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A roguelite shooter that blends pinball with ship defense: you bat a ball around, upgrade your ball, weapons and ship, and hold off waves of relentless robots.
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The closest matches for Appulse are Greedland, Void Scrappers and Genome Guardian. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Appulse special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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Greedland is a top-down shooter in the vein of Crimsonland and Vampire Survivors, where you play an interstellar mercenary fighting waves of enemies while growing stronger across runs.
96 % 3.99 €
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A fast arcade space shooter with roguelike runs: you blast alien swarms, collect scrap to power up your ship mid-run, and unlock new pilots and weapons between attempts.
96 % 11.99 €
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A top-down roguelite shooter set at the microscopic level, where you fend off hostile aliens with combinable turrets, perks and power-ups. The appeal lies in experimenting with many weapon combinations across quick runs.
96 % 4.99 €
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A sci-fi roguelike that plays like a twin-stick shooter without the aiming stick: you win through smart positioning and upgrade choices that exploit each weapon's unique auto-targeting. Every run pits you against swarms of alien ships.
95 % −40 %Sci-fi setting
An arcade base-defense shooter where you protect humanity's last city from randomly generated alien attack waves. Quick progression and a crisp retro look define the experience.
95 % 9.99 €
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A chaotic bullet-heaven roguelike where you assemble block-based battle vehicles and ram and shoot through swarms of robots. The appeal lies in creative vehicle building and scaling up your builds.
94 % 16.99 €
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A fast-paced roguelite shooter where you run and gun around small circular planets in full 360 degrees. Weapons and upgrades you find let you build a stronger character with each run.
94 % 19.50 €
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
An arcade on-rails space shooter where you play a trainee pilot flying through virtual worlds, upgrading your ship and defending the federation from a looming threat. Roguelike elements add variety to each run.
94 % −40 %Sci-fi setting
A fast-paced roguelite first-person shooter where you fight machines controlled by a hostile AI. Deep gun modding and build synergies make every run feel different.
93 % 4.99 €
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
A space-set roguelite that blends horde survival with bullet-hell action as you fend off thousands of nightmarish creatures. You experiment with different builds and grow stronger through meta progression between runs.
