Games like Sub Rosa
If Sub Rosa is your kind of game, the closest matches are Army Troop 2: Modern Guns, BadLads and Lifeless — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bleak, challenging and dark. 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 →Sub Rosa is an early access multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Cryptic Sea and published by Devolver Digital. Set in a crime-themed open world, the game centers on tense negotiations and the threat of betrayal, with rounds-based competition and online co-operative play supporting multiple players. Physics-based combat drives encounters, creating unpredictable and chaotic moments during high-stakes deals. Priced at $19.99 USD, the game has received mixed reviews with a 68% positive rating from over 2,300 Steam reviewers. Players describe the experience as bleak and challenging, and reviewers highlight how the intricate physics system makes combat chaotic and fun. Community-created modes like HWBR rounds add variety to the competitive multiplayer experience.
About Sub Rosa: Sub Rosa is a multiplayer first-person shooter about tense deals, double-crosses, and the occasional high-speed car chase.
Players who liked Sub Rosa also play
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Army Troop 2: Modern Guns
WHY THIS
Top pick for Sub Rosa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sub Rosa.
Fast-paced old-school military FPS with online PvP, offline PvE, intelligent AI bots, customizable soldiers, and diverse maps. Invite friends to private matches, customize weapons, perks, skins and loadouts, unlock gear, earn killstreaks, and keep one unified Steam Cloud progression.
BadLads
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Sub Rosa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sub Rosa.
BadLads is a neo-noir multiplayer roleplay game centered around each player having their own job. Cities are ruled by President. Civilians are assaulted by Gangs and protected by Police. Adventure, collect, craft, base build, gamble, socialize, overthrow, customize yourself and your belongings.
Lifeless
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Sub Rosa.
Third-strongest match for Sub Rosa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sub Rosa.
Immerse yourself in the post-apocalyptic co-op world of Lifeless, where base building and crafting are key. Collect weapons, gear, and food as you embark on thrilling missions to level up in a vast open world. But stay alert—relentless zombies lurk around every corner!
War of Rights
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Sub Rosa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sub Rosa.
War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.
Army Troop
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Sub Rosa.
Ranked #5 for Sub Rosa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sub Rosa.
Army Troop is an old-school PvP World War 2 online first-person shooter. Reminding you of the good old days World War games.
WWII Online
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Sub Rosa.
Ranked #6 for Sub Rosa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sub Rosa.
WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!
Arma Reforger
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Sub Rosa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Sub Rosa.
Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods. Deploy into the Cold War and experience the most authentic and immersive military sandbox ever created.
Rust
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Sub Rosa.
Ranked #8 for Sub Rosa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sub Rosa.
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Sub Rosa
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Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Sub Rosa.
Reviewers of Sub Rosa cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Sub Rosa.
Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.
Rain World
WHY THIS
Shares a bleak mood with Sub Rosa.
Reviewers of Sub Rosa cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Sub Rosa.
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
Standard Procedure
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Sub Rosa cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Sub Rosa.
A 1–4 player co-op espionage experience where you and your friends do dirty jobs for the government.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sub Rosa at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Sub Rosa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sub Rosa.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sub Rosa on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sub Rosa.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sub Rosa on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sub Rosa.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sub Rosa on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sub Rosa.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sub Rosa on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sub Rosa.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sub Rosa.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sub Rosa.
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 and Massively Multiplayer with Sub Rosa.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sub Rosa.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Sub Rosa.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sub Rosa.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sub Rosa.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Frequently asked about Sub Rosa
- How much does Sub Rosa cost?
- Sub Rosa is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Sub Rosa have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Sub Rosa supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Sub Rosa?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sub Rosa are Army Troop 2: Modern Guns, BadLads, Lifeless.
- Who developed Sub Rosa?
- Sub Rosa was developed by Cryptic Sea and published by Devolver Digital.
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 Sub Rosa.
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