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Games like VERSUS SQUAD

If VERSUS SQUAD is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nation Red, Over 9000 Zombies! and Serious Sam's Bogus Detour — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, competitive and lighthearted. 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 VERSUS SQUAD: Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!

2016ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOSby DiezelPower
VERSUS SQUAD — Steam game cover
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Class based progression with meaningful perk choicesCo op chaos with asymmetrical team rolesLight tower defense adds strategic depth without overwhelmingChillCompetitiveLighthearted

Players who liked VERSUS SQUAD also play

Steam players who put hours into VERSUS SQUAD 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. Nation Red

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer and a lighthearted mood with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Top pick for VERSUS SQUAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

    2009ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Over 9000 Zombies!

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting, co op multiplayer and a lighthearted mood with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Second-strongest match for VERSUS SQUAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?

    2015ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Third-strongest match for VERSUS SQUAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Frontline Zed

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Ranked #4 for VERSUS SQUAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Defend your fortified barricade by night, collect weapons and conduct repairs by day. Survive long enough to make your way through America and towards rescue.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for VERSUS SQUAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. How to Survive 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Ranked #6 for VERSUS SQUAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.

    2016ActionAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Final Days

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer and a competitive mood with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Ranked #7 for VERSUS SQUAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Crimsonland

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for VERSUS SQUAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.

    2014ActionIndieRPG13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under VERSUS SQUAD on Steam right now. Shares Action with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under VERSUS SQUAD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    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 ↗
  3. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under VERSUS SQUAD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under VERSUS SQUAD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under VERSUS SQUAD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    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 ↗
  6. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under VERSUS SQUAD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    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 ↗
  7. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under VERSUS SQUAD on Steam right now. Shares Action with VERSUS SQUAD.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under VERSUS SQUAD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. 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 VERSUS SQUAD.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with VERSUS SQUAD.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with VERSUS SQUAD.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    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 ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with VERSUS SQUAD.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about VERSUS SQUAD

Is VERSUS SQUAD verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — VERSUS SQUAD is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does VERSUS SQUAD cost?
VERSUS SQUAD is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does VERSUS SQUAD have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — VERSUS SQUAD supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to VERSUS SQUAD?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside VERSUS SQUAD are Nation Red, Over 9000 Zombies!, Serious Sam's Bogus Detour.
Who developed VERSUS SQUAD?
VERSUS SQUAD was developed by DiezelPower.

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 VERSUS SQUAD.

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