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Games like Pools of the Deep VR

If Pools of the Deep VR is your kind of game, the closest matches are Where the Walls Breathe, My Last Appointment and Anomalous Crossing ~Shibuya~ — 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 Pools of the Deep VR: Explore eerie pools and surreal spaces as you search for hidden puzzle pieces and coins, using your bow and arrow to silently eliminate the enemies that drift through the depths of these forgotten halls.

ActionAdventureSimulationWindowsby One Studio
Pools of the Deep VR — Steam game cover

Players who liked Pools of the Deep VR also play

Steam players who put hours into Pools of the Deep VR 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. Where the Walls Breathe

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Pools of the Deep VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pools of the Deep VR.

    Where the Walls Breathe is a first-person psychological horror experience with a strong focus on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

    2025ActionAdventureSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. My Last Appointment

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pools of the Deep VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Pools of the Deep VR.

    The doctor said today was my last appointment, I'm healthy. Time to go home, what could go wrong?

    2024AdventureSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Anomalous Crossing ~Shibuya~

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Pools of the Deep VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pools of the Deep VR.

    Suddenly, you find yourself standing at an empty ticket gate at Shibuya Station. Exit Shibuya Station, cross the scramble crossing, and head towards Center Street. However, please be careful about any anomalies.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.79 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Utility Room

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Pools of the Deep VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pools of the Deep VR.

    This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange rocky heads. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. СИМУЛЯТОР ЛАЗАНЬЯ ПО ЗАБРОШКАМ

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Pools of the Deep VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pools of the Deep VR.

    At its core, it's not really a game. Rather, a short tour of the authentic post-Soviet courtyard, which has long been abandoned by local residents.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Christmas Nightmare

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Pools of the Deep VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Pools of the Deep VR.

    Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation2.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. Shhh!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Pools of the Deep VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pools of the Deep VR.

    Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Visage

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Pools of the Deep VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pools of the Deep VR.

    Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Pools of the Deep VR.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Pools of the Deep VR.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Pools of the Deep VR.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Pools of the Deep VR.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Pools of the Deep VR.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Pools of the Deep VR.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pools of the Deep VR

What games are most similar to Pools of the Deep VR?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pools of the Deep VR are Where the Walls Breathe, My Last Appointment, Anomalous Crossing ~Shibuya~.
Who developed Pools of the Deep VR?
Pools of the Deep VR was developed by One Studio.

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 Pools of the Deep VR.

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