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Games like Lost Patrol

If Lost Patrol is your kind of game, the closest matches are Prime & Load : 1776, Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear and Söldner: Secret Wars Remastered — 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 Lost Patrol: "We’re fit, we’re alive, but we’re not back home" In this classic multi-genre DOS game, take command of the seven survivors of a U.S. helicopter crash in Vietnam, desperately trekking across 57 miles of harsh terrain infested with booby traps and enemy soldiers.

2020ActionSimulationRPG5.99 USDWindowsby Shadow Development
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Players who liked Lost Patrol also play

Steam players who put hours into Lost Patrol 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. Prime & Load : 1776

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Lost Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Lost Patrol.

    Set in the American Revolution, Prime & Load : 1776 lets command and control your very own regiment.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Lost Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Lost Patrol.

    Iran has nuclear weapons and one is sitting on a fully fueled ICBM going through its final launch checklist. Fight your way through Afghanistan, make it over the Iranian border, infiltrate the missile base and permanently stop the countdown in this super fast, high intensity on-rails shooter.

    2015Action3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Söldner: Secret Wars Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Lost Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Lost Patrol.

    Söldner! Enjoy third-person combat, make use of a fully destructible environment. Customize your character and start combat on the huge worldmap (6500*3500 km), selecting your gear from over 100 firearms. Get into battle the way you want by employing over 120 vehicles. Take your tour now!

    ActionStrategySimulationSteam ↗
  4. Fuga: Melodies of Steel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Lost Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Lost Patrol.

    Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG where you place children, each with their own unique characteristics and skills, at different gun turrets in a tank to fight against the enemy.

    2021StrategySimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Lost Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Lost Patrol.

    The sequel to the captivating tale of Fuga: Melodies of Steel has arrived! This turn-based RPG is back with a ramped up battle system for more strategy, as well as a brand new event system that gives you more thrilling choices to affect your experience!

    2023StrategySimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Winter Fury: The Longest Road

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Lost Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Lost Patrol.

    Battle for survival against intimidating bosses like Tiger tanks, Steam Trains, and Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aircraft. From close-quarter combat in concrete bunkers to sinking a destroyer with cannon fire, each mission offers arcade shooting action.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation18.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. [ARCHIVED] Destiny of Heroes

    WHY THIS

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

    Destiny of Heroes is a twin-stick, squad-based shooter set in occupied Indonesia at the end of World War II. Fighting Dutch and Japanese colonizers, you will lead the struggle for independence, in a heroic struggle against foreign tyrants. Liberty or death!

    ActionStrategySteam ↗
  8. Headquarters: World War II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Lost Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Lost Patrol.

    Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.

    2024StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Lost Patrol on Steam right now. Shares Action with Lost Patrol.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lost Patrol on Steam right now. Shares Action and Simulation with Lost Patrol.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lost Patrol on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and RPG with Lost Patrol.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Lost Patrol on Steam right now. Shares Action with Lost Patrol.

    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. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lost Patrol on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Lost Patrol.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lost Patrol on Steam right now. Shares Action with Lost Patrol.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lost Patrol on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Lost Patrol.

    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 ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lost Patrol on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Lost Patrol.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

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

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Waves

    WHY THIS

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

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike 2

    WHY THIS

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

    For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

    WHY THIS

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

    Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.

    2015ActionFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Unturned

    WHY THIS

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

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. SCP: Secret Laboratory

    WHY THIS

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

    Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

    2017ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lost Patrol

How much does Lost Patrol cost?
Lost Patrol is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lost Patrol?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lost Patrol are Prime & Load : 1776, Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear, Söldner: Secret Wars Remastered.
Who developed Lost Patrol?
Lost Patrol was developed by Shadow Development and published by Pixel Games UK.

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 Lost Patrol.

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