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Games like Chernobyl Commando

If Chernobyl Commando is your kind of game, the closest matches are Manhunter, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter and UberSoldier II — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its post apocalyptic chernobyl aesthetic, atmospheric and bleak. 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 Chernobyl Commando: 26 years after a fatal accident in Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant that covered half of the Europe in clouds of radioactive smoke, a large group of terrorists took over the area, trying to steal all the remaining radioactive waste - and use it.

2014ActionWindowsby Silden
Chernobyl Commando — Steam game cover
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Cheap but fun at deep discountsPost apocalyptic chernobyl aestheticTerrorists steal radioactive waste from chernobylAtmosphericBleakDark

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Steam players who put hours into Chernobyl Commando 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. Manhunter

    WHY THIS

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

    When John "Striker" Gullivan left the SAS, he's been far from thinking about retirement. A skilled sniper, veteran of many covert operations, he was ready to take on the less legal side of the "business".

    2014ActionSteam ↗
  2. Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Chernobyl Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Chernobyl Commando.

    Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!

    2010ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. UberSoldier II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Chernobyl Commando.

    Third-strongest match for Chernobyl Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Chernobyl Commando.

    Deal another deadly blow to fascism!

    2014ActionAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Half-Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chernobyl Commando.

    Ranked #4 for Chernobyl Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Chernobyl Commando.

    Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

    1998Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Crysis Warhead®

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Chernobyl Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Chernobyl Commando.

    Pulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year*: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war.

    2008Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shadow Ops: Red Mercury

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Chernobyl Commando.

    Ranked #6 for Chernobyl Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Chernobyl Commando.

    Race against time and terrorism as a member of the elite counter terrorist team in this all-out first person shooter. Your duty is to hunt down a terrorist overlord carrying a nuclear device before untold disaster is unleashed.

    2014Action6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Frontlines™: Fuel of War™

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Chernobyl Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Chernobyl Commando.

    Frontlines™: Fuel of War™ is an open-world First Person Shooter set on the frontlines of tomorrow. In a world ravaged by a global energy crisis, environmental decay, and economic depression, players assume the role of an elite soldier in the Western Coalition Army on an epic crusade against the Red Star Alliance to control the last of...

    2008Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike: Source

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Chernobyl Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Chernobyl Commando.

    Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.

    2004Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Chernobyl Commando

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Manhunter

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chernobyl Commando cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Chernobyl Commando.

    When John "Striker" Gullivan left the SAS, he's been far from thinking about retirement. A skilled sniper, veteran of many covert operations, he was ready to take on the less legal side of the "business".

    2014ActionSteam ↗
  2. Counter-Strike

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chernobyl Commando cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Chernobyl Commando.

    Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.

    2000Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Chernobyl Commando.

    Reviewers of Chernobyl Commando cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Chernobyl Commando.

    From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

    2008Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Call of Duty®

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chernobyl Commando cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Chernobyl Commando.

    The Call of Duty® experience supports Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6, and Call of Duty®: Warzone™.

    2022ActionSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 ↗
  2. Unturned

    WHY THIS

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

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Aimlabs

    WHY THIS

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

    Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cry of Fear

    WHY THIS

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

    Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

    2013ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  5. Dirty Bomb®

    WHY THIS

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

    Work together or die alone! Fight to restore peace to London or tear it down for profit in the most challenging team based shooter around.

    2015ActionFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. DCS World Steam Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!

    2013SimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. One-armed robber

    WHY THIS

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

    One-armed robber is a chaotic first-person heist game that centers around a uniquely challenging premise. Players take the role of a determined robber equipped with only one arm, tasked with pulling off daring heists on banks, shops, and various establishments.

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. MechWarrior Online™ Legends

    WHY THIS

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

    MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.

    2015ActionStrategySimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Silden

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

  1. Manhunter

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Silden, the studio behind Chernobyl Commando. Shares Action with Chernobyl Commando.

    When John "Striker" Gullivan left the SAS, he's been far from thinking about retirement. A skilled sniper, veteran of many covert operations, he was ready to take on the less legal side of the "business".

    2014ActionSteam ↗
  2. Farm Expert 2017

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Chernobyl Commando.

    Another title from Silden, the studio behind Chernobyl Commando.

    Feel the real trouble of being farmer with realistic physics. Look after your machines in backyard workshop, expand your activites to other farms, and take care of plants in greenhouses. All of this and much more in Farm Expert 2017!

    2016IndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Farm Machines Championships 2014

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Silden, the studio behind Chernobyl Commando.

    Ultimate farmers' showdown now return with brand new machines, events and terrain!

    2014SimulationRacingSteam ↗
  4. Trucker 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Silden, the studio behind Chernobyl Commando.

    King of the Road is back! Trucker 2 lets you sit once again behind the wheel of a truck and race on American highways.

    2015SimulationRacing2.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Chernobyl Commando

What games are most similar to Chernobyl Commando?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chernobyl Commando are Manhunter, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, UberSoldier II.
Who developed Chernobyl Commando?
Chernobyl Commando was developed by Silden and published by KISS ltd.

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 Chernobyl Commando.

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