I Expect You To Die 2
I Expect You To Die 2 is the second game in a VR escape room, puzzle game with an action twist. In the game you play as spy who is on a mission to defeat the evil, Dr. Zor. The game is played seated, and contains 6 levels, and a speedrun challenge and secret achievements for each level.
The game has 6 extremely well designed levels, each with their own piece of the story, and different puzzels that can be very difficult to figure out. In each level you need help stop one of Zor’s plans, without dying to the many traps. Each of the 6 levels this game offers include a unique setting, unique mechanics, and unique achievements. These achievements always include a speed run, and a bunch of secret ones which range from picking up hidden items, to beating the levels in a completely different way. The speedruns are very cool, as a level that takes 15 minutes the first couple times, could have a speedrun of 2 minutes. This is because some items have multiple uses, and some puzzles have multiple ways to complete them.
– Real player with 24.3 hrs in game
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– Real player with 13.7 hrs in game
I Expect You To Die
I just finished the game, but I haven’t returned from the mission.
The level of detail and thought that the developers put into this game is obvious, you can spend some time to explore and enjoy the details or go for the speed challenge and get out as fast as possible, but you will enjoy it either way.
At first I was quite sceptical from all the reviews that were talking about how short this game is, but this is a perfect case of quality over quantity, and they delivered quality, with a great style, graphics, music, vocals and humor.
– Real player with 38.6 hrs in game
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honestly one of the best vr games i’ve ever played! basically you are a secret agent who must survive different situations by solving whatever puzzle and avoiding every obstacle you face. all of this is to take down the evil agency Zoraxis. here’s a detailed review of every part of the game.
Gameplay: it’s best played in a seated position as your character is sitting and you have nowhere to go really. the game is quite fast paced at certain parts and can give some quite challenging puzzles if you want to challenge your problem solving skills this is certainly one of the best games for it
– Real player with 26.4 hrs in game
Water Bears VR
When writing this I have just finished the last challenge levels, 100% completion. I have to say this was the first VR game among the 40+ I had that I really wanted to come back to and finish. In total it took 1.8 hours more or less, it includes some short demo time for friends.
Difficulty: The game itself is quite varied and goes from super simple to mind twistingly hard at the final challenge levels.
VR Implementation: I imagine it was fun even on a screen, but in VR it just works perfectly. You move around the entire level, place pipes in 3D, watch the seemingly volumetric fluid flow. All interface parts are moved into world space and works really well, the water bears can be interacted with using your controllers, there is nice coherent graphical style making the world believable, it runs without issues on a rec spec system.
– Real player with 42.8 hrs in game
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So I bought this game for my daughter who is about to start second grade. She likes the Vive and I figured that I would get something that would make her use her brain. Obviously I had to test it out to make sure it was age appropriate and so that I could explain to her how to play in case she has problems. So just one puzzle, maybe two.
Yeah, an hour later of playing and I’m already making plans to finish out all the levels while she’s at school so I don’t lose my progress when I reset it for her.
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
Red Matter
I have to confess that since getting my Oculus Rift in January I’ve been underwhelmed by the lack of professional titles that are available on VR. However THIS game is the whole reason why I got into VR. I’ve grown hesitant in purchasing any VR title lately because of just plain bad programming. I’ve been burned too many times. Red Matter is definitely a pleaser. If it were just a 3D puzzle game like Myst, it could be said that it was just a “good” effort but add VR to the mix with the impressive graphics and artwork and that’s what made this one a winner for me.
– Real player with 6.6 hrs in game
***** PLAYED ENTIRELY ON LINUX VIA PROTON. NO WINDOWS HERE. *****
Summary
Good short walking simulator puzzle/exploration game, a few shortcomings but on the whole it is fun and elegant.
Longer evaluation
The bad
- This is a good but short game - I took about 5h including the time to solve the puzzles. If you read or watch the solutions online it will take even less time, say 2 to 3h. Also, since it is a fixed story with no branches and there is no action involved, replayability is zero. So you might prefer to buy it on sale.
– Real player with 5.3 hrs in game
A Fisherman’s Tale
Experienced on Windows Mixed Reality.
You can view my review here: https://youtu.be/g65kkU6FUtY
A Fisherman’s Tale is one of the better VR puzzle adventure games. It’s also one of the best-looking VR games with a beautiful art-style. It has gorgeous visuals, good voice acting, a nice story, & solid puzzles. It’s built not only exclusively for VR, but the experience is something magical in VR.
Game took me about 90 minutes to complete. I think it’s taken most people from 60-90 minutes to complete. The puzzles are perfect for casual puzzle fans or puzzle beginners. However, puzzle veterans may find the puzzles too easy. Luckily, even if you find the puzzles too easy, there’s still a nice story and world to discover.
– Real player with 2.3 hrs in game
This game started strong but was a huge letdown. The game mechanic is interesting but the experience is VERY brief and the controls really get in the way, especially during the last level. I won’t spoil it but it was borderline unplayable. I switched from room-scale to sitting because the navigation is unintuitive and inprecise. In the sitting position, it seemed like it wanted the controllers inside of my physical torso in order to be able pick up certain objects and there was no way to reposition my body. There is an absolutely awful hint system that would not stop despite being turned off. Had I needed the hint, it would not help because it is vague. But, it deluged me with the same hint and, given that I was actually struggling with the controls, not having trouble figuring out the easy puzzle, it was aggravating. Furthermore, the game, seemingly arbitrarily, decides to reset objects to their initial position, meaning they have to be picked up (and interacted with) again and, coupled with the control quality, this is infuriating.
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
Fantastic Contraption
Pure awesome and a TON of fun in VR! Great party game, fantastic feeling of immersion, and great graphical style. All kinds of cool touches make up the UI in a way never before seen. Put on a helmet to open the menu. spin a table with a slap of the hand. This is one great game if you have VR! I can’t imagine playing it without, and any reviewer who complains about it and doesn’t have VR should be ignored. I don’t even know why the game would offer non-VR play. Like Hoverjunkers it should be VR only.
– Real player with 27.1 hrs in game
‘Fantastic Contraption’ is a great puzzle game that is seriously hampered in later levels by many physics, UI, design, and quality issues. These issues are relatively minor, but ultimately extremely frustrating because of how many other things this game does so well.
It feels GREAT to just start grabbing pieces and building a contraption. The actual physical movements are intuitive, for the most part. When everything works together, you can enact your idea in no time flat. When your idea works, you’re on cloud nine – the physical nature of the building helps lend a feeling of true ownership and accomplishment when your contraption solves the puzzle at hand.
– Real player with 15.1 hrs in game
ArtPuzzle VR
ArtPuzzle VR is a great way to learn something new about world art in an entertaining way. Get to know the great works of art and Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the time as you view the images in the highest resolution using virtual reality.
Train your three-dimensional imagination and attention as you solve puzzles.
Game Features:
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Various collections and paintings from the largest museums in the world
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Three locations
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Choice of puzzle difficulty levels
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Save and load partially assembled puzzles
Explore something new
Explore the interesting details of famous paintings
Get fun and increase your intelligence
Add to your wishlist
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1596810/ArtPuzzle_VR/
Cubism
I’m biased as I have followed this game for three years now, and I did get it for free as I’ve done testing of it. That said, it does compel me on many levels, hear me out.
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- Virtual reality, that is my hobby nowadays and the way I prefer to play my games.* Puzzles, when in VR focusing on a puzzle transports me completely, even in abstract environments.* Physical interactions, you grab things, move them around, and can throw them away!* Room-scale, no need for artificial locomotion, you are simply in the space.
– Real player with 23.3 hrs in game
A enjoyable VR puzzle game that has you slapping blocks together like your back in kindergarten. I’ve thrown 7 hours into this game so far and I have to say it was a really enjoyable experience.
The game is definitely worth the ten dollars, and the difficulty curve will keep you on your toes especially in the later levels of the game.
10/10 from me.
– Real player with 9.8 hrs in game
Gravitational
3 parts here:
– Review at 5.4 hours playing
– A comment, which was my review at 1.8 hours playing
– Another comment, which are my “clues” and “pointers” for this game.
Review at 5.4 hours, having completed the game, AND I REALLY LIKED IT:
You can trust the puzzles in this game; after solving each one I said “oh, that makes sense,” and NOT “wow, that was arbitrary.” In a comment on this review I provide clues/pointers if you are having trouble. That is, not solutions, but just nudges about what to look at if you are getting frustrated rather than having fun. I did NOT receive this game for free, nor do I have any relationship with the game developers.
– Real player with 5.9 hrs in game
For 17€ I expected a somewhat polished game.
What I got was a barebone broken game.
Pros
If you hate VR you can show this game to your friends and they will hate VR too.
Cons
So many.
Looking at the trailer it might seem like a serious story driven puzzle adventure.
But oh no. Almost every voice line is full with jokes even when the god damn station is about to blow up.
Do you want to look around? Have fun getting a big DONT F**** MOVE SIGN in your face so put some glue on your head and mount it to chair to avoid this..
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Help Yourself
Help Yourself is a puzzle shooter where you must work together with yourself - be your own best teammate! Every action you perform in a time loop is precisely replicated by a clone of you in the next loop. You have to cleverly plan ahead and cooperate with your clones across multiple timelines.
Features
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Fresh cloning and time loop mechanics that push the boundaries of what is possible in VR!
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Unique blend of digital and analogue art styles.
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Create your own unique levels in the Level Editor and play creative levels from other people!
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Perfect for VR beginners and experienced users - easy to pick up, but challenging to master.
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Experience a variety of levels with one surprising twist after another.
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Comfortable movement.
