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Games like DETSTVO

If DETSTVO is your kind of game, the closest matches are G.O.P.O.T.A 2, SCP Loop and Nightmare Within — 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 DETSTVO: Are YOU ready to plunge into your serene childhood with a full head?

2026ActionIndieAdventureSimulationCasualWindowsby VD Games, PropilGames
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Steam players who put hours into DETSTVO 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. G.O.P.O.T.A 2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for DETSTVO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DETSTVO.

    Don't you keep the kid's word?!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. SCP Loop

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for DETSTVO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with DETSTVO.

    You are a SCP Foundation employee. One day, you find yourself going through corridor, which suddenly starts to repeat itself. Explore SCP 970 and maybe you can escape...

    2027IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  3. Nightmare Within

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for DETSTVO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DETSTVO.

    Nightmare Within - Immerse yourself in the dark and unsettling atmosphere of psychological horror. Explore shifting locations, uncover fragments of memories, and reveal a story where reality fractures under the weight of guilt.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Paranormal Meatball Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    An unhinged paranormal simulation of a spicy Turkish meatball stuck on a ceiling! Survive a 16-day cryptic loop filled with ghosts, reality-bending physics, and a cosmic UFO escape plan. After this, you will never throw food at your ceiling again!

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  5. KharkivVision 2035

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for DETSTVO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DETSTVO.

    The line between the real Kharkiv of 2019 and the futuristic visions of 2035 is gradually blurring. Which of this is real life, and which is merely a sanctuary for a mind seeking salvation?

    AdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Project: Another Use — Graftage

    WHY THIS

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

    GRAFTAGE is a solarpunk hacking game where a bug has turned an office building into a cage. As you hack the corrupted machines through puzzles within their allotted runtimes, you bring the trapped denizens of the office building one step closer to freedom with each win you make against the virus.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Fear Night Tales - Brothers Kebab Saloon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for DETSTVO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DETSTVO.

    You are the person who looks after the kebab shop because your brother is sick. You learn how to make kebabs and get to know the customers. But there seems to be something strange here...

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.10 USDSteam ↗
  8. 3 Switch Problem

    WHY THIS

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

    A casual, 3D, observation and puzzle game. Flip switches and observe results to answer which switch is controlling an apparatus as you work your way through the nine challenges of the 3-Switch Problem Puzzle Park. Talk to other kids and play outdoor activities along the way.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗

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 and Casual with DETSTVO.

    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 Action and Adventure with DETSTVO.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from VD Games

Other recommendable Steam games by VD Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. G.O.P.O.T.A

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VD Games, the studio behind DETSTVO. Shares Action and Indie with DETSTVO.

    And you're a chubby guy?

    2023ActionSportsStrategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Russian Village Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VD Games, the studio behind DETSTVO. Shares Action and Indie with DETSTVO.

    This is a simulator of life in the Russian countryside, where the player will be engaged in the garden, picking mushrooms and berries, collect firewood, hunting and fishing, brew moonshine and much, much more.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. G.O.P.O.T.A 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VD Games, the studio behind DETSTVO. Shares Action and Indie with DETSTVO.

    Don't you keep the kid's word?!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. IKO 39

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VD Games, the studio behind DETSTVO. Shares Action and Indie with DETSTVO.

    Find out what happened at the station, which had lost contact with the Earth. EMI – the artificial intelligence of the station – will help you to solve the mystery. But be careful. You are not alone on the planet...

    2022ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. DarkHouse

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VD Games, the studio behind DETSTVO. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETSTVO.

    This is not a typical corridor horror, but a game in a semi-open world with horror elements. You will have to perform a reverse ritual in a psychiatric clinic in order to banish the creepy Doctor back to Hell! Especially in the Nightmare mode, a real hardcore awaits you!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Unnatural: Benighted

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VD Games, the studio behind DETSTVO. Shares Action and Indie with DETSTVO.

    Two friends investigate the disappearance of people and encounter unexplained phenomena.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Doge Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VD Games, the studio behind DETSTVO. Shares Action and Indie with DETSTVO.

    Doge wants to destroy! Doge wants this whole damn city to be destroyed! Smash the shops, cafes and even the damn palm trees! In our game you play as Doge, and you have to destroy, smash and break!

    2030ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Reclusive

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VD Games, the studio behind DETSTVO. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETSTVO.

    Robert Livingston sails to a remote northern island to spend the last days of his life there and encounters unexplained phenomena and creatures.

    2023IndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about DETSTVO

What games are most similar to DETSTVO?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DETSTVO are G.O.P.O.T.A 2, SCP Loop, Nightmare Within.
Who developed DETSTVO?
DETSTVO was developed by VD Games, PropilGames and published by VD Games.

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 DETSTVO.

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