- #1 Google Spotlight Stories: Pearl
98% matchVery Positive96% of 379 reviews2017
Dev: Google Inc.
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Pearl VR follows a girl and her dad as they crisscross the country chasing their dreams. It’s a story about the gifts we hand down and their power to carry love. And finding grace in the unlikeliest of places. EMMY AWARD in INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING. OSCAR NOMINEE BEST ANIMATED SHORT.
Why similar: VR 58.4%, Adventure 41.6%
- #2 The Art Theft by Jay Doherty
98% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Google
Windows
The Art Theft by Jay Doherty is an interactive VR narrative that injects 3D drawings created by the user into the unfolding narrative of a reimagined “Mad Libs” experience. Go down a rabbit hole with Butch the Bear, Wesley the Wolf, and Mr. Maple the Goat, who make you feel like you’re on a classic heist.
Why similar: VR 52.8%, Adventure 47.2%
- #3 Google Spotlight Stories: Back to the Moon
98% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Google Inc.
Windows
A charming illusionist, an adventurous queen of hearts and an evil green man journey through early cinema, film magic and love. Back to the Moon VR is an animated, interactive short celebrating the artistry of French film director and magician Georges Méliès.
Why similar: VR 53.9%, Adventure 46.1%
- #4 Google Spotlight Stories: Piggy
98% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Google Inc.
Windows
A jogging pig meets a delicious cake. Will he give in to temptation? Not while you’re watching! Google Spotlight Stories presents Piggy VR, a new level of interaction between character and audience. Directed by Jan Pinkava & Mark Oftedal. Produced with Evil Eye Pictures.
Why similar: VR 59.1%, Adventure 40.9%
- #5 Octopus Bar
98% matchVery Positive90% of 139 reviews2017
Dev: Thomas MeduriPub: VRNOVO
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Enter this hidden izakaya bar hidden deep in the magical forest, where the octopus serves you, fish float into the sky, and a frog enjoys your company while smoking his pipe. In this world the impossible is now possible and you are invited to discover the games and enjoy this whimsical scenery.
Why similar: VR 49.4%, Adventure 27.7%, Indie 22.8%
- #6 La Camila: A VR Story
98% matchVery Positive83% of 64 reviews2018
Dev: Jak WilmotPub: StudioDisrupt
Windows
When the storms of nature threaten her very existence, the viewer must help a young shepherd girl take on the responsibilities of her deceased papá.
Why similar: VR 40.5%, Adventure 34.7%, Indie 24.8%
- #7 Google Spotlight Stories: Son of Jaguar
98% matchVery Positive85% of 113 reviews2017
Dev: Google Inc.
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Emmy Award-winning platform, Google Spotlight Stories, presents Son of Jaguar VR. In the most important match of his life, the once mighty masked luchador, Son of Jaguar, faces his legacy, his family, and what it means to be a part of something bigger than himself. Directed by Jorge Gutierrez.
Why similar: VR 51.5%, Adventure 48.5%
- #8 Heart of the Emberstone: Coliseum
98% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Coliseum gives you a telekinetic playground to wield a mystical power, solve puzzles, and meet "The Beast,” in a slice of fantasy from the VR world of The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone.
Why similar: VR 50%, Adventure 28.5%, Indie 21.4%
- #9 Google Spotlight Stories: Special Delivery
98% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Google Inc.
Windows
Emmy award-winning platform, Google Spotlight Stories, presents a VR experience by Academy Award-winning studio, Aardman Animations. Follow the adventures of a humble caretaker, who is disturbed by a mysterious stranger on the roof. Who’s there??
Why similar: VR 56%, Adventure 44%
- #10 The Scent of Summer
98% matchPositive80% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: aimino
Windows
This is a short story of a boy and girl in elementary school 6th grade in Japan. You can experience to go back home from school with a girlfriend who goes the same cram school in the early summer evening. Special things don't happen but you can being with a girlfriend in a sentimental atmosphere of dusk.
Why similar: VR 58.7%, Adventure 41.3%
- #11 Google Spotlight Stories: Sonaria
98% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Google Inc.
Windows
Emmy award-winning platform, Google Spotlight Stories, presents Sonaria VR. Sonaria follows two ever-changing creatures as they flow from one life-form to another on a vivid journey of sound and light.
Why similar: VR 51.5%, Adventure 48.5%
- #12 Skinscape
98% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Ian Truelove
Windows
In this VR artwork, UK based artist Ian Truelove scales his paintings up to gargantuan proportions to show the beauty of the pixels they are made from.
Why similar: VR 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #13 Surge
98% matchVery Positive95% of 268 reviews2016
Dev: House of Secrets
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Surge is a short VR music video made by Arjan van Meerten and produced at House of Secrets.
Why similar: VR 64.5%, Indie 35.5%
- #14 Comets Wake
98% matchMostly Positive78% of 37 reviews2017
Dev: Rocket Tiger Studios
Windows
Come join the adventure of Comets Wake. Explore vast archipelagos of floating islands with infinite variety. Find waterfalls, lava lakes, towers, ruins, giant mushrooms, and more! Choose from a huge array of weapons from guns to swords, or even a mage staff.
Why similar: VR 54.9%, Adventure 25.7%, Indie 19.3%
- #15 The Same Crime
98% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: 福州沉浸者网络科技有限公司
Windows
The Same Crime is a VR secret room escape game(first part) developed by Fuzhou immersed Network Technology Co. Ltd. Play games in an abandoned mental hospital from the first person perspective, find props, unlock the organs, and find useful clues to unravel the mysteries.
Why similar: VR 37.2%, Adventure 36.6%, Indie 26.3%
- #16 Data Thief
98% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: OttercopterPub: Ottercopter Studios, LLC
Windows
Data Thief is a 3D VR puzzle game set in a technology-themed world where the player must solve a series of laser grid puzzles in order to steal priceless data. The more high priority the hard drive, the harder it is to bypass security measures!
Why similar: Indie 51.5%, VR 48.5%
- #17 The Cubicle.
98% matchVery Positive87% of 620 reviews2016
Dev: Roel van BeekPub: Pelican Party Studios
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 19%
The Cubicle is a short VR experience about your regular everyday job in an office, or is it?
Why similar: VR 49.5%, Horror 22.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 11.7%
- #18 The Bellows
98% matchVery Positive86% of 244 reviews2016
Dev: BOT Jungle Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The Bellows is a VR Horror experience designed to play like an interactive movie. Plunge yourself into a world of nightmares and fear, and discover just how frightening the past can really be.
Why similar: VR 47.9%, Adventure 29.4%, Horror 22.7%
- #19 IKAROS
98% matchMostly Positive77% of 44 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Mori
Windows
A virtual reality game project using "redirected walking technology" that can enhance immersive adventure experience.
Why similar: VR 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #20 Fragments
98% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: Pulsarium
Windows
Fragments is an asymetrical VR/desktop game where 2 players fight each other to save their planet. Win after an intense battle with your friends, take as many fragments as you can in a time trial or quietly explore the universe of the game to extend the experience without any pressure.
Why similar: Adventure 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #21 Irrational Exuberance: Prologue
98% matchVery Positive86% of 354 reviews2016
Dev: Buffalo Vision
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Awaken on an asteroid in deep space, underneath comets and giant stars. Designed for HTC Vive, Prologue introduces the critically-acclaimed world of Irrational Exuberance—a fever dream of interstellar interactions. Take the first step on a journey of risk, wonder and discovery.
Why similar: VR 43.2%, Adventure 33%, Indie 23.8%
- #22 Endless Night - Alpha
98% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: Yerawizard LLC
Windows
Endless Night is a room-scale VR experience that will get your heart pumping and your adrenaline roaring.
Why similar: VR 37.8%, Adventure 35.5%, Indie 26.7%
- #23 Abbot's Book Demo
98% matchVery Positive88% of 211 reviews2016
Dev: The Abbot's Book, LLCPub: Blackthorn Media, LLC
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
A trailer for the 8-episode narrative VR The Abbot's Book.
Why similar: VR 34.4%, Adventure 33.3%, Indie 16.2%, Horror 16.1%
- #24 Life of Lon: Chapter 1
98% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Block Interval
Windows
Life of Lon is a science fantasy adventure game starring you as Lon. Your journey will take you to the stars, beneath an alien ocean, and through time. A beautiful and curious creature named Yep will accompany you on your travels- aiding you in unlocking the mysteries of Paracosma.
Why similar: Adventure 52.5%, VR 47.5%
- #25 Colosse
98% matchVery Positive83% of 150 reviews2016
Dev: Colosse TeamPub: Fire Panda Ltd.
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
'COLOSSE' is a real-time virtual reality storytelling experience. A hunter crosses paths with a mysterious titan.
Why similar: VR 51.5%, Adventure 48.5%
- #26 Wake Up
98% matchVery Positive81% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Black Cell OG
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Experience a shattered and surreal dream filled with fascinating riddles, where your only guide is an elusive butterfly. Can you make the journey and wake up?
Why similar: VR 49.4%, Adventure 26.8%, Indie 23.8%
- #27 Reaping Rewards
98% matchMixed63% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: Limitless Ltd
Windows
Reaping Rewards is an interactive VR short narrative where you will make emotional choices using motion controllers to engage with the story (approximate duration 6-8 min).
Why similar: VR 51.5%, Adventure 48.5%
- #28 Sanctuary VR (Also contains non-VR version)
98% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2016
Dev: Newgrange GamePub: Newgrange Games
Windows
"Sanctuary VR" is a first-person puzzle solving and exploration game designed for Oculus Rift, it has a strong narrative that is fully voice acted. The game is a seated VR experience played with a controller.
Why similar: VR 38.2%, Adventure 36%, Indie 25.8%
- #29 Jonah's Path
98% matchMixed70% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: Ionut Lucian Achiricioaei
Windows
A short immersive Virtual Reality experience placed somewhere between Jupiter's moon Europa and Jonah the biblical story.
Why similar: VR 63.8%, Indie 36.2%
- #30 Fastigium
98% matchMixed58% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ifgames studio
Windows
Grab whatever you can find,kill whoever you can see. Clenching your weapon and light could help you survive in the waste subway station in Tokyo. Immerse your soul in the darkness,and good luck...…
Why similar: VR 34.5%, Adventure 26.6%, Horror 21.2%, Indie 17.7%
- #31 Deep Below
98% matchMixed62% of 29 reviews2016
Dev: Confused Studios
Windows
Experience the tireless journey of a lone survivor caught deep underground striving to reach the surface using a unique and mysterious gauntlet that allows the impossible at your fingertips.
Why similar: Adventure 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #32 ABE VR
98% matchMixed62% of 312 reviews2016
Dev: Hammerhead VR
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 27%
ABE VR is an intense experience that recreates the horrifying story about a misguided robot seeking the unconditional love of humans…at whatever cost.
Why similar: VR 46.1%, Adventure 32%, Horror 21.9%
- #33 Discovr™ Egypt: King Tut's Tomb
98% matchMixed62% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: Discovr Labs
Windows
Discovr Egypt takes you into the ancient tomb of King Tutankhamun using the HTC Vive, where you can not only learn about some of the rich history surrounding his legacy, but also uncover his treasures.
Why similar: VR 49.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.6%
- #34 Machine Learning: Episode I
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 107 reviews2016
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Machine Learning: Episode is a first person arcade puzzle game built for HTC Vive. You play as an A.I. robot created in DARPA laboratory in the near future. One of the scientists is here to test your physical, perception and cognitive skills. By using the power of room-scale VR and Vive controllers
Why similar: VR 41.2%, Adventure 33.6%, Indie 25.2%
- #35 Sisters
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Otherworld Interactive
Windows
Be careful where you look, because something doesn't want you here! Uncover the mysteries and solve the puzzles of the house, rescue your sister, and escape before it's too late.
Why similar: VR 30.8%, Adventure 27.5%, Indie 22.3%, Horror 19.5%
- #36 No Ordinary Elevator
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silver Machine Studios
Windows
How much could possibly go wrong when entering an elevator? Step in a see if you can find your way back out again.
Why similar: VR 38.9%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 26.2%
- #37 Thalassic
52% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Vyvex Games
Windows
Thalassic is a VR underwater horror survival game where you explore a planet a few thousand years after its evacuation. Explore the depths of this new world ocean with your capsule communicator George. Encounter different creatures as you go deeper and find what lurks down in the depths.
Why similar: VR 47.9%, Adventure 23.1%, Horror 22%, Indie 7%
- #38 Krieg
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2017
Dev: Evan DavisPub: Castle Steps LLC
Windows
Built from the ground up for VR, Krieg is a team-based fantasy multiplayer competitive game. Thrown into the middle of a war between The King's Army and The Ancients, only the strongest will survive. This war of epic mercenaries and guardians will decide the fate of the realm.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #39 Space Dream
55% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Davis3D
Windows
Space Dream is a Music Visualization Experience for Desktop and VR. It is a cosmic adventure filled with Stunning Beauty; combining elements of Music Visualization, Storytelling & Gameplay.
Why similar: VR 41.1%, Adventure 33.7%, Indie 25.3%
- #40 The Haunted House VR Movie Ep. 1 "Missing"
55% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AIXLAB
Windows
남형사는 아내를 잃고 고등학생 딸과 함께 지내고 있다. 어느날 딸의 갑작스런 실종. 딸의 친구를 통해 딸이 오컬트 마니아라는 것을 듣고 충격에 빠진다. 딸의 마지막 행적이 영덕에 있는 흉가였다는 것을 알게 된 남형사는 달빛조차 없는 어두운 산속 도로를 달려 영덕 흉가에 도착하는데...
Why similar: Adventure 41%, Indie 30.8%, VR 18.9%, Horror 9.4%
- #41 Float Gallery
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: Float Gallery
Windows
Float Gallery shows the work of artists working in the digital realm and supports aesthetic and cultural practice in virtual environments. By nature, we define ourselves as a global endeavor, resolving boarders and blending realities in the search of new forms of being, discourse and organization.
- #42 Layers of Fear VR
59% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 reviews2019
Dev: Incuvo S.A.Pub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?
Why similar: Adventure 42.4%, Indie 32.1%, VR 16.3%, Horror 9.2%
- #43 Kinese
63% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: Six Sided Square
Windows
A meditative VR experience about wonder, discovery and awe.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #44 VR Dungeon
52% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Relative Reality Studios
Windows
VR Dungeon is a cross-reality two player local co-op game, using the HTC Vive and a smartphone. Solve puzzles together to find treasure and escape the dungeon!
Why similar: VR 42.3%, Adventure 33%, Indie 24.8%
- #45 瞳:祈愿 VR / Pupil: Wandering VR
61% matchMixed67% of 127 reviews2019
Dev: Spoon Network
Windows
Pupil : Wandering is an Asian-style horror VR game. The game focuses on an immersive horror atmosphere. All key items and game hints can only be found using the "Moon Lantern", a main feature that brings to light an extraordinary and truly terrifying experience.
Why similar: VR 41.5%, Horror 28.6%, Adventure 17.8%, Indie 12.1%
- #46 Marius
63% matchMixed63% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: Granola Studios
Windows
This VR experience is good choice for all who want to see a great artificial cartoon-style environment in VR. The library beams you into new world where Marius, the librarian, lives between a really disorganized magic library. It’s the first demo of the newly founded VR Studio “Granola Studios”.
Why similar: VR 100%
- #47 DEUS EX MACHINA: Stage Zero
58% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: LOOKSTEN
Windows
Stage 0 is a puzzle-based VR room escape adventure game.
Why similar: Adventure 43%, Indie 32.3%, VR 24.7%
- #48 Profundum
60% matchMostly Positive71% of 28 reviews2019
Dev: Burning DaisiesPub: mindhelix.pl
Windows
Profundum is a virtual reality adventure game set in a steampunk world, in which you are challenged to solve puzzles and discover secrets lurking in a mysterious underground complex.
Why similar: VR 47.1%, Adventure 30.2%, Indie 22.7%
- #49 SCP-9735-Alpha: ΔRCH1TECT
52% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Deepwake Studios
Windows
Currently in rework.
Why similar: Adventure 46%, Indie 34.6%, Horror 19.4%
- #50 Board Games VR
58% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: artArmin
Windows
Play board games in virtual reality. Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, etc. Check out the game description and announcements for a continuously updated list of games and features.
Why similar: VR 79%, Indie 21%
- #51 BOT-NET
51% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Calvin Labs, Inc.
Windows
BOT-NET is a VR FPS that allows for HMDs and Mobile devices to play together! We solve the bottleneck of friends sitting around on the couch waiting for the latest "VR experience" to finish up. BOT-NET brings your friends off that couch and into the battle with you!
Why similar: VR 38.1%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 27.1%
- #52 The Tide
57% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Dexter Studios
Windows
One day, strange fish began to appear! A new disaster thriller about the struggle between human vs. fish.
Why similar: Adventure 30.4%, VR 29.8%, Indie 23.6%, Horror 16.2%
- #53 Spirit Realm
62% matchMixed63% of 35 reviews2017
Dev: Matthew ReedPub: Magic House Creative
Windows
Take a trip into another dimension in Spirit Realm! In this VR short, artist Matthew Reed brings his vision of spiritual worlds and astral planes to the immersive space of VR. No controllers necessary, experience by standing, sitting or laying down. Audio design by James Raymond.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #54 The Under Presents
54% matchVery Positive89% of 100 reviews2020
Dev: Tender Claws
Windows
From the creators of “Virtual Virtual Reality” - Welcome to the Under! A time and mind bending, multiplayer, theatrical adventure featuring a cast of colorful live and pre-recorded characters, time wizardry, magic to perform and stories to uncover.
Why similar: Adventure 42.6%, Indie 31.5%, VR 26%
- #55 ReFrame
57% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Frame
Windows
'ReFrame' is a VR puzzle/adventure game that you can see in different colors.
Why similar: Adventure 43.6%, Indie 32.7%, VR 23.7%
- #56 A Writer And His Daughter
61% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2017
Dev: Dimfrost Studio
Windows
VR story exploration game. A young girl discovers a magical fairy tale world and has to decide which world she wants to stay in. Part one of a trilogy.
Why similar: VR 37.8%, Adventure 35.5%, Indie 26.7%