Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like SteamVR Performance Test (2026)
Every game below overlaps with SteamVR Performance Test on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Doki Doki Literature Club!, which both horror and story-rich.
- SteamVR Performance Test is tagged VR, Benchmark, Software, Utilities, Free to Play, Horror, Nudity, Female Protagonist by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 6 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 1 are from the same studio: Source Filmmaker.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Why it matched: both horror and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Anime, Free to Play and Horror; released around the same time (2017).
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Doki Doki Literature Club! at a glance Released 2017 Studio Team Salvato Player sentiment 96% positive of 227,039 Price Free AnimeFree to PlayHorrorStory RichGoreSexual ContentMemes
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Source Filmmaker
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Valve; both horror and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, Software and Memes; released around the same time (2012).
The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at Valve to make movies inside the Source game engine. Because the SFM uses the same assets as the game, anything that exists in the game can be used in the movie, and vice versa.
Source Filmmaker at a glance Released 2012 Studio Valve Player sentiment 93% positive of 43,896 Price Free Free to PlaySoftwareMemesAnimeSouls-like
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Black Myth: Wukong Benchmark Tool
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Utilities and Benchmark.
The "Black Myth: Wukong Benchmark Tool" is a PC benchmark application specifically developed for "Black Myth: Wukong". It evaluates your hardware performance and system compatibility through the real-time rendering of an in-game sequence.
Black Myth: Wukong Benchmark Tool at a glance Released 2024 Studio Game Science Player sentiment 92% positive of 4,860 Price Free Free to PlayUtilitiesBenchmarkSouls-likeStory RichHorror
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Catherine
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Sexual Content, Anime and Nudity.
Catherine: a tale of love, betrayal, and the terror of commitment. Experience the mature action-adventure-puzzle game unlike any other from the makers of the Persona series, now enhanced for PC in all its Classic glory. Is love over? Climb to the top or die trying.
Catherine at a glance Released 2011 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 87% positive of 11,244 Price $19.99 Sexual ContentAnimeNudityStory RichHorrorGore
- 5
Blender
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Software, Free to Play and Utilities; released around the same time (2015).
Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. Free to use for everyone, for any purpose.
Blender at a glance Released 2015 Studio Blender Foundation Player sentiment 96% positive of 90,936 Price Free SoftwareFree to PlayUtilitiesHentaiStory Rich
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Resident Evil 3
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Female Protagonist and Gore; released around the same time (2020).
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
Resident Evil 3 at a glance Released 2020 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 83% positive of 125,534 Price $39.99 HorrorFemale ProtagonistGoreStory RichSexual Content
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Vampyr
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Horror and Gore; released around the same time (2018).
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Vampyr at a glance Released 2018 Studio DONTNOD Entertainment Player sentiment 77% positive of 25,168 Price $39.99 Story RichHorrorGoreSouls-likeSexual Content
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Half-Life: Alyx
Why it matched: both horror and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including VR, Story Rich and Horror; released around the same time (2020).
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
Half-Life: Alyx at a glance Released 2020 Studio Campo Santo Player sentiment 98% positive of 105,097 Price $59.99 VRStory RichHorrorFemale ProtagonistMemesGore
- 9
Chaos;Child
Why it matched: both horror and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Anime, Story Rich and Gore; released around the same time (2014).
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Chaos;Child at a glance Released 2014 Studio 5pb. Inc. Player sentiment 93% positive of 4,083 Price $24.99 AnimeStory RichGoreHorrorSexual ContentNudity
- 10
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Why it matched: both horror and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Story Rich and Gore; released around the same time (2019).
The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan at a glance Released 2019 Studio Supermassive Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 13,909 Price $19.99 HorrorStory RichGoreNuditySexual ContentFemale Protagonist
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Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Free to Play, Horror and Story Rich; released around the same time (2018).
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Ultimate Custom Night at a glance Released 2018 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 95% positive of 62,777 Price Free Free to PlayHorrorStory RichMemes
- 12
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Story Rich, Horror and Gore; released around the same time (2018).
A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation at a glance Released 2018 Studio ProjectMoon Player sentiment 94% positive of 56,811 Price $24.99 Story RichHorrorGoreAnime
- 13
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Free to Play, Horror and Story Rich; released around the same time (2017).
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator at a glance Released 2017 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 33,261 Price Free Free to PlayHorrorStory RichMemes
- 14
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Horror, Story Rich and Memes; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location at a glance Released 2016 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 90% positive of 12,642 Price $7.99 HorrorStory RichMemesGore
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Salt and Sanctuary
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Souls-like, Gore and Horror; released around the same time (2016).
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Salt and Sanctuary at a glance Released 2016 Studio Ska Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 21,874 Price $17.99 Souls-likeGoreHorrorStory Rich
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Resident Evil Village
Why it matched: both horror and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Sexual Content and Gore.
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Resident Evil Village at a glance Released 2021 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 96% positive of 153,329 Price $39.99 HorrorSexual ContentGoreStory RichVRNudity
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Sakura Swim Club
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Nudity, Anime and Sexual Content; released around the same time (2015).
In Sakura Swim Club, follow the story of Kaede, just your average guy. Upon transferring to a new school, he meets two beautiful girls in the swim club. Things haven't gone well for the swim club lately, but with Kaede's help, that all changes.
Sakura Swim Club at a glance Released 2015 Studio Winged Cloud Player sentiment 85% positive of 2,772 Price $9.99 NudityAnimeSexual ContentHentaiStory RichMemesFemale Protagonist
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Lucius
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Horror, Gore and Nudity; released around the same time (2012).
Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.
Lucius at a glance Released 2012 Studio Shiver Games Player sentiment 81% positive of 10,912 Price $1.99 HorrorGoreNudityStory Rich
- 19
Resident Evil 0
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Horror, Female Protagonist and Story Rich; released around the same time (2016).
Before the mansion, before the destruction of Raccoon City, there was Resident Evil 0. Now remastered with improved visuals and sounds, as well as the all-new Wesker Mode, there's never been a better time to experience the origins of the Resident Evil story.
Resident Evil 0 at a glance Released 2016 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 80% positive of 19,622 Price $19.99 HorrorFemale ProtagonistStory RichGore
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The Surge
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Souls-like, Gore and Horror; released around the same time (2017).
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
The Surge at a glance Released 2017 Studio Deck13 Player sentiment 75% positive of 12,215 Price $14.99 Souls-likeGoreHorrorStory Rich
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Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Why it matched: both horror and story-rich; shares 5 player tags including Anime, Story Rich and Horror; released around the same time (2012).
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair at a glance Released 2012 Studio Spike Chunsoft Player sentiment 96% positive of 32,628 Price $19.99 AnimeStory RichHorrorMemesWalking Simulator
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Devil May Cry 5
Why it matched: both story-rich and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Sexual Content, Nudity and Story Rich; released around the same time (2019).
The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.
Devil May Cry 5 at a glance Released 2019 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 96% positive of 170,072 Price $7.49 Sexual ContentNudityStory RichGoreAnime
- 23
Cat or Bread?
Why it matched: both horror and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Memes, Horror and Sexual Content; released around the same time (2017).
A game about cat and bread.
Cat or Bread? at a glance Released 2017 Studio Casioqu Player sentiment 92% positive of 763 Price $1.99 MemesHorrorSexual ContentSouls-likeHentai
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Outlast 2
Why it matched: both horror and story-rich; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Gore and Nudity; released around the same time (2017).
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Outlast 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Red Barrels Player sentiment 91% positive of 64,380 Price $4.99 HorrorGoreNuditySexual ContentStory Rich
Common questions
What game is most like SteamVR Performance Test?
Doki Doki Literature Club!, on the evidence we have. It both horror and story-rich. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to SteamVR Performance Test" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with SteamVR Performance Test. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of SteamVR Performance Test do?
Source Filmmaker is also from Valve, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.