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Games like The Future Ends

If The Future Ends is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ghost Battalion, Trace Hunters and System Critical: The Race Against Time — 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.

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About The Future Ends: In a place dominated by machines an experienced soldier has been assigned to investigate a big robotics company that has committed various crimes against humanity and take control over the machines that have gone rogue.

2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDWindowsby Maroze Studio
The Future Ends — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Future Ends also play

Steam players who put hours into The Future Ends 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. Ghost Battalion

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Future Ends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Future Ends.

    A retro Sci-Fi First Person/Third Person shooter game similar to Star Wars: Battlefront and Rogue Squadron series. The player can choose to battle the alien race and their monster creations in Single-Player or in Multiplayer mode.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure18.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Trace Hunters

    WHY THIS

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

    Trace Hunters is a third-person shooter where you pilot a futuristic combat vehicle. Outnumbered and alone, blast through hordes of enemies to discover precious resources and traces of lost technology. Unlock new weapons to take on even greater challenges!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. System Critical: The Race Against Time

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Future Ends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Future Ends.

    Fun and challenging retro style run and gun platform shooter. Blast your arm cannon, use grenades, shields, and melee weapons, dodge projectiles and make your way through the carefully crafted levels. Discover secret areas and destroy objects while navigating obstacles and defeat bosses to progress

    2022ActionAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Project Mind

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Future Ends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Future Ends.

    RAID hostile spaceships, BUILD powerful ships, and RECRUIT skilled crew members to expand your fleet! Jump into this action-packed shooter and fight to keep Project Mind from falling into the wrong hands...

    ActionAdventureEarly AccessSteam ↗
  5. Scrapland Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Future Ends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Future Ends.

    The cult game that marked MercurySteam's origins returns; a sci-fi adventure with memorable characters, powerful ships and humor! Enjoy intense Multiplayer battles and races with ships you build.

    2021ActionAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. EXOMECHA

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Future Ends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Future Ends.

    EXOMECHA™ is a brand-new multiplayer shooter that takes place in OMECHA, an untouched planet with exotic environments. It offers you a breathtaking sci-fi gaming experience with its infantry, vehicular and mecha combat.

    2026ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  7. Zerograve

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Future Ends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Future Ends.

    Pilot a nimble combat drone in zero gravity with six degrees of freedom. Blast your way through tons of robots and break apart huge bosses on your way to the station mainframe. Experiment with the dual loadout system to find the weapon combinations that suit your playstyle best!

    2022ActionIndie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Master The Sky - Drones Unleashed

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Future Ends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Future Ends.

    "Master The Sky - Drones Unleashed." Immerse yourself in adrenaline-pumping races and explore a multitude of captivating landscapes. Elevate your drone piloting skills to unprecedented heights today.

    2023ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Future Ends at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Future Ends on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Future Ends.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Future Ends on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Future Ends.

    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 ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Future Ends on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Future Ends.

    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 ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Future Ends on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Future Ends.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Future Ends on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Future Ends.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Future Ends on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Future Ends.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Future Ends on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Future Ends.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Future Ends on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Future Ends.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 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 and Adventure with The Future Ends.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Future Ends.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 The Future Ends.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Future Ends

How much does The Future Ends cost?
The Future Ends is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Future Ends?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Future Ends are Ghost Battalion, Trace Hunters, System Critical: The Race Against Time.
Who developed The Future Ends?
The Future Ends was developed by Maroze Studio.

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 Future Ends.

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