Choose The Gleam: VR Escape the Room
Choose The Gleam: VR Escape the Room if you want a Strategy and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Gleam: VR Escape the Room launched in 2016.
The Gleam: VR Escape the Room vs Locked In VR
The Gleam: VR Escape the Room and Locked In VR both land in Indie, Adventure, Violent 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 Indie, Adventure, Violent on Steam. Both released in 2016. Locked In VR scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than The Gleam: VR Escape the Room (30% 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 Locked In VR
Choose Locked In VR if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Locked In VR launched in 2016.
Both The Gleam: VR Escape the Room and Locked In VR sit in Indie, Adventure, and Violent 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
 The Gleam: VR Escape the Room |  Locked In VR | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2016 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Violent, Gore | Indie, Adventure, Violent, Gore |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 30% positive (30 reviews) | 75% positive (32 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | — | Immersion |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Violent on Steam.
- Both released in 2016.
- Locked In VR scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than The Gleam: VR Escape the Room (30% positive).
- The Gleam: VR Escape the Room is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Locked In VR (3.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
The Gleam: VR Escape the Room vs Locked In VR — FAQ
- Are The Gleam: VR Escape the Room and Locked In VR similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Violent 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.