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Games like Road to Vostok

If Road to Vostok is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cold Sweat, AZUR and The Abyss Break — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its strong immersion and tension, tactical positioning matters and writing quality is exceptional. 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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Road to Vostok is a hardcore survival shooter set in a post-apocalyptic border zone between Finland and Russia. Developed and published by Road to Vostok Ltd., the game features day-night cycles, difficulty settings, looting systems, random events, and survival mechanics. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, challenging, and immersive, with reviewers highlighting strong immersion and tension alongside the importance of tactical positioning. The game carries an 85% positive rating from 4639 Steam reviews and is marked playable on Steam Deck. It is available in Early Access at $19.99 USD and supports solo play only.

About Road to Vostok: Road to Vostok is a hardcore single-player survival game set in a post-apocalyptic border zone between Finland and Russia. Survive, loot, plan and prepare to cross the border into Vostok, a permadeath zone where one mistake can end it all.

2026ActionEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Road to Vostok Ltd.
Road to Vostok — Steam game cover
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Players who liked Road to Vostok also play

Steam players who put hours into Road to Vostok 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. Cold Sweat

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Road to Vostok fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    Cold Sweat is a PvE single player extraction shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Collect loot, complete missions for traders, upgrade your base, customize your firearms, and shoot your way through other survivors and the undead.

    ActionSteam ↗
  2. AZUR

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Road to Vostok fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    Azur is a fast-paced PvP survival FPS set on the French island of Belmas. Every time you respawn, complete missions, explore, and survive as long as possible to secure the best gear, with the risk of losing everything.

    2027ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  3. The Abyss Break

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Road to Vostok fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    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.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  4. THE WASTE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Road to Vostok fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    THE WASTE – a brutal and stylish action game about bloody street shootouts and survival in a city after a global collapse, where authority has fallen, and crime thrives. Two factions fight for control over the city, its resources, and survivors.

    ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  5. OASIS: Tokyo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Road to Vostok.

    Ranked #5 for Road to Vostok fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    OASIS: Tokyo is an FPS with a focus on inventory management that has roguelite elements. Complete procedurally generated missions in a shady underworld.

    2023ActionIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. GRIDLANDS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Road to Vostok fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Road to Vostok.

    GRIDLANDS is a PvE extraction shooter set in a fallen world where sentient machines hunt what remains of humanity. Scavenge, survive, and extract through hostile industrial dead zones where every run could be your last.

    2026ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  7. Memory Illusions

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Road to Vostok fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    Memory Illusions is a single player VR looter shooter featuring realistic weapons, upgrades, attachments, randomize options, and player progression in fast paced action environments.

    2022ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Marauders

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Road to Vostok fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Road to Vostok.

    Marauders is a tactical first-person multiplayer looter shooter set in a sci-fi universe. As a space pirate, work solo, or in a squad with up to 3 other players to navigate a hostile battleground, hunt for loot, craft new weapons and gear, and salvage what you’ll need to survive.

    2022ActionEarly Access29.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Road to Vostok

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Rust

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Road to Vostok.

    Reviewers of Road to Vostok cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Escape from Tarkov

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Road to Vostok.

    Reviewers of Road to Vostok cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    Escape from Tarkov is the original extraction FPS where every raid is a gamble with death. Prep your raid, bleed, endure and fight through ruthless PMC players and Scavs, gain tactical advantage and cling to your loot — only extraction decides if you live or lose it all.

    2025ActionSimulationMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Stalker

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Road to Vostok cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Road to Vostok at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Road to Vostok on Steam right now. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Road to Vostok on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Road to Vostok.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Road to Vostok on Steam right now. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Road to Vostok on Steam right now. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Road to Vostok on Steam right now. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Road to Vostok on Steam right now. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Road to Vostok on Steam right now. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    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 ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Road to Vostok on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Road to Vostok.

    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.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Road to Vostok.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Road to Vostok

Does Road to Vostok run on Steam Deck?
Road to Vostok 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 Road to Vostok cost?
Road to Vostok is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Road to Vostok?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Road to Vostok are Cold Sweat, AZUR, The Abyss Break.
Who developed Road to Vostok?
Road to Vostok was developed by Road to Vostok Ltd..

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 Road to Vostok.

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