Single-player games like Stranger Things VR
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Stranger Things VR, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Half-Life: Alyx
Single-player alternative to Stranger Things VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Stranger Things 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.
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR Edition
Single-player alternative to Stranger Things VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Stranger Things VR.
The VR Edition of the critically acclaimed BAFTA award-winning Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness.
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Metro Awakening
Single-player alternative to Stranger Things VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Stranger Things VR.
Metro Awakening is a story-driven first person adventure built for VR that blends atmospheric exploration, stealth and combat in the most immersive Metro experience yet. Don your gas mask, brave the crippling radiation and venture into the depths of the Metro where threats haunt your every step.
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Blair Witch VR
Single-player alternative to Stranger Things VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Stranger Things 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.
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Stranger Things 3: The Game
Single-player alternative to Stranger Things VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Stranger Things VR.
Stranger Things 3: The Game is the official companion game to Season 3 of the hit original series! Play through familiar events from the series while also uncovering never-before-seen quests, character interactions, and secrets!
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Red Matter 2
Single-player alternative to Stranger Things VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Stranger Things VR.
Red Matter 2 is an immersive, puzzle-adventure game that will transport you to the far reaches of space. Step into the shoes of Sasha, an agent awakened in a lunar base by an undercover operative and tasked with uncovering the secrets of the mysterious Red Matter.
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DOOM VFR
Single-player alternative to Stranger Things VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Stranger Things VR.
DOOM® VFR brings the fast-paced, brutal gameplay fans of the series love to virtual reality. Play as a cybernetic survivor who is activated by the UAC to fight the demon invasion, maintain order, and prevent catastrophic failure at the Mars facility.
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The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
Single-player alternative to Stranger Things VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Stranger Things VR.
Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
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Virtual Virtual Reality
Single-player alternative to Stranger Things VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Stranger Things 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.
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The Under Presents
Single-player alternative to Stranger Things VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Stranger Things VR.
From the creators of “Virtual Virtual Reality” - Welcome to the Under! A time and mind bending, multiplayer, theatrical adventure featuring a cast of colorful live and pre-recorded characters, time wizardry, magic to perform and stories to uncover.
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Virtual Virtual Reality 2
Single-player alternative to Stranger Things VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Stranger Things VR.
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