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Games like Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

If Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is your kind of game, the closest matches are Steel Swarm: SURVIVOR, Void Resurgence and Last Star — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and competitive. 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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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a single-player action roguelike released in 2025 by Funday Games and published by Ghost Ship Publishing. Set on the hostile Planet Hoxxes, players control a lone dwarf facing waves of alien creatures in top-down bullet-hell combat. The game features multiple dwarf classes with distinct specializations, build variety, character progression, and meta-progression systems alongside difficulty scaling. Players manipulate the environment while engaging in gun combat within a sci-fi underground setting. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, while players highlight the depth of the combat, the variety of class-based playstyles, and the strategic importance of digging escape routes. Competitive players are drawn to mastery challenges and unlockable content. The game holds an 88% positive rating from over 23,000 Steam reviews, runs verified on Steam Deck, and costs $12.99.

About Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor: DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!

2025Action12.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Funday Games
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Players who liked Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor also play

Steam players who put hours into Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor 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. Steel Swarm: SURVIVOR

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Steel Swarm: SURVIVOR is a fast-paced roguelite survivors game where you obliterate swarms with your drones. Set up formations, upgrade your drones, and overwhelm hordes of metal in each run. Take on enemy waves solo or in multiplayer co-op!

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Void Resurgence

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon variety, build variety, sci fi and an intense mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Second-strongest match for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.

    2025ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Last Star

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Last Star is a space shooter roguelite with tower defense elements. Pilot a spaceship to protect your solar core from endless waves of alien invaders. Upgrade both your core and spaceship to become unstoppable. Execute tactical counterattacks against alien motherships to slow down the invasion.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Cards and Guns

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Cards and Guns is a top-down arena shooter roguelite, where you’ll have to defeat hordes of creatures. Choose from a variety of cards and upgrades to create unique builds and survive to the end.

    2024ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Kitty's Last Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon upgrades, weapon variety and atmospheric with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Ranked #5 for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.

    2025ActionCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Sektori

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Ranked #6 for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.

    2025Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Yet Another Zombie Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

    2023ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Achilles: Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares wave based survival, build variety, action and a contemplative mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Ranked #8 for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.

    2025ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

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. Warhammer: Vermintide 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares difficulty scaling and an atmospheric mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Reviewers of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!

    2018ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Reviewers of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tom Clancy’s The Division™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Reviewers of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.

    2016ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Back 4 Blood

    WHY THIS

    Shares difficulty scaling and an immersive mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Reviewers of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.

    2021Action59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an immersive mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Reviewers of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    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 ↗
  6. REMNANT II®

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Reviewers of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    REMNANT II® pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG49.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

    WHY THIS

    Shares class specialization and an intense mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Reviewers of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource gathering, skill tree progression and atmospheric with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Reviewers of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.

    2026AdventureRPG69.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an immersive mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Priced ~62% under Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    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. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Shares wave based survival and roguelite progression with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Priced ~46% under Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    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 ↗
  5. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Priced ~62% under Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. ROUNDS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Rounds is a 1v1 rogue-lite shooter where each round gets more intense. The losing player of each round unlocks clever upgrades to create a better build to counter their opponent.

    2021ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Lily's Well

    WHY THIS

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

    It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

    2022IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. South Scrimshaw, Part One

    WHY THIS

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

    South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.

    2023IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Wheelchair Wizards

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Kitty's Last Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon upgrades, weapon variety and atmospheric with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.

    2025ActionCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sektori

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.

    2025Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Yet Another Zombie Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

    2023ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Achilles: Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares wave based survival, build variety, action and a contemplative mood with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

    Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.

    2025ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

Is Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor cost?
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor are Steel Swarm: SURVIVOR, Void Resurgence, Last Star.
Who developed Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor?
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor was developed by Funday Games and published by Ghost Ship Publishing.

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 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

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