Games like The American War
If The American War is your kind of game, the closest matches are Jaws of Hell, Days Of Purgatory and A Long Survive — 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 The American War: The American War is a first person shooter that takes place during the Vietnam conflict. The narrative is told through comic book panels from the perspective of a US Veteran recounting his experience. The accuracy of this account is dubious, twisted by trauma and the use of military stimulants.
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Steam players who put hours into The American War 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.
Jaws of Hell
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Top pick for The American War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The American War.
A psychological boomer shooter set before The Hive Pandemic. Play as Clark—ex-farmer, husband, and future bounty hunter—who escapes to Mars after losing everything. But when alien tech surfaces and visions of your ex-wife Angela pull you into the Hive, reality begins to fracture.
Days Of Purgatory
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Second-strongest match for The American War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The American War.
Days of purgatory is a roguelike co-operative FPS that will challenge the most veteran of players with overwhelming hordes of demons. Journey through the infested zones to find supplies that will aid in surviving another night.
A Long Survive
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Third-strongest match for The American War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The American War.
A Long Survive is a cooperative shooter in which you'll have to survive waves of enemies. Protect the nexus by fortifying your area with various structures and prepare for the siege. Upgrade your weapons, strategize with your teammates, or play as a solo warrior. Will you Survive?
Battle of Vukovar: Rain of Steel
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Ranked #4 for The American War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with The American War.
Join the historic battle for Vukovar at the end of the 20th century through multiplayer combat. Play in teams choosing one of the five modes or outside the team in a free for all mode. Accomplish your goals using real weapons from the war while moving through an accurate simulation of the city map
House of Evil 2
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Ranked #5 for The American War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The American War.
House of Evil 2 - Survival horror survival with a first-person view, in which you can test your nerves for strength. Events take place in the mansion, which exists in reality.
Beast Brigade
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Ranked #6 for The American War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The American War.
The new mob arena game, Beast Brigade, delivers an intense, action-packed experience - bringing monsters and modern combat together. Armed with an arsenal of advanced and powerful weaponry, explore a wide variety of creatures to assist you.
Clown Of Duty
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Ranked #7 for The American War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The American War.
Experience the fast-paced contact with enemy, beautifully hand-crafted locations, gunsmithing, player customization and more, only in Clown of Duty!
Project Warlock
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Ranked #8 for The American War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The American War.
Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The American War at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~80% under The American War on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The American War.
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?
The Test
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Priced ~60% under The American War on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The American War.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under The American War on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The American War.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under The American War on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The American War.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
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Priced ~50% under The American War on Steam right now. Shares Action with The American War.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under The American War on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The American War.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
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Priced ~50% under The American War on Steam right now. Shares Action with The American War.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under The American War on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The American War.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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 The American War.
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.
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 The American War.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 The American War.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 The American War.
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 The American War.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The American War.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The American War.
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.).
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The American War.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Frequently asked about The American War
- How much does The American War cost?
- The American War is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does The American War have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — The American War supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to The American War?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The American War are Jaws of Hell, Days Of Purgatory, A Long Survive.
- Who developed The American War?
- The American War was developed by Posh Toffee 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 The American War.
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