Intravenous similar games & best alternatives

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Intravenous

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2021

Should you play it?

Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

What works

  • Deep and challenging stealth mechanics
  • Versatile playstyles (stealth or loud)
  • Highly reactive and intelligent ai
  • Immersive sound design and music
  • Mod support and level editor

Things to keep in mind

  • Story is predictable and cringy
  • Some repetitive level design
  • Clunky door interactions and controls
  • Limited stealth gadget variety
  • Save system can be frustrating on higher difficulties

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Intravenous 2

  • ZERO Sievert

  • ZED ZONE

  • Night Raider

  • D'LIRIUM

  • Dungeon Warfare 3

More fantastical

Games that feels like Intravenous but with more imaginative fiction

  • Castle Of Alchemists

  • Suit for Hire

  • Lovecraft's Untold Stories

  • Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG

  • Hell is Others

  • Party Hard 2

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Intravenous. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

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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 Intravenous. These titles are not in What to play next.

Intravenous: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026