Games like The Phoenix Initiative
If The Phoenix Initiative is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cosmic Ray, Cargo Runner: Faction Fracture and Gunblade Ranger — 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.
Get personalized picks →About The Phoenix Initiative: Play as one of the last surviving humans on a post-apocalyptic Earth, where resources are scarce and danger lurks around every corner. As you scavenge for supplies, fend off vicious enemies, and build a small colony, you must use your wits and combat skills to survive in this harsh new world.
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Cosmic Ray
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Top pick for The Phoenix Initiative fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
A game about exploring space in search of hospitable planets for colonization. Casual gameplay and short rounds make it a great option for killing a few minutes.
Cargo Runner: Faction Fracture
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Second-strongest match for The Phoenix Initiative fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
One wrong delivery can start a war. Smuggle cargo in a Tetris-style hold. Dodge faction inspections. Betray whoever pays. A pixel-art space rogue-like where every run is one bad jump from total loss.
Gunblade Ranger
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Third-strongest match for The Phoenix Initiative fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
An action shooting Roguelite focused on relentless attacks and brutal executions. Fight through the wasteland, execute enemies to restore ammo, collect weapons and mutations, and create your own killing build. Local 2 player co-op supported.
Another Castle
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Ranked #4 for The Phoenix Initiative fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
Sick of playing the "Damsel in Distress" Princess Peta ventures into an ever-changing Castle filled with gun wielding cult members, mysterious secrets and a whole heap of items to help boost her firepower. Another Castle is a fast-paced, challenging dungeon-crawling roguelike shooter.
One Shell Straight to Hell
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Ranked #5 for The Phoenix Initiative fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
One Shell Straight to Hell pits a heavily armed Padre Alexander against hordes of demons and the possessed in an isometric dungeon crawling, roguelite shooter with a pinch of base defence mechanics and a surly attitude.
WATERPUNK
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Ranked #6 for The Phoenix Initiative fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
A roguelite action game inspired by the legendary Enter the Gungeon and Nuclear Throne, set in a post-apocalyptic aquatic world. Shape your strategy by choosing which abilities shine by day and which awaken at night.
REPLIKATOR
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Ranked #7 for The Phoenix Initiative fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
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.
Space Scavenger
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Ranked #8 for The Phoenix Initiative fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Phoenix Initiative at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~83% under The Phoenix Initiative on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~50% under The Phoenix Initiative on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~67% under The Phoenix Initiative on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Phoenix Initiative.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~75% under The Phoenix Initiative on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Phoenix Initiative.
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.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~83% under The Phoenix Initiative on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Phoenix Initiative.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~50% under The Phoenix Initiative on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
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Priced ~50% under The Phoenix Initiative on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
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Priced ~50% under The Phoenix Initiative on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
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!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Liquidators
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Phoenix Initiative.
Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.
Gun Devil
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
GUN DEVIL is an explosive platformer about rescuing your kidnapped hell wife from Satan's child, the Caramelized Dumbass and his Pimp Legion.
Waves
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Phoenix Initiative.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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Frequently asked about The Phoenix Initiative
- How much does The Phoenix Initiative cost?
- The Phoenix Initiative is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Phoenix Initiative?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Phoenix Initiative are Cosmic Ray, Cargo Runner: Faction Fracture, Gunblade Ranger.
- Who developed The Phoenix Initiative?
- The Phoenix Initiative was developed by Nobody Cares.
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