Games like The Outsiders
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to The Outsiders for fans of action, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The Outsiders also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About The Outsiders: The Outsiders is a sci-fi top-down survival shooter, a fun little indie game where you play as the Alien Boss slaying humans who are invading your planet! Be the Boss, destroy multiple enemies with a single blow or all of them with your badass power!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
Top pick for The Outsiders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Outsiders.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!
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Hotline Miami
Second-strongest match for The Outsiders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Outsiders.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Third-strongest match for The Outsiders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Outsiders.
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
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Torchlight II
Ranked #4 for The Outsiders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Outsiders.
The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.
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The Binding of Isaac
Ranked #5 for The Outsiders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Outsiders.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Ranked #6 for The Outsiders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Outsiders.
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!
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Nuclear Throne
Ranked #7 for The Outsiders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Outsiders.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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Hotline Miami
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Outsiders.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Outsiders.
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!
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Nuclear Throne
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Outsiders.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Frequently asked about The Outsiders
- How much does The Outsiders cost?
- The Outsiders is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Outsiders?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Outsiders are Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, Hotline Miami, Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons.
- Who developed The Outsiders?
- The Outsiders was developed by Daisu 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 The Outsiders.
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