# Games like Dead Season

> The closest matches to Dead Season: Chains of Freedom, Tenebris: Terra Incognita, Urban Strife, Dead State: Reanimated, and Vultures - Scavengers of Death. 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. [Chains of Freedom](https://imho.run/games/2994010/chains-of-freedom) — Shares tactical positioning and skill tree progression with Dead Season. 207 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2994010/)
2. [Tenebris: Terra Incognita](https://imho.run/games/2280060/tenebris-terra-incognita) — Shares permadeath and skill tree progression with Dead Season. 491 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2280060/)
3. [Urban Strife](https://imho.run/games/710230/urban-strife) — Shares tactical positioning with Dead Season. 580 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/710230/)
4. [Dead State: Reanimated](https://imho.run/games/239840/dead-state-reanimated) — Shares turn based combat and resource management with Dead Season. 1,503 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239840/)
5. [Vultures - Scavengers of Death](https://imho.run/games/2537470/vultures-scavengers-of-death) — Also Zombies and Turn-Based Combat, like Dead Season. 472 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2537470/)
6. [Stories from the Outbreak](https://imho.run/games/1968630/stories-from-the-outbreak) — A frequent pick in Dead Season players' libraries, and another RPG. 132 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1968630/)
7. [Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG](https://imho.run/games/951430/dead-age-2-the-zombie-survival-rpg) — Shares turn based combat with Dead Season. 419 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/951430/)
8. [Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch](https://imho.run/games/2530490/lost-eidolons-veil-of-the-witch) — Also Turn-Based Combat and Turn-Based Tactics, like Dead Season. 484 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2530490/)
9. [Classified: France '44](https://imho.run/games/2085370/classified-france-44) — Also Cinematic and Turn-Based Combat, like Dead Season. 527 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085370/)
10. [Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden](https://imho.run/games/760060/mutant-year-zero-road-to-eden) — Shares tactical positioning with Dead Season. 6,436 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/760060/)
11. [Battle Brothers](https://imho.run/games/365360/battle-brothers) — Shares tactical positioning and permadeath with Dead Season. 14,754 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365360/)
12. [The Last Spell](https://imho.run/games/1105670/the-last-spell) — Shares turn based combat with Dead Season. 6,473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/)
13. [Nightmare Frontier](https://imho.run/games/3310950/nightmare-frontier) — Shares tactical positioning and turn based combat with Dead Season. 240 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3310950/)
14. [Miasma Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/1649010/miasma-chronicles) — Also Cinematic and Turn-Based Tactics, like Dead Season. 954 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1649010/)
15. [Dead in Antares](https://imho.run/games/2511800/dead-in-antares) — Shares turn based combat and inventory management with Dead Season. 116 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/)
16. [Gloomhaven](https://imho.run/games/780290/gloomhaven) — Also Unforgiving and Turn-Based Combat, like Dead Season. 10,087 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/780290/)
17. [Arco](https://imho.run/games/2366970/arco) — Shares skill tree progression and turn based combat with Dead Season. 1,522 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366970/)
18. [Rogue Waters](https://imho.run/games/1691190/rogue-waters) — Shares turn based combat and resource management with Dead Season. 474 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1691190/)
19. [Wanna Survive](https://imho.run/games/1084480/wanna-survive) — Shares permadeath and resource management with Dead Season. 57 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084480/)
20. [Showgunners](https://imho.run/games/1155330/showgunners) — A frequent pick in Dead Season players' libraries. 992 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155330/)
21. [Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked](https://imho.run/games/3124340/demeo-x-dungeons-dragons-battlemarked) — Also Turn-Based Tactics and Turn-Based Strategy, like Dead Season. 666 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124340/)
22. [Wasteland 3](https://imho.run/games/719040/wasteland-3) — Shares tactical positioning and permadeath with Dead Season. 11,050 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/719040/)
23. [Broken Lines](https://imho.run/games/926580/broken-lines) — Shares multiple endings with Dead Season. 347 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/926580/)
24. [Hard West](https://imho.run/games/307670/hard-west) — Shares turn based combat and resource management with Dead Season. 2,209 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307670/)

## 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=2666550&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2666550&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2666550&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2666550
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2666550
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Dead Season

Guide a group of unprepared strangers through the apocalypse, in Dead Season, a turn-based tactics adventure, created by the one-man studio Snail Bite. Plan carefully to outlast swarming zombie hordes, but remember: noise attracts danger. Can you escape the outbreak's deadly grip?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2666550
- **Developer:** Snail Bite
- **Publisher:** Iceberg Interactive
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 8, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2666550/dead-season)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2666550&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2666550/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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