Games like Bedlam
If Bedlam is your kind of game, the closest matches are Half-Life: Alyx, Half-Life 2 and Overload — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, comedic and nostalgic. 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 Bedlam: A fast paced FPS with an engrossing storyline written by cult Scottish author Christopher Brookmyre. You play Heather Quinn aka “Athena” trapped in a world of video games, desperate to find a way back home. Will you make it? Or will you be trapped here forever? Here's where you find out..
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Half-Life: Alyx
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Top pick for Bedlam fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bedlam.
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
Half-Life 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Second-strongest match for Bedlam fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bedlam.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
Overload
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Bedlam.
Third-strongest match for Bedlam fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bedlam.
A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.
The spy who shot me™
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Bedlam.
Ranked #4 for Bedlam fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bedlam.
The spy who shot me™ is a comedy retro FPS inspired by classic shooters of the 90s.
Black Mesa
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Ranked #5 for Bedlam fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bedlam.
Relive Half-Life.
Selaco
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Ranked #6 for Bedlam fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bedlam.
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
The Anacrusis
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Ranked #7 for Bedlam fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bedlam.
Battle for survival against endless alien hordes with your friends! The Anacrusis is a first-person shooter that dynamically adjusts difficulty to you. Experience intense 1-4 player co-op action or play as the aliens and stop your friends in 1-8 player Versus mode. Full Steam Workshop support!
Agents of Mayhem
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Bedlam.
Ranked #8 for Bedlam fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bedlam.
In Agents of MAYHEM, you run a no-holds barred operation against a shadowy super-villain organization known only as LEGION and their mysterious leader, the Morningstar. Explore the city of Seoul as a variety of Super Agents to thwart LEGION's vile plans to take over the world!
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PlanetSide 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Bedlam cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bedlam.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
TRON 2.0
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Reviewers of Bedlam cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bedlam.
Over 35 levels of challenging gameplay -- Race at the speed of light, fight off computer Viruses and engage in violent digital combat.
Quake II
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Bedlam cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bedlam.
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
Into The Matrix
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Bedlam cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bedlam.
"Into The Matrix" is a multiplayer horror game where you and your friends must explore, survive, and outsmart dangers . Many entities are after you, but the Overseer is the true threat. Can you escape its grasp?
Half-Life
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Reviewers of Bedlam cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bedlam.
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.
DUSK
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Reviewers of Bedlam cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bedlam.
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Ion Fury
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Reviewers of Bedlam cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bedlam.
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
AMID EVIL
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Reviewers of Bedlam cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bedlam.
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bedlam.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Bedlam.
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 and Indie with Bedlam.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bedlam.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bedlam.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Bedlam.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Bedlam.
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.).
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Half-Life 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Bedlam.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
Selaco
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Bedlam.
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
The Anacrusis
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bedlam.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Bedlam.
Battle for survival against endless alien hordes with your friends! The Anacrusis is a first-person shooter that dynamically adjusts difficulty to you. Experience intense 1-4 player co-op action or play as the aliens and stop your friends in 1-8 player Versus mode. Full Steam Workshop support!
Frequently asked about Bedlam
- What games are most similar to Bedlam?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bedlam are Half-Life: Alyx, Half-Life 2, Overload.
- Who developed Bedlam?
- Bedlam was developed by RedBedlam and published by KISS ltd.
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