Choose Beat Saber
Choose Beat Saber if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 52,878 Steam reviews back the pick.
Beat Saber vs AliveInVR
Beat Saber and AliveInVR 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. AliveInVR (2017) is 2 years older than Beat Saber (2019). AliveInVR is free; Beat Saber is paid (29.99 USD). 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 AliveInVR
Choose AliveInVR if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. AliveInVR launched in 2017.
Both Beat Saber and AliveInVR sit in Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Beat Saber |  AliveInVR | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie | Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 95.9% positive (52,878 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Beat Games | AliveIn Tech Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- AliveInVR (2017) is 2 years older than Beat Saber (2019).
- AliveInVR is free; Beat Saber is paid (29.99 USD).
- Beat Saber is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; AliveInVR has no Deck rating yet.
Beat Saber vs AliveInVR — FAQ
- Should I play Beat Saber or AliveInVR first?
- If you want chronology, AliveInVR (2017) came out before Beat Saber (2019). 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 Beat Saber and AliveInVR 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.
- Is AliveInVR free?
- Yes — AliveInVR is a free-to-play Steam title. Beat Saber is paid (29.99 USD).