Games like MDK
If MDK is your kind of game, the closest matches are MDK 2, Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered and Agents of Mayhem — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its blends humor and horror, memorable soundtrack and short but intense gameplay. 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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Players who liked MDK also play
Steam players who put hours into MDK 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.
MDK 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MDK.
Top pick for MDK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MDK.
3 Unlikely Heroes, 1 Ultimate Goal Kurt Hectic is back to save the universe. This time he is teamed with the genius Dr. Hawkins and the 6-legged gun-toting robotic dog, Max. Together they must out-sneak, out-blast and out-think their enemies as they attempt to reclaim earth from a vile alien menace.
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MDK.
Second-strongest match for MDK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MDK.
The beloved and critically acclaimed Ghostbusters video game is back! Strap on your proton pack once again and join the Ghostbusters on the adventure with the voice and likeness of the original crew as you battle to save New York!
Agents of Mayhem
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with MDK.
Third-strongest match for MDK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MDK.
In Agents of MAYHEM, you run a no-holds barred operation against a shadowy super-villain organization known only as LEGION and their mysterious leader, the Morningstar. Explore the city of Seoul as a variety of Super Agents to thwart LEGION's vile plans to take over the world!
MDK2 HD
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with MDK.
Ranked #4 for MDK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MDK.
Overhaul Games brings MDK2 back to the PC in incredible high definition, with enhanced graphics, sound, and gameplay. See the classic action platformer the way it was meant to be seen, heard, and played... on a PC!Kurt Hectic in his snazzy suit with ribbon chute is back to save the universe. This time he is teamed with the genius Dr.
Tormented Souls 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MDK.
Ranked #5 for MDK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MDK.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
Orcs Must Die! 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with MDK.
Ranked #6 for MDK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MDK.
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MDK.
Ranked #7 for MDK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MDK.
The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast.
Saints Row: The Third
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with MDK.
Ranked #8 for MDK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MDK.
Get ready for the most out-landish gameplay scenarios ever seen as the Third Street Saints take on the Syndicate!
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Earthworm Jim
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with MDK.
Reviewers of MDK cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with MDK.
Jim wasn't always a studly super-worm. He was once just a spineless, dirt-eater with no real mission in his life...
Serious Sam 3: BFE
WHY THIS
Reviewers of MDK cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with MDK.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
Serious Sam 4
WHY THIS
Reviewers of MDK cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with MDK.
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
DOOM
WHY THIS
Reviewers of MDK cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with MDK.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below MDK at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under MDK on Steam right now. Shares Action with MDK.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under MDK on Steam right now. Shares Action with MDK.
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.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under MDK on Steam right now. Shares Action with MDK.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under MDK on Steam right now. Shares Action with MDK.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under MDK on Steam right now. Shares Action with MDK.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~93% under MDK on Steam right now. Shares Action with MDK.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under MDK on Steam right now. Shares Action with MDK.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under MDK on Steam right now. Shares Action with MDK.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MDK.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MDK.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MDK.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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!
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 with MDK.
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).
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
Waves
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MDK.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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More from Shiny Entertainment
Other recommendable Steam games by Shiny Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MDK.
Another title from Shiny Entertainment, the studio behind MDK.
Sacrifice is the acclaimed real-time strategy game that focuses on combat instead of resource gathering. The only two resources you'll need to worry about are mana and souls. Need more units? Capture the souls of your enemy. Cast spells of awesome power.
Earthworm Jim
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with MDK.
Another title from Shiny Entertainment, the studio behind MDK. Shares Action with MDK.
Jim wasn't always a studly super-worm. He was once just a spineless, dirt-eater with no real mission in his life...
Earthworm Jim 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiny Entertainment, the studio behind MDK. Shares Action with MDK.
Earthworm Jim is back with more side-scrolling platform action. Whip, run, jump, fly, and Snott swing your way to victory!
Messiah
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiny Entertainment, the studio behind MDK. Shares Action with MDK.
Bob is an angel ordered by God himself to go and clean up the putrid world of the future. He has been given the power of possession so that he can sneak up on any person, animal or genetically engineered being and leap right into their souls! The rules are up to you - enjoy the freedom.
Frequently asked about MDK
- Does MDK run on Steam Deck?
- MDK 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 MDK cost?
- MDK is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to MDK?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MDK are MDK 2, Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered, Agents of Mayhem.
- Who developed MDK?
- MDK was developed by Shiny Entertainment.
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 MDK.
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