Games like Nearly Dead
If Nearly Dead is your kind of game, the closest matches are Survival Odyssey, Living the Nightmare and March of the Living — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and mysterious. 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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Steam players who put hours into Nearly 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.
Survival Odyssey
WHY THIS
Top pick for Nearly Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Nearly Dead.
Immerse yourself in this epic survival game teeming with strategy and thrills! Confront relentless attacks, fighting tooth and nail to survive in a world overrun by chaos. Select from a diverse pool of 100 heroes, each boasting unique skills, allowing you to craft endless strategic combinations.
Living the Nightmare
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nearly Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Nearly Dead.
Living the Nightmare is a fast-paced, turn-based, Horror Roguelike about a Slasher who just met his end. Be the Faceless, a Killer slain by a would-be victim and cast into a dark, purgatorial realm. There may be a way out... but there's a lot of monsters to turn inside out first.
March of the Living
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Nearly Dead.
Third-strongest match for Nearly Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nearly Dead.
Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.
ZOMBETES
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Nearly Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Nearly Dead.
Face the undead apocalypse while managing your diabetes. ZOMBETES is a gripping text-based game where every choice is crucial to your survival. Navigate procedural levels, scavenge for insulin, food, and supplies, and fight to stay alive in this unique blend of survival and strategy.
Dungeon Warriors
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Nearly Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nearly Dead.
Dungeon Warriors is a random dungeon barrage game that we use to polish our lives
Jaws Of Extinction™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nearly Dead.
Ranked #6 for Nearly Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Nearly Dead.
The island of Eden-Nadir, has fallen to a vicious mind consuming fungal parasite. Fight through the ashes of humanity to track down the truth behind the infection as one of four playable survivors before the outbreak spreads throughout the world.
Infectonator: Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares crafting and a retro mood with Nearly Dead.
Ranked #7 for Nearly Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Nearly Dead.
"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.
Deadly Days
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Nearly Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Nearly Dead.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nearly Dead at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Nearly Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nearly Dead.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Nearly Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nearly Dead.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Nearly Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nearly Dead.
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.
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Nearly Dead on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Nearly Dead.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Nearly Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nearly Dead.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Nearly Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Nearly Dead.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nearly 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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nearly Dead.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Nearly 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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nearly 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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Nearly Dead.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nearly Dead.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nearly Dead.
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.
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Frequently asked about Nearly Dead
- Does Nearly Dead work on Steam Deck?
- Nearly Dead is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Nearly Dead cost?
- Nearly Dead is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nearly Dead?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nearly Dead are Survival Odyssey, Living the Nightmare, March of the Living.
- Who developed Nearly Dead?
- Nearly Dead was developed by Mono Software, Inc..
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