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Games like Tide Fall

Below are 19 hand-picked alternatives to Tide Fall 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 Tide Fall 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, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Tide Fall: Explore dangerous islands, build and defend your base, sail the seas, and raid rival crews in this open-world pirate survival game.

ActionIndieAdventureRPGEarly AccessWindowsby Lone Badger Studio
Tide Fall — Steam game cover

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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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    Isle of Survival: The New Dawn — Steam game cover

    Isle of Survival: The New Dawn

    Top pick for Tide Fall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tide Fall.

    “Survive and rebuild on a mysterious island. Explore diverse biomes, battle zombies, craft, farm, trade, and harness electricity in this open-world sandbox adventure — alone or with friends.”

    2025ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    RivenWorld: The First Era — Steam game cover

    RivenWorld: The First Era

    Second-strongest match for Tide Fall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Fall.

    Do you have what it takes to endure the ruthless medieval realm? Introducing RivenWorld, a vast and immersive open-world sandbox survival multiplayer game set in the merciless medieval era.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    ARK: Survival Ascended — Steam game cover

    ARK: Survival Ascended

    Third-strongest match for Tide Fall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tide Fall.

    ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Seekers of the Ancient — Steam game cover

    Seekers of the Ancient

    Ranked #4 for Tide Fall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Fall.

    Step into an open world full of ancient secrets, powerful artifacts, and untold legends. Become a Seeker, roam the land, fight deadly creatures, help the people you meet, and shape your own playstyle by the weapons you choose. Alone or alongside friends, forge your destiny.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
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    Lost Isle — Steam game cover

    Lost Isle

    Ranked #5 for Tide Fall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tide Fall.

    Explore a new take on open-world survival in a unique, medieval fantasy world. Build your own settlement and protect it from monstrous beasts and players alike. Craft weapons and equipment from a land bathed in cosmic power. 100+ player PvP and PvE server options allows you to pick your playstyle.

    2026ActionAdventureEarly AccessSteam ↗
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    Dune: Awakening — Steam game cover

    Dune: Awakening

    Ranked #6 for Tide Fall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tide Fall.

    Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.

    2025ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Shamania — Steam game cover

    Shamania

    Ranked #7 for Tide Fall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tide Fall.

    Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!

    2025ActionAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    V Rising — Steam game cover

    V Rising

    Ranked #8 for Tide Fall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tide Fall.

    Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.

    2024ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

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    Doki Doki Literature Club! — Steam game cover

    Doki Doki Literature Club!

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tide Fall.

    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 ↗
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    Life is Strange - Episode 1 — Steam game cover

    Life is Strange - Episode 1

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Tide Fall.

    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 ↗
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    Helltaker — Steam game cover

    Helltaker

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Fall.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tide Fall.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tide Fall.

    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 ↗
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    ENA: Dream BBQ — Steam game cover

    ENA: Dream BBQ

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Fall.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog — Steam game cover

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tide Fall.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Indigo Park: Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tide Fall.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

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    ARK: Survival Ascended — Steam game cover

    ARK: Survival Ascended

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tide Fall.

    ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Dune: Awakening — Steam game cover

    Dune: Awakening

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Tide Fall.

    Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.

    2025ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    V Rising — Steam game cover

    V Rising

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Tide Fall.

    Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.

    2024ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tide Fall

Does Tide Fall have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Tide Fall supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Tide Fall?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tide Fall are Isle of Survival: The New Dawn, RivenWorld: The First Era, ARK: Survival Ascended.
Who developed Tide Fall?
Tide Fall was developed by Lone Badger Studio and published by Lone Badger Studio.

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 Tide Fall.

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