Games like VLADiK BRUTAL
If VLADiK BRUTAL is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Backrooms : Lost Guest, The Abyss Break and The Call — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its secret hunting rewards exploration, atmospheric and brutal. 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.
Get personalized picks →VLADiK BRUTAL is a linear first-person shooter developed and published by BRUTAL SOFTWARE, released in 2024 at $11.99. Set in a Soviet-inspired dystopian world, players engage in fast-paced shooting, crowbar-based melee combat, and puzzle-solving while hunting for secrets and facing bosses. Vehicle segments break up the corridor-based progression. Reviewers describe the atmosphere as dark and immersive, with players highlighting the satisfying shooting mechanics, relentless enemy hordes featuring grotesque designs, and the hauntingly immersive Soviet setting. Secret hunting rewards exploration throughout. The game holds an 88% positive rating from 1,990 Steam reviews and is not supported on Steam Deck.
About VLADiK BRUTAL: Fight under the onslaught of mutated monsters, obsessed soldiers and even darker bosses. Just try to survive and find out what to do next in this life, simultaneously tearing your enemies to pieces.
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The Backrooms : Lost Guest
WHY THIS
Top pick for VLADiK BRUTAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VLADiK BRUTAL.
The Backrooms : Lost Guest is a visually realistic, co-op survival horror exploration game developed with UE5, supporting 1 – 6 players. Evade terrifying creatures and deadly hazards while solving room-based puzzles to find your way out of the Backrooms. A chilling adventure awaits you…
The Abyss Break
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for VLADiK BRUTAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Hardcore first-person co-op horror game. Explore the worlds beyond the Abyss alone or with a team, gather what you need to survive, and discover how far consciousness can change before it is no longer your own.
The Call
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Third-strongest match for VLADiK BRUTAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VLADiK BRUTAL.
The Call is a horror puzzle game where you are in the role of an american police officer who gets a domestic disturbance call while late on patrol. Once you arrive things get a little bit unusual...
DeRailed
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Ranked #4 for VLADiK BRUTAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VLADiK BRUTAL.
When a domestic terrorist resurfaces it falls on an overburdened police department to discover his plot and put an end to it, and as a washed up detective leading the renewed investigation things begin to not appear as they seem.
Beat the Nightmare – Evil Dreams Simulator VR
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Ranked #5 for VLADiK BRUTAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VLADiK BRUTAL.
One day, your life changed completely – going to sleep has become something you dread. You get a horrible nightmare every time. The only way to stop them is to find an exit out of each. 17 unique horror dreams and terrifying experiences are waiting for you. Dreams have no limits...
Crisol: Theater of Idols
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Ranked #6 for VLADiK BRUTAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Crisol is a survival horror adventure set in a twisted version of Spain. As a soldier captured by religious dogmatism, you must use your own blood as ammunition, without draining to the point of death. Explore the cursed island of Tormentosa, uncover dark secrets, and battle horrifying enemies.
Crysis Remastered
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for VLADiK BRUTAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
The classic first person shooter from Crytek is back with the action-packed gameplay, sandbox world, and thrilling epic battles you loved the first time around – now with remastered graphics optimized for a new generation of hardware.
BioShock Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Ranked #8 for VLADiK BRUTAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.
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Stalker
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Reviewers of VLADiK BRUTAL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with VLADiK BRUTAL.
The background story of "Stalker" is that a teenager encounters various events on the road following a young girl. The teenager(player) can selectively interact and give repairs / help due to these events. How you will lead to different ending. The game was developed during the Global Game Jam 2020.
Counter-Strike: Source
WHY THIS
Reviewers of VLADiK BRUTAL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.
SiN Episodes: Emergence
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Shares a dark mood with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Reviewers of VLADiK BRUTAL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
You are John Blade, commander of HardCorps, an elite security force dedicated to protecting the people of Freeport City. Four years have passed since your first battle with Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according to her own twisted vision.
Wolfenstein 3D
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Shares fast paced shooting with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Reviewers of VLADiK BRUTAL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
World War II rages. The Nazis are planning to build an unstoppable, mutant army. On a mission to steal the secret plans, you were captured and imprisoned. Now, a lucky break gives you the chance to escape, but a maze of passages and trigger-happy Nazis stand in your way.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
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Shares an atmospheric mood with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Reviewers of VLADiK BRUTAL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.
Serious Sam 3: BFE
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Reviewers of VLADiK BRUTAL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
Singularity™
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Shares an atmospheric mood with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Reviewers of VLADiK BRUTAL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...
Wolfenstein: The New Order
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Shares a dark mood with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Reviewers of VLADiK BRUTAL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below VLADiK BRUTAL at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~58% under VLADiK BRUTAL on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with VLADiK BRUTAL.
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.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~58% under VLADiK BRUTAL on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with VLADiK BRUTAL.
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!
R.E.P.O.
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Priced ~42% under VLADiK BRUTAL on Steam right now. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Titanfall® 2
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Priced ~63% under VLADiK BRUTAL on Steam right now. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~48% under VLADiK BRUTAL on Steam right now. Shares Indie with VLADiK BRUTAL.
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!
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~58% under VLADiK BRUTAL on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with VLADiK BRUTAL.
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.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~58% under VLADiK BRUTAL on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with VLADiK BRUTAL.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~92% under VLADiK BRUTAL on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with VLADiK BRUTAL.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with VLADiK BRUTAL.
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.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with VLADiK BRUTAL.
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.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with VLADiK BRUTAL.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with VLADiK BRUTAL.
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.).
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with VLADiK BRUTAL.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with VLADiK BRUTAL.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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Frequently asked about VLADiK BRUTAL
- Does VLADiK BRUTAL work on Steam Deck?
- VLADiK BRUTAL is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does VLADiK BRUTAL cost?
- VLADiK BRUTAL is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to VLADiK BRUTAL?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside VLADiK BRUTAL are The Backrooms : Lost Guest, The Abyss Break, The Call.
- Who developed VLADiK BRUTAL?
- VLADiK BRUTAL was developed by BRUTAL SOFTWARE.
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