Games like Press X to Not Die
If Press X to Not Die is your kind of game, the closest matches are Outlast 2, Bad Rats Show and Rogue Warrior — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its comedic, funny and unsettling. 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 →Press X to Not Die is a 2017 low-budget FMV comedy horror that tasks players with surviving increasingly absurd scenarios through quick-time events. Players navigate a chaotic town where everyone has seemingly lost their minds, making choices that determine whether they live or suffer ridiculous deaths. The game includes a 1994 mode, chapter select, and a death-scene gallery showcasing the game's more memorable failures. Reviewers highlight the live-action footage and deliberate B-movie acting for adding a surreal dimension to the experience, while players describe the humor as both comedic and unsettling. The game runs verified on Steam Deck and offers short replayable sessions with blooper footage accessible through multiple playthroughs. It holds an 89% positive rating from 1,244 Steam reviews.
About Press X to Not Die: A ridiculous live-action B-movie adventure you will never forget! You wake up to find your town in chaos. Everyone has gone crazy and is just attacking each other! A cryptic message is the secret to survival-- Press X to not die!
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Steam players who put hours into Press X to Not Die 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.
Outlast 2
WHY THIS
Top pick for Press X to Not Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Bad Rats Show
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Press X to Not Die.
Second-strongest match for Press X to Not Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
Bad Rats Show is a physics puzzle game where the rats exact their bloody revenge against their main enemies: the Cats. Solve puzzles in 2D and 3D maps using physics, objects and specially trained Rats. All new Rats and Cats, but with the same classic and questionable Bad Rats humor.
Rogue Warrior
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Press X to Not Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Press X to Not Die.
Rogue Warrior is a character-driven, first-person-shooter, featuring Richard 'Demo Dick' Marcinko's explosive personality in an action-packed single player campaign, and intense multiplayer combat. Playing as Richard 'Demo Dick' Marcinko, you go behind the iron curtain to disrupt a suspected North Korean ballistic missile program.
Granny Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Press X to Not Die.
Ranked #4 for Press X to Not Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Press X to Not Die.
In Granny Simulator there are two players, a feeble old grandmother and her lovely grandson. The grandmothers objective is to complete her every day routine while the grandson utilizes uncanny violence and pure brutality to stop her.
There's Poop In My Soup
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Press X to Not Die.
Ranked #5 for Press X to Not Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Press X to Not Die.
Created by solo developer Nikola Kostic - Have you ever wanted to poop on people but were too shy to just go for it? There's poop in my soup lets you do just that, poop in soups, poop on people, poop on poodles, poop anywhere you please, from the streets of New York to Paris to Beijing.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Press X to Not Die.
Ranked #6 for Press X to Not Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
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?
ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Press X to Not Die.
Ranked #7 for Press X to Not Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.
Postal III
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Press X to Not Die.
Ranked #8 for Press X to Not Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Press X to Not Die.
Good or Insane? The choice is yours. Following the Apocalyptic end to the Postal Dude’s week in Paradise, we follow him and his insane pitbull Champ as they emigrate to its appropriately named sister city, Catharsis.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Press X to Not Die
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The Walking Dead
WHY THIS
Shares quick time events with Press X to Not Die.
Reviewers of Press X to Not Die cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
Dragon's Lair
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Press X to Not Die cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Press X to Not Die.
Haven't heard of Dragon's Lair?! Well, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon! Originally released in the summer of 1983, Dragon's Lair has solidified itself as a cultural icon in gaming.
The Wolf Among Us
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Press X to Not Die cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Press X to Not Die.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Press X to Not Die cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Press X to Not Die at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Press X to Not Die.
Priced ~67% under Press X to Not Die on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Press X to Not Die on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Press X to Not Die.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Press X to Not Die.
Priced ~67% under Press X to Not Die on Steam right now. Shares Action with Press X to Not Die.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Press X to Not Die on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Press X to Not Die.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Press X to Not Die on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
"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!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Press X to Not Die on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
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!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Press X to Not Die on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Press X to Not Die.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Press X to Not Die.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Press X to Not Die.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Press X to Not Die.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Press X to Not Die.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Press X to Not Die.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
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 Press X to Not Die
- Is Press X to Not Die verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Press X to Not Die is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Press X to Not Die cost?
- Press X to Not Die is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Press X to Not Die?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Press X to Not Die are Outlast 2, Bad Rats Show, Rogue Warrior.
- Who developed Press X to Not Die?
- Press X to Not Die was developed by All Seeing Eye Games.
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