6 Platformer games like Vladik Brutal that you should try

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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.

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We filtered the 45 games similar to Vladik Brutal down to the 6 that fit the “Platformer” category. Prototype, UOS Prototype and ULTRAKILL top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Vladik Brutal.

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The best platformer games like Vladik Brutal

6 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.

#1PrototypeClosest on combat

iRank78

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-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

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-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

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

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

Combat100Game mode100Genre75Setting61Progression50Tone27

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Steam Xbox PS

#3ULTRAKILLClosest on genre

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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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals67Combat37Tone0Setting0

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Steam GOG

#4Indiana Jones and the Great CircleClosest overall match

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