Games like Mayday Protocol
Below are 12 hand-picked alternatives to Mayday Protocol for fans of strategy, 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 Mayday Protocol 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, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Mayday Protocol: The plane is going down. The Pilot sees the cockpit but has no idea how to fix it. The Co-Pilots have the manual but can’t see the screen. Talk fast, think faster, and land safely. Only one copy needed. Communicate or crash.
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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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Beacon Patrol
Top pick for Mayday Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mayday Protocol.
Beacon Patrol is a cooperative and relaxing tile laying exploration game. You play as captains of the Coast Guard, navigating the coast of the North Sea to secure its beacon buoys, lighthouses and waterways. Work together with your friends and score points by creating the most complete map.
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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Second-strongest match for Mayday Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mayday Protocol.
Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!
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Deviation Game
Third-strongest match for Mayday Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mayday Protocol.
A co-op party game where you draw things humans can understand, but an image recognition AI can't! 2-6 players can join with just one copy of the game, using your mobile browser as your controller.
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Paper Pirates
Ranked #4 for Mayday Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mayday Protocol.
Grab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship for a social deduction party game, using your phones as controllers! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw your crewmates overboard, but fear not - nobody’s ever out of the game!
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Heartwood Heroes
Ranked #5 for Mayday Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mayday Protocol.
A fast-paced board game for up to 4 players featuring humorous quests, quick turn-based combat and multiple-choice events. Explore the board, equip your character, get a job, and fight to become Hero of the Week! Play locally or online with Steam Remote Play.
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The Jackbox Party Pack 9
Ranked #6 for Mayday Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mayday Protocol.
Save your next party! 5 new games in 1 Party Pack: the trivia bluff-off Fibbage 4, the team test Quixort, the joke auction Junktopia, the silly guessfest Nonsensory and the reality TV game Roomerang.
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Walk of Life
Ranked #7 for Mayday Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mayday Protocol.
Walk of Life is a competitive life simulator for up to 6 players! Choose from a cast of unique roles and duke it out with your friends, bots, or by yourself, in this wacky and ever-surprising party game!
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The Jackbox Party Pack 6
Ranked #8 for Mayday Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mayday Protocol.
It’s the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Mayday Protocol.
Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!
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The Jackbox Party Pack 9
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mayday Protocol.
Save your next party! 5 new games in 1 Party Pack: the trivia bluff-off Fibbage 4, the team test Quixort, the joke auction Junktopia, the silly guessfest Nonsensory and the reality TV game Roomerang.
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Walk of Life
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mayday Protocol.
Walk of Life is a competitive life simulator for up to 6 players! Choose from a cast of unique roles and duke it out with your friends, bots, or by yourself, in this wacky and ever-surprising party game!
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The Jackbox Party Pack 6
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mayday Protocol.
It’s the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.
Frequently asked about Mayday Protocol
- Does Mayday Protocol run on Steam Deck?
- Mayday Protocol 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 Mayday Protocol cost?
- Mayday Protocol is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Mayday Protocol have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Mayday Protocol supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Mayday Protocol?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mayday Protocol are Beacon Patrol, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Deviation Game.
- Who developed Mayday Protocol?
- Mayday Protocol was developed by Wazang Games.
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 Mayday Protocol.
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