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Games like BARRICADEZ

If BARRICADEZ is your kind of game, the closest matches are They Are Billions, Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation and Industries of Titan — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak 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 BARRICADEZ: Barricadez is a mix of tower defense and survival game. Take on your care robot and explore the underground, find new blueprints, gather resources and build your defenses and traps to survive through the night against a myriad of zombie-like creatures. Your goal: to defend the defenseless cradle.

2021StrategyIndieSimulation18.99 USDWindows · macOSby Fly Penguin inc.
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Base designs can be endlessly creativeEnemies have unique behaviors to exploitMining and crafting loop feels rewardingAtmosphericBleakDark

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Steam players who put hours into BARRICADEZ 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. They Are Billions

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with BARRICADEZ.

    Top pick for BARRICADEZ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with BARRICADEZ.

    They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?

    2019Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with BARRICADEZ.

    Second-strongest match for BARRICADEZ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Industries of Titan

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BARRICADEZ.

    Third-strongest match for BARRICADEZ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    Create a sprawling industrial city. Compete with other rival corporations on Titan for resources, territory, and power. Seek victory via technology, influence, warfare, or the wealth extracted from your citizens. Stake your claim to the Industries of Titan in this innovative sim/strategy game!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Freaking Meatbags

    WHY THIS

    Shares tower defense with BARRICADEZ.

    Ranked #4 for BARRICADEZ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    Land on a planet, pick up some rocks, leave before the solar system explodes. Oh, and don't die in the nightly robot attacks! Freaking Meatbags is a humorous real-time strategy game that's all about building a base, mixing meatbag DNA, then convincing those dolts to help you gather resources.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Rebirth evolution

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BARRICADEZ.

    Ranked #5 for BARRICADEZ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    2D pixel style simulation business strategy game Build and operate your own survivor base, recruit and cultivate various professional combatants. Clear zombie strongholds, reduce regional infections, survive in the apocalypse, and establish your own power.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation8.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Mob Factory

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BARRICADEZ.

    Ranked #6 for BARRICADEZ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with BARRICADEZ.

    Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.

    2023StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Zombie Cure Lab

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for BARRICADEZ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with BARRICADEZ.

    In a world overrun by the undead, build a lab to fight back with science. Manage survivors, gather vital resources, and turn zombies into allies. Defend your base and research the cure to reclaim humanity.

    2025StrategySimulation8.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Laysara: Summit Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BARRICADEZ.

    Ranked #8 for BARRICADEZ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    Build and expand your very own settlements in high mountains! Carefully plan production chains and satisfy various needs of your three-caste society while dealing with mountain hazards such as weather breakdowns and avalanches. Are you skilled enough to make your town thrive?

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to BARRICADEZ

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. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of BARRICADEZ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mindustry

    WHY THIS

    Shares tower defense with BARRICADEZ.

    Reviewers of BARRICADEZ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with BARRICADEZ.

    An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.

    2019Strategy9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Disney•Pixar WALL-E

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BARRICADEZ.

    Reviewers of BARRICADEZ cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Based on the 2008 computer animated film from Pixar Animation Studios, the video game version of WALL-E involves playing as the lonely robot as he navigates a trash-tainted world and begins an unlikely trek across the cosmos.

    2015Adventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Grim Nights

    WHY THIS

    Shares tower defense and a dark mood with BARRICADEZ.

    Reviewers of BARRICADEZ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.

    2018StrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Wall

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of BARRICADEZ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    A short narrative adventure about friendship, loneliness, and staring at surfaces for meaning. Join your personal upright companion through an exploration into what it means to be Human, and what it means to be Wall.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under BARRICADEZ on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~74% under BARRICADEZ on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with BARRICADEZ.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under BARRICADEZ on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under BARRICADEZ on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with BARRICADEZ.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under BARRICADEZ on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~74% under BARRICADEZ on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under BARRICADEZ on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~61% under BARRICADEZ on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with BARRICADEZ.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 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 Indie with BARRICADEZ.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with BARRICADEZ.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with BARRICADEZ.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with BARRICADEZ.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with BARRICADEZ.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about BARRICADEZ

How much does BARRICADEZ cost?
BARRICADEZ is listed on Steam at 18.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to BARRICADEZ?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BARRICADEZ are They Are Billions, Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation, Industries of Titan.
Who developed BARRICADEZ?
BARRICADEZ was developed by Fly Penguin inc..

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 BARRICADEZ.

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