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Games like Strange Survivors

If Strange Survivors is your kind of game, the closest matches are Novi Blaster, 1000 Seconds and Kill The Cute — 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.

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About Strange Survivors: Come and sweep slime! Live on, make tomorrow's dawn more dazzling! Strange Survivors is a survivor like game that continuously allows characters to enter dungeons and receive rewards from monsters to make them stronger and stronger. Even in dangerous situations, they can move forward bravely!

2024IndieRPGCasual2.99 USDWindowsby Guo Zilong
Strange Survivors — Steam game cover

Players who liked Strange Survivors also play

Steam players who put hours into Strange Survivors 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.

  1. Novi Blaster

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Strange Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    Bullet Hell or Heaven? A rogue-like where you upgrade yourself and your enemies. Strategize around your build choices and dominate the battlefields of Novi Blaster.

    2024ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. 1000 Seconds

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Strange Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    1000 Seconds is a roguelike – Defeat enemies, gather resources, and upgrade your orb to escape the temporal limbo, but you only have 1000 seconds to reach the end, so be as fast as possible.

    2025ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Kill The Cute

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Strange Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG and Casual with Strange Survivors.

    Slaughter the adorable without mercy! Choose your fighter, harvest souls, and forge devastating skill builds. Upgrade, adapt, and unleash pure chaos in this fast-paced 2D action frenzy.

    2024ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Larva Mortus

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Strange Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Strange Survivors.

    Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.

    2009ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Army of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Strange Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Strange Survivors.

    Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.

    2023ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Strange Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.

    2024ActionIndieRPG1.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Time Wasters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Strange Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Strange Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Strange Survivors at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Strange Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Strange Survivors.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strange Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Strange Survivors.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Strange Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Strange Survivors.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Strange Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Strange Survivors.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Strange Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Strange Survivors.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Strange Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Strange Survivors.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Strange Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Strange Survivors.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Strange Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Strange Survivors.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Strange Survivors.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Strange Survivors.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Strange Survivors.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Strange Survivors.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Strange Survivors.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Strange Survivors.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Army of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Strange Survivors.

    Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.

    2023ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.

    2024ActionIndieRPG1.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Time Wasters

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Strange Survivors

How much does Strange Survivors cost?
Strange Survivors is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Strange Survivors?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Strange Survivors are Novi Blaster, 1000 Seconds, Kill The Cute.
Who developed Strange Survivors?
Strange Survivors was developed by Guo Zilong.

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 Strange Survivors.

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