Vaporum: Lockdown similar games & best alternatives

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Vaporum: Lockdown

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Vaporum: Lockdown, a prequel to Vaporum, is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Follow the story of Ellie Teller, a scientist struggling to survive disastrous events that happened in the tower of Arx Vaporum.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding puzzles
  • Tactical real-time combat with pause
  • Immersive steampunk atmosphere
  • Open-level design with secrets
  • Meaningful character progression

Things to keep in mind

  • High puzzle density can be tedious
  • Some puzzles require trial and error
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Instant-death traps cause frustration
  • Limited character customization

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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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).
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  • 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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Vaporum: Lockdown. These titles are not in What to play next.

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

Last update: 26/08/2026