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Shares secret hunting and weapon variety with Anomalous.
- $1.49 (Price checked Oct 31)
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Games like Anomalous
- 30 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Anomalous also play
The closest matches to Anomalous: DEAD TRASH, Dread Templar, SPRAWL, WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, and INCISION. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares secret hunting with Anomalous.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
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WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Why this: Shares weapon variety with Anomalous.
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INCISION
Why this: Also Boomer Shooter and Gore, like Anomalous.
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Forgive Me Father
Why this: Shares boss fight design with Anomalous.
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: Byron Dunwoody
- Price: $8.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 84% of 82 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Grim dystopian world feels alive with hostility
- Relentless forward drive keeps you moving
- Retro inspired but refuses to be an imitation
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Hypnotic
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Anomalous
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Quake
Why this: Shares secret hunting with Anomalous.
Half-Life 2
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Anomalous.
Killing Floor
Why this: Also Gore and Violent, like Anomalous.
DOOM
Why this: Same intense mood as Anomalous.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Anomalous at current Steam store prices.
Zortch
Why this: Shares secret hunting and weapon variety with Anomalous.
REVEREND
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Anomalous.
BUTCHER
Why this: Also Gore and Violent, like Anomalous.
CARNAL
Why this: Shares enemy variety with Anomalous.
Painkiller Overdose
Why this: Also Boomer Shooter and Gore, like Anomalous.
Monument
Why this: Shares secret hunting with Anomalous.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Anomalous, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
PAPERHEAD EP.0
Why this: Shares weapon variety with Anomalous.
Darkenstein 3D
Why this: Shares secret hunting with Anomalous.
Hellbound: Survival Mode
Why this: Also Gore and Violent, like Anomalous.
STRAFTAT
Why this: Also Boomer Shooter and Gore, like Anomalous.
Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)
Why this: Also Gore and Old School, like Anomalous.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Why this: Shares weapon variety with Anomalous.
Forgive Me Father
Why this: Shares boss fight design with Anomalous.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Why this: Shares secret hunting with Anomalous.
About Anomalous
The closest matches to Anomalous: DEAD TRASH, Dread Templar, SPRAWL, WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, and INCISION. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Anomalous is your kind of game, the closest matches are DEAD TRASH, Dread Templar and SPRAWL — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and hypnotic, and single out its boss fight design and enemy variety. 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.
About Anomalous: A SHORT and sweet pixelated low fidelity 90s throwback hyper-fast action shooter. Survive and fight through a city overrun with manufactured monstrosities, biomass horrors, and a military authority trying to purge everything living. Heavy metal / techno soundtrack featuring BOD Music
Is Anomalous worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 84% of 82 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $8.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Grim dystopian world feels alive with hostility
- Relentless forward drive keeps you moving
- Retro inspired but refuses to be an imitation
- Satisfying weapon variety and impact
People who play it also play: DEAD TRASH, Dread Templar, SPRAWL
Frequently asked about Anomalous
Can I run it?
Does Anomalous run on Steam Deck?
Anomalous is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Anomalous cost?
Anomalous is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Anomalous?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Anomalous are DEAD TRASH, Dread Templar, SPRAWL.
Who developed Anomalous?
Anomalous was developed by Byron Dunwoody.