Games Like The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed

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 26.9%, Adventure 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, 1980s 11.3%, Indie 11%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it continues the narrative and refines the tactile puzzle mechanics established in the first episode.

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 68%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 7%, Puzzle 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a deep, philosophical narrative paired with complex environmental puzzles that reward careful observation.

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 38.9%, Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Story Rich 5.6%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi adventure shares the same focus on atmospheric exploration and intricate, physics-based puzzle solving.

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 55.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 8.9%, First-Person 5.7%, Puzzle 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a deeply immersive narrative and a unique perspective that makes the player feel like a central part of the story.

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 58.8%, Adventure 26.2%, Puzzle 6.9%, Atmospheric 4.2%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers the gold standard for tactile, object-based puzzle solving in a highly polished VR environment.

You died. Welcome to XING: The Land Beyond, an atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure for desktops and virtual reality. Enjoy your peaceful escape from the chaotic world of the living, and travel the lands of the dead.

Why similar: VR 48.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 9.2%, Story Rich 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration and environmental puzzle-solving in a beautiful, atmospheric world similar to the tone of the seed game.

Bend and twist reality in A Fisherman's Tale, the mind-bending VR puzzle adventure game in which being turned upside down and inside out is not merely a play on words.

Why similar: VR 65.1%, Adventure 17.3%, Puzzle 6.7%, Indie 6.6%, Story Rich 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a mind-bending, narrative-driven puzzle experience that utilizes VR's unique scale and interaction capabilities.

Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.

Why similar: VR 42%, Adventure 22.7%, First-Person 12.1%, Puzzle 7.8%, Story Rich 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: The VR version of this classic adventure game provides the ultimate puzzle-exploration experience with high-fidelity interaction.

A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

Why similar: VR 35.7%, Adventure 24.8%, First-Person 12.9%, Indie 8.9%, Puzzle 7%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the developers of Myst, it offers a classic, deep adventure experience that feels right at home in a VR headset.

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 48.8%, Adventure 13.4%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses abstract, surreal environments to create a unique and highly polished puzzle-solving experience.

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

Why similar: VR 47.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Adventure 12.1%, First-Person 9%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the joy of movement and exploration in a vast, stylized world.

The Invisible Hours is a complex murder mystery in VR, in which players freely explore an intricate web of interwoven stories within a sprawling mansion. This is not a game. This is not a movie. This is a piece of immersive theatre with many tangled threads.

Why similar: VR 53.1%, Adventure 33.7%, Casual 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on a compelling, character-driven mystery that you explore by observing events unfold in real-time.

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 52.5%, Adventure 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Story Rich 4.4%, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the sci-fi adventure spirit with a mix of narrative storytelling and puzzle-based gameplay.

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 62.7%, Adventure 12.3%, First-Person 11.8%, Indie 6.3%, Puzzle 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the same tactile, object-interaction style of puzzle solving that makes The Gallery so engaging.

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 51.2%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 10.3%, First-Person 7.4%, Story Rich 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is a narrative-driven adventure that focuses on uncovering a mystery through exploration and environmental interaction.

Vanishing Realms is an immersive RPG designed exclusively for Virtual Reality. Grab your sword and fight life-sized monsters in epic face-to-face melee combat. Explore mystic domains, outwit magical wards, seek lost artifacts, wield sorcery and steel to take on denizens of the Undead Realm.

Why similar: VR 86.7%, Adventure 6.9%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a classic adventure feel with a focus on exploration and interaction within a fantasy setting.

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 52%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 7.2%, Story Rich 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a strong sense of atmosphere and narrative progression that keeps the player engaged throughout the experience.

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 26%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Casual 10%

Why You'll Like It: It is a narrative-heavy adventure that uses mythology to frame its puzzle-solving and exploration.

Downward Spiral: Horus Station is a mysterious and atmospheric zero gravity thriller set in the lost and forgotten Horus Station.

Why similar: VR 44%, Great Soundtrack 25%, Adventure 18.5%, Indie 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a zero-gravity sci-fi atmosphere that emphasizes exploration and environmental storytelling.

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 79.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it showcases the high-quality, tactile VR interaction that fans of the seed game will appreciate.

STATIK is a 4 player online co-op horror game. A group of kids in the 1980's find an abandoned house with a shelf full of VHS tapes. When each tape is played, the events of the movie start to play out in real life. Will you escape with your lives or become another victim of the static.

Why similar: 1980s 49.4%, Adventure 22.2%, First-Person 17.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique puzzle experience that requires the player to manipulate complex devices in a mysterious setting.

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 66.6%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 10.8%, First-Person 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: The game features highly interactive environments and creative puzzle-solving mechanics that reward player experimentation.

Experience a shattered and surreal dream filled with fascinating riddles, where your only guide is an elusive butterfly. Can you make the journey and wake up?

Why similar: VR 48.9%, Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Adventure 17.4%, Indie 13.2%, Puzzle 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven adventure that focuses on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

Carpe Lucem challenges and entertains players by transferring classical 2D puzzles into the virtual space. It creates a whole new way of interacting and playing mind teasing puzzle games and it made nobody sick in hundreds of demos at trade shows. VR equipment such as HTC Vive or Oculus required.

Why similar: VR 52.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.7%, Indie 9%, Casual 6.4%, First-Person 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing and visually satisfying puzzle experience that fits the casual adventure vibe.

Explore a tower of hilarious escape rooms and solve mind-bending puzzles in this absurd elevator adventure for virtual reality. Step out onto each floor, meet bizarre characters, unravel their secrets, and figure out how everything is connected to find the lost artifacts your boss is looking for.

Why similar: Adventure 45.5%, First-Person 36.3%, Puzzle 15.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical puzzle game that relies on clever object interactions and environmental logic.

Echo Grotto is a virtual reality experience that lets you explore unique and intricate cave systems using a range of caving gear and tools!

Why similar: VR 58%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 12.9%, Casual 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the exploration of mysterious underground environments with a sense of wonder.

The Night Cafe is an environment that allows you to explore the world of Vincent van Gogh first hand. Take a moment to enjoy his iconic sunflowers in 3 dimensions or walk around the chair he painted in his bedroom to see it from another angle. Step into the vivid colors straight from his palette.

Why similar: VR 69.2%, Indie 17.6%, Casual 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is a beautiful, atmospheric experience that allows for deep exploration of a painter's world.

Welcome to Seeking Dawn, a multiplayer survival VR adventure that takes you far beyond the solar system. Step into the shoes of a soldier discovering a hostile planet, where predators roam free and enemies are ruthless.

Why similar: VR 64.4%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure game that focuses on survival and exploration on an alien planet.

Imagine an escape room set in a deranged mind. Experience a first-person exploration game in a chilling new dimension. Shift between three perspectives of a family and unravel the mystery hiding in this mind-bending psychological thriller.

Why similar: VR 69.4%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological thriller blends narrative and puzzle elements to create a uniquely unsettling and immersive experience.

[VR Only] Annie Amber is a VR Puzzle Game that leads you on an intense and dreamy journey through the life of a person condensed in a surreal and poetic experience. Annie Amber makes you explore this strange and beautiful scenery that is life itself through her memories.

Why similar: VR 54.1%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 14%, Casual 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative, exploration-focused experience that takes the player through surreal cosmic environments.

Downward Spiral: Prologue is a mysterious and atmospheric zero gravity thriller powered by innovative, free movement in VR without motion sickness.

Why similar: VR 52.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 9.9%, Atmospheric 4.1%

A virtual reality fantasy adventure set in a surreal realm between the real world and the afterlife. Meet mischievous spirits and gods. Solve magical puzzles. Restore ancient structures. Explore a gorgeous and vibrant world.

Why similar: VR 37%, Adventure 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Indie 10.3%, Casual 7.2%

Awaken on an asteroid in deep space, underneath comets and giant stars. Designed for HTC Vive, Prologue introduces the critically-acclaimed world of Irrational Exuberance—a fever dream of interstellar interactions. Take the first step on a journey of risk, wonder and discovery.

Why similar: VR 48.8%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 15%, Casual 11.7%

PROZE is a VR puzzle adventure set in both past and present. It’s a story of friendship and duty, fear and dignity of the people facing the Soviet government and its echoes. Explore a Cold-War era military research facility, deal with the anomalies, solve the puzzles, and find out the answers.

Why similar: Episodic 30.5% ★, VR 28.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 6.4%

The iconic supernatural mystery, The 7th Guest, has been brought back to life with cutting-edge VR technology, that delivers an atmospheric story like no other. Explore the foreboding mansion, solve challenging puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets.

Why similar: VR 64.4%, Adventure 20.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Puzzle 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%

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: VR 30.2%, Episodic 29.5% ★, Adventure 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Indie 7.5%

In this sci-fi puzzle adventure "short game" you are a scientist, stranded on a distant moon during an expedition to investigate alien remains. After finding a strange platform, what seemed to be a one way trip might turn into an intergalactic odyssey.

Why similar: VR 43.6%, Adventure 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Indie 15%, Atmospheric 3.8%

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 56.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Adventure 8%, First-Person 7.6%, Indie 3.3%

Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.

Why similar: VR 38.5%, Adventure 17.2%, First-Person 15.8%, Story Rich 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.6%

A challenging mystery adventure game, ranked as one of the best HTC Vive games of 2017 (PC Advisor). With every mission comes entirely new worlds and puzzles. The story takes you through one of the longest VR games to date.

Why similar: VR 50.3%, Adventure 31%, Indie 18.7%

Home puts you at the center of the story, taking you on an emotional and personal journey while delivering beautiful, heart-stopping, and memorable moments.

Why similar: VR 66.8%, Adventure 33.2%

GNOG is a tactile 3D puzzle game about exploring whimsical monster heads and the secret worlds inside them. Filled with eye-catching designs, lively interactions, and a rich, reactive soundtrack, the hand-crafted heads come to life as you grab, poke, spin, pull, and play with each charming contraption.

Why similar: VR 39.8%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Casual 9.9%

A high-octane FPS made specifically for VR. Inspired by mid 90's retro shooters, Quell 4D combines free movement, an arsenal of unique weapons and a lineup of varied enemies and bosses to bring you hours upon hours of fun gunplay.

Why similar: VR 49.5%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Indie 16.8%, Adventure 8.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%

Explore one of nature's greatest wonders from the comfort of your home with the Grand Canyon VR Experience for HTC VIVE and Oculus Rift! Transport yourself on an epic journey into the heart of nature through the magic of Virtual Reality completely immersed in a fully dynamic and interactive beauty never before seen in VR.

Why similar: VR 64.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 11.1%, Casual 7.7%

Coliseum gives you a telekinetic playground to wield a mystical power, solve puzzles, and meet "The Beast,” in a slice of fantasy from the VR world of The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone.

Why similar: VR 62%, Adventure 23.2%, Indie 14.9%

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 58.8%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 14.9%

Life of Lon is a science fantasy adventure game starring you as Lon. Your journey will take you to the stars, beneath an alien ocean, and through time. A beautiful and curious creature named Yep will accompany you on your travels- aiding you in unlocking the mysteries of Paracosma.

Why similar: VR 54.9%, Adventure 39.8%, Puzzle 5.3%

Navigate an unfamiliar world in virtual reality using echolocation, where sounds become images. Trapped in a mansion by the devious Warden, make your way through its many rooms, riddled with puzzles and dangers, moving ever closer to the truth—and your only chance to escape.

Why similar: VR 48.4%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, First-Person 4.9%

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 69.2%, Adventure 23.6%, Puzzle 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%

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 55.5%, Adventure 15.6%, First-Person 14%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle 5.4%

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 43.2%, Great Soundtrack 31.2%, Indie 20.7%, Casual 4.9%

The new enhanced edition of Soul Axiom - a first-person story-driven adventure puzzle game, set in the beautiful, haunting cyber-world of Elysia. Collect unique hand powers, discover multiple endings and choose your own destiny as you unravel the mystery of your digital afterlife.

Why similar: Adventure 42%, Indie 26.6%, VR 25.3%, Story Rich 3.7%, Puzzle 2.5%

The Body VR: Journey Inside a Cell is an educational virtual reality experience that takes the user inside the human body.

Why similar: VR 85%, Casual 15%

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 83.9%, First-Person 7.2%, Adventure 5%, Casual 2%, Puzzle 0.8%

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

Why similar: VR 64.3%, Adventure 25.5%, First-Person 9.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

The Visitor is a VR horror experience about an unexpected visitor calling to your door in the middle of the night. The game relies heavily on atmosphere, utilizing a dark environment to make the player both as nervous and uncomfortable as possible.

Why similar: VR 74.8%, Indie 14.9%, Casual 10.3%

One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.

Why similar: First-Person 25.8%, Adventure 21.7%, Indie 16.4%, Story Rich 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.1%