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Games like Yokai Survivor

If Yokai Survivor is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kitty's Last Adventure, Sharded World and Time Wasters — 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 Yokai Survivor: Yokai Survivor is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter. Face relentless waves of twisted yokai in a cursed underworld, harvest precious fruits, and master powerful ninjutsu skills to turn the tide. It's one ninja against the underworld!

2025ActionIndieCasualEarly AccessWindowsby KZ Games
Yokai Survivor — Steam game cover

Players who liked Yokai Survivor also play

Steam players who put hours into Yokai Survivor 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. Kitty's Last Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Yokai Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Yokai Survivor.

    Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.

    2025ActionCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sharded World

    WHY THIS

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

    Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Time Wasters

    WHY THIS

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

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. X Invader

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Yokai Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Yokai Survivor.

    X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Nautical Survival

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Yokai Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Yokai Survivor.

    Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors! Navigate between outposts to upgrade your boat, equip powerful weapons, manage your economy and hire crew members to your aid in this unique take on the survivors-like formula.

    2026ActionSportsIndie7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NIMRODS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Yokai Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Yokai Survivor.

    Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Gacha Fever

    WHY THIS

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

    Gacha Fever is a suvivors like in a cute and colorful universe. You will fight waves of monsters with various weapons, from the machine gun to the magical girl wand and the Bubble Tea Canon ! Just be careful of the area !

    2024ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Bounty of One

    WHY THIS

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

    Fallen hero of the Wild West, you’re wanted and in disgrace! Grab your guns, survive endless hordes of bounty hunters and fight to clear your name! Bounty of One is a fast-paced casual roguelite bullet hell for 1 to 4 players. Dash, Dodge, Shoot, Repeat!

    2023ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Yokai Survivor.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Yokai Survivor.

    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 ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 100 Asian Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    🏮🐈 100 Asian Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Asia! 😻 🌸 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Asian temples 🏯 as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

    2023ActionSportsStrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Kitty's Last Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Casual with Yokai Survivor.

    Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.

    2025ActionCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Time Wasters

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Yokai Survivor.

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. NIMRODS

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Yokai Survivor.

    Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Gacha Fever

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Yokai Survivor.

    Gacha Fever is a suvivors like in a cute and colorful universe. You will fight waves of monsters with various weapons, from the machine gun to the magical girl wand and the Bubble Tea Canon ! Just be careful of the area !

    2024ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Bounty of One

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Yokai Survivor.

    Fallen hero of the Wild West, you’re wanted and in disgrace! Grab your guns, survive endless hordes of bounty hunters and fight to clear your name! Bounty of One is a fast-paced casual roguelite bullet hell for 1 to 4 players. Dash, Dodge, Shoot, Repeat!

    2023ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Yokai Survivor

What games are most similar to Yokai Survivor?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Yokai Survivor are Kitty's Last Adventure, Sharded World, Time Wasters.
Who developed Yokai Survivor?
Yokai Survivor was developed by KZ 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 Yokai Survivor.

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