- #1 CubeWorks
97% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: TinMoon Studios
Windows
CubeWorks is a VR strategy & puzzle game with a custom interface to challenge your spatial problem solving abilities. Players must rely on a complete 360-degree manipulation of objects in a fully immersive 3D world to advance through the game and strive to reach their highest scores.
Why similar: Strategy 44.1%, VR 37%, Indie 18.9%
- #2 varBlocks
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Parallel Intersection Studio
Windows
varBlocks is an adventure VR game. You will go into a wooden world and find a wooden man, he was cursed by the blocks, and wait for the hero who can help him to break the curse. Hero, It's you? Help the wooden man to break through all the defenses, and take him into the bright world.
Why similar: Strategy 41.9%, VR 40.2%, Indie 17.9%
- #3 Armor Clash VR
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2016
Dev: Windforce
Windows
Armor Clash VR is an RTS game of modern warfare. In the virtual reality environment, you can build a base, command units above the sky. You will find it is also fun to play an RTS game in VR.
Why similar: Strategy 44.9%, VR 35.9%, Indie 19.2%
- #4 Airborne Empires
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stenkross Studios
Windows
Tabletop war gaming has come to life as a fully immersive VR experience! As the supreme leader of your own miniature army, you must use all your wits and cunning to outsmart your opponent on the battlefield.
Why similar: VR 46%, Strategy 38.4%, Indie 15.6%
- #5 Block Wave VR
95% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2016
Dev: RLTY CHK
Windows
Compete for the high score in this fast paced, addictive virtual reality block puzzler designed for the HTC Vive! Inspired by 1980’s Synthwave with an original score, Block Wave will keep you immersed for hours.
Why similar: VR 51.5%, Strategy 33.9%, Indie 14.5%
- #6 Tank Hero VR
94% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2016
Dev: ED
Windows
Come and enjoy the Tank VR journey!!!
Why similar: Strategy 44.1%, VR 37%, Indie 18.9%
- #7 Alchemist Defender VR
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Treeview Studio
Windows
A tower defense strategy game designed from ground up for Virtual Reality. In Alchemist Defender VR, you assemble your defenses from above and then engage in battle first hand.
Why similar: Strategy 55.6%, VR 44.4%
- #8 Ascension VR
93% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2016
Dev: Temple Gates Games
Windows
Now updated with the War of Shadows expansion and support for motion controls! Come try out the expansion with the devs, Tuesday nights at 8pm Pacific. Ascension VR is the first deckbuilding Virtual Reality experience.
Why similar: Strategy 41.3%, VR 41%, Indie 17.7%
- #9 Directionless
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: Zach Tsiakalis-Brown
Windows
Directionless is an experimental Virtual Reality horror game. It tries out a variety of ways of using Virtual Reality to unnerve and disorient the player, with carefully crafted audio working with an interactive environment to pull you into a nightmarish world where you can't trust anything.
Why similar: VR 64.1%, Indie 35.9%
- #10 Manastorm: Champions of G'nar
91% matchMixed66% of 70 reviews2017
Dev: DaGGaSoft
Windows
In the realm of G'nar you are a spell casting, minion summoning, magic card playing, bow wielding wizard. Equipped with your enchanted deck of cards, step into battle and fight to become the Champion of G'nar.
Why similar: VR 43.1%, Strategy 40.4%, Indie 16.5%
- #11 Skyworld: Kingdom Brawl
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 64 reviews2019
Dev: Vertigo Games
Windows
Obliterate friendships in the unforgiving VR battle arenas of Skyworld: Kingdom Brawl. From the creators of Arizona Sunshine, set in the universe of Skyworld, comes an action-packed real-time multiplayer game, exclusively for VR.
Why similar: Strategy 52.3%, VR 26.7%, Indie 20.9%
- #12 Hoop Route
90% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Neither One Games
Windows
A VR game where you use motion controllers to guide a hoop along wire pathways. Maneuver the hoop to the end of each course while avoiding obstacles along the way. Use steady hands and precise timing to avoid letting the hoop touch any surfaces.
Why similar: VR 64.1%, Indie 35.9%
- #13 Heavenly Duels
88% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Vast Reality
Windows
High on top of mountains is a heavenly arena where gods duel to become the most celebrated of all. Join the battle and command your troops to victory. As you gain fame in your battles more will join your army. Strategize strong unit combos and join in on the action with spells and weapons.
Why similar: VR 42.1%, Strategy 40.5%, Indie 17.4%
- #14 Astroderps
89% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2016
Dev: Chronos VR
Windows
Astroderps is a fun puzzle game that you can play for all ages. Your goal is to guide your Astroderps from one portal to the next while avoiding dangerous obstacles.
Why similar: Strategy 41.9%, VR 40.2%, Indie 17.9%
- #15 AirMech Command
87% matchMixed68% of 199 reviews2017
Dev: Carbon Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
AirMech Command is the definitive Action/RTS experience in VR. With all new tactical room-space controls AND ground-level flight controls, you can command troops and units from orbit, or grab the stick and pilot your AirMech directly. Lots of mechs, units, and unlockable vanity items--no microtrans!
Why similar: VR 47.9%, Strategy 36.9%, Indie 15.1%
- #16 The Woods: VR Escape the Room
86% matchMixed41% of 17 reviews2019
Windows
After a walk in the woods, you find yourself locked in a swaying cage above the forest floor, with no recollection of how you got there. Discover the mysteries this forest has to offer. Solve puzzles, decipher ancient texts, and uncover the mystical secrets hidden within these woods for many years.
Why similar: VR 46%, Strategy 37.2%, Indie 16.8%
- #17 Bug Invaders
86% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Golden Frog
Windows
Protect the survivors from bugs using your giant hands until help arrives! Take advantage of your surroundings to squish those nasty critters and get your people to safety.
Why similar: VR 73.7%, Indie 26.3%
- #18 The Steadfast VR Challenge
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: Lanclan, LLC
Windows
The Steadfast VR Challenge is a hybrid of First Person Shooter and Tower Defense that forces you to incorporate strategy with marksmanship in a virtual world! It's delivered in an infinite wave based format where you'll find yourself frequently combining fast, deliberate decisions with quick reflexes to pull off the unthinkable.
Why similar: VR 41.4%, Strategy 41.1%, Indie 17.6%
- #19 Submerged: VR Escape the Room
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 30 reviews2018
Dev: Blue Entropy Studios
Windows
Trapped inside a room filling with water, you will decipher secrets and tools to aid your escape. Hold your breath and dive for answers within a submarine deep below the ocean.
Why similar: Strategy 44.9%, VR 35.9%, Indie 19.2%
- #20 Lazerbait
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 512 reviews2016
Dev: Taylor Stapleton
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Lazerbait is a free arcade strategy game set in virtual reality with one simple goal: capture all the planets to build more ships and destroy your enemies!
Why similar: Strategy 42.5%, VR 40.8%, Indie 16.7%
- #21 Crooked Waters
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 27 reviews2018
Dev: Craft Game Studio
Windows
Crooked Waters is a multiplayer virtual reality game where you and your pirate crew participate in thrilling sea battles. Play with random players or join up with your friends to fight other crews using your ship.
Why similar: Strategy 46%, VR 35.1%, Indie 18.8%
- #22 Nick
82% matchVery Positive81% of 90 reviews2017
Dev: Firstborn Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 658.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Nick is a free wave defense survival game—all in virtual reality. Built in Unreal engine, this first-person, room-scale VR experience lets users take control of a variety of weapons and tools to fight off endless waves of evil robotic elves.
Why similar: VR 55.2%, Strategy 30.2%, Indie 14.6%
- #23 Tower Island: Explore, Discover and Disassemble
83% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2016
Dev: Team of Light Media LLC
Windows
Tower Island was built exclusively for VR on the HTC Vive and takes full advantage of “Room Scale” playability by placing you on a virtual island that is ready to be explored. Part scavenger hunt, part puzzle, part strategy, 100% fun filled adventure for all ages!
Why similar: Strategy 44.1%, VR 37%, Indie 18.9%
- #24 Toy Clash
81% matchPositive98% of 43 reviews2017
Dev: 5minlab Corp.
Windows
Get ready for a fierce battle of cute toys on table-top! Use your mighty magic and unique toys to stop annoying opponents from making a disturbance.
Why similar: Strategy 45.3%, VR 36.2%, Indie 18.5%
- #25 Re-O-Ri
78% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: Get Out Games
Windows
Do you have what it takes to become the next Re-O-Ri? Battle to claim the title of “King of Kings” in this turn-based single and multiplayer strategy VR card game!
Why similar: Strategy 61.2%, Indie 26.5%, VR 12.3%
- #26 Flat Worlds
80% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2018
Dev: Che
Windows
Flat Worlds is a VR space transport game set in our very own Solar System. Setup transport networks of people and natural resources, guiding the path of human colonization around the Solar System's planets and moons. What will we find when there is no more room to grow?
Why similar: Strategy 43%, VR 38.5%, Indie 18.4%
- #27 ALaLa: Wake Mi Up!
81% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: Fevolution Innovation Inc.
Windows
"Wake Mi UP!" is a VR party game which could be played by four people in maximum. There's a sleepy cat called ALaLa who has a magical power bringing everyone into her dream when she falls asleep. This time, it's a HIDE AND SEEK dream in the playing room! Now, let's protect ALaLa's dream!
Why similar: Strategy 43.7%, VR 36.7%, Indie 19.6%
- #28 Paws 'n Claws VR
79% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Go-Ah! Games
Windows
Paws 'n Claws VR is a fast-paced tower defense game in which you, a loyal combat dog, use a variety of wacky weapons to stop cats from invading your owner’s home!
Why similar: Strategy 44.9%, VR 35.2%, Indie 19.9%
- #29 Orch Star
78% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: Orch Star StudiosPub: White Warlock AB
Windows
Orch Star is a real-time strategy game set in an immersive space universe where orchs and elves fight for domination. Crush your opponents as you lead a rebellion through the campaign, or challenge other players in online battles to conquer the galaxy.
Why similar: VR 46.1%, Strategy 37.4%, Indie 16.6%
- #30 Warden of the Isles
75% matchPositive89% of 38 reviews2020
Dev: Beardlings LLC
Windows
Use wits, magic, and a powerful throwing arm to build and defend your town while commanding troops to fight enemies in this lighthearted VR blend of RTS and Mage Simulator. Defend against a looming and mysterious threat, uncover its dark origins, and become... The Warden of the Isles!
Why similar: Strategy 44.9%, VR 35.2%, Indie 19.9%
- #31 Coffee Pot Terrarium
79% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2016
Dev: Brothers Flint
Windows · Mac · Linux
Created by two brothers, Coffee Pot Terrarium is a turn-based puzzle game of tile manipulation. Raise new pathways to traverse the map, drop tiles to eliminate the enemy. Stop and smell the cherry blossoms.
Why similar: Strategy 70%, Indie 30%
- #32 Gangsta Underground : The Poker
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Gangsta Underground
Windows
Gangsta Underground : The Poker is a gangsters heads up poker league which takes place in a dark backstreet. Win the game to take all bets from the loser and kill him with a gun.
Why similar: Strategy 48%, VR 31.5%, Indie 20.6%
- #33 Domain Defense VR
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2017
Dev: Inclusion Studios
Windows
Domain Defense VR is a stand alone game that has been built from the ground up for virtual reality. This tabletop style tower defense game will have you defending each unique level against waves of enemies and bosses with an arsenal of towers and special abilities.
Why similar: Strategy 50.2%, VR 29%, Indie 20.8%
- #34 Solmec: Among Stars
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Octopus 8 Studios
Windows
Solmec: Among Stars is a resource management game which allows you to play as the Ankazil, giant space roaming beasts. Infected by the Rot, you must travel across the different solar systems to find your way home. However, the Rot has spread across the galaxy making once peaceful environment’s infested with hostile enemies.
Why similar: Strategy 70%, Indie 30%
- #35 Quar: Battle for Gate 18
76% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2016
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: HTC
Windows
Quar: Battle for Gate 18 is a turn-based strategic VR game set in the grimsical world of Alwyd. The Quar are cute alien ant-eaters. Don't mistake cute for gentle. They use their WW1 level technology to wage war across the face of their world.
Why similar: VR 50.7%, Strategy 49.3%
- #36 Turing Tumble VR
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Dreamflake
Windows
Build mechanical computers and watch marbles drive them. See data processing happening, witness how cleverly arranged switches create all basic functions of a microprocessor, invent ways to add, compare, divide, multiply, substract, do logic, create patterns and much more through the 59 puzzles!
Why similar: VR 49.4%, Strategy 35.9%, Indie 14.7%
- #37 Evolution VR
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 133 reviews2017
Dev: Magic Tavern
Windows
Dive into an alien world, and evolve a creature of your design to be the top of the food chain. Precisely guide your creature to attack smaller prey and avoid predators with motion controls. Fully customize your creature’s body parts and abilities, unlocking more as you grow.
Why similar: VR 41.4%, Strategy 36.1%, Indie 22.5%
- #38 PolyCube
73% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: {COMPANY_NAME_GOES_HERE}
Windows
PolyCube is a block-stacking puzzle game in full 3D, with optional VR support. Move and spin your block pieces in all directions to place them in the puzzle before time is up and the piece drops.
Why similar: VR 50.1%, Strategy 34.3%, Indie 15.6%
- #39 Saga of the Void: Admirals
74% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2017
Dev: RowlesCorp StudiosPub: Self-Published
Windows
Saga of the Void: Admirals is a full, space based rts in vr!
Why similar: Strategy 54.4%, VR 45.6%
- #40 Final Approach
73% matchVery Positive94% of 350 reviews2016
Dev: Phaser Lock Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Take control of the skies like never before in a full Virtual Reality world! Airplanes on fire, commuter aircraft low on fuel, mid-air collisions, emergency helicopter rescues, military exercises and so much more!
Why similar: VR 58.6%, Strategy 29.3%, Indie 12.1%
- #41 Child of the Wind
74% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2017
Dev: Freetale
Windows
Navigate your oriental ship safely across the many table-top seas using two hand-fans to influence the wind. Steer enemy ships into ruins and avoid natural dangers, including thrashing whirlpools while collecting your cargo and bringing it to safety in a beautiful, Japanese-inspired environment.
Why similar: VR 42.1%, Strategy 40.5%, Indie 17.4%
- #42 Home A Drone
71% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Construct StudioPub: Construct Studio Inc.
Windows
My Pa said the world would go to hell once Artificially Intelligent drones took over. I don’t much care what they do, as long as they stay off my damn lawn and out of my business!
Why similar: VR 45.1%, Strategy 38.4%, Indie 16.4%
- #43 The Take
72% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: Stuido Studios
Windows
The Take is a local hotseat VR game where two players assume the role of competing spies in a Golden Age comic book, racing against the clock to hide and seek classified intel while setting (or avoiding) traps!
Why similar: VR 43.1%, Strategy 34.2%, Indie 22.7%
- #44 Test Subject 901
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 48 reviews2018
Dev: SpinVR.ca
Windows
Trudge through haunting halls and desolate rooms, teleport through the darkness and hide in the shadows as you plan your escape. Feel your heart race as your doom looms ever closer. Find a way out before your fate is sealed.
Why similar: Strategy 49.3%, VR 41.4%, Indie 9.2%
- #45 The Twiggles VR
70% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Jump Start Games
Windows
A 3D puzzle game designed specifically for VR. Immerse yourself in the unique world of the Twiggles and enjoy hours of mind-blowing, brain-twisting, puzzle-solving fun. Get creative and design your own puzzles with the built-in VR editor and earn points for twisting the brains of your friends.
Why similar: VR 47.7%, Strategy 36%, Indie 16.2%
- #46 Little Awesome Dudes
69% matchMostly Negative31% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Canalside Studios
Windows
Experience life living in your mom’s basement, if you aren’t already! Step into LADS, build a tabletop colony, promote capitalism and defeat spooky enemies!
Why similar: Strategy 43.8%, VR 36.8%, Indie 19.4%
- #47 Inescapable VR: Underground
70% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2017
Dev: Deep Dive Interactive
Windows
A mysterious villain has locked you in an old basement and given you a simple task: to escape by completing the series of puzzles set before you. With a bomb timer set for one hour, can you discover the inner workings of the game and complete the challenges in time or is your fate inescapable?
Why similar: Strategy 44.9%, VR 35.9%, Indie 19.2%
- #48 Block'hood VR
71% matchMostly Negative21% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Plethora-ProjectPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Block’hood VR is a neighborhood-building simulator that celebrates the diversity and experimentation of cities and the unique ecosystems within them. Budding city planners will have access to 200+ building blocks to create unique neighborhoods and discover the implications of their designs.
Why similar: VR 41.4%, Strategy 41.1%, Indie 17.6%
- #49 Battle Summoners VR Basic
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: VoleR Creative
Windows
"Battle Summoners" is a strategic duel card game for Virtual Reality. Feel the real scaled creatures and experience the heat of the battlefield. Discover new creatures and expand your card collection. In the basic version, only the beginner version of single mode can be played.
Why similar: VR 44.1%, Strategy 40.2%, Indie 15.7%
- #50 Hellfire Fortress
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gold & Lumber Games UG
Windows · Mac
In the Hellfire Fortress classic 1 vs 1 mode you’ll face sheer endless waves of demons and thus the goal is straight forward: Your Fortress needs to survive longer than your opponent’s! It’s your task to set up an army and strategically invest in economy while constantly leveling up your Fortress.
Why similar: Strategy 69%, Indie 31%
- #51 Crystal Reign
68% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2017
Dev: Virtual World Arcade
Windows
Battle hordes of woodland creatures, strategically place weapon towers across the landscape, enter your weapon tower and unleash a rain of fire on your enemies, and annihilate your enemies with your ultimate attack in hand-to-hand combat!
Why similar: Strategy 54.1%, Indie 23.2%, VR 22.7%
- #52 Planet Smasher
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2016
Dev: Robin, Alice, Julia and GeorgePub: Team Gilbert
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Like puzzles? Like explosions? Well then, let's smash some planets together... Play in 2D with keyboard and mouse, or turn it up to eleven and experience full-on planet smashing glory in Virtual Reality with the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.
Why similar: Strategy 45.7%, VR 34.7%, Indie 19.6%
- #53 BlindOak Prow
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PositionMatters
Windows · Mac · Linux
BlindOak Prow is a competitive strategy card game with unique, subtle tactics that mirror the political maneuvers of the setting. Form a party of four characters mixing and matching the six different classes however you'd like, then outwit your foes for control of the city and for your survival on a new land.
Why similar: Strategy 69.3%, Indie 30.7%
- #54 HEXION
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 28 reviews2018
Dev: SOMATIC
Windows
TRANSCEND YOUR MEATBAG SOLDIER! Join the battle for superiority across the solar system and beyond. In this competitive VR multiplayer shooter you will be tested on your speed, accuracy, and ability to cooperate. APPLY NOW!
Why similar: Strategy 46.8%, VR 32.5%, Indie 20.7%
- #55 Battle Sorcerers
66% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: G1 Playground
Windows
- Online magic battle VR game, "Battle Sorcerers" -Devise your own tactics and win death-defying battles!The power of creation lies within your hands.
Why similar: Strategy 44.3%, VR 36%, Indie 19.6%
- #56 Beyond the City VR
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2017
Dev: 成都小微云联 LittleV
Windows
Beyond the City VR is a Tower Defense game in VR environment. Come to play as a warrior/commander (2 roles in 1 player) to beat the invaders, exploring the different strategy and static to flight against the enemies, till the last victory. Update to V0.4 @ 2017.04.24
Why similar: Strategy 46%, VR 35.1%, Indie 18.8%
- #57 XLR
70% matchMostly Negative36% of 22 reviews2016
Dev: Metaware Limited, LLC
Windows
XLR is a multiplayer team based arena shooter. Party up into teams (with friends, or just join a random match), select a player class, then deploy to the arena for battle. Or practice your skills against enemies in singleplayer training mode. Choose from different player classes to even the odds.
Why similar: VR 47.9%, Strategy 36.9%, Indie 15.1%
- #58 Snow Fortress
67% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2016
Dev: Mythical City Games
Windows
SNOWBALL FIGHT! Relive your childhood by building the perfect snow fort and protecting it from getting trashed by an army of angry snowmen! Unlock tools to protect your fort and deliver a flurry of snowballs at your opponents!
Why similar: VR 58.1%, Strategy 27.7%, Indie 14.2%
- #59 Tesseract VR
66% matchMixed65% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: Dreambox
Windows
Tesseract VR is a puzzle game placed in a fantastic environment.
Why similar: Strategy 56.7%, VR 43.3%