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Games like Deadweight

If Deadweight is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lucky Shot, BadLads and Orcs Must Die! — 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 Deadweight: Play as one of many clones condemned to fight each other in perpetuity for the amusement of the robot lord, King Mechanicus.

2016ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDWindows · macOSby DK VIP Lounge
Deadweight — Steam game cover

Players who liked Deadweight also play

Steam players who put hours into Deadweight 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. Lucky Shot

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Deadweight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadweight.

    A shooting dopamine machine! Lucky Shot is a roguelike mag-builder FPS where you master different weapons, build wild combos, and break the game to reach massive high scores.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. BadLads

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Deadweight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadweight.

    BadLads is a neo-noir multiplayer roleplay game centered around each player having their own job. Cities are ruled by President. Civilians are assaulted by Gangs and protected by Police. Adventure, collect, craft, base build, gamble, socialize, overthrow, customize yourself and your belongings.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Orcs Must Die!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Deadweight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadweight.

    Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.

    2011ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Monday Night Combat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Deadweight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadweight.

    Monday Night Combat is a class-based, third-person shooter… and the most popular lethal sport of the future!

    2011ActionSportsStrategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Rock of Ages

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Deadweight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadweight.

    A rock-solid combination of rock-rolling action, deep strategy, and captivating art and music from different ages of history, this is a game of crush or be crushed!

    2011ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Magic Circle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Deadweight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadweight.

    In this darkly comedic story, you are the hero of an unfinished fantasy game, and your designers have failed you. Steal the power of a game god - trap their creations, swap behaviors and body parts, crafting your own unique solutions to free-form puzzles. Can you release a game ...from the inside?

    2015ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sanctum

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Deadweight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadweight.

    You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.

    2011ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Quantum League

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Deadweight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadweight.

    Quantum League is a revolutionary Time-Paradox Shooter: a competitive online FPS where you are battling within a time loop, tactically teaming up with your past and future selves in mind-blowing 1v1 and 2v2 matches.

    2021ActionSportsStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Deadweight at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Deadweight on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Deadweight.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Deadweight on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deadweight.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Deadweight on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deadweight.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Deadweight on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Deadweight.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Deadweight on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Deadweight.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Deadweight on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deadweight.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Deadweight on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Deadweight.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Deadweight on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deadweight.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 with Deadweight.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Deadweight

How much does Deadweight cost?
Deadweight is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Deadweight?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deadweight are Lucky Shot, BadLads, Orcs Must Die!.
Who developed Deadweight?
Deadweight was developed by DK VIP Lounge.

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 Deadweight.

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