Games like SYSTEM_REBOOT
If SYSTEM_REBOOT is your kind of game, the closest matches are Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, Terraria and Subnautica — 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 SYSTEM_REBOOT: Dive into the heart of a compromised mainframe in this psychological, meta-narrative bullet heaven. You are the Icarus Protocol, an advanced system cleaner tasked with purging catastrophic malware. But as the glitches intensify you'll soon realize that this is far more than just a simple simulation.
Players who liked SYSTEM_REBOOT also play
Steam players who put hours into SYSTEM_REBOOT 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.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
WHY THIS
Top pick for SYSTEM_REBOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!
Terraria
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for SYSTEM_REBOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Subnautica
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for SYSTEM_REBOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Cuphead
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for SYSTEM_REBOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Hotline Miami
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for SYSTEM_REBOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for SYSTEM_REBOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
Grim Dawn
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for SYSTEM_REBOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
The Stanley Parable
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for SYSTEM_REBOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Subnautica
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Cuphead
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Hotline Miami
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
The Stanley Parable
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SYSTEM_REBOOT.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
Frequently asked about SYSTEM_REBOOT
- What games are most similar to SYSTEM_REBOOT?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SYSTEM_REBOOT are Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, Terraria, Subnautica.
- Who developed SYSTEM_REBOOT?
- SYSTEM_REBOOT was developed by Genesis Bloom Interactive.
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 SYSTEM_REBOOT.
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