Games like The Surge

The closest matches to The Surge: The Surge 2, WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition, Mortal Shell, and Ghostrunner. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If The Surge is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Surge 2, WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers and Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and immersive, and single out its gear crafting from enemies and implant customization. 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.

The Surge is a 2017 action RPG from Deck13 set in a sci-fi corporate megastructure. The game implements a limb-targeting combat system where severing specific enemy limbs unlocks gear blueprints and upgrades. Players progress through a scrap-based XP system, customize their character with implant upgrades, and develop weapon proficiency across multiple weapon types. The level design incorporates interconnected shortcuts that players can unlock for faster traversal. Reviewers note the game builds variety through its implant and weapon systems while the sci-fi setting incorporates environmental storytelling elements. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, dark, and tense, with combat that feels visceral and rewarding. It holds a 77% positive rating from over 4,300 Steam reviews and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck.

About The Surge: Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.