Games Like Half-Life: Alyx

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 23.1%, Aliens 17.6%, FPS 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Shooter 10%

Why You'll Like It: It’s the closest thing to another big single-player VR campaign in the Half-Life mold, with inventive weapons, memorable set pieces, and a strong sci-fi story.

BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.

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

Why You'll Like It: Its tactile physics, full-body interaction, and grounded VR gunplay make it one of the strongest matches for Alyx’s sense of physical presence.

Metro Awakening is a story-driven first person adventure built for VR that blends atmospheric exploration, stealth and combat in the most immersive Metro experience yet. Don your gas mask, brave the crippling radiation and venture into the depths of the Metro where threats haunt your every step.

Why similar: VR 31.4%, FPS 18%, Futuristic 14.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative VR FPS leans into immersive weapon handling, claustrophobic horror, and cinematic post-apocalyptic storytelling much like Alyx’s tenser chapters.

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 34.3%, FPS 17.2%, Shooter 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on BONEWORKS-style VR simulation with more experimental combat and traversal for players who loved Alyx’s hands-on immersion.

Relive Half-Life.

Why similar: FPS 18%, Aliens 14.3%, Zombies 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This modern remake preserves the series’ signature sci-fi mystery, smart encounter design, and immersive first-person storytelling that Alyx builds on.

Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

Why similar: FPS 26.9%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Zombies 10%, Aliens 9.8%, Shooter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It directly continues Alyx’s universe with the same Combine oppression, environmental storytelling, and expertly paced first-person combat.

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 32.2%, Zombies 25.1%, Horror 11.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: Its weighty manual interactions, scavenging, and tense close-quarters encounters capture the same intensely physical VR survival feel.

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 51.4%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its strange-lab setting, narrative progression, and inventive VR action make it feel like a smaller but very Half-Life-adjacent adventure.

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 40.2%, FPS 21.1%, Horror 12.4%, Shooter 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers lonely, atmospheric VR exploration with meticulous weapon handling and constant dread in a hostile sci-fi world.

Alien: Rogue Incursion is an all-new action-horror VR game that transforms you into ex-Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks on a dangerous mission to the uncharted planet Purdan, featuring innovative real-life motion gameplay, a whole-body loadout, and the most cunning Xenomorphs ever encountered.

Why similar: VR 23%, Aliens 21.8%, FPS 11.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It’s a first-person VR sci-fi horror shooter built around deliberate gunplay, oppressive atmosphere, and lethal alien encounters.

Trapped inside the Paradise Hotel, you are desperate to find your sister. Explore dark surroundings, gather resources, and survive terrifying encounters. This intense single-player VR survival horror game with great storytelling will get your adrenaline pumping.

Why similar: VR 21.4%, Zombies 17.9%, FPS 11.2%, Shooter 9.3%, Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It trades Alyx’s sci-fi setting for survival horror, but its believable interactions and slow-burn VR tension are an excellent fit.

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 43.8%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Atmospheric 10%, FPS 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This polished sci-fi VR adventure mixes storytelling, environmental problem-solving, and solid gunplay in a highly immersive first-person world.

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 41.3%, FPS 18.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Horror 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It’s a more arcade-like take on sci-fi VR shooting, but it still scratches the itch for fast first-person action in VR.

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 33.8%, FPS 18.2%, Shooter 13.7%, Sci-fi 9.7%, First-Person 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: While far more abstract, it nails the exhilarating physicality of room-scale gunfights that many Alyx fans crave.

Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.

Why similar: Beautiful 25.7% ★, VR 25.1%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Horror 9%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures Alyx’s love of immersive environmental detail and mysterious sci-fi spaces, even if it leans more puzzle-adventure than shooter.

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 28.9%, FPS 13.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Futuristic 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic sci-fi VR shooter emphasizes exploration, shooting, and high-production immersion in a way Alyx players will likely appreciate.

It's time to say hello to your old pal, Fred. Arizona Sunshine® 2, the next-gen sequel to the fan-favorite VR apocalypse, packs even more gore-geous zombie action! And what's better than braving the end of the f*cking world alone? Surviving it with your new best friend--Buddy.

Why similar: VR 27.3%, Zombies 22.5%, FPS 16.4%, Shooter 11.6%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It’s a story-led VR shooter with satisfying manual reloading and constant close-range pressure for players who mainly want more tactile VR combat.

Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

Why similar: Aliens 22%, FPS 21%, Shooter 11.4%, Sci-fi 11.1%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: The original still delivers the series’ signature pacing, world-building, and science-fiction action that make Alyx so resonant.

Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.

Why similar: FPS 45.7%, Aliens 14.7%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Shooter 8.9%, First-Person 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This side story revisits Half-Life’s military-sci-fi action and world in a way that remains compelling for Alyx fans.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Aliens 22.7%, Horror 17.4%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It isn’t as combat-heavy, but its first-person sci-fi horror, environmental immersion, and sustained tension echo Alyx’s scariest moments.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

Why similar: Aliens 15.1%, FPS 14.4%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Horror 10.8%, Futuristic 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric immersive sim offers clever first-person combat, eerie alien threats, and a richly realized sci-fi setting.

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: FPS 20.6%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Horror 14.9%, Shooter 9.6%, First-Person 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its remake blends sci-fi horror, exploration, and environmental storytelling in a first-person immersive-sim format that overlaps well with Alyx’s vibe.

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 30.3%, FPS 17.5%, Horror 13.1%, Sci-fi 10.6%, First-Person 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This story-driven VR campaign offers lots of physical interaction, stealth, and combat against robotic enemies in immersive first-person spaces.

Welcome to the grim darkness of the far future! Experience the war-torn universe of Warhammer 40,000 brought into jaw-dropping, visceral reality for the first time in VR. Immerse yourself in a gripping, action-filled story spanning the galaxy.

Why similar: VR 25.1%, FPS 17%, Female Protagonist 12%, Shooter 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This campaign-based VR shooter delivers lots of sci-fi firefights and set-piece action for players chasing more story-driven VR combat.

Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

Why similar: FPS 24.4%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Shooter 11.5%, First-Person 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its story-rich first-person shooting, grounded weapon feel, and oppressive atmosphere make it a strong non-VR alternative.

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 38.9%, Zombies 14.1%, FPS 13.1%, Memes 12%, Shooter 10.7%

Killing Floor: Incursion is a fully-realized, multi-hour, story-driven adventure with an additional endless mode. In solo or co-op mode, travel diverse environments, from creepy farmhouses to the catacombs of Paris, in order to uncover who... or what is behind the Zed menace.

Why similar: VR 23.6%, Zombies 18%, FPS 13.4%, Horror 10.1%, Shooter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its VR melee-and-firearms combat and horror tone make it a decent pick if Alyx’s close-quarters combat was your favorite part.

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 41%, Zombies 18.6%, FPS 12%, Horror 11.9%, Shooter 5.8%

Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.

Why similar: FPS 33.2%, Aliens 16.7%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Zombies 9.8%, Shooter 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It’s a shorter classic Half-Life campaign, but it still captures the series’ distinct blend of immersion, combat, and sci-fi tension.

Built exclusively for VR, A-Tech Cybernetic's Story Mode will offer hours of explosive fun, while Swarm Mode will test your grit in a sci-fi nightmare scenario. Stop the mutant invasion at a futuristic megacorp, controlling an arsenal of weapons with real life movements!

Why similar: VR 24.5%, FPS 14.4%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Shooter 10.3%, Futuristic 10%

Why You'll Like It: It’s a straightforward VR sci-fi horror shooter that emphasizes alien-blasting and lab-based tension over deeper storytelling.

THE FINAL HOURS OF HALF-LIFE: ALYX is an interactive storybook, written by Geoff Keighley, that takes fans inside Valve Software to chronicle the company’s past decade of game development, including the return of Half-Life.

Why similar: VR 65.4%, Action 17.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Singleplayer 8%

Experience the critically acclaimed and award-winning Portal™ reimagined with full ray tracing and DLSS 4 in this free DLC for Portal owners. Start thinking with portals, with RTX on.

Why similar: Beautiful 45.5% ★, Sci-fi 11.3%, First-Person 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Story Rich 7.1%

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 68%, First-Person 7.1%, Memes 5%, FPS 4.4%, Sci-fi 4.3%

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

Why similar: VR 44.6%, Zombies 14.4%, FPS 12.2%, Horror 9.3%, First-Person 7.7%

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 60.7%, Futuristic 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, First-Person 8.9%, Action 3.7%

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

Why similar: VR 58.1%, FPS 13.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 8.6%, Gore 6%

The VR Edition of the critically acclaimed BAFTA award-winning Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness.

Why similar: VR 40.1%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Action 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Adventure 9.6%

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 40.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.7%, Memes 13.5%, First-Person 7.9%

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 75.4%, First-Person 9%, Action 5.7%, Gore 4.4%, Adventure 3.1%

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 63.3%, Shooter 8.8%, First-Person 6.2%, FPS 6%, Action 5.8%

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 45%, Zombies 39%, Horror 5.5%, Action 5.2%, Adventure 3.5%

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 41.1%, FPS 24.5%, Shooter 18%, First-Person 9.5%, Action 4.6%

Moss is an action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc tailor-made for the VR platform. It combines classic components of a great game—compelling characters, gripping combat, and captivating world exploration—with the exciting opportunities of VR.

Why similar: VR 48.8%, Story Rich 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14%, Adventure 6.8%, Action 6.5%

Of Lies and Rain is a story-driven first person shooter built exclusively for VR. Set in a dark, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic world, at the edge of the real and digital realm. You’ll fight to reclaim your past and save humanity from the brink of extinction.

Why similar: VR 20.3%, FPS 13.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Futuristic 10.1%, Psychological Horror 7.1%

Slay to the beat as the award-winning score of Metal: Hellsinger VR thunders through your body. Experience the smash-hit rhythm FPS like never before and enter a state of unparallelled flow. Show the Hells the meaning of metal.

Why similar: VR 32.2%, FPS 22.9%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Shooter 13.5%, First-Person 8%

Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.

Why similar: VR 54.3%, Zombies 23.9%, Action 9.8%, Horror 9.7%, Gore 2.4%

Hunted by the seemingly unstoppable Axeman and facing off against the Tower’s latest push for total dominance, discover what connects these new threats together before it’s too late. New faces, places, weapons and gear all await you on your journey to a final showdown for the city's fate.

Why similar: VR 30.7%, Zombies 24.6%, Horror 11.8%, FPS 10.1%, Shooter 7.9%

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 33%, Zombies 26.5%, FPS 9.7%, Horror 8.3%, Shooter 5.7%

World War Z VR is an immersive single-player first-person shooter experience that challenges you to take on huge swarms of zombies. Based on the hit game World War Z that has now captivated over 25 million players.

Why similar: VR 22.5%, FPS 18.8%, Zombies 17.9%, Horror 9.8%, Action 8%

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 43.7%, Memes 20.4%, First-Person 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.5%, Adventure 5.3%

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.

Why similar: VR 40.6%, Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Into the Radius 2 is an immersive VR survival shooter, set in a realm of surreal landscapes and deadly entities known as Pechorsk Anomaly. Arm yourself with realistic weapons and venture deeper into the mysteries that lie within, either solo or with a friend by your side.

Why similar: VR 36.2%, FPS 18%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Shooter 9.8%, First-Person 7.5%

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 58%, Action 9.7%, Horror 9%, Adventure 8.5%, FPS 3.9%

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 80.2%, Action 13.2%, Gore 6.6%

Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.

Why similar: FPS 27.2%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Shooter 13.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.8%

The Living Remain is a virtual reality first person adventure shooter where players immerse themselves in a world where the undead have taken over. You must survive the horde of undead using an arsenal of weapons in a story driven campaign loaded with a variety of interactive environments.

Why similar: VR 25.2%, Zombies 21.3%, FPS 11.5%, Shooter 9.9%, Horror 9.3%

Z.O.N.A: Origin is an immersive adventure in a harsh post-apocalyptic world. Dive into a captivating story, explore a stunning open world, avoid dangerous anomalies, and hunt for powerful artifacts. Every choice you make can be decisive in this unpredictable world.

Why similar: VR 33.4%, Shooter 16.3%, Horror 14%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Story Rich 9.8%

Take the fight to war-torn Europe in Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. The franchise returns to its roots complete with a deep single-player campaign and powerful interviews with survivors and veterans of the Second World War. (VR Title)

Why similar: VR 51.7%, First-Person 16.1%, FPS 10.7%, Action 7.8%, Shooter 6.3%