Games like Cargo Hunters
If Cargo Hunters is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Forever Winter, Road to Vostok and GRIDLANDS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and immersive. 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 Cargo Hunters: Cargo Hunters is a single-player extraction shooter where you control a humanoid robot scavenging the remains of humanity on an abandoned, dystopian Earth.
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The Forever Winter
WHY THIS
Shares extraction shooter, weapon customization and atmospheric with Cargo Hunters.
Top pick for Cargo Hunters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Cargo Hunters.
The Forever Winter is a tactical shooter where you and your squad must loot the dead to survive under the shadow of terrifying and gargantuan war machines locked in a never-ending conflict. Millions of deaths later the war continues with our latest update!
Road to Vostok
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cargo Hunters.
Second-strongest match for Cargo Hunters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Cargo Hunters.
Road to Vostok is a hardcore single-player survival game set in a post-apocalyptic border zone between Finland and Russia. Survive, loot, plan and prepare to cross the border into Vostok, a permadeath zone where one mistake can end it all.
GRIDLANDS
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cargo Hunters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Cargo Hunters.
GRIDLANDS is a PvE extraction shooter set in a fallen world where sentient machines hunt what remains of humanity. Scavenge, survive, and extract through hostile industrial dead zones where every run could be your last.
Cold Sweat
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Cargo Hunters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
Cold Sweat is a PvE single player extraction shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Collect loot, complete missions for traders, upgrade your base, customize your firearms, and shoot your way through other survivors and the undead.
ActionSteam ↗Expedition: Into Darkness
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Cargo Hunters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
Expedition: Into Darkness is a medieval third-person cooperative dungeon crawler and extraction looter. Assemble weapons, customize gear, and join forces with up to four other allies. Survive the ruins—or lose everything you carry.
Into the Fire
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Ranked #6 for Cargo Hunters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
Race an exploding volcano in this high-risk extraction survival. Rescue survivors, manage scarce resources, survive fire anomalies, and carve escape routes through ash and lava. Bring them back alive, before the island buries you.
Seven Cities
WHY THIS
Shares crafting and an atmospheric mood with Cargo Hunters.
Ranked #7 for Cargo Hunters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Cargo Hunters.
A tactical top-down action RPG set in a shattered New York, where digital corruption meets corporate warfare. Customize your operative, master modern combat, and fight to reclaim the Seven Cities one district at a time.
UNHUMAN
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Cargo Hunters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
UNHUMAN is a 2D idle extraction shooter set in a cyberpunk dystopia. Raid hostile zones, loot valuable gear, fight enemies before extraction, and craft powerful weapons. Progress through a deep skill tree, install augments, and transcend humanity. Start as a scavenger. Become UNHUMAN.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Cargo Hunters
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Escape from Tarkov
WHY THIS
Shares weapon customization, survival management and atmospheric with Cargo Hunters.
Reviewers of Cargo Hunters cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
Escape from Tarkov is the original extraction FPS where every raid is a gamble with death. Prep your raid, bleed, endure and fight through ruthless PMC players and Scavs, gain tactical advantage and cling to your loot — only extraction decides if you live or lose it all.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cargo Hunters.
Reviewers of Cargo Hunters cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
HELLDIVERS™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Cargo Hunters.
Reviewers of Cargo Hunters cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
Stalker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cargo Hunters cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The background story of "Stalker" is that a teenager encounters various events on the road following a young girl. The teenager(player) can selectively interact and give repairs / help due to these events. How you will lead to different ending. The game was developed during the Global Game Jam 2020.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cargo Hunters at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under Cargo Hunters on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Cargo Hunters.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cargo Hunters on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cargo Hunters on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cargo Hunters.
Priced ~50% under Cargo Hunters on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~50% under Cargo Hunters on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cargo Hunters on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Cargo Hunters on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Cargo Hunters.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
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.).
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
Wires And Whiskers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
SCP – Containment Breach
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cargo Hunters.
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
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Frequently asked about Cargo Hunters
- Does Cargo Hunters run on Steam Deck?
- Cargo Hunters 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 Cargo Hunters cost?
- Cargo Hunters is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Cargo Hunters have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Cargo Hunters supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Cargo Hunters?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cargo Hunters are The Forever Winter, Road to Vostok, GRIDLANDS.
- Who developed Cargo Hunters?
- Cargo Hunters was developed by Order Of Meta.
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