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Games like Kingpin — Life of Crime

If Kingpin — Life of Crime is your kind of game, the closest matches are SiN Gold, Kingpin: Reloaded and Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cypress hill soundtrack, gang management systems and atmospheric. 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 Kingpin — Life of Crime: Kingpin is a tale of revenge. Take control of a street gang and order your recruits to attack, defend or even do a little safe-cracking to pick up some needed cash. Use that cash to buy nastier weapons and take down your punk enemies in this intense first-person shooter. Being the Kingpin is half attitude and all action.

2009Action19.99 USDWindowsby Xatrix Entertainment
Kingpin — Life of Crime — Steam game cover
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Cypress hill soundtrackExperimental blend of shooter and rpg lite mechanicsGang management systemsAtmosphericDarkGrim

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  1. SiN Gold

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Top pick for Kingpin — Life of Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    SiN: Gold has returned! Free update for original owners!

    2020Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Kingpin: Reloaded

    WHY THIS

    Shares a grim mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Second-strongest match for Kingpin — Life of Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Kingpin: Reloaded is an enhanced re-release of the classic tale of revenge. Take control of a street gang and order your recruits to attack, defend or even do a little safe-cracking to pick up some needed cash.

    2023ActionRPGSteam ↗
  3. Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion

    WHY THIS

    Shares a grim mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Third-strongest match for Kingpin — Life of Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Includes original Blood II: The Chosen and add-on package The Nightmare LevelsAn immersive atmosphere full of dark humor and exciting actionFour playable characters and wide variety of weapons

    2014ActionAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Ranked #4 for Kingpin — Life of Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.

    2024Action24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Turok

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Kingpin — Life of Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hellbound

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Ranked #6 for Kingpin — Life of Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!

    2020ActionIndie7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. SharpShooter3D

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Ranked #7 for Kingpin — Life of Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    SharpShooter3D is a first-person subculture shooter in the best old school traditions. Burn! Destroy! Kill! Kill! Kill!

    2023ActionIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. DOOM II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Kingpin — Life of Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.

    2007ActionDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Kingpin — Life of Crime

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Return to Castle Wolfenstein

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Reviewers of Kingpin — Life of Crime cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    World War II rages and nations fall. The Nazis are twisting science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop them...or die trying.

    2007Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Quake

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Reviewers of Kingpin — Life of Crime cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Reviewers of Kingpin — Life of Crime cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

    2008Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Kingpin — Life of Crime cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    You are part of an elite commando force that must infiltrate a hostile alien cite. Once inside, you must scour industrial landscapes, crawl through waterways and air ducts, navigate treacherous canyons teeming with vicious mutants, stow away on an alien spacecraft, and destroy the enemy's secret moon base.

    2007ActionSteam ↗
  5. DOOM

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Reviewers of Kingpin — Life of Crime cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

    2016Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Redneck Rampage

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Reviewers of Kingpin — Life of Crime cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Well, we crash-landed that UFO in the desert and Bubba says he wants to go home. Heck, I don't blame him 'cause there ain't no place like Hickston. But according to my map, we're gonna have to blast our way through jack o' lope farms and a riverboat as well as a brothel 'fore we get home again.

    2017Action19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Kingpin — Life of Crime cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.

    2000Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Half-Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Reviewers of Kingpin — Life of Crime cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

    1998Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kingpin — Life of Crime at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kingpin — Life of Crime on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kingpin — Life of Crime on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kingpin — Life of Crime on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kingpin — Life of Crime on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kingpin — Life of Crime on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kingpin — Life of Crime on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Kingpin — Life of Crime on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Kingpin — Life of Crime on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 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.

    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 with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    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.

    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 with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    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 Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    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 Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    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. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    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 ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    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 ↗

More from Xatrix Entertainment

Other recommendable Steam games by Xatrix Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Redneck Rampage

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Another title from Xatrix Entertainment, the studio behind Kingpin — Life of Crime. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Well, we crash-landed that UFO in the desert and Bubba says he wants to go home. Heck, I don't blame him 'cause there ain't no place like Hickston. But according to my map, we're gonna have to blast our way through jack o' lope farms and a riverboat as well as a brothel 'fore we get home again.

    2017Action19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Xatrix Entertainment, the studio behind Kingpin — Life of Crime. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    You are part of an elite commando force that must infiltrate a hostile alien cite. Once inside, you must scour industrial landscapes, crawl through waterways and air ducts, navigate treacherous canyons teeming with vicious mutants, stow away on an alien spacecraft, and destroy the enemy's secret moon base.

    2007ActionSteam ↗
  3. Redneck Deer Huntin'

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Xatrix Entertainment, the studio behind Kingpin — Life of Crime. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Deer hunting, redneck style! Join Leonard, a redneck native, and do your hunting four different animals (deer, duck, razorback, and wild turkey) in 8 acres of wilderness with different weapons in Redneck country. This is hunting with attitude!

    2017Action9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Redneck Rampage Rides Again

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Xatrix Entertainment, the studio behind Kingpin — Life of Crime. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    includes 14 new single player levels new enemies, weapons, and vehicles, including motorcycles and swamp boats

    2017Action14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cyberia

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Xatrix Entertainment, the studio behind Kingpin — Life of Crime. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Take control of outlaw computer hacker Zak as you infiltrate a secret terrorist base to steal the ultimate doomsday device with 11 incredible action sequences featuring realistic character interaction and challenging puzzle solving.

    2017ActionAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cyberia 2: Resurrection

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Xatrix Entertainment, the studio behind Kingpin — Life of Crime. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Cyberia 2 combines blackout-inducing rail shooter action sequences with puzzle-solving and animated movies.

    2017ActionStrategyAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.

    2024Action24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hellbound

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!

    2020ActionIndie7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. DOOM II

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Kingpin — Life of Crime.

    Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.

    2007ActionDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kingpin — Life of Crime

How much does Kingpin — Life of Crime cost?
Kingpin — Life of Crime is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Kingpin — Life of Crime have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Kingpin — Life of Crime supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Kingpin — Life of Crime?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kingpin — Life of Crime are SiN Gold, Kingpin: Reloaded, Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion.
Who developed Kingpin — Life of Crime?
Kingpin — Life of Crime was developed by Xatrix Entertainment and published by Interplay Inc..

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 Kingpin — Life of Crime.

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