Games like SCAD
If SCAD is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gearomancer, Hover Point and Boom Die Repeat — 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.
Get personalized picks →About SCAD: SCAD is an action‑packed, post‑apocalyptic roguelite where you pilot a customizable hovercraft. Fight relentless zombie hordes, craft and upgrade powerful weapons, and gear up for the future expeditions.
Players who liked SCAD also play
Steam players who put hours into SCAD 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.
Gearomancer
WHY THIS
Top pick for SCAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
Step into the mechanical apocalypse in Gearomancer, a fast-paced twin-stick action roguelite. Play as elite V.E.R.T.E.X. agents to dodge brutal bullet hells and obliterate elemental horrors. Harvest Arcane crystals, forge permanent upgrades at your hub, and die to return stronger than ever.
Hover Point
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for SCAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
Hover Point is a physics-based rogue-lite bullet hell where movement is your weapon. Dodge chaotic swarms with auto-fire action, build your skill tree, and climb global leaderboards. Master the chaos solo or in co-op via mouse-only, keyboard-only, or controller-only playstyles.
Boom Die Repeat
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for SCAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
Blast zombies & mutants in this fast-paced post-apocalyptic top-down roguelite! Battle through randomized biomes, swap out unique weapons, equip insane loadouts, and mutate yourself stronger with collected DNA. Die, unlock permanent perks, and dive back into another brutal run!
Space Show edition 17
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for SCAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
Space Show is an explosive space shoot’em up blending fast-paced arcade action with roguelite progression. Destroy waves of asteroids, battle enemy fleets, and defend Earth in an endless war where only survival… and glory matter!
WATERPUNK
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for SCAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
A roguelite action game set in a post-apocalyptic water world. Shape your strategy by choosing which abilities shine by day and which awaken at night.
Freelance Dead
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for SCAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
A roguelite top‑down twin‑stick shooter. Rain, shine, or zombie outbreak—nothing stops a Courier on a deadline. Shoot, loot, and scoot through hordes of undead with ridiculous item synergies. Earn cash, unlock weapons, and grow from broke gig worker to a walking apocalypse.
UNIT-5000
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for SCAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
UNIT-5000 - is a top-down action rogue-lite shooter where you are a mechbot operator against endless hordes of outer-world invader armies and hard bosses. Destroy everything! With the spoils of every match, unlock and upgrade new weapons to improve your mechbot and make it deadlier.
NeuroSquad - Slay the Horde
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for SCAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
Invent your own weapons in this sci-fi Roguelike shooter! Combine any weapon with any upgrade to customize your arsenal. Form a squad of holographic soldiers, redesign their guns too, and slay hordes of cybernetic enemies!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SCAD at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~85% under SCAD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under SCAD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under SCAD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SCAD.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under SCAD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SCAD.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~77% under SCAD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SCAD.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~85% under SCAD on Steam right now. Shares Action with SCAD.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under SCAD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under SCAD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SCAD.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SCAD.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SCAD.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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More from NAISU
Other recommendable Steam games by NAISU, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hacked: The Streamer
WHY THIS
Another title from NAISU, the studio behind SCAD. Shares Indie with SCAD.
You are blackmailed in Hacked: The Streamer. Investigate clues, make impactful decisions, and shape your story to uncover the culprit is in this thrilling interactive movie. The fate of PinkyPie, a fan-favorite streamer, is in your hands.
Mokoko
WHY THIS
Another title from NAISU, the studio behind SCAD. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
A nostalgic arcade gameplay remastered! Capture areas and save the girls from various troublemakers. Comes along with 24 unique bosses and their absurd stories! Inspired from games like Volfied, Qix, Gals Panic.
Volley Pals
WHY THIS
Another title from NAISU, the studio behind SCAD. Shares Action and Indie with SCAD.
A chaotic, cartoon style arcade volleyball game with local multiplayer for up to 4 people. It's designed as a party game with each level featuring different themes and mechanics.
Frequently asked about SCAD
- How much does SCAD cost?
- SCAD is listed on Steam at 6.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to SCAD?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SCAD are Gearomancer, Hover Point, Boom Die Repeat.
- Who developed SCAD?
- SCAD was developed by NAISU.
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 SCAD.
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