VR: Vacate the Room (Virtual Reality Escape) similar games & best alternatives

VR: Vacate the Room (Virtual Reality Escape)

PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR • 2016

Should you play it?

VR: Vacate the Room is a short Escape the Room game.It is a VR Experience where you need to find clues to solve puzzles and find your way out.

What works
  • High immersion with roomscale vr
  • Intuitive and accessible puzzle gameplay
  • Low price compared to real-life escape rooms
  • Well polished and stable experience
  • Good demonstration of vr capabilities
Things to keep in mind
  • Very short playtime (~20-30 minutes)
  • Limited replayability
  • Some minor control and tracking issues
  • Lack of narrative depth or variety
  • Not suitable for smaller play spaces or shorter players

What to play next

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Top picks

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Odyssey - The Story of Science

  • Colortone

  • A Case of Fraud
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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VR: Vacate the Room (Virtual Reality Escape): Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Health. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy.

Why this game works

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

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  • Health

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