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We filtered the 45 games similar to Vladik Brutal down to the 37 that fit the “Melee” category. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Vladik Brutal.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG
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CasualNarrativeSolo
Year 2024Dev Narko Games
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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Vladik Brutal is Deus Ex: Mankind Divided — scoring 68/100 on our similarity scale. Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Vladik Brutal

37 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
RPGAction RPGFirst-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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Fallout 3
RPGAction RPGFirst-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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals54Tone45Setting0
Fallout: New Vegas
RPGAction RPGFirst-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.

Genre100Game mode100Combat83Visuals54Tone48Setting0
Fallout 4
RPGAction RPGFirst-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.

Genre100Game mode100Combat80Visuals54Tone47Setting0
Dying Light
RPGAction RPGFirst-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.

Genre100Combat79Visuals67Setting60Tone32Game mode16
Chernobylite
RPGAction RPGFirst-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.

Genre100Combat100Visuals68Tone43Setting42Game mode35
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals85Combat84Tone56Setting0
Arx Fatalis
RPGAction RPGFirst-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.

Genre100Game mode100Combat81Progression74Visuals67Setting52
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeLootFirst Person
Steam👍 84%· 181KRAWG👍 80%· 1.5KMC71IGDB74· 11OC72· 135
Year 2018Dev Deep Silver · Warhorse StudiosPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, setting medieval and historical setting, while skipping shooter

You're Henry, the son of a blacksmith. Thrust into a raging civil war, you watch helplessly as invaders storm your village and slaughter your friends and family. Narrowly escaping the brutal attack, you grab your sword to fight back.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals67Progression51Tone47
Prototype
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeHorrorLoot
Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8
Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Vladik Brutal: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

New York, Manhattan Peninsula (very detailed), our days. The townspeople are struck by a mutation that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters. The protagonist of the game is a seemingly unremarkable young man named Alex Mercer.

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

It predates Vladik Brutal by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Combat100Game mode100Genre75Setting61Progression50Tone27
UOS Prototype
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeHorrorLoot
Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8
Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Vladik Brutal: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

New York, Manhattan Peninsula (very detailed), our days. The townspeople are struck by a mutation that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters. The protagonist of the game is a seemingly unremarkable young man named Alex Mercer.

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

It predates Vladik Brutal by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Combat100Game mode100Genre75Setting61Progression50Tone27
The Ship: Murder Party
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 6.0KRAWG👍 41%· 179MC76IGDB80· 2
Year 2006Dev Outerlight · Blazing GriffinPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping action RPG combat

The Ship: Murder Party is a first-person shooter video game made with Valve Corporation Source engine. The first playable concept of The Ship was released as a modification for well-known and famous video game Half-Life 2. The year is 1920.

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

It predates Vladik Brutal by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals67Game mode49Tone41
#13Murdered: Soul Suspect
Murdered: Soul Suspect
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 86%· 17KRAWG👍 58%· 992MC59IGDB61· 14OC61· 76
Year 2014Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Vladik Brutal: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

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

The hero is a policeman, talented and devoted to duty. But there is a clarification - this is a dead policeman, killed because of his work, but he did not leave the world, he turned into a ghost and did not lose his passion for investigations. A hero can do many things in our world, but not all.

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

It predates Vladik Brutal by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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Vampyr
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 77%· 24KIGDB68· 17OC72· 172
Year 2018Dev Dontnod Eleven · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Vladik Brutal, expect deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping shooter

An RPG built on a real dilemma: every citizen you drain gives large experience but permanently degrades their district, and the game is genuinely playable without killing anyone. The London setting and dialogue are strong. Combat is stiff and repetitive, and pacifist runs leave you badly underlevelled for bosses the game does not scale down.

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

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

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Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthLootOpen World
Steam👍 54%· 3.2KIGDB69· 6
Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Milan · Ubisoft Entertainment

✓ Shared with Vladik Brutal: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping shooter

Originally a handheld game, following Aveline through colonial Louisiana with a persona system that swaps her between three social identities to change who reacts to her. New Orleans and the premise are the interesting parts. It is short and visibly scaled down beside the console entries, the persona mechanic is more inconvenient than tactical, and the story thins out badly in its second half.

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

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

It predates Vladik Brutal by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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