The Action Roguelike Zone

Run-based action games with procedural threats, resets, upgrades, and repeat attempts.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

Neon Abyss 2 - Players say: Fight through a pixel-art cybermyth Abyss in side-scrolling roguelike runs, building weapon-and-item combos solo or with up to three friends. Players like: Chaotic Item Builds · Boss Variety · Co-op Runs ·
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Dive into the cybermyth roguelike chaos of Neon Abyss 2! Now featuring up to 4-player online co-op, more combat styles, and unlimited item synergies, every run delivers a dramatic, action-packed experience you won't forget.

Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional - Players say: Defend a Windows XP-style desktop from viruses and pop-ups in survivor runs, upgrading cursor weapons and plugins. Players like: Windows XP Aesthetic · Survivor-Style Combat · Y2K References ·
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The family computer is infected again and it’s your job to fend off waves of viruses and adware foes with an arsenal of nostalgic Y2K-inspired weapons. Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional is a survivor-like auto-shooter filled with nods to the days when computers were actually fun.

Kernel Hearts - Gather your allies. Eliminate Angels. Transform into a Magical Girl. Slay god. Kernel Hearts is a Multiplayer Co-Op Roguelike Action RPG about four magical girls and their attempt to save a world that's drowning in ashes
Golden Swirl - Golden Swirl is a dark fantasy, semi-real-time action deckbuilder. Master tactical movement to dodge fierce attacks while managing your hand. Fully voiced with custom heroes, fine-tune your deck, relics, and runes to repel the Swirl. Can you survive the madness?
Dungeon Brawls - Players say: Choose a hero, combine randomized skills and relics, and hold off dungeon enemy waves alone or with up to three allies. Players like: Co-op With Friends · Build Variety · Satisfying Power Growth ·
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Dungeon Brawls is an action roguelike game that supports 4-player co-op. Choose from dozens of heroes and freely combine hundreds of skills and relics. Team up with friends, take on the challenge, and battle through waves of enemies in intense, action-packed combat!

Port of Jumanah - Pearl diving is an ancient tradition... until you showed up. Dive into the depths, poke things you probably shouldn't, battle sea monsters, recruit questionable allies, upgrade your gear, rebuild your port, and make increasingly questionable decisions in this roguelite action adventure.
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Sep 7, 2026
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Fracture Point - After years in prison, you return to a dark megacity ruled by a ruthless corporation. The only way forward is up - through countless floors of a heavily guarded skyscraper - to reach the corporation's leader and take your revenge.
Rogue Blight - Rogue Blight is a rogue-lite with focus on souls-like combat, featuring a Slay The Spire-inspired map system. Fight your way through ever-changing maps. Customize your playstyle based on what you find. Death is punishing. Only skill and persistence will carry you forward.

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Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite - Players say: Traverse procedural cylindrical arenas, leap between rings, and fire in every direction in a run-based action-platformer. Players like: Circular Arenas · Weapon Variety · Persistent Upgrades ·
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Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.

Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial - Players say: As Erza, a demon-bound warrior, battle through tower stages, gather upgrades, and defeat bosses to earn a Hunter's License. Players like: Colorful Visual Style · Enjoyable Combat · Fluid Character Movement ·
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Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.

PlateUp! - Players say: Build a restaurant, cook to order, and manage customers solo or with up to three friends as menus and upgrades reshape each run. Players like: Co-op Teamwork · Replayable Runs · Kitchen Automation ·
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Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!

Sparklite - Players say: As mechanic Ada, explore shifting top-down biomes, fight the Baron’s machines, and upgrade between runs to protect Geodia. Players like: Pixel-Art Style · Fun Exploration Loop · Pleasant Soundtrack ·
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Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!

Going Under - Players say: As an unpaid intern, Jackie fights through cursed startup dungeons with breakable office weapons, skills, and coworker perks. Players like: Startup Culture Satire · Colorful Corporate Art · Funny Character Writing ·
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Going Under is a satirical dungeon crawler about exploring the cursed ruins of failed tech startups. As an unpaid intern in the dystopian city of Neo-Cascadia, you’ll wield office junk as weaponry as you make your way through the offbeat procedural dungeons beneath your company campus.

Dreamscaper - Players say: By night, Cassidy battles emotion-shaped nightmares in shifting dream runs; by day, she builds Redhaven bonds and lasting upgrades. Players like: Weapon And Build Variety · Dreamlike Art And Music · Emotional Story Themes ·
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By night, delve deep into your subconscious and discover powerful artifacts to conquer your nightmares. By day, explore the city of Redhaven and build relationships to unlock the power of your dreams. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.

West of Dead - Players say: As dead gunslinger William Mason, fight through shifting Purgatory in a twin-stick shooter built around tactical cover, light, and repeated runs. Players like: Striking Visual Style · Tactical Cover Combat · Dark Western Atmosphere ·
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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.

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos - Players say: Explore Tasos, clear shifting puzzle dungeons, and upgrade your hero and village alone or with up to three friends. Players like: Classic Zelda Feel · Co-op With Friends · Exploration and Secrets ·
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Rogue Heroes is a topdown, roguelite adventure game inspired by the Zelda franchise. Play solo or team up with your friends to combat procedurally generated dungeons and take down the evil Titans that threaten to overwhelm the land of Tasos!

Atomicrops - Players say: Grow crops, explore a radioactive wasteland for supplies, and survive nightly bullet-hell attacks in a run-based farm shooter. Players like: Farming-Shooter Blend · Addictive Run Loop · Character and Build Variety ·
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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! 

Bad North: Jotunn Edition - Players say: Lead small squads across a besieged island chain, positioning three troop types to repel Viking landings and protect villages. Players like: Terrain-Based Strategy · Minimalist Visual Style · Tense Tactical Challenge ·
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Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.

GoNNER - Players say: Guide Ikk through shifting, enemy-filled platforming runs, chaining kills and gathering gear to find a gift for whale Sally. Players like: Distinctive Visual Style · Standout Soundtrack · Satisfying Kill Combos ·
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GoNNER is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world - a giant landbound whale named Sally - by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.

Risk of Rain (2013) - Players say: Stranded on a hostile planet, fight through randomized 2D stages, gather items, and race rising difficulty to find a way home. Players like: Item Build Variety · Escalating Runs · Distinct Survivors ·
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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.

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

BEERCRUSH - Enter the world of John Beer in this psychotic, fast-paced roguelike where you drink beer to stay alive! Dash as fast as you can through unique and crazy worlds to break the vicious cycle. So what are you waiting for!? LIVE LIFE. EVERY GOLDEN MINUTE OF IT!
Second Stellar - Join the enigmatic Starfarers as they traverse the cosmos in this unique dual-character action roguelite, unraveling the mysteries of their galaxy and beyond in pursuit of the Voyager.
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Dec 10, 2025
99% 👍
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性感史莱姆派对(Slime Sexy Party) - This is an adventure game set in a fantasy world without the concept of time, telling the story of a player rescuing his wife from the hands of monsters. In the game, players will embark on a thrilling adventure by operating their brainpower, intelligence and other aspects.
Nautical Survival - Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors! Navigate between outposts to upgrade your boat, equip powerful weapons, manage your economy and hire crew members to your aid in this unique take on the survivors-like formula.
RAM: Random Access Mayhem - Players say: As a bodiless rogue AI, hijack enemy robots in a top-down shooter and chain their movesets to survive procedurally generated runs. Players like: Body-Swapping Combat · Distinct Robot Movesets · Satisfying Trickshots ·
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The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.

CAPTURED 2 - Players say: As missing teen Emily, photograph anomalies in a shifting apartment loop, evade toy-like entities, and piece together her lost past. Players like: Emotional Story · Eerie Atmosphere · Anomaly Hunting ·
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You're trapped in an apartment with ever-changing rooms. Capture anomalies on camera, survive deadly entities and escape an endless nightmare.

Black Gunner Wukong - Wukong Survivors" is a TPS + ROGUE game where players control Sun Wukong and his friends, sweeping through all visible enemies and rescuing their captured master.
Evolve or Die - A co-op voice-controlled action game where yelling is the combat system. Team up, scream into your mics, and unleash absurd sound-powered attacks. Coordinate, panic, or just shout nonsense until the enemies—and your friends—totally melt down.
Lucky Shot - A shooting dopamine machine! Lucky Shot is a roguelike mag-builder FPS where you master different weapons, build wild combos, and break the game to reach massive high scores.
Kitty's Last Adventure - Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.

Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

HoloCure - Save the Fans! - Players say: Choose a Hololive talent, survive mind-controlled fan swarms, and build weapons and upgrades in an action roguelite. Players like: Distinct Character Builds · Weapon Combinations · Abundant Side Content ·
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Play as your favorite Vtubers from Hololive! Fight, explore, and clear your way through armies of fans and save them from their mind-control in this unofficial free fan-game.

Picayune Dreams - Players say: As Cyl, survive spaceborne hordes in a roguelike shooter, build weapons between waves, and dodge bullet-hell bosses. Players like: Breakcore Soundtrack · Surreal Visual Style · Bullet-Hell Bosses ·
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Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED...]

The Void Rains Upon Her Heart - Players say: Guide an alien girl through a side-scrolling bullet-hell boss rush, choosing fights and earning gifts that power each run. Players like: Distinctive Boss Battles · Satisfying Unlock Progression · Flexible Difficulty Options ·
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Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!

Hades - Players say: Fight through the Underworld as Zagreus, combining mythic weapons and Olympian boons while each escape attempt moves his story forward. Players like: Combat And Builds · Story And Characters · Art And Music ·
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Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

Vampire Survivors - Players say: Move through timed monster hordes as attacks fire automatically, choosing weapons and upgrades to build a survivor run by run. Players like: Addictive Run Loop · Weapon Build Synergies · Frequent Unlocks ·
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Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

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Oct 20, 2022
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Crab Champions - Players say: Play an armed crab, dodge and shoot through island battles, and build a stronger loadout with loot in solo or co-op runs. Players like: Fluid Fast Movement · Varied Build Combos · Fun With Friends ·
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Claw your way across exotic islands combining fluid movement with fast paced combat to become a Crab Champion in this third person roguelike shooter.

Disfigure - Players say: Survive shadowed monster arenas by switching vision modes, shooting escalating hordes, and shaping weapon-and-upgrade builds. Players like: Weapon And Build Variety · Restricted-Vision Tension · Satisfying Combat ·
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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!

Touhou Dystopian - Players say: Choose a Touhou fighter and battle through short action-roguelite runs, dodging bullet patterns and building skills to face powerful bosses. Players like: Satisfying Combat · Distinct Character Styles · Build Variety ·
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Touhou Project's Brand New Action Roguelite Fan Game! Strange incidents erupt in the Animal Realm and Primate Spirit Garden. Embark on an unknown journey, uncover the truth behind the anomalies, and break through this 'Touhou Dystopian'!

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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - Players say: Fleeing his mother’s demand for sacrifice, Isaac enters a shifting basement to fight monsters with tears and collect strange items. Players like: Huge Item Variety · Unexpected Item Combos · Different Every Run ·
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

Dead Cells - Players say: Possess fallen bodies and fight through a shifting island, combining fast 2D combat with branching routes and permanent unlocks. Players like: Fluid Combat · Weapon Variety · Replayable Runs ·
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Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Hades II - Players say: As witch-princess Melinoë, fight through the Underworld and toward Olympus in repeat runs to confront the Titan of Time. Players like: Build Variety · Replayable Runs · Responsive Combat ·
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Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

Post Void - Players say: Race through shifting first-person shooter corridors, killing enemies to refill a draining idol before its liquid runs out. Players like: Fast, Satisfying Combat · Distinctive Visual Style · Energetic Soundtrack ·
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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.