Originally posted by Harry Gun:

Originally posted by Zep Tepi:

You could try The Forest on peaceful mode. I didn't really bother with the story and just walked around setting up camp and doing survival things. The only thing that will attack you in that mode are the alligators. It also has VR.

The story in The Forest is pretty decent, and well reflected in the worldbuilding. Exploring the caves, finding items and observing the cannibals AI, is the meat of the game imo. Too bad its very much an unfinished game. I can still recommend it.

OP doesn't like zombies, so I figured that mutant cannibals were probably close enough to zombies that they're rather avoid them. I'm not fond of fighting semi-realistic humanoids in games either. (especially in VR) But the terrain and wildlife in that game was pretty, and base building was enough of a challenge to be interesting.

Another suggestion would be Empyrion. I haven't played that in a long time, so I'm not sure about the current state of updates, but the survival aspects will keep you on your toes and the base and ship building were pretty advanced. A little like No Man's Sky but with more challenge.