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Games like Shadow Vault

If Shadow Vault is your kind of game, the closest matches are All Walls Must Fall - A Tech-Noir Tactics Game, Pathway and Company of Crime — 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 Shadow Vault: Shadow Vault is a Strategy RPG that will pit you against an evil government army of mutants hell bent on world domination. Set during a violent time in Earth's alternate history, you must battle the heavily armed forces of the Contingent government and take back your planet!

2024RPG9.99 USDWindowsby Mayhem Studios, ZOOM Platform Media, Jordan Freeman Group
Shadow Vault — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Shadow Vault 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. All Walls Must Fall - A Tech-Noir Tactics Game

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Shadow Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    All Walls Must Fall is a Tech-Noir Tactics game set in Berlin 2089, where the Cold War never ended.

    2018IndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Pathway

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Shadow Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Company of Crime

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Shadow Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Company of Crime places you in the heart of 1960s London. Will you build an influential criminal empire, or head up an elite Scotland Yard task force and crack down on the rising tide of corruption? Case out targets, then dive into the melee with your hand-picked team of gangsters or detectives.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Nowhere Prophet

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Shadow Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Midnight Protocol

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Shadow Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Gamedec - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Shadow Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Silent Storm Gold Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Shadow Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...

    2013ActionStrategyRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tactical Breach Wizards

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Shadow Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shadow Vault on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    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 ↗
  2. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shadow Vault on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Shadow Vault on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    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 ↗
  4. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Shadow Vault on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Streets of Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Shadow Vault on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Tower Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Shadow Vault on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hylics

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Shadow Vault on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

    2015IndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Shadow Vault on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    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.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 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 ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

    WHY THIS

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

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2015AdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

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

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Nowhere Prophet

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Gamedec - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tactical Breach Wizards

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Shadow Vault.

    In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shadow Vault

How much does Shadow Vault cost?
Shadow Vault is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Shadow Vault?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadow Vault are All Walls Must Fall - A Tech-Noir Tactics Game, Pathway, Company of Crime.
Who developed Shadow Vault?
Shadow Vault was developed by Mayhem Studios, ZOOM Platform Media, Jordan Freeman Group and published by Strategy First.

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 Shadow Vault.

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