Rank 01Why this
Shares secret hunting and physics based movement with Zortch.
- $9.09 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2026
Games like Zortch
- 26 games
- Updated Oct 7, 2026
Players who liked Zortch also play
The closest matches to Zortch: MeowGun: Hell Denizen, Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation, BRUTAL JOHN 2, DEAD TRASH, and Dread Templar. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares alt fire weapons and weapon variety with Zortch.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares secret hunting and weapon variety with Zortch.
- $12.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Rank 04 
DEAD TRASH
Why this: Also Boomer Shooter and Violent, like Zortch.
Rank 05 
Dread Templar
Why this: Shares secret hunting with Zortch.
Rank 06 
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Why this: Shares weapon variety with Zortch.
Rank 07 
Beyond Citadel
Why this: Shares weapon customization and weapon variety with Zortch.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Zortch
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- 2Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation
Shares alt fire weapons and weapon variety with Zortch.
- 98% of 680 reviews
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Shares weapon variety and checkpoint based progression with Zortch.
- 72% of 88 reviews
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- 19Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster
Shares manual reloading and weapon variety with Zortch.
- 96% of 129 reviews
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Mutantleg
- Price: $4.99checked Oct 28
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 98% of 1,111 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Extremely mobile protagonist with jump kick traversal
- Goofy but challenging alien enemies
- Maxed difficulty offers a fair challenge that feels rewarding
- Challenging
- Competitive
- Funny
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Why this: Also Boomer Shooter and Violent, like Zortch.
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Why this: Shares secret hunting with Zortch.
Quake II
Why this: Shares weapon switching with Zortch.
Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition
Why this: Same competitive mood as Zortch.
Gone Home
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Zortch.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Zortch at current Steam store prices.
SATAN
Why this: Shares secret hunting and weapon variety with Zortch.
Monument
Why this: Shares secret hunting and boss fights with Zortch.
REVEREND
Why this: Shares real time combat and boss fights with Zortch.
BUTCHER
Why this: Shares weapon switching and twin stick shooting with Zortch.
Gunheart
Why this: Same retro mood as Zortch.
KILLBUG
Why this: Shares combo based combat with Zortch.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Zortch, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Darkenstein 3D
Why this: Shares secret hunting with Zortch.
PAPERHEAD EP.0
Why this: Shares weapon variety and combo based combat with Zortch.
STRAFTAT
Why this: Shares weapon variety and real time combat with Zortch.
About Zortch
The closest matches to Zortch: MeowGun: Hell Denizen, Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation, BRUTAL JOHN 2, DEAD TRASH, and Dread Templar. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Zortch is your kind of game, the closest matches are MeowGun: Hell Denizen, Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation and BRUTAL JOHN 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, competitive and funny, and single out its alt fire weapons and boss fights. 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.
Zortch is a 2023 sci-fi boomer shooter indie game developed and published by Mutantleg, available for $4.99 and playable on Steam Deck. Players describe it as funny and nostalgic while also being challenging and intense, following short-order cook Zortch Maxinum on a disastrous holiday that turns into a fight against brain-eating aliens. The game features alt-fire weapons, combo-based combat, boss fights, and kick-boosting traversal that reviewers highlight as feeling like Quake movement enhanced with a kick mechanic. Checkpoint-based progression with multiple difficulty modes supports the arcade-style action-shooter loop. Reviewers note that maxed difficulty offers a fair challenge with an overwhelming but rewarding difficulty curve, and that the goofy alien enemies make the horror setting approachable. The game holds a 98% positive rating from over 1100 Steam reviews.
About Zortch: Meet Zortch Maxinum: short order cook, amateur engineer and professional slacker; Bored and tired of her day job she decides to go on a holiday but alas she picks a cheap option: turns out it's a scheme by aliens who capture humans to eat their brains! also this game is a sci-fi horror comedy fps
Is Zortch worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 98% of 1,111 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 4).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Extremely mobile protagonist with jump kick traversal
- Goofy but challenging alien enemies
- Maxed difficulty offers a fair challenge that feels rewarding
- Movement feels like quake but with a kick boost
People who play it also play: MeowGun: Hell Denizen, Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation, BRUTAL JOHN 2
Frequently asked about Zortch
Can I run it?
Does Zortch run on Steam Deck?
Zortch is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Zortch cost?
Zortch is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Zortch?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Zortch are MeowGun: Hell Denizen, Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation, BRUTAL JOHN 2.
Who developed Zortch?
Zortch was developed by Mutantleg.