Games like Survivor.io
By the Lootero team. Updated .
Survivor!.io, as it is spelled in the stores, is Habby's horde survival game: you walk through enormous crowds while your skills fire on their own, and each level-up offers a new skill or an upgrade. These are the games we would suggest to someone who wants more of that on a phone.
Lootero is our own game. Its Last Stand, which starts after every boss, is a horde survival round, and the rest is an island adventure with level-up picks of its own. It is on the list with a clear label.
Short answer
- The game that started the style: Vampire Survivors, free on phones with optional ads.
- Same studio, stop-and-shoot instead: Archero 2.
- Most build planning: Brotato.
- A horde round after an island adventure: Lootero (our game, out November 2026).
- Pay once instead of a free-to-play shop: the Premium versions of Brotato, 20 Minutes Till Dawn or Halls of Torment.
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Vampire Survivors
- Made by
- poncle
- On phones
- 2022
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android (also Apple Arcade as Vampire Survivors+)
- Price
- Free, with optional ads and paid expansions
Why you might like it
Vampire Survivors is the game that made this style popular. The skill picks, the weapon evolutions and the screen slowly filling with enemies will all feel familiar.
How it differs from Survivor.io
There is no in-game shop for power: the base game is free with optional ads and the expansions are paid. Your progress comes from gold you earn in runs.
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Archero 2
- Made by
- Habby
- On phones
- 2025
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android
- Price
- Free, with in-app purchases
Why you might like it
Archero 2 is from Habby too, and its skill picks will feel like home. Runs are a series of rooms with a boss at the end.
How it differs from Survivor.io
Your hero only attacks while standing still, so you stop to shoot instead of moving the whole time.
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Lootero
Our game- Made by
- Lootero (that is us)
- On phones
- November 2026
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android
- Price
- Not announced yet
Lootero's Last Stand, filmed in the game. Why you might like it
Lootero's Last Stand starts after every boss: monsters pour in from every side, more and stronger every second, until you fall, and your best score becomes the record for that world. Before that, each level-up lets you pick one of three cards, like extra arrows, piercing shots, fire arrows and spinning blades.
How it differs from Survivor.io
Most of a world is an adventure: you open a floating island one piece at a time, gather and sell loot, meet Norse gods and fight a boss. Your archer shoots when you stand still. It is our game and comes to iPhone and Android in November 2026.
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Brotato
- Made by
- Blobfish, published on phones by Erabit Studios
- On phones
- 2023
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android
- Price
- Free version, or Brotato: Premium ($4.99 on the US App Store)
Why you might like it
Brotato is a horde game in short arena waves with a shop between them, so you plan a build piece by piece.
How it differs from Survivor.io
It has no long-term upgrade grind: each run starts fresh with your chosen character. There is a free version and a paid Premium version.
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Heroes vs Hordes
- Made by
- Swift Games
- On phones
- 2022
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android
- Price
- Free, with in-app purchases
Why you might like it
Heroes vs Hordes is the closest match in how it is built: one-hand controls, real-time fights against hordes, and over 100 heroes, weapons and skills to unlock over time.
How it differs from Survivor.io
It is set in Midlantica, a fantasy world, and you collect heroes instead of playing one survivor.
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20 Minutes Till Dawn
- Made by
- flanne, published on phones by Erabit Studios
- On phones
- 2022
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android
- Price
- Free version, or a paid Premium version
Why you might like it
20 Minutes Till Dawn has the same survive-the-clock structure and stacking upgrades, with a darker look.
How it differs from Survivor.io
You aim your own gun or switch on auto-aim, and there is a paid Premium version besides the free one.
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Halls of Torment
- Made by
- Chasing Carrots, ported to phones by Erabit Studios
- On phones
- 2024 (Premium), 2025 (free version)
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android
- Price
- Free version, or Halls of Torment: Premium ($4.99 on the US App Store)
Why you might like it
Halls of Torment is a horde survival game with the look of an old dungeon game, and equipment and quests that carry over between runs.
How it differs from Survivor.io
It is slower and more about planning than Survivor!.io. It comes as a free version and a paid Premium version.
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Magic Survival
- Made by
- LEME
- On phones
- 2019
- Platforms
- Android
- Price
- Free, with ads (a one-time purchase removes them)
Why you might like it
Magic Survival is one of the earliest phone games in this style: a wizard, waves of enemies and a spell choice at every level.
How it differs from Survivor.io
It is simpler to look at than Survivor!.io. We could only confirm it on Android.
What are games like Survivor.io called?
They are usually called survivors-likes, horde survival games or bullet heaven games, after Vampire Survivors. The common rules are automatic attacks, a growing crowd of enemies and an upgrade choice at every level.
Who makes Survivor.io?
Habby, the Singapore studio that also makes Archero and Archero 2. Survivor!.io launched worldwide on 21 July 2022 on iPhone and Android, and it is free to play with in-app purchases.
Lootero comes out in November 2026
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Sources
- App Store listings for every game above (seller, price and release date), checked 27 October 2026.
- Pocket Gamer.biz: how innovation and iteration has transformed Survivor.io (launch on 21 July 2022).
- Pocket Gamer: Archero 2 out now on iOS and Android (January 2025).
- TouchArcade: Brotato out now on iOS and Android as a premium release (28 March 2023).
- Halls of Torment: Premium press release and the 2025 free version (Gamespress, iPhoneSoft).
- App Store: Heroes vs Hordes: Survival RPG by Swift Games GmbH.
- TapTap: Magic Survival review (released in 2019 by Leme).