Games like The Lab
by Valve
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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$19.99Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Jul 4 · RUST LTD.
Both: Sandbox · VR · First-Person
Do you like hot dogs? How about horseshoes? Hand grenades? (everyone likes hand grenades) Anyway, we've got all that, and guns. SO MANY GUNS. So if you like ordnance, meat, and far too many groan-worthy puns, this is the VR sandbox game for you.
SandboxVRShooterPhysicsFPSSimulationGun CustomizationFirst-PersonFunnyModdable👍 22,782
-50%$12.49I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine
Sep 28 · Schell Games
Both: VR · First-Person
Outwit your most cunning adversary to date in the latest installment of this popular, spy-themed VR puzzle series. Wield new gadgets, visit action-packed locales, and wear custom disguises as you dive back into the world of espionage in this escape room game.
AdventureActionSimulationVRPuzzleFirst-PersonStylizedCold WarComedyHorror👍 604
$39.99Alien: Rogue Incursion VR
Dec 19 · Survios
Both: VR
Alien: Rogue Incursion is an all-new action-horror VR game that transforms you into ex-Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks on a dangerous mission to the uncharted planet Purdan, featuring innovative real-life motion gameplay, a whole-body loadout, and the most cunning Xenomorphs ever encountered.
AliensVRActionStory RichShooterCombatSingleplayerSci-fiRealisticAtmospheric👍 1,341
$24.99BATTLEWORKS VR | Online Physics Based PVP
Jan 19 · Ritual Reality
Both: VR · Sandbox
BattleWorks is an online PvP game where everything is physically simulated. Your body is animated by virtual muscles in a physics simulation. Use physical weapons to defeat your opponents in dynamic environments. Upload your own custom avatar and create or discover amazing community mods.
Early AccessVRPhysicsSimulationExperimentalParkourActionSandboxImmersive SimRealistic
-70%$4.49Forbidden Art
Mar 25 · AIXLAB
Both: VR · First-Person
Forbidden art is a VR room escape puzzle game where you escape from the killer’s secret hideout. Use all your abilities to escape the dangerous and terrifying hideout created by a psychopathic killer who thinks killing is an art, without being discovered by the killer.
3DVRHorrorPuzzleSingleplayerFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorThrillerLinearPhysics
$19.99Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone
Apr 25 · Caveman Studio
Both: VR
Contractors Showdown delivers intense VR extraction combat in ExfilZone, now featuring PvE Mode alongside high-stakes PvPvE action. Customize your loadout, complete missions, loot, survive, and fight your way through immersive tactical battles.
VRShooterBattle RoyaleActionMultiplayerFPSMilitaryRealisticImmersivePhysics👍 3,353
$19.99Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures
Nov 9 · Stardust Collective
Both: VR · Funny
Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures is a VR cockpit game combining ship management with action-arcade combat. You play as a bounty hunter with possibly questionable morals, currently in possession of a little alien that you may or may not have stolen from the evil Empire. Do you have what it takes to survive?
VRActionAdventureAction-AdventureFlightCombatAliensFunnyArcadePhysics
-90%$0.99Home Detective VR - Immersive Edition
Feb 1 · David Addis
Both: VR · First-Person
With hi-tech tools, and snarky comments from your holographic assistant Steve, it's up to you to explore the crime scenes, piece together the clues, and find the perpetrator!
VRDetective3DStrategyInvestigationPuzzleHidden ObjectDynamic NarrationPhysicsFirst-Person
-40%$14.99CONVRGENCE
4 days ago · Monkey-With-a-Bomb
Both: VR
CONVRGENCE is an atmospheric VR extraction shooter set in the procedurally generated, ever-changing Chernokamensk Anomaly Zone. Scavenge loot, fight bandits and hunt for mystical artifacts — all with your loyal dog companion by your side. But extract before nightfall, or face what lurks in the dark.
VRAtmosphericPost-apocalypticShooterExtraction ShooterLooter ShooterLootSurvival HorrorSurvivalHorror👍 1,588
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$24.99DAVIGO: VR vs. PC
Nov 29 · Davigo Studio
Both: VR
DAVIGO is a VR vs. PC physics-based battle game. Become the GIANT in VR or a small KNIGHT on PC and fight your friends in local or online matches. KNIGHTS play for free with DAVIGO KNIGHT'S PASS.
Early AccessVRMultiplayerAsymmetric VRPhysicsThird-Person Shooter4 Player LocalDestructionCombatTeam-Based👍 1,201
$15.00BlockStar VR
Apr 22 · Immersive Division
Both: VR
BlockStar VR is a VR shooter where you put your reflexes to the test by shooting blocks and completing challenges in an action-packed futuristic tournament. Play the 40-mission story mode and show that you have what it takes to flex on the leaderboard!
ActionVRFPSShooterBullet HellSci-fiScore AttackSingleplayerBullet TimeAsynchronous Multiplayer
-30%$13.99BIG SHOTS
Apr 17 · AlterEyes
Both: VR
Gear up, team up, and exterminate! Become the ultimate mech pilot in BIG SHOTS, the action-packed VR roguelite where you’ll battle alien hordes, earn upgrades, and forge an unstoppable mech to reclaim Earth.
VRCartoonyAliensOnline Co-OpSingleplayerMechsRogueliteSteampunkRoguelikeShooter
-20%$11.99VMX
Mar 26 · Break Free Interactive
Both: VR
Send it your way in VMX. Ride BMX, MTB, or scooters, throw down gesture-based tricks, session parks with friends, take on challenges, and customize your ride and style in an immersive multiplayer VR playground.
Early AccessVRSportsBMXPhysicsMultiplayerActionRacingBikesOnline Co-Op👍 230
$16.99Space Accident VR
Jan 21 · VR-WRG
Both: VR
Step into the future with our groundbreaking VR game set in the year 2119, where humanity embarks on a historic journey into space. Join the "CCM-1" (Callisto Colonization Mission) expedition, aimed at the enigmatic moon of Jupiter - Callisto.
AdventureActionPuzzleAction-AdventureExplorationPrecision PlatformerHidden ObjectCreature CollectorVRStylized👍 231
$24.99CRYODEATH VR
Feb 1 · Kerag Elisaar
Both: VR
CRYODEATH is a hard VR survival horror aboard the Evriskon, a deep-space station too vast to ever learn. One life per engineer: die and the next wakes somewhere else entirely, so route knowledge is worthless. Scavenge, craft and improvise while something hunts you.
VRActionHorrorSpaceProcedural GenerationExplorationMystery DungeonImmersive SimDungeon CrawlerHidden Object
$24.99Little Kitty, Big City
May 9 · Double Dagger Studio
Both: Family Friendly · Sandbox · Funny
You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?
CatsCuteExplorationWholesomeCozyFamily FriendlySandboxFunnySimulationIndie👍 10,427
FreeDeath Duel VR
Apr 15 · Dog VR Game
Both: VR
Experience True HEMA Combat in VR. Step beyond button mashing. Death Duel VR uses physics-based leverage to let you authentically execute historical European martial arts techniques against live opponents. Master real guards, leverage, and tactics in heart-pounding PvP duels to the death.
VRFree to PlaySwordplayPvPPhysicsPvEMartial ArtsAction RoguelikeRoguelikeHistorical
$24.99Shadows of Doubt
Sep 26 · ColePowered Games
Both: Sandbox · First-Person
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
DetectiveImmersive SimSandboxNoirVoxelProcedural GenerationStealthOpen WorldFirst-PersonSingleplayer👍 14,653
-60%$5.59On Point
Dec 18 · Actuator Digital
Both: VR · Family Friendly
On Point is an arcade-inspired VR first person shooter, filled with Warioware-style minigames. Think, aim, and blast your way to a high score through endless shooting minigames, but don't hit those bombs or you'll run out of lives!
ActionCasualArcadeVRShooterColorfulMinigamesScore AttackFamily FriendlyRetro
-35%$12.99Clone Drone in the Hyperdome
Dec 12 · Doborog Games
Both: VR
Cut robots apart in VR. Feel your sword disintegrate their metal bodies. Now you live and die in the Crashloop, a roguelike tournament to the death. Lock swords! Shoot shurikens from your wrist! This is CLONE DRONE... in the HYPERDOME!!!
ActionSwordplayFightingNarrativeVRVoxelDestructionAction RoguelikeRobotsCombat👍 1,049
$24.99Cubic Odyssey
May 14 · Atypical Games
Both: Sandbox · First-Person
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Open World Survival CraftRPGAction-AdventureBase BuildingCo-opSandboxSci-fiBuildingExplorationFirst-Person👍 2,407
FreeVAIL
Feb 15 · AEXLAB
Both: VR · First-Person
Download VAIL and experience the #1, highest-rated VR shooter, with precision-crafted gunplay, stunning visuals, unparalleled combat, and a constantly expanding world of modes, maps, and community
Looter ShooterFPSPvPPvETutorialCompetitiveShooterVRFirst-PersonGun Customization👍 1,723
$11.99HexWind
Jun 12 · Charm Games
Both: VR
The ultimate built-for-VR magical combat experience, designed for those who crave intense mayhem & relentless real-world physical gameplay. Catch that perfect flow as you slow time & lay waste to the hordes, all to the adrenaline-pumping beats of an original Metal soundtrack. Prepare to die. A lot.
CombatVRRogueliteMagicActionAction RoguelikeNonlinearSingleplayerRoguelike3D
$29.99Blacktop Hoops
May 16 · Vinci Games
Both: VR
Blacktop Hoops is the ultimate VR basketball game and sports experience. Embark on a hoops journey in career mode, ball against bots, hang out with friends in online courts, or climb the rankings in competitive pickup games. Do you have what it takes to become the GOAT?
SportsBasketballVRCompetitiveActionPvPPhysicsArcadeeSportsCharacter Customization
$7.99BOXROOM
Jun 11 · Nested Loop Studios
Both: Sandbox · First-Person
BOXROOM allows you to design, define and decorate a room - a sanctuary - for your Steam library, and then revel in the organisation of your game collection.
SimulationSoftwareLife SimBuildingDecoratingSandboxModdableFirst-PersonDesign & Illustration3D👍 284
$11.99ROBOCRACY
Nov 29 · DGMA
Both: VR
Take on the challenge and face off against a rogue AI bent on enslaving humanity! Strap on your VR headset, step into the boots of a Galactic Ranger, and tear through waves of robots with explosive blasters, devastating shotguns, and an insane arsenal — just like classic arcade shooters!
AtmosphericColorfulSci-fiOld SchoolActionVRSpaceArcadeShooterShoot 'Em Up
-45%$4.94Murky Divers
Dec 12 · Embers
Both: Funny · First-Person
Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.
HorrorMultiplayerFunnyOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonUnderwaterExplorationPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorDungeon Crawler👍 3,982
$34.99Abiotic Factor
Jul 22 · Deep Field Games
Both: First-Person
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
SurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen World Survival CraftCraftingBase BuildingSci-fiExplorationCo-op CampaignMultiplayerFirst-Person👍 42,120
$9.99Minimally Invasive
Jul 15 · Marion Surgical Inc.
Both: VR
In this VR experience, utilize an assortment of tools with your mechanical arms to tackle environmental surgery puzzles, all while bracing for unexpected dangers.
Dark HumorImmersive SimRobotsPhysicsVRMedical SimSingleplayerCyberpunkDark ComedyShort
$9.99A Webbing Journey
May 19 · Fire Totem Games
Both: Sandbox
Adorable spider chaos! Swing around the house, weave crazy structures, play with physics-based objects, and pull off chores with nothing but your webs and your wits in this madcap sandbox adventure.
Early AccessCozyExplorationPhysicsCuteSandboxWholesomePuzzleColorful3D Platformer👍 1,266
$9.79POOLS
Apr 26 · Tensori
Both: First-Person
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Psychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericRealisticExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerSurrealImmersiveRelaxing👍 6,465
$14.99My Little Universe
Oct 5 · Estoty
Both: Sandbox
Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!
MiningExplorationDungeon CrawlerSandboxCraftingSurvivalCharacter CustomizationSpace3DAction👍 1,503
-30%$17.49Stellar Tactics
Mar 30 · Don Wilkins
Both: Sandbox
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
CRPGExplorationTactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsDungeon CrawlerSandboxParty-Based RPGCharacter CustomizationRPGIsometric👍 1,667


