Games like Overload
If Overload is your kind of game, the closest matches are ZERONE - First Encounter, Allspace and Vox Machinae — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its satisfying arsenal and upgrades, smooth interior flight design and tactical positioning matters. 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 →Overload is a 2018 first-person sci-fi action game developed by Revival Productions. Players navigate maze-like mines using a six-degree-of-freedom movement system that allows flight through interiors in all directions. An autolevelling system helps manage the zero-gravity environment while exploration rewards players with secrets scattered throughout the levels. The game features robot enemies that players must outmanoeuvre using tactical positioning and an arsenal of upgrades. Reviewers highlight the satisfying weapon progression as a key draw. Players describe the experience as immersive and nostalgic, with the smooth interior flight design frequently praised. The game runs at a playable level on Steam Deck, has a medium-length campaign designed for short bursts, and holds a 94% positive rating from 1,381 Steam reviews. It is priced at $29.99 USD.
About Overload: A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.
Players who liked Overload also play
Steam players who put hours into Overload 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.
ZERONE - First Encounter
WHY THIS
Top pick for Overload fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Overload.
ZERONE is a PC-based high-quality VR game, and it is a Hyper FPS game that competes with the enemy units of the mechanic series.
Vox Machinae
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Overload.
Third-strongest match for Overload fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Overload.
Strap yourself into the cockpit of a robot seven times taller than a Tyrannosaurus Rex and prepare to do battle in Vox Machinae: the ultimate giant robot combat action-simulator for both VR and standard screens.
Combots
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Ranked #4 for Overload fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Overload.
Combots is a multiplayer robot war shooter set in fully procedurally generated maps with the physical environment.
Vector 36
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Shares an immersive mood with Overload.
Ranked #5 for Overload fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Overload.
Race across the terraformed surface of Mars in your Skimmer, a completely customizable hover racing vehicle. Piloting skill and engineering make the difference between winning and losing in Vector 36, a Physics-Based Racer. Available with and without VR or HOTAS.
Overload Playable Teaser 3.0
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Overload.
Ranked #6 for Overload fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Overload.
A playable demo of the game Overload, a new six-degree-of-freedom shooter from the creators of Descent. Version 3.0 is from April 2018.
EVERSPACE™
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Ranked #7 for Overload fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Overload.
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
End Space
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Shares an immersive mood with Overload.
Ranked #8 for Overload fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Overload.
Jump in your Minos Starfighter and blast your enemies into space dust in virtual reality. Maintain law and order at the mysterious and beautiful edge of inhabited space as you complete increasingly difficult contracts for the United Trade Consortium.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Overload
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Quake
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Reviewers of Overload cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Overload.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Descent
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Overload.
Reviewers of Overload cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Overload.
Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.
Descent 3
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Overload.
Reviewers of Overload cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Overload.
The vertigo continues as the highly anticipated sequel to Descent I and II takes the mind-bending, pulse-pounding experience to another level!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Overload at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~67% under Overload on Steam right now. Shares Action with Overload.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~67% under Overload on Steam right now. Shares Action with Overload.
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.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~50% under Overload on Steam right now. Shares Action with Overload.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
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Priced ~67% under Overload on Steam right now. Shares Action with Overload.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~67% under Overload on Steam right now. Shares Action with Overload.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
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Priced ~50% under Overload on Steam right now. Shares Action with Overload.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Overload.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Overload.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Overload.
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.).
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Overload.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Overload.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
SuchArt: Creative Space
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Overload.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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Frequently asked about Overload
- Does Overload run on Steam Deck?
- Overload 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 Overload cost?
- Overload is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Overload have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Overload supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Overload?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Overload are ZERONE - First Encounter, Allspace, Vox Machinae.
- Who developed Overload?
- Overload was developed by Revival Productions, LLC.
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 Overload.
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