Games like Vigil: The Longest Night
If Vigil: The Longest Night is your kind of game, the closest matches are GRIME, Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Afterimage — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and dark. 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 →Vigil: The Longest Night is a 2D Metroidvania from Glass Heart Games, released in 2020. As Leila of the Vigilant Order, players explore a vast interconnected map in a dark world that has lost its daylight, fighting with souls-like combat across four weapon types, each with its own skill tree, toward multiple endings. It carries a Metacritic score of 75, runs 86% positive of 1,329 Steam reviews, and is Verified on Steam Deck. Reviewers describe an atmospheric, mysterious experience and credit the cooldown-based spells that allow experimentation, the time-bending mechanics tied to the plot, and weapon skill trees that let players specialize. Priced at $21.99, it pairs dark fantasy exploration with a cryptic narrative across its sprawling map.
About Vigil: The Longest Night: Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Players who liked Vigil: The Longest Night also play
Steam players who put hours into Vigil: The Longest Night 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.
GRIME
WHY THIS
Top pick for Vigil: The Longest Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Second-strongest match for Vigil: The Longest Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Afterimage
WHY THIS
Shares weapon skill trees and an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Third-strongest match for Vigil: The Longest Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Ranked #4 for Vigil: The Longest Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Ranked #5 for Vigil: The Longest Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Ranked #6 for Vigil: The Longest Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Minoria
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Ranked #7 for Vigil: The Longest Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
Catmaze
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Ranked #8 for Vigil: The Longest Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Nav, the world of the dead.
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Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Reviewers of Vigil: The Longest Night cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Reviewers of Vigil: The Longest Night cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.
Nine Sols
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Vigil: The Longest Night cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Reviewers of Vigil: The Longest Night cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Reviewers of Vigil: The Longest Night cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Reviewers of Vigil: The Longest Night cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Reviewers of Vigil: The Longest Night cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Slay your way in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, an epic action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Battle monsters, master six unique Classes, craft hundreds of useful items, and explore the secrets of an expansive, interconnected world.
Moonscars
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Reviewers of Vigil: The Longest Night cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Vigil: The Longest Night at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~77% under Vigil: The Longest Night on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
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 ~55% under Vigil: The Longest Night on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Vigil: The Longest Night on Steam right now. Shares Action with Vigil: The Longest Night.
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 ~55% under Vigil: The Longest Night on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Vigil: The Longest Night on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Vigil: The Longest Night.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Vigil: The Longest Night.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Vigil: The Longest Night.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
GRIME
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Afterimage
WHY THIS
Shares weapon skill trees and an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Minoria
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
Catmaze
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vigil: The Longest Night.
Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Nav, the world of the dead.
Frequently asked about Vigil: The Longest Night
- Is Vigil: The Longest Night verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Vigil: The Longest Night is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Vigil: The Longest Night cost?
- Vigil: The Longest Night is listed on Steam at 21.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Vigil: The Longest Night?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vigil: The Longest Night are GRIME, Death's Gambit: Afterlife, Afterimage.
- Who developed Vigil: The Longest Night?
- Vigil: The Longest Night was developed by Glass Heart Games.
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