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Games like Exile Era

If Exile Era is your kind of game, the closest matches are 丧尸围楼, Fear the Night - 恐惧之夜 and DeadOS — 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.

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About Exile Era: In the wasteland ruled by AI, a weekly exile game unfolds.Will you choose to survive alone, lingering in the shadow of zombies and mutated creatures? Or rally your companions and build a haven of hope for old humanity on this desolate island with your own hands?

2026IndieSimulationRPGWindowsby HelixHope
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  1. 丧尸围楼

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Exile Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Exile Era.

    One building. 176 households. Twelve floors. Fourteen days. A zombie siege in a real Chinese city. You're not a hero — you're the guy on the 7th floor, with twenty neighbors who all speak different dialects. Scavenge by day. Stack furniture against the door by night.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Fear the Night - 恐惧之夜

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Exile Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Exile Era.

    In Fear the Night, you are a survivor in a world plagued with zombies. Team up with other survivors and work together to rebuild society from its ashes or choose to trust no one and go your own way in a lawless world.

    2019ActionAdventureSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. DeadOS

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Exile Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Exile Era.

    DeadOS is an early access zombie outbreak simulator by Benn Powell that focuses on city-wide scenarios where you have access to fully customize your apocalypse experience from beginning to end. Simulation. Sandbox. Survival!

    2021IndieSimulationEarly Access11.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Scrapcrawl

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Exile Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Exile Era.

    You are at the epicenter of a nuclear explosion. Survive and leave the exclusion zone before the radiation becomes deadly. Explore the ruined post-apocalyptic world in search of resources and food. Fight zombies. Develop the bunker. Craft items.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Jaws Of Extinction™

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Exile Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Exile Era.

    The island of Eden-Nadir, has fallen to a vicious mind consuming fungal parasite. Fight through the ashes of humanity to track down the truth behind the infection as one of four playable survivors before the outbreak spreads throughout the world.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Walking Dead Onslaught

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Exile Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Exile Era.

    There’s no rest when survival is on the line. Step into AMC’s The Walking Dead and prepare for an onslaught of walkers as you assume the roles of your favorite characters from the show, and confront the horrors and humanity of this apocalyptic new world.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. After Long Night

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Exile Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Exile Era.

    After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Exile Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Exile Era.

    Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Exile Era.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Exile Era.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port]

    WHY THIS

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

    a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles

    2019IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Exile Era

What games are most similar to Exile Era?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Exile Era are 丧尸围楼, Fear the Night - 恐惧之夜, DeadOS.
Who developed Exile Era?
Exile Era was developed by HelixHope.

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 Exile Era.

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