- #1 PROZE: Prologue
97% matchVery Positive82% of 104 reviews2018
Dev: SignSine
Windows
PROZE: Prologue is a free opening chapter for the PROZE series. It’s a story-based VR-adventure with puzzle and horror elements.
Why similar: Episodic 18.8% ★, VR 15.4%, Time Travel 12.6% ★, Supernatural 6.5%, Adventure 6.3%
- #2 Red Matter
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,161 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: VR 27%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Horror 7.6%, Adventure 6%
- #3 A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
96% matchVery Positive83% of 617 reviews2016
Dev: Wolf & Wood Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Explore your surroundings as the protagonist of your own horror story as you immerse yourself in this tense VR thriller set in America’s Deep South. Navigate your way through your memories, piecing together the clues and puzzles, to solve the mystery of how you have awoken in the sinister Greenwater Institute, known only as Patient No.
Why similar: VR 38.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Horror 14.4%, Adventure 7.5%, Psychological Horror 5.6%
- #4 Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time
95% matchMixed65% of 277 reviews2019
Dev: Maze TheoryPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A new mysterious enemy threatens to tear apart the universe and only you can stop them! Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time lets players embark on an adventure through space and time. Travel across the universe, visit alien locations, pilot the TARDIS and solve the mystery of the controlling force behind the Reality Virus.
Why similar: VR 40.3%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Adventure 12%, Horror 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.8%
- #5 FORM
94% 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 40.2%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #6 Nevrosa: Prelude
94% matchVery Positive87% of 223 reviews2017
Dev: GexagonVR
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
You wake up in a strange, but yet familiar place. You feel like you are supposed to be here for something.VR roomscale puzzle-horror game with redirect walking locomotion.
Why similar: VR 36.1%, Horror 14.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Action 8.7%
- #7 The Assembly
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2016
Dev: nDreams
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.
Why similar: VR 43.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 8.7%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #8 Downward Spiral: Prologue
92% matchVery Positive87% of 129 reviews2017
Dev: 3rd Eye Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Downward Spiral: Prologue is a mysterious and atmospheric zero gravity thriller powered by innovative, free movement in VR without motion sickness.
Why similar: VR 43%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Indie 8.1%
- #9 Boiling Steel
91% matchVery Positive82% of 380 reviews2020
Dev: MIROWIN
Windows
"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 34.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 8.3%
- #10 Wanderer
91% 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: Time Travel 41.9% ★, VR 32.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 6.3%, Exploration 4.3%
- #11 BONEWORKS
89% matchVery Positive92% of 36,263 reviews2019
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 48.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.4%, Adventure 6%, Horror 5.6%, Action 5.2%
- #12 Ether One
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 447 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
Why similar: Adventure 16.9%, VR 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Indie 10.2%
- #13 Rise of Insanity
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: VR 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 12.8%, Adventure 8.7%
- #14 INFRA
87% matchVery Positive88% of 3,554 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Exploration 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #15 Unknown Fate
88% 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 49.7%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 17.9%, Story Rich 8%
- #16 Everything Is For Humanity
85% matchMixed68% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Vanquisher Games
Windows
Everything is for Humanity is a story-driven, exploration and puzzle-solving based science fiction horror game which sets in a massive science facility in 2020. You will discover tons of things and find out about the blood-chilling truths with its first-person experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 16.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #17 Empathy: Path of Whispers
86% matchMixed60% of 219 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel NightPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29%, Adventure 19%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 10%
- #18 Dofamine VR
82% 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 41.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Time Travel 14.2% ★, Exploration 12.1%, Action 10.5%
- #19 Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality
84% 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: Time Travel 35.6% ★, Sci-fi 10.8%, Horror 9.5%, Story Rich 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%
- #20 The Riese Project - Prologue
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: MasashigeDevPub: Real Invented Studio
Windows
Some stories are better left in the dark. But some will find you. In Riese, echoes don’t always answer the same. A narrative FPP/VR experience about a past that refuses to stay silent.
Why similar: VR 37.5%, Detective 19.7%, Atmospheric 9%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #21 In Fear I Trust
86% matchMixed50% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: Black Wing FoundationPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
In Fear I Trust is a critically acclaimed first-person horror adventure. Explore eerie locations, solve puzzles and unravel the dark truth behind a secret soviet experiment in this story-driven psychological thriller.
Why similar: VR 29.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #22 The Talos Principle VR
81% 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 63.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Action 7.6%, Puzzle 7.3%, Indie 6.5%
- #23 The Lies We Tell Ourselves
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Poopsy
Windows
The Lies We Tell Ourselves is an episodic first person psychological action-adventure game with introspective/horror elements and a focus on subtle storytelling and atmosphere. Explore, solve puzzles, survive and uncover truths buried deep within a castle of lies.
Why similar: Episodic 17.8% ★, Supernatural 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 8.9%, Walking Simulator 8%
- #24 Theseus
82% matchVery Positive85% of 71 reviews2017
Dev: Reply Game Studios
Windows
Theseus is an immersive VR experience that offers a new take on the myth of the Minotaur. Discover the potential of a 3rd person perspective in Virtual Reality: enjoy a mix of exploration, story and combat, with a strong cinematic feel.
Why similar: VR 22.2%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 12.4%, Action 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #25 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: VR 30.4%, Detective 20.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.6%, Exploration 8.9%
- #26 ZERO PROTOCOL
77% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #27 Satellite Odyssey: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive93% of 967 reviews2024
Dev: Antifreeze Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.
Why similar: Sci-fi 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Horror 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%
- #28 Doorways: Prelude
81% matchMixed62% of 634 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 8.7%, Action 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #29 Journey For Elysium
79% matchVery Positive82% of 101 reviews2019
Dev: MantisPub: Cronos Interactive
Windows
Journey for Elysium is a story-driven VR game that will immerse you in a fictional setting inspired by Ancient Mythology. Use your wit & skills to overcome a series of increasingly elaborate challenges to reach Elysium and obtain redemption.
Why similar: VR 28.1%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #30 THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 361 reviews2023
Dev: Three Dots GamesPub: Take Aim Games
Windows
Welcome to a breathtaking storyline full of portals, solving puzzles with an energy-absorbing weapon, and other adventures in a sci-fi atmosphere! Can you travel through parallel dimensions and uncover the secrets of your past?
Why similar: Horror 16.8%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Exploration 11.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #31 Manifest 99
78% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2017
Dev: Flight School Studio
Windows
An eerie story set on a train rumbling through the afterlife. Accompanied by a murder of crows and four mysterious travel companions, you must uncover the reason why they – and you – are traveling into the beyond. Gaze into their eyes and discover the remnants of their souls, before they pass on.
Why similar: VR 36.2%, Great Soundtrack 28.1%, Indie 17.4%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Exploration 8.2%
- #32 The Atlas Mystery: A VR Puzzle Game
76% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Top Right CornerPub: TRC DMI
Windows
Explore the haunted halls of the infamous Atlas Theater, a 1940’s era movie palace that played host to a shocking Hollywood tragedy. Solve intricate puzzles, discover startling artifacts, and evade sinister forces to uncover the twisted truth behind the theater’s dark history.
Why similar: VR 39.6%, Supernatural 19.3%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Exploration 8.1%
- #33 MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
78% matchMixed65% of 1,417 reviews2014
Dev: Pantumaca BarcelonaPub: Talking About Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
Why similar: VR 17.3%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Adventure 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #34 The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,520 reviews2016
Dev: Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
Why similar: Episodic 30.8% ★, VR 28.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 6.5%
- #35 Project Hailstorm
71% matchVery Positive84% of 670 reviews2025
Dev: Imbrium
Windows
Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #36 Nevrosa: Escape
75% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: GexagonVR
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Nevrosa is an escape room game with horror and action elements, where you are trying to find your way out of laboratory through solving puzzles while being locked in with a strange creature. Mystical machines, old family curse and various endings depending on your ways of play.
Why similar: VR 27.7%, Horror 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 8.5%
- #37 TEMPUS
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: k148 Game Studio
Windows
TEMPUS is a puzzle adventure game with time travel. Each time you advance, you will see the island where you live change over thousands of years. You can only travel forward so it is a one way trip, how far will you go?
Why similar: VR 33.5%, Detective 21.2%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Exploration 9.3%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #38 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
74% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 15.4%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 9.7%
- #39 The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,880 reviews2016
Dev: ComonGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.
Why similar: Episodic 32.7% ★, Sci-fi 12.7%, Adventure 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Atmospheric 8%
- #40 Z.O.N.A: Origin
69% matchVery Positive84% of 486 reviews2025
Dev: AGaming+
Windows
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 34.7%, Horror 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Open World 8.8%, Adventure 8.3%
- #41 Project Liminal 2
68% 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 25.3%, Action 17%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #42 Time Lock VR 1
73% 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 36.7%, Time Travel 33.5% ★, Adventure 7.7%, Puzzle 6.9%, Action 6.5%
- #43 Conarium
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 12%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
- #44 Downward Spiral: Horus Station
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2018
Dev: 3rd Eye Studios
Windows
Downward Spiral: Horus Station is a mysterious and atmospheric zero gravity thriller set in the lost and forgotten Horus Station.
Why similar: VR 34.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Indie 9.8%
- #45 INDUSTRIA
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,883 reviews2021
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.9%, Horror 14.5%, Story Rich 12%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Adventure 11%
- #46 White Room Protocol
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Supernatural 17.9%, Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #47 Quern - Undying Thoughts
70% matchVery Positive91% of 3,924 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Adventure 16.3%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Exploration 13.1%, Atmospheric 13%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #48 Doorways: The Underworld
72% matchMixed69% of 405 reviews2014
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: VR 28.9%, Horror 13.1%, Detective 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Adventure 8.4%
- #49 Tacoma
69% matchVery Positive86% of 4,721 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.4%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 9.2%
- #50 The Solus Project
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,612 reviews2016
Dev: HourencesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
Why similar: VR 29.4%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 9.3%, Horror 7.1%
- #51 Prison Loop
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 9.4%
- #52 P·O·L·L·E·N
71% matchMixed65% of 204 reviews2016
Dev: Mindfield Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
P·O·L·L·E·N is an atmospheric, suspenseful and highly interactive first person sci-fi exploration game set on Saturn’s moon Titan. Delve into the richly detailed Station M, and try everything you can get your hands on to uncover the mysteries that lie beneath the moon’s crust.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.9%, Sci-fi 17%, VR 14.9%, Adventure 12%, Exploration 10.7%
- #53 The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
69% matchVery Positive83% of 402 reviews2017
Dev: Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
Why similar: VR 33%, Adventure 19%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Indie 13.5%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #54 Chroma Zero
64% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Adventure 14%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Exploration 11.1%, Open World 9.6%
- #55 Quod: Episode 1
66% matchVery Positive86% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: IDTF
Windows
"Quod" unfolds in a 1930s Texas prison. The main character must escape and uncover the truth. Brace yourself for eerie occurrences and solve intricate puzzles to unveil the terrifying secrets of this place.
Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #56 UnderDread
71% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Horror 14.5%, Indie 11.5%, Walking Simulator 9%
- #57 Eye of the Temple
66% 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 50.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Action 6.3%
- #58 Post Trauma
64% matchMostly Positive75% of 629 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 20.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Exploration 13.7%, Adventure 13.4%
- #59 The Room VR: A Dark Matter
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,940 reviews2020
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
Why similar: VR 53.2%, Adventure 20.8%, Puzzle 8.3%, Horror 6.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%