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Games like After The War

If After The War is your kind of game, the closest matches are SWOM, Hard Life and Cold Wind — 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 After The War: You are one of the survivors with your family in a city destroyed After The War. Your goal is to keep yourself and your family alive and escape from this city.

2020ActionIndieAdventureSimulationCasual4.99 USDWindowsby piratecat games
After The War — Steam game cover

Players who liked After The War also play

Steam players who put hours into After The War 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. SWOM

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for After The War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with After The War.

    SWOM — a game where you survive after memory loss, using magic based on basic laws you discover during gameplay. Build shelters, explore the unexplored world, collect items and resources to survive and understand why you are here.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Hard Life

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for After The War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with After The War.

    This game is a survival game. Even though there are zombies in the game, the biggest challenge is the cold-temperature balance. The SandBox mod of the game is under construction. Apart from that, there are 3 different sections. The goal is to reach the farthest corner of the map.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Cold Wind

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for After The War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with After The War.

    Cold Wind is a first-person game where you are going to experience yourself what it feels like to be homeless. You will be exploring a large winter city looking for food, saving yourself from cold and wind at a fire.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Forest Spring

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for After The War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with After The War.

    With the arrival of spring, it is necessary to clear the forests, but you will get blood, not dust, on your hands. Do you have the courage for this ?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure5.00 USDSteam ↗
  5. Dude Simulator 4

    WHY THIS

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

    Dude Simulator 4 – a first-person open-world sandbox game with a plot. Some new adventures are awaiting the dude. The main character of the game decides to meet a girl through a mobile dating app, but during a date someone attacks him.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Under Canopies

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for After The War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with After The War.

    Forget the stress of survival. In this cozy open-world sim, you don't fight nature, you join it. Build your dream cabin piece by piece, cook complex meals with crops you watered yourself, and fill your photo album with rare wildlife. A serene experience where the only enemy is inefficiency.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  7. WWII Online

    WHY THIS

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

    WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for After The War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with After The War.

    Also contains all multi-player content from Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad

    2013Action19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under After The War on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with After The War.

    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 After The War on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with After The War.

    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 After The War on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with After The War.

    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 After The War on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with After The War.

    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 ~60% under After The War on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with After The War.

    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 ~80% under After The War on Steam right now. Shares Casual with After The War.

    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. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under After The War on Steam right now. Shares Action with After The War.

    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 ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under After The War on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with After The War.

    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 ↗

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 After The War.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

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

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Simulation with After The War.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about After The War

How much does After The War cost?
After The War is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to After The War?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside After The War are SWOM, Hard Life, Cold Wind.
Who developed After The War?
After The War was developed by piratecat games.

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 After The War.

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