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Shares puzzle solving with Malice.
- $13.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like Malice
- 13 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Malice also play
The closest matches to Malice: Escape Simulator 2, Inside the Backrooms, Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?, DYSTHANASIA, and The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $6.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
Rank 03- $5.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
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DYSTHANASIA
Why this: Shares stealth and environmental storytelling with Malice.
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Mad Experiments: Escape Room
Why this: Also Escape Room and Surreal, like Malice.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Malice
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Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with Malice.
- 96% of 247 reviews
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- 22Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles
Shares environmental storytelling with Malice.
- 69% of 170 reviews
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Nimbus Games
- Price: $2.39−70%checked Nov 2
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 58% of 24 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Puzzles integrate logically into the environment
- Puzzles require revisiting areas with new knowledge
- Satisfying puzzle solving feels rewarding
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Mysterious
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Escape Simulator 2
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Malice.
DYSTHANASIA
Why this: Shares stealth and environmental storytelling with Malice.
Mad Experiments: Escape Room
Why this: Also Escape Room and Surreal, like Malice.
About Malice
The closest matches to Malice: Escape Simulator 2, Inside the Backrooms, Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?, DYSTHANASIA, and The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Malice is your kind of game, the closest matches are Escape Simulator 2, Inside the Backrooms and Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and mysterious, and single out its co op play and environmental storytelling. 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.
About Malice: You fall through a sinkhole into a nightmarish Japanese mansion with a lingering, sinister presence and terrifying threats… and the only way out is deeper in. Malice is a two-player, compulsory co-op survival horror that forces you to make unforgiving choices and rely on your wits to survive.
Is Malice worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 24 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- On sale: 70% off, now $2.39 (checked Nov 2).
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Puzzles integrate logically into the environment
- Puzzles require revisiting areas with new knowledge
- Satisfying puzzle solving feels rewarding
- Unique scares beyond standard jump scares
People who play it also play: Escape Simulator 2, Inside the Backrooms, Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
Frequently asked about Malice
Can I run it?
Does Malice run on Steam Deck?
Malice is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Malice cost?
Malice is listed on Steam at 2.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Malice have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Malice supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Malice?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Malice are Escape Simulator 2, Inside the Backrooms, Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?.
Who developed Malice?
Malice was developed by Nimbus Games.