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Games like Mud and Blood

If Mud and Blood is your kind of game, the closest matches are Company of Heroes 3, Warfront Defenders and Door Kickers 2: Task Force North — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, dark and grim. 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 Mud and Blood: Mud and Blood, the cult classic flash real time strategy game, returns with its signature take on infantry tactics. Command a small squad through brutal battles against unfair odds. This is combat. Experience the chaos and unceremonious violence of modern war, where every decision counts.

2021ActionStrategyAdventureEarly Access12.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby urbgames
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Class based squad customization with unique skillsNostalgic throwback to classic flash rts gamesPermanent soldier deaths make losses feel meaningfulChallengingDarkGrim

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Steam players who put hours into Mud and Blood 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. Company of Heroes 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mud and Blood.

    Top pick for Mud and Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Mud and Blood.

    Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?

    2023ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Warfront Defenders

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mud and Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Mud and Blood.

    The gameplay is inspired by famous last stands from some of history's deadliest conflicts, such as the Second World War and the Sino-Japanese War. A hybrid of Tower Defense and Real-Time Strategy with a lot of replay value.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mud and Blood.

    Third-strongest match for Mud and Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Mud and Blood.

    Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".

    2025ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Victory Banner

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Mud and Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Mud and Blood.

    Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of World War II in this real-time historical strategy game. Command a frontline company, make critical strategic decisions, and take direct control of any soldier or vehicle. Every decision comes at a price. What will be yours?

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Sudden Strike 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Mud and Blood.

    Ranked #5 for Mud and Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Mud and Blood.

    Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.

    2026ActionStrategy49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Company of Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mud and Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Mud and Blood.

    Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

    2006ActionStrategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Welcome Back, Commander

    WHY THIS

    Shares a grim mood with Mud and Blood.

    Ranked #7 for Mud and Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Mud and Blood.

    Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!

    2025StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Commandos 2: Men of Courage

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mud and Blood.

    Ranked #8 for Mud and Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Mud and Blood.

    Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a tactical action/strategy game set against the backdrop of World War II. Take control of an elite group of commandos who must venture deep into enemy territory and utilize their combined expertise to complete a series of mission-based objectives.

    2007Strategy2.49 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Mud and Blood on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mud and Blood.

    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 ↗
  2. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Mud and Blood on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Mud and Blood.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Mud and Blood on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mud and Blood.

    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. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Mud and Blood on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Mud and Blood.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Mud and Blood on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Mud and Blood.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Mud and Blood on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Mud and Blood.

    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 ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Mud and Blood on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Mud and Blood.

    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 ↗
  8. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Mud and Blood on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Mud and Blood.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 and Adventure with Mud and Blood.

    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 Adventure with Mud and Blood.

    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 with Mud and Blood.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree 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 Adventure with Mud and Blood.

    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 with Mud and Blood.

    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. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mud and Blood

Is Mud and Blood verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Mud and Blood is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Mud and Blood cost?
Mud and Blood is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mud and Blood?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mud and Blood are Company of Heroes 3, Warfront Defenders, Door Kickers 2: Task Force North.
Who developed Mud and Blood?
Mud and Blood was developed by urbgames.

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 Mud and Blood.

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