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Games like Escape From Violet Institute

If Escape From Violet Institute is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Hell Hives, Cops N' Zombies and Shark Attack Deathmatch 2 — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Escape From Violet Institute: 2D sidescrolling 1st Person Survival Horror game

2020ActionIndie4.99 USDWindowsby CJB Games
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Steam players who put hours into Escape From Violet Institute 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. The Hell Hives

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Escape From Violet Institute fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Violet Institute.

    Classic FPS style game with modern graphics. Fight through a series of highly challenging levels in a variety of environments. Take on many types of enemies with your shotgun, assault rifle, grenade launcher & nuke launcher. Solve puzzles, race rising lava, decipher codes and activate portals.

    2021ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Cops N' Zombies

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Escape From Violet Institute fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Violet Institute.

    A horror social deduction game where you and your friends take on the roles of police officers on a critical mission. But there is a zombie among you that can transform at will. Can you trust your friends?

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Shark Attack Deathmatch 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Combat in Shark Attack Deathmatch 2 is savage, gritty, and brutal. Players hunt each other down in various game modes with the constant threat of terrifying sharks joining in on the bloodshed. Tear divers apart as you take on the role as the ocean's top apex predator, The Great White.

    2019ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Harthorn

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Escape From Violet Institute fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Violet Institute.

    It's winter break 1994 and schools out at Harthorn High School, but not all is silent in its empty classrooms and dark hallways...

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Hunt: Showdown 1896

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Escape From Violet Institute fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Escape From Violet Institute.

    Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter. Track twisted monsters and overcome ruthless PvP. Take bounties in corrupted backwaters lost to history. With a team, you might survive. Die with nothing or get out with everything.

    2019Action15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ZOMBI

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Escape From Violet Institute fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Escape From Violet Institute.

    London is falling. Are you prepared? The Last Blight is upon us. It was foretold. For the second time in history, a great plague has shrouded London in a fog of death. Big Ben tolls as thousands of unprepared die, or worse, are infected by a sickness more gruesome than death.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Species: Unknown

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Escape From Violet Institute fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Violet Institute.

    Species: Unknown is a 1 to 4 players co-op survival horror. Complete high-risk missions aboard an abandoned ship while being hunted by an unknown creature. Survive and upgrade your gear to face each new threat that lurks in the dark.

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. It Steals

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Escape From Violet Institute fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Violet Institute.

    AROUND EVERY CORNER. Face against stealthy antagonists that will take advantage of your expectations.

    2020ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Escape From Violet Institute at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Escape From Violet Institute on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Violet Institute.

    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 Escape From Violet Institute on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Escape From Violet Institute.

    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 Escape From Violet Institute on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Escape From Violet Institute.

    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 Escape From Violet Institute on Steam right now. Shares Action with Escape From Violet Institute.

    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 Escape From Violet Institute on Steam right now. Shares Action with Escape From Violet Institute.

    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 Escape From Violet Institute on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Escape From Violet Institute.

    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 Escape From Violet Institute on Steam right now. Shares Action with Escape From Violet Institute.

    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 Escape From Violet Institute on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Escape From Violet Institute.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. 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 Escape From Violet Institute.

    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 ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Escape From Violet Institute.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Escape From Violet Institute.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Escape From Violet Institute

How much does Escape From Violet Institute cost?
Escape From Violet Institute is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Escape From Violet Institute?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Escape From Violet Institute are The Hell Hives, Cops N' Zombies, Shark Attack Deathmatch 2.
Who developed Escape From Violet Institute?
Escape From Violet Institute was developed by CJB 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 Escape From Violet Institute.

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