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Games like STRIDEN

If STRIDEN is your kind of game, the closest matches are SOR.OP: Dark Shades, Beyond Enemy Lines - Vietnam and Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its creative team based objectives, 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.

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About STRIDEN: Loot, Build, Plunder and send the radio signal for freedom. STRIDEN is the fast-paced, sandbox looter shooter survival game that you've never experienced before.

2025ActionEarly AccessWindowsby 5 Fortress, Yahaha Games
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Blends extraction shooters with base buildingCreative team based objectivesDynamic escalation from looting to combatAtmosphericChallengingImmersive

Players who liked STRIDEN also play

Steam players who put hours into STRIDEN 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. SOR.OP: Dark Shades

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for STRIDEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with STRIDEN.

    SOR.OP: Dark Shades is a realistic first-person shooter from SNRC Studios with beautiful graphics, precise controls, and over 25 maps. Play in 6 modes, including Team Deathmatch, Free For All, Domination, and Zombie Mode. Tactics, skill, and teamwork are the key to victory.

    2026ActionEarly Access9.89 USDSteam ↗
  2. Beyond Enemy Lines - Vietnam

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for STRIDEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with STRIDEN.

    A tactical Vietnam War shooter with open mission areas. Infiltrate, ambush, or go in loud. Customize weapons, use vehicles, and play solo, in coop, or PvP. Create missions with the built-in editor.

    2026ActionIndieEarly Access12.74 USDSteam ↗
  3. Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6

    WHY THIS

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

    Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 is signature Black Ops across a cinematic single-player Campaign, a best-in-class Multiplayer experience and with the epic return of Round-Based Zombies.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  4. Polygonal Conflict

    WHY THIS

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

    Raise your army, crush the enemy defense, and seize air superiority in Polygonal Conflict. This is a massive-scale military sandbox where you directly control a vast arsenal of vehicles, command advanced AI, and personally smash through enemy lines across enormous battlefields

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. MILITARY

    WHY THIS

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

    MILITARY is a free to play realistic first-person military shooter. Show your skills and strategies using a huge selection of game maps and models and weapons. Join to players around the world in one of the most modern games on Steam!

    ActionSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  6. Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with STRIDEN.

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

    Red Orchestra Series' take on Vietnam: 64-player MP matches; 20+ maps; US Army & Marines, PAVN/NVA, NLF/VC; Australians and ARVN forces; 50+ weapons; 4 flyable helicopters; mines, traps and tunnels; Brutal. Authentic. Gritty. Character customization. And napalm in the morning.

    2017ActionStrategySimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WRAITH OPS

    WHY THIS

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

    WRAITH OPS delivers snappy gunplay, fast movement, and objective-based combat with a focus on teamwork and skill. No grind, no gimmicks. Just pure infantry action where every fight matters. Get in, squad up, and take control.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  8. '83

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with STRIDEN.

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

    '83 is a 40v40 squad based, objective focused online tactical first person shooter set in a Cold-War-Gone-Hot scenario. It's designed with 'accessible realism' for the most enjoyable, but still hardcore experience that gets you to the action fast, without losing the lethality of war.

    2026ActionStrategySimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to STRIDEN

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. Team Fortress 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!

    2007ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Counter-Strike

    WHY THIS

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

    Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.

    2000Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. DayZ

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with STRIDEN.

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

    How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

    2018ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with STRIDEN.

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

    PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play! Drop into diverse maps, loot unique weapons and supplies, and survive in an ever-shrinking zone where every turn could be your last.

    2017ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  5. Call of Duty®

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with STRIDEN.

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

    The Call of Duty® experience supports Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6, and Call of Duty®: Warzone™.

    2022ActionSteam ↗

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 with STRIDEN.

    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 with STRIDEN.

    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 STRIDEN.

    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 STRIDEN.

    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. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  8. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

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

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about STRIDEN

Does STRIDEN work on Steam Deck?
STRIDEN is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Does STRIDEN have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — STRIDEN supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to STRIDEN?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside STRIDEN are SOR.OP: Dark Shades, Beyond Enemy Lines - Vietnam, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6.
Who developed STRIDEN?
STRIDEN was developed by 5 Fortress, Yahaha Games and published by 5 Fortress.

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 STRIDEN.

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