Games like Awaken
If Awaken is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Surge, Fighter X Fighter and STEAM TRIGGER — 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 Awaken: In Awaken, a punk world that combines 2D and 3D, the protagonist wakes up unexpectedly. On the way to escape, he shuttles among various forces in the world to complete various tasks. This is an action adventure game with RPG elements, full of surprises, waiting for you to explore and discover.
Players who liked Awaken also play
Steam players who put hours into Awaken 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.
The Surge
WHY THIS
Top pick for Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Awaken.
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
Fighter X Fighter
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Awaken.
Punch and kick! Live in fighting! Choose skills and strengthen talents to conquer various levels and enemies.
STEAM TRIGGER
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Awaken.
Die, adapt, and strike back in a brutal steampunk Metroidvania. Explore a collapsing machine city and take down towering bosses in precise 2.5D combat.
Dolls Nest
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Awaken.
Dolls Nest is a 3D action game where you can customize mecha girls and explore a ruined world. As a Frame Unit, your adventure will pit you against the gigantic autonomous factory world of Hod. Overcome obstacles using the parts at your disposal and uncover the mysteries that lie at its center.
Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Awaken.
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
Project MIKHAIL: A Muv-Luv War Story
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Awaken.
Set on an Earth where mankind is being steadily annihilated by the alien invaders known as the BETA, Project MIKHAIL lets you pilot a Tactical Surface Fighter in the war to save humanity!
SiNiSistar 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Awaken.
Step into a beautifully somber pixel art world of decay filled with grotesque, writhing abominations...A dark action RPG that follows the journey of a demon-slaying nun who must resist destruction and despair while purging the corruption from this world one boss after another!
SD GUNDAM BATTLE ALLIANCE
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Awaken.
SD Gundam Battle Alliance is a multiplayer Gundam action RPG where you can smash foes solo or with friends in thrilling mechanized combat. Acquire new mobile suits, power them up, and take them into battle in various missions!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Awaken at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Awaken.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Awaken.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Action with Awaken.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
How to Fish
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Awaken.
A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Awaken.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Awaken.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Awaken.
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 ~70% under Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Awaken.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
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 Awaken.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Awaken.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Awaken.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Awaken.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Awaken.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Electoral Carnage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Awaken.
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?
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Awaken.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
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Frequently asked about Awaken
- How much does Awaken cost?
- Awaken is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Awaken?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Awaken are The Surge, Fighter X Fighter, STEAM TRIGGER.
- Who developed Awaken?
- Awaken was developed by Beijing Xianfan Culture Co., Ltd..
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 Awaken.
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