Games Like Windowkill

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 30%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Roguelite 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the chaotic, fast-paced nature of the seed game with its intense boss fights and roguelike progression.

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 29.3%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.1%, Roguelite 8.9%, Perma Death 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the same frantic, high-octane twin-stick shooting experience that defines the core gameplay loop of the seed game.

SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

Why similar: Minimalist 42.2%, Action 30.9%, Indie 17.4%, Singleplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique time-manipulation mechanic that forces you to think about your environment in a meta-context similar to Windowkill's window-shifting.

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: Bullet Hell 38.3%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.8%, Local Co-Op 8.7%, Co-op 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a polished, bullet-hell experience that rewards quick reflexes and mastery of complex, screen-filling patterns.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.6%, Arcade 23%, Action 8.6%, Indie 8.2%, 2D 7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same minimalist, high-intensity arcade feel where every movement is critical to survival in a confined space.

The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 46%, Arcade 23.6%, Action 9.2%, 2D 8.5%, Indie 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a tight, arcade-focused experience with unique movement mechanics that demand constant spatial awareness.

A fast twin-stick shooter where you compete for the top spot in the leaderboards.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.7%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Moddable 17.4% ★, Minimalist 9.1%, Arcade 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, arcade-focused twin-stick shooter that emphasizes raw skill and high-score chasing.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Perma Death 11.7%, Roguelite 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines high-intensity bullet-hell combat with a frantic, fast-paced atmosphere that keeps the pressure high.

Disfigure is a grim-dark 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 24.7%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17%, Score Attack 10.6%, Minimalist 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that focuses on tight, minimalist combat against overwhelming odds.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Action Roguelike 19%, Perma Death 11.7%, Roguelite 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a relentless bullet-hell experience that tests your ability to survive in increasingly chaotic environments.

A free-form arena-shooter Roguelite with heavy emphasis on building an overpowered character! You play as a little shape that shoots other shapes! Strengthen your character by mixing and matching mods and upgrades, and experiment with a limitless rune upgrade system!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Minimalist 15.3%, Score Attack 14.5%, Arcade 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a minimalist aesthetic to deliver deep, replayable arena-shooter combat that mirrors the seed game's visual style.

Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.2%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Score Attack 16%, Arcade 12.5%, Action 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A pure, minimalist twin-stick shooter that focuses on arcade-style score chasing and intense, arena-based survival.

A bullet heaven roguelike where you assume the role of the steward of ghosts bound to eternal life on earth. Wield 4 to 6 weapons simultaneously to fend off waves of apparitions determined to defeat your spirited friends.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.5%, Action Roguelike 29.5%, Roguelite 15.2%, Local Co-Op 7%, Action 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends bullet-hell mechanics with roguelite progression for a fast-paced, action-heavy experience.

Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Perma Death 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Action Roguelike 13%, Local Co-Op 10%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite twin-stick shooter that emphasizes quick runs and constant action.

Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Moddable 20.2% ★, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Score Attack 11.9%, Arcade 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-intensity boss battles that require precise movement and shooting in a confined arena.

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 27.5%, Perma Death 19%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Arcade 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense, arcade-style twin-stick combat with a focus on perma-death and difficult encounters.

Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.

Why similar: Minimalist 71%, Indie 12.7%, 2D 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Action 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the minimalist, experimental design philosophy where the game environment itself imposes a strict time-based constraint on your actions.

Blast it all to hell.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Perma Death 14.3%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Score Attack 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style twin-stick shooter that keeps the action focused and intense.

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: Bullet Hell 34.1%, Action Roguelike 30.3%, Roguelite 18.2%, Action 6.8%, 2D 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a chaotic, colorful twin-stick experience with constant screen-filling action and roguelike upgrades.

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 37%, Perma Death 17.9%, Local Co-Op 11.3%, Co-op 9.2%, Roguelite 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-intensity, chaotic combat experience that demands constant movement to avoid being overwhelmed by enemies.

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: Action Roguelike 31.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Roguelite 10.1%, Action 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a strategic yet action-packed approach to twin-stick shooting within complex, procedurally generated environments.

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 27.7%, Perma Death 19.3%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Roguelite 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines roguelite elements with top-down shooting for a challenging, action-oriented experience.

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 28.7%, Perma Death 20.3%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Roguelite 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick roguelike that emphasizes movement and quick combat in a 2D environment.

Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Perma Death 12.8%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Roguelite 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that focuses on surviving waves of enemies on small, spherical battlefields.

Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelite 11.8%, Score Attack 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell roguelite that emphasizes chaotic, screen-filling combat and character progression.

Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Perma Death 15.6%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Local Co-Op 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines twin-stick shooting with roguelike elements for a varied and challenging gameplay loop.

Godstrike is a twin-stick shooter where time is your health and currency. Face off against ruthless bosses in tense, 1v1 showdowns as Talaal, the last Herald.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 13.5%, Arcade 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A boss-rush twin-stick shooter where time is your health, creating a similar sense of urgency to Windowkill.

Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Arcade 10.3%, Minimalist 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist arcade shooter that focuses on quick, intense sessions of action.

Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Roguelite 8.6%

Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Perma Death 17.6%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelite 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a classic, high-energy twin-stick shooter experience with a focus on bullet-hell patterns.

In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Perma Death 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Local Co-Op 12.4%

Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Bullet Hell 21%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.1%, Co-op 11.6%, Roguelite 10.7%

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 23.7%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Co-op 10.1%, Roguelite 9.7%

Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Local Co-Op 9.1%, Roguelite 7.9%

#KILLALLZOMBIES is an insane twin-stick zombie shooter with Twitch streaming interactions, where you survive hordes of zombies on a dynamically changing arena and spectators may affect gameplay via special Twitch chat commands.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Local Co-Op 11.3%, Co-op 10.8%

Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Score Attack 10.4%, Roguelite 9.6%

Grab a gun and take down hostile robots corrupted by synthetic emotions! Combine weapon modifications and wreak havoc in this roguelite shooter. Let your emotions shape combat and alter boss fights! Fight alone or join up with up to 4 players!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Roguelite 8.6%

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: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.4%, Score Attack 15.6%, Roguelite 8%

Survive against hordes of enemies getting ever stronger, alone or with friends. Level up, unlock upgrades and new guns in this multiplayer bullet-heaven roguelite.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Action Roguelike 25%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Action 6.5%, Co-op 5.5%

Cursorblade is a bullet hell game where you play as the cursor, fighting your way through waves of enemies. Combine weapons and items to become more powerful with your own unique builds. Slash, dodge, upgrade, and repeat!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.4%, Action Roguelike 24.1%, Arcade 13.1%, Roguelite 12.8%, Perma Death 6%

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 38.1%, Bullet Hell 13%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%, Roguelite 9%, Local Co-Op 8.2%

Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D rogue-lite top-down shooter where you blast your way through the tormented mind of demigod of destruction Mental, as he imagines worlds and monsters that stand on your path towards his inner ego. Let the showdown begin!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.4%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.1%, Roguelite 10.8%, Action 8.8%

A symbiotic Flower and Wasp struggle to complete their lifecycle, in a challengingly twisted arcade experience. Control both characters at once in mind-bending Single Player, or team up with a friend in hectic Local Co-Op. Master the symbiotic duet, devour the swarm, and ascend the leaderboard.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Score Attack 14.6%, Arcade 10.2%, Local Co-Op 7.8%

A twist at every turn! Explore a colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging. Every situation, every enemy, and every boss offers a different handcrafted experience.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.3%, Score Attack 16.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 11.9%, Local Co-Op 10.3%

Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Perma Death 15.5%, Roguelite 14.8%, Co-op 13.8%

Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay. Use your light to blast through your enemies, unlock new powers, and defeat bosses before the darkness extinguishes you.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.2%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Co-op 12%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Action 6.8%

NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Bullet Hell 11%, Roguelite 8.7%

Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.9%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelite 10.9%, Arcade 9.8%

Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Moddable 16.2% ★, Roguelite 8.3%

A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 30%, Action Roguelike 27.3%, Arcade 14.8%, Roguelite 14.6%, Action 6.2%

Nebulock is a short bullet-hell game with intense gameplay, where the player must destroy bosses made of blocks, collect resources and upgrade his spaceship.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.1%, Experimental 28.5% ★, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Arcade 10.1%, 2D 4.5%

DEATHRUN TV is a fast hardcore rogue-lite twin-stick shooter set in the world's biggest and craziest game show. You'll experience real-time blistering speed and bullet-dodging action as you compete for glory...assuming you’re able to survive in this 2D bullet hell where only “likes” really count.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Perma Death 16.9%, Roguelite 9.2%

TYPECAST is a bullet hell where you type to shoot. Get swarmed by enemies, manage the chaos, and climb the leaderboards in this unique arcade experience.

Why similar: Perma Death 33.2%, Bullet Hell 32%, Arcade 13.7%, Score Attack 9.5%, 2D 5.4%

Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Arcade 11.4%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Co-op 5.2%

Vectorium is a classical, yet intense arcade shooting game. Can you survive those dreadful enemies and barrage of gunfire?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.1%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Score Attack 9.7%, Minimalist 9.4%, Arcade 8.8%

Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Perma Death 15.5%, Roguelite 8.4%

Face waves of enemies as you travel from room to room in your auto-shooting horde survival conquest. You and your companion (AI or 2 Player) must work together and create builds that compliment each other while exploring branching paths through various zones and worlds in a Roguelite setting.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 25%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 12.5%, Co-op 8.1%

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: Twin Stick Shooter 28.7%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Roguelite 11.4%, Arcade 10.2%

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 25.1%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Action Roguelike 20%, Perma Death 16.3%, Roguelite 9.4%