Games like Zero Sum
If Zero Sum is your kind of game, the closest matches are cursor+cursor, Deck of Potential and Psycho Ripper — 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 Zero Sum: A hand-drawn twin-stick roguelite where every bullet is an equation and every enemy is a number. Subtract, divide, root, modulo. 7 operators, 22 firing modes, 9 bosses, 80+ upgrades. Reduce them all to zero. No health bars, just raw arithmetic violence. You failed math class. Math didn't forget.
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Steam players who put hours into Zero Sum 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.
cursor+cursor
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Top pick for Zero Sum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Zero Sum.
cursor+cursor is a fast-paced arena shooter where you don't control one avatar... but two at the same time! Position your pair of cursors wisely to protect your core, upgrade your equipment and create unique builds to survive, all the while enjoying a "minimalist cyberpunk-ish" vibe.
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Second-strongest match for Zero Sum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Sum.
Deck of Potential combines roguelike deckbuilder with bullet heaven. Collect cards, fuse them, and slap on sticker upgrades to beat thousands of monsters. Take down dungeon bosses, unlock new cards, characters, and discover fusion recipes to build the ultimate auto-firing deck.
Psycho Ripper
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Third-strongest match for Zero Sum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Sum.
Psycho Ripper is a top down action shooter with modified conditional formations. Explore a randomization of challenges as you blast through a sentient crystal mine, confronting progressively baneful threats and equip unusual armaments, as you speculate further through a grand and unknown chaos.
LeadCount
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Ranked #4 for Zero Sum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Sum.
Fight against thousands of enemies at a time on a wide-open map. Earn XP for every kill and level up to gain skill points for persistent permanent upgrades. Discover synergies between different weapons, upgrades, and power-ups, making each round unique.
Battle Nap
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Ranked #5 for Zero Sum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Sum.
Battle Nap is a roguelite top-down shooter where your picnic nap becomes an explosive journey into dreamland domination. Build your arsenal, stack your perks, and blast through your subconscious to ensure you don’t wake up until the job is done. Don't wake up - the fight is just getting good!
Blood Rush
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Ranked #6 for Zero Sum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Sum.
BLOOD RUSH is a fast paced, skill based FPS, mixed with roguelites elements. Upgrade yourself, buy unique guns, drain miracles from relics and destroy anyone or anything standing on your way!
KILLBEAT
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Ranked #7 for Zero Sum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Sum.
Shoot, reload, and kill to the beat in this fast-paced roguelike. Discover powerful item synergies and unlock new trials as you fight your way to the heart of the planet.
The Journey of the Gnomes: The Battle of the Elder Isles
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Ranked #8 for Zero Sum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Zero Sum.
Journey of the Gnomes: The Battle of the Elder Isles is an atmospheric fantasy survivors-like bullet heaven. Stand against the shadow horde, master elemental spell synergies, unlock unique character abilities, and protect the ancient light of the Gnomelands.
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Sum.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Zero Sum.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Sum.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Sum.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Frequently asked about Zero Sum
- What games are most similar to Zero Sum?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Zero Sum are cursor+cursor, Deck of Potential, Psycho Ripper.
- Who developed Zero Sum?
- Zero Sum was developed by Power Plins Games.
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 Zero Sum.
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