Games like Roboquest
If Roboquest is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deadzone: Rogue, Gunfire Reborn and Risk of Rain 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its electro soundtrack is phenomenal, challenging and funny. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Roboquest is a 2023 action indie roguelite FPS developed and published by RyseUp Studios. Set in a scorched future world, the game features procedural enemy variation and a weapon-synergy-system that players describe as capable of unexpectedly devastating boss encounters. The title supports online co-op runs alongside solo play, and its build-variety encourages players to experiment with different combinations across attempts. Reviewers highlight the satisfying stun combos created by enemy knockback mechanics, which reward reactive play. Players describe the experience as intense, funny, and whimsical, with engagement further driven by class-unlock-secrets tied to each character's identity. The game is priced at $24.99 USD and is marked as Playable on Steam Deck. It holds a 96% positive rating from over 13,000 Steam reviews and an 85 score on Metacritic.
About Roboquest: Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Players who liked Roboquest also play
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Deadzone: Rogue
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Top pick for Roboquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Roboquest.
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Gunfire Reborn
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Second-strongest match for Roboquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.
Risk of Rain 2
WHY THIS
Shares build variety and an intense mood with Roboquest.
Third-strongest match for Roboquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
MOTHERGUNSHIP
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Ranked #4 for Roboquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Ranked #5 for Roboquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
UNYIELDER
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Ranked #6 for Roboquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
UNYIELDER is an intense Boss-rush Movement-FPS. Assemble your arsenal of destruction, smash your way through waves of bosses, face your own Final-Boss.
Deadlink
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Ranked #7 for Roboquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."
AFTERBLAST
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Ranked #8 for Roboquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
AFTERBLAST is a challenging FPS roguelite. Play SOLO or in CO-OP (1-4 players). Get stronger each run. Obtain powerful abilities, weapons and find a way to save your planet. Stand up against the Gods and defeat hordes of monsters in intense bullet-hell combat!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Roboquest
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Deadlink
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Reviewers of Roboquest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."
MOTHERGUNSHIP
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Reviewers of Roboquest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.
Risk of Rain 2
WHY THIS
Shares build variety and an intense mood with Roboquest.
Reviewers of Roboquest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Immortal Redneck
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Roboquest.
Reviewers of Roboquest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Immortal Redneck is a FPS set in Egypt with rogue-lite elements. Frantic gameplay, twitch controls and an arcade-style feel meet randomly generated dungeons, a complete skill tree, permanent death and 9 classes with different traits.
Hades
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Roboquest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Battle Shapers
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Roboquest.
Reviewers of Roboquest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Roboquest.
Battle Shapers is an action-packed, sci-fi FPS roguelite in which you shoot and smash your way through swarms of corrupt robots. Wield powerful weapons, abilities, and game-changing new powers stolen from ruthless Overlords.
ULTRAKILL
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Reviewers of Roboquest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
Tower of Guns
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Reviewers of Roboquest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Tower of Guns is a fast paced first-person-shooter for the twitch gamer... with a few randomized elements to keep it fresh with each playthrough. It's a short burst "Lunch Break FPS"... not unlike Binding of Isaac mixed with Doom 2. Tower of Guns was made by a guy named Joe (with his brother Mike composing the music).
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Roboquest at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Roboquest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Roboquest.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Roboquest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Roboquest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Roboquest.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Roboquest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Roboquest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Roboquest.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Roboquest.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Roboquest.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Roboquest.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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More from RyseUp Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by RyseUp Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Roboquest VR
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Another title from RyseUp Studios, the studio behind Roboquest. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
The future is in flames, overrun by ruthless machines—but you’re built to fight back. Roboquest VR is a lightning-fast roguelite FPS where speed, firepower, and reflexes are your best weapons. Adapt, survive, and reboot the future!
The Burning Descent
WHY THIS
Another title from RyseUp Studios, the studio behind Roboquest. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
The Burning Descent is a furious VR shooter in which up to 6 players battle each other in a quickfire deathmatch taking place in a colossal arena.
Winter Break
WHY THIS
Another title from RyseUp Studios, the studio behind Roboquest. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Grab your slingshot and start throwing snowballs at the opposing team in this amusing and family friendly VR game. Dodge the enemy snowballs and compete in side mini-games to become grand winner of the winter break!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Deadzone: Rogue
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Roboquest.
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Gunfire Reborn
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.
MOTHERGUNSHIP
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Roboquest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Roboquest.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Frequently asked about Roboquest
- Does Roboquest run on Steam Deck?
- Roboquest is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Roboquest cost?
- Roboquest is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Roboquest have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Roboquest supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Roboquest?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Roboquest are Deadzone: Rogue, Gunfire Reborn, Risk of Rain 2.
- Who developed Roboquest?
- Roboquest was developed by RyseUp Studios.
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