- #1 The Last Man Survivor
97% matchMixed69% of 291 reviews2025
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Last Man Survivor is a gloomy roguelike in which you have to fight tons of enemies, slay giant bosses, discover new abilities and characters, and also find out the dark secret of the Last Survivor
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Action Roguelike 21%, Dark Fantasy 20.2%, Roguelike 10.8%, Horror 8.6%
- #2 Keeper's Toll
96% matchVery Positive90% of 794 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40.3% ★, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #3 Halls of Torment
96% 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: Bullet Heaven 25% ★, Gothic 18.5% ★, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%
- #4 20 Minutes Till Dawn
95% 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: Bullet Heaven 23.1% ★, Lovecraftian 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Action Roguelike 10.1%, Survival 7.9%
- #5 Horde Hunters
94% matchVery Positive88% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
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: Bullet Heaven 25.7% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Procedural Generation 8.5%, Action Roguelike 8.2%
- #6 Twilight Survivors
93% matchVery Positive89% of 1,089 reviews2024
Dev: DORIDORI STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.1%, Roguelite 24.5%, Roguelike 18.6%, Bullet Heaven 15.3% ★, Action 4.9%
- #7 Wanted Shadows
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: RadhoodPub: Conradical Games
Windows
Decimate thousands of demons on All Hallows' Eve to protect your infernal home. Wanted Shadows is a bullet heaven roguelite where the difference between overpowering and being overpowered lies in your skill and wit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.3%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #8 Disfigure
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,120 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Lovecraftian 16.5%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #9 Lovecraft's Untold Stories
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 964 reviews2019
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Lovecraftian 43.5%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 10.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 10%, Horror 5.4%
- #10 The Consuming Shadow
91% matchVery Positive95% of 428 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.8%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Roguelite 8.9%, Horror 7.4%
- #11 Death Must Die
89% matchVery Positive90% of 21,713 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34.7% ★, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #12 West of Dead
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,221 reviews2020
Dev: Upstream ArcadePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Action Roguelike 9.7%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #13 Moros Protocol
87% matchVery Positive80% of 927 reviews2025
Dev: Pixel ReignPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Face the darkness in Moros Protocol, a pixel-painted sci-fi FPS roguelite. Survive the nightmare alone or with allies as you navigate the decaying warship, stalked by horrors and guided by a voice you don’t recognize. Adapt, upgrade, and push forward. You may be outnumbered, but not outmatched.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 30.1%, Roguelite 27.2%, Horror 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Action 6.4%
- #14 Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
86% matchVery Positive82% of 7,720 reviews2025
Dev: Games FarmPub: Grindstone
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 43.3% ★, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%
- #15 Her Name Was Fire
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 297 reviews2022
Dev: Tissue Inu
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 26% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Action Roguelike 8.4%, Survival 6.9%
- #16 Loplight
86% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Loplight is a twin-stick shooter taking inspirations from Hermetic lore and old alchemical concepts. Explore the ruins of this world, find out who's responsible, and defeat the monstrous creatures blocking your path.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.3%, Top-Down Shooter 32.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Action 4.7%
- #17 EMPTY SHELL
85% matchVery Positive88% of 847 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 21.7%, Roguelite 18.4%, Roguelike 16.3%, Horror 14.9%, Survival Horror 8.5%
- #18 Nix Umbra
84% matchVery Positive87% of 97 reviews2021
Dev: ilzard
Windows
Light is my Sword, Darkness shall perish.
Why similar: Gothic 45.7% ★, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 15.5%, Roguelike 15.4%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #19 Boons & Burdens
84% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of hell. Battle hordes of demons through 12 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 27.5% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Gothic 15.2% ★, Action Roguelike 9.5%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #20 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
83% matchVery Positive80% of 473 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Roguelike 16.2%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Survival 14.3%, Roguelite 13.8%
- #21 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
81% matchVery Positive88% of 6,322 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #22 Where the forest ends
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 139 reviews2026
Dev: MonkeyBassGames
Windows
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 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Horror 11.8%, Survival 10.9%
- #23 Survivors of the Dawn
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 765 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 28.2% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Action Roguelike 10.3%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #24 Power Fantasy
79% matchVery Positive86% of 615 reviews2025
Dev: Lava Lamb Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Survive hordes of blood hungry enemies and hope for the best upgrades while you level up! Power Fantasy is a fresh rogue-survivors-like with unique heroes and tons of customization.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.5% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Survival 7.5%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%
- #25 Echoes of Red
79% matchVery Positive90% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: TERMAX Studios
Windows
ECHOES OF RED is a fast-paced roguelite shooter where you can carry unlimited weapons at once, face endless enemies ever stronger and build your perfect custom loadout. OBLITERATE tens of thousands of enemies who dared to challenge you and MAKE THEM REGRET STANDING AGAINST YOU.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 29.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Survival 8.4%
- #26 REMEDIUM: Sentinels
80% matchMixed69% of 247 reviews2023
Dev: Sobaka StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Become a Sentinel and face the plague in roguelite fast-paced auto-shooter set in the same world as REMEDIUM game. Combine items and alchemical elements to acquire more powerful weapons and create unique builds to defend the plague survivors against the endless hordes of mutants!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Roguelite 20.4%, Roguelike 14.1%, Survival 8.2%
- #27 Arcane Tower Survivors
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Red Horde Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in this horde survival roguelite. Unleash devastating spells, master unique skills, and craft unstoppable builds. Between battles, fortify your tower and unlock powerful upgrades in a strategic meta-game. Will your magic outlast the chaos?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelite 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Roguelike 13.2%
- #28 Dark Light: Survivor
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 352 reviews2026
Dev: Mirari&Co.
Windows
Dark Light: Survivor is a dark sci-fi action roguelike with ARPG loot and third-person shooter combat. Switch anytime between top-down view and TPS aiming as you build weapons, skills, and classes across brutal multiverse runs.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 26.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelike 14.4%, Atmospheric 6%
- #29 Let Them Come: Onslaught
76% matchVery Positive90% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 39.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #30 Repetendium
77% matchVery Positive90% of 297 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 35.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelite 10.1%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #31 CULTIC
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,626 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Lovecraftian 29%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Action 14.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #32 Achilles: Survivor
74% matchVery Positive82% of 1,643 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Point Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 36.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #33 Never Forgotten
76% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Hodge
Windows
A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.
Why similar: Survival Horror 43.2%, Horror 23.6%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Adventure 5.7%
- #34 Hell Clock
73% matchVery Positive84% of 4,243 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue SnailPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Forge powerful builds with endless loot in this relentless combination of Roguelike and ARPG. Blast through dungeons and unleash inhuman powers in a dark fantasy twist on Brazil’s War of Canudos.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Alternate History 26.3%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Horror 8.5%
- #35 The Light Keeps Us Safe
78% matchMixed56% of 200 reviews2019
Dev: Big Robot Ltd
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 38%
THE LIGHT KEEPS US SAFE is a procedurally-generated apocalypse in which only The Light can save us. Use stealth and evasion to avoid terrifying machines that patrol the desolate world, and employ the powers of Light to unpick their deadly traps.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 32.7%, Survival Horror 28.4%, Horror 24.4%, Action 10%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #36 Monsters 'til Midnight
75% matchVery Positive84% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows
Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Lovecraftian 13.7%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 11%
- #37 Against Great Darkness
74% matchVery Positive81% of 216 reviews2024
Dev: Hitreg StudiosPub: Hitreg Studios
Windows
Against Great Darkness is a brick-breaking, bullet hell, roguelite where you play as a pagan trying to escape Hell's maw. Trigger relics by keeping your disks bouncing, experience unique events where you can obtain incredible loot, and battle hellish bosses while always keeping an eye on your disks.
Why similar: Roguelite 24.6%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Dark Fantasy 20%, Roguelike 18.2%, 2D 6.4%
- #38 Striving for Light
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 239 reviews2025
Dev: Igniting Spark Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.3%, Roguelite 22.4%, Procedural Generation 22.4%, Roguelike 18.3%, Action 3.6%
- #39 Forgive Me Father
72% matchVery Positive84% of 6,031 reviews2022
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 73.2%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Action 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #40 Striving for Light: Survival
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: Igniting Spark Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Striving for Light: Survival brings the exploration of infinite expanding skill trees to the arena survival roguelite genre. Unlock new characters, weapons, skills and maps, slay hordes of monsters and take on massive boss fights.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.2%, Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelite 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Survival 13.7%
- #41 Feed the Deep
70% matchVery Positive89% of 481 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Roguelite 13.2%, Roguelike 11.9%, Horror 8.6%
- #42 Hand of Fate: Hordes
68% matchVery Positive80% of 318 reviews2026
Dev: Spitfire InteractivePub: Spicy Koala
Windows · Mac · Linux
HAND OF FATE: HORDES is a dark-fantasy bullet heaven auto-shooter powered by your strategic deckbuilding mastery. Survive the horde, forge your build, and unleash devastating attacks to escape a netherworld beyond the 13th Gate. Thrive in chaos!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Action Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
- #43 GOD FORSAKEN
69% matchMixed68% of 1,796 reviews2026
Dev: insight studio
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The God - Forsaken Land is a roguelike survival adventure game that combines the features of Diablo. In this abandoned land of despair, you fend off endless monsters, light a fire in the darkness, and search for that faint glimmer of hope.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.2%, Roguelike 29.2%, Dark Fantasy 19.6%, Action 5.6%, Adventure 4.1%
- #44 Halls of Torment: Prelude
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,419 reviews2023
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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: Dark Fantasy 43.4%, Roguelite 32.6%, Atmospheric 17%, Action 7%
- #45 Spooky Survivors
70% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Aligned Games
Windows
Spooky Survivors puts you in the shoes of Van Hobo, a quirky hero battling the supernatural! Start with all unlocks BUT choose which to level up as you face endless waves. Equip powerful gear and unlock unique abilities. Outlast the nightmare and prove yourself as the ultimate spooky survivor!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Roguelike 16%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 14.8%
- #46 There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,040 reviews2022
Dev: ZelartPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.7%, Horror 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%, 2D 7.8%
- #47 CTHON
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2017
Dev: Gravity Games
Windows
Embark - if you dare - upon a desperate battle against the unknown horrors of the beyond; featuring roguelike elements, including procedural generation and permanent death, CTHON seamlessly blends visceral combat with strategic character building.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.6%, Action Roguelike 36.2%, Action 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #48 Eyes in the Dark
71% matchVery Positive81% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: Under the Stairs
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fight with light against the dark in this "roguelight" platformer starring Victoria Bloom! Drive back the darkness that's overrun Bloom Manor and conquer swarms of creatures as you discover powerful new items to upgrade your arsenal. Are you ready to enter the ever-changing manor?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.8%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 11.8%, Horror 8.8%
- #49 KILL KNIGHT
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,018 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.5%, Gothic 27.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Action 3.3%
- #50 Survivor Mercs
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 176 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 28.8% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Action Roguelike 9.4%
- #51 Gloom
71% matchVery Positive83% of 606 reviews2017
Dev: Hunchback Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.7%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 9.5%, Procedural Generation 7.5%
- #52 Dead of Darkness
67% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.5%, Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #53 Soulstone Survivors
64% matchVery Positive91% of 26,749 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 47.5% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Roguelite 8.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%
- #54 Madshot
69% matchVery Positive85% of 284 reviews2023
Dev: OverflowPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Action Roguelike 12%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Roguelite 11.3%
- #55 The Bleakest Keep
65% matchVery Positive91% of 720 reviews2025
Dev: Cache of Bones
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The Bleakest Keep is a challenging action horror roguelike. Survive the horrors of the Keep, upgrade your gear, and earn ranks as you ascend the tower and save the world!
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.5%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Roguelike 15.9%, Roguelite 12.8%
- #56 Witchcraft Survivors
68% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Catpix Studios
Windows
Annihilate hordes of enemies in this thrilling, fast-paced action roguelite rpg and fill the screen with your magic. Kill your foes, become stronger each second and upgrade your characters with new spells and abilities. Can you survive the monsters that threaten your very existence?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Roguelike 11.1%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #57 Nomad Survival
67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,184 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.9 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: Bullet Heaven 37.8% ★, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 11.1%, Survival 8.3%
- #58 You Will Die Here Tonight
66% matchVery Positive91% of 670 reviews2023
Dev: Spiral Bound Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.
Why similar: Survival Horror 46.6%, Horror 27.6%, 2D 9.9%, Adventure 8.3%, Action 7.6%