Games like VITAL
Below are 12 hand-picked alternatives to VITAL for fans of indie, free to play, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in VITAL also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Icehelm. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About VITAL: VITAL is a first person puzzle platformer taking place in a dream world. You have no idea where you are or how you got there. The only thing that is certain is that someone or something doesn't want you to wake up. Explore the mind of a fragile individual and solve physics-based puzzles.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Remedy
Top pick for VITAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with VITAL.
Remedy is a first person puzzle adventure game where the player awakens in a world of darkness. Solve puzzles to unlock new abilities, areas of the map and guide the orb back to paradise. Use the power of dissolve to transform the plagued world of darkness back to beauty.
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Viewfinder
Second-strongest match for VITAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with VITAL.
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
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Manifold Garden
Third-strongest match for VITAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with VITAL.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
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Disoriented
Ranked #4 for VITAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with VITAL.
A first-person puzzle game. Simply walk to the door.
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Supraland
Ranked #5 for VITAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with VITAL.
Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.
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EDGE
Ranked #7 for VITAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with VITAL.
EDGE, the award winning retro-styled platform game has been extended! Now with over 40 brand new levels, additional music and all-new races against the notorious Dark Cube!
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The Crow's Eye
Ranked #8 for VITAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with VITAL.
In an abandoned medical university, test your intellectual might as you unravel a 20-year-old mystery in this depraved first-person puzzle adventure, doing what it takes to escape your fate as a macabre scientist's human experiment. The ends justify the means in The Crow’s Eye.
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Gone Golfing
Another title from Icehelm, the studio behind VITAL. Shares Indie with VITAL.
Gone Golfing is a first person golfing survival horror. Try to finish the course with as few strokes as possible while surviving the horrors lurking at the cozy cove mini golf resort.
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Pain Party
Another title from Icehelm, the studio behind VITAL. Shares Indie with VITAL.
Pain Party is a game that combines precise movement mechanics with the chaos of a game show. Fight through the story mode or compete with up to 24 players in the online party mode. But remember, one hit and it's all over. Let the party begin!
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Godfist
Another title from Icehelm, the studio behind VITAL. Shares Indie with VITAL.
Godfist is a single-player first person roguelike deck builder, where you have to punch enemies off the tower to progress. Your mission is to climb to the top of the tower and punch god in the face.
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Frequently asked about VITAL
- Is VITAL free to play?
- Yes — VITAL is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to VITAL?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside VITAL are Remedy, Viewfinder, Manifold Garden.
- Who developed VITAL?
- VITAL was developed by Icehelm.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on VITAL.
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