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Games like Dead World

If Dead World is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cops N' Zombies, Days Of Purgatory and FallNation Lost Stories — 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 Dead World: Dead World is a first-person shooter game set in a post-apocalyptic world, where you follow Miguel's journey to return home to a war-torn Argentina.

2024ActionIndieAdventureSimulationCasualEarly Access3.99 USDWindowsby Milanesa Studio
Dead World — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Dead World 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. Cops N' Zombies

    WHY THIS

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

    A horror social deduction game where you and your friends take on the roles of police officers on a critical mission. But there is a zombie among you that can transform at will. Can you trust your friends?

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Days Of Purgatory

    WHY THIS

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

    Days of purgatory is a roguelike co-operative FPS that will challenge the most veteran of players with overwhelming hordes of demons. Journey through the infested zones to find supplies that will aid in surviving another night.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. FallNation Lost Stories

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Dead World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Dead World.

    FallNation: Lost Stories is a procedurally generated first-person roguelike filled with handcrafted locations, powerful upgrades, and an evolving storyline. Discover deeper questions about the fate of humanity in the cosmos, dive into the adventure and discover what lies beyond!

    2024ActionEarly Access15.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Beasts Shall Rise

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Dead World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead World.

    Find Father Shannon at the heart of the cemetery and end the drunken spree that has unleashed his inner demons on earth. Use your skills to keep the clock ticking in this fast paced shooter with rogue-like elements. Fight demons, vampires and werewolves while avoiding The Reaper's deathly grasp.

    2022ActionIndieCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Phantom Abyss

    WHY THIS

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

    Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally-generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Dead Man´s Diary

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Dead World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead World.

    It's a fictitious post-apocalyptic world, 15 years after the catastrophe, you have to leave your shelter and explore a world devoid of human life. On your own, you must find a way to survive.

    2022ActionAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Deadzone: Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Dead World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead World.

    Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.

    2025Action24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. SULFUR

    WHY THIS

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

    SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Dead World on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dead World.

    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 ~50% under Dead World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead World.

    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 ~63% under Dead World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead World.

    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 ~75% under Dead World on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead World.

    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. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Dead World on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Dead World.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Dead World on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Dead World.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Dead World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dead World.

    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 ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Dead World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead World.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 Dead World.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Phantom Abyss

    WHY THIS

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

    Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally-generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Deadzone: Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dead World.

    Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.

    2025Action24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. SULFUR

    WHY THIS

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

    SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dead World

How much does Dead World cost?
Dead World is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Dead World have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Dead World supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Dead World?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dead World are Cops N' Zombies, Days Of Purgatory, FallNation Lost Stories.
Who developed Dead World?
Dead World was developed by Milanesa Studio.

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 World.

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