Vaporum similar games & best alternatives

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Vaporum

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is.

What works

  • Engaging tactical combat
  • Atmospheric steampunk setting
  • Challenging puzzles and secrets
  • Meaningful character progression
  • Good story and voice acting

Things to keep in mind

  • Some puzzles and secrets can be frustrating
  • Combat can be punishing and grindy
  • Limited enemy variety
  • Dark visuals make secrets hard to find
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Fallback

  • F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

  • AI LIMIT

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

  • Project Morpheus: Prologue

  • Darksiders III

More intense

Games that feels like Vaporum but with a more intense feel

  • Tormented Souls 2

  • The Evil Within

  • Eternal Evil

  • Resident Evil

  • Silly Polly Beast

  • Tormented Souls

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Vaporum but with more leadership over others

  • The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition

  • StarCrawlers

  • Legend of Grimrock

  • Tower of Time

  • Dungeon Of Dragon Knight

  • Legend of Grimrock 2

Less expressive

Games that feels like Vaporum but with less self-expression and customization

  • The Story of Henry Bishop

  • ICEY

  • SCP: Fragmented Minds

  • Darkenstein 3D

  • Protocol

  • In Sound Mind

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Vaporum: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Status.

Last update: 03/08/2026