- #1 Katana Killer
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Scythsoft
Windows
In your hands is the ultimate weapon: a cyber katana. You are the world’s deadliest assassin. Your target is hiding inside a skyscraper crawling with enemies. Cut down everything in your path and reach your target.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Ninja 22.1% ★, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Arcade 10.3%, Action 10.3%
- #2 The Last Man
96% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: PitigamedevPub: CGevo
Windows
A topdown survival space horror where a single enemy hit can end your life
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.3%, Survival Horror 32.6%, Shooter 10.2%, Action 6.4%, Adventure 6.2%
- #3 Bite Size Terrors: Speechless
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: anOVERTHINKER
Windows
Find what was taken from you at any cost in this Minimalistic Survival Horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.5%, Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, Stylized 7.8%, Colorful 7.7%, Shooter 7.3%
- #4 Robzawar
94% matchMixed63% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: AfoGames
Windows
Robzawar is an addictive game that plunges players into the heart of an exciting struggle for survival in an alien world. As the main character, you find yourself in the role of a tough robot whose spaceship has crashed on a treacherous dinosaur planet.
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.6%, Action Roguelike 23.7%, Arcade 17.3%, Action 16%, 2D 6.9%
- #5 Lost In The Space
95% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: PIS Games
Windows
Lost In The Space combines frantic top-down action with fast, fluid and very addictive gameplay, with instant response to player commands
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.5%, Arcade 12.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 11.9%, Stylized 8.4%
- #6 Liminara
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aurican Studios
Windows
A classic, vector-graphics arcade shooter with a compelling narrative story and a massive, detailed skill tree to advance your character. Upgrade your attacks, defenses and evasion as you battle through waves of progressively more difficult enemies with each round.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.9%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 11%, Stylized 8.8%
- #7 True Galactic Mission
93% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Davila Games
Windows
There are 5 pilots in training, each with unique characteristics. It is the day of the final level and everyone wil l face a test to see who will be able to accept the next challenge, a true galactic mission. Be you one of the selecteds!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.4%, Shooter 17.5%, Arcade 16.9%, Action 16.5%, 2D 6.7%
- #8 Shuriken Trigger
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Jared Skinner
Windows
Master the ninja art of wall-running while fighting room after room of syndicate thugs and deadly robots in this unique top-down action shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.8%, Ninja 28% ★, Shooter 13.6%, Action 10.7%, Combat 5.9%
- #9 Ribbit Rampage
91% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Patricia Norton
Windows
An arcade-style top-down shooter where your only weapon is your froggy tongue. Eat hoardes of enemy insects in frantic, high-precision fights that demand clever decision-making. Don't get surrounded - it's one hit and you're croaked.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 57.9%, Arcade 16.5%, Action 12.8%, 2D 7.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #10 Infested: Space Colony
91% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Ziggy Makes Games
Windows
Infested: Space Colony is an intense action top-down shooter in a dimly-lit environment where aliens roam in shadowy darkness. Explore various sections of the colony ship. Hunt down aliens before they hunt you down.
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Dark 6.2%, Adventure 5.7%
- #11 Alone Girl
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: YikoGames
Windows
Become a lone girl, fight against endless hordes of zombies and bugs alone in the apocalypse overrun by aliens and mutated monsters, collect resources to upgrade your arsenal, tear through the darkness and blood with firepower, and experience the pure thrill of adrenaline rushing!
Why similar: Survival Horror 37.3%, Top-Down Shooter 36.3%, Adventure 7.8%, Action 6.1%, Shooter 5.5%
- #12 Infection Roots Deluxe
90% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Prospective Games
Windows
Survive endless waves of horror has you venture further into the mines to find a plant to save your home land
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Shooter 13.8%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 10.6%
- #13 Flesh Reactor
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spoodywhack
Windows
A sci-fi survival horror top-down shooter. Explore a decaying research facility, scavenge scarce resources, and survive against grotesque abominations.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.4%, Survival Horror 34.5%, Shooter 8.7%, Action 5.8%, 2D 4%
- #14 KILLCOLOR
89% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Bosskiller Studios
Windows
A rougelite top-down shooter where you collect random upgrades to kill hostile color entities.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.8%, Action 14.2%, Arcade 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12%, Combat 10.9%
- #15 TETRAGUN
87% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: GreebPub: Greeb Games
Windows · Mac
TETRAGUN is quadrant-based shooter where you're surrounded on all sides. You'll gain powerful upgrades as you progress, but so will your enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.7%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 9.9%, Roguelite 6.2%
- #16 Proper Bullet Hell
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: IGE
Windows
Roguelike Shooter Where Your Bullets Hurt You!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Arcade 12.8%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 11.7%
- #17 La P'tite Box: Technodrama
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cyclopsquid
Windows
A top-down action game. Explore a fractured, chaotic world, scavenge for a new energy core, and fight off the twisted machine-flesh husks that hunt you—all before your dying bastion falls for good.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Combat 7.4%
- #18 Godless grove
86% match6 user reviews0% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Panzershark
Windows
Godless grove - survival horror with elements of a hunting simulator in an open world filled with horrors. Uncover the terrible secrets of the locals and overcome the disgusting creatures of evil that have gathered over this grove.
Why similar: Survival Horror 42.6%, Top-Down Shooter 40.5%, Action 6.7%, Surreal 5.1%, 2D 3.8%
- #19 Circulo
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Zyneros Studio
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced 2D arena survival game built around geometric chaos.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.2%, Action Roguelike 23.8%, Action 9.6%, Arcade 8.9%, 2D 5.8%
- #20 The House on Grisewood
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David GamblePub: Face Won Games
Windows
A top-down survival horror shooter set in a haunted manor. Explore room by room with a failing flashlight, scavenge ammunition and batteries, and fight or evade what stalks the dark. Reach the ballroom and end what laughs there, or hold out in an endless Zombie Survival mode.
Why similar: Survival Horror 37.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Arcade 11%, Shooter 7.8%, Action 6.1%
- #21 CrypticaL
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberThief Interactive
Windows
An ancient entertainment in a futuristic universe, at least for the audiance. Our main character is a retired soldier who forced to fight in a gladiator arena. Escape, find the responsibles, punish!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.3%, Action Roguelike 18%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 12.5%, Stylized 10.3%
- #22 Pain 'n Dave: The Maze of Malice
83% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: missingnoge
Windows
Escape the Maze of Malice in this frantic 2D top-down shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.3%, Arcade 9.6%, Stylized 7.8%, Action 7.7%, Combat 6.8%
- #23 Project Romboid
82% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Pablo Lario Gómez
Windows
Project Romboid is a hard, arcade shooter roguelite in which you will have to pick and combine items so that you can survive waves of enemies that will chase you and shoot at you. New items will appear every level. Combine them to create powerful builds that will help you survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.6%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 9.8%, Colorful 8.6%
- #24 Maid of the Dead
81% matchVery Positive82% of 174 reviews2024
Dev: qureate
Windows
Zombies left, right and center!! Will the maids be able to bring peace back to Akiba?! A shooting game aimed at restoring peace to Akiba by controlling gun-slinging maids and defeating zombies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.2%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 6.9%
- #25 Nightshaders
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Taylor
Windows
In this thrilling co-op twin-stick shooter, play as a group of brave kids who must fight against hordes of creepy monsters. Collect and upgrade an arsenal of unique homemade weapons and abilities to battle through exciting environments and defeat powerful bosses.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.4%, Action Roguelike 23.5%, Arcade 12.5%, Stylized 9%, Action 8.4%
- #26 STEP ASIDE!
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BEEZthePANGEANPub: PonderPangi
Windows · Mac
You are an invincible bodyguard. Your only weakness is the person you must protect. Control the crowd, spot the assassin, and execute the mission in this stylish, top-down tactical shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.9%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Shooter 8.1%, Action 7.8%, Arcade 7.7%
- #27 Nightmare Diver
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dicey Duck Games
Windows
"Nightmare Diver" is a roguelite shooting game where a rubber duck dives into the world of nightmares to save a young girl from her bad dreams, defeating enemies along the way.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.7%, Shooter 17.4%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Action 11.7%, Roguelite 10%
- #28 Lumen survive the dark
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: David ChuksPub: Ascension Africa
Windows
Lumen: Survive the Dark is a dark, atmospheric action roguelike where you fight relentless enemies, survive deadly encounters, and push deeper into the unknown. Master combat, adapt to chaos, and endure a world that grows more hostile every run.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.5%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Action 13.2%, Isometric 13%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #29 Articrow
76% matchPositive96% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Jackrabbit StartersPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Articrow is a 2D top-down action roguelike. Play as a magical crow exploring dungeons, collecting and upgrading artifacts with unique parts. Equip these powerful artifacts and defeat challenging enemies to escape.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.7%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 8.1%, 2D 7.3%
- #30 Hostile Process
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jimanzium
Windows
A fast-paced top-down shooter where aiming is controlled by rotating the camera. Use your character’s enhanced abilities to carve the fastest route through each level. Chase faster times, earn ranks, and unlock new challenges.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 56.6%, Combat 13.9%, Action 13.8%, Shooter 9.2%, Indie 3.3%
- #31 POPTANK
78% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Tomoki
Windows
Pop-Cute Shooting game‼︎
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 51.1%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 8.9%, Surreal 6.8%, 2D 6.8%
- #32 Skull Skull Skull
78% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: T-Bone
Windows · Linux
Skull Skull Skull is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you fight off hordes of skulls. Customize your gun and choose power ups to survive as long as possible.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Shooter 11.4%, Isometric 9%
- #33 Final Commit
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gold SaucerPub: GoldSaucer
Windows
`Final Commit` is a two-character tag roguelite survival action game where 200 Won, a developer pulled into an unfinished game world, must complete an abandoned project alongside the characters he left behind. Swap characters, combine traits, and shape your build through class changes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41%, Shooter 12.9%, Action Roguelike 9.3%, Arcade 8.5%, Action 8.3%
- #34 Nightmare Survival
77% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: INFINITE BRIDGE
Windows
A nightmare with a toy Kalashnikov assault rifle. Survive killing monsters, which are increasing every minute.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.3%, Shooter 14.2%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Arcade 13.1%, Action 11.5%
- #35 Mini Gears: Mayhem
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pentafloat
Windows
Mini Gears: Mayhem is a single player Rogue-like where you do the aiming. Take control of a little tank on a blueprint, fighting waves of supposedly evil slimes. Gain experience, level up, and upgrade your tank in each run.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.9%, Action Roguelike 23.7%, Arcade 11.7%, Action 8.1%, Roguelite 7.1%
- #36 Memoirs
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Triduum Studio
Windows
In a treacherous place where overflowing emotions are your weapons, descend into the darkness of a broken mind. Fight through twisted memories and survive your deepest fears in this psychological Top-Down arena shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.1%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Shooter 14.7%, Action 12.8%, Combat 5.7%
- #37 SLUDGE
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flipside-Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in SLUDGE, an indie top-down zombie shooter. Experience intense action, customize your loadouts, and fight through diverse environments. Join the community and help shape the future of this thrilling game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.7%, Stylized 12.1%, Action Roguelike 12%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Shooter 9.4%
- #38 Overdosed - A Trip To Hell
75% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2016
Dev: Lazy Games Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Take an experimental form of LSD and battle against hordes of nightmarish hallucinations in randomly generated roguelike adventures and arena style levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36%, Action Roguelike 32.8%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Roguelite 6.3%
- #39 Break the Maze
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nerd Chomp
Windows
Top-down shooter with only one target: THE MAZE. Build your arsenal, upgrade abilities, and blast through walls to escape the ever-shifting maze before it can trap you forever.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.2%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Shooter 16.3%, Action 13.5%, Combat 7.7%
- #40 Planet Killer
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Talisman One Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A physics-driven sci-fi destruction roguelite. Orbit hostile worlds, unleash devastating weapons, and carve real craters into fully simulated planets while escalating planetary defenses fight back.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 10.6%, Stylized 8.3%
- #41 BeginnerZombieSurvival
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Styopa Balabekyan Pub: Styopa Balabekyan
Windows
Beginner Zombie Survival is a 2D top-down action shooter where you battle waves of zombies across 15 maps and 75 increasingly difficult levels. Upgrade your weapons, survive each arena, and fight through a dark post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.3%, Shooter 15.9%, Arcade 15.1%, Action 13.4%, Combat 7.3%
- #42 Keeping Night
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Four X Four
Windows
Take on the role of a security guard in this fast-paced 2D action-strategy game. Outsmart intruders using CCTV, weapons, and clever tactics to defend your building!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.4%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 14.4%, Combat 8.3%, 2D 6.5%
- #43 Pond Scum
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: NeuroDump
Windows · Linux
Life is about sacrifices....Well in this case it's about eating, shooting, killing, reproducing and then deciding when to sacrifice your offspring. Pond Scum is a Top-down shooter survival game. You must Eat, shoot and move your eggs to safety, or alternatively sacrifice them....
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.6%, Shooter 15.2%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 9%, Adventure 8%
- #44 TinyWind
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TinyDev
Windows · Mac
A pixel pirate roguelite with real sailing and naval combat. Sail the pixel seas ten minutes at a time. Hand-rolled wind physics, procedural islands, mythic treasure, and rare sea companions. Liberate British, Spanish, and Dutch waters, hold Tortuga against both Crowns, or duel captain-vs-captain.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Arcade 11.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 10.3%
- #45 Clayers: Prologue
69% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Gin Jam Team
Windows
Roguelike game with a unique art style and experimental shooting mechanics
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.8%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Stylized 9.1%, Colorful 8.5%, Surreal 6.6%
- #46 Rob o Bot
68% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Fat Rat
Windows
Rob o Bot is a survivors-like action game where you fight hordes of robots that began acting on their own after a mysterious virus infected a new generation of machines. Survive waves of enemies, upgrade your gear, and take back control before the machines take over.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.7%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 9.5%, Roguelite 6.2%
- #47 Tommy Gun Carnage
71% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Jade Owl AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
A colorful run-and-gun shooter with hordes of enemies, powerups, perks and diverse environments!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.8%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 14%, Action 13.5%, Colorful 6.5%
- #48 ReCoil
70% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Sisyphean Games
Windows
ReCoil is a 2D Top-Down Shooter with a unique twist to it's genre. The recoil of your weapons launches you back.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 53.5%, Shooter 10%, Action 9.7%, Arcade 9.6%, Combat 7.6%
- #49 LOZT: Legion of Zombie Terrors
69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Wizard Games Inc.
Windows
A top-down shooter through the zombie apocalypse. A failed military experiment has turned the legions of troops into ZOMBIES! With weapons! Can you survive wave after wave of zombie attacks to escape?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.2%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 11.8%
- #50 Destoria: The Withering
70% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Destoria Studios
Windows · Mac
Destoria: The Withering is a mini top down shooter game with a sole objective to survive as many waves as possible.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 48.2%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 14.5%, Isometric 10.6%, Combat 8.1%
- #51 Paragone Bomb
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Millant
Windows
Top-down shooter with a bird's-eye view. Epic hunt against various enemies using tactical maneuvers, different weapons, and the protagonist's abilities.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 52.7%, Shooter 17.1%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 9%, Combat 7.8%
- #52 Zombie's Cool
71% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Game Museum
Windows
The largest zombie mop-up operation this world has ever seen is about to start! Mind you heads, zombies!
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.5%
- #53 Legume Of Zeldoom
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Ramzi Mukhar
Windows
This is a top-down 2D shooter focused on fast movement and responsive combat. Take on enemy hordes and switch between a variety of weapons to survive. The game draws on classic inspirations, offering a focused experience. Tight action, simple controls, and shaped over two years of development.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49.2%, Shooter 16.2%, Action 10.6%, Combat 8.1%, Adventure 7.4%
- #54 ComboChain Pulse
66% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: DaminDesign
Windows
Survive relentless waves in a fast-paced top-down bullet hell shooter. Chain combos, dodge chaos, and master skill-based combat where every second matters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.5%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Shooter 9.2%, Action 8.8%, Arcade 8.7%
- #55 Death Hive
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Galvas DevelopmentsPub: S S Studios
Windows
A top-down rogue-like zombie shooter with engaging boss types and missions within an Abandoned City.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Shooter 14.1%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Arcade 11.7%
- #56 AISZplus
68% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: takayakata
Windows
You destroy the runaway electronic organ AISZ. Vertical scroll STG with all 5 levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49.9%, Shooter 20.3%, Action 16.7%, 2D 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #57 Euclid's Inferno
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Adelpha Studio
Windows · Linux
Euclid's Inferno is a fast-paced 2D shooter where math is your enemy. Play as the father of geometry, explore a hellish version of the works of ancient mathematicians, and defeat polygonal beasts as you upgrade your geometric arsenal.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.2%, Isometric 14.8%, Shooter 10%, Action 9.2%, Arcade 7.1%
- #58 Space Force Bargain Bin
65% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Sled Dog Games
Windows · Linux
Repel the humans! Safeguard the future of all alienkind! Fueled by a large selection of quirky upgrades and power-ups, strengthen the alien alliance to destroy Humanity's Last Hope in this fast-paced retro action-arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.7%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 11.9%, Roguelite 7%
- #59 Leach
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Backwater Studio
Windows
A top-down pixel-art survival game set in a dead, dark town. Scavenge gear, strike from the shadows, and stay alive — alone or in co-op. What you carry is who you are
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Survival Horror 22%, Isometric 15.7%, Action 13.5%, Shooter 13.5%