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Games like Project Apocalypse

If Project Apocalypse is your kind of game, the closest matches are They Are Billions, Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation and Rebirth evolution — 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 Project Apocalypse: Build and defend your post-apocalyptic city in Project Apocalypse. Manage your survivor's needs, gather resources, and trade items to help them stay alive. See if you can create a thriving community in this harsh world.

2022StrategyIndie5.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Sargonius Games
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Players who liked Project Apocalypse also play

Steam players who put hours into Project Apocalypse 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

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

    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

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

    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. Rebirth evolution

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. New Cycle

    WHY THIS

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

    New Cycle is a city building game with focus on survival. After an apocalyptic series of solar flares, human society has been thrown into disarray. Establish a settlement and develop it all the way from humble beginnings to industrial metropolis.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Against the Storm

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Project Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Project Apocalypse.

    A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

    2023StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Infection Free Zone

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Project Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Apocalypse.

    Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Zombie Cure Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Frostpunk

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Project Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Project Apocalypse.

    Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

    2018StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Project Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Project Apocalypse.

    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 Project Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Project Apocalypse.

    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 Project Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Project Apocalypse.

    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 Project Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Project Apocalypse.

    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. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Project Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Project Apocalypse.

    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 ↗
  6. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Project Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Project Apocalypse.

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

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Project Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Apocalypse.

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

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sally Face - Episode One

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Project Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Project Apocalypse.

    Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

    2016IndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

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

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Liquidators

    WHY THIS

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

    Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  6. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    《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 ↗
  7. Wires And Whiskers

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Unturned

    WHY THIS

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

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Project Apocalypse

Does Project Apocalypse run on Steam Deck?
Project Apocalypse is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Project Apocalypse cost?
Project Apocalypse is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Project Apocalypse?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Project Apocalypse are They Are Billions, Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation, Rebirth evolution.
Who developed Project Apocalypse?
Project Apocalypse was developed by Sargonius Games.

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 Project Apocalypse.

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