Games like Archivist: Protocol Zero
If Archivist: Protocol Zero is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Way of Ping-Pong, Gladiator's Arena and Polycar Blitz — 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 Archivist: Protocol Zero: Survive the bureaucratic nightmare in this action roguelike. As a lone Archivarius, use a cinematic projector and loudspeakers to repel swarms of living documents and ink blots in a vast Soviet-style vault. Burn the secrets, survive the night, and don't let Protocol Zero escape.
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Steam players who put hours into Archivist: Protocol Zero 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.
The Way of Ping-Pong
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Top pick for Archivist: Protocol Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
A roguelike bullet-hell shooter where table tennis meets ancient mythology. Wield your paddle to strike enemies with bouncing balls, retrieve them to attack again, and craft powerful builds through strategic upgrades.
Gladiator's Arena
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Second-strongest match for Archivist: Protocol Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
Gladiator's Arena is a top-down arena shooter rogue-lite where you play as a gladiator wielding up to 7 different medieval weapons to fight off hordes of enemies. Choose from a variety of upgrades and abilities to create unique builds.
Polycar Blitz
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Third-strongest match for Archivist: Protocol Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
Shift into high gear and defend the moon! In this top-down rougelike vehicle shooter, gun down monsters and upgrade your Polycar to fend off against increasingly difficult waves of alien invaders! Do you have what it takes to win?
Maniac
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Ranked #4 for Archivist: Protocol Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
Ever just tired of it all? Ready for change? Wanna bet it all on sheer mayhem and destruction? In comes Maniac, a rogue-lite crime action game in which the world goes against you, and your insanity creates chaos!
Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers
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Ranked #5 for Archivist: Protocol Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
"Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers" is an exhilarating top-down shooter survival game. The mission is to break through the enemy's fortified defenses and face extreme survival conditions. you will lead this brave squad, utilizing each member's unique skills and defeat powerful enemies!
BALL x PIT
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Ranked #6 for Archivist: Protocol Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
Nuclear Throne
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Ranked #7 for Archivist: Protocol Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Spellbook Demonslayers
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Ranked #8 for Archivist: Protocol Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
Slay endless hordes of demons to protect the Cosmic Library! Steal their abilities, find powerful equipment, and unlock the secrets of each spellbook to become unstoppable! Will you be able to destroy the demonic legion?
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Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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 Archivist: Protocol Zero.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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 Archivist: Protocol Zero.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Maniac
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
Ever just tired of it all? Ready for change? Wanna bet it all on sheer mayhem and destruction? In comes Maniac, a rogue-lite crime action game in which the world goes against you, and your insanity creates chaos!
BALL x PIT
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Archivist: Protocol Zero.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Frequently asked about Archivist: Protocol Zero
- What games are most similar to Archivist: Protocol Zero?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Archivist: Protocol Zero are The Way of Ping-Pong, Gladiator's Arena, Polycar Blitz.
- Who developed Archivist: Protocol Zero?
- Archivist: Protocol Zero was developed by Opentech OU.
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 Archivist: Protocol Zero.
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