# Games like Escape From Violet Institute

> The closest matches to Escape From Violet Institute: Fallback, Hunt: Showdown 1896, Lakeview Cabin Collection, Fury Unleashed, and Heavy Bullets. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Fallback](https://imho.run/games/864540/fallback) — Also Fighting and Perma Death, like Escape From Violet Institute. 114 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/864540/)
2. [Hunt: Showdown 1896](https://imho.run/games/594650/hunt-showdown-1896) — Also Perma Death and Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 93,211 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594650/)
3. [Lakeview Cabin Collection](https://imho.run/games/361990/lakeview-cabin-collection) — A frequent pick in Escape From Violet Institute players' libraries, and another Indie. 679 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361990/)
4. [Fury Unleashed](https://imho.run/games/465200/fury-unleashed) — Also Perma Death and Side Scroller, like Escape From Violet Institute. 601 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/465200/)
5. [Heavy Bullets](https://imho.run/games/297120/heavy-bullets) — Also Perma Death, like Escape From Violet Institute. 1,006 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297120/)
6. [GTFO](https://imho.run/games/493520/gtfo) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 25,271 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/)
7. [Alien: Isolation](https://imho.run/games/214490/alien-isolation) — A frequent pick in Escape From Violet Institute players' libraries, and another Action. 26,101 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214490/)
8. [Teleglitch: Die More Edition](https://imho.run/games/234390/teleglitch-die-more-edition) — Also Perma Death and Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 794 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/234390/)
9. [Eyes in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/1039360/eyes-in-the-dark) — Also Side Scroller, like Escape From Violet Institute. 52 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1039360/)
10. [ZOMBI](https://imho.run/games/339230/zombi) — Also Perma Death and Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 1,383 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339230/)
11. [Monstrum](https://imho.run/games/296710/monstrum) — Also Perma Death and Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 1,281 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/296710/)
12. [The Evil Within](https://imho.run/games/268050/the-evil-within) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 7,495 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268050/)
13. [Barotrauma](https://imho.run/games/602960/barotrauma) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 27,564 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/602960/)
14. [Condemned: Criminal Origins](https://imho.run/games/4720/condemned-criminal-origins) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 1,963 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4720/)
15. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
16. [Metro Exodus](https://imho.run/games/412020/metro-exodus) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 33,790 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/)
17. [Metel - Horror Escape](https://imho.run/games/1357870/metel-horror-escape) — Also Investigation and Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 214 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1357870/)
18. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
19. [It Steals](https://imho.run/games/1349060/it-steals) — Also Perma Death and Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 1,552 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1349060/)
20. [The Persistence](https://imho.run/games/1140100/the-persistence) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 63 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140100/)
21. [Don't Starve](https://imho.run/games/219740/don-t-starve) — Also Perma Death, like Escape From Violet Institute. 32,871 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/)
22. [Immortal Redneck](https://imho.run/games/595140/immortal-redneck) — Also Perma Death, like Escape From Violet Institute. 1,177 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/595140/)
23. [Five Nights at Freddy's 3](https://imho.run/games/354140/five-nights-at-freddy-s-3) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 6,449 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/354140/)
24. [Scrutinized](https://imho.run/games/1384770/scrutinized) — Also Perma Death and Survival Horror, like Escape From Violet Institute. 978 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1384770/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1265070&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1265070&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1265070
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1265070
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Escape From Violet Institute

2D sidescrolling 1st Person Survival Horror game

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1265070
- **Developer:** CJB Games
- **Publisher:** CJB Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 16, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1265070/escape-from-violet-institute)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1265070&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1265070/)
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