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Games like EscapeVR: The Basement

If EscapeVR: The Basement is your kind of game, the closest matches are EscapeVR: Trapped Above the Clouds, Another Door: Escape Room and The Holy City — 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 EscapeVR: The Basement: You find yourself locked in the cell of an unknown basement with nothing else than a bed and a toilet. Can you escape? Explore the environment, solve puzzles, investigate clues, and find your way through a total of 7 rooms to -hopefully- escape the basement of this VR escape room game.

2016IndieAdventure6.99 USDWindowsby Five Mind Creations, Sourcenity
EscapeVR: The Basement — Steam game cover

Players who liked EscapeVR: The Basement also play

Steam players who put hours into EscapeVR: The Basement 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. EscapeVR: Trapped Above the Clouds

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for EscapeVR: The Basement fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    You find yourself trapped above the clouds - in a mile high building which is still partly under construction! Can you escape? Explore the environment, solve puzzles, investigate clues, and find your way through a total of 3 large areas to -hopefully- escape the penthouse of this VR escape room game.

    2017IndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Another Door: Escape Room

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for EscapeVR: The Basement fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    The goal is simple : Open the Door and Escape. From the moment you enter, you'll face a series of devious puzzles, perfect for solo or collaborative play with friends. Built from the ground up for immersive VR, this episodic adventure brings the thrill of real-world escape rooms to virtual reality.

    2024Adventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Holy City

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for EscapeVR: The Basement fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    Gamified and Interactive documentary experience. Traveling through volumetric captures, the user unlocks clues and completes challenges illuminating common values between the three Abrahamic religions. Each section concludes with a video of the holiest day, making rare moments, accessible virtually

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Protocol Solari: Escape Room

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for EscapeVR: The Basement fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Awaken alone aboard a drifting colony ship under autonomous lockdown. Restore critical systems, solve interconnected puzzles, and uncover the truth behind the Solari Protocol before you and the colonists depending on you are lost to the void.

    2026CasualSteam ↗
  5. Detective VR: NFT secret Files

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for EscapeVR: The Basement fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    The mysterious missing of a collector challenges you to start your own investigation. Explore secret locations, pick up details like a detective, build logic chains and solve riddles. Use vintage gadgets and incredible alchemical compounds. Resist the digital spirits of the NFT. Be careful!

    2021Adventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Haunting Hour

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for EscapeVR: The Basement fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    Cooperate in this Cross-platform Multiplayer Virtual Reality Escape Room to escape the Witch’s Castle. Pit your wits against twisted puzzles and crazy challenges as you and your fellow imprisoned ghosts race against time. There's only an hour until the Haunting Hour begins, will you make it out?

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Room VR: A Dark Matter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for EscapeVR: The Basement fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.

    2020Adventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Plumber

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for EscapeVR: The Basement fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Challenge yourself with plumbing problems. Each level have input and output water pipes. Your job as a plumber is to figure out how to arrange the given pipes in order to distribute the water properly and efficiently!

    2021StrategyCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below EscapeVR: The Basement at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under EscapeVR: The Basement on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under EscapeVR: The Basement on Steam right now. Shares Indie with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under EscapeVR: The Basement on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under EscapeVR: The Basement on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under EscapeVR: The Basement on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under EscapeVR: The Basement on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under EscapeVR: The Basement on Steam right now. Shares Indie with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under EscapeVR: The Basement on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    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 ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    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 ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with EscapeVR: The Basement.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with EscapeVR: The Basement.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about EscapeVR: The Basement

Does EscapeVR: The Basement work on Steam Deck?
EscapeVR: The Basement is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does EscapeVR: The Basement cost?
EscapeVR: The Basement is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to EscapeVR: The Basement?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside EscapeVR: The Basement are EscapeVR: Trapped Above the Clouds, Another Door: Escape Room, The Holy City.
Who developed EscapeVR: The Basement?
EscapeVR: The Basement was developed by Five Mind Creations, Sourcenity and published by Five Mind Creations.

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 EscapeVR: The Basement.

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