Games like Charlio Ball
by Charlie Arleth
BALL x PIT and 20 Minutes Till Dawn play most like Charlio Ball. Of the 16 closest games below, most share its bullet hell, top-down shooter and shooter; 3 came out in the last year, 11 are free or under $10 and 2 have co-op. The best known is Enter the Gungeon, with 79,429 Steam reviews.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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BALL x PIT
Oct 15, 2025 · Kenny Sun and Friends
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Pixel Graphics
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
ActionRogueliteArcadeBullet HellRoguelikeAction RoguelikeShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterPixel Graphics2D👍 24,76720 Minutes Till Dawn
Jun 8, 2023 · flanne
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Pixel Graphics
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Action RoguelikeBullet HellSurvivalRogueliteShoot 'Em UpHorrorTop-Down ShooterCombatPixel GraphicsLovecraftian👍 27,896Enter the Gungeon
Apr 5, 2016 · Dodge Roll
Both: Bullet Hell · Pixel Graphics
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.
Bullet HellAction RoguelikeRoguelikePixel GraphicsDifficultDungeon CrawlerIndieLocal Co-OpMultiplayerTwin Stick Shooter👍 79,429Pathogenic
Jul 16 · Aberrant Labs
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Shooter
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.
RoguelikeBullet HellTop-Down ShooterLocal Co-OpBullet HeavenAction RoguelikeDifficultDungeon CrawlerShooterCharacter Customization👍 4,308DoDonPachi Resurrection
Oct 13, 2016 · CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD.
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shooter
The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!
Top-Down ShooterShoot 'Em UpBullet HellShooterArcade2DActionAnimePixel GraphicsSci-fi👍 983Karakia Shooter
Jun 30, 2020 · John Caruso, Diante Clark
Both: Bullet Hell · Shooter · Top-Down Shooter
Fast Paced, Bullet Hell Retro Shooter! Shoot down enemies and dodge everything. Fight through 17 intense levels with 6 insane boss fights. Do you have what it takes to beat the game?
ActionBullet HellArcadeShooter2DTop-Down ShooterPixel GraphicsRetroSpaceSci-fiTiny Rogues
Sep 23, 2022 · RubyDev
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Top-Down
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Action RoguelikeBullet HellReplay ValueTop-Down ShooterDifficultRogueliteDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeTop-DownAction-Adventure👍 10,265AREA WARS™
Mar 5 · Rexo
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Shooter
AREA WARS™ is a fast-paced 2D omnidirectional shooter where you battle enemies from every direction in a constantly changing enclosed area. Defeated enemies trigger chain explosions that engulf nearby foes and boost your score multiplier. Built for short, repeatable runs with score-focused gameplay.
Bullet HellTop-Down ShooterActionShooterArcade2DTop-DownControllerLinearPixel GraphicsPhoenix Force
Nov 13, 2014 · Awoker Games
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Shooter
Phoenix Force is a shoot 'em up about a group of phoenixes that fight big and strong mythological creatures in over 100 levels. It takes the boss battle as the foundation for every level, creating engaging and challenging fast battles that will require your best strategies and reflexes.
Bullet HellDifficultFantasyClass-BasedTop-Down ShooterShoot 'Em UpArcadeShooterActionTop-Down👍 659Super Star Path
Jun 22, 2015 · DYA Games
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shooter
Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!
Shoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterBullet HellMatch 3DifficultArcadeShooterExperimental2DTop-Down👍 340KILL KNIGHT
Oct 2, 2024 · PlaySide
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Shooter
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
StylizedBullet HellTop-Down ShooterArcadeHack and SlashDifficultScore AttackTwin Stick ShooterIndieShooter👍 1,811Army of Ruin
Jun 8, 2023 · Milkstone Studios
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Shooter
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellExplorationTop-Down ShooterHack and SlashRogueliteShooterRoguelikeAction RPG3D👍 2,433Qorena
Jul 5, 2022 · Néotl Empire
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shooter
Qorena is a top-down, bullet hell, action-arena shooter of pure, survival, action! Bundled with a wide variety of multiplayer levels of bullet-raining hell, numerous monsters to fight, and the ability to customize the world!
Arena ShooterShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterBullet HellShooterArcade2DTop-DownTeam-BasedAction
Also worth a look
Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.
Battlerite
Nov 8, 2017 · Stunlock Studios
Both: MOBA
BATTLERITE is an action-packed team arena brawler. Experience the unique combination of top-down shooter meets fast-paced fighting game and challenge friends and foes in a battle of reaction. The Arena awaits!
PvPMultiplayerMOBACompetitiveFree to PlayActionArena ShooterFast-PacedTeam-BasedFighting👍 21,496Halls of Torment
Sep 24, 2024 · Chasing Carrots
Both: Bullet Hell · Pixel Graphics
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Action RoguelikeRogueliteBullet HellPixel GraphicsDark FantasyAction RPGRoguelikeActionRPGArcade👍 30,777
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