Games Like West of Dead

Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits.

Why similar: Western 54.8% ★, Fast-Paced 7.9%, Action Roguelike 7.3%, Roguelike 6.4%, Procedural Generation 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This roguelike captures the gritty Western aesthetic and high-stakes combat of the seed game perfectly.

Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Difficult 11.2%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Zombies 11%, Isometric 11%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced twin-stick roguelike that shares the horror-themed atmosphere and challenging combat loops.

You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.

Why similar: Isometric 20.8%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Difficult 17.5%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical, methodical combat and dark, atmospheric environments that mirror the tension of West of Dead.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelike 11.2%, Difficult 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic and colorful twin-stick roguelike that provides the same addictive, run-based gameplay loop.

Rain down hell on the robot army in DUST & NEON, an award-winning best-in-class post-apocalyptic shooter where twitchy-finger gunslingers are rewarded with fame and glory.

Why similar: Western 25.4% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Isometric 10.4%, Difficult 9.6%, Action Roguelike 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter set in a futuristic Western world that focuses on loot and tactical gunplay.

A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero.

Why similar: Western 80.6% ★, Shooter 9.9%, Action 4.8%, Adventure 2.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines supernatural horror with classic Western weaponry in a high-octane action experience.

Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!

Why similar: Western 56% ★, Horror 11.7%, Shooter 9.9%, Dark 9%, Survival 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive Western horror experience that emphasizes stealth and careful resource management.

Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 53.6%, Shooter 23.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Action 7.6%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that leans heavily into the dark, occult Western themes found in the seed game.

Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an Action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.

Why similar: Western 57% ★, Isometric 22.2%, Dark 7.7%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Action 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the same dark, supernatural Western themes through an isometric perspective with deep RPG elements.

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Isometric 17.8%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a polished twin-stick experience with a heavy emphasis on cover-based mechanics and environmental storytelling.

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Roguelite 16.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Difficult 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, high-difficulty twin-stick shooter that rewards precise movement and cover usage.

Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.

Why similar: Western 68.1% ★, Isometric 22.4%, Horror 5.7%, Action 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: While more tactical, it perfectly captures the supernatural Western narrative and gritty tone of the seed game.

Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Fast-Paced 20.9%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A violent, fast-paced top-down shooter that emphasizes tactical movement and quick reflexes.

Ritual: Crown of Horns is a violent, horde mode, top-down fast-paced action game set in an alternate Wild West, an absurd, acid-fueled vision of hellish frontier.

Why similar: Western 31.6% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Shooter 6.9%, Fast-Paced 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down Western shooter that focuses on wave-based defense and tactical positioning.

Hell is Others is an extraction top-down shooter combining roguelike elements. Outside the safety of your apartment lies the noir hellscape that is Century City. A city of endless night that straddles the line between reality and insanity. Explore, hunt, and loot in a place where blood is currency.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 10.3%, Horror 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down horror shooter that blends survival mechanics with a dark, moody atmosphere.

Take on the Grimheart Gang as you shoot, dodge, cloak and explode your way across TombStar in this Space Western rogue-like shooter. Grab your guns, buckle your spurs and take back the planet – for justice, for revenge and for the galaxy.

Why similar: Western 27.9% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Roguelite 11%

Why You'll Like It: A space-Western roguelike that features twin-stick controls and challenging bullet-hell encounters.

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelike 19.1%, Difficult 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 11%

Why You'll Like It: A gold-standard twin-stick roguelike that shares the high-difficulty, fast-paced combat of the seed game.

Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.5%, Difficult 17.2%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Roguelite 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging twin-stick roguelike with a dark aesthetic and deep upgrade systems.

Select one of eleven unique playable gunslingers and seek revenge solo or with your friends in Online or Local Co-Op! Master the specialized controls of each character, collect gold from fallen foes to purchase upgrades, get totally drunk and unleash a tornado of lead across the dusty plains.

Why similar: Western 65% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated Western-themed twin-stick shooter that captures the arcade intensity of the genre.

EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelite 18.2%, Roguelike 16.6%, Shooter 13.3%, Horror 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, top-down horror shooter that emphasizes resource management and tension.

Still Not Dead is a challenging roguelite FPS that merges the fast satisfying gunplay of Doom with open stages, insane weaponry, tactical choice and being pursued by death itself. The unique blessing and curse system, plus unlockable skill skulls set the game apart from everything else.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.5%, Zombies 15.3%, Fast-Paced 12.6%, Roguelite 9.5%, Difficult 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, retro-styled roguelike that focuses on intense shooting and survival.

Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.9%, Roguelike 21.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Difficult 18%, Roguelite 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished roguelike shooter that focuses on mastery of movement and diverse weapon loadouts.

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: Fast-Paced 18.3%, Difficult 15.4%, Isometric 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique roguelite that combines tactical combat with shifting platforms for a fresh mechanical challenge.

Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Difficult 11%, Roguelike 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist twin-stick shooter that focuses on intense, high-difficulty combat encounters.

Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Action Roguelike 12%, Fast-Paced 11.8%, Roguelite 11%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down twin-stick roguelite that provides a similar challenge level to the seed game.

From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.

Why similar: Zombies 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Roguelite 11%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Survival 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused roguelite that captures the gritty, post-apocalyptic tension of the seed game.

Super Amazing Wagon Adventure is a fast-paced 2d shooting game with a random story. You control a group of three migrants traveling west along a wagon trail. The game consists of short scenes that are sequenced together in a semi-random way to tell a crazy adventure story.

Why similar: Western 30.4% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Action Roguelike 11%, Difficult 10.2%, Roguelite 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, Western-themed roguelike that offers fast-paced, arcade-style action.

Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.

Why similar: Roguelite 33.6%, Roguelike 29.5%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Fast-Paced 9%, Shooter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative roguelite shooter that offers deep character builds and intense combat scenarios.

BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.

Why similar: Roguelike 25.2%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Shooter 12.5%, Difficult 12.2%, Roguelite 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based roguelike shooter that demands precision and timing, much like the tactical nature of West of Dead.

Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Action Roguelike 26.2%, Roguelite 13.2%, Roguelike 7.4%, Procedural Generation 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite shooter that requires careful planning and resource management during combat.

Unravel a thrilling sci-fi mystery in this action-packed twin-stick roguelite shooter. Select your load-out, stack up temporary and persistent upgrades, and delve into the depths of a subterranean base, either alone or in a group of up to 3 players.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Zombies 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Isometric 8.9%, Action Roguelike 8.7%

Horde Hunters is an objective-driven bullet heaven roguelite where you build powerful synergies, hire allies, use tactical items, and survive the hordes of hell.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Roguelite 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Procedural Generation 11.6%

Shred zombies and bandits, collect and upgrade weapons, and explore the beauty hidden within industrial decay in a new story-driven, top-down horror shooter. Survive one more day in the post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Zombies 16.6%, Isometric 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Dark 9.2%

Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.

Why similar: Western 24.1% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Zombies 10.1%

Inspired by the iconic Call of Duty Zombies experience, Raining Blood Hellfire 1.0 is an intense survival bullet hell where chaos reigns and every round is a brutal battle for life — and absolute power. Kill, upgrade, explore, die, repeat.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Difficult 13%, Roguelite 10%

"Kill The Crows" is a fast-paced top-down arena shooter set in the twisted western world. A gunslinger burning with vengeance steps into the ruins of a forsaken town, ready to face death. Prepare for one-shot, one-kill gunfights using classic revolvers and fanning techniques.

Why similar: Western 50.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Action 4.3%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Difficult 13%, Roguelike 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%

Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16%, Difficult 13.7%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%

Survive a Wild West where dinosaurs never went extinct. Fight off predators, outlaws, and the elements as you journey across deadly biomes to rescue your kidnapped sister. Hunt or be hunted in this ruthless survival roguelike.

Why similar: Western 24.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Difficult 10.5%, Isometric 10.1%

Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Action Roguelike 10%, Roguelite 9.9%

Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, Roguelite 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Difficult 10%

Zombie Soup is a top-down shooter combined with hack and slash action that follows Ricky, a backpacker who is thrown into an unexpected adventure in an unfamiliar town as he shoots and dodges his way through hordes of bizarre creatures and challenging bosses to save a kidnapped girl!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Zombies 14%, Difficult 12.4%, Fast-Paced 11.9%

Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Action Roguelike 16%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Roguelite 12.3%, Procedural Generation 11.3%

Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

Why similar: Roguelike 23.4%, Procedural Generation 22.1%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 15.6%, Shooter 12.2%

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Roguelite 20.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Horror 9.4%, Difficult 7.9%

In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.5%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Difficult 14.6%, Roguelike 13.5%, Procedural Generation 12%

🔫👽 Adrenaline shooter-roguelike with a survival and suspense atmosphere. Caution and accuracy are as important as conserved ammo and an extra explosion that raises the alarm in the lair. Stock up on oxygen, batteries, and ammo to survive another terrifying night.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 11.3%, Procedural Generation 10%

Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.9%, Difficult 17.3%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 13.9%

"Gun Brothers" is a frantic top down shooter for 1-4 players.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Zombies 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelite 9.4%, Difficult 8.5%

You are a gunslinger in limbo, involved in a gritty war against "The Cartel", a ruthless organization harvesting souls to break free of the shackles of the afterlife. Grow stronger with each new run, gather the essence of lost souls to take on the biggest threats in this rogue-lite FPS!

Why similar: Western 44.5% ★, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 10.9%, Shooter 8.7%

Drug dealer Butch slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Zombies 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Difficult 9.7%, Horror 9.1%

In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Roguelike 12.4%, Action Roguelike 12.2%

Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.7%, Difficult 19.2%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Shooter 11.9%

Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Difficult 9.3%

Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path. The choices you make will decide your fate, it will either turn you into the new ruler or... the ashes to be windswept away.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.4%, Roguelite 11.6%, Difficult 10.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%

Madshot is a fast-paced, acrobatic, rogue-lite shooter. Survive the ever-changing road through Cthulhu and beyond. Equip endless upgrade combinations as you fight your way through horrific monsters and multi-phased boss battles.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.8%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelite 15.3%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Roguelike 14%

Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.7%, Roguelite 16.1%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Difficult 13.7%, Roguelike 11.4%

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: Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, Roguelite 18.5%, Survival 13.4%, Horror 13.4%