Games like Brutalism
If Brutalism is your kind of game, the closest matches are Magrunner: Dark Pulse, Magnetic: Cage Closed and MIMESIS — 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 Brutalism: A vertical modular warping maze that finds the player navigating portals and defeating a chanting, floating head with a sniper rifle.
Players who liked Brutalism also play
Steam players who put hours into Brutalism 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.
Magrunner: Dark Pulse
WHY THIS
Top pick for Brutalism fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.
Magnetic: Cage Closed
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Brutalism fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
Magnetic: Cage Closed is a first person puzzle game where the player manipulates magnetic forces to accomplish their goals. The mechanics are focused around a single tool: The Magnet Gun which allows you to create electromagnetic fields with either positive or negative charges.
MIMESIS
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Brutalism fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
4 Player co-op survival horror game. When the cursed rain falls, 'Mimesis' appear, perfectly imitating your teammates, bringing a new level of tension you've never experienced before.
Valley
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Brutalism fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things.
Apsulov: End of Gods
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Brutalism fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
In this future viking horror you awake in a sanctuary of steel and concrete, built to research and exploit the worlds of Yggdrasil, and to house an artifact, buried in the earth aeons ago.First person with a futuristic Norse mythology story. Horror adventure in the realms of Yggdrasil.
Prodeus
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Brutalism fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
SOMA
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Brutalism fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Backrooms: Escape Together
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Brutalism fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
A visually lifelike co-op horror for 1-6 people. Journey through 10 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Brutalism at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Brutalism on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Brutalism on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Brutalism.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Brutalism on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Brutalism.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Brutalism on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Brutalism.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Brutalism on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Brutalism.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Brutalism on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Brutalism.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Brutalism on Steam right now. Shares Action with Brutalism.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Brutalism on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Brutalism.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
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 and Casual with Brutalism.
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.
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 Brutalism.
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 Brutalism.
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 Brutalism.
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.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Brutalism.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Control, I'm Not Coming Back
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Brutalism.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
The Supper
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Brutalism.
The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.
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More from Stroboskop
Other recommendable Steam games by Stroboskop, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Dread X Collection 5
WHY THIS
Another title from Stroboskop, the studio behind Brutalism. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
A horror anthology in the Dread X Collection series. Featuring 12 new games from up-and-comers along with veterans, all wrapped up in an old, run down party venue that may be hiding more than it's letting on...
Sylvio
WHY THIS
Another title from Stroboskop, the studio behind Brutalism. Shares Indie and Adventure with Brutalism.
Sylvio is a psychological horror game set in a tranquil, disturbing atmosphere. Help ghost recorder Juliette Waters face an evil curse and a wicked family cult with her microphone and the voices of the dead.
Sylvio 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Stroboskop, the studio behind Brutalism. Shares Adventure with Brutalism.
All Juliette ever wanted was to go back home. With the help of her ghost recording equipment she makes her way through flooded landscapes, buried houses and abandoned apartments. This is calm psychological horror with emphasis on atmosphere.
Sylvio: Black Waters
WHY THIS
Another title from Stroboskop, the studio behind Brutalism. Shares Adventure with Brutalism.
Stranded on a desolate planet, decode the whispers of the dead to survive in an enthralling atmospheric exploration horror.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
MIMESIS
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
4 Player co-op survival horror game. When the cursed rain falls, 'Mimesis' appear, perfectly imitating your teammates, bringing a new level of tension you've never experienced before.
Apsulov: End of Gods
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
In this future viking horror you awake in a sanctuary of steel and concrete, built to research and exploit the worlds of Yggdrasil, and to house an artifact, buried in the earth aeons ago.First person with a futuristic Norse mythology story. Horror adventure in the realms of Yggdrasil.
SOMA
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Brutalism.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Frequently asked about Brutalism
- How much does Brutalism cost?
- Brutalism is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Brutalism?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Brutalism are Magrunner: Dark Pulse, Magnetic: Cage Closed, MIMESIS.
- Who developed Brutalism?
- Brutalism was developed by Stroboskop.
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 Brutalism.
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