Games like dead run
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to dead run for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in dead run also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Sokpop Collective. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About dead run: Travel around a fully-explorable, post-apocalyptic version of Earth and find the source of a mysterious radio signal. Collect supplies along the way to stay alive. Is there anyone out there?
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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The Survivors
Top pick for dead run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with dead run.
You crashed near a city infested by an unknown virus, you discover a world of nightmare infested with zombies but also by fanatics. Deliver yourself, craft, build and fight for your survival and the other survivors that populate this world in this survival game.
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Another Try 2
Second-strongest match for dead run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with dead run.
The virus has devastated cities and lands. Most of the population died, the rest turned into the walking dead. You're one of the last survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another day.
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KeepUp Survival
Third-strongest match for dead run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with dead run.
KeepUp Survival is an open base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and unfold your own story on a mysterious island.
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Another Try
Ranked #4 for dead run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with dead run.
The virus has devastated cities and lands, you are one of the last survivors! You will have to survive in a harsh post-apocalyptic world populated by the living dead.
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Skopje '83
Ranked #5 for dead run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with dead run.
Explore a city thrust into disarray by an unknown event and survive the hordes of mutated abominations that lurk at every corner. You’ll have to fight through enemies & bosses, scavenge loot and survive the hostile city.
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Vorax
Ranked #6 for dead run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with dead run.
In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?
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Days Gone
Ranked #7 for dead run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with dead run.
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
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Lost World
Ranked #8 for dead run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with dead run.
Lost World is a survival video game with single and co-op modes. Open world and first person view.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Sokpop Collective, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Stacklands
Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind dead run. Shares Indie with dead run.
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!
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Simmiland
Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind dead run. Shares Indie with dead run.
Simmiland is a god-like card game. In this game you indirectly influence a small civilization by manipulating their surroundings by playing cards 🃏🃏🃏 Playing cards on different biomes and objects will result in different findings. The way you play the game will define how mankind will develop!
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Grunn
Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind dead run. Shares Indie and Adventure with dead run.
A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing… The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools can be found in the mysterious town, or maybe some of the reserved townsfolk have seen them?
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clickyland
Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind dead run.
clickyland is a tower defense village builder where clicks are your main resource. Use clicks to harvest resources, fight enemies and manage your village, but use them wisely as you only get 20 clicks every day! Can you reach day 100?
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White Lavender
Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind dead run. Shares Indie and Adventure with dead run.
A challenging adventure game with RPG-elements. Be a bug, fight other critters with swords and magic, collect powerful items such as pencils and teaspoons, meet cool characters, and up your fashion game on a journey to brew a special tea!
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Frequently asked about dead run
- How much does dead run cost?
- dead run is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to dead run?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside dead run are The Survivors, Another Try 2, KeepUp Survival.
- Who developed dead run?
- dead run was developed by Sokpop Collective.
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 dead run.
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