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Games like Blind Descent

If Blind Descent is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nested Lands, No Man's Sky and Subnautica 2 — 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 Blind Descent: Blind Descent is an open-world survival adventure that unveils the mysteries of the Martian depths. Play solo or with friends in 4-player co-op as you search for the missing team. Adapt to survive by building custom tools, upgrading the base, and/or mutating in this bizarre alien world.

ActionIndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasualWindowsby Pokuch
Blind Descent — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Blind Descent 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. Nested Lands

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Blind Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Blind Descent.

    Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Blind Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Blind Descent.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Subnautica 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.

    2026ActionAdventureEarly Access29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Descending The Woods

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Blind Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Blind Descent.

    By day, tend to your farm, care for your pets, and explore the mysteries of the haunted woods. By nightfall, They will come from the woods, Beware of ghosts and demons of the haunted woods. Hide, Survive, Build, Fight and Explore in this eerie Survival Horror alone or with friends.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure18.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Blind Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Blind Descent.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Voidtrain

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Blind Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Blind Descent.

    Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Project Zomboid

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Blind Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Blind Descent.

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    2013IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dying Light

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Blind Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Blind Descent.

    First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

    2015ActionRPG24.99 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 Blind Descent.

    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 Blind Descent.

    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 Blind Descent.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Blind Descent.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Blind Descent.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Subnautica 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Blind Descent.

    Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.

    2026ActionAdventureEarly Access29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Project Zomboid

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Blind Descent.

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    2013IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dying Light

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Blind Descent.

    First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

    2015ActionRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Blind Descent

Does Blind Descent have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Blind Descent supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Blind Descent?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blind Descent are Nested Lands, No Man's Sky, Subnautica 2.
Who developed Blind Descent?
Blind Descent was developed by Pokuch and published by META Publishing.

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 Blind Descent.

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