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Games like Before The Dawn

If Before The Dawn is your kind of game, the closest matches are My Last Stand: Survivors, Astro Looter: Survivor and Section 13 — 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 Before The Dawn: ”Before the Dawn“ is a top-down view roguelite shooter game! In an infected city with endless deads, faced with the constantly coming Deads, choose different tactics and find the way out through overwhelming firepower!

2024IndieAdventureCasual2.49 USDWindowsby Kenley 孤城画角
Before The Dawn — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Before The Dawn 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. My Last Stand: Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Before The Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Before The Dawn.

    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.

    2025ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Astro Looter: Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Before The Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Before The Dawn.

    Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Section 13

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Before The Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before The Dawn.

    Unravel a thrilling sci-fi mystery in this action-packed twin-stick roguelite shooter. Select your load-out, stack up temporary and persistent upgrades, and delve into the depths of a subterranean base, either alone or in a group of up to 3 players.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Stellar Interface

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Before The Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Before The Dawn.

    Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.

    2016ActionIndieCasual12.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. ATOMINE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Before The Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Before The Dawn.

    Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Last Stand: Aftermath

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Before The Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before The Dawn.

    From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Repetendium

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Before The Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before The Dawn.

    Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...

    2022ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. REPLIKATOR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Before The Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before The Dawn.

    In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Before The Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before The Dawn.

    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 ~60% under Before The Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Before The Dawn.

    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. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Before The Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Before The Dawn.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Before The Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Before The Dawn.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Before The Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Before The Dawn.

    "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 ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Before The Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Before The Dawn.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Before The Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Before The Dawn.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Before The Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Before The Dawn.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 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 Adventure with Before The Dawn.

    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 Indie with Before The Dawn.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Before The Dawn.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Before The Dawn.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Before The Dawn

How much does Before The Dawn cost?
Before The Dawn is listed on Steam at 2.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Before The Dawn?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Before The Dawn are My Last Stand: Survivors, Astro Looter: Survivor, Section 13.
Who developed Before The Dawn?
Before The Dawn was developed by Kenley 孤城画角 and published by Kenley 孤城画角, Paras 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 Before The Dawn.

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