Games like Dead Oil
If Dead Oil is your kind of game, the closest matches are CLEAR RED, Sivers and Choo Choo Survivor 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, lighthearted and tense. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Dead Oil: Defend your armored rig against ruthless raiders in this intense roguelike survival driller. Extract precious Oil, scavenge resources, and upgrade your rig. Is there enough time to drill a little deeper and reinforce your rig before the raiders launch their next attack?
Players who liked Dead Oil also play
Steam players who put hours into Dead Oil 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.
CLEAR RED
WHY THIS
Top pick for Dead Oil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
A first-person roguelike buried in a Cold War ICBM bunker under alien siege. Defend the missile. Drill through soil, tunnels, caves and even ancient temples. Collect resources, craft items, upgrade everything. Burn coal to keep bunker running. Find two launch keys. Fire. Kill the mothership. Repeat.
Sivers
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dead Oil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
Sivers is an RPG-roguelike with a unique style, where waves of enemies test your strategy. Use spells and build defenses, develop your hero, and fight bosses and varied foes. Victory on the first try is unlikely — every attempt brings you closer to success!
Choo Choo Survivor 2
WHY THIS
Shares wave based survival, roguelite progression, survival and a tense mood with Dead Oil.
Third-strongest match for Dead Oil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
Drive your train through the zombie apocalypse, gather resources, rescue survivors, and upgrade your train strategically into a powerhouse of destruction. Defeat the boss and get to the end to win, or complete the survival challenge!
Dome Keeper
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Dead Oil.
Ranked #4 for Dead Oil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
The Flame in the Flood
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Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Dead Oil.
Ranked #5 for Dead Oil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.
Roboquest
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Ranked #6 for Dead Oil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Dead Oil.
Ranked #7 for Dead Oil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Dead Oil.
Ranked #8 for Dead Oil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dead Oil at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Dead Oil on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
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Priced ~60% under Dead Oil on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dead Oil.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Dead Oil on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dead Oil.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under Dead Oil on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dead Oil on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dead Oil on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Dead Oil on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dead Oil.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
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Priced ~60% under Dead Oil on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dead Oil.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dead Oil.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
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!
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!
Control, I'm Not Coming Back
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dead Oil.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
SuchArt: Creative Space
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Dome Keeper
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Dead Oil.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Dead Oil.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Dead Oil.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Frequently asked about Dead Oil
- Is Dead Oil verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dead Oil is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Dead Oil cost?
- Dead Oil is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dead Oil?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dead Oil are CLEAR RED, Sivers, Choo Choo Survivor 2.
- Who developed Dead Oil?
- Dead Oil was developed by Moonshine Muffin.
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 Dead Oil.
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