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Games like Mike Dies

If Mike Dies is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rochard, Beyond Gravity and Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its clever secrets reward exploration, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Mike Dies: After flying his spaceship into an asteroid field, Spaceman Mike finds himself fighting for survival against hostile aliens, a ruthless kingpin and his own personal demons. Haunted by his past and hunted by his enemies, can Mike escape in one piece?

2018ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby Psydra Games LLC
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Steam players who put hours into Mike Dies 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. Rochard

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mike Dies.

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

    Fast-paced platforming action and mind-bending puzzles based on gravity

    2011ActionIndieCasualDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Beyond Gravity

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mike Dies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Mike Dies.

    Beyond Gravity is procedurally generated "platformer" where you jump in-between planets and try to collect as many pickups as you can. This gets progressively harder the further you jump. No need to worry tho as you can upgrade your character with loads of upgrades and power-ups!

    2014ActionCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mike Dies.

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

    Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PLANET ALPHA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mike Dies.

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

    PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Bionic Bay

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mike Dies.

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

    A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Capsized

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mike Dies.

    Ranked #6 for Mike Dies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mike Dies.

    Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

    2011ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda

    WHY THIS

    Shares secret collection and an atmospheric mood with Mike Dies.

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

    You are the ultimate weapon with an ultimate sidekick – Collect secret items and get power ups to become the perfect weapon.

    2011ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Intrusion 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mike Dies.

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

    "This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

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 with Mike Dies.

    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. Shares Action and Adventure with Mike Dies.

    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 and Adventure with Mike Dies.

    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 Action and Indie with Mike Dies.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 with Mike Dies.

    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 Action and Indie with Mike Dies.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Mike Dies

What games are most similar to Mike Dies?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mike Dies are Rochard, Beyond Gravity, Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut.
Who developed Mike Dies?
Mike Dies was developed by Psydra Games LLC.

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