Games like 404 Survivor
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to 404 Survivor for fans of action, indie, casual, 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 404 Survivor 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, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About 404 Survivor: The horde is coming. 404 Survivor is a top-down post-apocalyptic survival game blending base building, crafting, and turret defense. Gather resources by day, fortify your base by night, and survive endless waves of infected. Every night could be your last.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Soviet Survival
Top pick for 404 Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with 404 Survivor.
Soviet Survival is an isometric, open-world survival game where you must find your place in the ruined Soviet Union.
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Project Zomboid
Second-strongest match for 404 Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 404 Survivor.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
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VEIN
Third-strongest match for 404 Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with 404 Survivor.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
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PolyZ
Ranked #4 for 404 Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 404 Survivor.
Imagine DayZ mixed with Escape From Tarkov, but in Low Poly. A persistent world survival game featuring PvP, PvE, crafting, base-building, and zombies infected with a contagious virus.
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ZED ZONE
Ranked #5 for 404 Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 404 Survivor.
A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.
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State of Decay: YOSE
Ranked #6 for 404 Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with 404 Survivor.
Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.
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Outbreak Island
Ranked #7 for 404 Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 404 Survivor.
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
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Kenshi
Ranked #8 for 404 Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 404 Survivor.
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
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 and Casual with 404 Survivor.
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 404 Survivor.
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 404 Survivor.
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 404 Survivor.
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 404 Survivor.
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 and Casual with 404 Survivor.
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 404 Survivor.
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 404 Survivor
- What games are most similar to 404 Survivor?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 404 Survivor are Soviet Survival, Project Zomboid, VEIN.
- Who developed 404 Survivor?
- 404 Survivor was developed by YSLJ Studio .
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