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Games like Apex Automata

If Apex Automata is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lost In Space, Run and Gun and Botwave — 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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2025ActionIndieRPGCasual4.99 USDWindowsby CheeseMoonStudio
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  1. Lost In Space

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Apex Automata fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Apex Automata.

    Connor loves his job as a researcher, but his office space-base is under attack! Your boss has trusted you to vanquish the alien menace by killing as many as possible, and now you can do so on PC!

    2026ActionFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  2. Run and Gun

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Apex Automata fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Apex Automata.

    Run and Gun is an action roguelike shooting game where you mow down thousands of enemies while unlocking newer and deadlier weapons. The enemies won't stop spawning, and your guns won't stop firing. Earn gold each run to unlock permanent upgrades to make your next run deadlier.

    2022ActionRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Botwave

    WHY THIS

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

    Push your bot to the limit or melt down in the fight. Master HEAT.

    2026ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Historical Invaders

    WHY THIS

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

    The most wicked men that ever lived on earth. Authoritarians, dictators, and tyrants, from Hitler to Stalin, they are all back. Historical Invaders it's a fixed shooter game where you are the chosen one to annihilate the demons of our past and save mankind.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Captain Puff MacFly

    WHY THIS

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

    Epic farewell to the shmup genre that brought so much joy to gamers in the 80

    2026ActionIndie2.09 USDSteam ↗
  6. SANDRIPPER

    WHY THIS

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

    Tear across the desert, obliterating wave after wave with your nuclear missile powered dual-wielding hover tank. A tight, punchy wave survival sandbox with ludicrous weaponry, exhilarating rocket-tank combat, and daily leaderboards!

    2025ActionIndie4.19 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crush The Rebellion!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Apex Automata fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Apex Automata.

    The galactic empire is under siege from the rebel scum in all directions! Fight through endless waves of rebel ships using all of the weapons and resources at your disposal as you execute your sole orders: to Crush The Rebellion!

    2026ActionIndie4.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Swarmcade

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive the relentless swarm in this arcade take on the Bullet Heaven/Survivors-like Action Roguelite. Slay 1000s of foes, level up, loot chests and make your character more powerful than ever. Unlock meta-progression upgrades and more heroes, so you can even the odds on future runs.

    2024ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Apex Automata on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Apex Automata.

    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 Apex Automata on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Apex Automata.

    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 Apex Automata on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Apex Automata.

    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 Apex Automata on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Apex Automata.

    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. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Apex Automata on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Apex Automata.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Apex Automata on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Apex Automata.

    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 ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Apex Automata on Steam right now. Shares Action with Apex Automata.

    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 ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Apex Automata on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Apex Automata.

    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 ↗

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. Shares Action with Apex Automata.

    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 Action and Indie with Apex Automata.

    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 Apex Automata.

    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 Apex Automata.

    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. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Apex Automata

How much does Apex Automata cost?
Apex Automata is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Apex Automata?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Apex Automata are Lost In Space, Run and Gun, Botwave.
Who developed Apex Automata?
Apex Automata was developed by CheeseMoonStudio.

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 Apex Automata.

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