Games like I Hate Running Backwards

If I Hate Running Backwards scratched a fast-paced and replayable itch for you, keep reading. These games keep things close enough to feel familiar. Sharing the fun is easy with these picks.

The Crackpet Show
The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a variety of weapons. Choose your beastie, gear ‘em up, and go kill your enemies in the name of fame and sweet sponsorship deals!
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Tense
86% of 703 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$3.39
Rogue Stormers
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Tense
65% of 649 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Voidigo
A colorful action roguelite about hunting bosses. Cleanse corrupted beacons, chase down fleeing bosses across rooms, and build wild power-up combos along the way. Fast, funny and full of secrets, with local co-op for when one gunfight is not enough.
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Tense
96% of 3,812 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$4.99
Gunfire Reborn
Gunfire Reborn is a fast first-person roguelite where every death feeds your next build. Pick a hero with its own abilities, push through random levels, and stack weapons and scrolls until a run clicks. Solo or in 4-player co-op, it is built for one more try.
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Tense
93% of 88,670 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,236$19.99
Arcadegeddon
A colorful roguelite shooter where you and up to three friends blast through a super game that a mega-corporation infected with a virus. Fast runs, wild guns, bosses, mini games and loot, all wrapped in a bright arcade world that begs for one more go.
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Tense
76% of 1,028 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5Free
Entropy Survivors
A sharpshooting space frog rides a sword-swinging mech, and you steer both at once through swarms of aliens. Weapons fire bees, empty shotguns become projectiles, and every 20-minute run stacks upgrades into screen-filling chaos. Play solo or with up to three friends online.
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Tense
80% of 500 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 33$3.49
AFTERBLAST
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!
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Tense
77% of 226 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$14.99
Bounty of One
A wanted gunslinger, a valley full of bounty hunters, and one rule: your gun only fires while you stand still. Bounty of One is a fast western roguelite where dashing out of danger and planting your feet to shoot is the whole dance. Level up, stack wild items, beat three bosses, clear your name. Solo or with up to four friends.
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Tense
88% of 2,750 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 37$6.99
Time Wasters
A fast, colorful space shooter where your weapons fire themselves and the swarms never stop. Pick a Captain, stack upgrades until the screen turns into a fireworks display, and spend Time & Space Cubes to bend the run in your favor before it even starts.
Fast-paced, Replayable, Tense
88% of 2,558 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$4.99
Colt Canyon
A pixel art western roguelike where you shoot, sneak and blast your way through a hostile canyon to rescue your kidnapped partner. Over 100 weapons, unlockable cowboys, TNT, horses and plenty of blood. Getting out alive is the hard part.
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Tense
90% of 1,568 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$14.99
Rush Rover
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Tense
92% of 189 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
ArcRunner
Traverse 'The Arc' in this beautiful, Cyberpunk-styled action rogue-lite as you attempt to reset an evil rogue AI. Experiment with different weapons and augments as you fight hordes of machines programmed for your annihilation! Collect Nanites & power-up after every run either solo or with friends!
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Tense
68% of 196 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

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The Crackpet Show

The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a…

$3.39

Entropy Survivors

Control a melee mech and its sharpshooting frog rider at the same time in a colorful bullet heaven roguelike.

$3.49

Voidigo

A fast, funny twin-stick roguelite where you blast through colorful chaos, stack absurd power-ups and bring a friend along in local co-op.

$4.99

Bounty of One

A colorful western arena roguelite where your gun only fires while you stand still, solo or with up to four friends.

$6.99

Time Wasters

Steer a Captain through endless swarms, level up fast, and stack upgrades until the whole screen lights up.

$4.99

Rush Rover

Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up…

$4.99

Bullet Bunny

Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements.

$4.99

Blazing Beaks

Armed birds, mutants everywhere, and a greedy streak that can end your run.

$3.74

Ether Loop

Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements.

$11.99

CRUEL

Blast your way up a collapsing tower floor by floor, where every run reshuffles the rooms and death sends you back to the bottom.

$9.99

Scrappage

In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner.

$4.99

20 Minutes Till Dawn

Hold out for 20 minutes against ever-growing Lovecraftian hordes, stacking upgrades into builds that light up the whole screen.

$2.99

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Echoes of Red

ECHOES OF RED is a fast-paced roguelite shooter where you can carry unlimited weapons at once, face endless enemies ever stronger and build your…

$4.99

Harbinger

Blast, slide, and tear through waves of monsters in Harbinger's retro-inspired combat, a free boomer shooter bringing '90s combat into the modern era.

Free

Let Them Come: Onslaught

Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite.

$7.99

VOID/BREAKER

A fast, brutal roguelite shooter where every run lets you rebuild your guns and wreck the arena around you.

$17.99

Noobs Are Coming

Play as the Final Boss, build absurd monster kits and swat waves of tiny heroes, solo or with friends on the couch.

$4.79

Ants Took My Eyeball

Ants Took My Eyeball is a 2D action platformer roguelite. Descend into an ever-changing ant hill, fight your way through hordes of insects with a…

$12.99

Last Man Sitting

Grind and gun your way through waves of rebel printers and copiers, all without leaving your chair.

$9.99

Gatekeeper

Fight through five planets of endless enemies, grabbing artifacts that turn every run into a new kind of mayhem, alone or with friends.

$14.99

Doomsday Hunters

Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time!

$15.99

AFTERBLAST

AFTERBLAST is a challenging FPS roguelite. Play SOLO or in CO-OP (1-4 players). Get stronger each run.

$14.99

Voidigo

A fast, funny twin-stick roguelite where you blast through colorful chaos, stack absurd power-ups and bring a friend along in local co-op.

$4.99

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Get ready to massacre monsters, race your rivals, and combat corpses of your fellow guards as you race to escape Black Iron Prison in the critically…

$9.99

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