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Games like Dead 4 Now: Extraction

If Dead 4 Now: Extraction is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shadows Are Alive, Jack's Last Show and Pinched — 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 Dead 4 Now: Extraction: A 4v1 asymmetrical horror where survivors escape by solving shifting puzzles. Use always-on proximity voice to manage sanity, but speak too loudly and the monster will find you.

2026ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby d'Evo
Dead 4 Now: Extraction — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Dead 4 Now: Extraction 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. Shadows Are Alive

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Dead 4 Now: Extraction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    Enter the ever-changing world of Shadows Are Alive! Team up, channel epic alter-egos, and outwit "The Shift" in a series of shape-shifting maps. Relentless suspense, vibrant visuals, and unmatched strategy. Can you escape the Shift, or will you fall to his wrath?

    2024ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Jack's Last Show

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Dead 4 Now: Extraction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Jack’s Last Show, a short co-op horror game for 1–4 players. Wind up the music boxes, start each act of Jack’s final performance, and try to escape before the house becomes his stage.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Pinched

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Dead 4 Now: Extraction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    Co-op horror in the dark. Four players, each with a flashlight in a winding tunnel system that is generated fresh each round. Proximity voice carries through the tunnels. Your friends can hear echoes of your screams. Something else can hear them too.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  4. Cursed Carts

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Dead 4 Now: Extraction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    A PvPvE horror game playable with 2–6 players. Compete against each other with your alien team split into two groups. In a massive mansion filled with creatures, the team that collects the most loot within the time limit wins.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Nifland

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Dead 4 Now: Extraction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    Nifland is a surreal multiplayer horror game with social deduction, set inside a paranormal dream beneath the ocean. Maintain a decaying deep-sea station, survive the entities roaming its halls, and uncover the traitor hiding among your crew before the dream consumes you all.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. MACE: Mapinguari's Temple

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Dead 4 Now: Extraction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    MACE: Mapinguari's Temple is a multiplayer, horror game with adventure and social deduction elements. Venture into a maze-like, procedurally generated dungeon filled with puzzles, avoid the terrible creature that roams it's corridors and discover who is the deceitful cultist among you.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. KAKUREONI: Hide-and-Seek Horror

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Dead 4 Now: Extraction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    This is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game. Play a 3-minute game of hide-and-seek in an abandoned school at midnight. With only the beam of a flashlight to guide them through the darkness, the children must play KAKUREONI and bring the Ritual of Reincarnation to an end.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  8. IMITATORS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Dead 4 Now: Extraction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    Co-op horror for 6 players and multiplayer for up to 20 players. Search for items on a randomly generated map and send them into the tube. But be careful: Imitators (Mimics) hide among ordinary things, ready to attack the moment the lights go out.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗

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. Shares Indie with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    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 Action and Adventure with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 4 Now: Extraction.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 4 Now: Extraction.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead 4 Now: Extraction.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dead 4 Now: Extraction

Does Dead 4 Now: Extraction have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Dead 4 Now: Extraction supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Dead 4 Now: Extraction?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dead 4 Now: Extraction are Shadows Are Alive, Jack's Last Show, Pinched.
Who developed Dead 4 Now: Extraction?
Dead 4 Now: Extraction was developed by d'Evo.

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 4 Now: Extraction.

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