Games like Deadtime Defenders
If Deadtime Defenders is your kind of game, the closest matches are Silent Survivor: Under The Crisis, Sector Six and Dreadhunter — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its build depth rewards experimentation, atmospheric and challenging. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Deadtime Defenders: Complete bounties, acquire legendary loot, upgrade your gear, and level up as you fight back against invading monsters in this side-scrolling looter shooter RPG.
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Silent Survivor: Under The Crisis
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Top pick for Deadtime Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
Get ready for chaos! In Silent Survivor, you control unique heroes fighting off relentless hordes in intense survival arenas. Your goal? Last as long as possible — and that takes more than brute strength.
Sector Six
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Deadtime Defenders.
Second-strongest match for Deadtime Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
Sector Six is a side-scrolling, sci-fi shooter with a silhouette aesthetic, procedural loot, extensive customization, and story missions.
Dreadhunter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Deadtime Defenders.
Third-strongest match for Deadtime Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
Plough through hordes of deadly monsters and defeat vicious bosses in an intense fast paced shooter RPG where all items are “legendary”, levels are ever-changing and combat is razor-sharp.
Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Deadtime Defenders.
Ranked #4 for Deadtime Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
This is the unique alloy of arcade action and RPG elements which combines well-established world of classical games and unmatched dynamics of the first part.
Young Souls
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Deadtime Defenders.
Ranked #5 for Deadtime Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.
PAYDAY 2
WHY THIS
Shares weapon customization and a challenging mood with Deadtime Defenders.
Ranked #6 for Deadtime Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Deadtime Defenders.
PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.
SAND LAND
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Deadtime Defenders.
Ranked #7 for Deadtime Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Deadtime Defenders.
SAND LAND is an action RPG where you become the main character as Beelzebub, a Fiend Prince. Lead your company of heroic misfits and explore the legendary world of SAND LAND created by Akira Toriyama.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Deadtime Defenders.
Ranked #8 for Deadtime Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Deadtime Defenders at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Deadtime Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
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.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under Deadtime Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Deadtime Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deadtime Defenders.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Deadtime Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Deadtime Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under Deadtime Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Deadtime Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Deadtime Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Deadtime Defenders.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
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.
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Dreadhunter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Deadtime Defenders.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
Plough through hordes of deadly monsters and defeat vicious bosses in an intense fast paced shooter RPG where all items are “legendary”, levels are ever-changing and combat is razor-sharp.
Young Souls
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Deadtime Defenders.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Deadtime Defenders.
Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.
PAYDAY 2
WHY THIS
Shares weapon customization and a challenging mood with Deadtime Defenders.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Deadtime Defenders.
PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.
Frequently asked about Deadtime Defenders
- How much does Deadtime Defenders cost?
- Deadtime Defenders is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Deadtime Defenders?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deadtime Defenders are Silent Survivor: Under The Crisis, Sector Six, Dreadhunter.
- Who developed Deadtime Defenders?
- Deadtime Defenders was developed by Arcane Embers.
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