Games like Maximum Apocalypse
Below are 28 hand-picked alternatives to Maximum Apocalypse for fans of action, adventure, rpg, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Maximum Apocalypse also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks, more from Mega Cat Studios, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Maximum Apocalypse: Scavenge, battle, survive! Choose your survivor and face diverse apocalyptic scenarios in this cooperative digital adaptation of the hit board game Maximum Apocalypse. Grab your friends or make new ones with 1-6 player apocalyptic roguelike gameplay.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Isle of Swaps
Top pick for Maximum Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Maximum Apocalypse.
Grab your cards, it's time to swap! Battle your school pals in this roguelite deckbuilder where you'll trade for new cards when you win defeat them and rip open booster packs looking for rare cards. Conquer everyones dungeon decks to become Critter Champion of the Playground!
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Hand of Fate 2
Second-strongest match for Maximum Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Maximum Apocalypse.
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
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Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast
Third-strongest match for Maximum Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Luck Beast is a Touhou Doujin Card-Strategy Game. Using cards across different seasons, join forces with duelists of unique abilities, face various opponents from all over Gensoukyo, and uncover the truth behind the Card Duel Incident!
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Nowhere Prophet
Ranked #4 for Maximum Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Maximum Apocalypse.
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
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Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party?
Ranked #5 for Maximum Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Maximum Apocalypse.
A deckbuilding board game RPG where every roll shapes your strategy.
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Circadian Dice
Ranked #6 for Maximum Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Circadian Dice is a game inspired by single-player deck-building games, but instead of upgrading a deck, you build up a set of dice! Use 10 different heroes and 60 game-warping relics to take on 13 hand-crafted scenarios, in runs that take 10-30 minutes. Lots of secrets and unlocks to discover!
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StarVaders
Ranked #7 for Maximum Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Maximum Apocalypse.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
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Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked
Ranked #8 for Maximum Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Maximum Apocalypse.
A cooperative tactical RPG set in the D&D universe. Embark on a fantasy tabletop adventure. Your quest, on your schedule.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Maximum Apocalypse.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Maximum Apocalypse.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Maximum Apocalypse.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Maximum Apocalypse.
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.
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Maximum Apocalypse.
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.
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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Maximum Apocalypse.
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.).
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Maximum Apocalypse.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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More from Mega Cat Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Mega Cat Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
Another title from Mega Cat Studios, the studio behind Maximum Apocalypse. Shares Action and Adventure with Maximum Apocalypse.
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
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Backyard Baseball '97
Another title from Mega Cat Studios, the studio behind Maximum Apocalypse.
Rediscover the joy of the original Backyard Baseball 1997, now updated for modern systems! Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids, aim for those home runs, and various game modes. Relive the magic of this classic baseball game!
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Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood
Another title from Mega Cat Studios, the studio behind Maximum Apocalypse. Shares Action with Maximum Apocalypse.
Slash and survive a typical workday as Dracula's overworked and underappreciated servant! You'll have a bloody good time as you rampage through New Orleans to find fresh victims for your narcissistic boss.
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WrestleQuest
Another title from Mega Cat Studios, the studio behind Maximum Apocalypse. Shares Adventure and RPG with Maximum Apocalypse.
TAG TEAM WITH DESTINY! Pro wrestling and RPG fantasy collide in the ultimate pixel powered adventure. “Macho Man” Randy Savage and tons of other icons offer guidance as you powerbomb your way to glory beyond the ring. This hero’s journey ain’t just an epic quest, it’s WRESTLEQUEST!
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Backyard Baseball '01
Another title from Mega Cat Studios, the studio behind Maximum Apocalypse.
Backyard Baseball 2001 is the second Backyard Baseball game, and the fourth overall game, in the Backyard Sports franchise. Build your roster from iconic Backyard athletes and legendary MLB players. Strike out opponents, hit homers, and earn hilarious Power-ups. Play ball!
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Backyard Soccer '98
Another title from Mega Cat Studios, the studio behind Maximum Apocalypse.
Return to the soccer field with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Soccer 1998 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids. Kick, pass, and score in this classic game that made soccer fun for everyone!
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Backyard Football '99
Another title from Mega Cat Studios, the studio behind Maximum Apocalypse.
Backyard Football 1999 is back and now enhanced to run on modern systems. Whether you're picking Jerry Rice or Barry Sanders for your dream team, scoring TDs with Pablo Sanchez, or enjoying the witty banter between Sunny Day and Chuck Downfield, simple controls let anyone pick up and play football!
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Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit
Another title from Mega Cat Studios, the studio behind Maximum Apocalypse. Shares Action and Adventure with Maximum Apocalypse.
The Angry Video Game Nerd is back in 8-bits! Battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming, or test your skills in Endless Challenge mode!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Hand of Fate 2
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Maximum Apocalypse.
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
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Nowhere Prophet
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Maximum Apocalypse.
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
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StarVaders
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Maximum Apocalypse.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
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Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Maximum Apocalypse.
A cooperative tactical RPG set in the D&D universe. Embark on a fantasy tabletop adventure. Your quest, on your schedule.
Frequently asked about Maximum Apocalypse
- Does Maximum Apocalypse have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Maximum Apocalypse supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Maximum Apocalypse?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Maximum Apocalypse are Isle of Swaps, Hand of Fate 2, Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast.
- Who developed Maximum Apocalypse?
- Maximum Apocalypse was developed by Mega Cat 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 Maximum Apocalypse.
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