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Storm VR

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71%Game Brain Score
atmosphere
gameplay, graphics
71% User Score Based on 68 reviews

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Storm VR is a single player survival simulation game. It was developed by TeamStormVR and was released on March 23, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Storm is an atmospheric survival game. This is the first, short introduction to a series of episodes of Storm. You wake up in an intense snowstorm. As you look around for ways to get out of the biting cold, to somehow find shelter, your body gets colder, your hands freeze up, and the storm intensifies. And as you slowly move forward a bigger question rises: who are you? Where are you? How did you …

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71%
Audience ScoreBased on 68 reviews
atmosphere7 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions

  • Atmospheric and immersive VR experience with realistic snowstorm environment and sound design.
  • Engaging timed puzzle gameplay that encourages trial-and-error and strategic planning.
  • Well-priced for the amount of content, making it accessible for beginners and VR newcomers.
  • Extremely short gameplay with limited replay value and content, feeling more like a demo than a full game.
  • Teleportation-only locomotion breaks immersion and complicates navigation over uneven terrain.
  • Misaligned virtual hand positions cause frustration during interactions and puzzle solving.
  • gameplay
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Gameplay in this title centers around time-limited, puzzle-solving challenges with a unique mechanic where teleportation consumes precious time, adding urgency and strategy. While gameplay sessions are relatively short and can involve trial-and-error, many appreciate the immersive world interaction and enjoy the tense, timed experience despite modest graphics. Overall, it offers engaging VR puzzle gameplay for players patient with its challenging time constraints.

    • “Each teleport jump consumes time depending on the distance, which is a clever game mechanic that I appreciate.”
    • “Speed is a key factor during gameplay, with the in-game watch ticking away the seconds of life left; death via hypothermia and frostbite is always imminent.”
    • “Although a large portion of the gameplay is trial-and-error, Storm VR is a very enjoyable timed puzzle game if one has the patience for that kind of challenge.”
    • “In this game, your gameplay is constrained by a rather short time limit, and it’s easy to die as a result.”
    • “You get roughly 10 minutes of gameplay.”
    • “This isn’t an episode, it’s about 3 minutes of actual gameplay.”
  • atmosphere
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is consistently praised for its strong, immersive atmosphere, enhanced by ambient sounds and environmental elements like snowstorms and cold tension, which contribute to a suspenseful and engaging experience. Players find the setting and audio effects effectively build anxiety and immersion, making the puzzle-solving more impactful despite some game flaws.

    • “This and good ambient sounds make the game quite atmospheric and overall worth playing, despite its flaws.”
    • “Storm VR is an atmospheric puzzle game that is set in the middle of nowhere, in the midst of a snowstorm.”
    • “The game is rather atmospheric, and the increasingly fast beeping sound on the watch really makes you feel anxious, if you haven't felt so from the storms around you.”
  • graphics
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally considered good to decent, with VR visuals rated highly by some users. However, environmental factors like heavy snow and some issues such as awkward hand positioning slightly detract from the overall visual experience.

    • “The graphics are good though, as other users have pointed out, the hand position is a bit out of whack.”
    • “VR graphics 9/10.”
    • “The graphics are decent, at least as far as anyone can tell due to the unrelenting snowstorm.”
    • “Gameplay graphics are okay but nothing special.”
    • “The graphics and the gameplay were fine too.”
  • story
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story shows strong potential with engaging storytelling and a captivating ambience, featuring light puzzles and motion-based actions. While the current episode is brief and includes some fetch quests, it effectively teases a deeper narrative, leaving players eager for future installments.

    • “I look forward to seeing what this develops into, because the maker clearly has an eye for good story-telling and ambience.”
    • “The ending leaves you teased at a much deeper story and I hope to see more episodes out soon, though I hope there's more content per episode.”
    • “There are a couple of fetch quests and light puzzles around, and the actions are executed by motions too.”
    • “A short puzzle experience that hints at a deeper story.”
    • “The ending leaves you teased at a much deeper story but I hope to see more episodes out soon, and I hope there's more content per episode.”
  • replayability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers minimal to no replayability, with players typically completing multiple playthroughs within minutes and finding no additional content to encourage further play.

    • “Don't expect any replayability.”
    • “After 10 minutes, I completed 3 playthroughs and it has no replay value or additional content.”
    • “Done in less than 5 minutes with no replay value.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Optimization has been a concern, as performance issues affect the overall immersion and gameplay experience.

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Storm VR is a survival simulation game.

Storm VR is available on PC, Virtual Reality and Windows.

Storm VR was released on March 23, 2017.

Storm VR was developed by TeamStormVR.

Storm VR has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its atmosphere but disliked it for its gameplay.

Storm VR is a single player game.

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