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Games like Venge

If Venge is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kohate, Mr. Grin's Final Act and Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and unsettling. 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.

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About Venge: Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...

2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Costek Games
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Players who liked Venge also play

Steam players who put hours into Venge also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Kohate

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Venge.

    Top pick for Venge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Venge.

    Arrested and sold at auction, you have been transported to a secret testing facility in deep space. Perform the required tasks while avoiding the abomination lurking within the complex.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mr. Grin's Final Act

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Venge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Venge.

    Thirty years ago, a tragedy silenced the studio. Now you're back... and so is Mr. Grin. In this first-person survival horror, scavenge badges, rewire circuits, crack safes. Stay out of sight. One sound and you die. He's not hunting you. He's directing you. His script. Your survival.

    2026ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Venge.

    Third-strongest match for Venge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Venge.

    Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

    2009ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Penumbra Overture

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Venge.

    Ranked #4 for Venge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Venge.

    Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

    2009ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Outlast

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Venge.

    Ranked #5 for Venge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Venge.

    Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bendy and the Dark Revival

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Venge.

    Ranked #6 for Venge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Venge.

    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.

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Venge.

    Ranked #7 for Venge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Venge.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Those Who Remain

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Venge.

    Ranked #8 for Venge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Venge.

    As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Venge

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.

  1. Poppy Playtime

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an unsettling mood with Venge.

    Reviewers of Venge cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Venge.

    You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Venge.

    Reviewers of Venge cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Venge.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Five Nights at Freddy's

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Venge.

    Reviewers of Venge cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Venge.

    Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!

    2014IndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Bendy and the Ink Machine

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Venge.

    Reviewers of Venge cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Venge.

    Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Garten of Banban

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Venge.

    Reviewers of Venge cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Venge.

    Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Venge at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Venge on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Venge.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Venge on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Venge.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Venge on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Venge.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Venge on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Venge.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Venge on Steam right now. Shares Action with Venge.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Venge on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Venge.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Venge on Steam right now. Shares Action with Venge.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Venge on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Venge.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Venge.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Venge.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Venge.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Venge.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Venge.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Venge.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Venge.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Venge.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Venge

Does Venge run on Steam Deck?
Venge is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Venge cost?
Venge is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Venge?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Venge are Kohate, Mr. Grin's Final Act, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.
Who developed Venge?
Venge was developed by Costek Games.

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 Venge.

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