Games like Purgation
If Purgation is your kind of game, the closest matches are Diary of Defender, Locked In VR and Wraith — 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 Purgation: You awake gradually. You are in a dark cell. You are drifting in and out of consciousness between bouts of violent hallucinations. You are physically weak and have no memory of who you are or why you are here. You are alone and you are scared, very scared. The voices in your head tell you that you should be.
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Diary of Defender
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Top pick for Purgation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Purgation.
Into the game, you will become a defender, return to the age of war, defense the enemy wave of attack.
Locked In VR
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Second-strongest match for Purgation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Violent with Purgation.
Locked In VR is an escape room type experience. The player must use his wits and senses to find his way out of the basement and uncover the terrible truth about his imprisonment.
Wraith
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Third-strongest match for Purgation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Violent and Gore with Purgation.
Wraith is an action-packed horror survival game that lets you fight off the Wraith in various environments with several weapons, tools, add-ons and more.
Insanity VR: Last Score
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Ranked #4 for Purgation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Violent with Purgation.
Insanity VR combines an immersive and intuitive locomotion system in VR, a compelling horror story and escape the room like puzzles with stealth mechanics. As the new intern at a futuristic institute for mental illnesses you get transported into the mind of a patient to reconstruct his memories.
Final Rest
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Ranked #5 for Purgation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Violent with Purgation.
This is a 4 minute non-interactive experience, that allows you to face your fears & prank other people using props. In this nightmarish-dream you’ll discover the story of the butcher, who used to roam the halls of the asylum, now turned hospital. Check full description & video for more details.
The Gleam: VR Escape the Room
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Ranked #6 for Purgation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Purgation.
The Gleam is an escape the room game for the HTC Vive. Solve puzzles, decipher code, and unravel the mysteries of the "gleam" in order to escape from this claustrophobic hell.
Mental Asylum VR
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Ranked #7 for Purgation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Violent with Purgation.
Immersive horror experience. Try to get out of it alive.
Gates Of Nowhere
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Ranked #8 for Purgation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Violent and Gore with Purgation.
Gates Of Nowhere is a Fantasy/Horror adventure for Vive & Oculus.You play as Lother, a Seeker, who is looking for the lost knowledge of the Alchemists. You'll be projected in a huge fantasy dungeon filled with dangerous creatures. You must find the way out revealing at the end the mystery behind your journey.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Arttu Tuovinen, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Lathe Safety Simulator
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Another title from Arttu Tuovinen, the studio behind Purgation. Shares Indie with Purgation.
Play Lathe Safety Simulator and learn how to operate an industrial lathe. Follow the tutorials, identify all the major lathe parts and turn a work piece.
Circuit Warz
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Another title from Arttu Tuovinen, the studio behind Purgation. Shares Indie with Purgation.
The hardest electronics game you will ever play, only good engineers need apply. Test your understanding of electronic circuits to save the planet in a desperate race against time. The laser protection system has been sabotaged…You have minutes to fix the circuits, repair the generator by solving the circuits correctly, fire the laser...
Electronics Circuits Simulator
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Another title from Arttu Tuovinen, the studio behind Purgation. Shares Indie with Purgation.
Learn electronic circuits in a new and exciting way and increase your understanding of basic electronic circuits. Seven complete levels to assess your knowledge of basic electronic circuits including Series Parallel Resistor circuits, Resistor Capacitor (RC) filters, Graetz Bridges, Wheatstone bridges, Weighted summing amplifiers,...
Frequently asked about Purgation
- Does Purgation work on Steam Deck?
- Purgation is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Is Purgation free to play?
- Yes — Purgation is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Purgation?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Purgation are Diary of Defender, Locked In VR, Wraith.
- Who developed Purgation?
- Purgation was developed by Arttu Tuovinen, Paul Georgeon, Corentin Jezequel and published by Michael Callaghan.
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