Games like Dead Cells
by Motion Twin
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.
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$19.99Trinity Fusion
Dec 15 · Angry Mob Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Metroidvania
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteMetroidvaniaPlatformerRoguelikeSouls-likeAction RPGHack and SlashFemale ProtagonistAction👍 689
-30%$17.49Windblown
Oct 24 · Motion Twin
Both: Action Roguelike · Hack and Slash · Roguelite
A lightning-fast 1–3 player co-op roguelite from the creators of Dead Cells. DASH, DIVE and DESTROY across a shattered world. Build wild loadouts, unleash devastating Alterattacks, and become the last stand against the Vortex.
Action RoguelikeHack and SlashOnline Co-OpRogueliteCombatMetroidvaniaFast-PacedDark FantasyEarly AccessAction👍 9,070
$14.99Rogue Legacy
Jun 27 · Cellar Door Games
Both: Roguelike · Action Roguelike · Metroidvania
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
PlatformerRoguelikeIndieAction RoguelikeActionSingleplayer2DMetroidvaniaRPGRoguelite👍 15,876
-50%$9.99Skul: The Hero Slayer
Jan 20 · SOUTHPAW GAMES
Both: Action Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · Roguelike
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
IndieActionAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsRoguelike2DRogueliteSingleplayerPlatformerMetroidvania👍 50,811
-91%$0.89Caveblazers
May 24 · Deadpan Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · Roguelite
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Action RoguelikePlatformerPixel GraphicsRogueliteRoguelike2D PlatformerProcedural GenerationPerma DeathReplay ValueCharacter Customization👍 3,417
$12.99Dungeon Souls
Dec 2 · Lamina Studios
Both: Action Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · Roguelike
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
RPGAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsDungeon CrawlerIndieActionRoguelikeRogueliteAdventureHack and Slash👍 1,310
$12.99A Robot Named Fight!
Sep 7 · Morningstar Game Studio
Both: Metroidvania · Action Roguelike · Roguelite
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
MetroidvaniaAction RoguelikeActionRogueliteIndieGoreViolentPixel GraphicsPlatformerProcedural Generation👍 796
$4.99Vampire Survivors
Oct 20 · poncle
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Pixel Graphics
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!
Action RoguelikeBullet HellVampiresRoguelitePixel Graphics2DIndieSingleplayerCasualRoguelike👍 251,735
$14.99Soulstone Survivors
Jun 17 · Game Smithing Limited
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Roguelike
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
$4.99Skelly Selest
May 1 · caiys
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Roguelike
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteIndieActionRoguelikePixel GraphicsDungeon CrawlerHack and SlashAdventureProcedural Generation👍 265
$19.99Curse of the Dead Gods
Feb 23 · Passtech Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Roguelike
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Action RoguelikeIsometricDark FantasyRogueliteDifficultActionRoguelikeSouls-likeFightingDungeon Crawler👍 7,808
$16.99ScourgeBringer
Oct 21 · Flying Oak Games, E-Studio
Both: Roguelite · Pixel Graphics · Action Roguelike
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
IndieActionAdventureRoguelitePixel GraphicsAction RoguelikeRoguelikePlatformer2DMetroidvania👍 2,643
$29.99NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION
Jul 12 · Harebrained Schemes
Both: Souls-like · Action Roguelike · Roguelike
NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION is a major update featuring a new playable adventurer (The Brute), a completely new outdoor environment (The Black Forest), and lots of new enemies, weapons, armor, traps, potions, scrolls, and other big improvements to the game.
Souls-likeAction RoguelikeCo-opAdventureRoguelikeActionDungeon CrawlerRogueliteDifficultIndie👍 3,695
-50%$9.99Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Aug 13 · White Rabbit
Both: Souls-like · Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Souls-likeMetroidvaniaPixel GraphicsRPGDark FantasyAction2DIndieAdventurePlatformer👍 4,263
$13.99Slasher's Keep
Nov 19 · Damian Schloter
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Roguelike
Hack, slash, shoot and loot your way through procedurally generated dungeons! Smack your enemies into spikes with your inventory sack!
Action RoguelikeDungeon CrawlerFirst-PersonActionRPGIndieRogueliteRoguelikeGoreHack and Slash👍 2,126
$19.99Dark Devotion
Apr 25 · Hibernian Workshop
Both: Souls-like · Pixel Graphics · Action Roguelike
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
Souls-likePixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistAction RoguelikeMetroidvania2DActionRPGIndieAdventure👍 1,926
$24.99Loot River
May 3 · straka.studio
Both: Action Roguelike · Souls-like · Roguelite
Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.
DifficultAction RoguelikeSouls-likeDungeon CrawlerRogueliteRPGFast-PacedPerma DeathRoguelikeStrategy👍 355
-75%$1.24Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Oct 31 · Konfa Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · 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
$3.99Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
Feb 24 · Amrita
Both: Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · Action Roguelike
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
RPGRoguelikeActionPixel GraphicsSingleplayer2DAction RoguelikeSurvivalRogueliteBullet Hell👍 374
$2.99Ghoul Castle 3D: Gold Edition
Nov 30 · Stepan Vakhtin
Both: Roguelike · Hack and Slash · Action Roguelike
This is a simple old school dungeon crawler. It's made completely by one person - me, who is a fan of dark fantasy games, adventures, dungeons and dragons! Gold Edition means the game is complete with all additional features and items. It also offers new in-game economy based on the gold you collect
RoguelikeHack and SlashAction RoguelikeFPSSouls-likeDungeon CrawlerRoguelitePvEAction RPGRPG
$14.99Portal Dungeon
Jul 26 · Dusk Dog Studio
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Pixel Graphics
Portal Dungeon is a side-scrolling Roguelite adventure game that supports up to 4 players in co-op mode. You control an adventurer as you and your friends bravely set out to find the last portal in this world. Go forth! Defeat powerful enemies! Save the world!
Action RoguelikeRogueliteMultiplayerPixel GraphicsSide ScrollerRoguelikePvEShooterDungeon CrawlerPlatformer👍 995
$9.99Roguelands
Jun 13 · Sean Young
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelike · Pixel Graphics
Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.
Action RoguelikeRoguelikeMultiplayerRPGPixel Graphics2DAdventureActionCo-opIndie👍 2,932
$8.99Spirits Abyss
Aug 27 · caiys
Both: Roguelike · Action Roguelike · Replay Value
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
PlatformerRoguelikeAction RoguelikeIndieDifficult2DLocal Co-OpReplay ValueProcedural GenerationArcade👍 414
FreeOtherworld Legends
Oct 30 · ChillyRoom
Both: Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · Hack and Slash
A "blood-pumping, face-bashing" roguelike brawler. Master heroes of your choice, craft uniquely broken builds, and hack & pummel through a myriad of dungeons in a thrilling rampage.
Co-opRPGActionRoguelikePixel GraphicsMultiplayerIndieHack and SlashRogueliteMetroidvania👍 869
$24.99Mortal Sin
Aug 29 · Nikola Todorovic
Both: Action Roguelike · Hack and Slash · Roguelite
Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.
First-PersonAction RoguelikeDungeon CrawlerHack and SlashRPGIndieActionDark FantasyRogueliteProcedural Generation👍 5,583
$29.99The Rogue Prince of Persia
Aug 20 · Evil Empire
Both: Roguelite · Action Roguelike · Replay Value
In this challenging, fast-paced roguelite, every death is a unique chance to rewrite fate, save Persia or die trying. Master fluid, acrobatic combat and parkour as you explore your kingdom to right your wrongs!
RogueliteAction RoguelikeActionParkourReplay ValuePlatformerRoguelikeAction-AdventureCartoonyAtmospheric👍 2,408
$24.99Astral Ascent
Nov 14 · Hibernian Workshop
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Hack and Slash
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteHack and SlashIndieAtmosphericReplay ValueDifficultStory RichAnimeHand-drawn👍 5,410
$9.99Magicite
Jun 9 · Sean Young
Both: Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · Action Roguelike
Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Featuring many Rogue-like elements, Magicite randomly generates each underground dungeon for you and your friends to delve deep into.
IndieRPGRoguelikeMultiplayerPixel Graphics2DAction RoguelikeAdventurePlatformerCrafting👍 5,800
$11.99Crafty Survivors
May 16 · Flannel Bear Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Roguelike
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
$11.997th Domain:Tree of Chaos
Aug 16 · Lightimpact
Both: Action Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · Metroidvania
"7th Domain" is a horizontal version action game derived from Roguelike Metroidvania combined with treasure grinding gameplay. You will play a child of destiny who repairs the world and finds the truth of the broken world. You will grow in battle and challenge the unknown and hidden forces.
RPGActionDark FantasyAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsMetroidvaniaMagicCombatHack and SlashIndie👍 414
$11.99Mana Spark
Sep 27 · BEHEMUTT, Kishimoto Studios
Both: Action Roguelike · Souls-like · Roguelite
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Action RoguelikeSouls-likeRogueliteDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeDifficultAction RPG2DProcedural GenerationRPG👍 478
$9.99Unexplored
Feb 22 · Ludomotion
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Replay Value
The ROGUELITE that feels like a ROGUELIKE. Praised for its fantastically generated dungeons, real-time combat and surprising amount of content and depth. One of the BEST GAMES OF THE YEAR according to PC Gamer and VICE Waypoint.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteRPGIndieAdventureActionProcedural GenerationDungeon CrawlerReplay ValuePerma Death👍 565
$19.9930XX
Aug 9 · Batterystaple Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Roguelike
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Action Roguelike2D PlatformerSide ScrollerRoguelitePlatformerPerma DeathRoguelike2DFemale ProtagonistController👍 2,514
$19.99Ember Knights
Jul 18 · Doom Turtle
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Pixel Graphics
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteCo-opPixel GraphicsMultiplayerOnline Co-OpDungeon CrawlerHack and SlashLocal Co-OpRPG👍 6,064

