Games Like BONEWORKS

BONELAB is an experimental physics action game. Explore a mysterious lab filled with weapons, enemies, challenges and secrets. Escape your reality, or wreak havoc. No wrong answers.

Why similar: VR 34%, Physics 16.3%, Sandbox 13.3%, Shooter 8.4%, Violent 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest match by far, expanding BONEWORKS' full-body physics combat, traversal, sandbox systems, and mod-friendly experimentation.

Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

Why similar: VR 42.5%, Shooter 11.4%, FPS 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a top-tier single-player VR campaign built around tactile interaction, environmental problem-solving, and polished first-person combat.

Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.

Why similar: VR 51.7%, Sandbox 12.4%, Physics 11.7%, Violent 6.6%, Gore 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It leans harder into melee than shooting, but its body-driven physics combat and emergent sandbox chaos feel very BONEWORKS-adjacent.

Do you like hot dogs? How about horseshoes? Hand grenades? (everyone likes hand grenades) Anyway, we've got all that, and guns. SO MANY GUNS. So if you like ordnance, meat, and far too many groan-worthy puns, this is the VR sandbox game for you.

Why similar: VR 32%, Physics 16.3%, Sandbox 15.2%, Shooter 9.8%, FPS 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: If BONEWORKS' hands-on weapon manipulation was your favorite part, this is one of VR's deepest physics-driven gun sandboxes.

Vertigo 2 is a single-player VR adventure. Explore the depths of the vast Quantum Reactor as you descend to finish your journey home.

Why similar: VR 43.2%, Shooter 12.6%, FPS 9.8%, First-Person 8.1%, Violent 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its inventive VR shooter campaign captures a similar mix of physics-flavored interaction, weird science-fiction spaces, and adventurous momentum.

Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.

Why similar: VR 55.2%, FPS 11.3%, Shooter 9.7%, Horror 6.4%, Realistic 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This immersive single-player VR shooter shares BONEWORKS' deliberate physical interactions, tense exploration, and satisfying manual weapon handling.

HARD BULLET is a physics-based action game, where enemies flood the neon-lit city bringing destruction to its streets. Use slow-motion, a huge arsenal, and brutal combat to survive and unlock new weapons. Prepare for the next RIDE by mastering your skills in Sandbox and Arena modes.

Why similar: VR 32.8%, Physics 14.7%, Sandbox 13.7%, Shooter 8.4%, Violent 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its ragdoll-heavy gunplay and close-quarters physical combat make it a strong pick for players who loved BONEWORKS' experimental sandbox violence.

An immersive story-driven shooter incorporating the cutting edge of VR gameplay, Vertigo Remastered is a complete overhaul and occasional reimagining of the 2016 original.

Why similar: VR 55%, Violent 12.2%, Gore 8.9%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like BONEWORKS, it is a story-led VR action adventure that blends shooting, puzzles, traversal, and surreal environments.

UNDERGROUND MECH FIGHTS! Wrap yourself in 5 tons of metal & go smashing through a dark scene of full-on metal-on-metal violence!

Why similar: VR 37.9%, Physics 19.2%, Sandbox 16%, Violent 9.3%, First-Person 6%

Why You'll Like It: Although cockpit-based, its tactile physics combat and improvisational brutality deliver a similarly mechanical, body-involved VR feel.

Budget Cuts is a VR stealth game where you dexterously zip, sneak or rambo your way forward through thrilling, oil-splatter filled combat!

Why similar: VR 70.1%, Action 8.8%, Adventure 6.9%, Horror 4.1%, Indie 3%

Why You'll Like It: Its VR-first level design, object interaction, and environmental problem-solving scratch a similar immersive-action itch even with a stealthier tone.

VR horror-slasher with physically correct combat system and dynamic battles across arenas in the dark fantasy world.

Why similar: VR 47.2%, Sandbox 9.5%, Physics 8.2%, Gore 7.9%, Violent 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its grounded-feeling melee physics and visceral combat make it a good fit if you enjoyed BONEWORKS' close-range embodied violence.

Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.

Why similar: VR 45.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Violent 9.6%, Gore 7.5%, Horror 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its weighty melee, manual inventory and weapon systems, and immersive world interactions make it one of VR's best physics-rich action games.

"Boiling Steel" - is a sci-fi story-based FPS VR shooter. You are one of many who set off in search of a better life in the distant bastion of scientific progress. Immerse yourself in the thick of events and witness the inexplicable global cataclysm.

Why similar: VR 24.9%, Shooter 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Physics 7.8%, Sandbox 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a single-player VR sci-fi shooter with campaign progression and active physical engagement that fits the BONEWORKS lane better than most indies.

Built from the ground-up for Virtual Reality, Budget Cuts 2 is an action-adventure stealth game where you zip, sneak, and stab your way through enemy-filled offices, trains, warehouses, and skyscrapers to take down the evil efficiency robots at TransCorp.

Why similar: VR 46%, FPS 10.4%, First-Person 8.5%, Puzzle 8.4%, Horror 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person VR movement, stealth-action, gadget use, and physical interactions in a campaign structure that BONEWORKS fans often appreciate.

Battle Talent is a challenging physics-based rogue-lite sword-fighting game, and now includes multiplayer mode, team up with friends to defeat enemies! You can create your own fighting style in a mega seamless procedural dungeon. With over 80 enemy variants, 100 weapons, and 60 perks.

Why similar: VR 44.1%, Physics 16.8%, Sandbox 16.7%, Gore 7.7%, Realistic 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers highly physical VR combat, responsive enemy reactions, and sandbox-style experimentation that should appeal to BONEWORKS players.

Lose track of what’s real. Commit yourself, body and mind. Confront the evocative, elegantly brutal world of SUPERHOT VR. Enemies pouring into the room from all sides, dozens of bullets coursing through the air... Wait. Something seems different in here...

Why similar: VR 48.7%, Shooter 13.3%, FPS 10.2%, Puzzle 7.7%, First-Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its inventive room-scale gunplay and puzzle-like encounters hit the same experimental VR-action spirit, even if the physics are lighter.

Zero Caliber is the ultimate VR FPS: single player/Co-op campaign, PvP and mod support with 40+ realistic firearms & melee weapons, 100+ unlockable skins, 50+ attachments, realistic physics, progression & more! Immerse yourself in the action, customize your gear and unleash your inner hero!

Why similar: VR 40.3%, Shooter 11.7%, FPS 10.3%, Violent 8%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This campaign-focused VR shooter is a good choice if you want more action and weapon handling with less emphasis on sandbox systems.

Hubris is a VR action-adventure game set in a unique and colourful Sci-Fi universe, with immersive movement options, including swimming, climbing, and jumping. Players will have to gather resources, craft food and upgrade their weapons to fight off alien wildlife, droids, and humanoid enemies.

Why similar: VR 48.9%, Shooter 12.9%, FPS 8.8%, Realistic 7.9%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi VR adventure emphasizes climbing, shooting, and embodied traversal in a way that echoes BONEWORKS' physical presence.

GORN is a ludicrously violent VR gladiator simulator, made by Free Lives, the developers of Broforce and Genital Jousting.

Why similar: VR 62.8%, Violent 13%, Gore 8.7%, Action 6%, First-Person 4%

Why You'll Like It: Its exaggerated physics melee sandbox is much goofier than BONEWORKS, but the freeform physical combat overlap is real.

STRIDE is a high-octane parkour adventure in virtual reality. Fight for your life as you hurtle through the rooftops of a futuristic metropolis. Step into the shoes of a master freerunner as you vault, swing, and shoot your way through this action-packed adventure. Multiplayer now available!

Why similar: VR 45.7%, Shooter 10.6%, Parkour 8.8%, FPS 8.1%, First-Person 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the exhilaration of moving your body through VR spaces at speed, which makes it a natural follow-up for players who loved BONEWORKS traversal.

COMPOUND is a randomized rogue-lite, free-roaming shooter for VR veterans. Duck and dodge around enemy fire in a tough-as-nails retro FPS with multiple locomotion options. Download the demo below!

Why similar: VR 57.6%, Shooter 13.3%, FPS 10.6%, First-Person 7.4%, Action 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is less simulation-heavy, but its satisfying single-player VR gunplay and dodge-heavy action make it a strong mechanical follow-up.

You are Wendigo. A hard-hearted contract killer tasked with annihilating a fanatical cult. With your trusted arsenal at the ready, experience what has been called "The most violent game in VR". EARLY ACCESS includes RAID, ARENA and SANDBOX modes with a story campaign and much more on the way.

Why similar: VR 37.9%, Gore 13.8%, Violent 13.4%, Sandbox 11.7%, Realistic 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on brutal, physical VR combat and reactive bodies, appealing most to players who enjoyed BONEWORKS' more chaotic sandbox combat side.

Step into the shoes of a parkour spec-ops officer. Traverse your way through the rooftops and basements of dystopian Airon City - from slums to affluent skyscrapers. Deal with power shifts in gangs, dirty family feuds, corporate secrets, forbidden tech, and other obstacles to understand your past.

Why similar: VR 51.1%, Shooter 18.4%, Parkour 15.8%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This one pushes the parkour side harder, pairing freer first-person movement with VR shooting in a way BONEWORKS fans may click with.

Pavlov is a multiplayer shooter in VR with heavy focus on community features. Realistic reloading features and fast paced combat as part of the core experience. Play the #1 most popular VR shooter on PC today.

Why similar: VR 57.7%, Shooter 10.7%, FPS 7.6%, Violent 5.4%, Gore 4.4%

The game of your dreams just dropped, DUCK SEASON, a hunter with ridiculous graphics. Luckily, it's summer vacation and Mom just surprised you with a one day rental of it! Unfortunately, as you binge play it becomes apparent that all is not right with Duck Season...

Why similar: VR 68.9%, Horror 12.4%, Action 5.2%, First-Person 4.1%, Adventure 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: From the same studio, it shares a similarly strange atmosphere and tactile VR interaction, even though it is more narrative-driven and less sandboxy.

Go play in a wildly immersive magic sandbox where you become a mischievous wizard in a realm filled with spells, sarcasm, and secrets.

Why similar: VR 41%, Physics 15.9%, Sandbox 15.6%, Simulation 6.2%, First-Person 6%

Why You'll Like It: It is much lighter on combat, yet its playful hand interactions and VR physicality make it a worthwhile sandbox-style curiosity for BONEWORKS players.

VR was made for this. Perform triple jumps, wall runs, power slides and slow time down while blasting away at a foe before landing to deliver a blade attack on another. Kit yourself with katanas, firearms, bows, throwing glaives and legendary relics. Keep upgrading as you play. PURE CYBER NINJA FUN.

Why similar: VR 65.8%, Action 10.7%, Violent 5.4%, Gore 4.6%, FPS 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It trades realism for acrobatic intensity, but still offers a stylish single-player VR combat playground with lots of movement expression.

Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.

Why similar: VR 70.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, First-Person 5.9%, Action 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Step into this world of beautiful stylised graphics and explore striking, handcrafted environments - torch in one hand, big axe in the other. Built exclusively for VR.

Why similar: VR 67.5%, Physics 11.7%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 6%, First-Person 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-focused fantasy VR action game is rougher around the edges, but it delivers the kind of tactile combat experimentation BONEWORKS fans often enjoy.

Dead Hook is an explosive mix of rogue-like and shooter genre with brutal combat and captivating storytelling. Explore the elder planet Resaract and take on the role of Adam Stone, a mercenary, smuggler, thief, and devoted husband.

Why similar: VR 42.7%, Physics 16.6%, Shooter 14.2%, First-Person 7.8%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its fast grappling movement and aggressive VR shooting make it a good pick for players chasing BONEWORKS' momentum and combat flow.

Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

Why similar: VR 74.5%, Sandbox 6.7%, First-Person 4.5%, Action 2.6%, Shooter 2.1%

The golden age of violent flash games now in your VR headset. Fully physics based combat with melee and firearms featuring copious amounts of blood, gore and destruction.

Why similar: VR 37.6%, Physics 19.6%, Sandbox 15.6%, Shooter 10.2%, Gore 8.1%

Espire blends the classic spy-thriller action of titles like Goldeneye 007 and Metal Gear Solid. Virtual reality has been militarized. Become the super-spy pilot of the Espire Model 1 Frame. Infiltrate an IFA facility under siege, identify threats, and eliminate them. You are the ultimate weapon.

Why similar: VR 41.9%, Sandbox 15.9%, Shooter 12.2%, FPS 8.9%, First-Person 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its immersive stealth-action, gadget use, and first-person VR problem-solving give it some of the same systemic appeal, even if it is less physics-heavy.

In a world where robots have replaced all human jobs, step into the "Job Simulator" to learn what it was like 'to job'.

Why similar: VR 51.5%, Physics 10.9%, Sandbox 7.3%, Simulation 6.6%, Horror 6.6%

Hotel R’n’R, the gonzo VR rockstar simulator! Sell your soul to The Devil, smash up hotels and become Infamous. Pressure from hotel staff and your own limp wrists are against you, but with over 40 weapons, and a World Tour ahead of you, it’s time to get creative.

Why similar: VR 37.5%, Physics 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Simulation 6.9%, Gore 5.9%

Run, jump, and climb using only your hands. Play tag or infection with people online. Run away from the infected players, or outmaneuver the survivors to catch them. Embrace your inner ape.

Why similar: VR 52.9%, Parkour 16.2%, Physics 11.3%, First-Person 8.1%, Horror 5.4%

DOOM® VFR brings the fast-paced, brutal gameplay fans of the series love to virtual reality. Play as a cybernetic survivor who is activated by the UAC to fight the demon invasion, maintain order, and prevent catastrophic failure at the Mars facility.

Why similar: VR 51.1%, FPS 9%, Violent 8.6%, Shooter 7.9%, Gore 6.9%

Contractors is a team-based competitive multiplayer shooter game for virtual reality devices. Experience the next level virtual warfare with hardcore controls, lethal weapons, customizable load-outs, and intense firefights. BECOME AN OPERATOR.

Why similar: VR 59%, Violent 10%, FPS 9.3%, Shooter 7.2%, Action 4.5%

Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.

Why similar: VR 48.4%, Shooter 9.4%, FPS 7.9%, Action 6.9%, Horror 6.3%

Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is a frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.

Why similar: VR 65.6%, Violent 13.8%, Gore 9.7%, Action 8.1%, Indie 2.8%

Enter: the ultimate action hero. Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards. Includes mod support!

Why similar: VR 55.2%, Shooter 16.2%, FPS 12%, First-Person 8.3%, Action 6%

Boneless is an experimental Virtual Reality physics sandbox game built to test the limits of what's possible in VR. The game features unique maps, unique weapons, such as guns and swords and multiple enemies.

Why similar: VR 36.3%, Physics 19.9%, Sandbox 16.5%, FPS 9.3%, Shooter 9.1%

Combining survival horror and static wave shooting, Propagation VR will get your adrenaline pumping as you try to survive a zombie apocalypse. Armed only with your guns and your fists, fight off terrifying zombies and other multi-species mutants. Will you get out alive?

Why similar: VR 59.2%, Violent 7.4%, FPS 6.8%, Horror 6.4%, Gore 5.9%

Step into VR kitchen and become supreme Chef. Master realistic cooking with lifelike physics, 100+ recipes, 140+ ingredients and natural VR controls — or embrace chaos with fires, explosions, and sandbox freedom.

Why similar: VR 53.1%, Physics 16.9%, Sandbox 9.7%, Simulation 8%, Realistic 6.2%

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality smashes together the absolute VR chaos of the award-winning Job Simulator with the ridiculous, all-out, take-no-prisoners comedy of Rick and Morty.

Why similar: VR 60.6%, Simulation 7.8%, Violent 7%, Adventure 5.9%, Sandbox 4.4%

Onward is the most immersive tactical VR shooter. Join your squad for a wide variety of competitive PvP, co-op PvE, and solo game modes, including intense multiplayer battles or 4-player co-op missions. Realistic weaponry and combat mechanics will push your survival and combat skills to their limit

Why similar: VR 42.4%, Shooter 12.5%, Realistic 10.1%, FPS 9.9%, Violent 8.3%

Fantasy and synthwave collide in this physically active VR sword fighting game. Grow stronger as you battle through an awesome neon environment and strike down magic-infused monstrosities in this hack-and-slash roguelite. Fight. Fall. Rise Again.

Why similar: VR 67%, First-Person 10%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Action 5.8%, Singleplayer 3%

Experience the high fidelity virtual reality of your own hands like never before.

Why similar: VR 74%, Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 7.7%, Funny 3.9%, Sci-fi 2.3%

Space Pirate Trainer is the official trainer for wannabe space pirates in VR. Pick up your blasters, put on your sneakers, and dance your way into the Space Pirate Trainer hall of fame.

Why similar: VR 70.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Shooter 6.6%, Action 4.9%, First-Person 3.9%

Google Earth VR lets you explore the world from totally new perspectives in virtual reality. Stroll the streets of Tokyo, soar over the Grand Canyon, or walk around the Eiffel Tower.

Why similar: VR 87.2%, Simulation 6.3%, Realistic 3.2%, Adventure 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Fallout 4, the legendary post-apocalyptic adventure from Bethesda Game Studios and winner of more than 200 ‘Best Of’ awards, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year, comes in its entirety to VR.

Why similar: VR 57.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%, FPS 6.2%, Violent 5.6%

Disassembly and destruction physics sandbox simulator. Detailed models of objects and vehicles and their internal parts. Disassemble objects successfully to unlock new tools and weapons to use in sandbox mode. Fight evil mannequins with everything you got in physical combat!

Why similar: VR 34.5%, Physics 16.4%, Sandbox 15.3%, Shooter 8.3%, Realistic 8.3%

Test your problem-solving skills in this virtual reality escape-the-room puzzle game. Play as a secret agent armed with telekinetic abilities on a mission to stop Zoraxis, an evil corporation with plans for world domination.

Why similar: VR 57.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, First-Person 7.5%, Simulation 6.5%, Action 5.4%

Contagion VR: Outbreak will immerse you into the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Relive stories of the survivors in the Single Player campaign, take your time in Free Roam, or check out the Firing Range!

Why similar: VR 47.5%, Violent 7%, Gore 6.7%, Simulation 5.6%, Shooter 5.5%

A first person grappling hook exploration game.Soar through the ruins of a fallen world and discover the secrets of the ancients. Designed with full Virtual Reality support for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, also works great in Non VR.

Why similar: VR 55.3%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Parkour 8.3%, First-Person 7.2%, Adventure 4.9%

Serious Sam is back! And this time it's REAL!

Why similar: VR 57.3%, Gore 10.7%, Violent 9.2%, Shooter 7.8%, Action 6.4%

Arizona Sunshine® Remake elevates the original, award-winning game, completely rebuilt with GORE-geous VR graphics and next-gen VR combat and weapons. Face the undead alone or with up to three fellow survivors in a post-apocalyptic southwestern America overrun by zombies.

Why similar: VR 39.6%, Shooter 12.8%, Physics 12.1%, FPS 10.7%, Realistic 8.3%

Forget what you have played so far, SURV1V3 is a unique realistic zombie survival fps game expressly designed for VIRTUAL REALITY that will let you test your survival skills. Play the thrilling story in single mode or coop with your friends (up to 4 players) and survive the apocalypse!

Why similar: VR 68.1%, Violent 7.5%, Action 5.9%, Simulation 5.2%, Gore 5.2%

From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.

Why similar: VR 43.3%, Shooter 11%, FPS 9.9%, Realistic 8.2%, Gore 7.7%

A true, full-length open-world game for VR has arrived from Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim VR reimagines the complete epic fantasy masterpiece with an unparalleled sense of scale, depth, and immersion. Skyrim VR also includes all official add-ons.

Why similar: VR 65.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, First-Person 8.2%, Adventure 5.3%, Action 4.2%