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Games like A Way To Die

If A Way To Die is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cavity Busters, Star of Providence and Pixel Boy and the Ever Expanding Dungeon — 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 A Way To Die: Enter the human body with A Way To Die! Play as a disease that attempts to infect its host by contaminating organs and mutating! Discover new ways to win every time you play with all the different diseases!

2022ActionIndie6.31 USDWindowsby Gael Luguern
A Way To Die — Steam game cover

Players who liked A Way To Die also play

Steam players who put hours into A Way To Die 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. Cavity Busters

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for A Way To Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Star of Providence

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for A Way To Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.

    2017ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Pixel Boy and the Ever Expanding Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for A Way To Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    Pixel Boy and the ever expanding dungeon is an Action-RPG Shoot-em-up with dynamically generated stages across twenty levels and four acts each with an epic boss. Players can stack and combine power ups into over 6000 different powerful weapons as well as craft custom armours to overcome the dangers of the dungeon.

    2014ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  4. REPLIKATOR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for A Way To Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. ATOMINE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for A Way To Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Desert Of The Dead

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for A Way To Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    You are a mysterious wanderer traveling through the wilderness of the wild west. In cities and towns, people began to disappear, as in many cities the population became infected with a virus which turns people into zombies, and it is rumored that people from the government are behind this.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Dungeon Souls

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for A Way To Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Spell Disk

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for A Way To Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    Build unique synergy spell combos to destroy the hordes of monsters and bosses in this rogue-lite action game.

    2024ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Way To Die at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~84% under A Way To Die on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    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 ~53% under A Way To Die on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    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. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under A Way To Die on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Way To Die.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~68% under A Way To Die on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Way To Die.

    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 ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~76% under A Way To Die on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Way To Die.

    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 ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~84% under A Way To Die on Steam right now. Shares Action with A Way To Die.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under A Way To Die on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    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 ↗
  8. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under A Way To Die on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

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

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 with A Way To Die.

    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 Indie with A Way To Die.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  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 A Way To Die.

    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. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Way To Die.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Way To Die.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    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 ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Cavity Busters

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. REPLIKATOR

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Spell Disk

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with A Way To Die.

    Build unique synergy spell combos to destroy the hordes of monsters and bosses in this rogue-lite action game.

    2024ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about A Way To Die

How much does A Way To Die cost?
A Way To Die is listed on Steam at 6.31 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Way To Die?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Way To Die are Cavity Busters, Star of Providence, Pixel Boy and the Ever Expanding Dungeon.
Who developed A Way To Die?
A Way To Die was developed by Gael Luguern.

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 A Way To Die.

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