# Games like When They Arrived

> The closest matches to When They Arrived: Invasion 2037, Breathedge, Party Hard 2, LifeZ - Survival, and Girl Amazon Survival. 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. [Invasion 2037](https://imho.run/games/1137490/invasion-2037) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 79 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137490/)
2. [Breathedge](https://imho.run/games/738520/breathedge) — A frequent pick in When They Arrived players' libraries, and another Action. 5,309 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/738520/)
3. [Party Hard 2](https://imho.run/games/572430/party-hard-2) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 591 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/572430/)
4. [LifeZ - Survival](https://imho.run/games/809210/lifez-survival) — A frequent pick in When They Arrived players' libraries, and another RPG. 70 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809210/)
5. [Girl Amazon Survival](https://imho.run/games/372750/girl-amazon-survival) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 70 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/372750/)
6. [Die Young](https://imho.run/games/433170/die-young) — A frequent pick in When They Arrived players' libraries, and another Action. 612 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/433170/)
7. [Guns of Icarus Alliance](https://imho.run/games/608800/guns-of-icarus-alliance) — A frequent pick in When They Arrived players' libraries, and another Action. 468 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/608800/)
8. [GearStorm - Armored Survival](https://imho.run/games/393800/gearstorm-armored-survival) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 56 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/393800/)
9. [Rem Survival](https://imho.run/games/574180/rem-survival) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 388 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/574180/)
10. [Elite Dangerous](https://imho.run/games/359320/elite-dangerous) — A frequent pick in When They Arrived players' libraries, and another Action. 52,491 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/)
11. [Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存](https://imho.run/games/685340/delivery-from-the-pain-survival) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 98 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/685340/)
12. [Infectonator: Survivors](https://imho.run/games/269310/infectonator-survivors) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 581 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269310/)
13. [Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution](https://imho.run/games/440730/survival-zombies-the-inverted-evolution) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 435 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440730/)
14. [DOOMED](https://imho.run/games/731720/doomed) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 94 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/731720/)
15. [Jaws Of Extinction™](https://imho.run/games/617850/jaws-of-extinction) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 161 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/617850/)
16. [Whiskey.Mafia. Leo's Family](https://imho.run/games/1300430/whiskey-mafia-leo-s-family) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 165 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1300430/)
17. [BEAR, VODKA, FALL OF BERLIN! 🐻](https://imho.run/games/1258710/bear-vodka-fall-of-berlin) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 253 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1258710/)
18. [CASE: Animatronics](https://imho.run/games/489360/case-animatronics) — A frequent pick in When They Arrived players' libraries, and another Action. 735 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489360/)
19. [OMON Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1140440/omon-simulator) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 226 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140440/)
20. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — A frequent pick in When They Arrived players' libraries, and another Action. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
21. [DOKA 2 KISHKI EDITION](https://imho.run/games/967250/doka-2-kishki-edition) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 224 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/967250/)
22. [Gears 5](https://imho.run/games/1097840/gears-5) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 8,300 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097840/)
23. [Objects in Space](https://imho.run/games/824070/objects-in-space) — A frequent pick in When They Arrived players' libraries, and another Action. 496 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/824070/)
24. [Dude Simulator 2](https://imho.run/games/825310/dude-simulator-2) — Also Violent, like When They Arrived. 523 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/825310/)

## 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=843860&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=843860&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=843860&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=843860
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/843860
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About When They Arrived

Alan went hunting in his grandfather's country house. There was an invasion of the aliens. Cities are destroyed. You need to use survival skills and ingenuity to survive and save the planet. Build, explode, explore the world, develop your skills, try all ways to stop the aliens invasion."What would I do after the alien invasion?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 843860
- **Developer:** Second Reality
- **Publisher:** Second Reality
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 7, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/843860/when-they-arrived)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=843860&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/843860/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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