Games like Praise Dead
If Praise Dead is your kind of game, the closest matches are Necrosmith, Idle Hero and Entropy Architects — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, contemplative and dark. 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 Praise Dead: Praise Dead is a roguelike auto-battler where you create zombies from the parts of dead villagers and monsters. Use your zombies to defeat waves of demons, and to harvest resources to improve and upgrade your village.
Players who liked Praise Dead also play
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Necrosmith
WHY THIS
Shares roguelite progression and a dark mood with Praise Dead.
Top pick for Praise Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Praise Dead.
A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.
Idle Hero
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Praise Dead.
Second-strongest match for Praise Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Praise Dead.
Idle Hero is a reference game in its genre. No endless walkthrough and unreachable goals. Everything is completable with guaranteed fun, pleasure and challenging but fair tasks.
Entropy Architects
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Praise Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Praise Dead.
"With each layer's laws collapsing, every decision reforges the world!" Will you become a desperate gambler, or emerge as a calculating tactician? Every choice remolds your fate – and sometimes, you'll need a dash of luck to tip the scales. Forge your ultimate build and conquer the impossible!
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Praise Dead.
Ranked #4 for Praise Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Praise Dead.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
元卡牌2 - MetaCard2
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Praise Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Praise Dead.
Hello everyone, this is my second game "Meta Card 2". Based on the rich card entries of the first generation, it innovatively incorporates the concept of projectiles. Through the strategic combination of cards and projectile targeting, the control of movement is replaced.
Fhtagn Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Praise Dead.
Ranked #6 for Praise Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Praise Dead.
Fhtagn Simulator is a Cthulhu Roulette Deckbuilder. Set up card slots on roulette to maximize card's value. Collect evil creatures, spells, items and environment to build your deck. Your ultimate mission is to sacrifice spirit collected by cards to unseal the ancient gods that have come to earth!
Just King
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Praise Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Praise Dead.
Just King is an action auto-battler with roguelike elements. Assemble your party to venture into different lands fighting fearsome kings and their deadly armies. Use your loot to hire and upgrade mighty heroes... or the bard.
Legend of Keepers: Prologue
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a whimsical mood with Praise Dead.
Ranked #8 for Praise Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Praise Dead.
You have been hired as a dungeon master by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: Protect their dungeons! Legend of Keepers: Prologue is a playable alpha that will help you get familiar with the game mechanics.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Praise Dead
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Downfall
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Praise Dead.
Reviewers of Praise Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play.
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
Buggos
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Praise Dead.
Reviewers of Praise Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Praise Dead.
Lead your hive to victory in 'Buggos', an RTS Auto Battler! Customize your swarm with 120+ evolutions and conquer humanity. Strategy meets bug chaos!
Boneraiser Minions
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Praise Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Praise Dead.
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
Buggos 2
WHY THIS
Shares upgrade system and a chill mood with Praise Dead.
Reviewers of Praise Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Praise Dead.
Conquer and destroy the dirty Humans by sending swarms of bugs to crush their home worlds. Evolve your Buggos into stronger, faster, more murderous creatures that can rip the Human defenses to shreds! No one can stop your evolutionary powers. You are the evil Buggo Hivemind!!!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Praise Dead at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Praise Dead on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Praise Dead.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Praise Dead on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Praise Dead.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Praise Dead on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Praise Dead.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Praise Dead on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Praise Dead.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Praise Dead on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Praise Dead.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Praise Dead on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Praise Dead.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Praise Dead on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Praise Dead.
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.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Praise Dead on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Praise Dead.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Praise Dead.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Praise Dead.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Praise Dead.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Praise Dead.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Praise Dead.
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!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Praise Dead.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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More from Intrepid Marmot
Other recommendable Steam games by Intrepid Marmot, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Buggos
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Praise Dead.
Another title from Intrepid Marmot, the studio behind Praise Dead. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Praise Dead.
Lead your hive to victory in 'Buggos', an RTS Auto Battler! Customize your swarm with 120+ evolutions and conquer humanity. Strategy meets bug chaos!
Buggos 2
WHY THIS
Shares upgrade system and a chill mood with Praise Dead.
Another title from Intrepid Marmot, the studio behind Praise Dead. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Praise Dead.
Conquer and destroy the dirty Humans by sending swarms of bugs to crush their home worlds. Evolve your Buggos into stronger, faster, more murderous creatures that can rip the Human defenses to shreds! No one can stop your evolutionary powers. You are the evil Buggo Hivemind!!!
Gravity Shot
WHY THIS
Another title from Intrepid Marmot, the studio behind Praise Dead. Shares Simulation and Casual with Praise Dead.
Sling shot explosive nuclear warheads into collision course with your planetary assassination targets. Using the gravitation of a planet against itself, while navigating your payload around asteroids, moons and even Black Holes for devastating effect!
Goblin Summer Camp
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Praise Dead.
Another title from Intrepid Marmot, the studio behind Praise Dead. Shares Casual with Praise Dead.
The one true multiplayer goblin simulator. Play Goblin Tag and acquire power ups that let you leap across the entire map. Play Hide and Seek and annoy your friends with ‘REEEES’ when they cant find you. Stay alive in Death Run without being trapped. Be a goblin and do goblin things!
Frequently asked about Praise Dead
- Does Praise Dead run on Steam Deck?
- Praise Dead 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 Praise Dead cost?
- Praise Dead is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Praise Dead?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Praise Dead are Necrosmith, Idle Hero, Entropy Architects.
- Who developed Praise Dead?
- Praise Dead was developed by Intrepid Marmot.
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