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Games like Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York

If Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York is your kind of game, the closest matches are Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York, Eyes of Rain and Monster Prom — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its lesbian vampire murder mystery, strong protagonist perspective and atmospheric. 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 Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York: Your old life is dead and buried. You have no afterlife to look forward to, and your vampiric unlife is about to fall apart unless you solve an unsolvable crime. Welcome to New York City... and welcome to the Lasombra clan, where failure is not an option.

2020Indie12.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby Draw Distance
Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York — Steam game cover
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Art style and music are perfectLesbian vampire murder mysteryStrong protagonist perspectiveAtmosphericDarkImmersive

Players who liked Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York also play

Steam players who put hours into Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York 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. Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Top pick for Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.

    2019Indie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Eyes of Rain

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    As a humble baker in a quiet medieval town, your life takes a dark turn when a stranger arrives equipped for battle. Thrust into a hidden world of supernatural beings—elves, demons, fae, and more—you must make choices that alter the fate of the world you thought you knew.

    2025IndieRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Monster Prom

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.

    2018IndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cabernet

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Ranked #4 for Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fledgling Manor

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Ranked #5 for Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.

    2024IndieSimulation11.75 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Ranked #6 for Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Ranked #7 for Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?

    2021IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Ranked #8 for Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York is a narrative game set in the World of Darkness Universe. Play as one of the members of the Vampire Clans in a shifting political landscape between the Camarilla and the Anarchs while trying your best to survive.

    2024IndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    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.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    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 ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Draw Distance

Other recommendable Steam games by Draw Distance, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Another title from Draw Distance, the studio behind Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.

    2019Indie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Serial Cleaner

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Another title from Draw Distance, the studio behind Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Slip on your flares, grab your shades and hop in your station wagon, it's time to work… as a professional mob cleaner. In this stylish award winning 2D action-stealth game you have to make sure you get in, clean up and get out without leaving a trace - Queue the funky 70s inspired soundtrack!

    2017ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Serial Cleaners

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Another title from Draw Distance, the studio behind Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Serial Cleaners is a top-down stealth-action game, where you get to experience being a murder scene cleaner for the mob in 1990s New York. Alternate between four cleaners, each with their own unique style, and live their stories.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Another title from Draw Distance, the studio behind Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York is a narrative game set in the World of Darkness Universe. Play as one of the members of the Vampire Clans in a shifting political landscape between the Camarilla and the Anarchs while trying your best to survive.

    2024IndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Ritual: Crown of Horns

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Another title from Draw Distance, the studio behind Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Ritual: Crown of Horns is a violent, horde mode, top-down fast-paced action game set in an alternate Wild West, an absurd, acid-fueled vision of hellish frontier.

    2019ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Monster Prom

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.

    2018IndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?

    2021IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York is a narrative game set in the World of Darkness Universe. Play as one of the members of the Vampire Clans in a shifting political landscape between the Camarilla and the Anarchs while trying your best to survive.

    2024IndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York

Is Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York cost?
Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York are Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York, Eyes of Rain, Monster Prom.
Who developed Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York?
Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York was developed by Draw Distance and published by Dear Villagers.

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 Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York.

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