- #1 Dome Keeper
97% matchVery Positive92% of 19,233 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 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 21.5%, Roguelike 18.5%, Procedural Generation 14%, Resource Management 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the closest experience to Wall World, focusing on mining for resources beneath a dome to upgrade defenses against waves of enemies.
- #2 Drill Core
96% matchVery Positive85% of 2,264 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 11.8%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic roguelite where you manage a mining drill and defend it against waves of enemies, mirroring the core loop of Wall World.
- #3 Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
96% matchVery Positive80% of 879 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 35.4% ★, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 10.7%, Resource Management 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the exact same premise as Wall World but shifts the setting to an underwater environment with similar mining and defense mechanics.
- #4 Core Keeper
95% matchVery Positive93% of 63,205 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 33.7 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 35%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Exploration 16.9%, Combat 14.5%, Action 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down mining and exploration game that emphasizes base building and boss fights in a massive, procedurally generated underground world.
- #5 Mining Mechs
94% matchVery Positive90% of 2,395 reviews2023
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 39.2% ★, Mechs 25.1% ★, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the mech-based mining experience, allowing players to upgrade their equipment to dig deeper into the earth.
- #6 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
94% matchVery Positive87% of 46,522 reviews2025
Dev: Funday GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 28.2 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 38.3%, Procedural Generation 23%, Aliens 14.6%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Roguelike 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that distills the mining and combat elements of the genre into a fast-paced, wave-based survival experience.
- #7 UnderMine
93% 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: Roguelite 38.5%, Mining 21.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Roguelike 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that centers on mining for gold and relics while navigating dangerous, procedurally generated dungeons.
- #8 Stellar Initiative
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 390 reviews2024
Dev: Five Head Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.6 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 22.1%, Mechs 18.2% ★, Difficult 12.2%, Roguelike 11.6%, Aliens 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi tower defense roguelike that emphasizes strategic placement and upgrades to survive against overwhelming odds.
- #9 Lumencraft
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,264 reviews2023
Dev: 2Dynamic GamesPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 46.5%, Exploration 17.2%, Strategy 12.7%, Combat 12.4%, Action 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter with fully destructible terrain that requires players to mine for resources while defending their base from swarms.
- #10 Dig or Die
91% matchVery Positive90% of 4,268 reviews2018
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 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 53.3%, Strategy 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 2D 10.4%, Action 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines mining, base building, and tower defense as you must survive nightly attacks on a hostile alien planet.
- #11 SteamWorld Dig 2
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,836 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 82.7% ★, Exploration 5.9%, Action 5.1%, 2D 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features excellent mining and exploration mechanics with a focus on upgrading gear to reach deeper, more dangerous areas.
- #12 Swarm Grinder
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,171 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 25.1% ★, Mining 20% ★, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that features a massive, expanding map where you must mine through terrain while fighting off hordes of enemies.
- #13 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
89% matchVery Positive85% of 13,956 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Why similar: Tower Defense 25%, Roguelike 19.5%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Roguelite 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic roguelike that requires careful resource management and tower defense to protect your ship's crystal through multiple floors.
- #14 Thronefall
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,563 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 69.1%, Strategy 17.7%, Combat 6.8%, Action 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist tower defense strategy game that strips away complexity to focus on the core loop of building and defending during the night.
- #15 Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
88% matchVery Positive84% of 529 reviews2022
Dev: Doble Punch Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 58.1%, Mechs 26% ★, Strategy 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Action 2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the mech-based combat aspect of Wall World, tasking players with defending against massive monsters using customizable weaponry.
- #16 20 Minutes Till Dawn
86% matchVery Positive91% of 28,655 reviews2023
Dev: flannePub: Erabit
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 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 41.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Combat 15.7%, Strategy 14.4%, Action 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival roguelite that emphasizes character builds and weapon upgrades to withstand waves of increasingly difficult enemies.
- #17 Atomicrops
87% matchVery Positive92% of 6,136 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 34.9%, Roguelike 30.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Combat 8.6%, Action 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends farming and mining with intense bullet-hell combat, requiring players to defend their crops from waves of monsters.
- #18 Nova Lands
85% matchVery Positive89% of 3,351 reviews2023
Dev: BEHEMUTTPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.4 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 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 25.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Exploration 15%, 2D 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the automation and resource gathering aspects of mining, allowing for base expansion and exploration of new islands.
- #19 Gem Miner TD
83% matchVery Positive97% of 66 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 33% ★, Tower Defense 18.8%, Roguelite 13%, Difficult 9.9%, Roguelike 8%
Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game that incorporates mining mechanics to fund your defensive structures against incoming waves.
- #20 FAR: Lone Sails
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,500 reviews2018
Dev: Okomotive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 44.1%, Action-Adventure 32.2%, Action 12.7%, Singleplayer 11%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the atmospheric feeling of managing a unique vehicle across a desolate landscape, focusing on maintenance and movement.
- #21 Necrosmith 2
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,440 reviews2024
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 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 26.4%, Roguelite 18.1%, Management 11.5%, Roguelike 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that tasks you with building an army to defend your tower, sharing the tower defense and roguelite progression of Wall World.
- #22 Kingdom Two Crowns
82% matchVery Positive90% of 37,612 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.6 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 69.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Strategy 13%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling strategy game where you must manage resources and build defenses to protect your kingdom from nightly attacks.
- #23 Brotato
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Roguelike 38%, Roguelite 34.4%, Sci-fi 14.4%, 2D 4.7%, Action 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down arena shooter that focuses on wave-based survival and deep character customization through roguelite upgrades.
- #24 Voidigo
81% 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: Roguelite 23.5%, Roguelike 20.3%, Difficult 18.4%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that emphasizes exploration and boss combat with a unique, colorful art style.
- #25 Forager
81% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.3 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 44.7%, Resource Management 27.7%, Exploration 14.5%, 2D 8.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the addictive loop of gathering resources, crafting, and expanding your territory in a vibrant, top-down world.
- #26 Moonlighter
82% matchVery Positive82% of 21,581 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 23.7%, Procedural Generation 18.3%, Roguelike 17.7%, Management 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a satisfying loop of dungeon exploration and mining for loot during the night, followed by shop management during the day.
- #27 Wall World 2
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,629 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 19.3% ★, Mechs 12.1% ★, Tower Defense 10.1%, Roguelite 7.6%, Aliens 6.7%
- #28 Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road
77% matchVery Positive80% of 2,247 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.9 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 35.5%, Roguelite 25.5%, Resource Management 14.1%, Combat 9.8%, Strategy 8.9%
- #29 Despotism 3k
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,802 reviews2018
Dev: Konfa Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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 23.3%, Roguelite 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Roguelike 12.4%, Strategy 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark-humor strategy game that requires managing resources and workers to survive in a harsh, automated environment.
- #30 Rogue: Genesia
75% matchVery Positive91% of 8,365 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.7 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 32.9%, Roguelike 21.2%, Procedural Generation 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Strategy 8.9%
- #31 ITER-8
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 156 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 22% ★, Tower Defense 15.2%, Roguelite 11.2%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #32 Necrosmith
77% matchVery Positive86% of 5,302 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 28.6%, Roguelite 20.1%, Roguelike 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Strategy 7.6%
- #33 Ocean Keeper Co-op Drill Multiplayer
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 161 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 18.5%, Roguelite 11.8%, Roguelike 10.7%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
- #34 Tower Dominion
74% matchVery Positive86% of 4,827 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 28.7%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 13.7%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Resource Management 8.8%
- #35 Subterrain
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,385 reviews2016
Dev: Pixellore Inc
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 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: Roguelike 21.1%, Procedural Generation 21.1%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Exploration 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that requires deep resource management and base defense while exploring a dangerous, derelict space station.
- #36 MOTHERGUNSHIP
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,598 reviews2018
Dev: Terrible Posture Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.7%, Roguelike 21.4%, Procedural Generation 19.8%, Difficult 14.9%, Sci-fi 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intense combat and modular weapon customization that players enjoy when upgrading their mech in Wall World.
- #37 SteamWorld Dig
76% matchVery Positive94% of 10,641 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 81.2% ★, Exploration 4.9%, Side Scroller 3.6%, 2D 3.2%, Sci-fi 2.8%
- #38 Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
74% matchVery Positive80% of 1,621 reviews2024
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 43.3%, Roguelike 32.8%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 2D 6.6%, Action 4.3%
- #39 Ad Fundum
73% matchVery Positive93% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: Oldbut Gold
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 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 44.4% ★, Mechs 27.3% ★, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Exploration 5.6%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #40 BALL x PIT
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,880 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 19.9 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 41.9%, Roguelike 29.2%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Action 6.9%, 2D 4.2%
- #41 Tails of Iron
73% matchVery Positive88% of 14,278 reviews2021
Dev: Odd Bug StudioPub: United Label
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 40.6%, Action-Adventure 21.4%, Combat 18.8%, 2D 9.9%, Action 5.5%
- #42 God Of Weapons
73% matchVery Positive85% of 5,074 reviews2023
Dev: Archmage LabsPub: Archmage Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 44.8%, Procedural Generation 34.2%, Combat 13.4%, Action 4.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #43 Webbed
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,869 reviews2021
Dev: Sbug Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 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 44.6%, Exploration 33.3%, 2D 12.5%, Action 9.5%
- #44 Hold The Mine
71% matchVery Positive85% of 254 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 45.4% ★, Tower Defense 20%, Roguelite 10.6%, Roguelike 6.3%, Strategy 5.9%
- #45 Mining Survivors
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Wonderbounce Games
Windows
Incremental Survivors-like in which you mine valuable resources whilst slaying hoards of enemies.
Why similar: Mining 45% ★, Roguelite 19.9%, Roguelike 15.1%, Strategy 6.1%, Management 4.1%
- #46 Graveyard Keeper
72% matchVery Positive86% of 46,799 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 49.2%, Management 40.8%, 2D 5%, Singleplayer 5%
- #47 Repel The Rifts
69% matchVery Positive86% of 313 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 28.6% ★, Tower Defense 23.9%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 12.6%, Sci-fi 6%
- #48 DREDGE
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,902 reviews2023
Dev: Black Salt GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Exploration 88.2%, Singleplayer 11.8%
- #49 BORE BLASTERS
70% matchVery Positive81% of 735 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 43.4% ★, Roguelite 14.1%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Roguelike 9.6%, Exploration 6.7%
- #50 9 Kings
66% matchVery Positive93% of 20,576 reviews2025
Dev: Sad SocketPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 23.6%, Procedural Generation 20.6%, Roguelike 20.1%, Difficult 19.8%, Strategy 9.7%
- #51 Astro Prospector
67% matchVery Positive93% of 2,861 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.5 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 27.6%, Roguelike 22.5%, Management 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Strategy 9.6%
- #52 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
69% matchVery Positive84% of 3,305 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 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 25.9%, Roguelite 25.5%, Procedural Generation 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Strategy 9.2%
- #53 Digs TD
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Catchy
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 30.4% ★, Tower Defense 18.5%, Roguelite 12.1%, Difficult 11.1%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #54 CARRION
68% matchVery Positive95% of 30,368 reviews2020
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 54.3%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Action 12.8%, 2D 11.8%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #55 Nomad Survival
69% matchVery Positive84% of 2,165 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: Roguelite 39.9%, Roguelike 26.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Combat 8.2%, 2D 5.3%
- #56 Eventide Matter
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 772 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 57.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Resource Management 8.2%, Exploration 6.2%
- #57 Until We Die
71% matchMixed64% of 4,581 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 33.7%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Management 14%, Strategy 11.8%
- #58 Halls of Torment
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,213 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 23.9 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 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Action 5.1%, 2D 4.6%
- #59 Loop Hero
67% matchVery Positive93% of 36,055 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Roguelite 32.7%, Roguelike 27.7%, Resource Management 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, 2D 4.6%
- #60 Mineral Defense
67% matchVery Positive91% of 236 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 26.4%, Roguelite 19%, Roguelike 14.5%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Management 7.9%