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Games like Deadzoned

If Deadzoned is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ad Iterum, Sword of Fargoal and EmbeRogue — 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 Deadzoned: Deadzoned is a sci-fi turn-based action Roguelike. Blast your way through zones battling dangerous creatures, bandits, and the environment itself. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the variety of resources you stumble upon to survive and save the fate of the planet!

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Deadzoned — Steam game cover

Players who liked Deadzoned also play

Steam players who put hours into Deadzoned 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. Ad Iterum

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Deadzoned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Deadzoned.

    Ad Iterum is a turn-based top-down 2D roguelike set in a decaying, ever-shifting world. Flesh is fragile, but you can hack it. Enhance your body, embrace mutations, or form ancient blood pacts. Descend into the depths, scavenge what’s left of humanity, and crawl back...if you can. Kill. Die. Repeat.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Sword of Fargoal

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Deadzoned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Deadzoned.

    In this classic roguelike, released in 1983 for the Commodore 64 by Epyx, search the dark depths of a twisted dungeon, teeming with fiendish enemies and dangerous traps, for the legendary Sword of Fargoal, the only thing that can defeat the evil wizard Umla.

    2022AdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. EmbeRogue

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Deadzoned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deadzoned.

    EmbeRogue is a real roguelike: turn-based, grid-based and boom-based, where everything can burn. Make your escape or tame your inner flames to defeat the FireLords.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Conqueror Of Time

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Deadzoned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Deadzoned.

    Conqueror Of Time is a traditional dungeon crawl rogue game with a time travel theme. Choose a character from different time periods and fight your way through dungeons using various items from different times and spaces. Use time travel abilities to fight alongside your past or future self.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Approaching Infinity

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Deadzoned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deadzoned.

    Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure13.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Zorbus

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Deadzoned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Deadzoned.

    Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.

    2022IndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Deadzoned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Deadzoned.

    Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.

    2020StrategyAdventureRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Shattered Pixel Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Deadzoned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deadzoned.

    Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a traditional roguelike dungeon crawler that's simple to start but hard to master! Every game is a unique challenge, with six different heroes, randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from caiys

Other recommendable Steam games by caiys, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Boneraiser Minions

    WHY THIS

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Deadzoned. Shares Indie and RPG with Deadzoned.

    Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Spirits Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Deadzoned. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deadzoned.

    Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?

    2020ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Voids Vigil

    WHY THIS

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Deadzoned. Shares Indie with Deadzoned.

    Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!

    2025ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Skelly Selest

    WHY THIS

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Deadzoned. Shares Indie with Deadzoned.

    Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Straimium Immortaly

    WHY THIS

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Deadzoned. Shares Indie with Deadzoned.

    Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.

    2016ActionIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Echo of the Wilds

    WHY THIS

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Deadzoned. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deadzoned.

    Echo of the Wilds is a puzzly narrativy adventure, featuring randomised wilderness survival. Explore and survive this mysterious tale of wilds. Gather resources to build gear and sustain yourself, learning new skills, lore and the intertwining interactions between the various areas, seasons, and weather.

    2014IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Xenosensory

    WHY THIS

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Deadzoned. Shares Indie with Deadzoned.

    Xenosensory is a short incremental game with horror themes. Use your cursor to bust Xenos and save convicts then spend your research points on skill tree upgrades, actions, gadgets, and uncover the true horrifying nature of this space station nightmare.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Ilamentia

    WHY THIS

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Deadzoned. Shares Indie with Deadzoned.

    Ilamentia is an experimental abstract puzzler where you must first discover the level mechanics before solving them. Delve into mysterious mind-bending levels that each have unique mechanics to explore that will test the limits of every facet of your cognitive faculties.

    2014Indie2.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Deadzoned

What games are most similar to Deadzoned?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deadzoned are Ad Iterum, Sword of Fargoal, EmbeRogue.
Who developed Deadzoned?
Deadzoned was developed by caiys and published by caiysware.

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 Deadzoned.

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