Rank 01Games like Vlad the Impaler
- 21 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Vlad the Impaler also play
The closest matches to Vlad the Impaler: Vampyr, Cabernet, Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest, Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives, and The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares stat driven choices with Vlad the Impaler.
- $1.49 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2020
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Vlad the Impaler.
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Swordbreaker The Game
Why this: Shares karma system with Vlad the Impaler.
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Shares stat driven choices with Vlad the Impaler.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Section Studios
- 68% of 262 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Choices ripple through stat driven paths
- Gothic horror meets eastern european history
- Hidden options unlock based on karma
- Atmospheric
- Bleak
- Dark
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Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Vlad the Impaler, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Vlad the Impaler.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Vampyr
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Vlad the Impaler.
Cabernet
Why this: Also Vampire and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Vlad the Impaler.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Vlad the Impaler.
About Vlad the Impaler
The closest matches to Vlad the Impaler: Vampyr, Cabernet, Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest, Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives, and The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Vlad the Impaler is your kind of game, the closest matches are Vampyr, Cabernet and Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and dark, and single out its hidden options and karma system. 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.
About Vlad the Impaler: A city gone mad with violence and the mass murder of its people. In this interactive graphic-novel, your choices can either lead you to the ultimate destruction of this fallen metropolis, or the demise of a vicious butcher. Will you save this city as promised or will you fall prey to the killer within?
Is Vlad the Impaler worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 68% of 262 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Choices ripple through stat driven paths
- Gothic horror meets eastern european history
- Hidden options unlock based on karma
- Macabre atmosphere without visual gore
People who play it also play: Vampyr, Cabernet, Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
Frequently asked about Vlad the Impaler
Can I run it?
What games are most similar to Vlad the Impaler?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vlad the Impaler are Vampyr, Cabernet, Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest.
Who developed Vlad the Impaler?
Vlad the Impaler was developed by Section Studios.