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Games like Kvark

If Kvark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Battle Line the Rise of War, The Island of Thugs and Gazmatera: Return Of The Generals — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and dark. 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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About Kvark: Kvark is an FPS game set in a fictional version of the 80s Czech Republic. The player finds themselves in an underground facility that is falling apart as they travel through it. They will have to navigate through dark tunnels and will encounter many obstacles and enemies that will test their skills

2024ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Latest Past, Perun Creative
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Environmental details tell the storyExceptional dynamic soundtrack inspired by wolfenstein and half lifeFast paced combat rewards movementAtmosphericBleakDark

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Steam players who put hours into Kvark 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. Battle Line the Rise of War

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Kvark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

    Dive into Battle Line: The Rise of War, an exhilarating third-person shooter (TPS) that throws you into the heart of fast-paced, action

    2025ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Island of Thugs

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Kvark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

    Welcome to the isalnd of thugs. This tropical island is a secret military base of Russian PMC. You are a Special Agent who must find the leader of PMC and eliminate him. Take the gun and let's go!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gazmatera: Return Of The Generals

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Kvark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

    In the years between 1988 and 1994, somewhere in Europe a squadron of the best fighters from crime, called "generals", was blacklisted for liquidation. Take control of four survivors, Jeff, Kayla, Helga and Emilia, and exterminate the leader of the enemy gang!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. PickaLegend

    WHY THIS

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

    PickaLegend - A bullet hell game about visiting interesting places and destroying everything in sight with your pets.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Zombie Wasteland Together

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Kvark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

    Zombie Wasteland Together is a 1–4 player co-op zombie shooter set in a post-apocalyptic desert. Team up with friends, fight endless hordes of infected, and survive using powerful weapons.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  6. Shadow Siege

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Kvark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

    Shadow Siege is an exhilarating third-person shooter (TPS) that plunges players into heart-pounding, action-packed battles. With fast-paced gameplay and strategic combat

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Modavuj Save The Babies

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Kvark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

    Save The Babies is an adventure game where you enter into armed conflicts with robots and try to overcome many platform obstacles. In 8 levels, you need to save 8 girls by overcoming obstacles that become more difficult as you progress.

    2025ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Suds

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Kvark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

    Grab your friends and defend the Suds' village! Fight endless waves of slimes, save infected teammates, and compete for the top spot on the leaderboards. A cute and chaotic adventure awaits!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Kvark

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. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Kvark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kvark.

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

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Wolfenstein 3D

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Kvark.

    Reviewers of Kvark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kvark.

    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.

    2007Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Kvark.

    Reviewers of Kvark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kvark.

    Unreal Tournament is the original King of the Hill in the frag-or-be-fragged multiplayer gaming world. As the undisputed 1999 Game of the Year, Unreal Tournament grabbed the first person shooter genre by the soiled seat of its pants and knocked it around the room with its never-before-seen graphics, brutal edge-of-your-seat gameplay and...

    2008ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Wolfenstein: The New Order

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Kvark.

    Reviewers of Kvark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kvark.

    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.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. DOOM

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Kvark.

    Reviewers of Kvark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kvark.

    Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

    2016Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. HROT

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kvark.

    Reviewers of Kvark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

    HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Half-Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with Kvark.

    Reviewers of Kvark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kvark.

    Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

    1998Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. VLADiK BRUTAL

    WHY THIS

    Shares boss fights and an atmospheric mood with Kvark.

    Reviewers of Kvark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kvark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

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

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Kvark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kvark.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kvark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kvark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kvark.

    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 ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kvark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kvark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kvark.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kvark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kvark.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kvark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kvark.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 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 and Indie with Kvark.

    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. Shares Indie with Kvark.

    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 and Indie with Kvark.

    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 Kvark.

    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. Shares Indie with Kvark.

    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 Kvark.

    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. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Kvark.

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kvark

Does Kvark run on Steam Deck?
Kvark 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 Kvark cost?
Kvark is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Kvark?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kvark are Battle Line the Rise of War, The Island of Thugs, Gazmatera: Return Of The Generals.
Who developed Kvark?
Kvark was developed by Latest Past, Perun Creative and published by Perun Creative.

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 Kvark.

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