Games like MAINCORE
If MAINCORE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Finding Home, Last Gang Standing and Black Ice — picked from the ranked list below. 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 MAINCORE: An open-world survival game featuring building, raiding, PvP, and PvE elements, playable in first- or third-person view. Scavenge resources to construct and fortify bases. Raid player structures for loot. Engage in PvP battles with survivors. Survive PvE threats from wildlife and AI.
Players who liked MAINCORE also play
Steam players who put hours into MAINCORE 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.
Finding Home
WHY THIS
Top pick for MAINCORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with MAINCORE.
A zombie shooter where you can build your base and craft items to help you survive.
Last Gang Standing
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for MAINCORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with MAINCORE.
Gather up a gang of your friends, build a base, add a factory, add some turrets, add teleporters, doors, foxholes and decorations. Arm yourselves to the teeth and go forth to raze, loot and t-bag all who stand against you. Be the Last Gang Standing
Black Ice
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for MAINCORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with MAINCORE.
Hack greedy megacorps to help as many people as you can in a high-agility cyberpunk looter/shooter RPG. Explore neon cyberspace vistas and outmaneuver AIs to customize your hacker OS and weapon combos. Play solo or online co-op with up to 10 people!
Destiny 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for MAINCORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MAINCORE.
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
Escape from Tarkov
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for MAINCORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with MAINCORE.
Escape from Tarkov is the original extraction FPS where every raid is a gamble with death. Prep your raid, bleed, endure and fight through ruthless PMC players and Scavs, gain tactical advantage and cling to your loot — only extraction decides if you live or lose it all.
PIONER
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for MAINCORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with MAINCORE.
PIONER drops players into a vast, grim world, where survival hinges on exploration, crafting, and smart resource management. As an MMO FPS, it offers both PvE missions and intense PvP zones, with unique crafting mechanics, hundreds of weapons and a deep story to explore.
Lost Rift
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for MAINCORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with MAINCORE.
Lost Rift is a first person survival adventure shooter that blends cooperative base building with multiplayer PvE or PvP extraction expeditions. Journey solo or in teams of up to 5 players across a vast archipelago, craft gear, build bases, defeat raiders, and become legendary.
Unturned
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for MAINCORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MAINCORE.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below MAINCORE at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under MAINCORE on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with MAINCORE.
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.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under MAINCORE on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with MAINCORE.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under MAINCORE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with MAINCORE.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under MAINCORE on Steam right now. Shares Action with MAINCORE.
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.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under MAINCORE on Steam right now. Shares Action with MAINCORE.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under MAINCORE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Simulation with MAINCORE.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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 with MAINCORE.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Massively Multiplayer with MAINCORE.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MAINCORE.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MAINCORE.
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.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MAINCORE.
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!
OnlyCans: Thirst Date
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with MAINCORE.
Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!
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Frequently asked about MAINCORE
- How much does MAINCORE cost?
- MAINCORE is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does MAINCORE have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — MAINCORE supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, LAN PvP).
- What games are most similar to MAINCORE?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MAINCORE are Finding Home, Last Gang Standing, Black Ice.
- Who developed MAINCORE?
- MAINCORE was developed by Milan Prekop.
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 MAINCORE.
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