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Games like Layers of Fear VR

If Layers of Fear VR is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife, Blair Witch VR and Half-Life: Alyx — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its constantly shifting environments, disorienting environmental storytelling and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Layers of Fear VR: Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?

2019IndieAdventure19.99 USDWindowsby Incuvo S.A.
Layers of Fear VR — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into Layers of Fear VR also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Layers of Fear VR.

    Top pick for Layers of Fear VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    You died in a mysterious seance and have become a Wraith, one of the restless undead. In this VR horror game, use your supernatural abilities to solve the mystery behind your death. But beware of the sinister Spectres lurking in the shadows...

    2021Adventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Blair Witch VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Layers of Fear VR.

    Second-strongest match for Layers of Fear VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    Blair Witch: VR Edition is a story-driven psychological horror game from the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed The Medium. Experience first-hand the toll that fear can take on the mind in an original story inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, designed for Virtual Reality.

    2021IndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Half-Life: Alyx

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Layers of Fear VR.

    Third-strongest match for Layers of Fear VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

    2020ActionAdventure59.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Duck Season

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Layers of Fear VR.

    Ranked #4 for Layers of Fear VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    The game of your dreams just dropped, DUCK SEASON, a hunter with ridiculous graphics. Luckily, it's summer vacation and Mom just surprised you with a one day rental of it! Unfortunately, as you binge play it becomes apparent that all is not right with Duck Season...

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Budget Cuts

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Layers of Fear VR.

    Ranked #5 for Layers of Fear VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    Budget Cuts is a VR stealth game where you dexterously zip, sneak or rambo your way forward through thrilling, oil-splatter filled combat!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Virtual Reality

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Layers of Fear VR.

    Ranked #6 for Layers of Fear VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    A game about VR, AI, and our collective sci-fi fever dreams. In a future where AI has transformed society, can humans still find purpose? Find out with Activitude, a service that lets humans aid AI clients in increasingly curious ways.

    2018IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Don't Knock Twice

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Layers of Fear VR.

    Ranked #7 for Layers of Fear VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dreadhalls

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Layers of Fear VR.

    Ranked #8 for Layers of Fear VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    You are trapped deep inside a massive dungeon. Explore it, survive it and find a way to escape. Your only weapons will be stealth, your own courage, and a faint light. Dreadhalls is an intense and scary experience, not for the faint of heart. You have been warned!

    2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Layers of Fear VR at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Layers of Fear VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Layers of Fear VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Layers of Fear VR.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Layers of Fear VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Layers of Fear VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Layers of Fear VR.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Layers of Fear VR on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Layers of Fear VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Layers of Fear VR.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Layers of Fear VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Layers of Fear VR.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Layers of Fear VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Layers of Fear VR.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Layers of Fear VR.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Layers of Fear VR.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Layers of Fear VR.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Layers of Fear VR

How much does Layers of Fear VR cost?
Layers of Fear VR is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Layers of Fear VR?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Layers of Fear VR are Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife, Blair Witch VR, Half-Life: Alyx.
Who developed Layers of Fear VR?
Layers of Fear VR was developed by Incuvo S.A. and published by Bloober Team SA.

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