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Games like They Are Not Friendly

If They Are Not Friendly is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Last Admiral, Ophelia's Paradise and ガッチャ!サバイバー — 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 They Are Not Friendly: A pixel-art horde survival roguelite on a monster-infested frontier. Dodge, shoot and stack perks to survive the swarm. Spend your loot on permanent upgrades at the General Store, then face the next run stronger. They are not friendly and you also don't have to be friendly. Keep that mutual!

ActionStrategyIndieCasualWindowsby ArmenGames
They Are Not Friendly — Steam game cover

Players who liked They Are Not Friendly also play

Steam players who put hours into They Are Not Friendly 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. The Last Admiral

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for They Are Not Friendly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with They Are Not Friendly.

    Command a persistent fleet in a turn-based space roguelite. Customize ships, outmaneuver enemy fleets, and mine or salvage the battlefield mid-fight. Conquer territory and defend it from counterattacks. Lose a run, keep your fleet, and return stronger.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  2. Ophelia's Paradise

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for They Are Not Friendly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Not Friendly.

    Ophelia’s Paradise is a 2D top-down roguelike where you fight invading shadows and create gamebreaking builds. Discover unique items, craft gems between runs, and use your creativity to turn the map black, make it rain, or completely change how your abilities work.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. ガッチャ!サバイバー

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for They Are Not Friendly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with They Are Not Friendly.

    A roguelike action game where you absorb bullets to fight. Switch between Light and Dark, turn bullets into energy, and unleash powerful bursts! Build your skills and survive the overwhelming bullet storm.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  4. Quack or Die

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for They Are Not Friendly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with They Are Not Friendly.

    An incremental run-based game, where kicking ducks is key to your survival! Pick a robot, work your way through the upgrade tree, play the claw machine and slots, destroy evil ducks and make it to phase 10 of the experiment!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Anachronistic Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for They Are Not Friendly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Not Friendly.

    Something shattered time. Survivors from every era fight waves of temporal aberrations in a dark arena. Combine weapons from across history to forge powerful fusions. 9 base weapons. 36 fusions. 6 characters. Every run is different.

    2027ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. Cyber Wukong

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for They Are Not Friendly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Not Friendly.

    Cyber Wukong is an exhilarating Roguelite action game! Here, immortal arts are black tech, and magical treasures are cybernetic creations. Enter a twisted West world of data, steel, and incense. Forge your combat style and face the mechanical Buddha, chanting scriptures and wielding a gun

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Snake: Gridbreaker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for They Are Not Friendly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Not Friendly.

    There is no tutorial. And there won't be. I believe in you. I couldn't escape the Grid. Maybe you can. You are snake who eats apples. j/k You want to escape the grid loop. BUT the LOOP wants to keep You in.

    2026ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  8. Knightbane

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for They Are Not Friendly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Not Friendly.

    Survive 12 minutes. Then the final boss arrives. Shatter the terrain to escape, loot its contents, or funnel the horde into a killing trap. Cleanse the lands for boons and ASCEND your abilities: not merely empowered, but altered. An action survivor-like.

    2026ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Not Friendly.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with They Are Not Friendly.

    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 ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with They Are Not Friendly.

    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 They Are Not Friendly.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Not Friendly.

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Not Friendly.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Not Friendly.

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Not Friendly.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about They Are Not Friendly

What games are most similar to They Are Not Friendly?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside They Are Not Friendly are The Last Admiral, Ophelia's Paradise, ガッチャ!サバイバー.
Who developed They Are Not Friendly?
They Are Not Friendly was developed by ArmenGames and published by ArmenGames .

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 They Are Not Friendly.

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