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Games like Malevolent Madness

If Malevolent Madness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Backrooms: Lost Tape, Visage and The Maid — 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 Malevolent Madness: In a time-travel themed psychological horror game, explore cursed regions of the past, solve puzzles, and escape forces that threaten reality. Your choices determine your fate and the flow of time.

2025IndieAdventure9.99 USDWindowsby NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Malevolent Madness — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Malevolent Madness 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. Backrooms: Lost Tape

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Malevolent Madness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malevolent Madness.

    You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Visage

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Malevolent Madness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malevolent Madness.

    Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Maid

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Malevolent Madness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malevolent Madness.

    The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Krampus is Home

    WHY THIS

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

    Sebastian is a teenager who is waiting for his parents to come back home on a cold Christmas night. Soon he realizes that there is something evil lurking around. Experience Sebastian 's journey into a surreal world like no other.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie3.29 USDSteam ↗
  5. Panelak

    WHY THIS

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

    Panelak is an old socialist-era building where strange things happen. Can you make it to the roof and help the helpless man?

    2024IndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Apartment No 129

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Malevolent Madness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malevolent Madness.

    Emir, who has an interest in mysterious events, steps alone into the abandoned apartment known as "Apartment No 129" to trace the trail of a paranormal event that occurred in 2009 and shook the country. However, he will find himself in an unexpected confrontation within this horror apartment.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Among Ashes

    WHY THIS

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

    Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Limoria

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?

    2024IndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Malevolent Madness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Malevolent Madness.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Malevolent Madness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Malevolent Madness.

    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 ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Malevolent Madness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Malevolent Madness.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Malevolent Madness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Malevolent Madness.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Malevolent Madness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malevolent Madness.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Malevolent Madness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Malevolent Madness.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Malevolent Madness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Malevolent Madness.

    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 ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Malevolent Madness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Malevolent Madness.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Malevolent Madness.

    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 Adventure with Malevolent Madness.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Malevolent Madness.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    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 Malevolent Madness.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from NEBULA NOVA GAMES

Other recommendable Steam games by NEBULA NOVA GAMES, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. SHADOW MANSION

    WHY THIS

    Another title from NEBULA NOVA GAMES, the studio behind Malevolent Madness. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malevolent Madness.

    A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.

    2024IndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Brothers Hotel

    WHY THIS

    Another title from NEBULA NOVA GAMES, the studio behind Malevolent Madness. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malevolent Madness.

    A psychological horror experience where you reshape reality with graffiti. As an artist who has lost their memory, paint the walls, open hidden passages, and escape the dark labyrinth of your mind.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Runway 66

    WHY THIS

    Another title from NEBULA NOVA GAMES, the studio behind Malevolent Madness. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malevolent Madness.

    A weaponless psychological thriller. Become trapped in the dark simulation within Gabriel’s mind after surviving a deadly plane crash. Run, hide, and piece together your memories to wake from this dystopian nightmare before Protocol 66 is activated.

    2025IndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Malevolent Madness

How much does Malevolent Madness cost?
Malevolent Madness is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Malevolent Madness?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Malevolent Madness are Backrooms: Lost Tape, Visage, The Maid.
Who developed Malevolent Madness?
Malevolent Madness was developed by NEBULA NOVA GAMES.

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