Games Like Nuclear Throne

Nuclear Throne

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?

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Rocket Rats

95% 👍 OF 2.4K
About This Game

Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!

In this game, you can…

  • …pull a late upgrade that makes every temporary bonus you earned become permanent all at once.
  • …get so overpowered that you can stop moving entirely and just keep picking cards while enemies die around you.
  • …turn maxed-out upgrade pairs into rare combo evolutions, like poison arrows or stars that summon lightning.
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Serious Sam: Tormental

76% 👍 OF 264
About This Game

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!

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Rush Rover

94% 👍 OF 222
About This Game

Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.

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Toroom

79% 👍 OF 200
About This Game

Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way.

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Megabonk

94% 👍 OF 104K
About This Game

Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!

In this game, you can…

  • …bunny hop, slide down cliffs, use enemy knockback as a boost, and chain so much speed you're basically flying around the map.
  • …roll boulders into enemies, knock over towers, and use ramps and cliffs as part of the fight.
  • …push a movement build so fast the game can crash from the speed.
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Spelunky

92% 👍 OF 16K
About This Game

Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

In this game, you can…

  • …set off a chain where a boulder wrecks the room, releases spiders, and ends by enraging a shotgun-wielding shopkeeper hunting you.
  • …kill a giant spider to get sticky webbing that makes bombs attach to walls, treasure, or monsters that can chase you.
  • …play a daily run where everyone gets the same level generation and competes on that exact one-shot seed.
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Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel

82% 👍 OF 7.6K
About This Game

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.

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Risk of Rain (2013)

93% 👍 OF 29K
About This Game

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.

In this game, you can…

  • …stack missile effects until one shot fires 50 missiles, and enemies trigger more missiles and explosions when they die.
  • …pick your power-ups and keep taking extra jump until you have 8 midair jumps, then launch straight up to escape fights.
  • …choose exactly which power-ups you get, then slowly craft a build that turns every pickup into a planned combo piece.