Games like Intravenous
If Intravenous is your kind of game, the closest matches are Intravenous 2, Suit for Hire and Intravenous 2: Mercenarism — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its encourages aggressive stealth switching, atmospheric and challenging. 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 →Released in 2021 by Explosive Squat Games, Intravenous is a top-down stealth-action indie that blends light-and-shadow manipulation with realistic gunplay mechanics. Players navigate levels where enemy AI awareness tracks open doors, flanking routes, and noise levels, and the design actively encourages switching between stealth and aggression. Reviewers highlight the hyper-realistic gunfights featuring shrapnel and loudness mechanics as a core hook, while players describe the experience as atmospheric, tense, and immersive. The combat system is punishing but rewarding, and a built-in map editor extends replayability with custom missions. It holds a 90% positive rating from over 1,400 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck, priced at $19.99.
About Intravenous: Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!
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Intravenous 2
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Intravenous.
Top pick for Intravenous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Intravenous.
Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.
Suit for Hire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Intravenous.
Second-strongest match for Intravenous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Intravenous.
Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.
Intravenous 2: Mercenarism
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Intravenous.
Third-strongest match for Intravenous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Intravenous.
Playing as Gideon, a cold-hearted mercenary willing to kill for money without any moral principles, you'll have tactical freedom with a wide variety of weapons and special gadgets to complete your mission in the prologue of Intravenous 2.
Swirl W@tch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Intravenous.
Ranked #4 for Intravenous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Intravenous.
Swirl W@tch is a tense stealth-action roguelite that takes place on an over-exploited gas giant. Infiltrate industrial installations, evade or eliminate guard ships, commit corporate sabotage and grow the movement to unlock new gear. Can your actions free this otherworldly world?
Hitman: Absolution™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Intravenous.
Ranked #5 for Intravenous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Intravenous.
The original assassin is back! Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.
Wetwork
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Intravenous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Intravenous.
Wetwork is a stealth action game. The protagonist is an assassin and their objective is to eliminate their target as silently and cleanly as possible. The game is set in 2030s and takes place in Latvia.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Intravenous.
Ranked #7 for Intravenous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Intravenous.
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Intravenous 3
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Intravenous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Intravenous.
Tense stealth action, tactical hardcore gunplay, and missions & story shaped by the way you play. Step into the roles of Steve and Sean, outnumbered and forced to survive a relentless manhunt.
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Sniper Elite
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Intravenous.
Reviewers of Intravenous cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Intravenous.
As World War II draws to a close, the first covert battles of the Cold War begin. Caught in the life and death struggle between Soviets and Germans in war-torn Berlin, you control the fate of a lone American OSS Sniper.
HITMAN™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Intravenous cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Intravenous.
There is a world beyond ours. Beyond nations, justice, ethics. It never sleeps. It exists everywhere. And once you enter....there is no going back. Welcome to the World of Assassination. You are Agent 47, the world's ultimate assassin.
METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Intravenous.
Reviewers of Intravenous cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Intravenous.
The first and second title in the METAL GEAR series that established the stealth action genre, as well as the basic mechanics of the series.
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Intravenous.
Reviewers of Intravenous cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Intravenous.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Intravenous.
Reviewers of Intravenous cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Intravenous.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
Thief
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Intravenous.
Reviewers of Intravenous cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Intravenous.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
Batman™: Arkham VR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Intravenous.
Reviewers of Intravenous cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Experience Gotham City through the eyes of the World's Greatest Detective in an all new Arkham mystery.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Intravenous at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Intravenous on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Intravenous.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Intravenous on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Intravenous.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Intravenous on Steam right now. Shares Action with Intravenous.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Intravenous on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Intravenous.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Intravenous on Steam right now. Shares Action with Intravenous.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Intravenous.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Intravenous.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Intravenous.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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 Intravenous.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Intravenous.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Intravenous.
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.).
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Intravenous.
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More from Explosive Squat Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Explosive Squat Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Intravenous 2
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Intravenous.
Another title from Explosive Squat Games, the studio behind Intravenous. Shares Action with Intravenous.
Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.
Game Dev Studio
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Intravenous.
Another title from Explosive Squat Games, the studio behind Intravenous. Shares Indie with Intravenous.
Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?
Intravenous 2: Mercenarism
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Intravenous.
Another title from Explosive Squat Games, the studio behind Intravenous. Shares Action and Indie with Intravenous.
Playing as Gideon, a cold-hearted mercenary willing to kill for money without any moral principles, you'll have tactical freedom with a wide variety of weapons and special gadgets to complete your mission in the prologue of Intravenous 2.
Intravenous 3
WHY THIS
Another title from Explosive Squat Games, the studio behind Intravenous. Shares Action with Intravenous.
Tense stealth action, tactical hardcore gunplay, and missions & story shaped by the way you play. Step into the roles of Steve and Sean, outnumbered and forced to survive a relentless manhunt.
Frequently asked about Intravenous
- Is Intravenous verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Intravenous 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 Intravenous cost?
- Intravenous is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Intravenous?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Intravenous are Intravenous 2, Suit for Hire, Intravenous 2: Mercenarism.
- Who developed Intravenous?
- Intravenous was developed by Explosive Squat Games and published by HypeTrain Digital.
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