But now we are not talking about him, but about the shooter VLADiK BRUTAL, created by one and only developer Vladislav Meshcheryakov. This project can hardly be called original, but this does not cancel out its good quality. Those who tried this creation could not help but notice its similarity with other representatives of the world of video games. In this article, we will tell you about ten games similar to VLADiK BRUTAL.
Half-Life
Our list opens with the beloved Half-Life. From the first frames of the game VLADiK BRUTAL, a player familiar with the popular Valve series will see familiar frames with a “talking head” that talks about the state of affairs in the world, the events of which unfold in a fictitious country in Eastern Europe, just like in Half-Life 2.
In addition, the domestic project openly mentions a certain “Half Pife” right before a serious experiment, which, like in the original Half Life game from 1998, goes awry. And the first weapon in the player’s hands is a crowbar – one of the symbols of the game about Gordon Freeman. There is no need to talk about the opponents, who strongly resemble combines – everything is visible to the naked eye.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
The dark atmosphere of the game, especially its laboratories teeming with mutants, is all similar to what we can see in the STALKER series of games. If we add artifacts to this game, and replace the final location with the sarcophagus of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, then at the end we will get some semblance of the new part of “Stalker”.
DOOM
VLADiK BRUTAL is called “brutal” for a reason. Enemies attack you in crowds, and you try to destroy them in a bloodthirsty manner with a wide arsenal of weapons. Blood and stolen limbs. All according to the DOOM standard, one of the most popular series of meat shooters. The only thing missing is the signature finishing moves of the enemies.
Serious Sam
Let’s talk about another game that reminds us of VLADiK BRUTAL. The Serious Sam series was never known for its depth of plot, and the gameplay usually consisted of killing all the enemies and moving on. You had such weapons as shotguns, machine guns, rocket launchers and others at your disposal, which were used to fight an endless number of enemies.
You can draw a parallel between the characters VLADiK BRUTAL and Serious Sam if you pay attention to their names: “Brutal Vladik” and “Serious Sam”.
Metro
VLADiK BRUTAL may remind some players of the Metro series, which features the gritty world of the Moscow subway, creepy mutants, and warring factions. Moreover, both games are set in settings familiar to many Russians, even though VLADiK BRUTAL’s developer calls the world of its game “a fictional Eastern European country.”
Atomic Heart
We continue our list of games similar to VLADiK BRUTAL and move on to Atomic Heart. This project, called domestic, despite the relocation of the developer company to Cyprus, created a lot of noise last year after the release. The game combines Soviet attributes in futuristic scenery. The game from Mundfish, like the project of Vladislav Meshcheryakov, is a linear shooter, but much less meaty, since instead of mutants and people, the main opponents are robots.
Killing Floor
Hordes of mutated enemies, mountains of fired bullets and pools of blood – this is a short description that can be given to the games of the Killing Floor series. Despite the fact that the locations in Killing Floor are more intimate than in VLADiK BRUTAL, there is a clear connection between these games.
Left 4 Dead
Four survivors try to reach the evacuation point to escape the zombies that are trying to take a bite out of them. This cooperative shooter has a special place in the hearts of many players. And the release of VLADiK BRUTAL is another reason to remember this wonderful game from Valve.
Singularity
Let’s return to the fantastic landscapes of the Soviet Union, but this time they will be darker than in Atomic Heart. In the shooter Singularity, the protagonist faces the consequences of his choices. His goal is to defeat the scientist-dictator Nikolai Demichev, whom he resurrected by accident.
The opponents are ordinary soldiers and mutated people who were subjected to experiments on the island “Katorga-12”. This is where the plot of the game unfolds.
Wolfenstein (2014-2019 games)
A cult series of first-person shooters set in an alternate reality where Nazi Germany won World War II and established its own laws and order. In these games, the main characters – rebels – confront the fascists to prevent them from further dominating the world.