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Games like UNDERWARD

If UNDERWARD is your kind of game, the closest matches are Zombiefield, The Left Behind and Hunt Grounds — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its anxious, atmospheric and dark. 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 UNDERWARD: UNDERWARD is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Investigators must carry «TEST-SUBJECT» monsters from a deadly underground abandoned hospital ward.

2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby INTENSE
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Connected carry system enables synchronized capsule transportDark humor mixed with genuine scares creates memorable moments with friendsDeep lore and backstory to uncover as you progress deeper into the hospitalAnxiousAtmosphericDark

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Steam players who put hours into UNDERWARD 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. Zombiefield

    WHY THIS

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

    New Zombiefield contractors! Your mission is to open portals to attract tougher zombies and evacuate before the missile strike. Work together with your manager to reduce risks and get paid for completing your contract

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Left Behind

    WHY THIS

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

    The Left Behind is a solo and co-op post-apocalyptic survival game. Explore a typical Dutch open-world landscape at daytime and beware of hordes of enemies coming in at night. Loot and hunt to survive. Each night, the game becomes increasingly challenging. How long will you survive?

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Hunt Grounds

    WHY THIS

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

    Hunt Grounds is a co-op horror game playable solo or with up to 6 players. Control your fear, craft supernatural items, and survive relentless hunters in a deadly hunt, but don’t trust everyone.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Desdemona

    WHY THIS

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

    Gather your courage and face the ghost danger.Clean the curses and hunt the ghost!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Alchemists

    WHY THIS

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

    Alchemists is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4 players. Your goal is to expel the evil spirit from cursed places by completing the 4 Element ritual. Destroy the monster alone or with your team using your tools.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. TOXICANT

    WHY THIS

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

    TOXICANT offers a sinister twist on the survival horror genre, featuring randomized levels and roguelike elements.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Journey Into Darkness

    WHY THIS

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

    In an unknown environment, only this light can bring a little warmth, but the continuous decline of the battery is stripping away my sense of security, I have to escape! A zombie game for 1-4 players. In darkness, players use flashlights to affect zombie behavior, explore, escape and reach the end.

    2023IndieAdventureEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Fear Island

    WHY THIS

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

    The Fear Island is an online co-op survival horror game where players accidentally land on an island full of supernatural entities and need to find an escape vehicle and its necessary resources.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

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

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under UNDERWARD on Steam right now. Shares Action with UNDERWARD.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

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

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

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

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under UNDERWARD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with UNDERWARD.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under UNDERWARD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with UNDERWARD.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

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

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 UNDERWARD.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    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 UNDERWARD.

    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. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from INTENSE

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

  1. ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory management and an atmospheric mood with UNDERWARD.

    Another title from INTENSE, the studio behind UNDERWARD. Shares Adventure with UNDERWARD.

    Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!

    2020Adventure39.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics

    WHY THIS

    Another title from INTENSE, the studio behind UNDERWARD. Shares Action with UNDERWARD.

    This exciting collection brings you 12 games in one, from developer Technos Japan known for creating the legendary River City and Double Dragon series. From arcade classics to region-exclusive titles, you’ll have plenty to explore in this collection! Get your hands on these rare games of legend!

    2025ActionSportsRPG20.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Super Death Game SHOW! VR

    WHY THIS

    Another title from INTENSE, the studio behind UNDERWARD. Shares Adventure with UNDERWARD.

    ─ ─ How did this happen? It seems that future TV shows have gone as far as they can go. Incredible cash prizes if you complete your mission, but if you fail, you'll have to go to....... We bring you the most psychotic and crazy VR experience.

    2023Adventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Home Run Batter: vs Fairy Tales

    WHY THIS

    Another title from INTENSE, the studio behind UNDERWARD. Shares Action and Indie with UNDERWARD.

    Intense VR Home Run Batter Game Begins Here! The pitchers you'll face are famous characters from fairy tales. They'll throw absurd and unpredictable magic pitches. Stay in the ultimate state of concentration, the "Zone," and hit home runs with precision!

    2023ActionSportsIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Escape Room Chronicles ep1:The Mysterious KumaDonald's

    WHY THIS

    Another title from INTENSE, the studio behind UNDERWARD. Shares Adventure with UNDERWARD.

    Discover items and use your wits to solve puzzles in this mystery! Episode 1: Escape from the Mysterious KumaDonald's!

    2025Adventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Escape Room Chronicles ep2:The Old School Building

    WHY THIS

    Another title from INTENSE, the studio behind UNDERWARD. Shares Adventure with UNDERWARD.

    Discover items and use your wits to solve puzzles in this mystery! Episode 2: Escape from The Old School Building!

    2025Adventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Escape Room Chronicles ep3:The Southern Resort

    WHY THIS

    Another title from INTENSE, the studio behind UNDERWARD. Shares Adventure with UNDERWARD.

    Discover items and use your wits to solve puzzles in this mystery! Episode 3: Escape from The Southern Resort!

    2025Adventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Escape Room Chronicles ep4:The 24-Hour TV Station

    WHY THIS

    Another title from INTENSE, the studio behind UNDERWARD. Shares Adventure with UNDERWARD.

    Discover items and use your wits to solve puzzles in this mystery! Episode 4: Escape from the TV station!

    2025Adventure5.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about UNDERWARD

Does UNDERWARD run on Steam Deck?
UNDERWARD is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does UNDERWARD cost?
UNDERWARD is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does UNDERWARD have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — UNDERWARD supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to UNDERWARD?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside UNDERWARD are Zombiefield, The Left Behind, Hunt Grounds.
Who developed UNDERWARD?
UNDERWARD was developed by INTENSE.

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 UNDERWARD.

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