Games like Apocalypse Express
If Apocalypse Express is your kind of game, the closest matches are Underwater DuO, NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor and Ironfront Express — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and immersive. 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 Apocalypse Express: Conduct, upgrade and repair your train through endless waves of enemies in a post-apocalyptic setting. In this action management roguelike, the player decides to embark on a journey through the wasteland looking to fulfill the dream of seeing the remains of the outside world.
Players who liked Apocalypse Express also play
Steam players who put hours into Apocalypse Express 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.
Underwater DuO
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Top pick for Apocalypse Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
In Underwater Duo, control a smashing turtle with your left hand and a blasting jellyfish with your right! Fight off waves of fierce fish, grow stronger, and see if your two hands can conquer the deep… or team up with a perfectly in-sync partner.
NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Apocalypse Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor is a brutal survival roguelite where you’ll face endless hordes of relentless zombies. Choose your survivor and weapons, each with unique abilities and playstyles, and gear up for increasingly intense battles against the undead.
Ironfront Express
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Apocalypse Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Apocalypse Express.
Upgrade your engine’s arsenal in this bullet hell, tower defense roguelite featuring the most heavily armored locomotive in existence. Engineer and command the Ironfront Express in a unique take on lane defense where you upgrade with specialized turrets, drones, and tactical abilities.
Threads of War
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Shares roguelite progression, meta progression, roguelite and an atmospheric mood with Apocalypse Express.
Ranked #4 for Apocalypse Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Maze-style tank battles with rogue-lite progression in the style of Ukrainian embroidery. Each tank holds a backstory of a man who went to war to protect his loved ones. Choose your path and combat style, play solo or with a friend, and drive the enemy out of Ukraine.
Lethal Wedding
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Ranked #5 for Apocalypse Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Say “I do” to Lethal Wedding, a top-down RPG shooter where the wedding is off, and vengeance is on. When criminal clowns kidnap the groom, the Bride and Mother-in-Law must fight through circus freaks and mafia thugs in this gritty 16-bit experience of bullets and blood.
Stonecall
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Ranked #6 for Apocalypse Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Stonecall is a permadeath action roguelike where every room tests your skill. Dodge, reposition, and time your shots while building powerful synergies to survive the deadly challenges of the Stone Vault.
HitTube
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Ranked #7 for Apocalypse Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Apocalypse Express.
HitTube is an open-world co-op roguelite looter shooter where you become a post-apocalyptic video blogger in a procedurally generated, destructible New York. Shoot, loot, trade and use magical cards to gain superpowers.
Boom Die Repeat
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Ranked #8 for Apocalypse Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Blast zombies & mutants in this fast-paced post-apocalyptic top-down roguelite! Battle through randomized biomes, swap out unique weapons, equip insane loadouts, and mutate yourself stronger with collected DNA. Die, unlock permanent perks, and dive back into another brutal run!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Apocalypse Express at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~83% under Apocalypse Express on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~50% under Apocalypse Express on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~67% under Apocalypse Express on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Apocalypse Express.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~75% under Apocalypse Express on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Apocalypse Express.
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.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~83% under Apocalypse Express on Steam right now. Shares Action with Apocalypse Express.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~50% under Apocalypse Express on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
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Priced ~50% under Apocalypse Express on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
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Priced ~50% under Apocalypse Express on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Apocalypse Express.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Frequently asked about Apocalypse Express
- Does Apocalypse Express run on Steam Deck?
- Apocalypse Express 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 Apocalypse Express cost?
- Apocalypse Express is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Apocalypse Express have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Apocalypse Express supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Apocalypse Express?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Apocalypse Express are Underwater DuO, NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor, Ironfront Express.
- Who developed Apocalypse Express?
- Apocalypse Express was developed by Llamaware Studios.
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 Apocalypse Express.
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