# Games like Shale

> The closest matches to Shale: Alien Shooter 2 - New Era, Crimsonland, BlazBlue Entropy Effect, 10 Miles To Safety, and Ultimate Zombie Defense 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Alien Shooter 2 - New Era](https://imho.run/games/2013300/alien-shooter-2-new-era) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Post-apocalyptic, like Shale. 75 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2013300/)
2. [Crimsonland](https://imho.run/games/262830/crimsonland) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Shoot 'Em Up, like Shale. 919 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262830/)
3. [BlazBlue Entropy Effect](https://imho.run/games/2273430/blazblue-entropy-effect) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Shale. 4,408 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2273430/)
4. [10 Miles To Safety](https://imho.run/games/1015140/10-miles-to-safety) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Post-apocalyptic, like Shale. 499 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1015140/)
5. [Ultimate Zombie Defense 2](https://imho.run/games/1765300/ultimate-zombie-defense-2) — A frequent pick in Shale players' libraries, and another Action. 189 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1765300/)
6. [God's Trigger](https://imho.run/games/488730/god-s-trigger) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Shoot 'Em Up, like Shale. 170 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/488730/)
7. [7 Days to Die](https://imho.run/games/251570/7-days-to-die) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Shale. 124,117 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/)
8. [Wizard with a Gun](https://imho.run/games/1150530/wizard-with-a-gun) — Also Top-Down Shooter, like Shale. 1,734 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150530/)
9. [The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]](https://imho.run/games/963450/the-eternal-castle-remastered) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Shale. 403 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/963450/)
10. [My Time at Sandrock](https://imho.run/games/1084600/my-time-at-sandrock) — A frequent pick in Shale players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,082 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084600/)
11. [Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/1601970/tunguska-the-visitation-final-cut) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Post-apocalyptic, like Shale. 876 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601970/)
12. [Final Days](https://imho.run/games/459830/final-days) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Shoot 'Em Up, like Shale. 55 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/459830/)
13. [Another Try](https://imho.run/games/1197220/another-try) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Shale. 112 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1197220/)
14. [Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival](https://imho.run/games/2475440/last-hope-bunker-zombie-survival) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Post-apocalyptic, like Shale. 86 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2475440/)
15. [Zombie Survival Game Online](https://imho.run/games/2268560/zombie-survival-game-online) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Shale. 173 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2268560/)
16. [Sker Ritual](https://imho.run/games/1492070/sker-ritual) — Also Shoot 'Em Up, like Shale. 3,954 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492070/)
17. [The Horde Wants You Dead](https://imho.run/games/3552820/the-horde-wants-you-dead) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Shoot 'Em Up, like Shale. 190 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3552820/)
18. [The Outlast Trials](https://imho.run/games/1304930/the-outlast-trials) — A frequent pick in Shale players' libraries, and another Action. 38,564 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1304930/)
19. [Salt 2: Shores of Gold](https://imho.run/games/1574900/salt-2-shores-of-gold) — A frequent pick in Shale players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,345 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574900/)
20. [Cannibal Crossing](https://imho.run/games/1304090/cannibal-crossing) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Post-apocalyptic, like Shale. 192 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1304090/)
21. [Grim Dawn](https://imho.run/games/219990/grim-dawn) — A frequent pick in Shale players' libraries, and another RPG. 39,041 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219990/)
22. [Welcome to ParadiZe](https://imho.run/games/1519090/welcome-to-paradize) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Shale. 303 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1519090/)
23. [Insect Swarm](https://imho.run/games/1999170/insect-swarm) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Shoot 'Em Up, like Shale. 299 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999170/)
24. [Soundfall](https://imho.run/games/1608700/soundfall) — Also Top-Down Shooter, like Shale. 528 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1608700/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2115340&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2115340&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2115340&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2115340
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2115340
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Shale

Discover the abandoned world of Shale in this 1-3 player action adventure. Shoot, craft and loot through cities of possessed creatures, industrial parks of corrupted bodies and fields of forgotten souls.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2115340
- **Developer:** Dystopia Interactive
- **Publisher:** Dystopia Interactive
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Online Co-op, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Co-op
- **Released:** May 29, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2115340/shale)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2115340&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2115340/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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