- #1 BORIS RUSSIAN BEAR
96% matchVery Positive86% of 431 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
You play as a Russian soldier who is trying to defend the border of his homeland from foreign invaders.
Why similar: Indie 54.3%, Casual 45.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title embraces the same over-the-top Russian stereotypes and chaotic action gameplay found in the seed game.
- #2 Hooligan Vasja
97% matchMixed62% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: Trident Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Hooligan Vasja that is a colorful and entertaining time killer.Your goal is to reach the roof, fighting with different opponents. There is a powerful boss just under the roof. Be careful, the obstacles are extremely dangerous but you can knock them down. The first level is easy but the following ones are progressively more difficult.
Why similar: Indie 65.3%, Casual 34.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same gritty, humorous, and indie-centric take on Russian street life and casual combat.
- #3 Putin VS Zombies
96% matchVery Positive88% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: IndieGameMamaDevPub: IndieGameMama
Windows
Zombies! The world was overtaken by the forces of Evil worse than ones from the ♂deep dark fantasies♂. But Putin is here to save the day and kisk some ♂***♂. Region by region, you must fight the ♂Slaves♂ of evil with Billy, Obama and your own army of defenders by your side. Primo Victoria!
Why similar: Indie 57.9%, Casual 42.1%
Why You'll Like It: This platformer features the same blend of political satire, meme culture, and simple action mechanics.
- #4 Russian Life Simulator
95% matchVery Positive89% of 8,217 reviews2019
Dev: GosDev ProductionPub: Abama Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The most realistic simulator of the life of a Russian person. Collect pension from birth, collect bottles to survive and become part of an exciting life-long story.
Why similar: Indie 64.3%, Casual 35.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar satirical look at daily life in Russia through a casual, meme-focused lens.
- #5 Gopnik Simulator
94% matchMixed41% of 99 reviews2018
Dev: Gamesforgames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
This is a clicker game in which you play for gopnik. Eat sunflower seeds, talk with friends, drink and increase your skill!
Why similar: Indie 61.4%, Casual 38.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific cultural meme aesthetic that defines the humor in Dead Ivan.
- #6 Russian Gangsta In HELL
94% matchMixed51% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 11%
You play as a gangster who got into Hell for your business, and you need to kill all demon devils demons, because there's nothing else to do in Hell
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same violent, low-budget action style and absurd premise as Dead Ivan.
- #7 V.L.A.D.i.K
93% matchMixed54% of 576 reviews2019
Dev: Narko Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Explore the open world, go through different tasks, ride a car, hire people to your gang. All this adventure takes place in the beautiful distant expanses of Russia. Play as an ordinary guy named Vlad.
Why similar: Indie 69.8%, Casual 30.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar gritty, indie-developed action experience that leans into Eastern European tropes.
- #8 Running Through Russia
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,465 reviews2017
Dev: Spell Helix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Running Through Russia - funny runner with a bunch of memes about Russia and russian people.
Why similar: Indie 60.6%, Casual 39.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same casual, indie-developed arcade feel centered around Russian themes.
- #9 BEARS, VODKA, BALALAIKA! 🐻
90% matchVery Positive90% of 2,004 reviews2019
Dev: Rabotiagi games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The year is 1941. You play as russian soldier in times of nazis occupation.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the same stereotypical imagery and casual, humorous gameplay as the seed game.
- #10 Just Hero
91% matchMixed50% of 358 reviews2016
Dev: Anatoliy LoginovskikhPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Just Hero - a classic platformer about a green man in a hat which, by the will of destiny, is meant to become a hero. This game has it all: an intricate storyline, betrayal, death, tragedy, and finally, revenge!
Why similar: Indie 77.5%, Casual 22.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar straightforward, indie platforming experience that focuses on simple hero-based action.
- #11 Russian World
91% matchVery Positive87% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Russia, an alternative reality Vasya is an ordinary welder at the plant, typical Monday morning, Vasya is going to go to work, but, unexpectedly, he discovers in his house a strange man ... You are waiting for an incredible and interesting adventure
Why similar: Indie 62.4%, Casual 37.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similar casual adventure experience rooted in Russian-themed storytelling.
- #12 Russia Roguelike
88% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: Ольга
Windows
Rougelike game about a peasant, relised TV lies to him. He decided to explain that Russia is better than TV tells about it. This game is about journey from faraway place to Moscow. Use your garden tools to clean your path from mutants.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: It blends the same Russian-themed aesthetic with simple roguelike mechanics for a casual audience.
- #13 KOLOBOK
89% matchMixed48% of 112 reviews2017
Dev: azimuth team
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Go through the epic path of Kolobok, prove to yourself and everyone that he is alive and can think.
Why similar: Indie 62.4%, Casual 37.6%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes classic Russian folklore in an indie, casual adventure format that feels tonally similar.
- #14 Valakas Story
86% matchVery Positive81% of 1,745 reviews2019
Dev: BRUTAL SOFTWARE
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore locations, fight with different enemies and bosses, communicate with residents, complete their tasks. Play as a village streamer from Russia named Valakas. All this adventure takes place in the beautiful far reaches of Russia.
Why similar: Casual 100%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the same low-budget, character-driven action and casual intensity.
- #15 RUSLICSTAN INVADES
84% matchVery Positive84% of 188 reviews2023
Dev: SLAM AWAY GAMES
Windows
Save Ukraine from the hordes of swamp savages! Enjoy physics-based combat and lowbrow dark comedy along the way!
Why similar: Casual 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses the same brand of dark, physics-based humor and parody common in this genre.
- #16 Russian Prisoner VS Nazi Zombies
89% matchMixed53% of 87 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
You are prisoner Artyomich, and you need to kill all the devils of the SS from Hell in order to save Russia from the apocalypse.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines the same B-movie action premise with a distinct indie aesthetic.
- #17 Russian Village Simulator
83% matchVery Positive86% of 1,003 reviews2023
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
This is a simulator of life in the Russian countryside, where the player will be engaged in the garden, picking mushrooms and berries, collect firewood, hunting and fishing, brew moonshine and much, much more.
Why similar: Indie 58.6%, Casual 41.4%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the rural Russian aesthetic through a casual, simulation-based gameplay loop.
- #18 Russian Village Simulator 2
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: VD Games
Windows
This is a simulation of life in the Russian village, where the player will have to deal with the vegetable garden, build a house and various buildings, collect mushrooms and berries, plant your garden, breed farming, hunting and fishing, make kvass, hook up with a village girl and much, much more.
Why similar: Casual 100%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a continuation of the rural Russian simulation theme with a focus on casual, accessible gameplay.
- #19 Ancient Russian Life Simulator
82% matchVery Positive93% of 476 reviews2023
Dev: GosDev Production
Windows · Mac · Linux
The most realistic simulator of the life of ancient Rus during the war with lizards! A historical saga about the greatness of our ancestors, bravely fighting the green plague that outnumbered them!
Why similar: Casual 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a humorous, clicker-based take on Russian history and stereotypes.
- #20 GLAD VALAKAS SIMULATOR
86% matchVery Positive94% of 435 reviews2018
Dev: Snkl Studio
Windows
GLAD VALAKAS SIMULATOR is a game about the most famous Russian streamer. You need to live 10 days in the image for the protagonist of the game.
Why similar: Indie 60.7%, Casual 39.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same internet-meme-based humor and casual gameplay style as the seed game.
- #21 Russian Race
87% matchMixed45% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 16%
You are playing for a usual rural Russian guy who decided to participate in the illegal races in the vastness of Russia, and you need to drive, collect vodka and avoid the police.
Why similar: Indie 62.5%, Casual 37.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the casual, indie-developed approach to Russian-themed entertainment.
- #22 ! Wild Russia !
85% matchMixed57% of 76 reviews2020
Dev: Andreev Worlds
Windows
«Wild Russia» is an open-world horror adventure game. Its action takes place in a striking provincial Russia, and any of your actions or inaction can lead to serious consequences.
Why similar: Casual 100%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar indie adventure experience that highlights the more chaotic aspects of Russian life.
- #23 Russian Subway Dogs
84% matchVery Positive97% of 270 reviews2018
Dev: Spooky Squid Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A fast-paced arcade game inspired by the real-life stray dogs of the Moscow metro. Compete in online leaderboards and progress through a challenging campaign while unlocking guest critters from your fave games! Juggle vodka, bark fire, cook bears, and more! Can you steal enough food to survive?
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: While more polished, it shares the same focus on Russian urban life and quirky, casual action.
- #24 Russian Train Trip
81% matchMixed55% of 134 reviews2021
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Traveling on passenger trains in Russia. First-person exploration.
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the atmospheric, casual, and slightly absurd nature of Russian-themed indie titles.
- #25 Yaga
78% matchVery Positive81% of 652 reviews2021
Dev: Breadcrumbs InteractivePub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play as Ivan, a one-handed blacksmith with incredibly bad luck, who must take on the impossible tasks given to him by the tzar. All the while the mysterious witch, Baba Yaga, watches over Ivan's fate.
- #26 Пацанский цитатник / Russian Test
80% matchMixed69% of 115 reviews2019
Dev: Easy gamePub: Game for people
Windows
Russian Test is simple test about some specific russian culture in some places
Why similar: Indie 61.4%, Casual 38.6%
- #27 Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive82% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Baba Yaga Games
Windows · Mac
Level up the magical assistant doll Vasilisa the Beautiful from the famous fairy tale, who fights evil spirits at night, so that later the path to Baba Yaga will be easier!
Why similar: Casual 84.3%, Indie 15.7%
- #28 Hooligan Vasja: Halloween
81% matchMostly Negative37% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: Trident Game Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
During the day he is a regular hooligan, but this night he has to save his house. He is strong and agile and his slingshot is his weapon of choice. He is Batma.., ehem, Vasja!
Why similar: Indie 61.4%, Casual 38.6%
- #29 Running Through Russia 2
78% matchMixed70% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: Spell Helix
Windows
Second part of legendary Running Through Russia, funny runner with stereotypes about Russia and russian people.
Why similar: Indie 62.4%, Casual 37.6%
- #30 Hooligan Vasja: Christmas
79% matchMixed42% of 73 reviews2017
Dev: Trident Game Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Our hero wears a Christmas hat and is armed with snowballs because only he can defeat the villains. Fight against evil and bring back the holiday to children, after all, hooligan Vasja has a good heart.
Why similar: Indie 61.4%, Casual 38.6%
- #31 RUSSIA BATTLEGROUNDS
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,463 reviews2018
Dev: Agafonoff
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
RUSSIA BATTLEGROUNDS - is a online Battle Royale shooter in which players fight for their homeland. Only your fierce anger and cruelty will help you survive in this bloodbath.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #32 DOZA 2 - NOVOGODNIY PEREDOZ
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: RedTower
Windows
Go to the MAGIC COUNTRY, where the kindest wizard PutinDor rules to help him to suppress the rebellion of the snowmen and defeat the evil dark wizard Ovalny Lord
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #33 BEAR, VODKA, STALINGRAD!🐻
74% matchVery Positive93% of 992 reviews2020
Dev: Rabotiagi games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
This time, Motherland sent you to fight vs Nazi forces in the ruins of the snowy Stalingrad. Kill enemies and conquer trophy weapons to get the maximum chance to survive.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #34 Bogatyr
77% matchMixed57% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: the Bratans
Windows
Bogatyr is a third-person action RPG set in a fantasy setting of Ancient Russia. The main character-a great warrior who returned from a ten-year war on the Southern Borders finds his native land in desolation. The hero will have to deal with what happened in the district, participate in the Civil War and defeat the Ancient evil.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #35 The Czar is Dead
69% matchVery Positive91% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Машина РадостьPub: Grable Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Czar is Dead is a visual novel in the setting of the Russian Empire. Help the last russian emperor save his soul, life and country.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #36 Madrobot X
76% matchVery Positive85% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: NetoXPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
MadRobot X is an old school shoot 'em up game. You control a robot trying to escape from the laboratory of a mad scientist, and to accomplish this, you'll need the help of GoboGobo, another robot who also wants to escape.
Why similar: Indie 73.3%, Casual 26.7%
- #37 RUSSIAPHOBIA
71% matchMixed69% of 7,396 reviews2020
Dev: European FlamewormsPub: Union Onion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Immerse yourself in the Russian Realities as Foreign Agents and help the Presidents Make Russia Great Again! Cooperative Multiplayer, World Government, Evil Russians and more! Russia is Waiting for You!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #38 Infinite Lives
64% matchMostly Positive75% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: MDickie
Windows
Explore infinite possibilities with INFINITE LIVES - where superhumans and subhumans fight for control of the ultimate shared universe! Bursting into the 3rd dimension brings new powers with unprecedented freedom, in a vicious cycle that never ends...
- #39 ANCIENT RUS VS LIZARDS
70% matchMixed60% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist Games
Windows
An action game about battles with hordes of aggressive humanoid lizards!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #40 Angry Putin
70% matchVery Positive91% of 205 reviews2022
Dev: Seito Games
Windows
Angry Putin is a third person simulation game. Putin is angry and he will relax by beating other people, dancing with music and drinking VOTKA VOTKA VOTKA!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #41 Superhero Simulator
62% matchMostly Positive77% of 759 reviews2025
Dev: mightyraccoon! Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Superhero Simulator is an open-world superhero game where you fight villains and save lives! But being a hero isn’t free! You’ll need to work, pay rent, and survive. Can you handle both sides of the superhero life?
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #42 Glory to Ukraine!
67% matchVery Positive85% of 158 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic Balls
Windows · Linux
On 24 February, Russia invaded Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Your task is kill the invaders. Use any available weapons: knive and axe, machine gun and grenades. Be careful, enemies are crafty and merciless. The fate of Ukraine depends on you.
- #43 Madness
75% matchMixed56% of 131 reviews2016
Dev: Indie Games StudioPub: Enoops
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You a hero, so have to explore a world full of dangers. overcome various difficulties, traps and demons.
Why similar: Indie 60.4%, Casual 39.6%
- #44 Slavistan
73% matchVery Positive85% of 878 reviews2016
Dev: Free Candy GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hello Comrades ! You think you got what it takes to be tru slav? Then we have game for you ! Prove to all your gopnik friends that you are the superior alpha slav your babushka always wanted you to be.
Why similar: Indie 92.3%, Casual 7.7%
- #45 Alchemyland
75% matchMixed41% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: azimuth team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
What happens if you mix the root of the mandrake with the bear's claw? And the foot of the stalk with the crown of the royal mushroom? What hides the Orc in the trunk and why does not the Elf want to see the guests? Alchemland is a magical country in which everything is possible.
Why similar: Indie 63.4%, Casual 36.6%
- #46 VLADiK BRUTAL
61% matchVery Positive90% of 9,983 reviews2024
Dev: BRUTAL SOFTWARE
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fight under the onslaught of mutated monsters, obsessed soldiers and even darker bosses. Just try to survive and find out what to do next in this life, simultaneously tearing your enemies to pieces.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #47 The Sperminator: Rescuing Tzar Vlad
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Tero Lunkka
Windows
Be a Hero Super soldier Sperminator, beat evil Trumpster and Save Iconic Tzar Vlad
- #48 Puzzle Galaxies
74% matchMixed59% of 176 reviews2016
Dev: Evermore Game StudiosPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Puzzle Galaxies is a groundbreaking puzzle video game similar to games like Bejeweled and Candy Crush. You must match jewels stored in a space station in a manner similar to Bejeweled, but there's a twist - there are enemies that will come by and try to take matching jewels on you!
Why similar: Indie 74.8%, Casual 25.2%
- #49 СИМУЛЯТОР ОДИНОЧЕСТВА В РУССКОЙ ДЕРЕВНЕ
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,157 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 22%
An old Russian hut, endless forests, and not a single person for hundreds of miles around.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #50 Assenizator
60% matchVery Positive93% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: alexkab
Windows
Become a sewage disposal worker and help Petrovich cope with all the difficulties of this difficult profession!
- #51 Energy Balance
73% matchMixed69% of 322 reviews2015
Dev: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Energy Balance is a number puzzle. You have to swap power units in such a way that their sums form correct chains both vertically and horizontally. The game is easy to learn, but very hard to master. So, are you ready to peep under the hood of an alien spaceship?
Why similar: Indie 81.8%, Casual 18.2%
- #52 Adventures On The Polluted Islands
72% matchMixed69% of 147 reviews2017
Dev: Uncle Frost TeamPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Adventures On The Polluted Islands – adventure game with elements of sandbox. You will play a small crab, armed with a boomerang. Help the survivors and go in search of salvation. Tasks, secrets, boss fights, easter eggs and much more are waiting for you!
Why similar: Indie 71.3%, Casual 28.7%
- #53 Hyposphere
72% matchMixed69% of 325 reviews2016
Dev: Atum SoftwarePub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Hyposphere is not simply a classic "marble" platformer, it may also be the most beautiful, thanks to the power of the Unreal Engine 4, as well as the most difficult.
Why similar: Indie 74.8%, Casual 25.2%
- #54 BLOCKADE War Stories
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 96 reviews2019
Dev: Novalink
Windows
New vision of the Great Patriotic War in the style of Blockade3D! New heroes, new adventures, dangerous tasks, crowds of enemies and a unique atmosphere - all this is Blockade War Stories!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #55 Vasilisa and Baba Yaga
60% matchVery Positive89% of 890 reviews2024
Dev: Baba Yaga Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An adventure game based on the Russian folktale "Vasilisa the Beautiful". A scary story about the journey to the mistress of the forbidden forest for magical powers.
Why similar: Indie 53.9%, Casual 46.1%
- #56 Russian Village Simulator on Mars
60% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Develop a village colony on Mars, using various resources and bringing the unique flavor of Russian culture to the distant space.
- #57 They're Alive!
62% matchMixed58% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Orion GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
You are a simple provincial engineer eager to change his worthless life. What could be a better place to start everything anew than Moscow where everyone can find some way to earn for a living? But things there are not as easy as you thought…
- #58 GEESE vs CTHULHU
68% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Anatoliy Loginovskikh
Windows
GEESE vs CTHULHU - a colorful and dynamic story about the magical Geese and the evil Cthulhu. Incredible heroes and unpredictable adventures await you! Play for the three-headed Super Drake! Fight against huge bosses while listening to drive music! Remember that the Geese are watching you...
Why similar: Indie 56.5%, Casual 43.5%
- #59 Russian Roads
69% matchMixed68% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
"Russian Roads" - this is amazing race on rough roads, on the dirt road and in the mud. Travel in different cars of the Russian car industry and try to come first!
Why similar: Indie 69.3%, Casual 30.7%