Choose Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR
Choose Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR launched in 2017.
Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR vs Cowboys & Zombies VR
Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR and Cowboys & Zombies VR both land in Action, Indie, 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 share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR (2017) is 5 years older than Cowboys & Zombies VR (2022). Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR is free; Cowboys & Zombies VR is paid (0.99 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 Cowboys & Zombies VR
Choose Cowboys & Zombies VR if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Cowboys & Zombies VR launched in 2022.
Both Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR and Cowboys & Zombies VR sit in Action, Indie, and 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
 Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR |  Cowboys & Zombies VR | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.8% positive (146 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | MIROWIN | Agnuxo, Francisco Angulo de Lafuente |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR (2017) is 5 years older than Cowboys & Zombies VR (2022).
- Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR is free; Cowboys & Zombies VR is paid (0.99 USD).
- Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Cowboys & Zombies VR has no Deck rating yet.
Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR vs Cowboys & Zombies VR — FAQ
- Should I play Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR or Cowboys & Zombies VR first?
- If you want chronology, Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR (2017) came out before Cowboys & Zombies VR (2022). 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 Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR and Cowboys & Zombies VR similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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 Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR free?
- Yes — Guns'n'Stories: Preface VR is a free-to-play Steam title. Cowboys & Zombies VR is paid (0.99 USD).