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Games like Project Vic

If Project Vic is your kind of game, the closest matches are the DEEP LOST, The Fox Hare Disaster: Chapter One and Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward — 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 Project Vic: As a freelance journalist, you receive a tip-off from a policeman friend about a death. You immediately make your way to the scene to get a first-hand impression of the case. But shortly after you arrive, you realize that things are not quite right here...

2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDWindowsby Marco Hirschfeld
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Players who liked Project Vic also play

Steam players who put hours into Project Vic 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. the DEEP LOST

    WHY THIS

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

    the DEEP LOST is a first-person psychological horror game.story driven, able to experience interiors, suspense and fear.It offers mystery, curiosity and discovery together with its visually dynamic atmosphere.There will be moments of horror.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Fox Hare Disaster: Chapter One

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Project Vic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Project Vic.

    Prepare to explore an abandoned mall from the 90’s in this first-person, psychological horror! Tackle puzzles and come face to face with the haunting creatures that lurk inside. Will you be able to make it out alive, or will you suffer the same fate as those who came before you…?

    2024IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward

    WHY THIS

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

    Trapped in a looping asylum, stalked by something in the dark. Explore, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this first-person psychological horror.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Unsent

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Project Vic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Vic.

    Trapped in a loop within old apartment, the only way out is to confront deliberately forgotten memories. Under the chilling atmosphere, you must confront the manifestations of your trauma, and decide the fate of a fractured bond. Every clue matters; every choice leads to a different redemption.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  5. Arrogation: Unlight of Day

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Project Vic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Vic.

    Arrogation: Unlight of Day is a psychological horror game set in World War II. You will play as a lone reporter searching for his lost family in an abandoned village from 80s China. Beyond darkness, you will find nightmarish creatures and secrets from the long lost Imperial Japanese Army.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Anyone There?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Project Vic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Project Vic.

    "Anyone there ?" is a first-person horror game. You are investigating a school where a Creature has been released. Scan the clues and find out his identity before he finds you.

    2023Action0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Twisted Gallery 异馆

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Project Vic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Vic.

    You're trapped in an endlessly looping art gallery — familiar, yet uncanny. If you can notice the changes, maybe you can find your way out.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. No Return

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Project Vic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Vic.

    No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?

    2024IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Project Vic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Project Vic.

    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 Project Vic on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Vic.

    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 Project Vic on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Vic.

    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 Project Vic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Vic.

    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 Project Vic on Steam right now. Shares Action with Project Vic.

    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 Project Vic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Project Vic.

    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 Project Vic on Steam right now. Shares Action with Project Vic.

    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 Project Vic on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Vic.

    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. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Project Vic.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Project Vic

How much does Project Vic cost?
Project Vic is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Project Vic?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Project Vic are the DEEP LOST, The Fox Hare Disaster: Chapter One, Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.
Who developed Project Vic?
Project Vic was developed by Marco Hirschfeld.

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 Project Vic.

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