Games like Hellbound: Survival Mode
If Hellbound: Survival Mode is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hellbound, DOOM Eternal and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its fast paced gory action, atmospheric and intense. 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 →Hellbound: Survival Mode is a free-to-play arena shooter that channels the aesthetic and mechanics of classic 90s first-person shooters. Developed by Saibot Studios and released in 2019, it drops players into wave-based survival combat where mastering movement is essential. The game features bunny-hopping, strafe-jumping, and dodging as core mechanics, rewarding players who develop movement mastery. Weapon pickups appear throughout matches, forcing constant adaptation as encounters escalate. Players describe the experience as intense, nostalgic, and atmospheric, with the wave-based structure keeping sessions short and replayable. The absence of modern FPS conventions like recoil contributes to that old-school feel reviewers mention. Currently holding an 87% positive rating from 1,148 Steam reviews.
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Hellbound
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Shares a retro mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Top pick for Hellbound: Survival Mode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!
DOOM Eternal
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Second-strongest match for Hellbound: Survival Mode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Third-strongest match for Hellbound: Survival Mode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
DOOM
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Shares an intense mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Ranked #4 for Hellbound: Survival Mode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
Back 4 Blood
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Ranked #5 for Hellbound: Survival Mode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
Maximum Action
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Shares a retro mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Ranked #6 for Hellbound: Survival Mode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.
Serious Sam 4
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Ranked #7 for Hellbound: Survival Mode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion
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Shares a retro mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Ranked #8 for Hellbound: Survival Mode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Includes original Blood II: The Chosen and add-on package The Nightmare LevelsAn immersive atmosphere full of dark humor and exciting actionFour playable characters and wide variety of weapons
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Quake
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Reviewers of Hellbound: Survival Mode cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Serious Sam 3: BFE
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Shares an intense mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Reviewers of Hellbound: Survival Mode cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
Serious Sam 4
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Reviewers of Hellbound: Survival Mode cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
DOOM
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Shares an intense mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Reviewers of Hellbound: Survival Mode cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Saibot Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hellbound
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Shares a retro mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Another title from Saibot Studios, the studio behind Hellbound: Survival Mode. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!
Doorways: Prelude
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Another title from Saibot Studios, the studio behind Hellbound: Survival Mode. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Doorways: The Underworld
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Another title from Saibot Studios, the studio behind Hellbound: Survival Mode. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Another title from Saibot Studios, the studio behind Hellbound: Survival Mode. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Doorways: Old Prototype
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Another title from Saibot Studios, the studio behind Hellbound: Survival Mode. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
An immersive and twisted adventure created before the official development of the Doorways saga
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Hellbound
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Shares a retro mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
DOOM
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
Serious Sam 4
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hellbound: Survival Mode.
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
Frequently asked about Hellbound: Survival Mode
- Is Hellbound: Survival Mode free to play?
- Yes — Hellbound: Survival Mode is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Hellbound: Survival Mode?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hellbound: Survival Mode are Hellbound, DOOM Eternal, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun.
- Who developed Hellbound: Survival Mode?
- Hellbound: Survival Mode was developed by Saibot Studios.
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