Games like They Don't Sleep
If They Don't Sleep is your kind of game, the closest matches are BITGUN, FALL and Dawn of Survivor — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its satisfying gameplay loop, challenging and contemplative. 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 They Don't Sleep: Eat, sleep, and shoot zombies in this survival simulator with roguelite elements. Battle to survive until you die and do it all over again. Level up your skills and keep your child alive as you fight to escape your wintry hell.
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BITGUN
WHY THIS
Top pick for They Don't Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
BITGUN is an action roguelite zombie shooter with difficult and satisfying combat you can learn and master. Guns break quickly and you lose all your gear when you die.
FALL
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with They Don't Sleep.
Second-strongest match for They Don't Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
In the past, the world was almost invaded by zombies.You will play the commander of the remaining survivor camp, searching for hope for the last surviving companions, forming and assigning your special police squad to explore this post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies!
Dawn of Survivor
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for They Don't Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
A third-person survivor roguelike game where waves of zombies come at you. By killing them, you get random opportunities to acquire equipment, weapons, and new skills. You can have up to 8 skills, giving you immense power. Come and see how far you can go!
The Last Stand: Aftermath
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with They Don't Sleep.
Ranked #4 for They Don't Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.
Project Of Cooling The Earth
WHY THIS
Shares time management and a stressful mood with They Don't Sleep.
Ranked #5 for They Don't Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with They Don't Sleep.
Players must survive in the ruins of the human world and face various survival challenges and dangers. Players need to search for resources in abandoned cities and wilderness, including food, water sources, construction materials, etc., to maintain survival and build safe shelters.
FatalZone
WHY THIS
Shares resource gathering and a stressful mood with They Don't Sleep.
Ranked #6 for They Don't Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
Astro Looter: Survivor
WHY THIS
Shares resource gathering and a stressful mood with They Don't Sleep.
Ranked #7 for They Don't Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
Gacha Fever
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with They Don't Sleep.
Ranked #8 for They Don't Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
Gacha Fever is a suvivors like in a cute and colorful universe. You will fight waves of monsters with various weapons, from the machine gun to the magical girl wand and the Bubble Tea Canon ! Just be careful of the area !
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The Last Stand: Aftermath
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with They Don't Sleep.
Reviewers of They Don't Sleep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.
The Last Stand Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Reviewers of They Don't Sleep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
Survive the zombie apocalypse and make humanity's last stand in this three-game legacy bundle, revamped for modern hardware. Explore, build, and survive for as long as you can in The Last Stand, The Last Stand 2, and The Last Stand: Union City.
Dome Keeper
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with They Don't Sleep.
Reviewers of They Don't Sleep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Simulation with They Don't Sleep.
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below They Don't Sleep at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under They Don't Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
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 ~67% under They Don't Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
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 ~67% under They Don't Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with They Don't Sleep.
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 ~67% under They Don't Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Action and Simulation with They Don't Sleep.
"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!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under They Don't Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
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 ~67% under They Don't Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with They Don't Sleep.
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 ~67% under They Don't Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Orbt XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under They Don't Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with They Don't Sleep.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with They Don't Sleep.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with They Don't Sleep.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with They Don't Sleep.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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Frequently asked about They Don't Sleep
- How much does They Don't Sleep cost?
- They Don't Sleep is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to They Don't Sleep?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside They Don't Sleep are BITGUN, FALL, Dawn of Survivor.
- Who developed They Don't Sleep?
- They Don't Sleep was developed by Missing Middle Games.
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