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Games like Animalistic

If Animalistic is your kind of game, the closest matches are Primordial Pain, FPSCore and AMID EVIL — 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 Animalistic: Animalistic is a fast-paced, ultraviolent, and stylish indie FPS game where you brutally clear room after room of creepy humanoid animals. Featuring a story-mode and endless wave mode!

2023ActionIndie8.99 USDWindowsby Keaton Applebaum
Animalistic — Steam game cover

Players who liked Animalistic also play

Steam players who put hours into Animalistic 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. Primordial Pain

    WHY THIS

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

    Primordial Pain is a brutally unforgiving, fast paced arena shooter with one key mechanic: Pain. Perform an elegant dance on the fine line between maximum power and certain death.

    2022ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. FPSCore

    WHY THIS

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

    Competitive arena based FPS. If you enjoyed the Quake series and are looking for a fast paced, skill based, action packed multiplayer PVP shooter then look no further. FPSCore comes packed with the old school movement mechanics you know and love; bunny hopping, rocket jumping, wall surfing and more!

    2026ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. AMID EVIL

    WHY THIS

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

    A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. FREAKHUNTER

    WHY THIS

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

    A dungeon-crawler-rail-shooter-action hybrid for sickos. Blast FREAKS into pieces with juicy non-traditional FPS gameplay!

    2024ActionIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT

    WHY THIS

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

    A BRAZILIAN BOOMER SHOOTER GAME MADE USING THE ID TECH 2 ENGINE! SHOOT, JUMP, EMBARK ON A JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO, HELL AND EVEN HEAVEN! SAVE BRAZIL!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Post Void

    WHY THIS

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

    Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.

    2020ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. HYPER DEMON

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Animalistic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Animalistic.

    HYPER DEMON is an FPS like no other. a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song. The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score. There is an end. Will it see you?

    2022ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Deadlink

    WHY THIS

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

    Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."

    2023ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Animalistic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Animalistic.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Animalistic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Animalistic.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Animalistic on Steam right now. Shares Action with Animalistic.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Animalistic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Animalistic.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Animalistic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Animalistic.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Animalistic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Animalistic.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Animalistic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Animalistic.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Animalistic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Animalistic.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Animalistic.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Keaton Applebaum

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

  1. Now Testing: 407

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Keaton Applebaum, the studio behind Animalistic. Shares Action and Indie with Animalistic.

    A puzzle-platform game taking place inside of a videogame where you can exploit glitches to solve puzzles and traverse outside of the actual game map.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Island Crusaders

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Keaton Applebaum, the studio behind Animalistic. Shares Action and Indie with Animalistic.

    Island Crusaders is a cute yet brutal tactical RTS game. Defend your home against swarms of enemies as your picturesque island gets stained by the blood of your enemies. Unlock new and unique units, strategically place and move them, and defeat the impending army.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Midnight Acres

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Keaton Applebaum, the studio behind Animalistic. Shares Action and Indie with Animalistic.

    Experience Midnight Acres — an indie farming sim by day, and intense FPS by night. Unwind and battle on, all in one game as you grow and nurture your farm, plan and upgrade turrets and defenses, engage in combat with horrifying beasts, and explore the beautiful and mysterious world around you!

    2023ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Animalistic

Does Animalistic work on Steam Deck?
Animalistic is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Animalistic cost?
Animalistic is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Animalistic?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Animalistic are Primordial Pain, FPSCore, AMID EVIL.
Who developed Animalistic?
Animalistic was developed by Keaton Applebaum and published by Applebomb 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 Animalistic.

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