Choose Kill the Brickman
Choose Kill the Brickman if you want a Casual game with Custom Volume Controls and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Kill the Brickman launched in 2025.
Kill the Brickman vs Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Kill the Brickman and Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors both land in Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Kill the Brickman (2025) is 1 year older than Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors (2026). Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than Kill the Brickman (77.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Choose Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 6,034 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Kill the Brickman and Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Kill the Brickman |  Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.6% positive (98 reviews) | 95.6% positive (6,034 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Doonutsaur | poncle, Nosebleed Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Kill the Brickman (2025) is 1 year older than Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors (2026).
- Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than Kill the Brickman (77.6% positive).
- Kill the Brickman is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors (3.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Kill the Brickman vs Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors — FAQ
- Should I play Kill the Brickman or Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors first?
- If you want chronology, Kill the Brickman (2025) came out before Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Kill the Brickman and Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do Kill the Brickman and Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.