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by Aberrant Labs
You are a disease. Infect the human body as a lone pathogen in this cellular roguelike shooter. Collect organelles to evolve your parasite in a microscopic arms race against your host's immune system. Conquer a beautiful, procedurally generated world of tiny proportions.
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$14.99Yet Another Zombie Survivors
Aug 20 · Awesome Games Studio
Both: Bullet Heaven · Action Roguelike · Top-Down Shooter
The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeZombiesTop-Down ShooterRogueliteIndieArcadeSingleplayerAction RPGRoguelike👍 14,162
$4.99Westale: Peelgrimage
Dec 17 · 两把刷子工作室
Both: Action Roguelike · Bullet Heaven · Bullet Hell
Westale: Peelgrimage is an ink-style survivor-like game. Player can evolve their characters in the game, use marvelous magical treasures, experience the mysterious 72 transformations, and synthesize artifacts. Let's get into this Journey-to-the-West world and experience addictive combat.
Action RoguelikeBullet HeavenBullet HellShoot 'Em UpRogueliteActionTop-Down ShooterShooterHack and SlashAction-Adventure👍 411
$4.99Picayune Dreams
Dec 4 · Stepford, Andyland, milkypossum
Both: Bullet Heaven · Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike
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...]
Bullet HeavenBullet HellAction RoguelikePsychedelicColorfulTop-Down ShooterStory RichSpaceTranshumanismPsychological Horror👍 4,168
$10.99Sineus Arena Survivors
Jun 22 · Sineus Games
Both: Bullet Heaven · Action Roguelike · Roguelike
Fight hordes and defend your Stronghold in a bullet heaven survivor-like with co-op and tower defense. Gain power-ups every level, collect random artifacts from chests and grow stronger to survive, defeat the boss and claim a top spot on the Sineus Arena leaderboards!
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeRoguelikeOnline Co-OpCo-opBullet HellLootTower DefenseScore AttackIndie👍 1,163
$4.99Gunbot Diplomacy
May 13 · Sleepy Sentry
Both: Bullet Heaven · Bullet Hell · Roguelike
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
Bullet HeavenBullet HellRoguelikeReplay ValueRogueliteHex GridArena ShooterAction RoguelikeActionGun Customization👍 186
-75%$1.24Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Oct 31 · Konfa Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Roguelike
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteDeckbuildingRoguelike2DShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterHack and SlashShooter👍 1,585
$14.99Soulstone Survivors
Jun 17 · Game Smithing Limited
Both: Bullet Heaven · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell
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.
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteAction RPGRoguelikeCraftingRPGHack and SlashAction👍 25,755
$9.99Survivor Mercs
Apr 30 · Wolpertinger Games
Both: Bullet Heaven · Action Roguelike · Difficult
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!
Bullet HeavenTwin Stick ShooterAction RoguelikeRogueliteDifficultBullet HellArena ShooterPvEProcedural Generation2.5D👍 147
$6.50Pesticide Not Required
Mar 18 · Jampacked Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter
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.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteShoot 'Em UpAction RPGTop-Down ShooterFarming SimActionTwin Stick ShooterSingleplayer👍 817
$5.99Super Chaos
Jun 13 · Anodaxia
Both: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Bullet Heaven
EMBRACE/CONTROL CHAOS! Mutate your build in extreme uniquely weird ways to nuke this petri dish clean from eldritch germs in a frantic top‑down physics arcade where every mechanic is bizarre and emergent! Use strangest powers like warping walls, hexes and annihilation and be an arcane germaphobe!
Action RoguelikeArena ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpBullet HeavenTop-Down ShooterRoguelitePerma DeathArcadeRoguelike
$11.99Crafty Survivors
May 16 · Flannel Bear Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelike · Bullet Heaven
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Action RPGAction RoguelikeRogueliteRoguelikeBullet HeavenBullet HellCraftingPixel GraphicsControllerSingleplayer👍 712
$7.99Survivors of the Dawn
Nov 6 · indieGiant
Both: Action Roguelike · Bullet Heaven · Bullet Hell
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.
Early AccessAction RoguelikeBullet HeavenBullet HellTop-Down ShooterSci-fiTwin Stick ShooterCasualRogueliteShooter👍 695
$24.99Deadzone: Rogue
Aug 11 · Prophecy Games
Both: Roguelike · Shooter · Dungeon Crawler
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
RoguelikeFPSOnline Co-OpPvERogueliteLooter ShooterFirst-PersonShooterHorrorDungeon Crawler👍 15,055
-20%$7.99NIMRODS
Oct 28 · Fiveamp
Both: Bullet Heaven · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeBullet HellGun CustomizationRogueliteActionRoguelikeRPGSingleplayerEarly Access👍 1,783
$4.99Desktop Survivors 98
May 20 · Brandon Hesslau
Both: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Dungeon Crawler
Desktop Survivors 98 is a chaotic roguelite dungeon crawler that unfolds right on your Desktop. Your cursor becomes the hero as you explore new rooms, battle relentless waves of enemies, and collect powerful new weapons.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellActionCasualDungeon Crawler2DRoguelike1990'sRetroPixel Graphics👍 1,339
$8.99Skybreakers
Nov 15 · Bingo Studio
Both: Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike · Roguelike
Skybreakers is an action roguelike thriller. Choose from various characters, arm yourself with a vast array of weapons, and create your own unique build by combining artifacts, random talents, abilities, and bonds. Plunge into exhilarating combat and use unique abilities to defeat the evil.
Bullet HellAction RoguelikeHack and SlashSurvivalBeat 'em upWuxiaRoguelikeRogueliteControllerAdventure👍 629
$7.99Swarm Grinder
Apr 22 · Last Bite Games
Both: Roguelike · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
RoguelikeRogueliteAction RoguelikeBullet HellMechsProcedural Generation2DPixel GraphicsControllerAction RPG👍 1,164
$6.99FatalZone
Sep 17 · Midhard Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
Action RoguelikeBullet HellZombiesSurvivalRogueliteTop-Down ShooterArena ShooterActionAction RPGTop-Down👍 2,126
-70%$1.49Karate Survivor
Oct 30 · Alawar
Both: Bullet Heaven · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell
Become a martial arts master in this survivor-like roguelite inspired by action movies of the ‘80s. Use your fists, feet, and the environment to fight off relentless thugs. Master powerful combos, enhance your skills, and remember: everything around you is a weapon!
FightingBullet HeavenAction RoguelikeMartial ArtsBullet HellRogueliteRoguelikeSingleplayer2DPixel Graphics👍 3,005
$12.99Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Sep 17 · Funday Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Bullet Heaven · Bullet Hell
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
DwarvesAction RoguelikeBullet HeavenRogueliteBullet HellTop-Down ShooterPvETop-DownArena ShooterProcedural Generation👍 46,367
$5.99Geometry Arena 2
Jan 16 · 011 Games
Both: Bullet Heaven · Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell
Geometry Arena 2 distills RPG depth and Roguelite elements into a unique loop of [ Meta-Progression + Endless Challenges ]. Mix and match Weapons, Bodies, Modules, and Pets to craft your game-breaking builds! Minimalist lines, vibrant colors!
Bullet HeavenArena ShooterHack and SlashTop-Down ShooterBullet HellRoguelitePvEShooterArcadeRoguelike👍 381
-50%$3.49Scarlet Tower
Mar 25 · Pyxeralia LLC
Both: Action Roguelike · Bullet Heaven · Bullet Hell
Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Scarlet Tower is a gothic horror casual game with roguelike and RPG elements, like talent trees, classes, familiars and more!
VampiresAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsDark FantasyBullet HeavenBullet HellRoguelikeSurvivalHand-drawnRPG👍 1,833
$2.99Just Click The Button
Jan 17 · Simon Eftestol
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell · Roguelike
In "Just Click The Button," you do indeed, click on a button. The more you click, the more the game evolves. Select new abilities that align with your playstyle. Decide whether to attempt to beat the game after reaching a certain threshold or play indefinitely!
Arena ShooterTop-Down ShooterIncrementalBullet HellRoguelikeAction RoguelikeShooterTop-DownCasualArcade👍 341
$9.99Glyphica: Typing Survival
Oct 9 · aliasBLACK
Both: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter
Weaponize your WPM. Glyphica: Typing Survival is a single-player roguelite horde survival game that lets you mow down hordes of enemies in a minimalistic arena using your finger dexterity, your choice of weapons loadout, and sheer determination.
Early AccessTypingAction RoguelikeArena ShooterBullet HellTop-Down ShooterActionRogueliteWord GamePvE👍 2,491
-50%$4.99Apocalypse Party
Nov 30 · Breaker Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell
Apocalypse Party is a 3D top-down action Roguelike game. In this game, you will embark on a new mission to traverse through the Middle Ages and gradually master abilities, and arm yourself to become the strongest survivor through numerous choices.
CasualSingleplayerAction RoguelikeOnline Co-OpTop-Down ShooterBullet HellRogueliteShoot 'Em UpRoguelikeZombies👍 4,658
$14.99Rogue: Genesia
Mar 7 · Ouadi Huard
Both: Bullet Heaven · Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike
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.
Bullet HeavenBullet HellAction RoguelikeRogueliteArcadeTwin Stick ShooterPvEChoices Matter2.5DAction👍 8,115
$6.99Time Treker
Nov 12 · Fuse Game
Both: Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Shooter
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
RogueliteRoguelikeTime TravelBullet HellGun CustomizationHack and SlashShooterPixel GraphicsAction Roguelike2D👍 399
$12.99Temtem: Swarm
Apr 2 · Crema, GGTech Studios
Both: Bullet Heaven · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell
Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.
Bullet HeavenCreature CollectorAction RoguelikeOnline Co-OpRogueliteTwin Stick ShooterBullet HellRoguelikeArcadeIsometric👍 2,490
-60%$7.99Go Mecha Ball
Jan 25 · Whale Peak Games
Both: Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
Shoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterArcadeRoguelikeBullet HellArena ShooterActionRogueliteAction RoguelikeShooter👍 371
$11.99Genome Guardian
May 7 · Alpherior
Both: Action Roguelike · Shooter · Roguelike
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Action RoguelikeShooterRogueliteGun CustomizationRoguelikeTop-Down ShooterSurvivalScienceAtmosphericColorful👍 711
-80%$1.19ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
Jan 12 · jounitus
Both: Action Roguelike · Top-Down Shooter · Roguelike
Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.
Action RoguelikeRPGRogueliteArena ShooterTop-Down ShooterShoot 'Em UpRoguelikeIsometricBullet HellSupernatural👍 154
$2.99Twilight Survivors
Apr 1 · DORIDORI STUDIO
Both: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Roguelike
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!
Action RoguelikeBullet HellShoot 'Em UpIndieAction RPGRogueliteCombatSingleplayerActionRoguelike👍 1,071
$4.99Cursorblade
Nov 6 · RealPeach
Both: Action Roguelike · Bullet Heaven · Bullet Hell
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!
Action RoguelikeBullet HeavenBullet HellArcadeRoguelite2DRoguelikeCuteTop-DownRelaxing👍 1,005
$7.99Arcadium - Space Odyssey
Jan 26 · Luciano Bercini
Both: Bullet Heaven · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell
A bullet heaven roguelite set in a procedurally generated universe. Land on planets to harvest resources, craft hundreds of game-breaking builds, and unleash them on relentless waves of aliens. Every run unveils a new universe: endless challenges, endless discoveries.
Bullet HeavenRogueliteArcadeAction RoguelikeBullet HellProcedural GenerationTwin Stick ShooterTop-Down ShooterSpaceAliens👍 110
$9.99Hollow Survivors
Apr 10 · Danny Deer
Both: Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike · Dungeon Crawler
Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades and weapons, and save the Tower.
Bullet HellRogueliteAction RoguelikeHack and SlashStory RichDungeon CrawlerRPGPixel GraphicsDifficultAction RPG👍 177
