Games like MAD
If MAD is your kind of game, the closest matches are SPRAWL zero, HoverGrease 2 and Steel Executor — 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.
Get personalized picks →About MAD: MAD is a hardcore top-down action shooter set in a violent, 90s-inspired dystopia, featuring light RPG progression and inventory management. The story unfolds in a corrupt city of the future, where the elite stage and broadcast a deadly show — and you are the next contestant.
Players who liked MAD also play
Steam players who put hours into MAD 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.
SPRAWL zero
WHY THIS
Top pick for MAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MAD.
SPRAWL zero is a fast-paced shooter inspired by the Golden Age of 2000s FPS. Survive a brutal cyberpunk city collapsing under military rule and cult fanaticism. Use your Gravity-Gloves, augments, and an arsenal of over 40 weapons to crush those who stand in your way.
HoverGrease 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for MAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
TOP-DOWN SHOOTER x HERO SHOOTER. Mixing the traditional elements of a team-based game with the arcade thrill of a twin-stick shooter. A super fast-paced game, where both your reflexes and your team’s positioning play a crucial role. Play the Singleplayer Story or join the 5v5 Online Multiplayer.
Steel Executor
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for MAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
One-hit-one-kill cyberpunk top-down shooter celebrating creative violence. Dual wield guns and melee weapons, blast through walls with explosives, hack the environment, and carve your own fate and story through killing or sparing key characters.
Broken Orbits
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Ranked #4 for MAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
Broken Orbits is a fast-paced 1–4 player co-op space-combat game. Tear through hostile fleets, loot wild weapons and prototype effects, create devastating loadout combinations, and fight through a complete three-chapter campaign against the Ancients.
Forehead Chip
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for MAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
Holdouts are refusing to get chipped! Chip 'em all and win the FOREHEAD CHIP! A pixel-shooter throwback to 80s+90s sci-fi, battle your way to multiple endings as a member of the Implant Corps, or discover secret hidden paths. Featuring single-player story mode, couch co-op, and up to 8 players PVP!
System Breakdown
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for MAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
Brutal, fast-paced twin-stick shooter, where you fight with Soviet war machines. Cycle between guns, use power-ups to destroy robot armors and unleash your ultimate ability. They won’t have mercy, neither should you!
The Ascent
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Ranked #7 for MAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
RUINER
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for MAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with MAD.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MAD.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 MAD.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with MAD.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MAD.
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.).
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Frequently asked about MAD
- What games are most similar to MAD?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MAD are SPRAWL zero, HoverGrease 2, Steel Executor.
- Who developed MAD?
- MAD was developed by PlayJoy Studios.
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 MAD.
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