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Games like KOTA: The Survival

If KOTA: The Survival is your kind of game, the closest matches are PHOSPHOR, Something Meaningful and NovaX — 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.

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About KOTA: The Survival: In a post-apocalyptic world abandoned by humans, control robots as they gather resources, fight enemies, and rebuild the planet using recycled materials. KOTA: The Survival lets you revive nature and craft a new future!

IndieEarly AccessWindowsby Shax Games
KOTA: The Survival — Steam game cover

Players who liked KOTA: The Survival also play

Steam players who put hours into KOTA: The Survival 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. PHOSPHOR

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for KOTA: The Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    An action-packed retro cyberpunk roguelike platformer dropping players into an infested industrial abyss. Blast through hordes and giant bosses, and loot from 350+ weapons and upgrades. Every descent generated fresh. Die, keep what you forge, unlock operatives, and drop deeper into the PHOSPHOR.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  2. Something Meaningful

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for KOTA: The Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with KOTA: The Survival.

    An open-world RPG where you decide how to live after your death. Work, study, train, explore the city, customize your appearance, meet cartoonish characters and unlock interesting locations as you try to do something meaningful with this new opportunity.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. NovaX

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for KOTA: The Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with KOTA: The Survival.

    Nova-X is a solo/cooperative survival game currently in development. Immerse yourself in a multiplayer pirate/fantasy world where you can embark on world exploration, conquer territories, build ships, seek treasures, or gleefully indulge in pillaging.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Death Trash

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for KOTA: The Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Early Access with KOTA: The Survival.

    Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.

    2021ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for KOTA: The Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with KOTA: The Survival.

    Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Kenshi

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for KOTA: The Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with KOTA: The Survival.

    A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Hello Neighbor Alpha 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KOTA: The Survival.

    Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  3. of the Devil

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KOTA: The Survival.

    Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Aircar

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KOTA: The Survival.

    A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.

    2019IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KOTA: The Survival.

    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 ↗
  6. Liquidators

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KOTA: The Survival.

    Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  7. SCP – Containment Breach

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KOTA: The Survival.

    A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?

    2026ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Unturned

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KOTA: The Survival.

    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.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about KOTA: The Survival

Does KOTA: The Survival have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — KOTA: The Survival supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to KOTA: The Survival?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside KOTA: The Survival are PHOSPHOR, Something Meaningful, NovaX.
Who developed KOTA: The Survival?
KOTA: The Survival was developed by Shax Games.

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 KOTA: The Survival.

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