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Games like BAD DREAMS

If BAD DREAMS is your kind of game, the closest matches are DeRailed, GET OUT! – A Very Bad Dreams Story and April '86 — 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.

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About BAD DREAMS: Bad Dreams is a Solo VR Horror game with immersive gameplay based on real gesture. A unique experience, where nightmares become reality.Fight, Run, Jump, Wipe your eyes, Cover your ears... while avoiding the game's traps and puzzles, you won't come out unscathed!

2023ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby CREATIVE VR3D
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Players who liked BAD DREAMS also play

Steam players who put hours into BAD DREAMS 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. DeRailed

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for BAD DREAMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BAD DREAMS.

    When a domestic terrorist resurfaces it falls on an overburdened police department to discover his plot and put an end to it, and as a washed up detective leading the renewed investigation things begin to not appear as they seem.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. GET OUT! – A Very Bad Dreams Story

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for BAD DREAMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BAD DREAMS.

    LET'S BE HONEST. You're in deep shit. Straitjacket locked tight. Hood over your head. And the atmosphere? Definitely not a dream vacation. But hey… it happened. You did what you did. And now you're here...

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. April '86

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for BAD DREAMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BAD DREAMS.

    April ’86 is an atmospheric first-person psychological horror about returning to Pripyat, where the past never truly died. Explore the abandoned city, uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of children, and confront what was hidden behind the Chernobyl disaster.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. VERY BAD DREAMS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for BAD DREAMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BAD DREAMS.

    Very Bad Dreams is an intense and demanding experience that will test your nerves. Forget everything you thought you knew about horror games, because Very Bad Dreams transcends the boundaries of the gaming experience. Developed by an independent French studio,

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Hellfire Rampage VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for BAD DREAMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BAD DREAMS.

    HELLFIRE RAMPAGE is a thrilling VR combat game. You as the inventor of teleportation, hunt for crystal essences to unlock a portal to dangerous dungeons. Battle hellish creatures using a wide arsenal of interdimensional weapons. Unique combat mechanics and challenges are awaiting!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Paranormal Inc.

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for BAD DREAMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with BAD DREAMS.

    Horror with a real life footage. You will watch live CCTV footage and report the anomalies you see.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Return to Northbury Grove

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for BAD DREAMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with BAD DREAMS.

    Return to Northbury Grove is a thrilling VR experience and love letter to the slasher horror genre. Centered around immersive escape room gameplay, players are tasked with evading the terrifying Slasher of Specter Forest. Can you survive a horror movie?

    2023ActionAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. FrostBite

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for BAD DREAMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BAD DREAMS.

    You buy your grandfathers house again after he died, but that was the biggest mistake you ever made. You listen to the tape the previous owner left behind and find the secrets of this old looking cabin.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

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 BAD DREAMS.

    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 Action and Indie with BAD DREAMS.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with BAD DREAMS.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BAD DREAMS.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BAD DREAMS.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BAD DREAMS.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BAD DREAMS.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BAD DREAMS.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from CREATIVE VR3D

Other recommendable Steam games by CREATIVE VR3D, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Darkness Rollercoaster - Ultimate Shooter Edition

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CREATIVE VR3D, the studio behind BAD DREAMS. Shares Action and Indie with BAD DREAMS.

    The ultimate rail shooter in this corner of the Galaxy !

    2020ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. VERY BAD DREAMS

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CREATIVE VR3D, the studio behind BAD DREAMS. Shares Action and Indie with BAD DREAMS.

    Very Bad Dreams is an intense and demanding experience that will test your nerves. Forget everything you thought you knew about horror games, because Very Bad Dreams transcends the boundaries of the gaming experience. Developed by an independent French studio,

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. GET OUT! – A Very Bad Dreams Story

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CREATIVE VR3D, the studio behind BAD DREAMS. Shares Action and Indie with BAD DREAMS.

    LET'S BE HONEST. You're in deep shit. Straitjacket locked tight. Hood over your head. And the atmosphere? Definitely not a dream vacation. But hey… it happened. You did what you did. And now you're here...

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about BAD DREAMS

What games are most similar to BAD DREAMS?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BAD DREAMS are DeRailed, GET OUT! – A Very Bad Dreams Story, April '86.
Who developed BAD DREAMS?
BAD DREAMS was developed by CREATIVE VR3D.

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 BAD DREAMS.

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