Choose Containment Initiative
Choose Containment Initiative if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.3% positive across 400 reviews.
Containment Initiative vs Gun Club VR
Containment Initiative and Gun Club VR both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Containment Initiative (2017) is 1 year older than Gun Club VR (2018). Containment Initiative scores higher on Steam reviews (90.3% positive) than Gun Club VR (74.8% 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 Gun Club VR
Choose Gun Club VR if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Gun Club VR launched in 2018.
Both Containment Initiative and Gun Club VR sit in Action and Indie 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
 Containment Initiative |  Gun Club VR | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.3% positive (400 reviews) | 74.8% positive (421 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Gwyn Games LLC | The Binary Mill |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Containment Initiative (2017) is 1 year older than Gun Club VR (2018).
- Containment Initiative scores higher on Steam reviews (90.3% positive) than Gun Club VR (74.8% positive).
- Containment Initiative is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Gun Club VR (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Containment Initiative has co-op; Gun Club VR does not.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Containment Initiative vs Gun Club VR — FAQ
- Which is better, Containment Initiative or Gun Club VR?
- On Steam reviews Containment Initiative scores higher (90.3% positive) than Gun Club VR (74.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Containment Initiative is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Containment Initiative or Gun Club VR first?
- If you want chronology, Containment Initiative (2017) came out before Gun Club VR (2018). 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 Containment Initiative and Gun Club VR similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.
- Does Gun Club VR have multiplayer like Containment Initiative?
- No. Containment Initiative supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Gun Club VR is listed as single-player only.