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2026PEGI 7PC

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.

  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Build variety
  • Loot and gear
  • Sci-fi setting
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In short: Games like Appulse

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Appulse special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

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2025PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified86 % positive12.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Appulse: runs that differ every time, lots of builds to try as well as hunting for loot and gear.

A survivor-like set in the Deep Rock universe where a lone dwarf auto-shoots through alien swarms while carving through destructible rock for minerals. Synergizing weapon upgrades and persistent unlocks deliver that one-more-run pull.

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Genome Guardian

Runs that play out differently every time

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.

Greedland

Runs that play out differently every time

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.

Void Scrappers

Shooting and gunplay

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.

Good Robot

Loot and gear

A fast twin-stick shooter where you play the only good robot blasting through underground cities, collecting upgrades and fighting robot hordes with a dry sense of humor.

Rocket Rats

Loot and gear

A humorous survivors-like shooter where you play as a rat in space, fighting waves of cheese-based celestial bodies, collecting cheese and upgrading your gear to conquer the moon.

Galactic Glitch

Runs that play out differently every time

A roguelike shooter built around physics: hurl rocks, catch missiles and turn torn-apart enemies into ammo. You craft your own build from many weapons and powers while exploring a simulated universe.

Beacon

Runs that play out differently every time

Beacon is a top-down sci-fi shooter where you fight through a randomly generated hostile planet to find your distress beacon. Each death lets you recombine DNA harvested from enemies, so every run makes your next attempt stronger.

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