Games like NO BACKUP
Below are 29 hand-picked alternatives to NO BACKUP for fans of action, indie, early access, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in NO BACKUP also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About NO BACKUP: Escape together or die alone. In this intense co-op bodycam horror game, you and your team are hunted by a relentless creature. Communicate, stay quiet, and fight to survive. Every move counts. Every sound could be your last.
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Nemesis: Distress
Top pick for NO BACKUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with NO BACKUP.
NEMESIS DISTRESS is a unique multiplayer Sci-Fi horror experience that aims at creating unforgettable, cinematic moments. Remember – this is NOT a shooter, in Nemesis you are not the hunter. You are the PREY.
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CRYO
Second-strongest match for NO BACKUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...
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The Lost
Third-strongest match for NO BACKUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
You survive a bombing from enemy planes, you are knocked out and on an island with no contact to the outside world.
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Contagion
Ranked #4 for NO BACKUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.
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The Other Side
Ranked #5 for NO BACKUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
The Other Side is a co-op psychological thriller for up to 6 players. Your goal is to investigate haunted locations using modern ghost hunting equipment, gather evidence, identify entities, and cleanse them from the location. Customize your character, headquarters, and more.
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Paranormal Cleanup
Ranked #6 for NO BACKUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!
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Left 4 Dead 2
Ranked #7 for NO BACKUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with NO BACKUP.
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.
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Killing Floor 3
Ranked #8 for NO BACKUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with NO BACKUP.
It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.
Reviewers mention these as similar to NO BACKUP
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Resident Evil
Reviewers of NO BACKUP cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with NO BACKUP.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Ready or Not
Reviewers of NO BACKUP cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.
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PANICORE
Reviewers of NO BACKUP cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
PANICORE is a survival horror game that mixes permadeath, AI monsters and a co-op experience up to 5 players (4 players in demo). Try to escape and don't get caught, but beware: they don't only hear your steps, but also your voice.
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It Mimics
Reviewers of NO BACKUP cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
"It Mimics" is a short indie horror game heavily inspired by the original Slender The Eight Pages game. Step into the shoes of an unknown protagonist, collect the eight pages, and survive being followed by something lurking in the woods.
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Schedule I
Reviewers of NO BACKUP cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below NO BACKUP at current Steam store prices.
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Garry's Mod
Priced ~44% under NO BACKUP on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NO BACKUP.
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.
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Vampire Survivors
Priced ~44% under NO BACKUP on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
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!
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Titanfall® 2
Priced ~50% under NO BACKUP on Steam right now. Shares Action with NO BACKUP.
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.
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Cookie Clicker
Priced ~44% under NO BACKUP on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NO BACKUP.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
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WEBFISHING
Priced ~44% under NO BACKUP on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NO BACKUP.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
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POSTAL 2
Priced ~89% under NO BACKUP on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
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?
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Buckshot Roulette
Priced ~67% under NO BACKUP on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
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Brotato
Priced ~44% under NO BACKUP on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
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.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with NO BACKUP.
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.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with NO BACKUP.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with NO BACKUP.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with NO BACKUP.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with NO BACKUP.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with NO BACKUP.
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.
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Frequently asked about NO BACKUP
- Does NO BACKUP run on Steam Deck?
- NO BACKUP 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 NO BACKUP cost?
- NO BACKUP is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does NO BACKUP have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — NO BACKUP supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to NO BACKUP?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NO BACKUP are Nemesis: Distress, CRYO, The Lost.
- Who developed NO BACKUP?
- NO BACKUP was developed by Serundeox.
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