Choose Taphouse VR
Choose Taphouse VR if you want a Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.3% positive across 207 reviews.
Taphouse VR vs Octopus Bar
Taphouse VR and Octopus Bar both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Octopus Bar (2017) is 1 year older than Taphouse VR (2018). Taphouse VR scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Octopus Bar (88.5% 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 Octopus Bar
Choose Octopus Bar if you want an Action, Adventure, and Free To Play experience. Octopus Bar launched in 2017.
Both Taphouse VR and Octopus Bar sit in 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
 Taphouse VR |  Octopus Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 91.3% positive (207 reviews) | 88.5% positive (104 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Catland | Thomas Meduri |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Octopus Bar (2017) is 1 year older than Taphouse VR (2018).
- Taphouse VR scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Octopus Bar (88.5% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Taphouse VR vs Octopus Bar — FAQ
- Which is better, Taphouse VR or Octopus Bar?
- On Steam reviews Taphouse VR scores higher (91.3% positive) than Octopus Bar (88.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Taphouse VR is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Taphouse VR or Octopus Bar first?
- If you want chronology, Octopus Bar (2017) came out before Taphouse 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 Taphouse VR and Octopus Bar similar?
- They overlap on 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.