Choose The Room VR: A Dark Matter
Choose The Room VR: A Dark Matter if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 2,439 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Room VR: A Dark Matter vs I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
The Room VR: A Dark Matter and I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. The Room VR: A Dark Matter (2020) is 1 year older than I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar (2021). Both sit near 97% positive on Steam (The Room VR: A Dark Matter: 2,439 reviews, I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar: 948). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
Choose I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar if you want the Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar launched in 2021.
Both The Room VR: A Dark Matter and I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (97.3% vs 97% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Room VR: A Dark Matter |  I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.3% positive (2,439 reviews) | 97% positive (948 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Fireproof Games | Schell Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- The Room VR: A Dark Matter (2020) is 1 year older than I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar (2021).
- Both sit near 97% positive on Steam (The Room VR: A Dark Matter: 2,439 reviews, I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar: 948).
- I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Room VR: A Dark Matter (24.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
The Room VR: A Dark Matter vs I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar — FAQ
- Which is better, The Room VR: A Dark Matter or I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Room VR: A Dark Matter sits at 97.3% positive (2,439 reviews), I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar at 97% (948). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play The Room VR: A Dark Matter or I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar first?
- If you want chronology, The Room VR: A Dark Matter (2020) came out before I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Room VR: A Dark Matter and I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.