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Games like Outbreak: Lost Hope

If Outbreak: Lost Hope is your kind of game, the closest matches are Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles, Outbreak: Epidemic and ✌ Johnny Rocket — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its oppressive survival horror atmosphere, atmospheric and dark. 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.

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About Outbreak: Lost Hope: Help a mother survive against the undead and find her her lost daughter in this hardcore survival horror nightmare.

2019ActionIndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Dead Drop Studios LLC
Outbreak: Lost Hope — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into Outbreak: Lost Hope also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Top pick for Outbreak: Lost Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Experience an immersive and horrifying episodic single-player survival horror nightmare. Trapped alone in a desolate manor and hunted by monstrous foes, you will need to scrounge for supplies, manage your resources, solve puzzles and battle the undead to survive.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Outbreak: Epidemic

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Outbreak: Lost Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Return to the world of 4-player co-op survival horror with classic gameplay, strict inventory management, crushing enemies, horrific difficulty and more as you and a group of survivors try to survive the epidemic.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. ✌ Johnny Rocket

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Outbreak: Lost Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    A comic adventure introducing Johnny Rocket in an action platformer game stylized as a free-hand black and white cartoon.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure199.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Outbreak: Endless Nightmares

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Outbreak: Lost Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    The nightmare continues for Lydia and her fellow survivors. Experience true horror in this co-op survival horror roguelike.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Hear Tell of Hauntings

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Outbreak: Lost Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Deep in the mountains of wild west-era Montana, former outlaw Adelaide Clancy ventures to the desolate remains of the Wraith estate in this third-person survival horror game.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Original Journey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Ranked #6 for Outbreak: Lost Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Original Journey is a 2D hand drawn, sci-fi action-adventure with a bold hand drawn art style. Join the Ato as they embark on a mission to save their home world. Only a mysterious power source discovered on a distant planet can save them but how far will the Ato go save themselves?

    2017ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Outbreak

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Ranked #7 for Outbreak: Lost Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Race against the clock and battle the undead in this co-op survival horror nightmare.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Risk of Rain 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Outbreak: Lost Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    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.

    2020ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Outbreak: Lost Hope

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Resident Evil

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Reviewers of Outbreak: Lost Hope cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. SILENT HILL 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Reviewers of Outbreak: Lost Hope cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Resident Evil Veronica

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Outbreak: Lost Hope cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Resident Evil Veronica is a remake of 2000's Resident Evil Code: Veronica. In 2027, madness and intrigue, love and hate all combine to create a chilling new entry in survival horror.

    2027ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Dino Crisis

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Reviewers of Outbreak: Lost Hope cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Raw Instinct takes over in this new, adrenaline-pumping journey into Survival Horror. Something is terribly wrong. Your covert mission has gone haywire… now you find yourself pursued by a relentless, prehistoric terror. Suddenly, your mission becomes a desperate fight for survival.

    2026ActionAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Outbreak: Lost Hope at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outbreak: Lost Hope on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outbreak: Lost Hope on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outbreak: Lost Hope on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outbreak: Lost Hope on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outbreak: Lost Hope on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outbreak: Lost Hope on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outbreak: Lost Hope on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outbreak: Lost Hope on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Dead Drop Studios LLC

Other recommendable Steam games by Dead Drop Studios LLC, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Outbreak: The New Nightmare

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Another title from Dead Drop Studios LLC, the studio behind Outbreak: Lost Hope. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Return to the roots of co-op survival horror as you face monstrous hordes, scrounge for supplies and attempt to survive the nightmare. You have one life. Make it count!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure2.59 USDSteam ↗
  2. Outbreak

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Another title from Dead Drop Studios LLC, the studio behind Outbreak: Lost Hope. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Race against the clock and battle the undead in this co-op survival horror nightmare.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Another title from Dead Drop Studios LLC, the studio behind Outbreak: Lost Hope. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Experience an immersive and horrifying episodic single-player survival horror nightmare. Trapped alone in a desolate manor and hunted by monstrous foes, you will need to scrounge for supplies, manage your resources, solve puzzles and battle the undead to survive.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Outbreak: Epidemic

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dead Drop Studios LLC, the studio behind Outbreak: Lost Hope. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Return to the world of 4-player co-op survival horror with classic gameplay, strict inventory management, crushing enemies, horrific difficulty and more as you and a group of survivors try to survive the epidemic.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Outbreak: Endless Nightmares

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dead Drop Studios LLC, the studio behind Outbreak: Lost Hope. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    The nightmare continues for Lydia and her fellow survivors. Experience true horror in this co-op survival horror roguelike.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Outbreak: Contagious Memories

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Another title from Dead Drop Studios LLC, the studio behind Outbreak: Lost Hope. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    You’re trapped in a city ravaged by the undead - can you make it out alive? Join Lydia in her desperate struggle to escape, either alone or with a friend in co-op, in this chilling love letter to classic 90s survival horror.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Dinobreak

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dead Drop Studios LLC, the studio behind Outbreak: Lost Hope. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Dinosaurs have returned in this retro survival horror crisis.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Outbreak The Fedora Files: What Lydia Knows

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dead Drop Studios LLC, the studio behind Outbreak: Lost Hope. Shares Indie and Adventure with Outbreak: Lost Hope.

    Something is foul in the city of Cypress Ridge. Uncover the truth in this narrative rich visual novel taking place just moments before a full blown undead epidemic.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Outbreak: Lost Hope

How much does Outbreak: Lost Hope cost?
Outbreak: Lost Hope is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Outbreak: Lost Hope?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Outbreak: Lost Hope are Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles, Outbreak: Epidemic, ✌ Johnny Rocket.
Who developed Outbreak: Lost Hope?
Outbreak: Lost Hope was developed by Dead Drop Studios LLC.

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