Games like Last Bad Idea
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Last Bad Idea for fans of action, indie, adventure, 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 Last Bad Idea 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, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Last Bad Idea: This is a 1-4 player co-op survival extraction game. Head out from your base, explore dangerous zones, gather resources, craft gear, and build a plane, boat, or other vehicle to escape each location and get one step closer to the bunker.
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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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MISERY
Top pick for Last Bad Idea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Last Bad Idea.
MISERY is a 1–5 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.
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Online: 404
Second-strongest match for Last Bad Idea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Last Bad Idea.
An open-world survival simulator where even seasoned veterans of the genre will have to rethink their typical survival approach and how they interact with the world around them. Play solo or with friends, follow the story or simply explore — just don’t forget your most important gadget.
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Another Try 2
Third-strongest match for Last Bad Idea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Last Bad Idea.
The virus has devastated cities and lands. Most of the population died, the rest turned into the walking dead. You're one of the last survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another day.
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Away From Life
Ranked #4 for Last Bad Idea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Last Bad Idea.
You survived a helicopter crash; going home is your top priority. Live as a castaway - survive the dangers of the islands by using your environment to find food, build shelter, craft tools to extend your stay, explore the secrets of the islands and their surrounding waters, and carve your way home.
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Survival: Lost Way
Ranked #5 for Last Bad Idea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Last Bad Idea.
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.
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Don't Starve Together
Ranked #6 for Last Bad Idea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Last Bad Idea.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
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SAHUR: Escape Together
Ranked #7 for Last Bad Idea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Last Bad Idea.
SAHUR – a cooperative survival horror for 1-4 players. Band together to survive a night of terror and stop the deranged Sahur. Explore treacherous streets, scavenge for resources, and stay clear of his minions…
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Plains of Pain
Ranked #8 for Last Bad Idea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Last Bad Idea.
Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Last Bad Idea.
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.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Last Bad Idea.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Last Bad Idea.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Massively Multiplayer with Last Bad Idea.
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?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Last Bad Idea.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Last Bad Idea.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Last Bad Idea.
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.
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Frequently asked about Last Bad Idea
- Does Last Bad Idea have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Last Bad Idea supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Last Bad Idea?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Last Bad Idea are MISERY, Online: 404, Another Try 2.
- Who developed Last Bad Idea?
- Last Bad Idea was developed by Flash Ray Games and published by Spaghetti Cat, Flash Ray Games.
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