Choose Emily Wants To Play
Choose Emily Wants To Play if you want a Strategy and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Emily Wants To Play launched in 2015.
Emily Wants To Play vs SCP-087 VR Survivor
Emily Wants To Play and SCP-087 VR Survivor both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Emily Wants To Play (2015) is 4 years older than SCP-087 VR Survivor (2019). Emily Wants To Play scores higher on Steam reviews (77.1% positive) than SCP-087 VR Survivor (69.2% 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 SCP-087 VR Survivor
Choose SCP-087 VR Survivor if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. SCP-087 VR Survivor launched in 2019.
Both Emily Wants To Play and SCP-087 VR Survivor sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported, 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
 Emily Wants To Play |  SCP-087 VR Survivor | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.1% positive (943 reviews) | 69.2% positive (13 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Shawn Hitchcock | AlexTheCreator |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Emily Wants To Play (2015) is 4 years older than SCP-087 VR Survivor (2019).
- Emily Wants To Play scores higher on Steam reviews (77.1% positive) than SCP-087 VR Survivor (69.2% positive).
- Emily Wants To Play is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than SCP-087 VR Survivor (4.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Emily Wants To Play is Deck Verified, SCP-087 VR Survivor is Deck Unsupported.
Emily Wants To Play vs SCP-087 VR Survivor — FAQ
- Should I play Emily Wants To Play or SCP-087 VR Survivor first?
- If you want chronology, Emily Wants To Play (2015) came out before SCP-087 VR Survivor (2019). 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 Emily Wants To Play and SCP-087 VR Survivor similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.