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Games like Badlanders

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  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Badlanders also play

The closest matches to Badlanders: Lost Light, Left to Survive: Zombie Shooter, XERA: Survival, Blood Strike, and The Cycle: Frontier. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Gun Customization and Third-Person Shooter, like Badlanders.

    • Free
    • 2022
  1. Rank 06

    Deadside

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2024
  2. Rank 07

    ARC Raiders

    Why this: Same stressful mood as Badlanders.

    • $39.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2025

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Badlanders

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Lost Light

    Also Gun Customization and Third-Person Shooter, like Badlanders.

    • 53% of 6,245 reviews
  2. 2
    Left to Survive: Zombie Shooter

    Same competitive mood as Badlanders.

    • 57% of 156 reviews
  3. 3
    XERA: Survival

    Same atmospheric mood as Badlanders.

    • 64% of 2,413 reviews
  4. 4
    Blood Strike

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 77% of 5,631 reviews
  5. 5
    The Cycle: Frontier

    Genres: Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

    • 77% of 283 reviews
  6. 6
    Deadside

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 15,911 reviews
  7. 7
    ARC Raiders

    Same stressful mood as Badlanders.

    • 85% of 187,754 reviews
  8. 8
    Farlight 84

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer

    • 73% of 19,657 reviews
  9. 9
    Deadswitch 3

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 70% of 606 reviews
  10. 10
    Battle Teams 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer

    • 54% of 787 reviews
  11. 11
    Scavengers

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Free To Play

    • 62% of 4,768 reviews
  12. 12
    STRIDEN

    Genres: Action, Early Access

    • 66% of 147 reviews
  13. 13
    Afterinfection

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 57% of 261 reviews
  14. 14
    Ring of Elysium

    Genres: Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

    • 72% of 233 reviews
  15. 15
    Fractured Lands

    Genres: Action, Early Access

    • 54% of 110 reviews
  16. 16
    Lost Rift

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 74% of 583 reviews
  17. 17
    PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer

    • 66% of 444,764 reviews
  18. 18
    Dead District: Survival

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 55% of 106 reviews
  19. 19
    Survarium

    Genres: Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG

    • 53% of 7,419 reviews
  20. 20
    Arena Breakout: Infinite

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 77% of 24,612 reviews
  21. 21
    Spacelords

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 51% of 1,550 reviews
  22. 22
    The Midnight Walkers

    Genres: Action, Indie, Early Access

    • 65% of 451 reviews
  23. 23
    Marauders

    Genres: Action, Early Access

    • 70% of 10,938 reviews
  24. 24
    Apex Legends™

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Free To Play

    • 77% of 441,156 reviews
Badlanders — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2022
  • Developer: 101.Studio
  • Price: Free to play
  • 53% of 657 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Strategy, Simulation, Free To Play, Early Access
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Cross platform play with pc and mobile
  • Loot carries over between matches
  • Mix of fortnite and survival mechanics
  • Atmospheric
  • Competitive
  • Stressful

About Badlanders

The closest matches to Badlanders: Lost Light, Left to Survive: Zombie Shooter, XERA: Survival, Blood Strike, and The Cycle: Frontier. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Badlanders is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lost Light, Left to Survive: Zombie Shooter and XERA: Survival — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, competitive and stressful, and single out its cross platform play and loot retention between matches. 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 Badlanders: The Red Beach Shelter once housed the world's most advanced weapon tech. However, it was short-lived as war broke out. The only things left on that beach are massive ruins, competing scavengers, and endless opportunities... Gear up and get ready to enter the hot zone of riches and danger!

Is Badlanders worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 53% of 657 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
  • Not supported on Steam Deck.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Game is full of hackers using auto aim as well as other features that give them an unfair advantage and thus ruins the game for most people. I'm saddened to say that this game has the same problem that you find on a lot of free to play fps…”
207 h played
“The start and intro into the game is very nice and easy compared to the two counterparts that this game has which helps build an understanding of small mechanics before facing real players. After facing real players, there is a significant…”
4 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Lost Light, Left to Survive: Zombie Shooter, XERA: Survival

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Frequently asked about Badlanders

Can I run it?

Does Badlanders work on Steam Deck?

Badlanders is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.

Is Badlanders free to play?

Yes — Badlanders is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

Does Badlanders have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Badlanders supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).

What games are most similar to Badlanders?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Badlanders are Lost Light, Left to Survive: Zombie Shooter, XERA: Survival.

Who developed Badlanders?

Badlanders was developed by 101.Studio.