Games like War of the Worlds
If War of the Worlds is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Lost, Dead Matter and Dying Light — 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.
Get personalized picks →About War of the Worlds: Hardcore horror open world survival game which throws the player into the middle of the extermination of mankind with the sole purpose of surviving long enough to find a way to bring down the alien machines. Loot buildings, fight off hostile survivors, stay hidden from the machines, and stay alive.
Players who liked War of the Worlds also play
Steam players who put hours into War of the Worlds 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.
The Lost
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Top pick for War of the Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with War of the Worlds.
You survive a bombing from enemy planes, you are knocked out and on an island with no contact to the outside world.
Dead Matter
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Second-strongest match for War of the Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with War of the Worlds.
After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.
Dying Light
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Third-strongest match for War of the Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with War of the Worlds.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
Survival: Lost Way
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Ranked #4 for War of the Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with War of the Worlds.
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.
Nemesis: Distress
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Ranked #5 for War of the Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with War of the Worlds.
NEMESIS DISTRESS is a unique multiplayer Sci-Fi horror experience that aims at creating unforgettable, cinematic moments. Remember – this is NOT a shooter, in Nemesis you are not the hunter. You are the PREY.
Level Zero: Extraction
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Ranked #6 for War of the Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with War of the Worlds.
Tactical extraction shooter meets immersive survival horror. Play as rival mercenaries fighting for loot, or as alien monsters hunting humans from the shadows. Solo or with friends, experience this unique dark take on asymmetrical PvPvE multiplayer.
Earthfall
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Ranked #7 for War of the Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with War of the Worlds.
NOW AVAILABLE! When the Earth falls to an extra-terrestrial invasion, humanity becomes an endangered species. Earthfall is a four-player cooperative shooter that challenges players to survive hordes of ruthless alien drones and their inscrutable masters.
Outpost Zero
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Ranked #8 for War of the Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with War of the Worlds.
Outpost Zero blends the genres of Multiplayer Base Building Survival and Simulation games in a Sci-Fi universe. On a lawless alien world, robotic scouts are tasked with building an Outpost for human colonists. Command AI minions, colonize the planet, and survive the perils of Gaiya.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with War of the Worlds.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with War of the Worlds.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with War of the Worlds.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with War of the Worlds.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with War of the Worlds.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with War of the Worlds.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with War of the Worlds.
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.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with War of the Worlds.
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.
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Frequently asked about War of the Worlds
- Does War of the Worlds have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — War of the Worlds supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to War of the Worlds?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside War of the Worlds are The Lost, Dead Matter, Dying Light.
- Who developed War of the Worlds?
- War of the Worlds was developed by FlipSwitch 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 War of the Worlds.
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