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Games like Hunters Of The Dead

If Hunters Of The Dead is your kind of game, the closest matches are They Are Billions, Infectonator: Survivors and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its grim gothic horror atmosphere, permadeath drives meaningful progression and challenging. 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 Hunters Of The Dead: Rescue your fellow Hunters, and with their help locate and destroy Dracula!

2014StrategyIndie4.99 USDWindowsby Traptics
Hunters Of The Dead — Steam game cover
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Grim gothic horror atmospherePermadeath drives meaningful progressionProcedural city feels like a living crisisChallengingDarkGrim

Players who liked Hunters Of The Dead also play

Steam players who put hours into Hunters Of The Dead 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. They Are Billions

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Top pick for Hunters Of The Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hunters Of The Dead.

    They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?

    2019Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Infectonator: Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Second-strongest match for Hunters Of The Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    "Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dungeon of the ENDLESS™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Third-strongest match for Hunters Of The Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Escape from Demon Island

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hunters Of The Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    In the lost island of Alcatraz, try hard to survive. You can use a variety of weapons and skills to avoid and eliminate wild beasts and monsters, and finally eliminate the abyssal demons and escape. Be careful, monsters are different during the day and at night! Enjoy yourself!

    2023StrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Steam Marines

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Ranked #5 for Hunters Of The Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Steam Marines is a squad based Roguelike set on a steampunk spaceship. It features tactical play focused on positioning and careful use of resources. Built to keep you on your toes as you progress through the decks of your besieged ship while clearing enemies and trying to reach each level's elevator.

    2014StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Golden Krone Hotel

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Ranked #6 for Hunters Of The Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Astro Looter: Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Ranked #7 for Hunters Of The Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Necrosmith

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Ranked #8 for Hunters Of The Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hunters Of The Dead at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hunters Of The Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hunters Of The Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Hunters Of The Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hunters Of The Dead on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    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. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hunters Of The Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hunters Of The Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hunters Of The Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    "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 ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hunters Of The Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    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.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. SCP: Secret Laboratory

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

    2017ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Realm of the Mad God Exalt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!

    2012ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bloons TD Battles 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bloons TD Battles

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 5, this all new Battles game is specially designed for multiplayer combat, featuring the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses.

    2016ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Kingdom: Classic

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Traptics

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

  1. Xenopurge

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Another title from Traptics, the studio behind Hunters Of The Dead. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation6.24 USDSteam ↗
  2. Homeseek

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Another title from Traptics, the studio behind Hunters Of The Dead. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Homeseek is a post-apocalyptic survival strategy game set on a resource-strapped Earth at the turn of the next century. In a dried-up wasteland where water has become the new gold, every choice you make becomes life or death.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Moribund

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Traptics, the studio behind Hunters Of The Dead. Shares Indie with Hunters Of The Dead.

    Local multiplayer mayhem for 2 to 4 players in a post apocalyptic setting. Invite your friends and straight up murder them. In the game. Not in real life...

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hunters Of The Dead

How much does Hunters Of The Dead cost?
Hunters Of The Dead is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hunters Of The Dead?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hunters Of The Dead are They Are Billions, Infectonator: Survivors, Dungeon of the ENDLESS™.
Who developed Hunters Of The Dead?
Hunters Of The Dead was developed by Traptics and published by Strategy First.

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 Hunters Of The Dead.

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