Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like VLADiK BRUTAL (2026)
Every game below overlaps with VLADiK BRUTAL on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Bendy and the Dark Revival, which both horror, stealth, puzzle and relaxing.
- VLADiK BRUTAL is tagged FPS, Shooter, First-Person, Action, Dystopian , Adventure, Realistic, Casual by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 4 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
Bendy and the Dark Revival
Why it matched: both horror, stealth, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Puzzle; released around the same time (2022).
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Bendy and the Dark Revival at a glance Released 2022 Studio Joey Drew Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 16,194 Price $5.99 HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleStealthAction-AdventureCasual
- 2
Backrooms: Escape Together
Why it matched: both horror, puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Realistic and First-Person; released around the same time (2022).
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
Backrooms: Escape Together at a glance Released 2022 Studio Triiodide Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 48,808 Price $9.99 HorrorRealisticFirst-PersonCasualPuzzle3DAction-Adventure
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both horror, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, 3D and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2022).
You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?
We Were Here Forever at a glance Released 2022 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,807 Price $17.99 Puzzle3DAction-AdventureCasualFirst-PersonHorror
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Escape the Backrooms
Why it matched: both horror, stealth and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Horror, First-Person and 3D; released around the same time (2025).
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
Escape the Backrooms at a glance Released 2025 Studio Fancy Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 163,819 Price $9.99 HorrorFirst-Person3DAction-AdventureCasualStealth
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Liar's Bar
Why it matched: both horror, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Casual, FPS and 3D; released around the same time (2024).
Dive into this multiplayer online experience set in a sketchy bar where the games are as dangerous as the patrons. Join a table of 4 and test your skills in Liar's Dice and Liar's Deck, where lying and bluffing are key to victory. Ready for a night at Liar's Bar?
Liar's Bar at a glance Released 2024 Studio Curve Animation Player sentiment 90% positive of 56,220 Price $6.99 CasualFPS3DFirst-PersonPuzzleHorror
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Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Why it matched: both horror, stealth, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Stealth and Experimental.
A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist at a glance Released 2015 Studio Crows Crows Crows Player sentiment 93% positive of 10,175 Price Free First-PersonStealthExperimentalCasualPuzzle
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Secret Neighbor: Hello Neighbor Multiplayer
Why it matched: both horror, stealth, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Stealth.
Hello Neighbor Multiplayer. Secret Neighbor is a Multiplayer Social Horror Game where a group of intruders try to rescue their friend from the Neighbor's creepy basement. Only problem is one of the intruders is the Neighbor in disguise.
Secret Neighbor: Hello Neighbor Multiplayer at a glance Released 2019 Studio Hologryph Player sentiment 86% positive of 19,379 Price $19.99 HorrorFirst-PersonStealthPuzzleCasual
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Stray
Why it matched: both horror, stealth and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Beautiful, Puzzle and Horror; released around the same time (2022).
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
Stray at a glance Released 2022 Studio BlueTwelve Studio Player sentiment 97% positive of 177,458 Price $14.99 BeautifulPuzzleHorrorDystopian Stealth
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Little Nightmares II
Why it matched: both horror, stealth and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Puzzle and Stealth; released around the same time (2021).
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Little Nightmares II at a glance Released 2021 Studio Tarsier Studios Player sentiment 93% positive of 58,455 Price $29.99 HorrorPuzzleStealthAction-AdventurePuzzle-Platformer
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SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE
Why it matched: both puzzle; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Experimental; released around the same time (2020).
The long-awaited third game in the groundbreaking SUPERHOT franchise - MIND CONTROL DELETE gives you more insight into the world of SUPERHOT, more story, more signature gameplay. Keep dancing the slow-motion ballet of destruction for so much longer than ever before.
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE at a glance Released 2020 Studio SUPERHOT Team Player sentiment 84% positive of 12,755 Price $24.99 FPSShooterExperimentalFirst-PersonPuzzleDystopian BeautifulCinematic
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Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
Why it matched: both horror, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Puzzle and First-Person; released around the same time (2020).
You only wanted to make a visit to your sick colleague, but what you encounter is beyond your imagination. Discover the secrets of your colleague and find a way to escape the trap.
Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege at a glance Released 2020 Studio Bitbeast Games Player sentiment 81% positive of 12,548 Price Free HorrorPuzzleFirst-PersonCasualRealistic
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Why it matched: both horror, stealth and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Action-Adventure, First-Person and Puzzle; released around the same time (2020).
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Amnesia: Rebirth at a glance Released 2020 Studio Frictional Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 9,326 Price $29.99 Action-AdventureFirst-PersonPuzzleStealthHorror
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Supraland Six Inches Under
Why it matched: both puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle-Platformer, First-Person and Puzzle; released around the same time (2022).
A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, combat! A first-person-metroidvania taking place six inches under Supraland.
Supraland Six Inches Under at a glance Released 2022 Studio Supra Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 4,255 Price $5.99 Puzzle-PlatformerFirst-PersonPuzzleFPSShooterAction-Adventure
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Buckshot Roulette
Why it matched: both horror and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Horror, First-Person and 3D; released around the same time (2024).
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Buckshot Roulette at a glance Released 2024 Studio Mike Klubnika Player sentiment 95% positive of 125,085 Price $1.49 HorrorFirst-Person3DPuzzleExperimentalFPS
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Perfect Heist 2
Why it matched: both stealth and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Shooter and 3D; released around the same time (2021).
Perfect Heist 2 is a round-based online game, where robbers try to hide in plain sight while robbing a bank without being noticed by the cop team!
Perfect Heist 2 at a glance Released 2021 Studio yeswecamp Player sentiment 93% positive of 4,731 Price $3.99 StealthShooter3DFPSFirst-PersonCasual
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Why it matched: both stealth and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Action-Adventure, First-Person and Puzzle; released around the same time (2024).
Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in a first-person, single-player adventure. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them - Indiana Jones™.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle at a glance Released 2024 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 90% positive of 20,513 Price $69.99 Action-AdventureFirst-PersonPuzzleStealthRealistic3D
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The Room
Why it matched: both horror, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, Horror and Casual.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
The Room at a glance Released 2014 Studio Fireproof Games Player sentiment 98% positive of 31,750 Price $4.99 PuzzleHorrorCasualFirst-PersonBeautiful
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Ghost Watchers
Why it matched: both horror and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Puzzle and First-Person; released around the same time (2025).
Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses
Ghost Watchers at a glance Released 2025 Studio Renderise Player sentiment 86% positive of 16,301 Price $14.99 HorrorPuzzleFirst-PersonAction-AdventureCinematicRealistic
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Limbo
Why it matched: both horror, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle-Platformer, Puzzle and Horror.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
Limbo at a glance Released 2010 Studio Playdead Player sentiment 92% positive of 62,016 Price $12.49 Puzzle-PlatformerPuzzleHorrorCinematicCasual
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Atomic Heart
Why it matched: both horror and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Horror and Puzzle; released around the same time (2023).
In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.
Atomic Heart at a glance Released 2023 Studio Mundfish Player sentiment 81% positive of 51,598 Price $59.99 FPSHorrorPuzzleShooterFirst-PersonAction-Adventure
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We Were Here
Why it matched: both horror, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, Horror and First-Person.
Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?
We Were Here at a glance Released 2017 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 33,121 Price Free PuzzleHorrorFirst-PersonCasualAction-Adventure
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We Were Here Together
Why it matched: both horror, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, Action-Adventure and Horror.
As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?
We Were Here Together at a glance Released 2019 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 17,696 Price $4.93 PuzzleAction-AdventureHorrorFirst-PersonCasual
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Only If
Why it matched: both horror, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Horror and Puzzle.
Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. It takes idiom into reality.
Only If at a glance Released 2014 Studio Creability Player sentiment 62% positive of 5,953 Price Free First-PersonHorrorPuzzleFPSCasual
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DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Why it matched: both horror, stealth and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Cinematic, Horror and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2022).
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT at a glance Released 2022 Studio KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS Player sentiment 92% positive of 67,641 Price $39.99 CinematicHorrorAction-AdventureStealth
Common questions
What game is most like VLADiK BRUTAL?
Bendy and the Dark Revival, on the evidence we have. It both horror, stealth, puzzle and relaxing. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to VLADiK BRUTAL" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with VLADiK BRUTAL. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.