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Games like Exo Chumps

If Exo Chumps is your kind of game, the closest matches are SableSyn Protocol, Cobalt Core and Lost In The Open — 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 Exo Chumps: Brutal tactical turn-based combat challenging your commander skills. Unforgiving strategic decision making only true generals can withstand. Beaten down by an alien invasion. Risen from victory. Travel to different planets, conquer new worlds or join forces with alien allies.

2026StrategyIndieEarly Access4.99 USDWindowsby Joe Kerr
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Players who liked Exo Chumps also play

Steam players who put hours into Exo Chumps 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.

  1. SableSyn Protocol

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Exo Chumps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Exo Chumps.

    Engage enemies in turn-based battles on an 8 X 5 grid where each team controls their half of the battlefield. Each battle is a test of planning and execution. Success depends on managing your resources and choosing the right tradeoffs at the right moment.

    2026StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  2. Cobalt Core

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Exo Chumps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exo Chumps.

    A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

    2023StrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Lost In The Open

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Exo Chumps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exo Chumps.

    An unexpected assassination attempt leaves you wounded and fleeing across no man's land. To survive in this roguelike, low-fantasy tactical RPG, you must recruit strategically, fight desperately and repent sincerely.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Exo Chumps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exo Chumps.

    Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Veterum

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Exo Chumps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exo Chumps.

    Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Exo Chumps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exo Chumps.

    Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Disgaea 6 Complete

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Exo Chumps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Exo Chumps.

    Join Zed on his quest to destroy the God of Destruction in the newest installment of the SRPG series, Disgaea! Join the zany cast for one HL of an adventure and use specialized abilities like Super Reincarnation to battle your way to victory! Disgaea 6 Complete includes all previously released DLC!

    2022StrategyRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Low Magic Age

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Exo Chumps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exo Chumps.

    Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Exo Chumps at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Exo Chumps on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Exo Chumps.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Exo Chumps on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Exo Chumps.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Exo Chumps on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Exo Chumps.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Exo Chumps on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exo Chumps.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Exo Chumps on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Exo Chumps.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Exo Chumps on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Exo Chumps.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Exo Chumps on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Exo Chumps.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Exo Chumps on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Exo Chumps.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exo Chumps.

    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 ↗
  3. Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    WHY THIS

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

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exo Chumps.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Splitgate

    WHY THIS

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

    Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.

    2019ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Totally Accurate Battlegrounds

    WHY THIS

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

    Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. PlanetSide 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.

    2012ActionMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Limbus Company

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

    2023FreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Cobalt Core

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exo Chumps.

    A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

    2023StrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exo Chumps.

    Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exo Chumps.

    Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Exo Chumps

How much does Exo Chumps cost?
Exo Chumps is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Exo Chumps?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Exo Chumps are SableSyn Protocol, Cobalt Core, Lost In The Open.
Who developed Exo Chumps?
Exo Chumps was developed by Joe Kerr and published by Joe Kerr GameDev.

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 Exo Chumps.

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