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Games like Locked In VR

If Locked In VR is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Gleam: VR Escape the Room, Diary of Defender and Insanity VR: Last Score — 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 Locked In VR: Locked In VR is an escape room type experience. The player must use his wits and senses to find his way out of the basement and uncover the terrible truth about his imprisonment.

2016IndieAdventureViolentGore5.99 USDWindowsby Immersion
Locked In VR — Steam game cover

Players who liked Locked In VR also play

Steam players who put hours into Locked In 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. The Gleam: VR Escape the Room

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Locked In VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    The Gleam is an escape the room game for the HTC Vive. Solve puzzles, decipher code, and unravel the mysteries of the "gleam" in order to escape from this claustrophobic hell.

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Diary of Defender

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Locked In VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    Into the game, you will become a defender, return to the age of war, defense the enemy wave of attack.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Insanity VR: Last Score

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Locked In VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    Insanity VR combines an immersive and intuitive locomotion system in VR, a compelling horror story and escape the room like puzzles with stealth mechanics. As the new intern at a futuristic institute for mental illnesses you get transported into the mind of a patient to reconstruct his memories.

    2017IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Gates Of Nowhere

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Locked In VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Violent with Locked In VR.

    Gates Of Nowhere is a Fantasy/Horror adventure for Vive & Oculus.You play as Lother, a Seeker, who is looking for the lost knowledge of the Alchemists. You'll be projected in a huge fantasy dungeon filled with dangerous creatures. You must find the way out revealing at the end the mystery behind your journey.

    2018ActionAdventureViolent9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Purgation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Locked In VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Violent with Locked In VR.

    You awake gradually. You are in a dark cell. You are drifting in and out of consciousness between bouts of violent hallucinations. You are physically weak and have no memory of who you are or why you are here. You are alone and you are scared, very scared. The voices in your head tell you that you should be.

    2017IndieViolentGoreFreeSteam ↗
  6. Wraith

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Locked In VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Violent and Gore with Locked In VR.

    Wraith is an action-packed horror survival game that lets you fight off the Wraith in various environments with several weapons, tools, add-ons and more.

    2017ActionViolentGore9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Flinch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Locked In VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    Flinch is a VR horror game about terrifying yourself, but more importantly your friends and loved ones. You're racing against time and trying to keep your cool. Flinch monitors your behaviors and can detect when you jerk or move suddenly if you get frightened. Eeek!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Final Rest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Locked In VR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Violent with Locked In VR.

    This is a 4 minute non-interactive experience, that allows you to face your fears & prank other people using props. In this nightmarish-dream you’ll discover the story of the butcher, who used to roam the halls of the asylum, now turned hospital. Check full description & video for more details.

    2017IndieCasualViolentSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Locked In VR at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Locked In VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    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 ~50% under Locked In VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Locked In VR.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Locked In VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    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 ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Locked In VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    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 ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Locked In VR on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Locked In VR.

    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 ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Locked In VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Locked In VR.

    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 ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Locked In VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Locked In VR.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Locked In VR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Locked In VR.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 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. Shares Indie with Locked In VR.

    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. 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 Locked In 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 ↗
  3. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Locked In VR.

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

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Supper

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Samsara Room

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Waltz of the Wizard (Legacy demo)

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    Store page for the legacy demo of Waltz of the Wizard created as a prototype to showcase the power of room-scale VR. Please find the full product in the description below.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗

More from Immersion

Other recommendable Steam games by Immersion, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Horizon Of History

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Immersion, the studio behind Locked In VR. Shares Adventure with Locked In VR.

    Horizon of History is an educational VR experience that will take you on a journey through the ages. It's a virtual time machine that will teleport you between key periods of the history of Poland's capital city - Warsaw.

    2016AdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Last Mage Standing

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Immersion, the studio behind Locked In VR. Shares Adventure with Locked In VR.

    In Last Mage Standing you are a young mage, standing alone against a horde of undead. Your goal is to survive as long as possible - use your fireballs and weapons to defeat the attackers!

    2016ActionAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Immersion Chess

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Immersion, the studio behind Locked In VR.

    Lose yourself in the most immersive virtual rendition of the world’s most beloved classic: Chess! Whether you’re using advanced VR technology (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift etc.) or just playing on a standard computer, users of both interfaces from around the world can now challenge each other in real time.

    2017SportsStrategyFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. MicroSpy

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Immersion, the studio behind Locked In VR. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    Take control of the most advanced, insect-sized spy drone. Infiltrate enemy facilities, bypass security and defense systems. Steal crucial data, hack into secured networks, sabotage vital installations and assasinate top priority targets. And most importantly - don't ever get detected.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Disc Ninja

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Immersion, the studio behind Locked In VR. Shares Indie and Adventure with Locked In VR.

    Immerse yourself in a breathtaking virtual reality setting and practice your Disc Golf skills in the comfort of your own home.

    2021SportsIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Extreme Escape

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Immersion, the studio behind Locked In VR. Shares Adventure with Locked In VR.

    Extreme Escape is an escape-room puzzle game with an action component. It combines realistic graphics with challenges at high altitudes. The player must find his way out of a critical situation by facing difficult weather conditions, technical problems and the fear of heights.

    2020ActionAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Locked In VR

How much does Locked In VR cost?
Locked In VR is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Locked In VR?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Locked In VR are The Gleam: VR Escape the Room, Diary of Defender, Insanity VR: Last Score.
Who developed Locked In VR?
Locked In VR was developed by Immersion.

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 Locked In VR.

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