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Games like Crushed

If Crushed is your kind of game, the closest matches are Broken World, 7 Days to Die and Project Zomboid — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its incremental progression feels satisfying, atmospheric and bleak. 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 Crushed: Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.

2020ActionIndieSimulationEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby NipoBox
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Steam players who put hours into Crushed 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. Broken World

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Crushed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crushed.

    "Broken World" is an exciting post-apocalyptic low-poly game where players have to survive in a world overrun by zombies and chaos. Build and strengthen your shelters, fight various threats and explore a dangerous world full of secrets and dangers.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. 7 Days to Die

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crushed.

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

    7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Project Zomboid

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting and an immersive mood with Crushed.

    Third-strongest match for Crushed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crushed.

    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. Satisfactory

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an immersive mood with Crushed.

    Ranked #4 for Crushed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crushed.

    Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. XERA: Survival

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Crushed.

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

    Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Voidtrain

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crushed.

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

    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. Survival Machine

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource gathering and an atmospheric mood with Crushed.

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

    Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Green Hell

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Crushed.

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

    Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crushed on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crushed.

    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 ~50% under Crushed on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Crushed.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Crushed on Steam right now. Shares Action with Crushed.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crushed on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crushed.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crushed on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Crushed.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Crushed on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Crushed.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Crushed on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Crushed.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crushed on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Crushed.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. 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 Crushed.

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. 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 ↗

More from NipoBox

Other recommendable Steam games by NipoBox, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. RedEx

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crushed.

    Another title from NipoBox, the studio behind Crushed. Shares Action and Indie with Crushed.

    RedEx is a 2D shooter with Tower Defence mechanics, with a minimalist pixel art stile. You are to fight against mercenaries of underground smuggling organization which pretends to be a logistic corporation called RedExpress.

    2020ActionIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Away

    WHY THIS

    Another title from NipoBox, the studio behind Crushed. Shares Indie with Crushed.

    Away — is a short game telling about the hero's death experience, performed in a gloomy black and white style.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Red Exile: Survival Horror

    WHY THIS

    Another title from NipoBox, the studio behind Crushed. Shares Action and Indie with Crushed.

    Perform the exorcism before you are discovered. Stay alert — death may be waiting at every step. The one hunting you knows neither mercy nor compassion. There is only one clear desire: to inflict pain. Dive headfirst into this survival horror experience and test your limits.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Kiki

    WHY THIS

    Another title from NipoBox, the studio behind Crushed. Shares Action and Indie with Crushed.

    A vibrant platformer with unique graphics and catchy chiptune soundtrack! Dodge treacherous traps and obstacles, overcome only by your agility and quick reflexes. Don’t miss the chance to test your abilities and become a true master of jumping! 🏃‍♀️

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Knight's Night!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from NipoBox, the studio behind Crushed. Shares Action with Crushed.

    Knight's Night! — is a retro-style 1-bit platformer. Collect items, unlock new abilities, and make your way into the evil wizard's castle to save the kingdom!

    2025ActionAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Unclaimed: Loot or Junk

    WHY THIS

    Another title from NipoBox, the studio behind Crushed. Shares Action and Indie with Crushed.

    Unbox. Sort. Collect. Become a master of discovery by exploring unclaimed packages. Complete every set, from vintage gadgets to "Golden Junk". Sell piles of everyday items to buy new shipments and hunt for truly rare treasures. What will you find in the next box?

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. 7 Days to Die

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crushed.

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

    7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Project Zomboid

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting and an immersive mood with Crushed.

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

    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 ↗
  3. Satisfactory

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an immersive mood with Crushed.

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

    Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Green Hell

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Crushed.

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

    Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Crushed

Does Crushed run on Steam Deck?
Crushed is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Crushed cost?
Crushed is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Crushed have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Crushed supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Crushed?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crushed are Broken World, 7 Days to Die, Project Zomboid.
Who developed Crushed?
Crushed was developed by NipoBox and published by NipoBox 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 Crushed.

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