11 Of Our Favorite VR Escape Room Games
Test your mind and your mettle with these awesome Escape Room experiences in VR
Escape Rooms are all the rage worldwide—whether you team up with your pals or tackle them alone, they’re a great test of your logic, problem-solving, and general puzzling skills.
That’s no different in VR! When you slip into a VR Escape Room, you’ll find yourself transported to a deadly desert, sinking ship, haunted tunnels, or even outer space! So, we’ve rounded up 11 of our favorites to give you thrills, chills, and the satisfaction of a puzzle solved in VR. You can find all of them on SideQuest.
1. Gear out
Kicking things off is the intense and immersive solo experience from Gear Out. The concept is simple: find the gears, place them in the right order, and get outta there! But over 26 levels of increasing difficulty, you’ll be sure to find this more complex than it seems—and you’re not alone…
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2. Rooms of Realities
As close as it gets to a traditional Escape Room in VR, you can tackle Rooms of Realities solo, or team up with 2 friends to solve fiendish puzzles and uncover incredible secrets across stunning environments. From an ancient Egyptian tomb to a doomed submersible deep under the ocean, you’ll find both challenge and fun in this gem of a title.
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3. Granny VR
If you prefer your Escape Rooms with a side-order of sneaking and cat-and-mouse mechanics, Granny VR (unofficial) is worthy of your time. It doesn’t hold your hand, and you will be caught. But, bit by bit, you’ll find what you need to unlock the door and escape the house. Don’t let the graphics fool you (this is a mobile port after all)—Granny VR is a spooky Escape Room treat.
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4. AVO Escape Space
Left alone on a doomed starship, it’s your mission to escape the vessel and live another day! Too bad there’s a slew of fiendish puzzles between you and your escape pod. If you like your escaping story-driven with a sci-fi flair, you won’t go wrong with AVO Escape Space.
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5. Escape Legacy
A solo adventure, but taking on a classic Escape Room format, Escape Legacy puts you on the trail of a thrilling mystery across 10 levels and more than 80 rooms to… well, escape from! You’ll need to use every Escape Room skill you’ve picked up in real life to make it out as you search, deduce, and solve what you can against the clock!
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6. Bank Robbery Gone Wrong
In BRGW, you’re a participant in a virtual experiment—a bank customer during a robbery gone awry, and you’ll need all your wits and logic to get out in time! Every object in this experience could provide a valuable clue, so leave no ornament unturned, no drawer unopened… and if you make it out, you’ll unlock a competitive speedrun mode to test your skills against the community!
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7. The Atlas Mystery
A critically acclaimed experience, The Atlas Mystery thrusts you into the haunted halls of the Atlas Theatre and tasks you to uncover its ghastly secrets. Packed with physics-based setpieces and tests of logic that’ll take you to your limits, this is a must-play if you’re an Escape Room fan.
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8. House of the Butcher
Blending Escape Room puzzling with classic elements of horror-shooters, House of the Butcher pits you against a crazed serial killer and tasks you with survival—at any cost. The Butcher is constantly on your tail, so expect intensity and action from this pulse-pounding experience!
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9. Paranormal Detective: Escape from the 80s
Both charming and nostalgic, Paranormal Detective: Escape from the 80s thrusts you back in time to 1987 and tasks you with cracking the cold case of the century as the titular Paranormal Detective. Filled with 80s memorabilia, fun puzzles, and a quirky story, if you like your Escape Rooms with a nostalgic twist, look no further!
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10. Escape from Nefertiti’s Tomb
Channel your inner Indiana Jones with this Escape Room experience inspired by the archaeological mysteries of Ancient Egypt! As an explorer trapped inside the famous Queen’s tomb, you’ll have nothing but your trusty lantern, pack, and wits to survive—and uncover the ancient secret of Nefertiti’s Tomb!
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11. Exit Condition One
As a museum curator woken from cryogenic sleep, Escape Condition One blends physics-based contraptions with Mixed Reality room-scale puzzling to great effect as you unlock security protocols and escape the facility. Both inventive and entertaining, Escape Condition One has something for all Escape Room fans—and the first 15 minutes are totally free to play!
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