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.
Alone In The Forest VR vs Escaping Darkness
Alone In The Forest VR and Escaping Darkness 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 6 years older than Escaping Darkness (2024). Alone In The Forest VR is free; Escaping Darkness is paid (19.99 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 Escaping Darkness
Choose Escaping Darkness if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Escaping Darkness launched in 2024.
Both Alone In The Forest VR and Escaping Darkness 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Alone In The Forest VR |  Escaping Darkness | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (10 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ovidiu Chis | Real Virtuality Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Alone In The Forest VR (2018) is 6 years older than Escaping Darkness (2024).
- Alone In The Forest VR is free; Escaping Darkness is paid (19.99 USD).
- Alone In The Forest VR is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Escaping Darkness has no Deck rating yet.
Alone In The Forest VR vs Escaping Darkness — FAQ
- Should I play Alone In The Forest VR or Escaping Darkness first?
- If you want chronology, Alone In The Forest VR (2018) came out before Escaping Darkness (2024). 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 Escaping Darkness 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. Escaping Darkness is paid (19.99 USD).