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Games like Wild Bastards

If Wild Bastards is your kind of game, the closest matches are Void Bastards, GUNHEAD and Soulslinger: Envoy of Death — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and epic. 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 Wild Bastards: The spiritual successor to the award-winning game Void Bastards, Wild Bastards is a roguelike strategy shooter with heart-pounding FPS action, mod management, and a tactical campaign. Saddle up and lead the most notorious outlaws in the galaxy.

2024ActionStrategyIndie5.24 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Blue Manchu
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Steam players who put hours into Wild Bastards 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. Void Bastards

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Wild Bastards.

    Top pick for Wild Bastards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Wild Bastards.

    Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?

    2019ActionStrategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. GUNHEAD

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Wild Bastards.

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

    Gunhead is a fast paced strategic roguelike FPS where you take the role of a pirate mech with a gun for a head, looting derelict spaceships filled with monstrous drones made out of bone and steel. Sequel to the 2d roguelite Cryptark.

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Soulslinger: Envoy of Death

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Wild Bastards.

    Third-strongest match for Wild Bastards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    You are a gunslinger in limbo, involved in a gritty war against "The Cartel", a ruthless organization harvesting souls to break free of the shackles of the afterlife. Grow stronger with each new run, gather the essence of lost souls to take on the biggest threats in this rogue-lite FPS!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Eldritch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Wild Bastards.

    Ranked #4 for Wild Bastards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Not The Robots

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Wild Bastards.

    Ranked #5 for Wild Bastards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Wild Bastards.

    You are a robot in an office building. You have to eat furniture and not get caught. A mysterious story unfolds.Not The Robots is this year’s most exciting Roguelike Stealth Furniture Eating Simulator. It’s a game with random levels, permadeath, and the goal of eating furniture - which is also your stealth cover.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. MOTHERGUNSHIP

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Wild Bastards.

    Ranked #6 for Wild Bastards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.

    2018ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Deep Sky Derelicts

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Wild Bastards.

    Ranked #7 for Wild Bastards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Heat Signature

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Wild Bastards.

    Ranked #8 for Wild Bastards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Wild Bastards.

    Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Wild Bastards

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. Void Bastards

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Wild Bastards.

    Reviewers of Wild Bastards cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Wild Bastards.

    Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?

    2019ActionStrategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Weird West: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Wild Bastards cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an Action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Max Payne

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Wild Bastards.

    Reviewers of Wild Bastards cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Wild Bastards.

    Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…

    2011Action9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Red Dead Redemption 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Wild Bastards.

    Reviewers of Wild Bastards cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Wild Bastards.

    Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.

    2019ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Wild Bastards at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Wild Bastards on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    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 ~43% under Wild Bastards on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Wild Bastards on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wild Bastards.

    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 ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Wild Bastards on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wild Bastards.

    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 ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Wild Bastards on Steam right now. Shares Action with Wild Bastards.

    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 ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Wild Bastards on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    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 ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Wild Bastards on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Wild Bastards on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. 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 Wild Bastards.

    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 ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Wild Bastards.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Wild Bastards.

    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 ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. GUNHEAD

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Wild Bastards.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    Gunhead is a fast paced strategic roguelike FPS where you take the role of a pirate mech with a gun for a head, looting derelict spaceships filled with monstrous drones made out of bone and steel. Sequel to the 2d roguelite Cryptark.

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Eldritch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Wild Bastards.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. MOTHERGUNSHIP

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Wild Bastards.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Bastards.

    MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.

    2018ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Wild Bastards

Is Wild Bastards verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Wild Bastards is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Wild Bastards cost?
Wild Bastards is listed on Steam at 5.24 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Wild Bastards?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Wild Bastards are Void Bastards, GUNHEAD, Soulslinger: Envoy of Death.
Who developed Wild Bastards?
Wild Bastards was developed by Blue Manchu and published by Maximum Entertainment.

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