Games like Red Algorithm
If Red Algorithm is your kind of game, the closest matches are Protocol Omega: Resist and Survive, Crimsonland and The Chronicles: Wasteland Assault — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and intense. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Red Algorithm: Can you survive alone against hundreds of monsters? It's not easy. Try out Red Algorithm, a simple yet intense 2D top-down shooter with RPG elements. Pick up weapons, upgrade them, get new perks, and use powerful bonuses. Try out several different heroes against dangerous evil creatures.

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Steam players who put hours into Red Algorithm 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.
Protocol Omega: Resist and Survive
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Top pick for Red Algorithm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Red Algorithm.
In this 2.5D top-down shooter you command a damaged battle spaceship. Survive the waves of hostile enemies, upgrade your ship, discover hidden places and get your crew home.
Crimsonland
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Shares weapon upgrades, procedural generation and a nostalgic mood with Red Algorithm.
Second-strongest match for Red Algorithm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Red Algorithm.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
The Chronicles: Wasteland Assault
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Third-strongest match for Red Algorithm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Red Algorithm.
With nowhere else to run, you are forced to face off against wave after wave of an endless Screamer hoard. How long can you survive for? Strengthen you character, and bolster your armoury. Can you achieve the highest score, and trump your competitors by killing the most, and surviving the longest?
Custom Image Survivors
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Ranked #4 for Red Algorithm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Red Algorithm.
Your Images, Your Survival. Survive the swarm using your skills and your favorite images! Custom Image Survivors is a fully customizable Survivors-like game where you can replace those familiar-looking assets with any image you prefer.
The Buried Light
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Ranked #5 for Red Algorithm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Red Algorithm.
The Buried Light is a monochrome action-roguelike arena shooter where you play as degenerated, armed trees fighting a cosmic god. Enjoy an unforgiving bullet hell, selectively breed your traits to craft the perfect tree, and unleash devastating firepower to reclaim the sun.
Survival Of Exon
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Ranked #6 for Red Algorithm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Red Algorithm.
In Survival of Exon, strategic combat is key. Eliminate foes to collect coins and upgrade your character, becoming a force to be reckoned with. As the difficulty ramps up, you'll need to strategically enhance your gear to overcome the onslaught and emerge victorious.
Fight To The Death
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Shares wave based survival, skill tree progression, indie and a competitive mood with Red Algorithm.
Ranked #7 for Red Algorithm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Red Algorithm.
Fight To The Death is a roguelite game where you enter an arena filled with hundreds or even thousands of monsters. Utilizing each character's unique skills, collecting powerful items, crafting your own playstyle, and striving to be the last one standing.
The Lord of the Parties
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Shares a challenging mood with Red Algorithm.
Ranked #8 for Red Algorithm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Red Algorithm.
The lord of the parties is a brand new game that combines an RPG with a party shoot 'em up. Explore this unique fantasy world with your own allies!
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Frequently asked about Red Algorithm
- Is Red Algorithm free to play?
- Yes — Red Algorithm 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.
- What games are most similar to Red Algorithm?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Red Algorithm are Protocol Omega: Resist and Survive, Crimsonland, The Chronicles: Wasteland Assault.
- Who developed Red Algorithm?
- Red Algorithm was developed by Evgenii Andreev.
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 Red Algorithm.
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