What games are most similar to Shale?

The most similar games to Shale include Hold Your Breath, Vantastic, Dead Rails, and more. These recommendations are based on shared tags, gameplay mechanics, and player behavior patterns.

Shale is a Action, Adventure, Casual game with popular tags including Early Access, Action, Adventure, Top-Down Shooter, Post-apocalyptic.

Best early access games like Shale?

If you're looking for more early access games like Shale, try Hold Your Breath, Vantastic, Dead Rails. These share the Early Access tag and similar gameplay elements.

How does Nodal find games like Shale?

Nodal uses a hybrid recommendation system that combines tag similarity analysis with collaborative filtering from player behavior data. We analyze which games are frequently played by the same players and share similar tags to Shale. You can tune the blend between content-based and community-based recommendations.

Games like Shale but more action?

To find games emphasizing action, use Nodal's tag filters to prioritize Action alongside Early Access. You can also explore the action tag page directly.

Games Like Shale

Top Similar Games to Shale

Hold Your Breath0 — Shared: Survival, Crafting, Post-apocalyptic. Also features open world and top-down. Tags: Survival, Crafting, Post-apocalyptic
Vantastic0 — Shared: Early Access, Action, Adventure. Also features open world and action-adventure. Tags: Early Access, Action, Adventure
Dead Rails0 — Shared: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Multiplayer. Also features co-op and 4 player local. Tags: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Multiplayer
Head Hunters0 — Shared: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Post-apocalyptic. Also features shooter and top-down. Tags: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Post-apocalyptic
Survival Nation: Lost Horizon (2024) — Shared: Early Access, Action, Adventure. Also features open world and zombies. Tags: Early Access, Action, Adventure
ZOMBIE RAID: No One Survives (2024) — Shared: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Survival. Also features indie and team-based. Tags: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Survival
DumbSquad0 — Shared: Post-apocalyptic, Multiplayer, Adventure. Also features online co-op and co-op. Tags: Post-apocalyptic, Multiplayer, Adventure
Peace Dice (2026) — Shared: Action, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic. Also features horror and procedural generation. Tags: Action, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic
Another Day to Die0 — Shared: Early Access, Survival, Post-apocalyptic. Also features zombies and roguelite. Tags: Early Access, Survival, Post-apocalyptic
Cannibal Crossing (2022) — Shared: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Adventure. Also features action roguelike and online co-op. Tags: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Adventure
SYNTHETIK: Arena (2019) — Shared: Action, Multiplayer, Top-Down Shooter. Also features free to play and co-op. Tags: Action, Multiplayer, Top-Down Shooter
Dreadway (2026) — Shared: Atmospheric, Adventure, Multiplayer. Also features psychological horror and online co-op. Tags: Atmospheric, Adventure, Multiplayer
Almost Home (2026) — Shared: Multiplayer, Adventure, Survival. Also features online co-op and co-op. Tags: Multiplayer, Adventure, Survival
Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival (2024) — Shared: Post-apocalyptic, Top-Down Shooter, Crafting. Also features action-adventure and survival horror. Tags: Post-apocalyptic, Top-Down Shooter, Crafting
Bullets & Brains (2025) — Shared: Top-Down Shooter, Post-apocalyptic, Action. Also features shoot 'em up and zombies. Tags: Top-Down Shooter, Post-apocalyptic, Action
Next Day: Survival (2018) — Shared: Survival, Multiplayer, Post-apocalyptic. Also features open world and shooter. Tags: Survival, Multiplayer, Post-apocalyptic
The Last Stand: Aftermath (2021) — Shared: Survival, Post-apocalyptic, Top-Down Shooter. Also features zombies and roguelite. Tags: Survival, Post-apocalyptic, Top-Down Shooter
DEATH IN UNISON (2024) — Shared: Post-apocalyptic, Action, Atmospheric. Also features horror and online co-op. Tags: Post-apocalyptic, Action, Atmospheric
SunderBound0 — Shared: Action, Multiplayer, Post-apocalyptic. Also features shooter and co-op. Tags: Action, Multiplayer, Post-apocalyptic
Scrapnaut (2021) — Shared: Survival, Multiplayer, Adventure. Also features building and co-op. Tags: Survival, Multiplayer, Adventure
Blood of the North0 — Shared: Adventure, Multiplayer, Action. Also features co-op and top-down. Tags: Adventure, Multiplayer, Action
Bunker Survival0 — Shared: Adventure, Action, Post-apocalyptic. Also features simulation and exploration. Tags: Adventure, Action, Post-apocalyptic
Osteomalacia0 — Shared: Action, Post-apocalyptic, Top-Down Shooter. Also features pixel graphics and shooter. Tags: Action, Post-apocalyptic, Top-Down Shooter
Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut (2021) — Shared: Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Top-Down Shooter. Also features action rpg and zombies. Tags: Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Top-Down Shooter
Outbreak Squad (2025) — Shared: Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Survival. Also features zombies and casual. Tags: Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Survival
Ashworld (2017) — Shared: Adventure, Action, Post-apocalyptic. Also features pixel graphics and open world. Tags: Adventure, Action, Post-apocalyptic
Dawn of the Zombies: Survivors0 — Shared: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Survival. Also features 2d and action-adventure. Tags: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Survival
MISERY (2025) — Shared: Survival, Post-apocalyptic, Multiplayer. Also features online co-op and horror. Tags: Survival, Post-apocalyptic, Multiplayer
SAS: Zombie Assault 4 (2017) — Shared: Multiplayer, Top-Down Shooter, Action. Also features free to play and zombies. Tags: Multiplayer, Top-Down Shooter, Action
Livelock (2016) — Shared: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Adventure. Also features co-op and indie. Tags: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Adventure
One Clone Left (2016) — Shared: Post-apocalyptic, Top-Down Shooter, Action. Also features zombies and arcade. Tags: Post-apocalyptic, Top-Down Shooter, Action
SUBJECTS (2027) — Shared: Multiplayer, Action, Atmospheric. Also features horror and online co-op. Tags: Multiplayer, Action, Atmospheric
Astrog (2019) — Shared: Action, Early Access, Top-Down Shooter. Also features indie and top-down. Tags: Action, Early Access, Top-Down Shooter
Ex/l (2026) — Shared: Survival, Crafting, Top-Down Shooter. Also features base building and sandbox. Tags: Survival, Crafting, Top-Down Shooter
Exterminate Zombies: Get Paid (2022) — Shared: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Post-apocalyptic. Also features shooter and top-down. Tags: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Post-apocalyptic
BONE BORN0 — Shared: Action, Multiplayer, Survival. Also features casual and online co-op. Tags: Action, Multiplayer, Survival
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Alien Swarm (2010) — Shared: Action, Multiplayer, Top-Down Shooter. Also features free to play and co-op. Tags: Action, Multiplayer, Top-Down Shooter
DREADZONE (2025) — Shared: Early Access, Survival, Multiplayer. Also features open world and co-op. Tags: Early Access, Survival, Multiplayer
Standing Together0 — Shared: Singleplayer, Top-Down Shooter, Post-apocalyptic. Also features online co-op and action roguelike. Tags: Singleplayer, Top-Down Shooter, Post-apocalyptic
Welcome to ParadiZe (2024) — Shared: Action, Multiplayer, Singleplayer. Also features zombies and co-op. Tags: Action, Multiplayer, Singleplayer
The Menacing0 — Shared: Multiplayer, Survival, Adventure. Also features co-op and procedural generation. Tags: Multiplayer, Survival, Adventure
Don't Drop Dead0 — Shared: Action, Multiplayer, Survival. Also features horror and online co-op. Tags: Action, Multiplayer, Survival
Annihilation Plan (2024) — Shared: Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Multiplayer. Also features online co-op and shooter. Tags: Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Multiplayer
The Survivalists (2020) — Shared: Crafting, Survival, Adventure. Also features online co-op and open world survival craft. Tags: Crafting, Survival, Adventure
Bunker 90 — Shared: Early Access, Post-apocalyptic, Survival. Also features open world and exploration. Tags: Early Access, Post-apocalyptic, Survival
Zeverland0 — Shared: Survival, Crafting, Adventure. Also features zombies and building. Tags: Survival, Crafting, Adventure
URAANKHIANS Dygyn - The Beginning (2024) — Shared: Survival, Multiplayer, Adventure. Also features funny and co-op. Tags: Survival, Multiplayer, Adventure
Shellborne (2025) — Shared: Adventure, Multiplayer, Survival. Also features casual and free to play. Tags: Adventure, Multiplayer, Survival
LIVING HELL (2026) — Shared: Multiplayer, Survival, Atmospheric. Also features retro and online co-op. Tags: Multiplayer, Survival, Atmospheric
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Sentience (2021) — Shared: Early Access, Multiplayer, Singleplayer. Also features dystopian and robots. Tags: Early Access, Multiplayer, Singleplayer
SHINEBRINGERS0 — Shared: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Adventure. Also features exploration and spelling. Tags: Action, Top-Down Shooter, Adventure
Gatekeeper (2025) — Shared: Singleplayer, Adventure, Multiplayer. Also features co-op and roguelike. Tags: Singleplayer, Adventure, Multiplayer