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Games like Violent Selection

If Violent Selection is your kind of game, the closest matches are Regotown, Final Shot and Bloodroots — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Violent Selection: Is Mr. Venturi just a subject of study, or is he something else? Violent Selection is a bloody top-down shooter where you may find this out by surviving a series of challenging levels from the T.R.A.U.M.A. Unnatural Selection Case Study #9.

2023ActionIndie4.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby LGV
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Steam players who put hours into Violent Selection 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. Regotown

    WHY THIS

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

    Discover the Dark Secrets of Regotown

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Final Shot

    WHY THIS

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

    When the only way is revenge! Test yourself in adrenaline-pumping top-down action and prove that you are ready to go all the way to the end - to the final shot!

    2025ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Bloodroots

    WHY THIS

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

    One-hit kill die-retry murderballet. Left for dead by a colorful band of bandits: you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on: from carrots to plasma guns.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. MADNESS: Project Nexus

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Violent Selection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Violent Selection.

    MADNESS: Project Nexus is a third-person Run n' Gun / Beat'Em Up filled with arcade-style action and button-mashing brutality. Gun your way through droves of bad guys in the Story Campaign, or build your perfect killing machine in the neverending onslaught of Arena Mode.

    2021ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Suit for Hire

    WHY THIS

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

    Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. APE OUT

    WHY THIS

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

    APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

    2019ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Sword With Sauce

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Violent Selection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Violent Selection.

    Sword With Sauce is a fast-paced stealth-action game where you pick weapons, gadgets, and a playstyle to eliminate enemies. Go in loud or stay unseen—it's your choice.

    2018ActionCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. They Bleed Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Violent Selection on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Violent Selection.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Violent Selection on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Violent Selection.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Violent Selection on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Violent Selection.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Violent Selection on Steam right now. Shares Action with Violent Selection.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Violent Selection on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Violent Selection.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

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

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Violent Selection on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Violent Selection.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Violent Selection.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Violent Selection.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Violent Selection.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from LGV

Other recommendable Steam games by LGV, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Fisherman Classic

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LGV, the studio behind Violent Selection. Shares Action and Indie with Violent Selection.

    Welcome to Fishy Archipelago! Go fishing, catalog your most rare fishes and sea creatures, buy and find skins, hats, boats and properties. Build your fishy empire. The retro world is yours!

    2021ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Jurassic Fantasy

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LGV, the studio behind Violent Selection. Shares Indie with Violent Selection.

    Follow a young wizard in his path to find the Magical Stones and himself in this Jurassic Fantasy!

    2021IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. METROPOCRE

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LGV, the studio behind Violent Selection. Shares Action and Indie with Violent Selection.

    METROPOCRE! A violent, bloody and animalistic adventure. Follow Felix, a mentally unstable rabbit, in his path to acquire his dreamed pair of wings.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. A Fishy RPG

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LGV, the studio behind Violent Selection. Shares Indie with Violent Selection.

    A Fishy RPG is a retro-style game about surviving, exploring and finding legendary fishes in a strange and procedurally generated universe. Find the truth about fish, the surface fishermen and also Satan in this unique role-playing game.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Moshcave

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LGV, the studio behind Violent Selection. Shares Action and Indie with Violent Selection.

    Buff Murphy and obliterate hundreds of enemies as you crawl deep into the cave of Dr. Mosh! Moshcave is a retro-style action roguelite game with many different possible builds and strange enemies that gets progressively stronger.

    2022ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Chico's Family-Friendly Circus

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LGV, the studio behind Violent Selection. Shares Indie with Violent Selection.

    Welcome to your new job, champ! Take the 2:00-4:00 A.M. shift at Chico's Family-Friendly Circus and hope for the best! A short horror Point & Clicker with multiple endings and dancing clowns.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. SHOVELBOY

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LGV, the studio behind Violent Selection. Shares Indie with Violent Selection.

    SHOVELBOY is a retro-style platformer where you have to collect shovels in 21 increasingly difficult small levels. How fast can you go?

    2023Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Skiing Frenzy

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LGV, the studio behind Violent Selection. Shares Indie with Violent Selection.

    It's skiing day! Skiing Frenzy is a 2D top-down, retro-style ski game where you can play Slalom and Free Ski modes, each one giving you different challenges and lots of fun.

    2023SportsIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Suit for Hire

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Violent Selection.

    Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. APE OUT

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Violent Selection.

    APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

    2019ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. They Bleed Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Violent Selection.

    They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Violent Selection

How much does Violent Selection cost?
Violent Selection is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Violent Selection?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Violent Selection are Regotown, Final Shot, Bloodroots.
Who developed Violent Selection?
Violent Selection was developed by LGV.

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 Violent Selection.

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