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We filtered the 45 games similar to Vladik Brutal down to the 9 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Atomic Heart, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Vladik Brutal.

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The best puzzle games like Vladik Brutal

9 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.

#1Atomic HeartClosest overall match

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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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#2Deus Ex: Mankind DividedClosest on combat

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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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#3Indiana Jones and the Great CircleClosest on visuals

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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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#4Murdered: Soul SuspectClosest on setting

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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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#5Wallace & Gromit’s Grand AdventuresClosest on tone

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeCasualNarrative3D

Steam👍 88%· 413IGDB68

Year 2009Dev TelltaleOn PC

✓ Like Vladik Brutal, it's known for deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual novel storytelling and visual third person, while skipping shooter

Enter the colorful world of West Wallaby Street in a series of four cracking adventures brought to you by Aardman Animations, the creators of the Wallace & Gromit animated films, and award-winning Telltale Games.

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

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

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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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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeLootFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 6.7KRAWG👍 75%· 298MC82IGDB75· 3

Year 2012Dev Almost Human GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, combat magic and ranged combat, while skipping action RPG combat

For all your misdeeds, you are sentenced to die at the top of Mount Grimrock. No one ever returned from this gruesome prison alive, but you can try and be the first to escape. On the inside, Mount Grimrock is full of dungeons that can allow the prisoners to slowly descend to the earth level.

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

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

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#8Legend of Grimrock 2

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloNarrativeLootFirst PersonMagic

Steam👍 91%· 4.0KIGDB88· 2

Year 2014Dev Almost Human Ltd.On Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping action RPG combat

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

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

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#9Might & Magic X - LegacyClosest on progression

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloLootFirst PersonMagicTactical

Steam👍 66%· 3.4KRAWG👍 44%· 62MC70IGDB70· 2

Year 2014Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with combat magic, combat tactical and fantasy world, while skipping action RPG combat

After a decade, a Might & Magic® RPG is back with both the unique core formula and a new set of improved and fine-tuned features. The best RPG of its class!

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

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

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

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