Rank 01Why this
Shares grid based movement with Vaporum.
- $3.59 (Price checked Oct 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Games like Vaporum
- 24 games
- Updated Oct 4, 2026
Players who liked Vaporum also play
The closest matches to Vaporum: Vaporum: Lockdown, Legend of Grimrock, Operencia: The Stolen Sun, The Quest, and Paper Sorcerer. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares grid based movement and puzzle solving with Vaporum.
- $2.99 (Price checked Oct 4)
- 2012
Rank 03Why this
Shares puzzle solving with Vaporum.
- $8.99 (Price checked Oct 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
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The Quest
Why this: Also CRPG and Grid-Based Movement, like Vaporum.
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Paper Sorcerer
Why this: Also CRPG and Dungeon Crawler, like Vaporum.
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The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition
Why this: Also Grid-Based Movement and Dungeon Crawler, like Vaporum.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Vaporum
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Also Grid-Based Movement and Dungeon Crawler, like Vaporum.
- 84% of 388 reviews
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Also Steampunk and Dungeon Crawler, like Vaporum.
- 67% of 798 reviews
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
- Price: $3.99−80%checked Oct 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 84% of 580 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- Metacritic 75
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Secrets are hidden in subtle environmental details
- Skill circuit system allows varied builds
- Steampunk atmosphere feels distinct from typical dungeon crawlers
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Mysterious
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Vaporum
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
The Talos Principle
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Vaporum.
Legend of Grimrock 2
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Vaporum.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Vaporum at current Steam store prices.
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II
Why this: Also Steampunk and Dungeon Crawler, like Vaporum.
Wizardry 8
Why this: Also CRPG and Dungeon Crawler, like Vaporum.
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Death's Door
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Vaporum.
Arx Fatalis
Why this: Also Dungeon Crawler and Dark Fantasy, like Vaporum.
FIGHT KNIGHT
Why this: Shares grid based movement with Vaporum.
Thyria
Why this: Also Tactical RPG and Dungeon Crawler, like Vaporum.
Hammerwatch
Why this: Shares secret hunting with Vaporum.
Eclipse
Why this: Also CRPG and Tactical RPG, like Vaporum.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Vaporum, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Vampire's Fall 2
Why this: Also CRPG and Tactical RPG, like Vaporum.
Moonring
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Vaporum.
Halls of Torment: Prelude
Why this: Also Dungeon Crawler and Dark Fantasy, like Vaporum.
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
Why this: Also Dungeon Crawler and Action RPG, like Vaporum.
About Vaporum
The closest matches to Vaporum: Vaporum: Lockdown, Legend of Grimrock, Operencia: The Stolen Sun, The Quest, and Paper Sorcerer. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Vaporum is your kind of game, the closest matches are Vaporum: Lockdown, Legend of Grimrock and Operencia: The Stolen Sun — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and mysterious, and single out its elemental skill specialization and grid based movement. 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.
About Vaporum: Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is.
Is Vaporum worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 84% of 580 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 80% off, now $3.99 (checked Oct 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 16 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Secrets are hidden in subtle environmental details
- Skill circuit system allows varied builds
- Steampunk atmosphere feels distinct from typical dungeon crawlers
- Story twists from hopeful to creeping corruption
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“A Stupidly, Overly-Difficult game, for no other reason than for the sake of being difficult. There are ambushes in a LOT of rooms, and it just stops being fun after a level or two, and becomes frustrating. I feel that whoever designed the…”
“Inferior clone of Legends of Grimrock. Much inferior. One of my favorite part of Legends of Grimrock were solving riddles and finding secrets. No riddles, secrets are just tiny barely visible buttons. No, it is not how it should be done…”
People who play it also play: Vaporum: Lockdown, Legend of Grimrock, Operencia: The Stolen Sun
Frequently asked about Vaporum
Can I run it?
Does Vaporum run on Steam Deck?
Vaporum is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Vaporum cost?
Vaporum is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Vaporum?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vaporum are Vaporum: Lockdown, Legend of Grimrock, Operencia: The Stolen Sun.
Who developed Vaporum?
Vaporum was developed by Fatbot Games, s. r. o..