Choose Temple of Aluxes
Choose Temple of Aluxes if you want an Indie and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Temple of Aluxes launched in 2017.
Temple of Aluxes vs The Room VR: A Dark Matter
Temple of Aluxes and The Room VR: A Dark Matter both land in Adventure 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 Adventure games on Steam. Temple of Aluxes (2017) is 3 years older than The Room VR: A Dark Matter (2020). The Room VR: A Dark Matter scores higher on Steam reviews (97.3% positive) than Temple of Aluxes (79.4% 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 The Room VR: A Dark Matter
Choose The Room VR: A Dark Matter if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,439 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Temple of Aluxes and The Room VR: A Dark Matter sit in Adventure 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
 Temple of Aluxes |  The Room VR: A Dark Matter | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.4% positive (34 reviews) | 97.3% positive (2,439 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Silver Machine Studios | Fireproof Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Temple of Aluxes (2017) is 3 years older than The Room VR: A Dark Matter (2020).
- The Room VR: A Dark Matter scores higher on Steam reviews (97.3% positive) than Temple of Aluxes (79.4% positive).
- Temple of Aluxes is free; The Room VR: A Dark Matter is paid (24.99 USD).
- The Room VR: A Dark Matter is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Temple of Aluxes has no Deck rating yet.
Temple of Aluxes vs The Room VR: A Dark Matter — FAQ
- Should I play Temple of Aluxes or The Room VR: A Dark Matter first?
- If you want chronology, Temple of Aluxes (2017) came out before The Room VR: A Dark Matter (2020). 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 Temple of Aluxes and The Room VR: A Dark Matter similar?
- They overlap on Adventure 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 Temple of Aluxes free?
- Yes — Temple of Aluxes is a free-to-play Steam title. The Room VR: A Dark Matter is paid (24.99 USD).