Choose Google Earth VR
Choose Google Earth VR if you want a Simulation, Free To Play, and Casual game with SteamVR Collectibles. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.5% positive across 3,173 reviews.
Google Earth VR vs Home - A VR Spacewalk
Google Earth VR and Home - A VR Spacewalk both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Google Earth VR (2016) is 1 year older than Home - A VR Spacewalk (2017). Google Earth VR scores higher on Steam reviews (94.5% positive) than Home - A VR Spacewalk (65.1% 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 Home - A VR Spacewalk
Choose Home - A VR Spacewalk if you want an Action experience. Home - A VR Spacewalk launched in 2017.
Both Google Earth VR and Home - A VR Spacewalk sit in 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
 Google Earth VR |  Home - A VR Spacewalk | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 94.5% positive (3,173 reviews) | 65.1% positive (307 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Google Earth VR (2016) is 1 year older than Home - A VR Spacewalk (2017).
- Google Earth VR scores higher on Steam reviews (94.5% positive) than Home - A VR Spacewalk (65.1% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Google Earth VR is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Home - A VR Spacewalk has no Deck rating yet.
Google Earth VR vs Home - A VR Spacewalk — FAQ
- Which is better, Google Earth VR or Home - A VR Spacewalk?
- On Steam reviews Google Earth VR scores higher (94.5% positive) than Home - A VR Spacewalk (65.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Google Earth VR is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Google Earth VR or Home - A VR Spacewalk first?
- If you want chronology, Google Earth VR (2016) came out before Home - A VR Spacewalk (2017). 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 Google Earth VR and Home - A VR Spacewalk similar?
- They overlap on 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.