Best Immersive Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated immersive games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals immersive games are available at the bottom of the page.

Filters & Lists
Soccer Online: Ball 3D Soccer simulator. Control one player and kick the ball high or low, hard or lightly, curve, dribble and perform tricks. Play online or with bots. Join over a million players who have already played. Buy now and have fun or wishlist for later.

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 31 Mar 2017
Virtual Rides 3 - Funfair Simulator Design! Control! Ride! Virtual Rides III is here! Set foot in an even bigger, more colorful, and more impressive fairground than ever before! Let your imagination be your guide! Design, control, and ride more than 15 unique attractions!

Price 24.50€
Rating 8.4
Release 16 Mar 2017
Dreadhalls You are trapped deep inside a massive dungeon. Explore it, survive it and find a way to escape. Your only weapons will be stealth, your own courage, and a faint light. Dreadhalls is an intense and scary experience, not for the faint of heart. You have been warned!

Price -74% 2.65€
Rating 8.6
Release 09 Mar 2017
Rusty Lake: Roots Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

Price -2% 3.93€
Rating 9.4
Release 20 Oct 2016
March of the Living Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.

Price -97% 0.51€
Rating 6.8
Release 20 Apr 2016
Contradiction: Spot The Liar Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!

Price 12.79€
Rating 9.1
Release 10 Jul 2015
DARK SOULS™ II Developed by FROM SOFTWARE, DARK SOULS™ II is the highly anticipated sequel to the gruelling 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action RPG experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward.

Price 39.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 25 Apr 2014
Millennium - A New Hope Traverse through rich, detailed environments, recruit colorful characters and fight your way through dangerous hordes of enemies in this exciting old-school RPG incorporating 40 quests, 26 secret rooms, 8 animal kings and countless secrets and items to discover.

Price -94% 0.38€
Rating 7.0
Release 25 Apr 2014
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...

Price -80% 4.59€
Rating 8.5
Release 04 Dec 2013
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. Your job is to safeguard company secrets, but when a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job...

Price -86% 2.84€
Rating 9.0
Release 25 Oct 2013
BioShock Infinite Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.

Price -87% 4.00€
Rating 9.3
Release 25 Mar 2013
Miasmata Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.

Price -97% 0.56€
Rating 7.4
Release 28 Nov 2012
Thief™ II: The Metal Age The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief™ II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fanatical religions and corruption.

Price 6.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 22 May 2012
Thief™ Gold Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.

Price 6.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 22 May 2012
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm Contains full Rising Storm content as well!

Price 17.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 13 Sep 2011
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the direct sequel of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. As a Major Alexander Degtyarev you should investigate the crash of the governmental helicopters around the Zone and find out, what happened there.

Price -65% 7.12€
Rating 9.4
Release 11 Feb 2010
BioShock® 2 Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 09 Feb 2010
Wings of Prey Wings of Prey is based around the large-scale aerial combat and ground military operations of World War II. Players can participate in some of the war’s most famous battles piloting fighters, battle planes and bombers across a range of thrilling missions.

Price 9.75€
Rating 6.2
Release 08 Jan 2010
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® The year is 2008. Citywide blackouts ... stock exchange sabotage ... electronic hijacking of national defense systems ... this is information warfare. To prevent these attacks, operatives must infiltrate deep into hostile territory and aggressively collect critical intelligence, closer than ever to enemy soldiers.

Price -75% 2.49€
Rating 9.0
Release 27 Aug 2009
Dead Space (2008) You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.

Price 19.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 09 Jan 2009
Mass Effect (2007) As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

Price 29.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 19 Dec 2008
Aquaria Aquaria is an award-winning action-adventure game set in a massive underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater adventurer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past.

Price -77% 2.36€
Rating 8.4
Release 15 Dec 2008
BioShock™ BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

Price 19.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 21 Aug 2007
Thief: Deadly Shadows You are Garrett, the master thief. Rarely seen and never caught, Garrett is the best that ever was. Able to sneak past any guard, pick any lock, and break into the most ingeniously secured residences. Garrett steals from the wealthy and gives to himself, making his living in the dark and foreboding City.

Price -92% 0.72€
Rating 7.8
Release 29 Mar 2007

Most played immersive games on Steam

Take a look at the top immersive games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of June 15th 2025.

1. I Expect You To Die

Test your problem-solving skills in this virtual reality escape-the-room puzzle game. Play as a secret agent armed with telekinetic abilities on a mission to stop Zoraxis, an evil corporation with plans for world domination. I Expect You To Die is a vr, puzzle and strategy game developed and published by Schell Games. Released on April 25th 2017 has received 2,640 reviews of which 2,496 were positive and 144 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played immersive games.
9.0
2,496
144

9
players

2. [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備

Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security. [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備 is a horror, psychological horror and immersive game developed and published by Chilla's Art. Released on June 16th 2023 has received 862 reviews of which 773 were positive and 89 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played immersive games.
8.5
773
89

7
players

3. Flower

Experience award-winning Flower, now available on PC. Flower lets you take control of the wind as you explore and navigate beautiful, lush environments. Flower is a immersive, relaxing and casual game developed by thatgamecompany and published by Annapurna Interactive. Released on February 14th 2019 has received 4,583 reviews of which 3,666 were positive and 917 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played immersive games.
7.8
3,666
917

4
players

4. Natural Locomotion

Move naturally in virtual reality in any SteamVR game that supports trackpad/stick locomotion. More immersion, more comfort! Natural Locomotion is a simulation, utilities and vr game developed and published by Myou. Released on April 07th 2018 has received 591 reviews of which 486 were positive and 105 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played immersive games.
7.8
486
105

2
players

5. Subside

Subside is an immersive aquatic VR experience with multiple areas to explore and lifelike aquatic creatures to interact with. Crafted with unparalleled realism, it aims to replicate the nuances of real-life swimming and diving in shallow waters Subside is a simulation, vr and underwater game developed and published by A2D Software. Released on September 17th 2024 has received 400 reviews of which 393 were positive and 7 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played immersive games.
9.0
393
7

1
players

6. Blind Drive

An audio-based black comedy action arcade game - Blind Drive is a video game you can play with your eyes closed! 1st person hyper-realistic audio adventure meets fast paced arcade gameplay, driven by an insane B-movie plot. Blind Drive is a action, arcade and immersive game developed and published by Lo-Fi People. Released on March 10th 2021 has received 325 reviews of which 312 were positive and 13 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played immersive games.
8.8
312
13

Best deals on immersive games on Steam

Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of immersive games available on Steam right now, updated on June 15th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted immersive games.

1. Flower

Experience award-winning Flower, now available on PC. Flower lets you take control of the wind as you explore and navigate beautiful, lush environments. Flower is a immersive, relaxing and casual game developed by thatgamecompany and published by Annapurna Interactive. Released on February 14th 2019 has received 4,583 reviews of which 3,666 were positive and 917 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. Featuring a massive 80% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for immersive category.
7.8
3,666
917

-80% 6.49€ 1.35€