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Games like Heaven Dust 2

If Heaven Dust 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are 僵尸(THE JIANG SHI), Zombie War:New World and Abandoned World — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its enemy weaknesses dictate tactics, multiple endings encourage replayability and atmospheric. 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 Heaven Dust 2: Deep inside a research base, waking up from a cryogenic pod, you find yourself trapped in a living hell, surrounded by zombies. Heaven Dust 2 is a love letter to classic survival horror games featuring exploration, action, puzzles, and resource management.

2022ActionIndieAdventureRPG7.49 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby One Gruel Studio
Heaven Dust 2 — Steam game cover
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Enemy weaknesses dictate tacticsLevel design rewards thorough explorationMultiple endings encourage replayabilityAtmosphericChallengingImmersive

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Steam players who put hours into Heaven Dust 2 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. 僵尸(THE JIANG SHI)

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Heaven Dust 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

    This is an independently developed game based on Chinese folklore zombies. It tells the story of the player playing the role of demon catcher who goes deep into the ancient town of corpses and subdues the zombies through level by level investigation.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Zombie War:New World

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Heaven Dust 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

    "Zombie World War: New World" is a shooter where players and three AI teammates battle a massive zombie invasion. They must cooperate using skills and strategies to survive and defeat mutants. Intense combat with high-quality graphics and PBR materials providing a visually stunning experience.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Abandoned World

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Heaven Dust 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Heaven Dust 2.

    Third-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. After the big disaster you will face bad things

    2023ActionAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. CORPSE CARNIVAL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Heaven Dust 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

    "CORPSE CARNIVAL" is a top-down action-adventure game where you will play as Li Xiaomeng, a first-year student at the "Linge" Military Academy, and escape from a city filled with zombies and monsters alongside "Asami Yuki."

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. 蛊婆 Lady in Tomb

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust 2.

    Ranked #5 for Heaven Dust 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

    Gu Lady is a cartoon style third person action game. In the game, you'll have an adventure of nightmares and there are also puzzles for you to solve. You'll act Gu JiuXun, a Miao girl, to explore the grave filled with monsters,puzzles and traps,to save her younger sister!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure8.54 USDSteam ↗
  6. Secret Archives

    WHY THIS

    Shares backtracking exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust 2.

    Ranked #6 for Heaven Dust 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

    This is a third person shooter game The main plot is a secret experiment being conducted somewhere in the future During this process, a strange mineral was discovered and caused a large-scale infection The protagonist's task is to retrieve important "files" and escape from this place!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure12.79 USDSteam ↗
  7. You Will Die Here Tonight

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust 2.

    Ranked #7 for Heaven Dust 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

    Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Them and Us

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust 2.

    Ranked #8 for Heaven Dust 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

    Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Heaven Dust 2

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.

  1. Resident Evil 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust 2.

    Reviewers of Heaven Dust 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Heaven Dust 2.

    A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.

    2019Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Resident Evil 3

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Heaven Dust 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Heaven Dust 2.

    Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.

    2020Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Resident Evil

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust 2.

    Reviewers of Heaven Dust 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Heaven Dust 2.

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Heaven Dust

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust 2.

    Reviewers of Heaven Dust 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

    When you awake, you find yourself in a mansion, where was the secret research center, is now a maze full of horrible zombies and deadly traps. You'll have to escape by overcoming your fears, collecting items, solving innovative puzzles and revealing the cruel truth.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Heaven Dust 2 at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~87% under Heaven Dust 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

    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 ~60% under Heaven Dust 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

    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 ~50% under Heaven Dust 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust 2.

    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 ~73% under Heaven Dust 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust 2.

    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 ~80% under Heaven Dust 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust 2.

    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 ~87% under Heaven Dust 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Heaven Dust 2.

    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 ~60% under Heaven Dust 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

    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. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Heaven Dust 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust 2.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 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 and Adventure with Heaven Dust 2.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust 2.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Heaven Dust 2.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Heaven Dust 2.

    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 ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust 2.

    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 ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust 2.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Heaven Dust 2

Does Heaven Dust 2 run on Steam Deck?
Heaven Dust 2 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 Heaven Dust 2 cost?
Heaven Dust 2 is listed on Steam at 7.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Heaven Dust 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Heaven Dust 2 are 僵尸(THE JIANG SHI), Zombie War:New World, Abandoned World.
Who developed Heaven Dust 2?
Heaven Dust 2 was developed by One Gruel Studio and published by indienova.

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 Heaven Dust 2.

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