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Games like RunningDead

If RunningDead is your kind of game, the closest matches are Roundguard, Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes and Box Room — 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 RunningDead: Running Dead is a puzzle & shot game. Shot your zombies and get coin from human.

2017IndieCasual1.99 USDWindowsby PotionWorks
RunningDead — Steam game cover

Players who liked RunningDead also play

Steam players who put hours into RunningDead 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. Roundguard

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for RunningDead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with RunningDead.

    Roundguard is a bouncy dungeon crawler with pinball physics, lots of loot, and a randomized castle full of oddballs. Press your luck against hordes of dangerously cute monsters and challenging roguelike elements in this all-round bouncy adventure!

    2020StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for RunningDead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with RunningDead.

    Zombie Rollerz is the ultimate mashup of classic pinball, zombie defense and rogue-like! Shoot, slam and smash your way through hordes of zombies and epic boss fights. Select your hero, it’s time to become a pinball wizard!

    2022ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Box Room

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for RunningDead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with RunningDead.

    Pick up and throw magic boxes. Use abilities like the Magic Wand to zap them away. Call in the next round of boxes, and organize your room to maximize combinations and chain reactions. Explore a sprawling dungeon of ever changing rules, surprises and milestones to conquer.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual2.69 USDSteam ↗
  4. Meme Machine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for RunningDead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with RunningDead.

    Meme Machine is a color-matching puzzle action game. Pick your meme and use single- and multi-colored pieces to do battle to crush your opponent!

    2018StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Bonk The Goblins!

    WHY THIS

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

    Bonk the Goblins! is Whackamole meets microgames! It's full of hectic and funny score attack arcade action.

    2024Indie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Car Mechanic Flipper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for RunningDead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with RunningDead.

    Car Mechanic Flipper is an arcade pinball game where you bounce cars instead of balls

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  7. Darkanoid

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for RunningDead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with RunningDead.

    The Black Zone is a place where Arkanoid fans will truly be tested. Here you will find pain, heartache, and merciless Bosses.

    2020ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Brick Breaker Maker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for RunningDead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with RunningDead.

    Brick Breaker Maker is a rich, element-based Arkanoid game in which you need to flexibly control the baffle to bounce the ball and break the bricks to win. The game provides level editor that can be shared in the workshop to interact with other players, which is full of fun and competition.

    2025IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under RunningDead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with RunningDead.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under RunningDead on Steam right now. Shares Casual with RunningDead.

    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 ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under RunningDead on Steam right now. Shares Casual with RunningDead.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under RunningDead on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with RunningDead.

    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. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under RunningDead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with RunningDead.

    "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 ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under RunningDead on Steam right now. Shares Casual with RunningDead.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under RunningDead on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with RunningDead.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under RunningDead on Steam right now. Shares Casual with RunningDead.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 and Casual with RunningDead.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about RunningDead

How much does RunningDead cost?
RunningDead is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to RunningDead?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside RunningDead are Roundguard, Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes, Box Room.
Who developed RunningDead?
RunningDead was developed by PotionWorks and published by CozyPuzzleGames.

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 RunningDead.

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