# Games like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior

> The closest matches to Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior: Viscera Cleanup Detail, Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage, Shadow Warrior, Blood and Bacon, and Paint the Town Red. 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. [Viscera Cleanup Detail](https://imho.run/games/246900/viscera-cleanup-detail) — Also Blood and Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 10,294 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/246900/)
2. [Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage](https://imho.run/games/265210/viscera-cleanup-detail-santa-s-rampage) — A frequent pick in Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,474 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265210/)
3. [Shadow Warrior](https://imho.run/games/233130/shadow-warrior) — Also Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 8,059 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233130/)
4. [Blood and Bacon](https://imho.run/games/434570/blood-and-bacon) — A frequent pick in Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior players' libraries, and another Action. 13,126 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/434570/)
5. [Paint the Town Red](https://imho.run/games/337320/paint-the-town-red) — Also Blood and Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 13,399 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/)
6. [Bloody Good Time](https://imho.run/games/2450/bloody-good-time) — Also Blood and Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 528 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2450/)
7. [Metal Dead](https://imho.run/games/302690/metal-dead) — Shares inventory management with Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 291 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/302690/)
8. [Loadout](https://imho.run/games/208090/loadout) — Also Blood and Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 799 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208090/)
9. [Blue Estate The Game](https://imho.run/games/305380/blue-estate-the-game) — Also Short, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 741 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305380/)
10. [POSTAL 2](https://imho.run/games/223470/postal-2) — Also Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 42,176 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223470/)
11. [Back 4 Blood](https://imho.run/games/924970/back-4-blood) — Also Blood and Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 25,164 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924970/)
12. [Guns, Gore & Cannoli](https://imho.run/games/322210/guns-gore-cannoli) — Also Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 1,020 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322210/)
13. [Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition](https://imho.run/games/501590/bulletstorm-full-clip-edition) — Also Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 3,474 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501590/)
14. [Trepang2](https://imho.run/games/1164940/trepang2) — Also Blood and Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 11,287 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/)
15. [High Hell](https://imho.run/games/673000/high-hell) — Also Short and Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 807 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/673000/)
16. [The Darkness II](https://imho.run/games/67370/the-darkness-ii) — Also Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 3,614 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/67370/)
17. [Anger Foot](https://imho.run/games/1978590/anger-foot) — Also Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 2,052 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1978590/)
18. [Terror of Hemasaurus](https://imho.run/games/1016180/terror-of-hemasaurus) — Also Blood, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 574 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016180/)
19. [They Killed Your Cat](https://imho.run/games/3489420/they-killed-your-cat) — Also Blood and Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 386 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3489420/)
20. [Rogue Warrior](https://imho.run/games/22310/rogue-warrior) — Also Short and Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 891 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22310/)
21. [RAID: World War II](https://imho.run/games/414740/raid-world-war-ii) — A frequent pick in Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,548 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/414740/)
22. [Dead Island 2](https://imho.run/games/934700/dead-island-2) — Also Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 9,145 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/934700/)
23. [Dying Light](https://imho.run/games/239140/dying-light) — Also Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 96,634 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/)
24. [Nidhogg 2](https://imho.run/games/535520/nidhogg-2) — Also Gore, like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior. 657 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/535520/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior

Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior is a 2013 indie simulation from RuneStorm and Devolver Digital that tasks players with cleaning up the aftermath of a samurai massacre. Players manage inventory systems while tracking and disposing of gore, body parts that move realistically, and biohazardous waste through incineration. Online co-op allows for coordinated cleanup sessions, with players describing the resulting chaos as both challenging and comedic. The samurai setting provides a dark backdrop for the unusual workflow of methodical sanitization. Players describe the experience as oddly relaxing during solo play, with the mundane act of cleaning becoming unexpectedly central to gameplay. Reviewers highlight the contrast between the violent source material and the quiet, methodical work of restoration. The game runs at Playable status on Steam Deck, offering a short, sit-down session experience with a chill difficulty curve.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 255520
- **Developer:** RuneStorm
- **Publisher:** Devolver Digital
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Oct 11, 2013
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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