Choose Pirates VR: Jolly Roger
Choose Pirates VR: Jolly Roger if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Pirates VR: Jolly Roger launched in 2025.
Pirates VR: Jolly Roger vs Afterlife VR
Pirates VR: Jolly Roger and Afterlife VR both land in Action, 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 share Action, Adventure on Steam. Afterlife VR (2022) is 3 years older than Pirates VR: Jolly Roger (2025). Afterlife VR scores higher on Steam reviews (86.3% positive) than Pirates VR: Jolly Roger (79.6% positive). 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 Afterlife VR
Choose Afterlife VR if it's currently about 44% cheaper on the Steam Store. Afterlife VR launched in 2022.
Both Pirates VR: Jolly Roger and Afterlife VR sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Pirates VR: Jolly Roger |  Afterlife VR | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 11.24 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.6% positive (98 reviews) | 86.3% positive (80 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Split Light Studio | Split Light Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Afterlife VR (2022) is 3 years older than Pirates VR: Jolly Roger (2025).
- Afterlife VR scores higher on Steam reviews (86.3% positive) than Pirates VR: Jolly Roger (79.6% positive).
- Afterlife VR is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Pirates VR: Jolly Roger (11.24 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Pirates VR: Jolly Roger is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Afterlife VR has no Deck rating yet.
Pirates VR: Jolly Roger vs Afterlife VR — FAQ
- Should I play Pirates VR: Jolly Roger or Afterlife VR first?
- If you want chronology, Afterlife VR (2022) came out before Pirates VR: Jolly Roger (2025). 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 Pirates VR: Jolly Roger and Afterlife VR similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.