Games like GORN
If GORN is your kind of game, the closest matches are GORN 2, Blade and Sorcery and Fighting Clans — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its break things, fun controls and gore physics. 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 →GORN is a physics-based VR gladiator arena game developed by Free Lives and published by Devolver Digital, released in 2019 at $19.99. The game features melee combat where players wield an arsenal of weapons throughout arena battles, with physics systems governing both the weapons and destructible elements of the environment. Players describe the experience as a blend of the brutal and the whimsical, noting the satisfying gore physics when dismembering opponents and the fun controls that let them punch people hard and break things apart. Reviewers highlight the challenging difficulty and the chaotic, often hilarious combat encounters that unfold across medium-length content designed for short burst sessions. The game holds a 94% positive rating from 6388 Steam reviews, and is not currently supported on Steam Deck.
About GORN: GORN is a ludicrously violent VR gladiator simulator, made by Free Lives, the developers of Broforce and Genital Jousting.
Players who liked GORN also play
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GORN 2
WHY THIS
Shares melee combat and a brutal mood with GORN.
Top pick for GORN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with GORN.
Rejoice in the glory of battle in GORN 2, a massive sequel to Free Lives' brutal VR gladiator simulator.
Blade and Sorcery
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for GORN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.
Fighting Clans
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for GORN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
A true, FIRST VR Street Fight! You’re just a regular guy, doing your best to get by, but you made your choices and now you’re in debt to the mafia. The only way you are going to save yourself is to fight. Prepare to engage in combat with no limits, no rules. You fight to win, you win to survive.
Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting
WHY THIS
Shares physics based combat with GORN.
Ranked #4 for GORN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
Gladius is an immersive VR sword fighting game set in ancient Rome. As a gladiator, you will choose your weapons, train against different enemies, and finally fight for your freedom in an epic battle against the mightiest warriors and mythical creatures of the time. Win the crowd and you will win your freedom.
Tales Of Glory 4 : Ragnarok
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for GORN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with GORN.
Before Kvir rose, its tribes lived under Eastbornian rule. As shadows stir beneath the snow, you must unite the North and spark the dawn of a realm destined for glory. The storm is coming — and nothing will be the same.
Ninja Legends
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for GORN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
If he attains the virtue of the long sword, one man can beat ten men. You must attain this virtue in Ninja Legends and recover the stolen shadow scrolls. Enemies will utilize cooperative group attacks to swarm and surround you. Master all the weapons and tactics ... or perish.
Undead Citadel
WHY THIS
Shares physics based combat and a funny mood with GORN.
Ranked #7 for GORN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
UNDEAD CITADEL hurls you into a brutal, physics-driven VR adventure through a cursed citadel teeming with relentless undead. Slash, stab, shoot, or explode through hordes of enemies using swords, axes, bows, and more. Every hit feels real as you fight your way through fast-paced medieval battles.
Tales Of Glory
WHY THIS
Shares weapon physics and physics based combat with GORN.
Ranked #8 for GORN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with GORN.
Tales Of Glory is setting a new standard for medieval melee fights, bringing best of both worlds by combining large scale battles and full physics one vs many combat, everything packed into a 30+ hours sandbox campaign
Reviewers mention these as similar to GORN
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Blade and Sorcery
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GORN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GORN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with GORN.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Final Night
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GORN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
A nightmarish descent into your worst memories awaits. In "Final Night," you're forced to relive your darkest traumas - now twisted into monstrous, living horrors that hunt you relentlessly. Every shadow hides a piece of your broken past, eager to drag you into the abyss.
Arken Age
WHY THIS
Shares melee combat with GORN.
Reviewers of GORN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with GORN.
Arken Age is a VR action-adventure game set in the Bio-Chasm—a terraformed fantasy world created by the Grand Arborist. Engage in full physics combat using Arkenite infused swords & guns—and freely explore the densely filled environments under siege by Hyperion's neural corruption.
Undead Citadel
WHY THIS
Shares physics based combat and a funny mood with GORN.
Reviewers of GORN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
UNDEAD CITADEL hurls you into a brutal, physics-driven VR adventure through a cursed citadel teeming with relentless undead. Slash, stab, shoot, or explode through hordes of enemies using swords, axes, bows, and more. Every hit feels real as you fight your way through fast-paced medieval battles.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
WHY THIS
Shares melee combat with GORN.
Reviewers of GORN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.
Arizona Sunshine®
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GORN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
Hellsweeper VR
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GORN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
DARE TO DESCEND INTO HELL? Hellsweeper VR is an intense first-person action-combat VR experience. Traverse the underworld where every step brings a challenge or a chance. Gain mastery of your weapons and elemental magic, or fall to the unrelenting onslaught of hell's twisted souls.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below GORN at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under GORN on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GORN.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GORN on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GORN on Steam right now. Shares Action with GORN.
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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GORN on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GORN on Steam right now. Shares Action with GORN.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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. Shares Indie with GORN.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 GORN.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with GORN.
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
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with GORN.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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More from Free Lives
Other recommendable Steam games by Free Lives, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Broforce
WHY THIS
Shares destructible environment and a funny mood with GORN.
Another title from Free Lives, the studio behind GORN. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Genital Jousting
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with GORN.
Another title from Free Lives, the studio behind GORN. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
Genital Jousting tells the story of "John", a penis who needs to find a date for his high school reunion. Genital Jousting is also an online and local multiplayer party game about flaccid penises and wiggly anuses for up to eight players at once.
Terra Nil
WHY THIS
Another title from Free Lives, the studio behind GORN. Shares Indie with GORN.
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.
Stick It to the Stickman
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with GORN.
Another title from Free Lives, the studio behind GORN. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
Stick it to the Stickman is a physics-based brawler where you fight heaps of red stickmen to become the boss. Choose from hundreds of unique moves to construct the perfect combat machine and fight your way to the top of the corporate ladder.
Anger Foot
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with GORN.
Another title from Free Lives, the studio behind GORN. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with GORN.
Another title from Free Lives, the studio behind GORN. Shares Action and Indie with GORN.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Cricket Through the Ages
WHY THIS
Another title from Free Lives, the studio behind GORN. Shares Action with GORN.
Swing bats and throw balls through the intertwined histories of humankind and cricket in this one button, physics-driven game.
Frequently asked about GORN
- Does GORN work on Steam Deck?
- GORN is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does GORN cost?
- GORN is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to GORN?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside GORN are GORN 2, Blade and Sorcery, Fighting Clans.
- Who developed GORN?
- GORN was developed by Free Lives and published by Devolver Digital.
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