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Games like Outbreak: Epidemic

If Outbreak: Epidemic is your kind of game, the closest matches are Outbreak, AI Olympius and Aliens: Fireteam Elite — picked from the ranked list below. 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: Epidemic: 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.

2020ActionIndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Dead Drop Studios LLC
Outbreak: Epidemic — Steam game cover

Players who liked Outbreak: Epidemic also play

Steam players who put hours into Outbreak: Epidemic 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

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2017ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. AI Olympius

    WHY THIS

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

    Join the rebels in a third-person shooter with RPG elements and base-building mode. Fight against various combat drone models under the control of the supreme AI.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Aliens: Fireteam Elite

    WHY THIS

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

    Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.

    2021ActionRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Outbreak: Epidemic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    Save the world without hope. Year 2040. An action TPS where you will become one of the EDF soldiers and fight against the invaders from outer space which ruined the world. In the world settings which differs from the original "EARTH DEFENSE FORCE" series, more than 50 missions in five difficulties await for your challenge.

    2019Action59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Gears 5

    WHY THIS

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

    From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.

    2019ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Resident Evil 6

    WHY THIS

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

    Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.

    2013ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. World War Z

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Outbreak: Epidemic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

    2021Action14.79 USDSteam ↗
  8. Warframe

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

    2013ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

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

    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: Epidemic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    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: Epidemic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    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: Epidemic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    "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: Epidemic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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: Epidemic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    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: Epidemic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    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: Epidemic.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. 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: Epidemic.

    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 ↗
  3. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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: Epidemic.

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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

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

    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

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

    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

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

    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: Lost Hope

    WHY THIS

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

    Help a mother survive against the undead and find her her lost daughter in this hardcore survival horror nightmare.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Outbreak: Endless Nightmares

    WHY THIS

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

    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

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

    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: Epidemic. Shares Action and Indie with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    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: Epidemic. Shares Indie and Adventure with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Aliens: Fireteam Elite

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.

    2021ActionRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Resident Evil 6

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.

    2013ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Warframe

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Outbreak: Epidemic.

    Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

    2013ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Outbreak: Epidemic

How much does Outbreak: Epidemic cost?
Outbreak: Epidemic is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Outbreak: Epidemic have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Outbreak: Epidemic supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Outbreak: Epidemic?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Outbreak: Epidemic are Outbreak, AI Olympius, Aliens: Fireteam Elite.
Who developed Outbreak: Epidemic?
Outbreak: Epidemic was developed by Dead Drop Studios LLC.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Outbreak: Epidemic.

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