Rank 01Why this
Shares weapon variety and loadout customization with Crawling Lab.
- $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like Crawling Lab
- 26 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Crawling Lab also play
The closest matches to Crawling Lab: Gunbot Diplomacy, Deadzone: Rogue, Ruined Nurse, Last Saintess, and Airships: Lost Flotilla. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares loadout customization and wave based survival with Crawling Lab.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares ammo management and wave based survival with Crawling Lab.
- $6.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 04 
Last Saintess
Why this: Shares wave based survival and roguelite progression with Crawling Lab.
Rank 05 
Airships: Lost Flotilla
Why this: Shares loadout customization and permadeath with Crawling Lab.
Rank 06 
Wildkeepers Rising
Why this: Shares difficulty modes and weapon variety with Crawling Lab.
Rank 07 
Conquest Dark
Why this: Shares wave based survival and replayability with Crawling Lab.
Rank 08 
Necromantic
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Crawling Lab.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Crawling Lab
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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- 2Deadzone: Rogue
Shares loadout customization and wave based survival with Crawling Lab.
- 90% of 7,660 reviews
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- 4Last Saintess
Shares wave based survival and roguelite progression with Crawling Lab.
- 88% of 86 reviews
- 5Airships: Lost Flotilla
Shares loadout customization and permadeath with Crawling Lab.
- 95% of 207 reviews
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- 20Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Shares weapon upgrading and weapon variety with Crawling Lab.
- 88% of 23,315 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: eTIRUe
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 88% of 138 reviews
- Genres: Action
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Active developer adding content
- Addictive roguelite loop with meta progression
- Addictive weapon swapping loop
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Competitive
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Why this: Shares loadout customization and permadeath with Crawling Lab.
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Why this: Shares meta progression with Crawling Lab.
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Why this: Shares wave based survival and roguelite progression with Crawling Lab.
Free alternatives
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Why this: Shares permadeath with Crawling Lab.
10 Minutes Till Dawn
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Crawling Lab.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Why this: Shares weapon variety and loadout customization with Crawling Lab.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Gunbot Diplomacy
Why this: Shares weapon variety and loadout customization with Crawling Lab.
Deadzone: Rogue
Why this: Shares loadout customization and wave based survival with Crawling Lab.
Airships: Lost Flotilla
Why this: Shares loadout customization and permadeath with Crawling Lab.
Wildkeepers Rising
Why this: Shares difficulty modes and weapon variety with Crawling Lab.
More from eTIRUe
Other recommendable Steam games by eTIRUe, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Vampire Mansion
Why this: Shares difficulty modes and checkpoint based progression with Crawling Lab.
Dark Siren
Why this: Also NSFW and Mature, like Crawling Lab.
Abyss School
Why this: Shares checkpoint based progression with Crawling Lab.
Forest Of Relics
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Crawling Lab.
About Crawling Lab
The closest matches to Crawling Lab: Gunbot Diplomacy, Deadzone: Rogue, Ruined Nurse, Last Saintess, and Airships: Lost Flotilla. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Crawling Lab is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gunbot Diplomacy, Deadzone: Rogue and Ruined Nurse — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and competitive, and single out its ammo management 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.
About Crawling Lab: Stock up on ammo, upgrade your guns, defeat the Crawling Queen's minions and escape the lab.
Is Crawling Lab worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 88% of 138 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 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 11 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Active developer adding content
- Addictive roguelite loop with meta progression
- Addictive weapon swapping loop
- Biodolls have distinct personalities
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“It’s ass. Truly ass. I mean it. Figuratively and literally. The only reason you’d buy this is for the 2B-lookin’ ass – cause the game ain’t it.”
“if you're going to add a sudden death challenge maybe DON'T make it so that enemies can charge at you at spawn dumbass”
People who play it also play: Gunbot Diplomacy, Deadzone: Rogue, Ruined Nurse
Frequently asked about Crawling Lab
Can I run it?
Does Crawling Lab run on Steam Deck?
Crawling Lab 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 Crawling Lab cost?
Crawling Lab is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Crawling Lab?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crawling Lab are Gunbot Diplomacy, Deadzone: Rogue, Ruined Nurse.
Who developed Crawling Lab?
Crawling Lab was developed by eTIRUe.