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ArcadeIndieShoot 'em upShooterBullet hell

"Assault Android Cactus is a manic twin stick arena shooter for the PC with screens full of enemies, buckets of bullets and high scoring combo chains! Take on the role of Cactus, an enthusiastic police android, who responds to a stranded sp

77 rating4 lists3.5 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureArcadeIndieRoguelikeShoot 'em up

Enter the Gungeon is a top-down bullet hell roguelike where players take control of one of several characters known as Gungeoneers and fight their way through the procedurally generated floors of the Gungeon. Combat revolves around shooting

79 rating2 lists23 h main storyOften paired

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ActionAdventureArcadeIndieRoguelike

20XX is a co-op-friendly action platformer roguelite. Explore procedurally generated levels, collect new weapons and abilities, purchase upgrades, and crush ferocious bosses! If you are a fan of roguelikes or Mega Man, 20XX is for you!

73 rating1 list6 h main storyOften paired

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ArcadeIndiePost-apocalypticShooterDifficult

Butcher is a fast-paced 2D shooter game and a blood-soaked love letter to the early 90s. As a cyborg programmed to eradicate the last remains of humanity, your sole purpose is to well... annihilate anything that moves. So grab your weapon

71 rating5 lists3 h main storyOften paired

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ArcadeIndieDaily challengeDaily contentAction

20 seconds, constantly changing mechanics and a lot of yelling. These are the keywords that perfectly describe a round of Move or Die, the 4-player friendship ruining party game where rules change every single round. Slap your friends’ con

77 rating3 lists11 h main storyOften paired

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ArcadeIndieShooterShoot 'em upRoguelike

"Galak-Z is a modern, A.I. and physics-driven open-world action game, viewed through the lens of the classic 16-bit space shooter. It’s 2D combat taken to the next level. Players will take control of a variety of classic spacecraft inspired

81 rating3 lists9 h main storyOften paired

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ActionAdventureArcadeIndieShooter

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a frantic 1- or 4-player couch co-op action space shooter set in a massive neon battleship. Only through teamwork can you triumph over the evil forces of Anti-Love, rescue kidnapped space-bunnies, and avoi

78 rating7 lists5.5 h main storyOften paired

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ArcadeIndieActionPlatformerRacing

Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen

76 rating8 listsOften paired

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ArcadeIndieActionPlatformerRacing

Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen

76 rating1 list2 h main storyOften paired

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ActionArcadeIndieShooterMultiple protagonists

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game. Follow the paths of several distinct factions – each wi

75 rating9 lists9 h main storyOften paired

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IndieShooterRoguelikeDarknessMelee

Armed with a simple yet stylish revolver and six devastatingly plump bullets, you must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards of a job well done. To succeed in the game, players will need to move carefully and ma

71 rating1 list7 h main storyOften paired

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Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

Helldivers is a topdown shooter set in a satirical dystopian future where mankind is ruled by a managed democracy. You are part of the Helldivers – the spearhead of humanity’s defense against the perpetual alien threat on Super Earth. With

79 rating1 list11 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureArcadeIndieRoguelikeShooter

Enter the Gungeon is a top-down bullet hell roguelike where players take control of one of several characters known as Gungeoneers and fight their way through the procedurally generated floors of the Gungeon. Combat revolves around shooting

79 rating9 listsOften paired

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ActionArcadeIndieFightingPlatformer

Brawlhalla is a free platform fighting game with over 100 million players that supports up to 8 players online in a single match with full cross-play. Frequent updates. 50 unique characters and counting. Come fight for glory in the halls of

70 rating10 lists42 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeActionScience fiction

"Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life."

81 rating6 lists7 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureShooterActionBird view / IsometricAction-adventure

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is the sequel to Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and the second game in a spin-off from the main Tomb Raider series. The two-player cooperative campaign from the first game is expanded to support up

73 rating4 lists5.5 h main storyOften paired

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ArcadeIndieActionFightingPuzzle

Tumblestone is a casual puzzle and competitive multiplayer game from the creators of The Bridge. Tumblestone's beautiful, hand-drawn artwork will captivate you while the maddeningly addictive gameplay will keep you playing "just one more ro

74 rating2 lists25 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeActionBird view / Isometric

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your sur

77 rating12 lists30 h main storyOften paired

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IndieMeleeActionBird view / IsometricBeat 'em up

Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.

69 rating6 lists2.5 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureIndieActionPlatformerPuzzle

In BattleBlock Theater, players control a prisoner as they are forced to play through games devised by Hatty Hattington. Controls are simple, with the game largely consisting of running, jumping and punching. Levels are made up of various t

83 rating6 lists10 h main storyOften paired

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ShooterActionScience fictionBird view / IsometricAliens

Helldivers is a topdown shooter set in a satirical dystopian future where mankind is ruled by a managed democracy. You are part of the Helldivers – the spearhead of humanity’s defense against the perpetual alien threat on Super Earth. With

79 rating7 listsOften paired

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AdventureIndieBird view / IsometricBoard gameQuiz

Armello is a grand swashbuckling adventure that combines three styles of play; The deep tactics of card games with the rich strategy of table top board games, combined with a character role-playing system. As a hero from one of the clans o

72 rating7 lists1.5 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureIndieDarknessActionScience fiction

Lifeless Planet was inspired by Cold War era science fiction stories, posing questions about humankind's desire for space travel. What if you journeyed across the galaxy to another planet, only to find humans had already been there? What ki

61 rating2 lists4.5 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureIndieDarknessActionScience fiction

Lifeless Planet was inspired by Cold War era science fiction stories, posing questions about humankind's desire for space travel. What if you journeyed across the galaxy to another planet, only to find humans had already been there? What ki

61 rating3 listsOften paired

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AdventureArcadeIndieRoguelikeShooter

Flinthook is a fast action-platformer with “roguelike” elements. Become space’s greatest pirate with your hookshot, pistol and slowmo powers!

80 rating5 lists19 h main story

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeMultiple protagonistsPixel graphics

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

66 rating1 list9 h main story

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ArcadeRoguelikeShoot 'em upShooterAction

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 showd

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ActionArcadeIndieRhythmKids

A chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

81 rating5 lists3.5 h main story

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ActionAdventureIndieShooterRoguelike

"Cryptark is a 2D roguelike shooter that challenges players with boarding and neutralizing procedurally generated alien starships to earn income for their Privateering enterprise. Purchase improved equipment and weapons to tackle more dange

80 rating2 lists4.5 h main story

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IndieRoguelikeShooterPost-apocalypticMultiple protagonists

Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots! Ziggurat is the best combination of First Person Shooter and Rogue-LITE

74 rating1 list4 h main story

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ActionAdventureIndieRoguelikePixel graphics

Rogue Heroes is a 1-4 player classic adventure game with modern rogue-lite elements. Team up with friends to combat procedural dungeons, explore an expansive overworld full of secrets and take down the Titans to save the once peaceful land

73 rating2 lists12 h main story

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ActionAdventureIndieRoguelikeDaily challenge

TumbleSeed is a deceptively deep roguelike about balancing a seed up a dangerous and ever-changing mountain.

82 rating2 lists5.5 h main story

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeActionPlatformer

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 to aid your adventure, then watch in despair

74 rating1 list35 h main story

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeActionMetroidvania

Dead Cells is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer combining roguelike and Metroidvania design. Players control the Prisoner, an immortal creature that possesses corpses and fights through procedurally generated levels filled with mutated

86 rating9 lists14 h main storyAlso in Roguelikes

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ArcadeIndieRoguelikeBullet hellPixel graphics

Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! It’s bullet-hell beat-em-up meets old-school RPG, in an arcadey party-game for up to 4 players. One player is the hero, exploring a randomly generated d

63 rating3 lists1 h main story

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ActionArcadeIndieShooterPlatformer

Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.

84 rating3 lists3.5 h main story

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AdventureBullet hellIndieRoguelikeAction

Rabbit & Steel is a co-op roguelike where rabbits must team up together in raids to investigate strange happenings in the Moonlit Kingdom.

80 rating1 list5 h main story

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ArcadeBullet hellShoot 'em upShooterAction

Akka Arrh is a previously unreleased prototype game created 1982 for the arcade. It saw it's first release in 2022 as part of the the Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

80 rating4 lists2.5 h main story

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeDifficultAction

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. Your greed will lead you to death, but that is not an escape. Rise to fi

77 rating4 lists21 h main story

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeRandom character selectionAction

In Dungeon of the Endless, the player takes the role of the survivors of a prison spaceship, its escape pod having crashed to the surface of a strange planet. To escape, they must take an energy crystal through several floors, each floor fi

78 rating6 lists7.5 h main storyAlso in Roguelikes

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AdventureIndiePost-apocalypticShooterPixel graphics

Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood. Hyper Light Drifter is an action adventure RPG in the vein of the best 16­-bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much gra

85 rating8 lists5 h main story

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AdventureIndieShooterRoguelikePixel graphics

A fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer. Climb an ominous clock tower in a series of procedural encounter rooms and past challenging boss fights on your way to reclaiming your lost memory.

75 rating2 lists9.5 h main story

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ShooterThird-person shooterRoguelikeActionRole-playing

Hard difficulty TPS roguelike with randomly generated dungeons. The protagonist, Willow Martin, has no memory of her past, but when a fight begins, her body moves naturally and she displays exceptional combat abilities.

32 rating3 lists8.5 h main story

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IndieRoguelikeActionPlatformerRole-playing

99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. 99 Levels to Hell is a rogue-like-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When y

55 rating2 lists6 h main storyAlso in Roguelikes

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AdventureArcadeIndieRoguelikeShooter

Downwell is a curious game about a young man with guns for boots venturing down a well in search of untold treasures. Make your way further and further down into a darkness filled with nasty creatures and mysterious secrets and collect the

76 rating4 lists6.5 h main story

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ActionAdventureIndieRoguelikeDaily challenge

Fly your tiny defenceless pod up to larger ships, dock with their airlock, and sneak inside. Once you're in, you creep through their corridors, ambushing guards, hiding bodies, stealing new weapons, blowing them up from the inside, or hijac

79 rating2 lists15 h main storyAlso in Roguelikes

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ActionAdventureArcadeIndieRoguelike

A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the Presid

70 rating3 lists23 h main story

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ActionIndieRoguelikeStrategyGreek mythology

Squeeze into your toga and slide on your sandals to rally the angry mobs of Okhlos and bring down the oppressive god of mythological Greece!

65 rating1 list4.5 h main story

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