Games like PAVLOV23
If PAVLOV23 is your kind of game, the closest matches are HEADCUTTER, BULLETARIUM and Sanguine Shock — 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 PAVLOV23: Psychedelic survival horror with boomer-shooter elements set in an alternate USSR. In a secret defense research institute, anti-scientific experiments have failed, and the leadership hides the truth. Explore the complex, survive, and uncover what really happened — if you live long enough.
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HEADCUTTER
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Top pick for PAVLOV23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with PAVLOV23.
HEADCUTTER is a sci-fi spaghetti western FPS with brutal combat, destructible environments, and lots of gore. Track targets as a space bounty hunter, explore maps with multiple routes, and use the crunchy gunplay to cut their heads off so you can get your money!
BULLETARIUM
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Second-strongest match for PAVLOV23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PAVLOV23.
Bulletarium is a fast-paced, retro-style FPS packed with pixelated carnage, relentless demon-slaying, and old-school attitude. Take on the role of a nameless rookie resistance fighter and do battle with hordes of alien invaders and demons. Uncover a terrible secret that plagues the planet!
Sanguine Shock
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Third-strongest match for PAVLOV23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with PAVLOV23.
Sanguine Shock brings together fast paced FPS action, a retro comic book inspired pixel art aesthetic, within a campy comic book styled horror setting. Stop the Cabal, Kill Dracula, Save the Bloody World... and Kill a LOT of Vampires while you're at it
Beyond Citadel
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Ranked #4 for PAVLOV23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PAVLOV23.
Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.
Ion Fury
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Ranked #5 for PAVLOV23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PAVLOV23.
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
GAL VS VILLAGE
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Ranked #6 for PAVLOV23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PAVLOV23.
GAL VS VILLAGE is an GAL like old-school FPS. You play as Kessenji “Blood-sucker” Yui, infiltrate the village, and must bring the situation under control. Move at high speed, swing your knife, blast away with the shotgun, and drive away the supernatural!!!!!!
Selaco
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Ranked #7 for PAVLOV23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PAVLOV23.
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
MULLET MADJACK
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Ranked #8 for PAVLOV23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PAVLOV23.
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
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ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with PAVLOV23.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with PAVLOV23.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with PAVLOV23.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with PAVLOV23.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with PAVLOV23.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with PAVLOV23.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with PAVLOV23.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about PAVLOV23
- What games are most similar to PAVLOV23?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PAVLOV23 are HEADCUTTER, BULLETARIUM, Sanguine Shock.
- Who developed PAVLOV23?
- PAVLOV23 was developed by poligon13studio.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on PAVLOV23.
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