Games Like The Unliving (2026)

Shared: Permadeath

Surviving alone was already brutal - surviving with friends who make catastrophic decisions is another beast entirely. A deep, unforgiving co-op survival game that rewards patience, preparation, and someone on the team who knows what a Science Machine actually does.

Shared: Dark Fantasy

Free-to-play ARPG that has spent over a decade proving the genre ceiling is higher than Diablo ever imagined. Bring patience, a spreadsheet tolerance, and nowhere to be this weekend.

Shared: Permadeath

Completely free, permanently complete, and built by one person responding to a YouTube dare. If you have 90 minutes and a friend with a Steam account, there is no excuse not to try Muck.

Shared: Permadeath

Few action games move this well and fewer still make dying feel this instructive. Dead Cells is the roguelite that converts roguelite skeptics, and it has years of post-launch polish behind it to prove it.

Shared: Resource Management

Capcom's 2023 overhaul of a genuine genre-defining classic lands with surgical confidence, sharper controls, meaner atmosphere, and a knife that finally earns its place on your belt.