ChilloutVR
- February 8, 2021
- Alpha Blend Interactive
Get on Steam"ChilloutVR is a massively multiplayer role-playing game that can be played on desktop and VR platforms. It allows players to create their own avatars and explore a vast 3D metaverse with support for full-body tracking and user-created content. The game aims to provide a secure and performant environment for creators and players to connect, create and explore."
PC
Steam Deck
Windows
Reviews
- The developers are passionate and dedicated, consistently working to improve the game and its features, which results in a high-quality experience.
- ChilloutVR offers better performance and user-friendly features compared to its competitors, making it a promising platform for social VR interactions.
- The community, although small, is welcoming and supportive, with a focus on modding and user-generated content, enhancing the overall experience.
- The game currently lacks a substantial player base and community content, making it feel empty and less engaging compared to competitors.
- There are significant issues with the user interface and functionality, including slow menu responses and bugs that hinder the overall experience.
- The process of importing content from other platforms is complicated and poorly documented, which can frustrate new users trying to transition.
- optimization5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
Overall, users praise the optimization of the game, highlighting its impressive performance and smooth experience compared to other Unity-based social VR applications. While some minor issues exist, such as a limited number of worlds, the game's quality of life improvements and high frame rates contribute to a positive reception regarding optimization.
“There's a lot of small quality of life improvements, and it helps that the performance is really good.”
“I'm using the exact same avatar running on the exact same world, and my performance is better than other Unity-based social VR applications running the same content.”
“First of all, the performance is absolutely amazing; I wouldn't even be able to get as much FPS as I do in VRChat, even if I tried.”
“I'm using the exact same avatar running on the exact same world, and my performance is better than other Unity-based social VR applications running the exact same content.”
“Vrchat, for all of its bugs, performance strain, and issues, is the true wild west.”
“Performance and FBT calibration and precision are insanely good for me, and the only small drawback is the lack of worlds (which hopefully won't be a problem in a couple of months).”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The reviews do not provide specific insights into the game's story, focusing instead on technical performance and user experience with VR. Overall, the narrative aspect remains unaddressed, leaving it unclear how engaging or well-developed the story is.
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users express a mix of determination and caution regarding the emotional aspect of their gaming experience, highlighting a journey of learning and growth while feeling overwhelmed by the current lack of resources. The sentiment leans towards a hopeful outlook, with a desire for more supportive content to enhance their emotional connection to the game.
“Wholesome!!!”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users express frustration with stability issues, particularly regarding the challenges of adapting avatars to different game SDKs, indicating a lack of understanding of Unity's functionality and a reluctance to engage in troubleshooting.
“These people don't understand how Unity works, nor do they want to go through the troubleshooting problems of making their previous avatar work on another game's SDK.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players find the gameplay to be hindered by clunky turning mechanics, expressing a desire for smoother rotation options and dissatisfaction with the turn degree system.
“Turning was clunky; I was hoping there would be an option for smooth rotation, and I'm not a fan of the turn degree mechanic.”
“The controls feel unresponsive, making it difficult to execute actions when needed.”
“Gameplay lacks depth and variety, leading to repetitive and uninspired experiences.”
