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Games like Deadly 30

If Deadly 30 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Doomsday Hero, Dead Effect and The Culling Of The Cows — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, retro and tense. 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 Deadly 30: Can you survive the horror? … a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position.

2014ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Ignatus Zuk and Gonzalo Villagomez
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Steam players who put hours into Deadly 30 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. Doomsday Hero

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Deadly 30 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 30.

    This is a zombie shooting game, shooting zombies can help you relieve pressure, bring happiness.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dead Effect

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Deadly 30.

    Second-strongest match for Deadly 30 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 30.

    Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!

    2014ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Culling Of The Cows

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Deadly 30.

    Third-strongest match for Deadly 30 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 30.

    The Culling Of The Cows is a side-scrolling shooter / tower defence game. You will take the role of Sammy, a soliloquizing schizophrenic farmer with a self prophesied mission to lay waste to the disease spreading over his farm.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Guns, Gore & Cannoli

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Deadly 30.

    Ranked #4 for Deadly 30 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 30.

    Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Deadlight

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Deadly 30 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 30.

    “Probably the best downloadable title on the market right now.” 9/10 – Eurogamer.se

    2012ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Arizona Sunshine®

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Deadly 30.

    Ranked #6 for Deadly 30 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 30.

    Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Deadly 30 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deadly 30.

    Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 revives the good, old, action platform run & gun genre, but this time with a bunch of humor and buckets of blown off body parts. In this sequel to Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Vinnie Cannoli’s story continues and this time it’s personal.

    2018ActionAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Broforce

    WHY THIS

    Shares character swapping with Deadly 30.

    Ranked #8 for Deadly 30 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 30.

    Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Deadly 30

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. METAL SLUG

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Deadly 30.

    Reviewers of Deadly 30 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Deadly 30.

    “METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!

    2015Action1.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. MADNESS

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Deadly 30 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Deadly 30.

    MADNESS is a wild racing game where you smash cars and perform physics defying stunts - Based on the cult classic derby racing game Need For Madness?

    2025ActionRacing3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Castle Crashers®

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Deadly 30.

    Reviewers of Deadly 30 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 30.

    Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!

    2012ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Henry Stickmin Collection

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Deadly 30 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Deadly 30.

    A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Deadly 30 at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Deadly 30 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 30.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Deadly 30 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Deadly 30.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Deadly 30 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Deadly 30.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Deadly 30 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deadly 30.

    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 ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Deadly 30 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deadly 30.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Deadly 30 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Deadly 30.

    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 ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Deadly 30 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deadly 30.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Deadly 30 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Deadly 30.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Deadly 30.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 30.

    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 Deadly 30.

    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. 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 Deadly 30.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Deadly 30.

    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 ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Deadly 30.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 30.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Deadly 30.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Deadly 30

Does Deadly 30 run on Steam Deck?
Deadly 30 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 Deadly 30 cost?
Deadly 30 is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Deadly 30?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deadly 30 are Doomsday Hero, Dead Effect, The Culling Of The Cows.
Who developed Deadly 30?
Deadly 30 was developed by Ignatus Zuk and Gonzalo Villagomez.

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 Deadly 30.

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