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Games like Survival Denied

If Survival Denied is your kind of game, the closest matches are P1441vr, VAR: Exterminate and Monster Showdown — 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 Survival Denied: Survival Denied is a casual zombie shooter, made primarily with VR in mind. Wide choice of weapons, perks and power-ups make the game interesting. Dive in and try to survive as long as you can!

2020ActionIndieCasualEarly Access11.99 USDWindowsby What Does This Button Do LLC
Survival Denied — Steam game cover

Players who liked Survival Denied also play

Steam players who put hours into Survival Denied 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. P1441vr

    WHY THIS

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

    P1441vr is a gun target simulator with a variety of game modes to sling lead in while perfecting your gun skills. Run 'n' Gun through challenging steel target courses John Wick style or rescue hostages in Simunitions mode.

    2022ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. VAR: Exterminate

    WHY THIS

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

    The fight is here, humanity’s fate is in your hands! Match up different offensive and defensive upgrades between waves and fend off the onslaught of zombies. Level up and strengthen core abilities and progress to new areas where strains of the virus have evolved.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Monster Showdown

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Survival Denied fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Survival Denied.

    Monster Showdown is an action packed VR shooter. Increase your chances of survival against an ever growing horde of monster by exploring your environment and strengthening yourself by picking up Perks, Ranged Weapons and Melee Weapons.

    2022ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Bread or Dead

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Survival Denied fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Survival Denied.

    Embark on a thrilling adventure as a professional exterminator traveling the globe to tackle undead infestations. From the haunted catacombs of Paris to the bustling favelas of Brazil, gather essential artifacts to activate Bread Island's mysterious lighthouse. Fight through 7 unique gamemodes.

    2024ActionAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. A Long Survive

    WHY THIS

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

    A Long Survive is a cooperative shooter in which you'll have to survive waves of enemies. Protect the nexus by fortifying your area with various structures and prepare for the siege. Upgrade your weapons, strategize with your teammates, or play as a solo warrior. Will you Survive?

    2026ActionIndieEarly Access17.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Pangman

    WHY THIS

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

    Pangman takes you inside a VR classic arcade game experience, where your goal is to burst spheres by using a pair of guns that transform into hooks when you throw them. Complete 140 story mode levels in individual or cooperative campaign, and enjoy frantic multiplayer games with up to 8 players.

    2021ActionIndieCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Arizona Sunshine®

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Survival Denied fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Survival Denied.

    Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Woeful Woebots

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Survival Denied fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Survival Denied.

    Your robot creations have turned against you! As their master you have to destroy every single one of them before they do something strikingly similar to you! Grab your guns from your super high-tech hips and blast your way through their filthy electronic meat!

    2018ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Survival Denied on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Survival Denied.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Survival Denied on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Survival Denied.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Survival Denied on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Survival Denied.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Survival Denied on Steam right now. Shares Action with Survival Denied.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Survival Denied on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Survival Denied.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Survival Denied on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Survival Denied.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Survival Denied on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Survival Denied.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Survival Denied on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Survival Denied.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Survival Denied.

    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 ↗
  3. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. 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 Survival Denied.

    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).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Survival Denied.

    A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Mizi NO!

    WHY THIS

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

    In this free 2D puzzle game, you must reassemble broken objects that your cat has knocked over.

    2024IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Wheelchair Wizards

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Survival Denied.

    Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Waves

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Survival Denied.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Survival Denied

How much does Survival Denied cost?
Survival Denied is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Survival Denied?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Survival Denied are P1441vr, VAR: Exterminate, Monster Showdown.
Who developed Survival Denied?
Survival Denied was developed by What Does This Button Do LLC.

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 Survival Denied.

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