Games like VRChat
If VRChat is your kind of game, the closest matches are Oathbreakers, Zero-based World-从零开始 and Rec Room — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cozy and funny. 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.
Get personalized picks →VRChat is a free-to-play social VR platform released in 2017 that spans multiple genres including sports, adventure, simulation, and massively multiplayer. Players create and customize avatars using Unity integration, then explore user-generated worlds through a room-instance system. The core experience centers on social interaction, with IK-driven VR avatars enabling natural movement and expression. Reviewers highlight the spontaneous adventures possible when meeting strangers, and players describe the platform as atmospheric, cozy, funny, and whimsical depending on the world and community encountered. The massive, open-ended sandbox supports free-form play sessions that can extend indefinitely. VRChat is verified for Steam Deck play, achieving a 72% positive rating from over 173,000 Steam reviews.
About VRChat: Join our growing community as you explore, play, and help craft the future of social VR. Create worlds and custom avatars. Welcome to VRChat.
Players who liked VRChat also play
Steam players who put hours into VRChat 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.
Oathbreakers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with VRChat.
Top pick for VRChat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with VRChat.
Oathbreakers is a multiplayer fantasy VR RPG that incorporates a unique blend of strategic precision-based realtime action combat, with unrestricted player vs player competitiveness, in a relaxing survival RPG themed environment.
Zero-based World-从零开始
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with VRChat.
Second-strongest match for VRChat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with VRChat.
Zero Based World is a multiplayer sandbox survival game.
Rec Room
WHY THIS
Shares user generated content and a funny mood with VRChat.
Third-strongest match for VRChat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Massively Multiplayer with VRChat.
Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.
CarX Drift Racing Online
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for VRChat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with VRChat.
CarX Drift Racing Online is your chance to immerse yourself in the real world of drifting. Get together with friends, tune your car and burn some tires!
Ilysia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with VRChat.
Ranked #5 for VRChat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Massively Multiplayer with VRChat.
Venture forth alone or with allies in a classic high fantasy VR MMORPG as you embark on quests, grow in power, hone your skills, learn new trades, and tackle dangerous challenges as you gain power in the ever-evolving online world of Ilysia!
Hashiriya Drifter-Online Drift Racing Multiplayer (DRIFT/DRAG/RACING)
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for VRChat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with VRChat.
Drift Online Multiplayer Game - The game inspired by oldschool street drifting in early japan with deep custiomization and ability to build a car from scratch! Dismountable chassis and suspension! Realistic car damage! Get together with friends, tune your car and burn some tires!
Dead Event
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for VRChat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with VRChat.
Dead Event is a indie RPG survival game in which the player grows up as a creature. The creature will grow bigger overtime and with interactions in-game also lose some growth on death. Form a colony or hunt alone, become part of a player-created ecosystem. Survive, eat or be eaten...
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for VRChat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer with VRChat.
Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.
Reviewers mention these as similar to VRChat
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Rec Room
WHY THIS
Shares user generated content and a funny mood with VRChat.
Reviewers of VRChat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Massively Multiplayer with VRChat.
Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.
AltspaceVR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with VRChat.
Reviewers of VRChat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Massively Multiplayer with VRChat.
AltspaceVR is the leading platform for live, virtual events, empowering artists, brands, and businesses to easily design meaningful experiences that foster community and connection.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Reviewers of VRChat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with VRChat.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Second Second
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with VRChat.
Reviewers of VRChat cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Second Second is a Roguelike card game without drawing cards. Explore randomly generated worlds, defeat monsters, collect valuable cards and add the best ones to your deck. The battles are not based on luck, so prepare to put your skills to the test.
R-Space
WHY THIS
Reviewers of VRChat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Early Access with VRChat.
R-Space is a fast-paced first-person shooting game that supports up to 4 people online. Players need to survive round after round of trials, continuously strengthen their abilities, and challenge higher rounds.
Red Room
WHY THIS
Reviewers of VRChat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Simulation with VRChat.
I am a YouTuber and developer who specializes in exploring the Deep WebThe red room was fictional but I made up my imagination.Deep Web's Red Room is now... Wouldn't you experience it?
High Fidelity
WHY THIS
Reviewers of VRChat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Massively Multiplayer and Free To Play with VRChat.
An open-source VR software platform to help people build virtual reality spaces to host up to 500 people at once. The Internet for VR is here.
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Frequently asked about VRChat
- Is VRChat verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — VRChat is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- Is VRChat free to play?
- Yes — VRChat is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does VRChat have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — VRChat supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to VRChat?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside VRChat are Oathbreakers, Zero-based World-从零开始, Rec Room.
- Who developed VRChat?
- VRChat was developed by VRChat Inc..
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 VRChat.
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