What is the best game similar to Vladik Brutal?

The closest game to Vladik Brutal is Atomic Heart, scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Vladik Brutal?

The three closest games to Vladik Brutal are: 1. Atomic Heart (77/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Fallout: New Vegas (66/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Fallout 3 (67/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Vladik Brutal's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 45 candidates across 18 dimensions.

Is Fallout: New Vegas similar to Vladik Brutal?

Yes — Fallout: New Vegas scores 66/100 similarity to Vladik Brutal. They share 10 attributes, including deep RPG systems and action RPG combat. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.

What RPG games are similar to Vladik Brutal?

The best RPG games similar to Vladik Brutal are Atomic Heart, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 3 and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Vladik Brutal attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter.

How is similarity to Vladik Brutal calculated?

We compare Vladik Brutal against every game in our catalog using 18 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Vladik Brutal experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Vladik Brutal is hard to replace: few games combine deep RPG systems, vibe casual and melee combat in quite the same way. We compared Vladik Brutal against over 6,700 titles across 18 gameplay attributes and found 45 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Atomic Heart, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 3 lead the list, with Atomic Heart reaching a 77/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Vladik Brutal special.

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Top games similar to Vladik Brutal

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Vladik Brutal. Each one has been evaluated across 18 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Atomic HeartClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 48KIGDB72· 4OC74· 141

Year 2023Dev Mundfish · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and setting scifi, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: progression and tone.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 257KRAWG👍 89%· 2.6KMC84IGDB82· 9

Year 2010Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

The writing is why it endures: factions with coherent positions, quests that resolve several ways, and an ending that actually reflects a decade of small choices. Reputation matters everywhere. Technically it is fragile — it shipped buggy and remains so, with crashes common enough on modern systems that most players install community patches first.

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: setting and progression.

It predates Vladik Brutal by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Fallout 3Closest on combat

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 22KIGDB89· 10

Year 2008Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, survival mechanics and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Its strength is atmosphere and discovery: the Capital Wasteland rewards wandering, and the metro tunnels connecting it create a genuine sense of a broken city. VATS makes combat readable. The main quest is thin and railroads hard at the end, and the green filter over everything flattens the visual variety across dozens of hours.

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: setting and progression.

It predates Vladik Brutal by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 76%· 42KIGDB83· 29OC81· 136

Year 2016Dev Eidos Montréal · Feral InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, shooter and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, setting cyberpunk and setting scifi, while skipping action RPG combat

Prague is one of the densest immersive-sim hubs ever built — apartments, vents and sewers layered so that almost every problem has four solutions. Augmentation choice matters. It ends abruptly, mid-arc, because the planned continuation never happened, and it shipped with a microtransaction store attached to a single-player game.

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: setting and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Vladik Brutal.

It predates Vladik Brutal by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 424KRAWG👍 70%· 3.4KMC84IGDB85· 21OC87· 159

Year 2015Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~38hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and third-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

The best shooting in the series by some distance, plus settlement building that becomes its own game if you let it. Power armour finally feels like a vehicle. The dialogue wheel is the loss — four options that collapse into the same outcome, and a voiced protagonist that narrows roleplaying compared with New Vegas.

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: setting and progression.

It predates Vladik Brutal by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 486KRAWG👍 84%· 1.4KMC74IGDB72· 17OC74· 117

Year 2015Dev Techland · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~22hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Dying Light is a first-person action horror game with the elements of survival. It is a first part of the Dying light series followed by Dying Light 2. The game is set in the open-world environment of fictional Harran city.

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: progression and game mode.

It predates Vladik Brutal by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeFirst Person3D

Steam👍 90%· 19KIGDB89· 12OC86· 226

Year 2024Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, combat tactical and historical setting, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: setting and progression.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 15KIGDB76· 3OC76· 104

Year 2021Dev The Farm 51 · All In! GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: progression and game mode.

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#9Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorLootFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 21KIGDB80· 8OC77· 45

Year 2015Dev FatsharkOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: game mode and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Vladik Brutal.

It predates Vladik Brutal by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10RoboCop: Rogue City

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeFirst PersonDark

Steam👍 87%· 34KIGDB74· 6OC73· 114

Year 2023Dev Teyon · NaconOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting cyberpunk and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: setting and tone.

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#11Arx Fatalis

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeHorrorLootFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 2.5KRAWG👍 79%· 171MC77IGDB78· 2

Year 2002Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and combat magic, while skipping action RPG combat

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. The game mixes intelligent story with immersive and actual medieval surroundings. Arx Fatalis allows the player to feel that all his actions have a direct consequence on those around him.

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: tone.

It predates Vladik Brutal by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 71%· 132KIGDB78· 5OC75· 80

Year 2022Dev FatsharkOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and co op, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: progression and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Vladik Brutal.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeLootFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 28KIGDB86· 15OC83· 215

Year 2019Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Private DivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: setting and progression.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeFirst PersonRanged

Steam👍 86%· 938KRAWG👍 83%· 3.0KMC73IGDB75· 21OC76· 226

Year 2020Dev CD Projekt Red · CD PROJEKT REDPlaytime ~29hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Cyberpunk 2077 is a science fiction game loosely based on the role-playing game Cyberpunk 2020. ###Setting The game is set in the year 2077 in a fictional futuristic metropolis Night City in California.

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: setting and progression.

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Steam GOG Epic

#15ULTRAKILL

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeFirst PersonRangedHardcore

Steam👍 97%· 228KRAWG👍 87%· 141

Year 2020Dev Arsi "Hakita" Patala · New Blood InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Linux

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and first-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Movement-first shooting where healing comes from standing close to what you are killing, so the loop pushes you into danger constantly. Style ranking rewards variety over efficiency. Its ceiling is very high and very demanding — the systems assume you will learn cancels and parries, and it is still in early access with the final chapters unfinished.

Where it drifts furthest from Vladik Brutal: tone and setting.

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RPG · Survival

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Vladik Brutal?: The closest game to Vladik Brutal is Atomic Heart, scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Vladik Brutal?: The three closest games to Vladik Brutal are: 1. Atomic Heart (77/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Fallout: New Vegas (66/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Fallout 3 (67/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Vladik Brutal's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 45 candidates across 18 dimensions.
Is Fallout: New Vegas similar to Vladik Brutal?: Yes — Fallout: New Vegas scores 66/100 similarity to Vladik Brutal. They share 10 attributes, including deep RPG systems and action RPG combat. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.
What RPG games are similar to Vladik Brutal?: The best RPG games similar to Vladik Brutal are Atomic Heart, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 3 and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Vladik Brutal attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter.
How is similarity to Vladik Brutal calculated?: We compare Vladik Brutal against every game in our catalog using 18 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Vladik Brutal experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.