# Games like Final Directive

> The closest matches to Final Directive: CRYPTARK, Nuclear Throne, Zombie Party, Dead Engine, and Zombie Grinder. 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. [CRYPTARK](https://imho.run/games/344740/cryptark) — Also Bullet Hell, like Final Directive. 729 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344740/)
2. [Nuclear Throne](https://imho.run/games/242680/nuclear-throne) — Shares twin stick shooting with Final Directive. 9,705 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680/)
3. [Zombie Party](https://imho.run/games/384500/zombie-party) — Also Zombies and Bullet Hell, like Final Directive. 240 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/384500/)
4. [Dead Engine](https://imho.run/games/3234100/dead-engine) — Shares twin stick shooting and weapon variety with Final Directive. 211 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3234100/)
5. [Zombie Grinder](https://imho.run/games/263920/zombie-grinder) — Shares co op mode and twin stick shooting with Final Directive. 140 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/263920/)
6. [Nex Machina](https://imho.run/games/404540/nex-machina) — A frequent pick in Final Directive players' libraries, and another Action. 885 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/404540/)
7. [One Step From Eden](https://imho.run/games/960690/one-step-from-eden) — Also Bullet Hell, like Final Directive. 3,692 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960690/)
8. [Halo: Spartan Assault](https://imho.run/games/277430/halo-spartan-assault) — Shares twin stick shooting with Final Directive. 2,369 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/277430/)
9. [Mega City Force](https://imho.run/games/2259210/mega-city-force) — Shares twin stick shooting with Final Directive. 204 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2259210/)
10. [Welcome to ParadiZe](https://imho.run/games/1519090/welcome-to-paradize) — Also Zombies, like Final Directive. 303 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1519090/)
11. [Entropy Survivors](https://imho.run/games/2602030/entropy-survivors) — A frequent pick in Final Directive players' libraries, and another RPG. 276 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2602030/)
12. [Enter the Gungeon](https://imho.run/games/311690/enter-the-gungeon) — Also Bullet Hell, like Final Directive. 38,640 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311690/)
13. [Guns n Zombies](https://imho.run/games/264300/guns-n-zombies) — Shares twin stick shooting with Final Directive. 284 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264300/)
14. [Assault Android Cactus+](https://imho.run/games/250110/assault-android-cactus) — Also Bullet Hell, like Final Directive. 982 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250110/)
15. [The Bug Butcher](https://imho.run/games/350740/the-bug-butcher) — Also Bullet Hell, like Final Directive. 333 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/350740/)
16. [A Fistful of Gun](https://imho.run/games/229810/a-fistful-of-gun) — Shares twin stick shooting with Final Directive. 77 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/229810/)
17. [Pixel Descent](https://imho.run/games/2569330/pixel-descent) — Shares twin stick shooting with Final Directive. 111 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2569330/)
18. [MeowGun: Hell Denizen](https://imho.run/games/2347390/meowgun-hell-denizen) — Shares weapon variety with Final Directive. 81 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2347390/)
19. [KILL KNIGHT](https://imho.run/games/2694420/kill-knight) — Shares twin stick shooting with Final Directive. 1,166 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2694420/)
20. [Rogue Star Rescue](https://imho.run/games/1023550/rogue-star-rescue) — Shares twin stick shooting and weapon variety with Final Directive. 86 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1023550/)
21. [Apocalypse Party](https://imho.run/games/2351560/apocalypse-party) — Shares weapon variety with Final Directive. 700 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2351560/)
22. [Rush Rover](https://imho.run/games/438320/rush-rover) — Shares twin stick shooting with Final Directive. 77 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/438320/)
23. [Hammerwatch](https://imho.run/games/239070/hammerwatch) — Shares handcrafted levels with Final Directive. 2,468 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239070/)
24. [Atom Zombie Smasher](https://imho.run/games/55040/atom-zombie-smasher) — A frequent pick in Final Directive players' libraries, and another Strategy. 927 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55040/)

## Machine-readable

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- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/777790
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## About Final Directive

Final Directive is a story driven shooter set in a space station disastrously infested by alien mutants. Find the crew, contain the infestation, and most importantly: make it out alive.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 777790
- **Developer:** Lazy Monday Games
- **Publisher:** Lazy Monday Ltd
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Feb 1, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/777790/)
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