Games like Dead by Instinct
If Dead by Instinct is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rickstones, Carnival Hunt and Home Sweet Home : Survive — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Dead by Instinct: 6 determined survivors face two bloodthirsty hunters in a classic game of hide-and-seek. Run, hide, and survive through dynamic environments, intense chases, and pure player-driven horror. Can you survive the hunt?
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Rickstones
WHY THIS
Top pick for Dead by Instinct fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead by Instinct.
In the halls of Rickstones School, one player hunts as the ruthless Caretaker, while Students scramble to survive the night, escape the grounds or face execution in this 1v8 asymmetric multiplayer horror.
Carnival Hunt
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dead by Instinct fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dead by Instinct.
Carnival Hunt is an asymmetric multiplayer horror game set inside a living, ever-shifting mechanical carnival designed by the Puppetmaster. One player becomes the Carnival Monster, while others play as puppet Bunnies struggling to survive, ascend, and escape the hunt.
Home Sweet Home : Survive
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Dead by Instinct fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dead by Instinct.
Home Sweet Home is back with its soul-stirring sequel that will haunt you to the ground ! Immerse yourself in a world of Thai myths, let's fight together to get out of this horrifying world. The 4vs1 game that will give you the experience of hunting and being hunted in one game.
灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Dead by Instinct fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead by Instinct.
Soul at Stake is an oriental-themed 1v4 surviving horror game. There once was a luring urban myth saying that if one can win the game would gain countless money, and his/her destiny would instantly change to become the mightiest overnight. All the participants need only one stake——their souls.
Last Year: The Nightmare
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Dead by Instinct fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead by Instinct.
Serial killers are chasing you as you try to escape from your high school. You play as one of The Teenagers on the run, or play as one of The Killers doing the hunting. Last Year: The Nightmare feels like surviving through a haunted house with your friends.
Dead by Daylight
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Dead by Instinct fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead by Instinct.
Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.
Dying Light
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Dead by Instinct fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead by Instinct.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
Last Year
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Dead by Instinct fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead by Instinct.
Enter the nightmarish world of Last Year, where you and four other classmates try to survive, fight back and ultimately escape a horrifying Fiend in this unique horror asymmetric game.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dead by Instinct at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Dead by Instinct on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dead by Instinct.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Dead by Instinct on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead by Instinct.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Dead by Instinct on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead by Instinct.
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
Priced ~80% under Dead by Instinct on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead by Instinct.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Dead by Instinct on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Dead by Instinct.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Dead by Instinct on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Dead by Instinct.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dead by Instinct on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead by Instinct.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Dead by Instinct on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dead by Instinct.
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!
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 and Casual with Dead by Instinct.
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 and Adventure with Dead by Instinct.
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 Dead by Instinct.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Dead by Instinct.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead by Instinct.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead by Instinct.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Dead by Instinct.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead by Instinct.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Frequently asked about Dead by Instinct
- How much does Dead by Instinct cost?
- Dead by Instinct is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Dead by Instinct have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Dead by Instinct supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Dead by Instinct?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dead by Instinct are Rickstones, Carnival Hunt, Home Sweet Home : Survive.
- Who developed Dead by Instinct?
- Dead by Instinct was developed by Disco Entertainment Studio.
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 Dead by Instinct.
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