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Games like Station Zeta

If Station Zeta is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bionic Bay, Rochard and PLANET ALPHA — 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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About Station Zeta: Run, jump, shoot, and think your way to safety in this retro-inspired 2D puzzle-platformer. Station Zeta is out of control, and you'll have to deal with crazed robots, terribly designed station machinery, and blatant safety hazards as you try to make your escape across 35 levels.

2024ActionIndie5.99 USDWindowsby Porch Weather Games
Station Zeta — Steam game cover

Players who liked Station Zeta also play

Steam players who put hours into Station Zeta 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. Bionic Bay

    WHY THIS

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

    A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Rochard

    WHY THIS

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

    Fast-paced platforming action and mind-bending puzzles based on gravity

    2011ActionIndieCasualDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PLANET ALPHA

    WHY THIS

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

    PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

    WHY THIS

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

    A sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions! Evolve from a tiny captive into a world-eating giant. Use your mutant blob powers to devour the pathetic humans and all of civilization!

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Way

    WHY THIS

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

    Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. BLACKHOLE

    WHY THIS

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

    BLACKHOLE is an award-winning hardcore platformer with over 15 hours of story-driven sci-fi comedy and gravity-twisting puzzles. Complete Edition out now!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Swapper

    WHY THIS

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

    What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. ElecHead

    WHY THIS

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

    ⚡+🤖+🧩

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Station Zeta on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Station Zeta.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Station Zeta on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Station Zeta.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Station Zeta on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Station Zeta.

    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 ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Station Zeta on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Station Zeta.

    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 ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Station Zeta on Steam right now. Shares Action with Station Zeta.

    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 ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Station Zeta on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Station Zeta.

    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!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Station Zeta on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Station Zeta.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Station Zeta on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Station Zeta.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 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 Station Zeta.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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 Station Zeta.

    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 ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Bionic Bay

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Station Zeta.

    A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Rochard

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Station Zeta.

    Fast-paced platforming action and mind-bending puzzles based on gravity

    2011ActionIndieCasualDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Swapper

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Station Zeta.

    What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. ElecHead

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Station Zeta.

    ⚡+🤖+🧩

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Station Zeta

How much does Station Zeta cost?
Station Zeta is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Station Zeta?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Station Zeta are Bionic Bay, Rochard, PLANET ALPHA.
Who developed Station Zeta?
Station Zeta was developed by Porch Weather Games.

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 Station Zeta.

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