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Games like Time Survivors

If Time Survivors is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rogue Survivors, Halls of Torment and Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its polished audiovisual personality, challenging and comedic. 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 Time Survivors: The Most Historically Inaccurate Roguelike Ever Made. Slay hordes of minions as Lincoln, Tesla, Cleopatra and other historic heroes with unique abilities! Fight through various historical eras, collect resources, unlock and enhance gameplay through a deep skill-tree metaprogression.

2024ActionIndieRPGCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Lunar Chili
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Steam players who put hours into Time Survivors 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. Rogue Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Time Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    Rogue Survivor is a casual top-down shooter game where you try to survive as long as enemy waves finishes. Choose different heroes and different skills to make better builds.

    2024ActionIndieRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Time Survivors.

    Second-strongest match for Time Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression and a challenging mood with Time Survivors.

    Third-strongest match for Time Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    A roguelite survivor game set in the beloved world of Pathfinder. Enter Gallowspire, Pathfinder’s legendary tower of darkness, alongside your fearless companion. Slay hordes of enemies, upgrade your arsenal, and overcome deadly bosses to seal away the ancient king of undeath Tar-Baphon!

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. FatalZone

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression and a challenging mood with Time Survivors.

    Ranked #4 for Time Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    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!

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression and a funny mood with Time Survivors.

    Ranked #5 for Time Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    Slash and survive a typical workday as Dracula's overworked and underappreciated servant! You'll have a bloody good time as you rampage through New Orleans to find fresh victims for your narcissistic boss.

    2023ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Choo Choo Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression and a whimsical mood with Time Survivors.

    Ranked #6 for Time Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    Drive your train to safety while shooting down endless hordes of zombies blocking your way. Upgrade your weapons and abilities and become absurdly powerful!

    2023ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Twilight Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression and a funny mood with Time Survivors.

    Ranked #7 for Time Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Time Survivors.

    Ranked #8 for Time Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Time Survivors

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. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Time Survivors.

    Reviewers of Time Survivors cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Time Survivors cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    To hunt vampires, you'll need guns. Lots of guns. Mow down hordes of undead creatures by stacking your guns into absurd, over-the-top builds. Unleash your firepower and survive the mayhem in this Roguelite Survivors FPS.

    2024ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Time Survivors.

    Reviewers of Time Survivors cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Time Survivors at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Time Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Time Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Time Survivors.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Time Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Time Survivors.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Time Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Time Survivors.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Time Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Time Survivors.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Time Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Time Survivors.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Time Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action with Time Survivors.

    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.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Time Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Time Survivors.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    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 Time Survivors.

    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. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Time Survivors.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Time Survivors.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Time Survivors.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Time Survivors.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression and a challenging mood with Time Survivors.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    A roguelite survivor game set in the beloved world of Pathfinder. Enter Gallowspire, Pathfinder’s legendary tower of darkness, alongside your fearless companion. Slay hordes of enemies, upgrade your arsenal, and overcome deadly bosses to seal away the ancient king of undeath Tar-Baphon!

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression and a funny mood with Time Survivors.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    Slash and survive a typical workday as Dracula's overworked and underappreciated servant! You'll have a bloody good time as you rampage through New Orleans to find fresh victims for your narcissistic boss.

    2023ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Time Survivors.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Time Survivors.

    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Time Survivors

Does Time Survivors run on Steam Deck?
Time Survivors 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 Time Survivors cost?
Time Survivors is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Time Survivors?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Time Survivors are Rogue Survivors, Halls of Torment, Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors.
Who developed Time Survivors?
Time Survivors was developed by Lunar Chili.

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 Time Survivors.

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