Choose Mervils: A VR Adventure
Choose Mervils: A VR Adventure if you want the VR Supported side of the pairing. Mervils: A VR Adventure launched in 2016.
Mervils: A VR Adventure vs Vengeful Rites
Mervils: A VR Adventure and Vengeful Rites both land in Adventure, RPG 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 Adventure, RPG on Steam. Mervils: A VR Adventure (2016) is 5 years older than Vengeful Rites (2021). Vengeful Rites scores higher on Steam reviews (94.1% positive) than Mervils: A VR Adventure (87.5% 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 Vengeful Rites
Choose Vengeful Rites if you want an Action and Indie game with VR Only. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Vengeful Rites launched in 2021.
Both Mervils: A VR Adventure and Vengeful Rites sit in Adventure and RPG on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support, 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
 Mervils: A VR Adventure |  Vengeful Rites | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2021 |
| Genres | Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.5% positive (48 reviews) | 94.1% positive (220 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | VitruviusVR | Deep Dive Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Mervils: A VR Adventure (2016) is 5 years older than Vengeful Rites (2021).
- Vengeful Rites scores higher on Steam reviews (94.1% positive) than Mervils: A VR Adventure (87.5% positive).
- Vengeful Rites is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Mervils: A VR Adventure (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Vengeful Rites is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Mervils: A VR Adventure has no Deck rating yet.
Mervils: A VR Adventure vs Vengeful Rites — FAQ
- Should I play Mervils: A VR Adventure or Vengeful Rites first?
- If you want chronology, Mervils: A VR Adventure (2016) came out before Vengeful Rites (2021). 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 Mervils: A VR Adventure and Vengeful Rites similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, RPG 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.