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Games like Paradox

If Paradox is your kind of game, the closest matches are Terminal War, Aftermath Z: Red Pine Lake and Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition — 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 Paradox: One player hunts. Four players run and fight back with superpowers. Use unique abilities, complete objectives, and escape through ancient Egypt, Victorian London, and more.

ActionStrategyIndieRPGWindowsby Crystal Shine Games
Paradox — Steam game cover

Players who liked Paradox also play

Steam players who put hours into Paradox 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. Terminal War

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Paradox.

    Terminal War is a grounded, team-based third-person shooter set in a fractured America during the late 1990s. Engage in intense combat across war-torn cities, forgotten towns, and contested territory where every bullet, every strike, and every decision counts.

    ActionEarly AccessSteam ↗
  2. Aftermath Z: Red Pine Lake

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox.

    Dive into Aftermath Z: Red Pine Lake, a survival horror game with a chilling 80s slasher vibe. Experience a gripping single-player story and thrilling multiplayer modes. Unravel the virus mystery, battle zombies in Horde Mode, or outwit the infected slasher in the unique asymmetrical Infected Mode.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Paradox.

    Ready the Peashooters and prepare for the craziest, funniest shooter in the universe: Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2.

    2022ActionStrategyCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Predecessor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Paradox.

    Inspired by the legacy of Paragon, built with love by the community, and powered by Unreal Engine 5, Predecessor is the ultimate fusion of shooter action and MOBA strategy. Join more than 2,000,000 players and play for FREE now!

    2024ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Paradox.

    Plan your own alien invasion and harvest humans as the iconic Killer Klowns, or gather a team of survivors to fight the extraterrestrial threat, in a game based on the ‘80s cult classic movie. Welcome to a new, craazzy take on the asymmetrical multiplayer horror experience!

    2024Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Military Conflict: Vietnam

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Paradox.

    It’s 1968 in Vietnam, the time to “Make War Not Love”. Side with the Viet Cong or U.S. Army in this intense, fast-paced FPS set in the Vietnam War — now with co-op zombie mode. Choose from 300+ weapons of destruction. Kill or be killed!

    2022ActionEarly Access7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Second Wave

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the world of Second Wave, where the battle for supremacy is about to begin! Get ready to dive headfirst into a world that combines the best elements of competitive team-based shooters into an exhilarating gaming experience unlike any other!

    2024ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Puppet Master: The Game

    WHY THIS

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

    This free-to-play online multiplayer game celebrates the series' 30-year legacy. Revisit iconic locations, select from a large roster of playable characters from the movies, and play a variety of online multiplayer game modes, each inspired by the Puppet’s many adventures.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Paradox.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Paradox.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 ↗
  6. Hello Neighbor Alpha 2

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Paradox.

    When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.

    2024ActionSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  8. Brief Karate Foolish

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox.

    Here comes a new epic of live action fighting game!! With 60fps smooth action, sexy and deadly guys fly into air and bounces their flab!

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Paradox

Does Paradox have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Paradox supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Paradox?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paradox are Terminal War, Aftermath Z: Red Pine Lake, Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition.
Who developed Paradox?
Paradox was developed by Crystal Shine 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 Paradox.

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