Should I play Alone In The Forest VR or Boiling Steel first?

If you want chronology, Alone In The Forest VR (2018) came out before Boiling Steel (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 Alone In The Forest VR and Boiling Steel similar?

They overlap on Action, 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 Alone In The Forest VR free?

Yes — Alone In The Forest VR is a free-to-play Steam title. Boiling Steel is paid (14.99 USD).

Alone In The Forest VR vs Boiling Steel

Alone In The Forest VR and Boiling Steel both land in Action, 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 share Action, Indie on Steam. Alone In The Forest VR (2018) is 2 years older than Boiling Steel (2020). Alone In The Forest VR scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Boiling Steel (72% 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 Alone In The Forest VR

Choose Alone In The Forest VR if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Alone In The Forest VR launched in 2018.

Choose Boiling Steel

Choose Boiling Steel if you want an Adventure and Simulation experience. Boiling Steel launched in 2020.

Both Alone In The Forest VR and Boiling Steel sit in Action and 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.

Alone In The Forest VR vs Boiling Steel — Steam metadata comparison
	Alone In The Forest VR	Boiling Steel
Released	2018	2020
Genres	Action, Indie, Free To Play	Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Unsupported	Deck Unsupported
Price	Free to play	14.99 USD
Steam reviews	80% positive (10 reviews)	72% positive (161 reviews)
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Ovidiu Chis	MIROWIN

Side by side

Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
Alone In The Forest VR (2018) is 2 years older than Boiling Steel (2020).
Alone In The Forest VR scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Boiling Steel (72% positive).
Alone In The Forest VR is free; Boiling Steel is paid (14.99 USD).
Both are Deck Unsupported.