Choose Into The Darkness VR
Choose Into The Darkness VR if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Into The Darkness VR launched in 2025.
Into The Darkness VR vs Space Shells
Into The Darkness VR and Space Shells both land in Action, Indie, Early Access 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, Indie, Early Access on Steam. Space Shells (2022) is 3 years older than Into The Darkness VR (2025). Space Shells is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Into The Darkness VR (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). 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 Space Shells
Choose Space Shells if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Space Shells launched in 2022.
Both Into The Darkness VR and Space Shells sit in Action, Indie, and Early Access 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
 Into The Darkness VR |  Space Shells | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 38.1% positive (21 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cosmos Games, 9 lives | Mobirate |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Early Access on Steam.
- Space Shells (2022) is 3 years older than Into The Darkness VR (2025).
- Space Shells is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Into The Darkness VR (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Into The Darkness VR is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Space Shells has no Deck rating yet.
Into The Darkness VR vs Space Shells — FAQ
- Should I play Into The Darkness VR or Space Shells first?
- If you want chronology, Space Shells (2022) came out before Into The Darkness VR (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 Into The Darkness VR and Space Shells similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Early Access 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.