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Games like VALDIS

If VALDIS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Quantum Fight : Aero 2299, MannyTD and Scorpion Overdrive — 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 VALDIS: Valdis est un hybride dynamique tower defense et third-person shooter en univers sci-fi. Défendez le noyau énergétique d’une station spatiale contre des vagues de zombies, combinez tourelles et éléments, déclenchez des réactions dévastatrices et survivez avec votre fusil à pompe !

ActionStrategyIndieAdventureCasualEarly AccessWindowsby Whale Rock Games
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Players who liked VALDIS also play

Steam players who put hours into VALDIS 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. Quantum Fight : Aero 2299

    WHY THIS

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

    Become the champion of the ultimate galactic show in this intense blend of Tower Defense and tactical assault. Manage resources in real-time, deploy your AI squads, and annihilate your rivals before billions of spectators in Quantum Fight: Aero 2299.

    ActionSportsStrategySteam ↗
  2. MannyTD

    WHY THIS

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

    Manny TD is a hybrid tower defense and third-person shooter with random in game elements. Join and get your personal high score!

    2022ActionStrategyEarly Access2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Scorpion Overdrive

    WHY THIS

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

    Descend to an alien planet where you will steal the planets most valuable resource, while hordes of giant alien bugs sting, stab, claw and shock you to no end. You must hold them back from destroying the equipment and somehow stay alive to enjoy a nice payday.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Alive as a Service

    WHY THIS

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

    Bob hired an AI to look after his house. You are that AI. Pilot a combat ship, survive waves, deploy defenses, and turn a world-hopping planet into an orbital fortress in this planetary-defense action roguelite.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. The Wraith of the Galaxy

    WHY THIS

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

    The Wraith of the Galaxy is a third-person space combat game. Aliens have taken over outer space in order to conduct experiments on entire planets. Destroy them or they will destroy you.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hell Division

    WHY THIS

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

    Hell Division is a game from the 3rd person, which is a battle of combat drones.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure13.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. AGE OF ALIENS

    WHY THIS

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

    On an alien world, you must defend yourself in this unique base-building tower-defense game. Build a base by placing blocks, turrets and traps in order to survive the hoards of aliens.

    ActionStrategyCasualSteam ↗
  8. Biletide

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for VALDIS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with VALDIS.

    An atmospheric tower-defence strategy game about holding back an oozing toxic Tide. A distant mining colony has awakened a living flood that seeps from breaches in the ground. Dig for resources, raise defensive terrain, and burn your way to seal the breaches. Can you survive the Biletide?

    2026Strategy5.39 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 VALDIS.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from Whale Rock Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Whale Rock Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. We Are The Dwarves

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind VALDIS. Shares Action and Strategy with VALDIS.

    We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. DEPLOYMENT

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind VALDIS. Shares Action and Strategy with VALDIS.

    An intense competitive top-down shooter: choose your class, capture turrets, progress, and dominate in the arena. top-down shooter, multiplayer shooter, arena shooter, class-based shooter, sci-fi shooter

    2018ActionSportsStrategy14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Synthwave Burnout

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind VALDIS. Shares Action and Indie with VALDIS.

    The lost highway awaits you to take you beyond the horizon. Relax and let the sounds of synthwave open the way into the realm of neon - a world of revived imagination and fantasy, more real than reality itself.

    2025ActionSportsIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Divine Invasion

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind VALDIS. Shares Action and Indie with VALDIS.

    Strange events occur in the cyberpunk age: a mysterious criminal steals museum pieces, historical documents in order to make certain corrections and then puts everything back. Someone is trying to prove that Good and Evil have swapped places in the past… But why?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Cybernetic Fault

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind VALDIS. Shares Action and Indie with VALDIS.

    Prove your ability to read names next to the big red buttons! Show your ability to fight for life in a science center that is falling apart from the consequences of an insane scientific experiment!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. NeverSynth

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind VALDIS. Shares Action and Indie with VALDIS.

    NeverSynth is a 3rd person game that is a rhythm driving simulator.This game is a dynamic action game in which you have to drive a car to rhythmic music and collect beats. The more beats you collect, the more game points you earn.

    2022ActionSportsIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Inquisitor’s Heart and Soul

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind VALDIS. Shares Action and Indie with VALDIS.

    Summon demonic invasions, punish heretical enclaves, punish traitors and renegades. Do not deny yourself anything - after all, you are the hand and anger of the highest good. Give the apostates darkness, so that they learn to appreciate the light!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Heavy Burden

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind VALDIS. Shares Indie and Adventure with VALDIS.

    How does Sisyphus feel as he climbs to the top of the mountain? Tired from the weight of the stone, the scorching sun, and the steep climbs, he nevertheless continues on his way up. What awaits him there?

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about VALDIS

What games are most similar to VALDIS?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside VALDIS are Quantum Fight : Aero 2299, MannyTD, Scorpion Overdrive.
Who developed VALDIS?
VALDIS was developed by Whale Rock 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 VALDIS.

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