Games like Xmas Apocalypse
If Xmas Apocalypse is your kind of game, the closest matches are ENERGY SURVIVORS, My Last Stand: Survivors and DOOMSDAY SURVIVORS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, funny and lighthearted. 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 Xmas Apocalypse: It's Christmas Eve during the Zombie Apocalypse and Santa has to gun down hordes of the undead or Christmas is ruined! Level up your firearms with upgrades from the Christmas skill tree and find the most destructive combinations. A festive horde-survival third-person shooter with roguelite elements.
Players who liked Xmas Apocalypse also play
Steam players who put hours into Xmas Apocalypse 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.
ENERGY SURVIVORS
WHY THIS
Top pick for Xmas Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Xmas Apocalypse.
In Energy Survivors, you play as a mercenary in a third-person shooter roguelite game. Your mission is to invade a hostile planet in search of its energy source. You can choose from a variety of upgrades to create unique and powerful builds that can change the course of the game.
My Last Stand: Survivors
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Xmas Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Xmas Apocalypse.
Zombies are approaching fast. You have nothing to trust but the weapon in your hand. Eliminate zombies as quickly as possible. Survive. Gain upgrade points to unlock different abilities. And become stronger. Hold your position until the end of time. Then you can escape from this bloody hell.
DOOMSDAY SURVIVORS
WHY THIS
Shares wave based survival, meta progression and a challenging mood with Xmas Apocalypse.
Third-strongest match for Xmas Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Xmas Apocalypse.
DOOMSDAY SURVIVORS is a doomsday survival rogue bullet hell shooting game. You can choose a variety of characters and choose different weapon combinations to pass the level. Super fast-paced game style, every game can bring you a different experience!
Alien Shooter 2 - New Era
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Xmas Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Xmas Apocalypse.
A desert, an abandoned city, cramped underground corridors of MAGMAs research centers, and for hundreds of kilometers around there is only darkness and thousands of monsters coming from all sides. You have only two options - to achieve your goal or die.
FatalZone
WHY THIS
Shares wave based survival, meta progression and a challenging mood with Xmas Apocalypse.
Ranked #5 for Xmas Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Xmas Apocalypse.
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!
Earl vs. the Mutants
WHY THIS
Shares wave based survival, meta progression and a funny mood with Xmas Apocalypse.
Ranked #6 for Xmas Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Xmas Apocalypse.
Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.
TROUBLE JUICE
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Xmas Apocalypse.
Ranked #7 for Xmas Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Xmas Apocalypse.
Trouble Juice is a Side Scrolling Shooter Roguelike set in a TV show tournament that is broadcasted across the universe. Use your character's special abilities, and unlock prizes in the Achievement Bingo. Become the ultimate champion and earn your place in the galaxy's hall of fame!
Dark Light: Survivor
WHY THIS
Shares wave based survival and a challenging mood with Xmas Apocalypse.
Ranked #8 for Xmas Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Xmas Apocalypse.
In a dying multiverse, the Phantom Train is your last hope. Traverse a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk world of nightmarish creatures. Experience dynamic shifts between top-down and third-person views, deep customization, and epic battles across universes in this action roguelike survival game.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Xmas Apocalypse at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Xmas Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Xmas Apocalypse.
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 ~57% under Xmas Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Action with Xmas Apocalypse.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Xmas Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Xmas Apocalypse.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Xmas Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and RPG with Xmas Apocalypse.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Xmas Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Xmas Apocalypse.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Xmas Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Xmas Apocalypse.
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 ~57% under Xmas Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Xmas Apocalypse.
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!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Xmas Apocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Xmas Apocalypse.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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 and Adventure with Xmas Apocalypse.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Xmas Apocalypse.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Xmas Apocalypse.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Xmas Apocalypse.
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.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Xmas Apocalypse.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and RPG with Xmas Apocalypse.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Xmas Apocalypse.
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!
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
Frequently asked about Xmas Apocalypse
- Does Xmas Apocalypse run on Steam Deck?
- Xmas Apocalypse is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Xmas Apocalypse cost?
- Xmas Apocalypse is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Xmas Apocalypse?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Xmas Apocalypse are ENERGY SURVIVORS, My Last Stand: Survivors, DOOMSDAY SURVIVORS.
- Who developed Xmas Apocalypse?
- Xmas Apocalypse was developed by gypynkt.
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 Xmas Apocalypse.
For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.