I Hate Running Backwards
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A unique bullet-hell roguelite where you run backwards through procedurally generated worlds, blasting endless waves solo or in multiplayer.

Let Them Come
A fast-paced pixel-art shoot 'em up with wave-based alien combat, rogue-lite repetition, and a compact 3-6 hour playtime.
2017-10-03
- Shooter
- Action

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Games like I Hate Running Backwards

A unique bullet-hell roguelite where you run backwards through procedurally generated worlds, blasting endless waves solo or in multiplayer.

Let Them Come
A fast-paced pixel-art shoot 'em up with wave-based alien combat, rogue-lite repetition, and a compact 3-6 hour playtime.
2017-10-03
- Shooter
- Action

Horror

Indie

Side view

Arcade

Beat Hazard 3

A music-synced twin-stick shmup where your songs shape each level, generally well-received but with reported performance and settings issues.

2024-06-22

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Arcade
Music

Gunlocked

A compact sci-fi roguelike that replaces twin-stick aiming with strategic positioning and upgrade-driven combat against alien fleets.

2022-12-06

Shooter
Action
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

Warstride Challenges

A fast-paced demon-slaying score-attack shooter with movement-speedrun trials, bloody gunfights, and community-created levels.

2023-09-07

Shooter
Action
First person
Platform
Indie
Arcade

Shoot Trip Die

A short, psychedelic arcade roguelike where you blast monsters as a top-down shooter with the unique limitation of only firing left or right.

2022-05-05

Shooter
Action
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Arcade

GROUND-UNBOUND

A short, intense single-player movement shooter whose procedurally generated roguelike runs, retro wave visuals, and zombie AI hordes form an addictive but uneven action loop.

2021-10-07

Shooter
Action
First person
Science fiction
Indie

Gunlocked 2

A fast-paced sci-fi roguelike shmup centered on warship upgrades, dodging alien waves, and branching short runs.

2026-03-29

Action
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

Zombie Party

A retro action-RPG roguelike with chaotic combat, procedural dungeons, time travel, and solo or local co-op play, with reviewer sessions averaging around 15 hours.

2016-06-10

Action
Adventure
Horror
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

DEATHRUN TV

A frantic single-player twin-stick bullet hell in a dystopian game show, with reviewer sentiment that its excitement fades over a roughly five-hour runtime.

2022-06-01

Shooter
Action
Bird view / Isometric
Arcade

Battle Planet - Judgement Day

A compact planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter with bullet-hell chaos across alien worlds, playable solo or in local co-op.

2019-10-17

Shooter
Action
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Arcade

Woodpunk

A retro pixel-art roguelike bullet hell shooter in a medieval wood-powered universe, featuring randomized runs, strategic reloads, and single-player, co-op, and PvP modes.

2018-11-22

Action
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

Rogue Star Rescue

A quirky, procedurally generated bullet-hell roguelite with tower-defense trap placement, solo or co-op play, and a compact run length.

2021-02-04

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Adventure
Strategy
Third person
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

Let Them Come