Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like VTube Studio (2026)
Every game below overlaps with VTube Studio 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: Source Filmmaker, which both survival, horror and difficult.
- VTube Studio is tagged Indie, Mature, Anime, Animation & Modeling, Free to Play, NSFW, Software, Cute 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.
- 11 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
Source Filmmaker
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Animation & Modeling, Free to Play and Video Production.
The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at Valve to make movies inside the Source game engine. Because the SFM uses the same assets as the game, anything that exists in the game can be used in the movie, and vice versa.
Source Filmmaker at a glance Released 2012 Studio Valve Player sentiment 93% positive of 43,896 Price Free Animation & ModelingFree to PlayVideo ProductionSoftwareFunnyCharacter CustomizationSurvival Horror3D
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Blender
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Animation & Modeling, Software and Free to Play.
Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. Free to use for everyone, for any purpose.
Blender at a glance Released 2015 Studio Blender Foundation Player sentiment 96% positive of 90,936 Price Free Animation & ModelingSoftwareFree to PlayVideo Production3DUtilities2DSurvival Horror
- 3
100% Orange Juice
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Anime, Cute and Indie.
100% Orange Juice is a digital multiplayer board game populated by developer Orange Juice's all-star cast. Characters from Flying Red Barrel, QP Shooting, Suguri and Sora come together with all-new characters to duke it out... with dice.
100% Orange Juice at a glance Released 2014 Studio Orange_Juice Player sentiment 91% positive of 30,159 Price $6.99 AnimeCuteIndieFunny2DSurvival Horror
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Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, Survival Horror and Indie; released around the same time (2018).
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Ultimate Custom Night at a glance Released 2018 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 95% positive of 62,777 Price Free Free to PlaySurvival HorrorIndieFunnyCharacter Customization
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Aseprite
Why it matched: both survival and horror; shares 7 player tags including Animation & Modeling, Software and 2D.
Aseprite is a pixel-art tool to create 2D animations, sprites, and any kind of graphics for games.
Aseprite at a glance Released 2016 Studio Igara Studio Player sentiment 99% positive of 26,742 Price $19.99 Animation & ModelingSoftware2DUtilitiesIndieCuteSurvival Horror
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Changed
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Cute, Indie and 2D; released around the same time (2018).
You are trapped in an experiment, trying to find ways to make you still "yourself" , persevere, and survive.
Changed at a glance Released 2018 Studio DragonSnow Player sentiment 86% positive of 18,545 Price $4.99 CuteIndie2DNSFWSurvival Horror
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Chinese Parents
Why it matched: both survival and horror; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Anime and Funny; released around the same time (2018).
In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
Chinese Parents at a glance Released 2018 Studio 墨鱼玩游戏 Player sentiment 91% positive of 27,000 Price $9.99 IndieAnimeFunnyCuteSurvival HorrorMature
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Helltaker
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Cute and Indie; released around the same time (2020).
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
Helltaker at a glance Released 2020 Studio vanripper Player sentiment 98% positive of 128,069 Price Free Free to PlayCuteIndieAnime2DFunnyMature
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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Free to Play, Survival Horror and Indie; released around the same time (2017).
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator at a glance Released 2017 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 33,261 Price Free Free to PlaySurvival HorrorIndieFunny
- 10
YoloMouse - Cursor Changer
Why it matched: both horror; shares 7 player tags including Utilities, Animation & Modeling and Software; released around the same time (2020).
Use YoloMouse to change those obscure game or app cursors. Replace, resize, add effects and style. Never lose your cursor in a heated battle again!
YoloMouse - Cursor Changer at a glance Released 2020 Studio Dragonrise Games Player sentiment 92% positive of 3,002 Price $4.99 UtilitiesAnimation & ModelingSoftwareFunnyIndieMatureNSFW
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Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
Why it matched: both survival and horror; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Cute and Indie.
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion at a glance Released 2015 Studio Lag Studios Player sentiment 93% positive of 15,535 Price Free Free to PlayCuteIndieFunnySurvival Horror3D
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PICO PARK
Why it matched: both horror and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Cute, 2D and Funny; released around the same time (2021).
PICO PARK is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-8 players.
PICO PARK at a glance Released 2021 Studio TECOPARK Player sentiment 91% positive of 29,932 Price $4.99 Cute2DFunnyIndieSouls-like
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
Why it matched: both survival and horror; shares 5 player tags including Survival Horror, Indie and Funny; released around the same time (2017).
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Bendy and the Ink Machine at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 36,934 Price $5.99 Survival HorrorIndieFunnyCuteFree to Play
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Last Year
Why it matched: both survival and horror; shares 5 player tags including Survival Horror, Mature and Free to Play; released around the same time (2019).
Enter the nightmarish world of Last Year, where you and four other classmates try to survive, fight back and ultimately escape a horrifying Fiend in this unique horror asymmetric game.
Last Year at a glance Released 2019 Studio Undaunted Games Player sentiment 62% positive of 9,746 Price Free Survival HorrorMatureFree to PlayIndieCharacter Customization
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 3 player tags including Survival Horror, Indie and Funny; released around the same time (2019).
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED at a glance Released 2019 Studio Steel Wool Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,118 Price $29.99 Survival HorrorIndieFunny
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60 Seconds! Reatomized
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 3 player tags including 2D, 3D and Funny; released around the same time (2019).
The post-apocalyptic dark comedy is back - remastered and even more radioactive than before! Scavenge supplies, rescue your family, and stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, hunt mutant roaches... and maybe survive. Or not.
60 Seconds! Reatomized at a glance Released 2019 Studio Robot Gentleman Player sentiment 94% positive of 19,535 Price $9.99 2D3DFunny
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 3 player tags including Free to Play, Survival Horror and Indie; released around the same time (2017).
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
SCP: Secret Laboratory at a glance Released 2017 Studio Northwood Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 234,020 Price Free Free to PlaySurvival HorrorIndie
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Muse Dash
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 6 player tags including Anime, Cute and 2D; released around the same time (2019).
Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!
Muse Dash at a glance Released 2019 Studio peropero Player sentiment 91% positive of 122,129 Price $2.99 AnimeCute2DIndieFunnyMature
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Iron Snout
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, Funny and 2D.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Iron Snout at a glance Released 2016 Studio SnoutUp Player sentiment 98% positive of 17,480 Price Free Free to PlayFunny2DIndieCute
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Dark Deception
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 3 player tags including Free to Play, Survival Horror and Indie; released around the same time (2018).
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Dark Deception at a glance Released 2018 Studio Glowstick Entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 24,220 Price Free Free to PlaySurvival HorrorIndie
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Hello Neighbor
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 3 player tags including Survival Horror, 3D and Funny; released around the same time (2017).
Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Hello Neighbor at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 86% positive of 32,548 Price $29.99 Survival Horror3DFunny
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Friday the 13th: The Game
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 3 player tags including Survival Horror, Mature and Funny; released around the same time (2017).
Jason is back! Jason Voorhees is unleashed and stalking the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake! Take on the role as Jason Voorhees and Camp Crystal Lake counselors. This is the game you’ve been waiting for; the chance to kill or be killed on Friday the 13th!
Friday the 13th: The Game at a glance Released 2017 Studio IllFonic Player sentiment 80% positive of 76,840 Price Not listed Survival HorrorMatureFunny
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BrainBread 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 3 player tags including Free to Play, Indie and Funny; released around the same time (2022).
Grab a weapon, demolish your enemies, level up, become more powerful, let the gore flow, let the limbs fly. BrainBread 2 introduces a zombie fps mixed with RPG / Arcade elements, the game is very action-packed and generally fast-paced.
BrainBread 2 at a glance Released 2022 Studio Reperio Studios Player sentiment 73% positive of 5,208 Price Free Free to PlayIndieFunny
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Undead Citadel
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 3 player tags including Souls-like, Indie and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2023).
UNDEAD CITADEL hurls you into a brutal, physics-driven VR adventure through a cursed citadel teeming with relentless undead. Slash, stab, shoot, or explode through hordes of enemies using swords, axes, bows, and more. Every hit feels real as you fight your way through fast-paced medieval battles.
Undead Citadel at a glance Released 2023 Studio Dark Curry S.L. Player sentiment 73% positive of 330 Price $20.99 Souls-likeIndieSurvival Horror
Common questions
What game is most like VTube Studio?
Source Filmmaker, on the evidence we have. It both survival, horror and difficult. 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 VTube Studio" 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 VTube Studio. 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.