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Games like Death by Game Show

If Death by Game Show is your kind of game, the closest matches are CastleStorm, Crush Your Enemies and Immortal Defense — 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 Death by Game Show: Death by Game Show is a frenetic strategy game where your reactions and decisions matter. There is no hand of god, instead you're dropped into the action against a 26th century chaos droidgasm. Prove your smarts, win your freedom, and survive Death by Game Show.

2016ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Oointah
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Players who liked Death by Game Show also play

Steam players who put hours into Death by Game Show 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. CastleStorm

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the world of CastleStorm, a super genre mashup of 2D physics destruction mashed with tower defense brawler! CastleStorm was born out of the fond childhood memory of building and destroying LEGO castles.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Crush Your Enemies

    WHY THIS

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

    Go back to the awesome glory days of Real-Time Strategy games. Crush Your Enemies has everything you love of the genre: Planning, choosing different types of units, managing resources, taking enemy territory and outwitting your opponent with the ingenious formations of your men.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Immortal Defense

    WHY THIS

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

    Immortal Defense is a story-driven tower defense game in which you give up your body and life to become an immortal "path defender", and defend your home world from destruction, forever. The game takes place over millions of years. Is there anything you would give up everything to defend?

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Iron Brigade

    WHY THIS

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

    Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!

    2012ActionStrategy14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Orcs Must Die!

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™

    WHY THIS

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

    The greatest rock-racing, tower defense, art history game is back! Like the title says, Bigger & Boulder cranks up the surrealism and gameplay with chaotic 4P multiplayer, new time periods, and improved graphics, physics, and destructibility powered by UE4 to be, well… BIGGER AND BOULDER.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Rock of Ages

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. BeeFense

    WHY THIS

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

    Build a fortress! Defend your honey! Be the bee!

    2017ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Death by Game Show at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Death by Game Show on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Death by Game Show.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Death by Game Show on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death by Game Show.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Death by Game Show on Steam right now. Shares Action with Death by Game Show.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Death by Game Show on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death by Game Show.

    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 ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Death by Game Show on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Death by Game Show.

    "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 ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Death by Game Show on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death by Game Show.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Death by Game Show on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Death by Game Show.

    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 ↗
  8. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Death by Game Show on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Death by Game Show.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death by Game Show.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Death by Game Show.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death by Game Show.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Death by Game Show.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Death by Game Show.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death by Game Show.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Death by Game Show.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Death by Game Show.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Death by Game Show

How much does Death by Game Show cost?
Death by Game Show is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Death by Game Show?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Death by Game Show are CastleStorm, Crush Your Enemies, Immortal Defense.
Who developed Death by Game Show?
Death by Game Show was developed by Oointah.

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 Death by Game Show.

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