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Games like Scary defense

If Scary defense is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lockdown, The Evil Within 2 and Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap — 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 Scary defense: Fight your way through killing clowns, pigs and robbers in several maps across the globe.

2018ActionStrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDWindowsby WhackAKey Games
Scary defense — Steam game cover

Players who liked Scary defense also play

Steam players who put hours into Scary defense 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. Lockdown

    WHY THIS

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

    A short vehicle driving horror game

    2026ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Evil Within 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

    2017ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Scary defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Scary defense.

    Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Winnie The Pooh: The Serial Killer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Scary defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Scary defense.

    Winnie The Pooh: The Serial Killer is a Third Person Shooter where your goal is to use a stealthy approach and kill as many civilians as possible or hostile approach and kill as many police as possible before the time runs out.

    2023IndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. ASSASSIN: The First List (Beta)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Scary defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Scary defense.

    Dive into the heart-pounding world of Assassin (ATFL), where every shadow holds danger and every move could be your last. As an elite assassin navigating a web of deception and intrigue, you'll face off against powerful adversaries, unravel dark secrets, and ultimately decide the fate of nations.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Automate Defend Repeat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Scary defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Scary defense.

    Automate, Defend, Repeat: A combination of factory management and tower defense strategy. Build a planet-dominating factory, defend it from disgruntled resource-carrying monsters, and defeat a total of 6 bosses. Once you have done that, select a New Game + modifier and do it again!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Zombies In Valkeala

    WHY THIS

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

    Third person shooter game, where player controls woman character whose mission is to kill zombies in place called Valkeala in 4 different locations

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Left Behind

    WHY THIS

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

    The Left Behind is a solo and co-op post-apocalyptic survival game. Explore a typical Dutch open-world landscape at daytime and beware of hordes of enemies coming in at night. Loot and hunt to survive. Each night, the game becomes increasingly challenging. How long will you survive?

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

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

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Scary defense on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Scary defense.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Scary defense on Steam right now. Shares Action with Scary defense.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Scary defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scary defense.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

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

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Scary defense on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Scary defense.

    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 ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Scary defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Scary defense.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Scary defense on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Scary defense.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 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 Scary defense.

    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 with Scary defense.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. 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 Scary defense.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Scary defense.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from WhackAKey Games

Other recommendable Steam games by WhackAKey Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Kitchen Simulator 2015

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WhackAKey Games, the studio behind Scary defense. Shares Action and Strategy with Scary defense.

    Kitchen simulator, The game that turns you into the chef. As the owner and chef of your very own restaurant, you now have the responsibilities to keep your place clean, serving quality meals to your hungry customers, Impressing the high class to get to that fancy five star restaurant,more…

    2015ActionStrategyAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Psycho on the loose

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WhackAKey Games, the studio behind Scary defense. Shares Action and Strategy with Scary defense.

    An assassin with a rise in his career to kill his target is out on a murdering spree. He is out there with alot of motives but his main motive is two eliminate all targets and who ever may get in his way.

    2016ActionStrategyCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Operation swat

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WhackAKey Games, the studio behind Scary defense. Shares Action and Strategy with Scary defense.

    Ever wanted to be a part of a swat team, Where your mission is to rescue hostages? Well now you can be. You and your team of 3, Which you command are a 24/7 emergency swat team.

    2017ActionStrategy0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Hold your houses

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WhackAKey Games, the studio behind Scary defense. Shares Action and Strategy with Scary defense.

    Have you ever been in a robbery and didn't have weapons to defend yourself and your house? Well now you can, with hold your houses you have a variety of weapons to use to help you defend yourself, your house and take on those unwanted robbers.

    2017ActionStrategy0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Kitchen Simulator 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WhackAKey Games, the studio behind Scary defense. Shares Indie and Casual with Scary defense.

    Ever wanted to own your own restaurant? Well now you can with Kitchen Simulator 2. Customer satisfaction is your main aim, try and serve as many customers as you can, without leaving to many disappointed before the day ends.

    2017IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Survive: The king killer

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WhackAKey Games, the studio behind Scary defense. Shares Action and Strategy with Scary defense.

    Survive: The king killer is a one man team with a one life only game that is an open world survival game.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Factory pirates

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WhackAKey Games, the studio behind Scary defense. Shares Action and Strategy with Scary defense.

    Factory pirate lets you play with your friends co-op on an adventure to serve customers at your pirate ship restaurant. You will need to solve complex puzzles to get the items they are needing.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Battle royale simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WhackAKey Games, the studio behind Scary defense. Shares Action and Strategy with Scary defense.

    Battle royale simulator lets you simulate and control a battle royale game. You can choose the amount of player (like 600 at max), game speed, air drops, where the storm will close and just some really cool things

    2018ActionStrategySimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Scary defense

How much does Scary defense cost?
Scary defense is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Scary defense?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Scary defense are Lockdown, The Evil Within 2, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap.
Who developed Scary defense?
Scary defense was developed by WhackAKey Games and published by Conglomerate 5.

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 Scary defense.

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