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Games like Deadhikers

If Deadhikers is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blind Descent, The Forest and Sons Of The Forest — 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 Deadhikers: Deadhikers is a co-op survival horror game set in a remote, isolated wilderness cut off from the outside world. With no base building, players rely on hiking gear, keep moving, explore, and search for a way out together. Something is watching you - survival means escaping this hell.

AdventureWindowsby Misterial Games
Deadhikers — Steam game cover

Players who liked Deadhikers also play

Steam players who put hours into Deadhikers 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. Blind Descent

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Deadhikers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    Blind Descent is an open-world survival adventure that unveils the mysteries of the Martian depths. Play solo or with friends in 4-player co-op as you search for the missing team. Adapt to survive by building custom tools, upgrading the base, and/or mutating in this bizarre alien world.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Deadhikers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sons Of The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Deadhikers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Subnautica 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Deadhikers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.

    2026ActionAdventureEarly Access29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Kona

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Deadhikers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Kholat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Deadhikers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.

    2015IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Together After Dark

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Deadhikers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    Together After Dark is a co-op horror psychological game with a survival touch for 1-4 players. 4 Teens are stuck in the forest and need to find a way out but they are not alone

    2025ActionAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Open Country

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Deadhikers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    Ok Scout, it's time to show us what you’re made of-break free from your city life and live like a real outdoorsman. The wilderness isn’t for the faint of heart, but if you work hard, learn how to use the environment and be one with nature, you too can become a Master Outdoorsman.

    2021AdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Subnautica 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.

    2026ActionAdventureEarly Access29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Kona

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Kholat

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.

    2015IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Open Country

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Deadhikers.

    Ok Scout, it's time to show us what you’re made of-break free from your city life and live like a real outdoorsman. The wilderness isn’t for the faint of heart, but if you work hard, learn how to use the environment and be one with nature, you too can become a Master Outdoorsman.

    2021AdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Deadhikers

Does Deadhikers have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Deadhikers supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Deadhikers?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deadhikers are Blind Descent, The Forest, Sons Of The Forest.
Who developed Deadhikers?
Deadhikers was developed by Misterial Games and published by Polden Publishing.

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 Deadhikers.

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