Games like Virtually Real Life
If Virtually Real Life is your kind of game, the closest matches are 77 Oleander Avenue, Scarlet Hollow and Oxenfree — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Virtually Real Life: "Reality. A term concocted by creatures to give worth to their version of reality..." What happens if a 2D being is dragged into a 3D realm? Follow the "hero" through a world he/she barely understands and survive the demonic beings who brought our hero into this realm.
Players who liked Virtually Real Life also play
Steam players who put hours into Virtually Real Life 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.
77 Oleander Avenue
WHY THIS
Top pick for Virtually Real Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Even if you bear no Grudge, your Grudge was surely born. Explore the abandoned house at 77 Oleander, search for your wallet, keys, and phone, and above all else... try not to forget again the next time she tells you to leave.
Scarlet Hollow
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Virtually Real Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Oxenfree
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Virtually Real Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Tokyo Dark
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Virtually Real Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Fearbonding
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Virtually Real Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
7Days Origins
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Virtually Real Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
Corpse Party (2021)
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Virtually Real Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.
Midnight Scenes: The Highway
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Virtually Real Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Claire Barnes is about to discover what kind of horrors lurk in the darkness of a deserted road. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Virtually Real Life at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Virtually Real Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Virtually Real Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Virtually Real Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Virtually Real Life on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Virtually Real Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Virtually Real Life.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Virtually Real Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Virtually Real Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Virtually Real Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Virtually Real Life.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Virtually Real Life.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Virtually Real Life.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Virtually Real Life.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Virtually Real Life.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Scarlet Hollow
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Oxenfree
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Corpse Party (2021)
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Virtually Real Life.
Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.
Frequently asked about Virtually Real Life
- How much does Virtually Real Life cost?
- Virtually Real Life is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Virtually Real Life?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Virtually Real Life are 77 Oleander Avenue, Scarlet Hollow, Oxenfree.
- Who developed Virtually Real Life?
- Virtually Real Life was developed by Freedom Software.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Virtually Real Life.
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