Games like Project Lazarus
If Project Lazarus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Project Lazarus 2, CRYPTARK and Rogue: Genesia — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its leaderboard adds replayability, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Project Lazarus: You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
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Project Lazarus 2
WHY THIS
Shares mech customization and an atmospheric mood with Project Lazarus.
Top pick for Project Lazarus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Project Lazarus.
Deploy, adapt, and upgrade your mech in Project Lazarus 2—the next evolution of survival and rogue-lite action! Battle relentless enemies, unlock powerful upgrades, and forge your own path. Gear up and push your limits as every run brings new strategies and intense challenges.
CRYPTARK
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Project Lazarus.
Second-strongest match for Project Lazarus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Rogue: Genesia
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Project Lazarus.
Third-strongest match for Project Lazarus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Project Lazarus.
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Achilles: Survivor
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a contemplative mood with Project Lazarus.
Ranked #4 for Project Lazarus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.
Battle Grid
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Project Lazarus.
Ranked #5 for Project Lazarus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Face relentless alien hordes, collect their resources and assemble an unstoppable squadron of mechs! In this Action Roguelite, discover game-breaking synergies, mix and match weapons and units, unlock upgrades, harvest and conquer alien planets.
Swarm Grinder
WHY THIS
Shares mech customization and an atmospheric mood with Project Lazarus.
Ranked #6 for Project Lazarus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Yet Another Zombie Survivors
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Project Lazarus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Project Lazarus.
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Project Lazarus.
Ranked #8 for Project Lazarus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Project Lazarus.
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.
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Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Project Lazarus.
Reviewers of Project Lazarus cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Casual with Project Lazarus.
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!
The Riftbreaker
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Project Lazarus.
Reviewers of Project Lazarus cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
Hades
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Project Lazarus.
Reviewers of Project Lazarus cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Project Lazarus.
Reviewers of Project Lazarus cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Casual with Project Lazarus.
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.
Soulstone Survivors
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Project Lazarus cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Project Lazarus at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Project Lazarus on Steam right now. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Project Lazarus on Steam right now. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Project Lazarus on Steam right now.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Project Lazarus on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Project Lazarus.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Project Lazarus on Steam right now. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
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!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Project Lazarus on Steam right now. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Project Lazarus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Project Lazarus.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Project Lazarus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Project Lazarus.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
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.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
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!
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!
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Casual with Project Lazarus.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Peggle Extreme
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Project Lazarus.
Peggle Extreme delivers fast-paced puzzle action that combines elements of pinball and pachinko to create a truly unique game experience. Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun, now exclusively themed with art and sounds from Half-Life: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Terapoly, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Tavern Tycoon - Dragon's Hangover
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Project Lazarus.
Another title from Terapoly, the studio behind Project Lazarus.
Run your fantasy RPG tavern - let travellers take shelter for the night and serve 'em the best mead of their life with a good dose of humor.
Domino Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Project Lazarus.
Another title from Terapoly, the studio behind Project Lazarus.
Domino Simulator is a physics-based sandbox game in which you place various domino tiles and pieces to construct domino chains. Enjoy the odd satisfaction of watching your creation fall one after the other. Ultimately, the floor is yours to fill and the how and the what is completely up to you.
What The Gravity
WHY THIS
Another title from Terapoly, the studio behind Project Lazarus. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
Prepare for the electrifying space adventure as a delivery specialist in the legendary United Space Force (USF). Embark on a high-octane delivery run, navigating treacherous space battlefields, and defying all odds to ensure the success of your critical mission - before the beer gets warm.
O Holy Knight
WHY THIS
Another title from Terapoly, the studio behind Project Lazarus. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
Master the art of formation and lead your medieval squad in strategic battles. Command, level up, and triumph over monstrous waves in this thrilling roguelite adventure!
Project Lazarus 2
WHY THIS
Shares mech customization and an atmospheric mood with Project Lazarus.
Another title from Terapoly, the studio behind Project Lazarus. Shares Action and Casual with Project Lazarus.
Deploy, adapt, and upgrade your mech in Project Lazarus 2—the next evolution of survival and rogue-lite action! Battle relentless enemies, unlock powerful upgrades, and forge your own path. Gear up and push your limits as every run brings new strategies and intense challenges.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
CRYPTARK
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Project Lazarus.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Achilles: Survivor
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a contemplative mood with Project Lazarus.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.
Swarm Grinder
WHY THIS
Shares mech customization and an atmospheric mood with Project Lazarus.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Project Lazarus.
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Yet Another Zombie Survivors
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Casual with Project Lazarus.
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Project Lazarus.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Casual with Project Lazarus.
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.
Frequently asked about Project Lazarus
- Is Project Lazarus verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Project Lazarus 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 Project Lazarus cost?
- Project Lazarus is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Project Lazarus?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Project Lazarus are Project Lazarus 2, CRYPTARK, Rogue: Genesia.
- Who developed Project Lazarus?
- Project Lazarus was developed by Terapoly.
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