- #1 Dome Keeper
97% matchVery Positive92% of 22,186 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.7 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 21.9%, Roguelike 18.1%, Procedural Generation 14%, Resource Management 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the closest experience to Wall World, focusing on mining for resources to upgrade your dome against waves of enemies.
- #2 Drill Core
96% matchVery Positive85% of 2,444 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.5 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 23.4%, Roguelite 16.3%, Roguelike 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Strategy 7%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic successor that emphasizes mining and tower defense mechanics in a roguelite structure.
- #3 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
96% matchVery Positive86% of 48,117 reviews2025
Dev: Funday GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 30.9 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 38.4%, Procedural Generation 22.3%, Aliens 14.7%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Roguelike 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the mining aesthetic and resource collection of the genre with an addictive bullet-heaven roguelite loop.
- #4 Lumencraft
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,285 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 46.8%, Exploration 17.2%, Strategy 12.5%, Combat 12.2%, Action 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that blends destructible terrain mining with intense tower defense combat.
- #5 Mining Mechs
94% matchVery Positive90% of 2,723 reviews2023
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.6 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 38.4% ★, Mechs 25.7% ★, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the satisfaction of mining and upgrading your mech to reach deeper, more valuable layers.
- #6 Core Keeper
93% matchVery Positive93% of 66,104 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 34.7 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 34.1%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Exploration 17.4%, Combat 14.1%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy mining game that incorporates survival and base-building elements in a procedurally generated underground world.
- #7 SteamWorld Dig 2
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,084 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.6 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 82.2% ★, Exploration 6.1%, Action 5.3%, 2D 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: Refines the classic mining and exploration loop with tight platforming and satisfying equipment progression.
- #8 Dig or Die
92% matchVery Positive90% of 4,284 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 53.8%, Strategy 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, 2D 10.2%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong focus on mining and building defenses to survive increasingly difficult nightly monster attacks.
- #9 Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
91% matchVery Positive84% of 543 reviews2022
Dev: Doble Punch Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 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: Mechs 30.7% ★, Tower Defense 25.1%, Roguelike 8.9%, Roguelite 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on mech-based combat and tower defense strategy against massive waves of enemies.
- #10 Atomicrops
91% matchVery Positive92% of 6,315 reviews2020
Dev: Bird Bath GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!
Why similar: Roguelite 34.7%, Roguelike 30%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Combat 8.6%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced roguelite that forces you to balance farming and resource gathering with intense combat defense.
- #11 Kingdom Two Crowns
90% matchVery Positive90% of 39,408 reviews2018
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 69.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Strategy 12.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling strategy game that shares the same sense of managing a base while defending it from encroaching threats.
- #12 20 Minutes Till Dawn
89% matchVery Positive90% of 29,063 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Roguelite 40.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Combat 15.6%, Strategy 14.2%, Action 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-octane roguelite combat experience that mirrors the intensity of defending your position in Wall World.
- #13 Swarm Grinder
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,204 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.9 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 26% ★, Mining 19.5% ★, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 12.5%, Procedural Generation 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that features destructible environments and constant pressure from enemy swarms.
- #14 Necrosmith
88% matchVery Positive86% of 5,348 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 29.1%, Roguelite 19.9%, Roguelike 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A unique tower defense roguelite where you manage resources to build an army to defend your base.
- #15 Stellar Initiative
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 412 reviews2024
Dev: Five Head Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 22.3%, Mechs 18.5% ★, Difficult 12.4%, Roguelike 11.2%, Aliens 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical tower defense game that emphasizes strategic positioning and resource management.
- #16 Mindustry
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 27,902 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.9%, Resource Management 22.2%, Strategy 13%, Sci-fi 5.2%, 2D 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A complex resource management and tower defense game that requires careful planning and expansion.
- #17 Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 904 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 35.2% ★, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 10.5%, Resource Management 7%
Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual cousin to dome-defense games, focusing on underwater mining and survival.
- #18 Shortest Trip to Earth
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,436 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Why similar: Roguelite 20.7%, Aliens 14.1%, Difficult 14.1%, Roguelike 13.1%, Resource Management 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a complex vehicle management system within a roguelite framework where every resource counts for survival.
- #19 Forager
84% matchVery Positive89% of 43,959 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 45.4%, Resource Management 26.7%, Exploration 14.8%, 2D 8.7%, Singleplayer 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the addictive cycle of mining, gathering, and crafting to expand your reach and power.
- #20 Tails of Iron
83% matchVery Positive88% of 15,003 reviews2021
Dev: Odd Bug StudioPub: United Label
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan!
Why similar: Difficult 40.7%, Action-Adventure 21.8%, Combat 18.4%, 2D 9.7%, Action 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features 2D combat and exploration that rewards careful preparation and equipment management.
- #21 Void Crew
82% matchVery Positive86% of 8,426 reviews2024
Dev: Hutlihut GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!
Why similar: Roguelite 47%, Exploration 15%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on cooperative vehicle management and defense, capturing the feel of maintaining a machine under fire.
- #22 Subterrain
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,398 reviews2016
Dev: Pixellore Inc
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?
Why similar: Procedural Generation 20.9%, Roguelike 20.5%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Exploration 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that emphasizes resource management and base defense in a hostile, subterranean environment.
- #23 Moonlighter
82% matchVery Positive81% of 23,893 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Why similar: Roguelite 23.9%, Procedural Generation 18.2%, Roguelike 17.6%, Management 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Balances dungeon-crawling and resource gathering with a shop-management loop that rewards progression.
- #24 Graveyard Keeper
81% matchVery Positive85% of 55,062 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 50.3%, Management 39.5%, Singleplayer 5.1%, 2D 5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep resource management and crafting loops within a dark, thematic setting.
- #25 God Of Weapons
80% matchVery Positive84% of 5,225 reviews2023
Dev: Imagine Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.
Why similar: Roguelite 45%, Procedural Generation 33.9%, Combat 13.3%, Action 4.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on inventory management and roguelite combat, emphasizing the importance of gear optimization.
- #26 Signal Zone
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: Norafox Studio
Windows
Defend your base against increasingly dangerous enemy waves each night in this minimalist survival strategy. Mine resources, build and repair defenses, and upgrade your structures, tools, and abilities to survive in this harsh world.
Why similar: Mining 28.9% ★, Tower Defense 25.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Difficult 9.7%, Resource Management 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused tower defense game that requires careful base building and resource allocation.
- #27 Wall World 2
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,938 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The adventure in the mysterious world of the Wall continues! Pilot your robospider into its depths, uncover lost artifacts and technologies, upgrade your exosuit and spider, and battle the horrors lurking in the dark. Unravel the mysteries buried in the depths of the Wall!
Why similar: Mining 18.9% ★, Mechs 12.5% ★, Tower Defense 10.2%, Roguelite 7.5%, Aliens 6.8%
- #28 FAR: Lone Sails
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 26,365 reviews2018
Dev: Okomotive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?
Why similar: Exploration 43.8%, Action-Adventure 32.6%, Action 12.8%, Singleplayer 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the atmospheric feeling of maintaining and operating a unique vehicle across a desolate landscape.
- #29 Monsters are Coming!
77% matchVery Positive80% of 2,808 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.3%, Roguelite 25.3%, Resource Management 13.3%, Combat 9.8%, Strategy 8.8%
- #30 Super Motherload
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 948 reviews2014
Dev: XGen Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Set on Mars in an alternate Cold-War era, Super Motherload is a 1 to 4-player couch co-op digging adventure with storyline by Image Comics' Kurtis Wiebe, a fully voiced cast of Soviet and American characters, and a procedurally-generated world that changes each time you play.
Why similar: Mining 77.9% ★, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Sci-fi 4.7%, Exploration 4.5%, Action 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the classic mining loop with improved visuals and satisfying upgrade paths.
- #31 UnderMine
78% matchVery Positive90% of 9,846 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.3 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 37.5%, Mining 22.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Roguelike 5.6%
- #32 Tower Dominion
75% matchVery Positive86% of 5,489 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 29.8%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 13.4%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Resource Management 8.3%
- #33 ITER-8
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 196 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 21.8% ★, Tower Defense 15.6%, Roguelite 11.2%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #34 BALL x PIT
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 26,725 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 20.5 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 42.4%, Roguelike 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Action 7%, 2D 4.1%
- #35 Cosmodrill
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Morse Morse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the vastness of space, dig deep into planets to find resources, upgrade your ship and survive against alien life in this short space mining adventure! How far are you willing to travel into the dark unknown?
Why similar: Mining 43.3% ★, Resource Management 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Combat 8.4%
- #36 SteamWorld Dig
77% matchVery Positive94% of 10,992 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 80.7% ★, Exploration 5.1%, Side Scroller 3.9%, 2D 3.2%, Sci-fi 2.8%
- #37 Necrosmith 2
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,510 reviews2024
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 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 26.9%, Roguelite 18%, Management 11.1%, Roguelike 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #38 Ocean Keeper Co-op Drill Multiplayer
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 165 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 19.7% ★, Tower Defense 18.7%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 10.4%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
- #39 CARRION
74% matchVery Positive94% of 35,455 reviews2020
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 54.4%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Action 12.7%, 2D 11.7%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #40 Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,707 reviews2024
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
Why similar: Roguelite 43.2%, Roguelike 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, 2D 6.7%, Action 4.5%
- #41 Rogue: Genesia
71% matchVery Positive91% of 8,550 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Roguelite 33.1%, Roguelike 20.7%, Procedural Generation 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Strategy 8.8%
- #42 Ad Fundum
73% matchVery Positive92% of 528 reviews2024
Dev: Oldbut Gold
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 43.6% ★, Mechs 28% ★, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Exploration 5.6%, Sci-fi 5.6%
- #43 Nova Lands
72% matchVery Positive89% of 3,518 reviews2023
Dev: BEHEMUTTPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re on is full of mysteries, creatures, people, and things to do. Welcome to your new home amongst the stars!
Why similar: Resource Management 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 26.8%, Strategy 16.6%, Exploration 15.3%, 2D 6.4%
- #44 Thronefall
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,552 reviews2024
Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 69.7%, Strategy 17.3%, Combat 6.7%, Action 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #45 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
72% matchVery Positive84% of 3,351 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Roguelike 25.5%, Roguelite 25.4%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Strategy 9.2%
- #46 Gem Miner TD
69% matchVery Positive97% of 75 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 34.6% ★, Tower Defense 20.7%, Roguelite 13.8%, Difficult 9.9%, Roguelike 7.8%
- #47 Mining Survivors
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: Wonderbounce Games
Windows
Incremental Survivors-like in which you mine valuable resources whilst slaying hoards of enemies.
Why similar: Mining 44.8% ★, Roguelite 19.9%, Roguelike 14.9%, Strategy 6.1%, Management 4.1%
- #48 Kingdom Eighties
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,310 reviews2023
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Kingdom Eighties is a short story-based standalone expansion set in the Kingdom universe. A rad adventure of micro-strategy and base building in vivid ‘80s neon. Defend your town against the mysterious Greed and discover the secrets of your family lineage!
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.9%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Strategy 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #49 Repel The Rifts
69% matchVery Positive85% of 363 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 29.3% ★, Tower Defense 24.1%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 12.2%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #50 Eventide Matter
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 915 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 57.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 12%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Resource Management 7.8%, Exploration 6.3%
- #51 Halls of Torment
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,770 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Roguelite 40.6%, Roguelike 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Action 5.3%, 2D 4.6%
- #52 9 Kings
66% matchVery Positive93% of 22,964 reviews2025
Dev: Sad SocketPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.
Why similar: Roguelite 23.4%, Procedural Generation 20.5%, Roguelike 20.2%, Difficult 20.1%, Strategy 9.8%
- #53 Despotism 3k
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,839 reviews2018
Dev: Konfa Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Humanity is enslaved by an AI… which is awesome, because we’re on the right side of the conflict. Exploit puny humans to extract power and build your own empire!
Why similar: Difficult 24.9%, Roguelite 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Roguelike 12.4%, Strategy 12.2%
- #54 Kingdom: New Lands
70% matchVery Positive85% of 12,341 reviews2016
Dev: NoioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.7%, Roguelite 18.6%, Roguelike 14.9%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #55 Black Skylands
68% matchVery Positive84% of 4,496 reviews2023
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 38.1%, Pixel Graphics 34%, Sci-fi 16%, Action 6.5%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #56 Webbed
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,259 reviews2021
Dev: Sbug Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 44.7%, Exploration 33.3%, 2D 12.3%, Action 9.7%
- #57 Tower Factory
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,247 reviews2024
Dev: Gius Caminiti
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.4 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 25.4%, Roguelite 16.7%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Roguelike 12.7%, Management 9.5%
- #58 Hold The Mine
67% matchVery Positive84% of 379 reviews2026
Dev: Hookaria GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.
Why similar: Mining 41% ★, Tower Defense 20%, Roguelite 14.8%, Strategy 6.6%, Roguelike 6%
- #59 Necroking
67% matchVery Positive82% of 947 reviews2024
Dev: KORO.GAMESPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.6%, Procedural Generation 23.3%, Roguelike 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Strategy 9.1%
- #60 Digs TD
69% matchMixed69% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Digs Team
Windows · Mac
Take on the ultimate tower defense challenge in Digs, a roguelike game where you shape the battlefield, mine resources, and strategize against a variety of enemies. Manage your actions, customize your arsenal with upgrade cards, and explore diverse levels. Can you dig in and emerge victorious?
Why similar: Mining 30% ★, Tower Defense 18.8%, Roguelite 12%, Difficult 11.5%, Procedural Generation 9.6%