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Games like Pandemic Panic!

If Pandemic Panic! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Swarmlake, Boomerang X and Devil Daggers — 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 Pandemic Panic!: We're in lockdown and you're our only hope! Grab your blaster, ready the cure and prepare to face the virus head on in this frantic, wacky and wild hospital. Don't be fooled, this is a task for only the best out there. Think you have what it takes?

2020ActionIndie4.99 USDWindowsby MOSQUITO COCKTAIL LTD
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Players who liked Pandemic Panic! also play

Steam players who put hours into Pandemic Panic! 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. Swarmlake

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Pandemic Panic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.

    2018ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Boomerang X

    WHY THIS

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

    Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Devil Daggers

    WHY THIS

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

    Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.

    2016ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Strike Vector

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Pandemic Panic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    "Strike Vector is gorgeous shooter with strong mechanics and lots of customisation" 7.7/10 – IGN"it more than makes up for by being a gorgeous, intensely competitive experience that matches its aesthetic appeal with pure shooter satisfaction"– 7.

    2014ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. ULTRAKILL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Pandemic Panic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. DESYNC

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Pandemic Panic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    DESYNC is an intense single-player first person action game that begs you to play dangerously and creatively. Eliminate your opponents as you perform violent attack sequences using the explosive digital weaponry and lethal side-arms at your disposal.

    2017ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Deadlink

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Pandemic Panic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."

    2023ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Unreal Tournament 3

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Pandemic Panic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Pandemic Panic!.

    Now includes the free Titan Pack expansion! The Titan Pack gives players a substantial amount of enhanced features and new content, including many original environments, new gametypes, the namesake Titan mutator, powerful deployables and weapons, new characters, and the Stealthbender.

    2009ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pandemic Panic! at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Pandemic Panic! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Pandemic Panic! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Pandemic Panic! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Pandemic Panic! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pandemic Panic!.

    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 ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pandemic Panic! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pandemic Panic!.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Pandemic Panic! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pandemic Panic! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pandemic Panic!.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Pandemic Panic! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Pandemic Panic!.

    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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck 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 Pandemic Panic!.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Pandemic Panic!.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Pandemic Panic!.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Pandemic Panic!.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Swarmlake

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.

    2018ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Boomerang X

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. ULTRAKILL

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pandemic Panic!.

    ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pandemic Panic!

How much does Pandemic Panic! cost?
Pandemic Panic! is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pandemic Panic!?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pandemic Panic! are Swarmlake, Boomerang X, Devil Daggers.
Who developed Pandemic Panic!?
Pandemic Panic! was developed by MOSQUITO COCKTAIL LTD.

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 Pandemic Panic!.

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