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Games like Stale Nation

If Stale Nation is your kind of game, the closest matches are JongRo 3_Street, Into the Dead: Crimson Heights and Fleshport — 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 Stale Nation: Use stealth to escape the zombies at all costs in this intense zombie horror, walking simulator game. Do you have what it takes to survive and escape the zombies? Created by a solo developer, Stale Nation takes you on a story filled adventure through a zombie infested.

2023Adventure0.99 USDWindowsby Black Gate Studios
Stale Nation — Steam game cover

Players who liked Stale Nation also play

Steam players who put hours into Stale Nation 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. JongRo 3_Street

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Stale Nation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    "In the year 2024, South Korea has become a wasteland due to the Epsilon virus. South Korea is full of infected people. In this desolate landscape, a man hears a rumor about a path to salvation at Jongno 3-ga Station and decides to head there."

    2024ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Into the Dead: Crimson Heights

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Stale Nation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    Into the Dead: Crimson Heights is a VR survival horror game set in a confined apartment building at the beginning of a devastating zombie outbreak. Sneak, explore and fight back against the undead in a desperate attempt to survive.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Fleshport

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Stale Nation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    In this horror-adventure game, you play as a child lost in a dystopian parallel dimension where human flesh is a commodity and outsiders are on the menu. You must flee from, hide from, and misdirect various threats as you search for a portal that will bring you back home.

    2021IndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. SALVATIONLAND

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Stale Nation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    Dive into the dark world after the Flood. An exciting adventure awaits you as a young wanderer named Victor. Journey to the last city on Earth, whose fate rests solely in your hands. Defeat the elusive villain, destroy the sinister plans of the mysterious mayor, and become the liberating hero!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Skinless The Horror Story Quest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Stale Nation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    In "Skinless The Horror Story Quest," journey through a nightmarish blend of reality and hallucination. Wake up in a haunting hospital, face your fears in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, and confront the doctor behind the epidemic. Can you escape the darkness within and without?

    2024IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Zombies In The Dark

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Stale Nation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    Alan Rogers, who survived the zombie apocalypse since childhood, thanks to the invention of serum against the virus, follows a new order, allowing to seize any real estate if it is cleared of undead and goes to one of the three-storey mansions by the ocean to take possession of it.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Ideal Nightmare

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Stale Nation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    The dreams of the worshippers of an indescribable evil have been fulfilled, cloaked by the shadows survive the nightmare. Customize your arsenal to hunt the dark forces of hell sending them back from where they came from in a body bag.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Rotten Apple

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Stale Nation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    Join forces with up to 3 friends in Rotten Apple, a thrilling VR co-op zombie shooter! Face the apocalypse, tackle high-stakes challenges, and battle relentless undead hordes. Are you ready to conquer post-apocalyptic NYC together?

    2023ActionAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Stale Nation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Stale Nation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. aMAZE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Stale Nation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    aMaze is a straight-forward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure0.55 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. A Trip to Yugoslavia: Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Stale Nation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    A TRIP TO YUGOSLAVIA is an experimental interactive game with a theme of the old VCR player (with the ability to REWIND, PAUSE and FASTFORWARD).

    2017ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. aMAZE Classic

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Stale Nation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    aMAZE Classic is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with abstraction art and calm soundtrack.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure0.55 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Fuhrer in LA - Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Stale Nation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    Fuhrer in a LA is a grindhouse-styled top-down action-adventure game which takes place around 1947, unraveling the truth about the demise of the Fuhrer post World War 2.

    2020ActionAdventureCasual0.55 USDSteam ↗
  7. Xvirus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Stale Nation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    Trapped inside your own computer—are you living a dream or a nightmare?

    2026ActionAdventure0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Gachi Heroes 2: Flexboll

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Stale Nation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    Everyone knows who the real king of Flex and today he is ready to teach you. Plunge into an incredible adventure, meet different characters from the universe "gachimuchi" and find out how deep you are ready to go. However, there is one problem...

    2019ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    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 ↗
  6. 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.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Stale Nation.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Stale Nation

How much does Stale Nation cost?
Stale Nation is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Stale Nation?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stale Nation are JongRo 3_Street, Into the Dead: Crimson Heights, Fleshport.
Who developed Stale Nation?
Stale Nation was developed by Black Gate Studios.

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 Stale Nation.

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