Games like Velvet Assassin
If Velvet Assassin is your kind of game, the closest matches are Death to Spies, Assassin's Creed® Syndicate and Sniper Elite: Resistance — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dreamlike cutscenes enhance immersion, atmospheric and bleak. 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 →About Velvet Assassin: Inspired by the fascinating story and unbreakable spirit of British secret agent Violette Szabo, players take control of Violette Summer, a beautiful World War II spy deep behind enemy lines with no support or official backing from the British Government.
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Steam players who put hours into Velvet Assassin 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.
Death to Spies
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Velvet Assassin.
Top pick for Velvet Assassin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
Smersh is Russian for "Death to Spies" and was the name of a set of counterintelligence agencies formed in the Soviet Army during World War II. Their mission was to secure the rear of the active Red Army by arresting traitors, deserters, spies and criminal cells.
Assassin's Creed® Syndicate
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Velvet Assassin.
Second-strongest match for Velvet Assassin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
London, 1868. Lead your underworld organization in the midst of the Industrial Revolution to break the corrupt stranglehold on the city in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue, and brutal combat.
Sniper Elite: Resistance
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Velvet Assassin.
Third-strongest match for Velvet Assassin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France.
Sniper Elite
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Velvet Assassin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
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: Absolution™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Velvet Assassin.
Ranked #5 for Velvet Assassin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
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.
Enemy Front
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Velvet Assassin.
Ranked #6 for Velvet Assassin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
ENEMY FRONT is the first truly modern WW2 FPS, featuring stunning visuals, open-ended levels and a richly interactive combat experience that breaks out of the standard model of highly linear scripted FPS experiences, giving the player full freedom to own their playing style.
Partisans 1941
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Velvet Assassin.
Ranked #7 for Velvet Assassin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Velvet Assassin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
In this action-adventure game, set sail for Ancient Greece to alter its fate. Fight in visceral battles on land and sea, shape your destiny from outcast to legend, and uncover secrets of your past.
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Thief
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Velvet Assassin.
Reviewers of Velvet Assassin cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
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.
Tunnel Rats
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Reviewers of Velvet Assassin cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
Tunnel Rats is a dark and intense single-player shooter for PC that depicts the horrific realities of the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of a young US soldier. As member of a “Tunnel Rats” squad, the player is trained to clearing out the huge tunnel systems underneath the jungle of Vietnam.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Velvet Assassin cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
In this stealth-action thriller, Sam Fisher investigates his daughter’s death, only to uncover a betrayal by his former agency. Now hunted, he races against time to thwart a terrorist plot threatening millions.
Hitman: Absolution™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Velvet Assassin.
Reviewers of Velvet Assassin cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
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.
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Velvet Assassin cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Only one man can stop them: legendary covert agent Sam Fisher.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Velvet Assassin at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Velvet Assassin on Steam right now. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Velvet Assassin on Steam right now. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Velvet Assassin on Steam right now. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Velvet Assassin on Steam right now. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Velvet Assassin on Steam right now. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Velvet Assassin on Steam right now. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
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.
Superflight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Velvet Assassin on Steam right now. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Post Void
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Velvet Assassin on Steam right now. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
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 with Velvet Assassin.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Velvet Assassin.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
The Lab
WHY THIS
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!
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
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Frequently asked about Velvet Assassin
- How much does Velvet Assassin cost?
- Velvet Assassin is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Velvet Assassin?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Velvet Assassin are Death to Spies, Assassin's Creed® Syndicate, Sniper Elite: Resistance.
- Who developed Velvet Assassin?
- Velvet Assassin was developed by Replay Studios and published by Missing Link Games.
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