# Games like The Hateful Dead

> The closest matches to The Hateful Dead: Dead Effect, Blood Reaver, Shadowgrounds, Devil Daggers, and Heavy Bullets. 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. [Dead Effect](https://imho.run/games/286040/dead-effect) — Same atmospheric mood as The Hateful Dead. 1,347 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286040/)
2. [Blood Reaver](https://imho.run/games/2906070/blood-reaver) — Shares round based survival and perk system with The Hateful Dead. 98 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2906070/)
3. [Shadowgrounds](https://imho.run/games/2500/shadowgrounds) — Shares weapon upgrades with The Hateful Dead. 557 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2500/)
4. [Devil Daggers](https://imho.run/games/422970/devil-daggers) — A frequent pick in The Hateful Dead players' libraries, and another Action. 5,609 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/422970/)
5. [Heavy Bullets](https://imho.run/games/297120/heavy-bullets) — Same atmospheric mood as The Hateful Dead. 1,006 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297120/)
6. [CRUEL](https://imho.run/games/2689470/cruel) — Shares weapon upgrades with The Hateful Dead. 1,223 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689470/)
7. [Vampire Survivors](https://imho.run/games/1794680/vampire-survivors) — Shares perk system with The Hateful Dead. 126,214 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/)
8. [Project Warlock](https://imho.run/games/893680/project-warlock) — Shares perk system and weapon upgrades with The Hateful Dead. 2,622 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/893680/)
9. [Killing Floor 2](https://imho.run/games/232090/killing-floor-2) — Shares perk system with The Hateful Dead. 41,923 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232090/)
10. [Zombie Shooter](https://imho.run/games/33130/zombie-shooter) — Same retro mood as The Hateful Dead. 301 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/33130/)
11. [DUSK](https://imho.run/games/519860/dusk) — Same atmospheric mood as The Hateful Dead. 16,813 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/519860/)
12. [Crimsonland](https://imho.run/games/262830/crimsonland) — A frequent pick in The Hateful Dead players' libraries, and another RPG. 919 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262830/)
13. [The Mummy Demastered](https://imho.run/games/630310/the-mummy-demastered) — Shares weapon upgrades with The Hateful Dead. 414 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/630310/)
14. [Hard Reset Redux](https://imho.run/games/407810/hard-reset-redux) — Same atmospheric mood as The Hateful Dead. 920 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/407810/)
15. [Tesla vs Lovecraft](https://imho.run/games/636100/tesla-vs-lovecraft) — Shares perk system with The Hateful Dead. 462 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/636100/)
16. [Hatred](https://imho.run/games/341940/hatred) — Same dark mood as The Hateful Dead. 9,619 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/341940/)
17. [The Haunted: Hells Reach](https://imho.run/games/43190/the-haunted-hells-reach) — Same dark mood as The Hateful Dead. 266 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/43190/)
18. [Left 4 Dead](https://imho.run/games/500/left-4-dead) — Same dark mood as The Hateful Dead. 19,617 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/500/)
19. [Guncraft](https://imho.run/games/241720/guncraft) — Same retro mood as The Hateful Dead. 757 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241720/)
20. [Daymare: 1998](https://imho.run/games/842100/daymare-1998) — Same atmospheric mood as The Hateful Dead. 1,273 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/842100/)
21. [ZERO Sievert](https://imho.run/games/1782120/zero-sievert) — Shares perk system with The Hateful Dead. 7,696 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1782120/)
22. [Dead Space™ 2](https://imho.run/games/47780/dead-space-2) — Shares weapon upgrades with The Hateful Dead. 11,516 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/47780/)
23. [Nasty Zombies](https://imho.run/games/2851700/nasty-zombies) — Shares perk system with The Hateful Dead. 168 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2851700/)
24. [System Shock® 2 (1999)](https://imho.run/games/238210/system-shock-2-1999) — Shares weapon upgrades with The Hateful Dead. 4,870 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238210/)

## 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=526510&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=526510&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=526510&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=526510
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/526510
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Hateful Dead

The Hateful Dead is a voxel style, wave-based, zombie FPS game. Run and gun with a Chainsaw in one hand and Minigun in the other as you stand alone against an army of the undead. Burn, cut, shoot and obliterate limbs from your undead enemies in an intense blood-splattered, shoot em up style. How long can you survive?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 526510
- **Developer:** Sayan
- **Publisher:** Sayan
- **Genres:** Action, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 28, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/526510/the-hateful-dead)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=526510&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526510/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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