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Games like Deadburg

If Deadburg is your kind of game, the closest matches are Zombie Survival Game Online, Dysterra and Survival Machine — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dark, nostalgic and tense. 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 Deadburg: Deadburg is a co-op survival game set in a procedurally generated city with thousands of buildings to explore and zombies to kill. Every building you see can be explored, exploited and destroyed one block at a time. Play alone or with friends and discover the secrets of the city.

2022ActionAdventure7.99 USDWindowsby Reanimated Games
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Base building and raiding with friends is addictiveNostalgic throwback to xbox 360 indie gemsProcedural city generation feels immersiveDarkNostalgicTense

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Steam players who put hours into Deadburg 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. Zombie Survival Game Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and a tense mood with Deadburg.

    Top pick for Deadburg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadburg.

    Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dysterra

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and a tense mood with Deadburg.

    Second-strongest match for Deadburg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadburg.

    On a future post-apocalyptic Earth, build, craft, and loot other players’ bases to survive long enough to board the rocket and escape the dangerous robots and mercenaries that inhabit Ararat Island. Manipulate the weather and use earthquakes to change when the server wipe occurs in DYSTERRA!

    2025ActionAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Survival Machine

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Deadburg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadburg.

    Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Crushed

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Deadburg.

    Ranked #4 for Deadburg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deadburg.

    Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Green Hell

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Deadburg.

    Ranked #5 for Deadburg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadburg.

    Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Night of the Dead

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and a tense mood with Deadburg.

    Ranked #6 for Deadburg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadburg.

    'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. HumanitZ

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Deadburg.

    Ranked #7 for Deadburg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadburg.

    HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.

    2026ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Sunkenland

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Deadburg.

    Ranked #8 for Deadburg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deadburg.

    Get ready for a Waterworld-themed survival game with modular base building, sunken city scavenging, crafting, base defense, and invasions of NPC clans for resources and territory. Ready for the water apocalypse?

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Deadburg

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. DayZ

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and a tense mood with Deadburg.

    Reviewers of Deadburg cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadburg.

    How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

    2018ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. 7 Days to Die

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Deadburg.

    Reviewers of Deadburg cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadburg.

    7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. CastleMiner Z

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building, procedural generation and a nostalgic mood with Deadburg.

    Reviewers of Deadburg cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadburg.

    CastleMiner Z is an infinite world filled with deep places to explore, and horrifying monsters to slay. Build structures out of blocks, craft weapons and tools from raw materials, and explore the vast and frightening world around you.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Deadburg.

    Reviewers of Deadburg cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Deadburg.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

    2015AdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Minecraft Legends

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Deadburg.

    Reviewers of Deadburg cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Deadburg.

    Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!

    2023ActionStrategy39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Deadburg on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadburg.

    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 Deadburg on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deadburg.

    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 Deadburg on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Deadburg.

    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 Deadburg on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Deadburg.

    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 Deadburg on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Deadburg.

    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 Deadburg on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadburg.

    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 Deadburg on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deadburg.

    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. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

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

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Deadburg

Does Deadburg work on Steam Deck?
Deadburg is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Deadburg cost?
Deadburg is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Deadburg have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Deadburg supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Deadburg?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deadburg are Zombie Survival Game Online, Dysterra, Survival Machine.
Who developed Deadburg?
Deadburg was developed by Reanimated Games.

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 Deadburg.

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