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Games like Death Skid Marks

If Death Skid Marks is your kind of game, the closest matches are Convoy, Earl vs. the Mutants and Fission Superstar X — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dark humor shines, challenging 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 Death Skid Marks: Death Skid Marks is a rogue-like car combat game about what so many of us have experienced: a road trip to a music gig… only in this game, things get violent. The game uniquely blends top down arcade action and RPG mechanics.

2014ActionIndieRPGFree to playDeck PlayableWindowsby Studio Whisky Tango Inc.
Death Skid Marks — Steam game cover
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Boss weaknesses can be learnedDark humor shinesRuns are short and replayableChallengingDarkFunny

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Steam players who put hours into Death Skid Marks 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. Convoy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Death Skid Marks.

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

    Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Earl vs. the Mutants

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Death Skid Marks.

    Second-strongest match for Death Skid Marks fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Death Skid Marks.

    Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Fission Superstar X

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Death Skid Marks.

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

    Blast off in Dr. Leopold's bomber in this relentless rogue-lite shooter. Tour the solar system on a desperate randomly generated bomb run. Face impossible odds trying to achieve the demented dream of an insane scientist.

    2019ActionIndieRPGDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

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

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Flame Over

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Death Skid Marks.

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

    Blending top down "squirt em-up" action and "Pyroguelike" game mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels, 4 different game zones and dastardly hazards at every turn!

    2015ActionIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Rampage Knights

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Death Skid Marks.

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

    Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Darker Purpose

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Death Skid Marks.

    Ranked #7 for Death Skid Marks fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Skid Marks.

    Journey to the dark heart of the Edgewood Home for Lost Children in this fiendishly difficult action RPG!When her teacher stepped out of the classroom a month ago, Cordy never imagined he would be gone for good. Now her fellow students have turned on each other as the school descends into chaos.

    2014ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. WASTED

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Death Skid Marks.

    Ranked #8 for Death Skid Marks fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Skid Marks.

    Get wasted or get wasted trying in WASTED, a roguelike post-apocalyptic pub crawler. Fight tooth and nail, bullets and baseball bats in search of Booze, gain strange mutational Hangovers, and explore the Coolers in search of powerful weapons, armor, and a nice stiff drink to top it all off.

    2016ActionIndieRPG12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Death Skid Marks

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Rogue Warrior

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Death Skid Marks.

    Reviewers of Death Skid Marks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Death Skid Marks.

    Rogue Warrior is a character-driven, first-person-shooter, featuring Richard 'Demo Dick' Marcinko's explosive personality in an action-packed single player campaign, and intense multiplayer combat. Playing as Richard 'Demo Dick' Marcinko, you go behind the iron curtain to disrupt a suspected North Korean ballistic missile program.

    2009Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Project Zomboid

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Death Skid Marks.

    Reviewers of Death Skid Marks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Death Skid Marks.

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    2013IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Mad Max

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Death Skid Marks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Death Skid Marks.

    Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. HUNTER

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Death Skid Marks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Death Skid Marks.

    Hunter is a gigantic and sexy Action-Rpg. You are a Demon's hunter who explore a NON LINEAR big world with various environments (Automn, Winter, Canyon, Desert, Mystic forest...) and search for the 30 lovely sexy gals in Anime Style you can meet in the game.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. My Waifu Is A Tank Girl! 💕

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Death Skid Marks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Death Skid Marks.

    Strap into a war machine piloted by anime waifus and tear through the battlefield. Explosions, chaos, and tactical sass included. You drive, they yell. Everyone else gets wrecked.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Normal SHMUP

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Death Skid Marks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Death Skid Marks.

    Normal SHMUP is a strange shoot em' up game based around classic gameplay. Fight the enemies and regain control of the world again.

    2022Action1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Oregon Trail

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Death Skid Marks.

    Reviewers of Death Skid Marks cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The Oregon Trail is back in a beautiful blend of charming pixel art characters, 3D environments, and cutting-edge lighting and visual effects!

    2022StrategyAdventureSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Earl vs. the Mutants

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Death Skid Marks.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Death Skid Marks.

    Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Fission Superstar X

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Death Skid Marks.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Death Skid Marks.

    Blast off in Dr. Leopold's bomber in this relentless rogue-lite shooter. Tour the solar system on a desperate randomly generated bomb run. Face impossible odds trying to achieve the demented dream of an insane scientist.

    2019ActionIndieRPGDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Death Skid Marks.

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. WASTED

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Death Skid Marks.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Death Skid Marks.

    Get wasted or get wasted trying in WASTED, a roguelike post-apocalyptic pub crawler. Fight tooth and nail, bullets and baseball bats in search of Booze, gain strange mutational Hangovers, and explore the Coolers in search of powerful weapons, armor, and a nice stiff drink to top it all off.

    2016ActionIndieRPG12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Death Skid Marks

Does Death Skid Marks run on Steam Deck?
Death Skid Marks is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Death Skid Marks free to play?
Yes — Death Skid Marks is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Death Skid Marks?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Death Skid Marks are Convoy, Earl vs. the Mutants, Fission Superstar X.
Who developed Death Skid Marks?
Death Skid Marks was developed by Studio Whisky Tango Inc. and published by Studio Whisky Tango Inc., JSR-Productions.

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