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Games like Alien Earth

If Alien Earth is your kind of game, the closest matches are CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense, Super Sanctum TD and Cyber Avenger — 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 Alien Earth: The evil Raksha have taken over the Earth. They hunt humans for sport - and you're next! Can the hunted become the hunter....?

2021ActionStrategyAdventure5.99 USDWindowsby Beam Software
Alien Earth — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Alien Earth 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. CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Alien Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Alien Earth.

    The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Super Sanctum TD

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Alien Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Alien Earth.

    Super Sanctum TD is a retro-styled Tower Defense game that focuses on strategy, customization and replayability. Build advanced mazes and construct powerful towers to prevent alien hordes from reaching the Core!

    2013StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Cyber Avenger

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Alien Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Earth.

    Cyber Avenger is a top-down action game where you take on the role of a highly skilled covert operative on a dangerous mission to stop a group of terrorists. You must navigate through five maps, facing a variety of enemies, including shotgunners, snipers, melee fighters, kamikazes, and more.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. X-Morph: Defense

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Alien Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Alien Earth.

    Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Halo: Spartan Assault

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Alien Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Alien Earth.

    Halo: Spartan Assault brings the excitement of Halo combat to Steam for the very first time. Battle your way through 30 action-packed missions against the Covenant as you explore the origin of the Spartan Ops program featured in Halo 4. *DirectX feature level 10 required. *

    2014Action2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shadowgrounds

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Alien Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Alien Earth.

    Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...

    2006Action6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Defense Grid: The Awakening

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Alien Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Alien Earth.

    Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.

    2008StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sanctum 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Alien Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Alien Earth.

    Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Alien Earth on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Earth.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Alien Earth on Steam right now. Shares Action with Alien Earth.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Alien Earth on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Alien Earth.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Alien Earth on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Alien Earth.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Alien Earth on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Earth.

    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 ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Alien Earth on Steam right now. Shares Action with Alien Earth.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Alien Earth on Steam right now. Shares Action with Alien Earth.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Alien Earth on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Alien Earth.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Earth.

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Wires And Whiskers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Earth.

    Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.

    2025ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. SCP: Secret Laboratory

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Alien Earth.

    Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

    2017ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™

    WHY THIS

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

    STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.

    2020Massively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. PlanetSide 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Alien Earth.

    PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.

    2012ActionMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Fallout Shelter

    WHY THIS

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

    Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

    2017SimulationRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Beam Software

Other recommendable Steam games by Beam Software, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Krush Kill ‘N Destroy 2: Krossfire

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Beam Software, the studio behind Alien Earth. Shares Strategy with Alien Earth.

    Krush Kill 'N Destroy 2: Krossfire is a fast and furious post-apocalyptic real-time strategy game where you have to be quick or be dead. Play as one of three unique factions in the struggle to seek out and conquer oil fields to fuel your army.

    2020Strategy6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Dame Was Loaded

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Beam Software, the studio behind Alien Earth. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Alien Earth.

    An adventure set in the world of a 1940s private eye. Dames are trouble, but trouble is your business. In a sleazy world of corrupt officials, stolen diamonds, lust and murder, you must solve the case and stay alive.

    2019StrategyAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Radical Rex

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Beam Software, the studio behind Alien Earth. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Earth.

    Radical Rex is a fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus on a skateboard who has to save the dinosaur race under the spell of an evil creature.

    2019ActionAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Nightshade

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Beam Software, the studio behind Alien Earth. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Earth.

    The shadows of doom grow long as the ancient Egyptian villain Sutekh envelops Metro City with a wave of crime. But Sutekh's seedy underworld is about to be infiltrated by a superhero unlike the world has even seen. A superhero who can melt into the darkness like a phantom.

    2019ActionAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Power Punch II

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Beam Software, the studio behind Alien Earth. Shares Action with Alien Earth.

    It's the year 2006. You're Mark "Tough Guy" Tyler and you've just defended your your Heavyweight title from the 9th consecutive time. After demolishing the best boxers on the planet. It's now time to face-off with the best in the Universe.

    2019Action8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. DethKarz

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Beam Software, the studio behind Alien Earth. Shares Action with Alien Earth.

    You're one of the elite racers chosen to compete at exotic locations around the world and beyond. Strap yourself into a fusion-powered racing machine for an explosive and exhilarating futuristic racing experience.

    2020ActionRacing6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Bop'N Wrestle

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Beam Software, the studio behind Alien Earth. Shares Action with Alien Earth.

    Grapple your way to the top as Gorgeous Greg in this colorful classic, hailed as one of the first great pro wrestling games. BOP'N WRESTLE puts you in the ring with 10 of the meanest, baddest, biggest, toughest, ugliest pro wrestlers ever to fly off a turnbuckle!

    2020Action4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Penetrator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Beam Software, the studio behind Alien Earth. Shares Action with Alien Earth.

    In this addictive side-scrolling shoot-em-up from 1982, your mission is to penetrate through four defence rings, and blow up an illegal cache of neutron bombs - an almost impossible feat! Enemy missiles and radar bases track your movements, and the landscape is as treacherous as your enemies.

    2022Action1.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Alien Earth

How much does Alien Earth cost?
Alien Earth is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Alien Earth?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alien Earth are CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense, Super Sanctum TD, Cyber Avenger.
Who developed Alien Earth?
Alien Earth was developed by Beam Software and published by Ziggurat.

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 Alien Earth.

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