I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar similar games & best alternatives

I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar

Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Meta Quest 2, Oculus Quest • 2021

Should you play it?

Become an elite super spy ready for espionage, explosives, and gadgets galore. This popular escape-the-room VR franchise is back with more ingenious puzzles, cunning villains, and dangerous locales.

What works
  • Engaging and clever puzzles
  • Immersive spy theme and story
  • High production quality and voice acting
  • Good vr controls and interaction
  • Replayability with collectibles and speedruns
Things to keep in mind
  • Short game length for price
  • Limited content compared to first game
  • Some minor bugs and control quirks
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • No character customization or expression

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Leo’s Fortune - HD Edition

  • The Entropy Centre

  • Lightmatter

  • I Expect You To Die

  • Out of Sight

  • The 7th Guest VR

  • Epistory - Typing Chronicles

  • Cursed to Golf

  • Fly'N
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Leo’s Fortune - HD Edition

  • Out of Sight

  • The 7th Guest VR
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Autonomy

    Gravitas
  • Escapism

    Alpha Protocol™
  • Experimenting

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I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competition

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  • Exploration

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  • Status

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