Games like Yokai Survivor
Below are 13 hand-picked alternatives to Yokai Survivor for fans of action, indie, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Yokai Survivor also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
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!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Eldritch Exterminators
Top pick for Yokai Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Yokai Survivor.
Become a possessed gun in this bullet heaven rogue-lite, mowing down hordes of Eldritch minions with chaotic firepower. Harvest souls, hoard artifacts, and craft insane builds to slay gods and break free.
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Nautical Survival
Second-strongest match 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.
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Kitty's Last Adventure
Third-strongest match 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.
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X Invader
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!
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Gacha Fever
Ranked #5 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 !
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NIMRODS
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!
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Time Wasters
Ranked #7 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.
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Bounty of One
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!
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Kitty's Last Adventure
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.
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Gacha Fever
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 !
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NIMRODS
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!
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Time Wasters
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.
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Bounty of One
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!
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 Eldritch Exterminators, Nautical Survival, Kitty's Last Adventure.
- Who developed Yokai Survivor?
- Yokai Survivor was developed by KZ Games.
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