Rank 01Why this
Shares metroidvania exploration with Paradox Vector.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
Games like Paradox Vector
- 28 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Paradox Vector also play
The closest matches to Paradox Vector: PowerSlave Exhumed, Vomitoreum, Forgive Me Father, High Hell, and DUSK. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Boomer Shooter and Metroidvania, like Paradox Vector.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2021
Rank 03Why this
Also Boomer Shooter and Lovecraftian, like Paradox Vector.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
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High Hell
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Paradox Vector.
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Supraland
Why this: Also Metroidvania and Puzzle-Platformer, like Paradox Vector.
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MULLET MADJACK
Why this: Same intense mood as Paradox Vector.
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Schmidt Workshops
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 83% of 46 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmosphere and soundtrack immerse players deeply
- Hidden secrets and lore reward thorough exploration
- Non euclidean geometry puzzles challenge spatial reasoning
- Atmospheric
- Hypnotic
- Immersive
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Paradox Vector
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Star Explorers
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Paradox Vector.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Paradox Vector at current Steam store prices.
Monument
Why this: Also Boomer Shooter and Lovecraftian, like Paradox Vector.
Devil Daggers
Why this: Same hypnotic mood as Paradox Vector.
Hands of Necromancy
Why this: Also Boomer Shooter and Metroidvania, like Paradox Vector.
Source of Madness
Why this: Also Lovecraftian and Metroidvania, like Paradox Vector.
FOTONICA
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Paradox Vector.
SATAN
Why this: Also Boomer Shooter and 1980s, like Paradox Vector.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
PowerSlave Exhumed
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration with Paradox Vector.
Forgive Me Father
Why this: Also Boomer Shooter and Lovecraftian, like Paradox Vector.
MULLET MADJACK
Why this: Same intense mood as Paradox Vector.
More from Schmidt Workshops
Other recommendable Steam games by Schmidt Workshops, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Paradox Vector.
About Paradox Vector
The closest matches to Paradox Vector: PowerSlave Exhumed, Vomitoreum, Forgive Me Father, High Hell, and DUSK. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Paradox Vector is your kind of game, the closest matches are PowerSlave Exhumed, Vomitoreum and Forgive Me Father — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, hypnotic and immersive, and single out its health and ammo conservation and metroidvania exploration. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Paradox Vector: Explore impossible mazes while battling the Ancient Ones and their bio-mechanical servitors in this retro first-person, Lovecraft inspired shooter. Paradox Vector's graphics are inspired by the old-school vector graphics games of the early 1980's.
Is Paradox Vector worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 46 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 2).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmosphere and soundtrack immerse players deeply
- Hidden secrets and lore reward thorough exploration
- Non euclidean geometry puzzles challenge spatial reasoning
- Shifts from metroidvania exploration to boomer shooter intensity
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The first half of the game is pretty great fun. Kinda claustrophobic, but fun. After the first half it forgets it billed itself as a metroidvania and stops giving you new toys, and instead pummels you relentlessly with enemies that explode…”
People who play it also play: PowerSlave Exhumed, Vomitoreum, Forgive Me Father
Frequently asked about Paradox Vector
Can I run it?
Does Paradox Vector run on Steam Deck?
Paradox Vector is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
What games are most similar to Paradox Vector?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paradox Vector are PowerSlave Exhumed, Vomitoreum, Forgive Me Father.
Who developed Paradox Vector?
Paradox Vector was developed by Schmidt Workshops.