Games like Tankenstein
If Tankenstein is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rogue Runner, Ultimate Panzer and The Only Droid — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and funny. 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 Tankenstein: Tankenstein is a 3rd person ARPG where the player controls a dishevelled tank in a post apocalyptic wasteland looking for new parts to survive and upgrade itself. All of the other tanks in the scrapyard have the same goal, which makes them hostile in this survival of the fittest arena.
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Rogue Runner
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Top pick for Tankenstein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
Stop running and you die. Combine fluid parkour mechanics with roguelite TPS combat in a procedurally generated world. Master the movement, break the loop, and escape the Machine of Improbability.
Ultimate Panzer
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Second-strongest match for Tankenstein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
Drive your tank through abandoned and decrepit cities and battle the evil alien machines in this fast-paced and explosive action rogue-like
The Only Droid
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Third-strongest match for Tankenstein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
Tear enemy robots apart piece by piece in a physics-based action roguelike. Destroy weak points, stack upgrades, and create your unique build as you turn relentless robotic enemy waves into mechanical graveyards.
Threads of War
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Shares roguelite progression, replayability and atmospheric with Tankenstein.
Ranked #4 for Tankenstein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
Maze-style tank battles with rogue-lite progression in the style of Ukrainian embroidery. Each tank holds a backstory of a man who went to war to protect his loved ones. Choose your path and combat style, play solo or with a friend, and drive the enemy out of Ukraine.
Undelve
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Ranked #5 for Tankenstein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
A 2D Sci-fi Action Looter Shooter. Collect items and decide which to scrap for ammo while exploring a vast cave system, blowing up the very tunnels spiders use to reach you.
Coin Hunter
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Ranked #6 for Tankenstein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
Fight monsters with coins and descend by elevator. In this first-person roguelike, coins are both currency and ammo — survive while deciding whether to spend or shoot.
Mediterranean Assault: 1943
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Ranked #7 for Tankenstein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Tankenstein.
Delivering Hectic firefights, Mediterranean Assault: 1943 takes players across some of Italy and Africa's forgotten fronts.
Armored Battalion
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Ranked #8 for Tankenstein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
The purpose of this work is to truly restore the Great Patriotic War. The game starts at Moscow's Red Square, where you will pass through Red Square with a large number of tanks for the defense of Moscow. End in Berlin, on a bloody sunset afternoon, invade Berlin.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tankenstein at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~72% under Tankenstein on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tankenstein.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~44% under Tankenstein on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~44% under Tankenstein on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tankenstein.
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.
People Playground
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Priced ~44% under Tankenstein on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~44% under Tankenstein on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Tankenstein.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Tankenstein.
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.).
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
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!
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
SCP – Containment Breach
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tankenstein.
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Counter-Strike 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Tankenstein.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
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Frequently asked about Tankenstein
- Does Tankenstein run on Steam Deck?
- Tankenstein is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Tankenstein cost?
- Tankenstein is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tankenstein?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tankenstein are Rogue Runner, Ultimate Panzer, The Only Droid.
- Who developed Tankenstein?
- Tankenstein was developed by Landship Games LTD.
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 Tankenstein.
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