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Games like The Trivial Dead

If The Trivial Dead is your kind of game, the closest matches are Those Left Behind, Earth Marines and Death Bind — 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 The Trivial Dead: Grab some friends to help you fend off a horde of brain eating zombies by answering 1000’s of trivia questions! Earn killstreaks by answering multiple questions in a row. Choose your difficulty and how many waves you can survive against, or even try our survival endless mode.

2021ActionIndieCasual5.99 USDWindowsby Big Red Eight
The Trivial Dead — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Trivial Dead also play

Steam players who put hours into The Trivial Dead 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. Those Left Behind

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Trivial Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    A single player action-horror zombie game. Fight through dangerous environments to unlock new locations. Scavenge supplies to keep your survivors alive and to build your base.

    2023ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Earth Marines

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Trivial Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    Earth Marines - a dynamic top down shooter in which you need to save the planet from dangerous zombie - brain eaters!

    2021ActionIndie10.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Death Bind

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Trivial Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with The Trivial Dead.

    Slay zombies in this topdown solo/coop shooter. Both characters are always back to back, try to synchronize with your partner.

    2022ActionCasualEarly Access2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Infected Dawn

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Trivial Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    Infected Dawn is a singleplayer 3D point and click game focused on exploration and time management. Explore and scavenge useful items to prepare your hideout for the oncoming zombie horde.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Find a way out: Abode of darkness.

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Trivial Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    A game in the genre: First Person Shooter, RPG, Puzzle. You'll have to walk around the building to get essential items. Also you have to save battery charge because it runs out very fast. And the worst thing you'll face with is contaminated which is far more dangerous than zombies!

    2022ActionIndie10.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Zombiemachia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Trivial Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    Zombiemachia offers a mature and intense experience for fans of carnage. Face endless waves of zombies with weapons, traps, and dismemberment, all in a realistic environment.

    2025ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. UWD - You Will Die!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Trivial Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    You Will Die is a indie game survival shooter top-down with waves of zombies to kill.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Infected

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Trivial Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    First Person Survival

    2024ActionIndie8.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Trivial Dead at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Trivial Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    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 The Trivial Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    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 The Trivial Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    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 The Trivial Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    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 The Trivial Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with The Trivial Dead.

    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 The Trivial Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    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 The Trivial Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Trivial Dead.

    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 The Trivial Dead on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Trivial Dead.

    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 The Trivial Dead.

    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 with The Trivial Dead.

    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 The Trivial Dead.

    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 The Trivial Dead.

    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 The Trivial Dead.

    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. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Trivial Dead.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Trivial Dead.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Trivial Dead.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Trivial Dead

How much does The Trivial Dead cost?
The Trivial Dead is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Trivial Dead?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Trivial Dead are Those Left Behind, Earth Marines, Death Bind.
Who developed The Trivial Dead?
The Trivial Dead was developed by Big Red Eight.

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 The Trivial Dead.

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