Games like Livelock
If Livelock is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cyber Siege, Tesla vs Lovecraft and Brigador: Up-Armored Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its funny, intense and lighthearted. 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 Livelock: Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.
Players who liked Livelock also play
Steam players who put hours into Livelock also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Cyber Siege
WHY THIS
Top pick for Livelock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
Cyber Siege is a fast-paced shooter with pure gameplay. Play solo or in local co-op up to 4 players. Upgrade your character and weapons as you fight 50+ enemy types across 20 levels in 4 different worlds.
Tesla vs Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Livelock.
Second-strongest match for Livelock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Livelock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Livelock.
Ranked #4 for Livelock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Trident's Wake
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Livelock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
Trident's Wake is an intense co-operative twin-stick shooter in an unforgiving sci-fi setting. Join up to three other players to take back humanity's last hope - the colony ship code-named Trident – from an unknown race of alien invaders!
Alien Breed: Impact
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Livelock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Livelock.
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Insect Swarm
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Livelock.
Ranked #7 for Livelock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
The insect swarm is a swarm consists of millions of alien insects, and you, as the only survival on this barren planet, will have to fight against them dauntlessly. Good luck!
Armed to the Gears
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Livelock.
Ranked #8 for Livelock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
Control a fully armed Mech and fight through cyberpunk cities, military bases and industrial ruins. Capture and defend territories, build turrets and structures, and wage war against powerful enemies!
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Red Spider:Vengeance
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Livelock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Livelock.
*A remastered version of this game with enhanced graphics has been released. * "Red Spider" is a Hong Kong Noir-themed Visual Novel. There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 105,000 words in total).
Contrast
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Livelock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Livelock.
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
Space Hulk: Tactics (Classic)
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Livelock cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Space Hulk: Tactics is a faithful adaptation of the board game Space Hulk, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, bringing a unique twist to the cult classic formula. Engage in bloody battles as either a squad of Terminator Space Marines or the deadly alien Genestealers.
NieR:Automata™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Livelock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Livelock.
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
HELLDIVERS™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Livelock.
Reviewers of Livelock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Livelock.
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
The Ascent
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Livelock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
Alien Swarm
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Livelock.
Reviewers of Livelock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Livelock.
Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.
Gauntlet
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Livelock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
Working as a common grunt for CannoSec, you have been chosen by the owner to be a candidate as a distinguished Elite. A position thousands in CannoSec work hard to attain. However, you have to show CannoSec that you are a worthy candidate through the Certification Run. Are you meant for this?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Livelock at current Steam store prices.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Livelock on Steam right now. Shares Action with Livelock.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Livelock on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Livelock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Livelock.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Livelock on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Livelock on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Livelock.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
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 Indie with Livelock.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Livelock.
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 Livelock.
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 and Indie with Livelock.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about Livelock
- Does Livelock run on Steam Deck?
- Livelock 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 Livelock cost?
- Livelock is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Livelock have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Livelock supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Livelock?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Livelock are Cyber Siege, Tesla vs Lovecraft, Brigador: Up-Armored Edition.
- Who developed Livelock?
- Livelock was developed by Tuque Games and published by Arc Games.
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 Livelock.
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