Games like GROSS
If GROSS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Out of Ammo: Death Drive, Haunt Monster and State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark 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 GROSS: GROSS is a unique twist on the classic tower defense genre. After building your defenses, you will jump into the action to take on enemies head-on. Make sure to collect as much cash as possible to upgrade your defenses and stay ahead of the game. Can you outlast the waves of enemies?
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Steam players who put hours into GROSS 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.
Out of Ammo: Death Drive
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GROSS.
Top pick for GROSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with GROSS.
Death Drive is the apocalyptic sequel to Out of Ammo, a hybrid VR Tower Defense / FPS strategy game. Embark on a wild road trip developed exclusively for VR. Build defenses, scavenge scrap and and kill undead zombie hordes using an arsenal of firearms, melee weapons and mounted defenses.
Haunt Monster
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for GROSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with GROSS.
Haunt Monster is a FPS Action Roguelike game in a random generated environment. Build, defend and survive waves of zombies, monsters and aliens. Play solo or co-op with a friend to survive.
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for GROSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with GROSS.
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
Blood Waves
WHY THIS
Shares wave based survival and an intense mood with GROSS.
Ranked #4 for GROSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with GROSS.
Hardcore and bloody shooter where you will have to repel the attacks of the living dead using the destroying traps, defensive barricades and also weapon of close and long-range combat.
They Are Billions
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with GROSS.
Ranked #5 for GROSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with GROSS.
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Shadow Warrior
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with GROSS.
Ranked #6 for GROSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with GROSS.
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the classic 3D Realms’ shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.
VERSUS SQUAD
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for GROSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with GROSS.
Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!
How to Survive 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for GROSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with GROSS.
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
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Orcs Must Die!
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GROSS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with GROSS.
Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.
Sanctum
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with GROSS.
Reviewers of GROSS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with GROSS.
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
Orcs Must Die! 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with GROSS.
Reviewers of GROSS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with GROSS.
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
Sanctum 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GROSS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with GROSS.
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
X-Morph: Defense
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GROSS.
Reviewers of GROSS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with GROSS.
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
SENTRY
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GROSS.
Reviewers of GROSS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with GROSS.
SENTRY is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against invading aliens. Plot an escape route through hostile space and battle the enemy across your vessel with the support of traps, turrets and environmental destruction.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GROSS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with GROSS.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Orcs Must Die! 3
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with GROSS.
Reviewers of GROSS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with GROSS.
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below GROSS at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~49% under GROSS on Steam right now. Shares Action with GROSS.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~49% under GROSS on Steam right now. Shares Action with GROSS.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~49% under GROSS on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with GROSS.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~49% under GROSS on Steam right now. Shares Action with GROSS.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~49% under GROSS on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with GROSS.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~49% under GROSS on Steam right now. Shares Action with GROSS.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~49% under GROSS on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with GROSS.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~49% under GROSS on Steam right now. Shares Action with GROSS.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with GROSS.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with GROSS.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with GROSS.
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.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with GROSS.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with GROSS.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Frequently asked about GROSS
- Does GROSS run on Steam Deck?
- GROSS 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 GROSS cost?
- GROSS is listed on Steam at 1.94 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to GROSS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside GROSS are Out of Ammo: Death Drive, Haunt Monster, State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition.
- Who developed GROSS?
- GROSS was developed by hangry owl games and published by hangry owl games, Hawthorn Games.
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 GROSS.
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