Games like DEFECT
If DEFECT is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pavel Repin's Collection, Dybbuk and Cyberless: Online — 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 DEFECT: DEFECT is a CYBERPUNK SWAT SIM set in a destructible dystopian world. Play in Single-player, Co-op, or against others in 4v4v4v4 PvP.
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Pavel Repin's Collection
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Top pick for DEFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Try games of various genres and styles, from sports, to games with a deep plot. Discover new game universes and explore them alone, online or in co-op mode on one screen.
Dybbuk
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for DEFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Cooperate to survive, or become the monster. You must hunt the demon as it strives to possess players and turn them against each other. To weaken the Dybbuk you have to collect ancient Mesopotamian statues and seal it away before it’s too late.
ActionSteam ↗Cyberless: Online
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for DEFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Cyberless: Online," a multiplayer, FPS, and Sci-Fi game, presents the government warfare between two factions, Forces and Rebels. While Rebels argue that elections are rigged, Forces hold the power. Engage in the battle to contribute to the storyline of the Cyberless game series!
Bloodbound: Vampire Hunters
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Ranked #4 for DEFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Bloodbound is a Vampire, Vampire Slayer multiplayer first-person action shooter. Locations are varied and detailed, and each character comes with its own unique weapons and special abilities. Pick a side, squad up, and master a rising roster of fearless characters in this fast-paced bloody FPS.
Lightphobe
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Ranked #5 for DEFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Beware of the darkness... Lightphobe is an asymmetrical team-based PVP game that blends stealth action with fast-paced shooter gameplay. Pick a side and work together as a team to emerge victorious!
Zero Hour
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Ranked #6 for DEFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety of fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close quarter combat experience to the game.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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Ranked #7 for DEFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
Exoprimal
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Ranked #8 for DEFECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Exoprimal is an online, team-based action game that pits humanity's cutting-edge exosuit technology against history's most ferocious beasts – dinosaurs.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DEFECT.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DEFECT.
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.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DEFECT.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Electoral Carnage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?
Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DEFECT.
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.
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Frequently asked about DEFECT
- Does DEFECT have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — DEFECT supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to DEFECT?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DEFECT are Pavel Repin's Collection, Dybbuk, Cyberless: Online.
- Who developed DEFECT?
- DEFECT was developed by emptyvessel.
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 DEFECT.
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