- #1 Machine Learning: Episode I
97% 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 48.9%, Adventure 20.6%, Action 16.9%, Indie 13.6%
- #2 The Talos Principle VR
96% matchVery Positive84% of 849 reviews2017
Dev: Croteam VRPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
The Talos Principle VR is a virtual reality version of Croteam's critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction.
Why similar: VR 70.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Action 8.6%, Indie 5.9%
- #3 Drone Hunter VR
95% matchMixed65% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Ignibit
Windows
Are you prepared to defend the world against an alien invasion? Test your skills and reflexes in this highly immersive and intense game - Drone Hunter VR. You will be put through a series of tests to prove you are worthy to defend our planet using the top secret DH125, a hybrid alien/US weapon. Will you be the chosen one?
Why similar: VR 46.7%, Adventure 21.3%, Action 18%, Indie 14.1%
- #4 Conductor
94% matchVery Positive93% of 301 reviews2017
Dev: Overflow
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Conductor is a action-adventure, puzzle game. Take control of a locomotive and clear anything that stands in your way. Solve puzzles by using tools and wit. Defend yourself from the forces of Overcorp.
Why similar: VR 56.5%, Adventure 24.2%, Action 19.2%
- #5 The Puzzle Room VR ( Escape The Room )
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Bellcat Game
Windows
It is a VR Experience where you need to find clues to solve puzzles and find your way out of the Room. There are some items that can be grabbed and carried around. With some items you can interact (such as switches,piano and numpads).
Why similar: VR 63.1%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 12.6%, Action 10.9%
- #6 Dungeon Escape VR
93% matchVery Positive81% of 193 reviews2017
Dev: Silver Machine Studios
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Dungeon Escape VR is an immersive escape-room puzzle game. To escape you need to solve the challenges and puzzles found in the dungeon.
Why similar: VR 77.4%, Indie 22.6%
- #7 FORM
91% matchVery Positive91% of 979 reviews2017
Dev: Charm Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence.
Why similar: VR 57.2%, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 16.4%
- #8 Unknown Fate
92% matchMixed68% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Marslit GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Unknown Fate is an enigmatic story-driven action adventure set in a surreal world full of mind-twisting puzzles and bizarre creatures
Why similar: VR 57.7%, Adventure 25.5%, Indie 16.8%
- #9 Darwin's Test
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Wolfalone Studio
Windows
Darwin’s Test is a first-person action and puzzle game that immerses you into a futuristic universe. You play as an amnesic patient following an experimental care protocol. Who are you ? Where are you ? So many questions to solve to discover the truth !
Why similar: Adventure 40.4%, Action 32.1%, Indie 27.5%
- #10 Eye of the Temple
88% matchVery Positive93% of 422 reviews2021
Dev: Rune Skovbo Johansen
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Embark on a VR adventure to explore a vast and treacherous temple and uncover the ancient legend of the Eye. Keep your balance as you step between moving blocks, dodging hazardous traps and solving environmental puzzles with just your torch and whip in hand.
Why similar: VR 75.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Action 9.6%
- #11 Deep Blue 3D Maze in Space
90% matchMixed63% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: Ice Code Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A multi-dimensional gaming experience beyond anything you’ve ever played before. Try to control the constantly rolling ball which moves in a three-dimensional maze, collect gravitons, open the portal and escape before the platform explodes. And most important beware of everything that is purple!
Why similar: VR 33.2%, Action 26.4%, Adventure 24.5%, Indie 15.9%
- #12 Abode
89% matchVery Positive92% of 375 reviews2016
Dev: Overflow
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Abode is an escape room puzzle game. You will have to find, combine and utilize tools and furniture in the room to unveil all its secrets.
Why similar: VR 69.2%, Indie 20.6%, Adventure 10.2%
- #13 VR Escape The Space Station
89% matchMixed60% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: weyha.com
Windows
You are trapped in the space station all by yourself. Need to find a way to get the hell out of there. Experience with HTC Vive, consists of 4 rooms full of puzzles. Every scene are elaborately designed including spaceship with zero gravity, outer space landscape corridor and all.
Why similar: VR 63.4%, Adventure 22%, Indie 14.5%
- #14 Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality
86% matchMixed60% of 320 reviews2021
Dev: Maze Theory Ltd
Windows
Experience an unforgettable adventure in space and time. Explore new worlds, face Daleks, Cybermen and Weeping Angels and join two Doctors on an epic quest to save the universe from an unstoppable new threat in this first-person narrative adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 50.6%, Action 41.9%, Indie 7.5%
- #15 One True Path - Part 1
83% matchVery Positive99% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: InnerspaceVR
Windows
A genre-bending VR adventure combining shooter, swordfighting and puzzle gameplay. YOU, ADVENTURER are drawn into the imaginary worlds of renowned gamebook author Jack Stevenson on a fantastical dimension-hopping journey to uncover the dark secrets behind his last masterpiece…
Why similar: VR 71%, Adventure 15.8%, Action 13.2%
- #16 Red Matter 2
84% matchVery Positive93% of 667 reviews2022
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Red Matter 2 is an immersive, puzzle-adventure game that will transport you to the far reaches of space. Step into the shoes of Sasha, an agent awakened in a lunar base by an undercover operative and tasked with uncovering the secrets of the mysterious Red Matter.
Why similar: VR 71.9%, Adventure 16.4%, Action 6.7%, Indie 5%
- #17 Detached
87% matchMixed56% of 376 reviews2017
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Detached is a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive. Separated from your unit you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space. Strap yourself into your spacesuit for thrilling gameplay designed for VR headsets.
Why similar: VR 74.2%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 9.1%
- #18 Endless Night - Alpha
86% 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 45.4%, Adventure 22%, Action 18%, Indie 14.5%
- #19 .T.E.S.T: Expected Behaviour — Sci-Fi 3D Puzzle Quest
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2018
Dev: Veslo Games
Windows · Mac
.T.E.S.T: Expected Behavior is a first-person brain twister with a sci-fi plot. On top of logic, you'll need a fast reaction speed, "outside the box" reasoning, and the skill to adapt to unfamiliar situations.
Why similar: Indie 35.9%, Adventure 35.2%, Action 28.8%
- #20 The Mensional
82% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Delil Timurtaş
Windows · Mac
Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.
Why similar: Adventure 40.7%, Indie 36.1%, Action 23.1%
- #21 Wanderer
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,059 reviews2022
Dev: Mighty Eyes
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Built from the ground up for VR, Wanderer has a unique blend of escape room style puzzles, tactile hands on interactions and action arcade sequences to bring you the ultimate time travel adventure. Are you ready to walk in the footsteps of those who have gone before you?
Why similar: VR 68.4%, Adventure 18.4%, Action 13.2%
- #22 ALICE VR
84% matchMostly Negative37% of 354 reviews2016
Dev: Carbon StudioPub: Klabater
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Alice VR is a single player story-driven exploration game with puzzles designed to be a unique VR experience. Set on a mysterious planet and inspired by Alice in Wonderland, it's a thrilling, immersive adventure with beautiful graphics and an atmospheric electronic soundtrack.
Why similar: VR 64.2%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 13.2%
- #23 I Expect You To Die
81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,739 reviews2017
Dev: Schell Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 72.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 10.7%, Indie 5.9%
- #24 Space Rift - Episode 1
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 73 reviews2016
Dev: Vibrant CorePub: bitComposer Interactive GmbH
Windows
Be part of the action! SPACE RIFT is the first part of a breathtaking action space adventure with a captivating story specifically designed for Virtual Reality!Experience the excitement of flying through the expanses of our galaxy up close in your own cockpit and join the fight for the freedom of humanity on Mars!
Why similar: VR 68%, Adventure 15.5%, Action 12.7%, Indie 3.8%
- #25 Dofamine VR
76% matchVery Positive85% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: VR-WRGPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
An atmospheric first-person VR puzzle game: explore a science facility, solve mysteries, uncover the cause of catastrophe. Single-player experience.
Why similar: VR 63.4%, Adventure 20.3%, Action 16.3%
- #26 Fracked
79% matchMixed67% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: nDreams
Windows
Stranded in a remote mountain facility, you play as a reluctant hero forced to defend the planet in a final stand against a legion of interdimensional enemies. Take aim and run head-first into explosive action as you shoot, ski, and climb your way across an extreme adventure.
Why similar: VR 40.9%, Adventure 30.8%, Action 28.3%
- #27 Runes: The Forgotten Path
79% matchVery Positive82% of 98 reviews2018
Dev: StormBorn Studio
Windows
In Runes you are a renegade wizard fighting for survival in a virtual fantasy world. Use the movement of your hands to cast powerful spells, solve puzzles and fight enemies. Explore rich and detailed worlds in complete VR immersion in this story driven fantasy adventure.
Why similar: VR 33.9%, Adventure 27%, Action 21.7%, Indie 17.5%
- #28 DIMENSIONS
77% matchMixed51% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Villano Wild Studio
Windows
Dimensions: Each level is a new challenge in a different universe. Explore, adapt, and overcome in an interdimensional journey full of surprises.
Why similar: Adventure 45.2%, Action 40.4%, Indie 14.4%
- #29 Mind Unleashed
80% matchMixed62% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Frost Earth StudioPub: IV Productions
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Mind Unleashed is a first person Sci Fi shooter game specifically designed for Virtual Reality. You are a robot that is trying hard to survive in a secret military base, inside a rocky mountain. Rocks and futuristic stuff will surround you in this epic challenge where you'll need to survive as long as possible, fighting hordes of robotic...
Why similar: VR 56.5%, Action 23.8%, Indie 19.7%
- #30 VRZ: Torment
78% matchMixed70% of 235 reviews2017
Dev: StormBringer Studios OU
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Be immersed into Purgatory Island of undead and dying. Solve mysteries to escape while trying to survive. The undead are rising, zombie skags are swarming the land, and your end is fast approaching! Arm yourself, uncover what you need to survive, and escape the inescapable.
Why similar: VR 64.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Action 13.2%, Indie 8.9%
- #31 Neverout
78% matchMixed64% of 237 reviews2017
Dev: Gamedust
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Neverout is a 'Escape Room' game with quantum physic and reality bending. Packed with dozens of levels, difficult puzzles, eerie atmosphere and unreal immersion. Every action creates reaction. Nothing is certain, but one thing is known - every lock has a key. And in Neverout, the key - is YOU.
Why similar: VR 71.6%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 8.7%
- #32 Upside Down
76% matchVery Positive81% of 714 reviews2017
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Upside Down will immerse you in an incredible adventure. Sharpen your reflexes for this fast-paced, precise puzzle-platformer.
Why similar: Indie 64.3%, Adventure 18.6%, Action 17%
- #33 Glitchspace
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 374 reviews2016
Dev: Space Budgie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Glitchspace is about reprogramming the game to solve puzzles. Trapped in an abstract cyberspace world, your way forward uses visual programming to edit environmental geometry, whilst unlocking key programming concepts along the way.
Why similar: VR 60%, Adventure 22.5%, Indie 17.5%
- #34 Venineth
74% matchVery Positive81% of 261 reviews2020
Dev: Venineth TeamPub: mort-art
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.
Why similar: Adventure 39.9%, Action 32.1%, Indie 28%
- #35 Increment
71% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Mark Pil
Windows
Press buttons, pull levers, and use your body to discover a strange world in this numerical escape room. There’s nothing “idle” about this game. Immerse yourself in weird, colorful, reactive environments in this short, experimental, thought-provoking incremental adventure.
Why similar: VR 75.1%, Adventure 17.1%, Action 7.7%
- #36 Superliminal
69% matchVery Positive95% of 32,646 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #37 Holoception
75% matchMixed61% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Holonautic
Windows
HOLOCEPTION is a new type of hybrid VR game allowing you to incarnate a character in 3rd and 1st person view. Explore a cartoonish Universe where everything is fully physics-based and where you have a lot of control and freedom to move and fight!
Why similar: VR 44.7%, Action 20.9%, Adventure 18%, Indie 16.5%
- #38 Budget Cuts
73% matchVery Positive80% of 1,861 reviews2018
Dev: Neat Corporation
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 64.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Action 12.8%, Indie 8.5%
- #39 Faraday Protocol
72% matchVery Positive85% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Red Koi BoxPub: Deck13
Windows · Linux
Faraday Protocol is a first person puzzle game that will test your wits and intelligence. Use the Bia-Tool, an ancient pistol-like relic of an alien civilization, to solve puzzles by bending energy and manipulating enigmatic machinery.
Why similar: Adventure 66%, Indie 34%
- #40 VR: Vacate the Room (Virtual Reality Escape)
73% matchVery Positive84% of 252 reviews2016
Dev: hOSHI
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VR: Vacate the Room is a short Escape the Room game.It is a VR Experience where you need to find clues to solve puzzles and find your way out.
Why similar: VR 74.2%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 8.2%
- #41 The Stranger VR
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: RealityArts Studio
Windows
The Stranger is an intense VR combat game which sets in an incredibly detailed exotic world. Explore the rich sci fi universe and survive with your weapons and wrist blade. Welcome to the world of the Stranger!
Why similar: VR 71.4%, Adventure 15.6%, Action 13%
- #42 Dark Legion VR
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 127 reviews2017
Dev: Ice World
Windows
Dark Legion VR is a first person shooter (FPS) and magic game. You can move freely using Vive or Oculus and teleport yourself. All the scenes are open and free.Weapon System,Huge battle scenes, advanced game level design, and smart AI, making you indulged in the game for a dozen hours (which we wouldn’t suggest you to go for that long,...
Why similar: VR 64.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Action 11.6%, Indie 9.4%
- #43 Chromatic Conundrum
64% matchVery Positive98% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Digs
Windows
Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.
Why similar: Adventure 69.2%, Indie 30.8%
- #44 Time Lock VR 1
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 807 reviews2017
Dev: WR-VRGPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A VR puzzle game with sci-fi and escape room elements: control time, solve challenges, fight enemies, and explore worlds across different timelines.
Why similar: VR 69.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Action 12.3%, Indie 5.4%
- #45 Hubris
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 843 reviews2022
Dev: Cyborn B.V.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 74%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 12%
- #46 Project Liminal 2
65% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Adventure 51.8%, Action 39.3%, Indie 8.9%
- #47 Vertigo 2
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,645 reviews2023
Dev: Zach Tsiakalis-BrownPub: Zulubo Productions
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 70.6%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 10.1%, Action 8.2%
- #48 Please, Don't Touch Anything 3D
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,385 reviews2016
Dev: Escalation StudiosPub: ForwardXP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Now with Vive Support! A cryptic, brain-racking, button-pushing non-linear puzzle game.
Why similar: VR 64.9%, Adventure 19.6%, Indie 15.5%
- #49 Hard Light Vector
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Actually A Game Company, L.L.C
Windows
Hard Light Vector is a first-person action platformer where you traverse an alien environment and fight to protect the memories of the dead from corruption.
Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Action 33.6%, Indie 27.1%
- #50 Alteric
71% matchMixed70% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: goonswarm
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Jump through boiling lava; run from perilous traps and saw blades; glide and climb through catacombs; fall into the abyss and overcome gravity. And don't forget to switch to a parallel dimension in time, because it’s Alteric!
Why similar: Adventure 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #51 DESORDRE : A Puzzle Game Adventure
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: SHK Interactive
Windows
Immerse yourself in the multidimensional universe of Desordre. Solve intricate puzzles, push the boundaries of 4-dimensional thinking. Get ready for a unique experience where reflection takes on a whole new dimension. Created by one-man development studio SHK Interactive using Unreal Engine.
Why similar: Action 48.6%, Indie 26.3%, Adventure 25.1%
- #52 Beam
68% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Binary ImpactPub: CobraTekku Games
Windows
BEAM is a challenging precision platformer with puzzle elements in which you need to manipulate various light beams and tightly maneuver MARBLE in order to save both your lives.
Why similar: Adventure 49.2%, Action 27.1%, Indie 23.6%
- #53 Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,904 reviews2014
Dev: Toxic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.
Why similar: Adventure 38.5%, Indie 31.9%, Action 29.6%
- #54 Puzzle Box Palace
67% matchVery Positive86% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Puzzle Box Palace is an escape room style puzzle game where you are pulled into your grandfather's magical puzzle box. Solve puzzles, manipulate the puzzle box, and jump across furniture as you look for a way out.
Why similar: Adventure 62.3%, Indie 37.7%
- #55 Raw Data
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,483 reviews2017
Dev: Survios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Built from the ground up for VR, Raw Data’s action gameplay, intuitive controls, challenging enemies, and sci-fi atmosphere will completely immerse you within the surreal world of Eden Corp. Go solo or team up and become the adrenaline-charged heroes of your own futuristic technothriller.
Why similar: VR 78.5%, Action 13.8%, Indie 7.6%
- #56 The Art of Reflection
60% matchVery Positive97% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Hydrozoa
Windows
Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.
Why similar: Adventure 61.6%, Indie 38.4%
- #57 DEFECTIVE
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Evil Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
You must save the world, whatever the cost...
Why similar: Action 36.9%, Adventure 34.2%, Indie 28.9%