OBEY similar games & best alternatives

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OBEY

2020

Should you play it?

OBEY is an asymmetrical multiplayer game. In many games you send commands to teammates or AI units. In OBEY you command your (human) opponents, or are commanded by them. Players are always free to obey/disobey. And everyone deals with the consequences of their own decisions.

What works

  • Unique social and strategic gameplay
  • Engaging psychological manipulation
  • Active and friendly developer
  • Strong community interaction
  • Well polished for early access

Things to keep in mind

  • Small and inconsistent player base
  • Steep learning curve
  • Limited map variety
  • Lack of character customization
  • Requires microphone for best experience

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Natural Selection 2

  • GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-

  • Monday Night Combat

  • Omega Strikers

  • Wildgate

  • Executive Assault

Less dominating

Games that feels like OBEY but with less domination over others

  • Wild Bastards

  • SUPERVIVE

  • Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense

  • Perfect Heist 2

  • Sineus Arena Survivors

  • Klaus Veen's Treason

More expressive

Games that feels like OBEY but with more self-expression and customization

  • Block N Load

  • Bean Battles

  • Agrou

  • ONRAID

  • Project Winter

  • Shotgun Farmers

Less story-driven

Games that feels like OBEY but with less narrative immersion

  • Pummel Party

  • Rumble Club

  • Rubber Bandits

  • Ben and Ed - Blood Party

  • Screencheat

  • J-Jump Arena

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with OBEY. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with OBEY. These titles are not in What to play next.

OBEY: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026