, drafting powerful upgrades, and constructing defenses to hold back the chaos.
Why similar: Mechs 29.6% ★, Tower Defense 22.6%, Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical tower-defense game that requires careful resource management and strategic placement of defenses against waves of enemies.
- #18 Void War
83% matchVery Positive94% of 3,693 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Roguelite 21%, Procedural Generation 17.4%, Resource Management 15.4%, Roguelike 14.9%, Sci-fi 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers roguelite strategy and combat that challenges players to make difficult choices while managing limited resources.
- #19 SteamWorld Dig
85% matchVery Positive94% of 10,787 reviews2013
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
Why similar: Mining 71% ★, Exploration 5.2%, Side Scroller 5.1%, Adventure 4.9%, 2D 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that set the standard for mining-based platforming and exploration.
- #20 Mineral Defense
84% matchVery Positive90% of 241 reviews2024
Dev: Corestone Games
Windows · Linux
Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.4%, Roguelite 16%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Roguelike 13.7%, Management 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of tower defense and card-based roguelite mechanics centered on protecting your mineral supply.
- #21 Axiom Verge 2
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 935 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.5%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Action 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and discovery in a mysterious, alien environment that rewards curiosity and tool upgrades.
- #22 The Planet Crafter
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 70,189 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 37.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Why similar: Aliens 30.6%, Resource Management 26.6%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Exploration 15.6%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more open-world, it captures the satisfying loop of gathering resources and upgrading equipment to survive in a hostile environment.
- #23 Battle Grid
82% matchVery Positive83% of 228 reviews2023
Dev: Barking Dogs
Windows
Face relentless alien hordes, collect their resources and assemble an unstoppable squadron of mechs! In this Action Roguelite, discover game-breaking synergies, mix and match weapons and units, unlock upgrades, harvest and conquer alien planets.
Why similar: Mechs 34% ★, Aliens 19.8%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 10.8%, Sci-fi 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines roguelite combat and strategy with a focus on upgrading your units to survive increasingly difficult encounters.
- #24 Aground
82% matchVery Positive94% of 1,985 reviews2020
Dev: Fancy Fish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
As one of the last human survivors, you find yourself stranded on an uninhabited island. With a few other victims of the crash, can you craft, mine, and build your way to survival?
Why similar: Mining 55.2% ★, Management 17.5%, Exploration 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, 2D 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A progression-heavy game where mining and crafting are essential to surviving and advancing through different technological tiers.
- #25 EternaMine
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: Seyloj
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mine, fight monsters, upgrade your gear, obtain rare items, unlock new powers and mine some more in the massive follow-up to the popular title "Haste-Miner 2". Eternamine offers a casual yet engaging gameplay experience, expand your mining empire and discover the secrets that lie beneath the earth.
Why similar: Mining 55.7% ★, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Exploration 7.3%, Combat 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual mining game that focuses on the addictive nature of clicker-style progression and resource accumulation.
- #26 Terraria
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,524,255 reviews2011
Dev: Re-Logic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 33.5 hrsMean: 150.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.8%, Exploration 23.5%, 2D 17.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential mining and exploration game that allows for endless customization and base-building opportunities.
- #27 Dive The Depths
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: FrizuoPub: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?
Why similar: Procedural Generation 21.3%, Roguelite 19.9%, Roguelike 18.2%, Combat 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features underwater mining and roguelite elements that emphasize the difficulty of exploring dangerous, dark environments.
- #28 Ad Fundum
78% matchVery Positive93% of 498 reviews2024
Dev: Oldbut Gold
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?
Why similar: Mining 37.6% ★, Mechs 29.5% ★, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Exploration 5.7%
- #29 ITER-8
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: fluckyMachinePub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Welcome to the surface, ITER employee #8. Mine the Pillar, upgrade your tools, defend your base, reach the top... or die miserably. Each expendable worker pushes the mission forward - one glorious, replaceable iteration at a time.
Why similar: Mining 18.2% ★, Tower Defense 14.6%, Roguelite 9.5%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #30 Heroes of Hammerwatch II
77% matchVery Positive83% of 6,080 reviews2025
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 22.7%, Roguelite 21.4%, Roguelike 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Combat 8.5%
- #31 Ocean Keeper Co-op Drill Multiplayer
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows
Dive into the Ocean Keeper – a cooperative roguelike where four survival miners defend their Mech Spider, fight with endless hordes of monsters, and dig for resources. Team up with your friends, upgrade between waves, and survive the deep caves, full of treasures… if you can.
Why similar: Mechs 19.2% ★, Tower Defense 16.9%, Roguelike 9.5%, Roguelite 9.4%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #32 Beacon of Neyda
76% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost Creative Studio
Windows · Linux
In a world where a robot revolution failed, the last humans search for a way to survive and escape. Beacon of Neyda is a side-scrolling action-strategy game where you must survive waves of enemies while creating and upgrading your base as you explore a world in ruins.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #33 Devious Dungeon 2
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: WoblywarePub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Devious Dungeon 2 is a medieval-focused action platformer with RPG-styled upgrades and procedurally generated levels. It is said that great adventures await behind the walls of this dark castle. A dark castle filled with dungeons, danger, and loot!
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.3%, Procedural Generation 26.1%, Action-Adventure 16%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, 2D 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a fast-paced dungeon-crawling experience with light mining and loot-gathering elements.
- #34 Super Mining Mechs
76% matchVery Positive88% of 826 reviews2024
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build your own Super Mining Mech and explore the underground in search of new natural resources. Customize your mech with unlockable parts to dig deeper than ever - by yourself or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer! So, what are you waiting for? There’s mining to be done!
Why similar: Mechs 31.8% ★, Mining 28.2% ★, Side Scroller 16.2%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
- #35 Tower Dominion
74% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.5%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 12.7%, Resource Management 11%
- #36 Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
75% matchVery Positive84% of 538 reviews2022
Dev: Doble Punch Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Mechs V Kaijus is an addictive hardcore tower defense gameplay. In Mechs V Kaijus you take on the role of Commander of a powerful Mechs squadron. Improve your Mech, strategically place towers and factories on the battlefield. Deploy support units on the battlefield, and save our civilization.
Why similar: Tower Defense 56.3%, Mechs 27.6% ★, Strategy 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Action 2.7%
- #37 Lumencraft
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,273 reviews2023
Dev: 2Dynamic GamesPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.7%, Exploration 16.4%, Combat 15.1%, Strategy 11.8%, Action 7.7%
- #38 Eventide Matter
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 832 reviews2025
Dev: Ottropi Games
Windows
A 2D space mining adventure. Mine exotic resources, unlock powerful equipment, and fend off relentless enemies to build an inter-dimensional portal, the last hope of salvation for your civilization.
Why similar: Mining 47.8% ★, Sci-fi 13%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Resource Management 10.5%, Exploration 6.1%
- #39 Astro Looter: Survivor
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 425 reviews2024
Dev: Soda Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35%, Roguelite 28%, Roguelike 24.1%, Action 4.9%, Adventure 4.7%
- #40 Below the Stone
73% matchVery Positive85% of 437 reviews2023
Dev: StrollartPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.
Why similar: Mining 31.5% ★, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelite 11.6%, Roguelike 11.2%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #41 Astro Prospector
70% matchVery Positive93% of 2,969 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!
Why similar: Roguelite 23.5%, Roguelike 21.5%, Management 17.2%, Combat 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #42 Tower Factory
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,199 reviews2024
Dev: Gius Caminiti
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?
Why similar: Tower Defense 25%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Roguelite 12.8%, Resource Management 12.5%, Management 12.4%
- #43 Mining Survivors
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Wonderbounce Games
Windows
Incremental Survivors-like in which you mine valuable resources whilst slaying hoards of enemies.
Why similar: Mining 40.5% ★, Roguelite 18.2%, Roguelike 15.5%, Strategy 6.4%, Management 5.5%
- #44 Mech Engineer
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 923 reviews2024
Dev: KiberKrekerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A dark sci-fi mech assembling manager with semi-auto battles against mutating, alien bio-weapon.
Why similar: Mechs 47.9% ★, Management 21.7%, Resource Management 15%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Strategy 6.3%
- #45 Illuminaria
73% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Selva Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Command a swarm of intelligent robots in their quest to save the world. Mine resources, manage, and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to bring back the light.
Why similar: Mining 36.6% ★, Tower Defense 24.8%, Resource Management 15.6%, Management 12.7%, Strategy 7.6%
- #46 FROGGY HATES SNOW
68% matchVery Positive92% of 326 reviews2026
Dev: CRYING BRICKPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
A survival roguelike where a frog digs through freezing snow, uncovers treasures, unlocks upgrades, and battles mystical creatures. Find the escape door — or defeat the final boss to survive.
Why similar: Mining 28.2% ★, Roguelite 13.9%, Resource Management 12.3%, Procedural Generation 11%, Roguelike 10.3%
- #47 Gunlocked 2
69% matchVery Positive86% of 77 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: Aliens 28%, Roguelite 24.9%, Roguelike 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Action 5.7%
- #48 Tunnel of Doom
73% matchMixed61% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Antti VaihiaPub: Digerati
Windows
Tunnel of Doom is an action rogue-lite hybrid that mixes tower defense with melee and ranged combat gameplay. Randomly generated, every run is different as you guide Angel on a quest to rescue her husband. Gather resources, discover perks, and use what you find to battle waves of monsters.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.5%, Mining 17.4% ★, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 11.6%, Procedural Generation 10%
- #49 BALL x PIT
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,014 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
Why similar: Roguelite 37.4%, Roguelike 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Action 9.3%, 2D 5.9%
- #50 Necrosmith
69% matchVery Positive86% of 5,314 reviews2022
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.4%, Roguelite 17.5%, Roguelike 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Combat 9%
- #51 Cave Crawler 2
69% matchVery Positive90% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: Evan Youssef
Windows
Cave Crawler 2 is a retro-inspired 2D side-scroller. Escape a series of winding caves full of strange creatures and treacherous platforming challenges.
Why similar: Side Scroller 41.9%, Action-Adventure 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 15%, 2D 8.9%, Action 7.6%
- #52 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
70% matchVery Positive81% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Roguelike 30.7%, Roguelite 27.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Action 7.7%, 2D 7.5%
- #53 Gem Miner TD
67% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: iFeral Games
Windows
Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!
Why similar: Mining 36% ★, Tower Defense 24.2%, Roguelite 14.6%, Roguelike 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #54 Until We Die
71% matchMixed64% of 4,594 reviews2021
Dev: Pixeye Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Until We Die is a side-scrolling strategy game about defending your base where you have to run around as Ivan, assign tasks to people, and fight mutants in the post-apocalyptic subway!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.3%, Side Scroller 21.3%, Management 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Strategy 10.4%
- #55 Turtle Riders
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Solenya
Windows
Ride giant turtles and aim your weapons at hordes of enemies chasing you while you gather as many resources as you can. Pick your upgrades carefully and create strong builds to survive the long road to the Outpost!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29%, Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 10.6%, Resource Management 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #56 Loot River
70% matchMixed68% of 456 reviews2022
Dev: straka.studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.3%, Procedural Generation 24.2%, Roguelike 22.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #57 Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
65% matchVery Positive86% of 2,744 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Live the double life of a fearless adventurer and a crafty merchant! Dive into vibrant dimensions brimming with shiny loot and pesky enemies. Grow your shop, tinker with weapons and gadgets, as well as make your mark among a ragtag community of castaways.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 19.6%, Roguelite 19.4%, Roguelike 18.2%, Management 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.7%
- #58 Prospector
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Loonworks Games
Windows
Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game. Harvest alien resources, build and automate machinery, uncover secrets across the stars and strike shipping deals with distant colonies for exclusive rewards!
Why similar: Resource Management 30.5%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Exploration 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Strategy 10.8%
- #59 Metal Bringer
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,137 reviews2025
Dev: ALPHAWING Inc.Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
In this roguelike action-adventure, control humanoid "Labor" and giant "Arms" to uncover the mysteries of the world. Create fully-customizable robots, strengthen them, and take down hordes of enemies!
Why similar: Mechs 59.1% ★, Roguelite 22.6%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Action 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #60 Feed the Deep
66% matchVery Positive89% of 478 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Roguelite 23.4%, Procedural Generation 20.5%, Roguelike 19.8%, Exploration 10%, Sci-fi 7.3%