Games like Dangerous
If Dangerous is your kind of game, the closest matches are A.R.M. PLANETARY PROSPECTORS EP1 Asteroid Resource Mining, Objects in Space and Celestial Command — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its perks unlock new abilities, challenging and comedic. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Dangerous: Dangerous is an epic 3D open and living world space combat RPG sandbox with an immersive and riveting story. Are you the feared war criminal who will destroy all life or the savior of the universe? Gather your wingmen and travel the galaxy in search of answers.
Players who liked Dangerous also play
Steam players who put hours into Dangerous 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.
A.R.M. PLANETARY PROSPECTORS EP1 Asteroid Resource Mining
WHY THIS
Top pick for Dangerous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
An expedition finds an artifact in an asteroid, teleporting the crew to an alien realm. Enslaved on a mining barge, they wield mech suits to survive, scavenging and scheming to escape—and wield the device that could rewrite Earth’s fate.
Objects in Space
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dangerous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.
Celestial Command
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Dangerous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
Mine asteroids, salvage space debris, design your own small or massive spacecraft using individual functional components, complete missions, and engage in battles against enemies in a vast galaxy with realistic physics based on orbital mechanics or in a classic physics mode.
Between the Stars
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Dangerous.
Ranked #4 for Dangerous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
X3: Terran Conflict
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dangerous.
Ranked #5 for Dangerous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Rebel Galaxy
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Dangerous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dangerous.
Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.
Starpoint Gemini Warlords
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Dangerous.
Ranked #7 for Dangerous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!
Elite Dangerous
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Dangerous.
Ranked #8 for Dangerous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dangerous at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dangerous on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dangerous.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dangerous on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dangerous.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dangerous on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dangerous.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dangerous on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dangerous.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dangerous on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Dangerous.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dangerous.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dangerous.
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!
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dangerous.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dangerous.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dangerous.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Trick & Treat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dangerous.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
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Frequently asked about Dangerous
- How much does Dangerous cost?
- Dangerous is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dangerous?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dangerous are A.R.M. PLANETARY PROSPECTORS EP1 Asteroid Resource Mining, Objects in Space, Celestial Command.
- Who developed Dangerous?
- Dangerous was developed by Binary Helix and published by XP.
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 Dangerous.
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