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Games like ZSG

If ZSG is your kind of game, the closest matches are It Consumes, BULLET HEAT and Novi Blaster — 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 ZSG: Would you like to do some... EXTREMELY SATISFYING ZOMBIE-ALIEN PIMPLE POPPING WITH AWESOME RETRO GUNS WHILE TRYING TO NOT FALL OFF A METEOR FLYING THRU SPACE? Good, then ZSG is you're one and only choice.

2024ActionIndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDWindowsby Viggo Stromvall
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Players who liked ZSG also play

Steam players who put hours into ZSG 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. It Consumes

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for ZSG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ZSG.

    It Consumes is a frantic arena shooter that takes place in the dark. See by beating your heart to reveal your foes. Choose your preferred playstyle with both roguelite and classic modes, or use the extensive custom games editor to create your own game modes with unique rules and modifiers.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  2. BULLET HEAT

    WHY THIS

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

    BULLET HEAT is a virtual reality arena shooter and sandbox game. Interact with different weapons, fight off waves of enemies, and experiment with different physics and building mechanics.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Novi Blaster

    WHY THIS

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

    Bullet Hell or Heaven? A rogue-like where you upgrade yourself and your enemies. Strategize around your build choices and dominate the battlefields of Novi Blaster.

    2024ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. VINCIT

    WHY THIS

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

    VINCIT is a blend of fast-paced shooter action and a spellcast system. Craft bullet combos, obliterate enemies as fast as you can, and have a blast.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Nixxsz Maids Blazing

    WHY THIS

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

    Nixxsz Maids Blazing is a very simple and small score-attack arena "slasher" set in a Dark Castle. Choose a maid, master her habilities and cut in half all enemies! Cut. Slash. Repeat!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. MythicZon

    WHY THIS

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

    "MythicZon: a captivating 3D game merging survival, zombie combat & resource management. Navigate a world overrun by zombies, survive their onslaughts, upgrade weapons & fortify your base. Ready to face the horror? 🧟‍♂️🔫"

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Deltascention

    WHY THIS

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

    Deltascention is a fast-paced action roguelike with a ton of upgrades and a whole collection of editable arena's, and not to mention the weapons! Fight your way through all 50 waves to take out the final boss and save the world outside!

    2025ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. CrimSaw

    WHY THIS

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

    RIP. THEIR. HEADS. OFF. CrimSaw is a small, fast-paced, and deadly arena FPS with a ‘spin’. You can’t jump and only armed with a badass weapon. Charge, launch and recall your sawblade to slice up endless hordes of demons into pieces. Survive as long as you can and climb up the global leaderboard!

    2024ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ZSG on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with ZSG.

    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 ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ZSG on Steam right now. Shares Casual with ZSG.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ZSG on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with ZSG.

    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 ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

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

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ZSG on Steam right now. Shares Casual with ZSG.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ZSG on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with ZSG.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ZSG on Steam right now. Shares Casual with ZSG.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 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 ZSG.

    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 ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about ZSG

How much does ZSG cost?
ZSG is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to ZSG?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ZSG are It Consumes, BULLET HEAT, Novi Blaster.
Who developed ZSG?
ZSG was developed by Viggo Stromvall.

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 ZSG.

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