Games like Vampyr
If Vampyr is your kind of game, the closest matches are Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2 and Devoid of Shadows — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and dark. 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 →Vampyr is a gothic action RPG set in London during the 1918 influenza pandemic, developed by DONTNOD Entertainment and published by Focus Entertainment. Players control Dr. Jonathan Reid, a newly turned vampire forced to reconcile his medical oath with his predatory hunger. The game features a moral choice system where decisions reshape the world, a region stability mechanic affecting city safety, doctor diagnosis and medicine crafting, hint collection that unlocks character backstories, and stealth options for approaching encounters. Players describe the experience as bleak and melancholic, with reviewers highlighting how the plague-ridden setting feels hauntingly real and how vampiric abilities can suit different playstyles. Available for $39.99, it runs verified on Steam Deck and holds a 77% positive rating from over 8,800 Steam reviews.
About Vampyr: London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Top pick for Vampyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Vampyr.
Inhabiting the World of Darkness, you must face a series of brutal confrontations with your nemesis Vukodlak, a powerful vampire lord.
Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares stealth approach and an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Second-strongest match for Vampyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Vampyr.
You are the Nomad — an elder vampire awakening from a century-long slumber, new to the modern nights. Trapped in your Blood is a stranger’s voice. This entity, a vampire detective known as Fabien, will be your guide to 21st-century Seattle.
Devoid of Shadows
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Third-strongest match for Vampyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Vampyr.
Galidon is a vampire kingdom. You’re a lawful heir. The power struggle and an intriguing plot are in place. 21 levels contain quests and crafting. The gameplay is rapid, bloodthirsty and intransigent and doesn't forgive a single mistake. Devoid of Shadows is a heat in the chill dungeons of the Labyrinth!
Blade of Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares a bleak mood with Vampyr.
Ranked #4 for Vampyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Vampyr.
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Vampyr.
Ranked #5 for Vampyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Vampyr.
Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with Vampyr.
Ranked #6 for Vampyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Vampyr.
Dracula, weak and yearning release from immortality, must reclaim his powers and defeat Satan. An epic fantasy adventure set in an expansive modern-day world!Awoken after centuries of slumber, weakened and yearning for release from his immortal bonds, Dracula must reclaim his powers and make a pact with Death, to defeat Satan and gain...
The Outer Worlds 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Vampyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Vampyr.
The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
Maneater
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Vampyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Vampyr.
Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Reviewers of Vampyr cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Vampyr.
Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.
A Plague Tale: Innocence
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Reviewers of Vampyr cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Vampyr.
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
Red Dead Redemption 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Reviewers of Vampyr cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Vampyr.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
Dishonored
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Reviewers of Vampyr cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Vampyr.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
Mass Effect (2007)
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Reviewers of Vampyr cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Vampyr.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
GreedFall
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Reviewers of Vampyr cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Vampyr.
Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Vampyr cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Vampyr.
Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.
The Sinking City Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Reviewers of Vampyr cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Vampyr.
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Vampyr at current Steam store prices.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Vampyr on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Vampyr.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Vampyr on Steam right now. Shares Action with Vampyr.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Vampyr on Steam right now. Shares Action with Vampyr.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Vampyr on Steam right now. Shares Action with Vampyr.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Vampyr on Steam right now. Shares Action with Vampyr.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Vampyr on Steam right now. Shares Action with Vampyr.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Vampyr on Steam right now. Shares Action with Vampyr.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Vampyr.
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 Vampyr.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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 with Vampyr.
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.
The Looker
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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.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Other recommendable Steam games by DONTNOD Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Another title from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind Vampyr. Shares Action with Vampyr.
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.
Life is Strange 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Another title from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind Vampyr.
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
Remember Me
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Another title from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind Vampyr. Shares Action with Vampyr.
Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
Tell Me Why
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Another title from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind Vampyr.
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Another title from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind Vampyr.
Have you ever dreamt of being a superhero? Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 9 year old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit! Captain Spirit is a free demo set in the Life is Strange universe. Contains links to Life is Strange 2
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampyr.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Vampyr.
Inhabiting the World of Darkness, you must face a series of brutal confrontations with your nemesis Vukodlak, a powerful vampire lord.
Blade of Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares a bleak mood with Vampyr.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Vampyr.
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Vampyr.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Vampyr.
Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with Vampyr.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Vampyr.
Dracula, weak and yearning release from immortality, must reclaim his powers and defeat Satan. An epic fantasy adventure set in an expansive modern-day world!Awoken after centuries of slumber, weakened and yearning for release from his immortal bonds, Dracula must reclaim his powers and make a pact with Death, to defeat Satan and gain...
The Outer Worlds 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Vampyr.
The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
Maneater
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Vampyr.
Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!
Frequently asked about Vampyr
- Is Vampyr verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Vampyr is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Vampyr cost?
- Vampyr is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Vampyr?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vampyr are Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2, Devoid of Shadows.
- Who developed Vampyr?
- Vampyr was developed by DONTNOD Entertainment and published by Focus Entertainment.
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