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KOBOLD: Chapter I

Oculus VR, SteamVR • 2018

Should you play it?

KOBOLD is a new kind of horror experience that blurs the line between cinema and VR gaming. Step into the shoes of an urban explorer investigating the mysterious case of a missing boy. Pick up your flashlight and discover the secrets of an abandoned villa in the middle of a dark forest in Germany.

What works

  • Highly immersive atmosphere
  • Photorealistic graphics and sound design
  • Engaging narrative and mystery
  • Effective horror and suspense
  • Accessible vr locomotion and interaction

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay duration
  • Performance issues on some systems
  • Limited gameplay depth and puzzles
  • Lack of save system
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

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Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with KOBOLD: Chapter I. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with KOBOLD: Chapter I. These titles are not in What to play next.

KOBOLD: Chapter I: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Strategy.

Last update: 25/08/2026