Games like Dark Matter
If Dark Matter is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Resistance, Undead and Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Dark Matter: The Space Pirates are planning on destroying the Earth. They have stolen many space cargo vessels in order to gain the supplies to blow it up. You play as Dark Matter, a hired bounty hunter who works with the Space Federation in order to stop the pirates. You must stop the pirates, save the space cargo vessels, and save the Earth.
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Steam players who put hours into Dark Matter 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.
The Resistance
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Top pick for Dark Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dark Matter.
You have one chance. One chance to save the resistance. Fight, that is what you have been taught your whole life, that there was never an end to war, but this could be it. This could be the last factory to destroy, this could save the world. And only you can do it.
Undead
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Second-strongest match for Dark Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Matter.
Can you survive in this mystical world that conquered by Zombies? Pick your hero, upgrade your abilities, crush your enemies and zombies!
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn
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Third-strongest match for Dark Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Matter.
The world is on the brink of disaster. Demonic celebrities have taken over the planet. Only one man can save us: a poor Chinese orphan named Shaq Fei Hung. Our hero must travel to faraway locations to lay the smack down on these pop culture icons bent on our destruction.
McPixel
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Ranked #4 for Dark Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Matter.
McPixel is a save-the-day guy that you guide through 100 short challenges to prevent stuff from blowing up. You have only 20 seconds to save the day! Think quick!
Cyborg Invasion Shooter
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Ranked #5 for Dark Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Matter.
You are the only soldier that can save the world: Collect all the artifacts, kill several cyborgs and save the world
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
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Ranked #6 for Dark Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Matter.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
TankVR
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Ranked #7 for Dark Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Matter.
TankVR is a open world arcade tank game, where you have to destroy all hostile tanks. The objective is to destroy all tanks on the map. After the game is finished, your score is now shown in the leaderboard. Challenge your friends, if you are brave enough.
COSMONAUT
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Ranked #8 for Dark Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Matter.
Unravel the mystery surrounding the lost vessel Diogenes. A story-driven retro platformer with elements of horror. Use the zero-g suit to explore the eerie corridors of a derelict ship filled with unknown lifeforms and dark secrets.
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More from Barty Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Barty Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Resistance
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Another title from Barty Games, the studio behind Dark Matter. Shares Action with Dark Matter.
You have one chance. One chance to save the resistance. Fight, that is what you have been taught your whole life, that there was never an end to war, but this could be it. This could be the last factory to destroy, this could save the world. And only you can do it.
Galaxy in Peril
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Another title from Barty Games, the studio behind Dark Matter. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Matter.
The galaxy is in peril. The aliens have teamed up with the smartest robots in the universe in order to take the galaxy for their own trade. You play as a bounty hunter who is looking for the money, and trying to save his own galaxy where he was born and raised.
Galaxy in Peril: Time Trouble
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Another title from Barty Games, the studio behind Dark Matter. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Matter.
The galaxy is in peril again. Falias forces have made it back to your galaxy, and want to harvest the energy from your star! The only way to stop them is to go back in time using a newly discovered blackhole. Go back in time, disable the devices, and save your galaxy!
MY TIME ALIVE
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Another title from Barty Games, the studio behind Dark Matter. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Matter.
In 2023, industry leading pharmaceutical company "HT Pharmaceuticals" found the complete cure for COVID-19, and they released the vaccine to the public. 9 months later, not much is left of mankind. Complete supply missions and conduct research studies to help find the cure to the infection.
Deliver or Die!
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Another title from Barty Games, the studio behind Dark Matter. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Matter.
Deliver or Die! is an arcade game based on many classic ideas put together. With a bomb strapped to your car, time is of the essence. Collect deliveries, collect powerups, drop off the deliveries, and make sure they are on time... or you DIE!
Truth Seekers
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Another title from Barty Games, the studio behind Dark Matter. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Matter.
Truth Seekers is a class-based horror multiplayer cooperative shooter game centered around hunting urban legends and folklore monsters. Find and craft items to aid in your attack, all while strategizing with others to learn the monsters' behaviors before they learn yours...
Frequently asked about Dark Matter
- Is Dark Matter free to play?
- Yes — Dark Matter 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 Dark Matter?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dark Matter are The Resistance, Undead, Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn.
- Who developed Dark Matter?
- Dark Matter was developed by Barty 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 Dark Matter.
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