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Games like Lab 7: Cold Nights

If Lab 7: Cold Nights is your kind of game, the closest matches are Eternity Warriors VR, Deadly Days and Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its permadeath loop rewards mastery, power management is critical and atmospheric. 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 Lab 7: Cold Nights: In LAB 7: Cold Nights - wise foresight decides on the outcome of your fate. Wasted coins, reckless use of electricity, and poor time management will lead to your demise. Explore your surroundings, build defenses and fight your way to freedom.

2020ActionStrategyIndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDWindowsby CaveDave
Lab 7: Cold Nights — Steam game cover
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Dev is highly responsive to bugsPermadeath loop rewards masteryPower management is criticalAtmosphericContemplativeStressful

Players who liked Lab 7: Cold Nights also play

Steam players who put hours into Lab 7: Cold Nights 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. Eternity Warriors VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    Top pick for Lab 7: Cold Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    Packed with classical action game essences, high-definition visual, and real-time multiplayer features.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Deadly Days

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Lab 7: Cold Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    Third-strongest match for Lab 7: Cold Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    You'll play as a survivor in a world overrun by zombies. Explore and interact with other survivors, making tough choices about whether to help or exploit them. Defend against zombies, collect resources, craft, and fortify your shelter. Use strategy to escape this world and return to safety.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie4.39 USDSteam ↗
  4. Infectonator: Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a tense mood with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    Ranked #4 for Lab 7: Cold Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    "Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    Ranked #5 for Lab 7: Cold Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. City Defense Z

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    Ranked #6 for Lab 7: Cold Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. ZomDay

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    Ranked #7 for Lab 7: Cold Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    As zombie crisis broke out around the world,you will play one of the warrior of S.E.A.T(Special Event Action Team)to fight against the zombies all over the world.ZomDay is a fast pace VR shooting game contains multi-player mod,exciting Boss fight,character perk and hardcore weapon system.

    2020ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 10 Miles To Safety

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    Ranked #8 for Lab 7: Cold Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Lab 7: Cold Nights at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Lab 7: Cold Nights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    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 Lab 7: Cold Nights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    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 Lab 7: Cold Nights on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    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 Lab 7: Cold Nights on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    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 Lab 7: Cold Nights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    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 Lab 7: Cold Nights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    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 Lab 7: Cold Nights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

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

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lab 7: Cold Nights on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. 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 Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

    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 ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Lab 7: Cold Nights.

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lab 7: Cold Nights

How much does Lab 7: Cold Nights cost?
Lab 7: Cold Nights is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Lab 7: Cold Nights have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Lab 7: Cold Nights supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Lab 7: Cold Nights?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lab 7: Cold Nights are Eternity Warriors VR, Deadly Days, Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存.
Who developed Lab 7: Cold Nights?
Lab 7: Cold Nights was developed by CaveDave.

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 Lab 7: Cold Nights.

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