- #1 Cyphers Game
97% matchVery Positive81% of 645 reviews2022
Dev: ChronospacePub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
It is the end of 1920. The Polish-Bolshevik war has been going on for almost two years. The battle for Korosteń – a key railway junction and technical supply base – is underway. Break Bolshevik cyphers, ensure radio communication, and neutralise the fearsome armoured trains.
Why similar: Historical 24%, Education 21.8%, Point & Click 10.5%, Hidden Object 10%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #2 Great Paintings VR
96% matchVery Positive95% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: hublab
Windows
Great Paintings from the Great Museums of the World in Virtual Reality. More than 1000 famous paintings to admire and enjoy.
Why similar: VR 39%, Education 28.8%, Historical 24.5%, Casual 3.7%, Violent 3.3%
- #3 AstoriaVR
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: blendFXPub: hug Films
Windows
AstoriaVR takes you back into the Astoria night club in 1986, one of the few legendary places in Leipzig in the former GDR. Audio recordings of former employees, interactive objects and private conversations create a fully immersive experience of times long past.
Why similar: VR 38.4%, Historical 30.6%, Education 27.9%, Casual 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #4 Nuremberg: VRdict of Nations
94% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Rossiya Segodnya
Windows
A VR investigation of the crimes against humanity committed by the Nazi leaders.
Why similar: VR 33.3%, Historical 26.3%, Education 20.3%, Investigation 14.4%, First-Person 2.7%
- #5 Gateway to the Kulikovo Field: The Battle of Yepifan
93% matchMostly Positive67% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: RIALAB
Windows
Find yourself in the center of a decisive battle for Russian lands. You are a 16th century Sagittarius. Repel the Crimean army, show valor and ingenuity in battle. Whether the enemy reaches Moscow or not depends on you!
Why similar: VR 30.8%, Historical 27.9%, Education 26.4%, Puzzle 6.6%, First-Person 4.3%
- #6 Walk the Past VR
94% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: BALANDRA S.A.S
Windows
Walk The Past VR is a narrated journey through history. Explore the fortifications and environments of the battle of Cartagena in 1741. Listen to an enthralling voice acted retelling of the events. Find objects around the locations, read beautifully written journals and discover all the landmarks.
Why similar: VR 24.1%, Historical 20.5%, Education 19%, Hidden Object 12%, Point & Click 10.1%
- #7 19th-century Printing Press Experience VR
92% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Aidan GrantPub: Steve Galbraith
Windows
A hands-on educational experience that guides you through the process of printing on a 19th-century printing press.
Why similar: VR 38.4%, Historical 31.5%, Education 26.5%, Casual 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #8 Believe
91% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Sleeping Forest Interactive
Windows
Believe is a short First-Person Exploration game with Puzzle and Adventure elements set in a religious temple that managed to house various world religions together in peace and harmony. It's up to you to take on the role of an archeologist and unlock this temple's secrets!
Why similar: Education 29.4%, Historical 23.1%, Point & Click 14.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, Logic 9%
- #9 The Ransom of Atawallpa
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Lundgraph
Windows · Mac
An Adventure in Edutainment
Why similar: Education 23%, Point & Click 19.3%, Historical 18.6%, Hidden Object 16.8%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #10 Javols VR
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: IGOPub: Région Occitanie - Direction de la Culture et du Patrimoine et Direction des systèmes d’information et des usages numériques
Windows
Discover in Lozère, Javols, the capital of ancient Gévaudan completely reconstituted in Virtual reality
Why similar: VR 38.8%, Historical 31.9%, Education 27.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #11 Plague of Athens VR
89% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: History Adventures
Windows
Plague of Athens tells the story of Nikos of Athens, a physician during history’s first recorded pandemic, 429 BCE, who struggles to treat the multitude who fall ill during this world-upending ordeal.
Why similar: Education 56.6%, VR 22.8%, Historical 19.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #12 Ludwig II - Virtual: Neuschwanstein
87% match3 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: VR-Dynamix
Windows
Ludwig II: Virtual Neuschwanstein is a digital 3D experience centered on King Ludwig II of Bavaria and his famous castle, offering fascinating historical background. Explore exterior grounds and selected, partly unrealized interior spaces on desktop or optionally in Virtual Reality.
Why similar: Education 33.4%, Historical 29.9%, VR 29.5%, First-Person 2.8%, 3D 2.2%
- #13 The Curator
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Windows
The audioguide to the exhibition of Polish design is AI. However, being a non-material entity, she does not understand the field she is supposed to be guiding. Go on a surreal journey through her peculiar mind, solve dozens of unique puzzles and let her find out what it's all about.
Why similar: VR 25.3%, Education 19.8%, Historical 13.2%, Hidden Object 12.3%, 6DOF 10.5% ★
- #14 Artisan's Enigma
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameOD
Windows
Artisan’s Enigma is a VR puzzle game with escape room-like design where exploration meets crafting: among artisan tools, materials, and mechanisms, you observe your surroundings, experiment with combinations, and bring a Renaissance workshop back to life piece by piece.
Why similar: VR 33.5%, Historical 15.6%, Hidden Object 15%, Logic 10.8%, RPG 9.8%
- #15 Batteri Fjell 1945
86% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: HVL MedielabPub: Høgskulen på Vestlandet
Windows
Rumors are circulating about unrest at Fjell Fortress outside Bergen, and it's your job as a journalist to get to the bottom of what's happening. Explore an accurate reconstruction of the fortress as it appeared when World War II ended in 1945.
Why similar: Education 32.6%, Historical 29.2%, VR 13%, RPG 13%, Investigation 6%
- #16 Vanished Puzzle Quest
84% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: Saltium GamesPub: Unity Productions Foundation
Windows · Mac
Vanished is an immersive, first-person puzzle adventure where an encroaching fog of forgetfulness which has robbed everyone at the Great Centers of Islamic Science of their memories and you must now battle against a mysterious foe to reclaim memory, history, and purpose.
Why similar: Education 29.1%, Historical 22.6%, Point & Click 17.8%, Puzzle 10%, Logic 8.7%
- #17 iGuide Knossos VR
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Stelios C. A. ThomopoulosPub: CLARET
Windows
Take an interactive virtual tour of the legendary Knossos Palace of King Minos on the island of Crete, Greece. Explore the detailed palace architecture and its 3.500 year long history with the iGuide Knossos VR immersive 3d reconstruction. Guide your way through the adventure!
Why similar: Education 38.1%, Historical 31.4%, VR 29.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #18 Colosseum VR
85% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: TECRON VR
Windows
Come and visit the Roman Colosseum! This guided tour will take you through its rise and downfall, bring you face to face with gladiators, and allow you to experience the glory of roman architecture like never before. Welcome!
Why similar: VR 39.9%, Education 31.4%, Historical 14.8%, RPG 5.7%, First-Person 3.6%
- #19 Nanoscape VR
84% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: 3D Visualisation Aesthetics Lab
Windows
Nanoscape VR takes users on a journey to the microscopic world. Explore the surface and interior of a cancer cell, exploring and learning about cellular anatomy and processes.
Why similar: VR 53.7%, Education 42.1%, Casual 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #20 The Hidden Room - Pyramid
81% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Mario AmatoPub: Emanuele Avallone
Windows
Solve ancient Mesoamerican riddles inside a mysterious Pyramid. Discover the real history of these fascinating civilizations and uncover hidden secrets of Pyramids and fallen cities. Can you uncover the mysteries of the long-forgotten hidden room?
Why similar: Historical 26.4%, Hidden Object 17.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Logic 10.1%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #21 The Holy City
83% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Holy City VRPub: Holy City VR inc
Windows
Gamified and Interactive documentary experience. Traveling through volumetric captures, the user unlocks clues and completes challenges illuminating common values between the three Abrahamic religions. Each section concludes with a video of the holiest day, making rare moments, accessible virtually
Why similar: Education 27.8%, VR 23%, Historical 17.5%, Investigation 14%, 6DOF 6.6% ★
- #22 Trapped VR
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: James Steendyk
Windows
Trapped VR is a VR puzzle game that focuses on how the player interacts with the game world. To win you must solve the puzzles surrounding you to figure out the secret code that unlocks the container doors.
Why similar: VR 45.8%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Puzzle 11.2%, Investigation 8.8%, Logic 5.9%
- #23 Mushroom Pin
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Fish Chain Games
Windows
《Mushroom Pin》 is a relaxing but challenging puzzle game. You need to put the mushroom pins in the correct socket according to the rules of the levels.
Why similar: VR 40.7%, Education 27.4%, Logic 16%, Puzzle 10.9%, Casual 3.6%
- #24 Mannerheim's Saloon Car
80% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Xamk Game StudiosPub: Sodan ja rauhan keskus Muisti, Päämajamuseo
Windows
Explore Mannerheim’s historical train carriage from World War II using this educational VR application.
Why similar: VR 35.8%, Education 29.1%, Historical 26.6%, 6DOF 7.4% ★, Singleplayer 1%
- #25 Mayor's secretary Escape Game
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Émiguéma Studio
Windows
Your first day at the Town Hall won’t be as peaceful as you think. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and escape — in VR or on PC, solo or with up to 4 players.
Why similar: VR 26.6%, Hidden Object 19.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Puzzle 12%, Logic 9.4%
- #26 Cats in Paint
79% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: HiddenCatGame
Windows
A group of little kittens has quietly hidden in the painting, waiting for you to discover them!
Why similar: Education 35.2%, Historical 23.5%, Hidden Object 22.8%, Point & Click 9.7%, Casual 4%
- #27 Lights Out Vr
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: John Henley
Windows
Dark rooms, difficult puzzles, and enemies popping out of the dark, Lights Out VR is about traversing through an escape room environment where each room becomes harder than the last. Players will be allowed to run, jump, teleport, whatever gets you from point A to point B, so long as you escape.
Why similar: VR 44.6%, Hidden Object 17.8%, RPG 12.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, First-Person 8.7%
- #28 On Closer Inspection
79% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Catalyst VRPub: Australian War Memorial
Windows
Experience the Australian War Memorial’s collection in VR! View and explore a Mark IV tank from WW1; a Hudson Bomber and an Avro Lancaster from WW2; the Adelaide Class Frigate; and the Bushmaster. Featuring video, audio, photos, and facts to bring to life the history of these important items.
Why similar: VR 38.5%, Education 38%, 6DOF 16.9% ★, Casual 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #29 BRINK Traveler
77% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: BRINK XR
Windows
Experience some of the world's most breathtaking natural wonders as fully 3D immersive environments! Feel like you're really there as BRINK Traveler brings these iconic destinations to you today! 🌄
Why similar: VR 30.8%, Education 24%, Historical 16.4%, 6DOF 13.3% ★, Story Rich 4.6%
- #30 Hamburg: 'Neue Burg' VR
76% match9 user reviews100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Kasi Workshop
Windows
Hamburg 1000 years ago: an immersive Virtual Reality Experience with a lot of interactive stations and a detailed reconstruction of a castle and the harbour in the year of 1024. Roam around freely or follow the guided tour in English language.
Why similar: VR 33.3%, Historical 30.2%, Education 25.6%, 3D 4%, Atmospheric 3%
- #31 TimeLab
75% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: VR-Dynamix
Windows
TimeLab is a VR platform for virtual time travel. Experience well-researched historical events and visit historical locations. Currently, you can relive the Apollo 11 moon landing and journey to Ludwig II’s dream castle Falkenstein, with more DLCs to come.
Why similar: VR 33.5%, Education 29.8%, Historical 29.4%, First-Person 3.7%, 3D 2.7%
- #32 Micro Cosmic Worlds
78% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Codon, Inc.
Windows
Micro Cosmic Worlds is a discovery based journey into unseen worlds of the microcosmos. Using the power of virtual reality, you (the player) are transported deeper and deeper into the worlds of the infinitesimally small.
Why similar: Education 56.6%, VR 43.4%
- #33 Puzzle Me - The VR Jigsaw Game
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vinyl PixelsPub: Bukapps
Windows
The ultimate VR jigsaw puzzle solving experience. Designed from the ground up for VR. With simple, intuitive controls and a wide range of unique difficulty options it can be enjoyed by players who wouldn't call themselves jigsaws fans as well as providing a mind bending challenge to expert solvers!
Why similar: VR 38.9%, Education 26.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Logic 9.2%, First-Person 5.3%
- #34 Last Week of a King
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BibleProject
Windows
Enter Last Week of a King and follow Jesus as he confronts money lenders in the temple courts and eats Passover with his disciples.
Why similar: VR 29.2%, Historical 24.9%, Education 21.5%, RPG 8.2%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #35 Kottabos VR
73% match9 user reviews70% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Aiden GohlkePub: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship at Emory University
Windows
This is a VR trip into the ancient world – playing Kottabos, the all-time favorite Greek party game. Prove your skill by throwing the dregs of wine from your cup at the metal disk on the pole in front of you, or fling your drops at the little cups floating in a bowl.
Why similar: VR 29.3%, Education 27.9%, Historical 26.6%, 6DOF 5.5% ★, First-Person 4.6%
- #36 Along the River During the Qingming Festival
71% matchVery Positive90% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Fantasy Li
Windows
What if a game were made not for profit, but purely to spread culture and art? "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is such a game. The author approaches it with an academic attitude to study this masterpiece, aiming to let more people appreciate the folk customs of ancient China.
Why similar: Historical 29.3%, Education 27.4%, Point & Click 14.7%, Hidden Object 13.4%, Puzzle 8%
- #37 The House of Da Vinci 3
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,341 reviews2022
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The grand finale to The House of Da Vinci trilogy is here! Solve numerous new puzzles and mind benders and explore new mystifying locations of ravishing beauty.
Why similar: Historical 24.2%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Point & Click 14.3%, Investigation 13.7%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #38 Notre-Dame de Paris: Journey Back in Time
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Ubisoft proposes a Virtual Reality visit of Notre-Dame de Paris in real time, based on the XVIIIth century reconstitution from the videogame Assassin’s Creed : Unity.
Why similar: VR 52.3%, Historical 40%, Casual 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #39 Antarctic Heritage Trust
73% matchPositive84% of 38 reviews2020
Dev: Staples VRPub: Antarctic Heritage Trust
Windows
Step inside Sir Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic hut.
Why similar: VR 52.6%, Education 45.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #40 CARAMBOLA
70% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Team Carambola
Windows
A VR educational puzzle game where players explore constellations from different cultures, solve escape room-style riddles, and apply real-world knowledge to progress. Designed to promote cultural awareness through immersive, hands-on learning.
Why similar: Education 34.4%, VR 30%, Investigation 14.3%, Puzzle 10.3%, First-Person 5.6%
- #41 The Gallery: VR Secrets
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: NanningsGames
Windows
Step Into The Gallery: VR Secrets - Immerse yourself in a VR art gallery where every painting holds a hidden puzzle.
Why similar: VR 40.8%, Education 15.8%, Point & Click 14.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Hidden Object 10.6%
- #42 Plug Priority
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Brush
Windows · Linux
Play as an adorable telephone exchange operator at the dawn of the 20th century!
Why similar: VR 38.6%, Historical 33.9%, Logic 9.5%, 6DOF 8.3% ★, Casual 4.8%
- #43 A Mysterious Gallery
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: M.R. Games
Windows
In this rather special museum, you will have to observe all the paintings of famous artists! "A Mysterious Gallery" is a mix between a hidden object game and a puzzle game.
Why similar: Hidden Object 27%, Point & Click 22.9%, Education 15.8%, Logic 15.5%, Puzzle 14.1%
- #44 EscapeVR: Trapped Above the Clouds
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2017
Dev: Five Mind Creations
Windows
You find yourself trapped above the clouds - in a mile high building which is still partly under construction! Can you escape? Explore the environment, solve puzzles, investigate clues, and find your way through a total of 3 large areas to -hopefully- escape the penthouse of this VR escape room game.
Why similar: VR 37.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Logic 10.1%
- #45 QuantumVR
69% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: SZENARIS GmbH
Windows
QuantumVR is a virtual reality game that teaches you to solve small quantum algorithms by placing simple quantum gates. In addition, a 2D version is available.
Why similar: VR 38.5%, Education 38.1%, Logic 13.8%, Puzzle 7.1%, Multiplayer 1.7%
- #46 The House of Da Vinci VR
66% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows
As Leonardo's apprentice, you will solve puzzles, uncover inventions, and search for hidden objects in 16th-century Florence. Use a unique device to glimpse the past and unravel mysteries. Encounter war machines, intricate lockboxes, and immersive room escapes inspired by Da Vinci's genius.
Why similar: VR 24.6%, Historical 22.2%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Investigation 9.8%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #47 Hetepheres Tomb - Secrets of the Lost Queen
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Luca Dreiling
Windows
An interactive, history-based, virtual reality experience joined with a digital exhibition about one of the greatest discoveries made at the Giza necropolis. Retrace the steps of famous archeologists and ancient royals to find and restore their lost treasures.
Why similar: VR 27.3%, Education 24.2%, Historical 21.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, 6DOF 8.2% ★
- #48 Woodcutter
73% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: NurLab
Windows
Woodcutter is a VR simulator that makes everyone feel like a real carpenter. The simulator reproduces the main stages of the production of window architraves: creating a workpiece blank, choosing the shape of the future architraves, sawing, milling, painting, etc.
Why similar: VR 50%, Education 36.3%, First-Person 7.2%, 3D 5.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #49 VR Battleship YAMATO
68% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2017
Dev: Kanda TechnologiesPub: Kanda Technologies Inc.
Windows
Full Scale Restoration of the Japanese battleship “Yamato” in VR. Battleship Yamato was constructed during the World War Ⅱ in 1941, and it was the biggest battleship ever built. Unfortunately, Yamato didn’t last through the war, and it sank to the bottom of the sea. Now, battleship Yamato is completely restored in full scale in VR.
Why similar: VR 50.3%, Historical 26.2%, Education 19.4%, Casual 4.2%
- #50 The Great Exhibition of 1851 in VR
65% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Hooked Wit
Windows
Use your SteamVR system to visit the 1851 Great Exhibition in London's Hyde Park
Why similar: VR 54.1%, Historical 36.6%, First-Person 6.3%, 3D 2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #51 AGO BRISTOL 1775: From Warship to Prison Hulk
67% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Priam Givord StudioPub: Art Gallery of Ontario
Windows
AGO BRISTOL 1775 is a ground-breaking collaboration between VR developers and a museum, transforming a British warship model made in 1775 into an immersive experience. Users can explore freely or follow a narrative aboard the Bristol when it served as a floating prison for captured enemy soldiers.
Why similar: VR 26.5%, Education 24.2%, Historical 22.5%, 6DOF 8.7% ★, First-Person 5.6%
- #52 Subvirtual
66% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: The Zivraye Group
Windows
Clear the subgrid of cubes without touching the bombs by sorting out how many connections are safe! Happy puzzling!
Why similar: VR 44.4%, Puzzle 15.2%, Logic 14.4%, 6DOF 7.8% ★, Story Rich 4.3%
- #53 Chimeras: Cursed and Forgotten Collector's Edition
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
You're off to Scotland!
Why similar: Historical 33.1%, Hidden Object 24.2%, Point & Click 19%, Puzzle 12.1%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #54 Cabinet of Curiosities VR
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechanical Whispers
Windows
This is a fully immersive and interactive VR Experience set in a Victorian style Cabinet of Curiosities room, full of hundreds of highly detailed 3D scanned objects from the natural world, that can be picked up, examined, and explored like a museum without restrictions.
Why similar: VR 33.2%, Education 28.4%, Historical 19.2%, 6DOF 6.6% ★, Story Rich 5.9%
- #55 InMind VR
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 433 reviews2015
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 22%
InMind is a short scientific adventure with arcade elements designed for the Oculus VR. Submerge into the microworld and experience the miracles of the human mind.
Why similar: VR 74.4%, Education 23.4%, Casual 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #56 Konzerthaus Berlin VR
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: INKA Research GroupPub: Konzerthaus Berlin
Windows
Welcome to the Konzerthaus Berlin! In two different applications you can explore the house and experience the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Soon you will also be able to discover new music in a completely new way in the interactive composition "Umwelten - Environments".
Why similar: VR 27%, Education 24.2%, Historical 22.5%, Point & Click 7.1%, 6DOF 5.4% ★