Project Lazarus similar games & best alternatives

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Project Lazarus

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!

What works

  • Unique mech customization and loadouts
  • Engaging progression and upgrade system
  • Smooth gameplay with satisfying combat
  • Excellent value for price
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and maps currently
  • Some balance and ui clarity issues
  • Lack of tutorial and onboarding
  • Occasional visibility and hitbox problems
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Outpost

  • Grind Survivors

  • Disfigure

  • Zombie Driver HD

  • BALL x PIT

  • Vampire Survivors

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Project Lazarus but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Bosorka

  • Hordes of Hunger

  • Trials Survivors

  • Survivors of the Dawn

  • Army of Ruin

  • Demon Hunt

More story-driven

Games that feels like Project Lazarus but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Twilight Survivors

  • FatalZone: Outbreak

  • Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

  • Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

  • R.I.P. - Reincarnation Insurance Program

  • Conquest Dark

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Project Lazarus but with more leadership over others

  • Infested Planet

  • Here Comes The Swarm

  • Eador. Imperium

  • Thronefall

  • Rogue Command

  • IDUN - Frontline Survival

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Project Lazarus: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026