What games are like Cepheus Protocol?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Cepheus Protocol by shared genre and Steam tags, led by The Forest (577,971 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Cepheus Protocol" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Cepheus Protocol, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Cepheus Protocol

Looking for games like Cepheus Protocol? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Cepheus Protocol is a action game from 2020; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is The Forest with 577,971 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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The Forest

2018 · Action

577,971 reviews · 96% positive

SurvivalOpen WorldBuilding

Same: shares Survival and Open World. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Mist Survival

2018 · Action

13,525 reviews · 76% positive

SurvivalZombiesOpen World

Same: shares Survival and Zombies. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Colony Survival

2017 · Action

8,203 reviews · 92% positive

SurvivalBase-BuildingBuilding

Same: shares Survival and Base-Building. Different: leans more into colony sim.
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Kenshi

2018 · Action

96,887 reviews · 96% positive

Open WorldSandboxSurvival

Same: shares Open World and Sandbox. Different: leans more into rpg.
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ZERO Sievert

2024 · Action

13,949 reviews · 85% positive

SurvivalPost-apocalypticAction

Same: shares Survival and Post-apocalyptic. Different: leans more into extraction shooter.
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Scrap Mechanic

2016 · Action

105,678 reviews · 92% positive

BuildingSandboxSurvival

Same: shares Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
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Call to Arms

2018 · Action

17,365 reviews · 79% positive

StrategyMilitaryAction

Same: shares Strategy and Military. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
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Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

2025 · Action

12,135 reviews · 96% positive

TacticalReal Time TacticsMilitary

Same: shares Tactical and Real Time Tactics. Different: leans more into top-down.
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Voidtrain

2025 · Action

8,517 reviews · 74% positive

SurvivalBase-BuildingOpen World

Same: shares Survival and Base-Building. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

2020 · Action

7,567 reviews · 86% positive

ZombiesActionGore

Same: shares Zombies and Action. Different: leans more into vr.
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HighFleet

2021 · Action

6,953 reviews · 88% positive

SingleplayerIndieStrategy

Same: shares Singleplayer and Indie. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
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Project Zomboid

2013 · Indie

350,081 reviews · 94% positive

SurvivalZombiesOpen World

Same: shares Survival and Zombies. Different: leans more into multiplayer.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Cepheus Protocol?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Cepheus Protocol by shared genre and Steam tags, led by The Forest (577,971 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Cepheus Protocol" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Cepheus Protocol, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.