Games like Virtue and a Sledgehammer
If Virtue and a Sledgehammer is your kind of game, the closest matches are Aversion, Farewell North and A Plague Tale: Requiem — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Virtue and a Sledgehammer: Go back to your hometown and tear it down with a sledgehammer in this narrative exploration game. Confront your past in a devastating story about feeling like you no longer belong in the place you grew up.
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Steam players who put hours into Virtue and a Sledgehammer 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.
Farewell North
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Virtue and a Sledgehammer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
A Plague Tale: Requiem
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Virtue and a Sledgehammer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Virtue and a Sledgehammer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
Emotional, 3rd-person, story-driven, adventure game focused on solving puzzles and using stealth mechanics. Use your bow to interact with environmental elements. Sneak, climb or distract guards to move further unnoticed. Solve light puzzles alongside your path to rescue your loved one.
South of Midnight
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Virtue and a Sledgehammer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
South of Midnight is a new action-adventure from Compulsion Games. Explore the mythos and confront mysterious creatures of the Deep South in this modern folktale while learning to weave an ancient power to surmount obstacles and unravel your family’s hidden past.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Virtue and a Sledgehammer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.
Sea of Solitude
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Virtue and a Sledgehammer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Virtue and a Sledgehammer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
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 Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
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.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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More from Deconstructeam
Other recommendable Steam games by Deconstructeam, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Red Strings Club
WHY THIS
Another title from Deconstructeam, the studio behind Virtue and a Sledgehammer. Shares Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
WHY THIS
Another title from Deconstructeam, the studio behind Virtue and a Sledgehammer. Shares Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Gods Will Be Watching
WHY THIS
Another title from Deconstructeam, the studio behind Virtue and a Sledgehammer. Shares Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.
Many Nights a Whisper
WHY THIS
Another title from Deconstructeam, the studio behind Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
Essays on Empathy
WHY THIS
Another title from Deconstructeam, the studio behind Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
A curated compilation of Deconstructeam's best efforts in seeking new narrative experiences in games. Explore 10 unique, offbeat tales including "De Tres al Cuarto," a brand new short experience exclusive to the compilation about a couple of two-bit comedians trying to make it big.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Farewell North
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
A Plague Tale: Requiem
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
Emotional, 3rd-person, story-driven, adventure game focused on solving puzzles and using stealth mechanics. Use your bow to interact with environmental elements. Sneak, climb or distract guards to move further unnoticed. Solve light puzzles alongside your path to rescue your loved one.
South of Midnight
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
South of Midnight is a new action-adventure from Compulsion Games. Explore the mythos and confront mysterious creatures of the Deep South in this modern folktale while learning to weave an ancient power to surmount obstacles and unravel your family’s hidden past.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Virtue and a Sledgehammer.
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Frequently asked about Virtue and a Sledgehammer
- What games are most similar to Virtue and a Sledgehammer?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Virtue and a Sledgehammer are Aversion, Farewell North, A Plague Tale: Requiem.
- Who developed Virtue and a Sledgehammer?
- Virtue and a Sledgehammer was developed by Deconstructeam, Selkie Harbour and published by Devolver Digital.
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