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Games like Plague Genesis

If Plague Genesis is your kind of game, the closest matches are CHERNO, Krimson and Hormones of the Dead — 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 Plague Genesis: In Plague Genesis, Peter wakes up in a secret laboratory after a failed experiment. Surrounded by monsters and soldiers, he fights to survive while a deadly infection transforms him into the perfect biological weapon... or into the nightmare no one anticipated.

ActionIndieAdventureCasualWindowsby Breno Augusto
Plague Genesis — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Plague Genesis 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. CHERNO

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Plague Genesis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Plague Genesis.

    Escape game where it is necessary to collect the clues to obtain the key and thus level up until you leave the building without being touched by the Russian experiments that seek to devour you. Show your ingenuity to look for clues in the dark and your agility to dodge the experiments' attacks.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Krimson

    WHY THIS

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

    Krimson is a challenging gritty rhythm platformer featuring heavy electronic metal music. You're an unknown spawn going through a hellish world as it moves rhythmically to the music. One wrong move means death but the checkpoints are often and death is very short.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hormones of the Dead

    WHY THIS

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

    Prim is a trans woman trying to survive the zombie apocalypse. All she wants are her hormones, all the zombies want is to turn her into one of them. Can Prim remain herself? Hormones of the Dead is a ZOMBIE ACTION RPG by Taylor Mccue!

    ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  4. SiNiSistar Lite Version

    WHY THIS

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

    A simple 2D action game centered on themes of masochistic tendencies, yearning for death, as well as despair at being attacked by terrifying beings.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bouncy Bob

    WHY THIS

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

    Simple experimental one button local multiplayer game. Perfect for parties with friends (up to 4 people on 1 keyboard). It also has a single mode in which you jump on platforms and use double jumps and multiple power-ups to defeat the army of the undead!

    2017ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Кукуево / Kukuevo

    WHY THIS

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

    Kukuevo is a unique experience for those who are into mystery stories and love visual novels. Get ready for an exciting adventure in a world of mysteries and mysteries where every step you take can determine the outcome of the game.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.00 USDSteam ↗
  7. PARANOID

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Plague Genesis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Plague Genesis.

    Paranoid is a horror that tells the story of Patrick who has been living in isolation from the outside world for many years. One day he receives a phone call from his sister, who announces her visit more than a dozen years after she disappeared.

    2023ActionAdventure17.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Black Mesa

    WHY THIS

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

    Relive Half-Life.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Plague Genesis.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Plague Genesis

What games are most similar to Plague Genesis?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Plague Genesis are CHERNO, Krimson, Hormones of the Dead.
Who developed Plague Genesis?
Plague Genesis was developed by Breno Augusto and published by BRN_STUDIOS.

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 Plague Genesis.

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