Water Bears VR
- January 27, 2016
- Schell Games
Get on Steam"Water Bears VR" is a charming puzzler where you reroute water flows to rescue trapped water bears. With an increasing variety of pipes and challenging puzzles, view the 3D puzzles from all angles and test your spatial reasoning. This family-friendly VR experience is the evolved version of the award-winning mobile game, Water Bears.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Charming and cute graphics with a pleasant atmosphere, making it enjoyable for all ages.
- Engaging and intuitive puzzle mechanics that effectively utilize room-scale VR, allowing players to interact with the environment in a fun way.
- Great for family play, as it offers a relaxing experience that can be enjoyed by both kids and adults.
- The game is quite short, with many puzzles being easy and only taking a few hours to complete, leading to concerns about value for money.
- Requires a relatively large play area, which may limit accessibility for some players, especially those with smaller spaces.
- Lacks challenging content and variety, with many levels feeling like tutorials rather than engaging puzzles.
- gameplay15 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 47 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by charming graphics and sound, offering a polished experience with a simple yet engaging mechanic of routing colored water to corresponding goals. While the initial puzzles are straightforward and enjoyable, players note a lack of challenging content, with only a few levels providing significant difficulty. Overall, the game is well-received for its fun, pipe-laying mechanics, though some players desire more variety and complexity in the puzzles.
“The gameplay (fixing tubes together to get the right color water to the cute little bears) starts off simple and fun and soon expands into some more thoughtful gameplay.”
“The gameplay is a high-quality pipe-mania puzzle, and man does the VR add to the experience.”
“The visuals and sound are nice (well suited to the gameplay), the game itself is just a simple but fun puzzle game.”
“Other than the game basically forcing you to see the blue grid every single level because of no teleporting, yet the level complete area is right up against your boundary, the game is really enjoyable. There are basically 4 worlds where around 9 puzzles are more to teach you new mechanics, and then 3-6 puzzles that are actually somewhat challenging but not too difficult.”
“This has some serious room space requirements that I think could be mitigated with a teleporting mechanic similar to what you find in the lab or in the gallery.”
“A lot of the infrastructure is already in place - graphics, mechanics, etc. All that's really missing is more challenging puzzles.”
- graphics15 mentions
- 47 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics are praised for their charm and professionalism, with a cohesive art style that enhances the gameplay experience. While many users appreciate the high-quality visuals and smooth performance, some note issues with freezing, reminiscent of older generation graphics. The game's aesthetic is described as cute and well-suited to its mechanics, contributing to a polished and enjoyable atmosphere.
“The graphics fit the feel of the game wonderfully.”
“High quality graphics, interface and controls.”
“Environment and art style is cutesy, but very pleasant and cohesive.”
“Game keeps freezing all the time even though graphics are from the PS One generation.”
“Graphics are simple but professional.”
“A lot of the infrastructure is already in place - graphics, mechanics, etc., all that's really missing is more challenging puzzles.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is characterized by a pleasant and relaxing environment, enhanced by immersive controls and soothing music. Players appreciate the variety of puzzle types, which contribute to an engaging and enjoyable experience. Overall, the atmosphere is deemed a standout feature, making it a must-have for VR enthusiasts.
“The relaxing atmosphere and music combined with the most immersive controls out of any game I've tried so far make this a must-have Vive game.”
“Pleasant atmosphere, several puzzle types (fix existing, figure out black box, resource constraints, etc.).”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for its suitability and contribution to a relaxing atmosphere, enhancing the overall immersive experience. Reviewers note that it complements the charming graphics and polished mechanics, making the game feel well-crafted and enjoyable.
“The graphics are charming, and the music and sound effects are all suited to the game. Overall, the game feels polished and well-made, with no frustration from mechanics or handling, and no clunkiness!”
“The relaxing atmosphere and music, combined with the most immersive controls out of any game I've tried so far, make this a must-have VR game.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is minimal, with users noting that it lacks a significant narrative and primarily focuses on puzzles instead.
“There's no big story, just puzzles.”
“It's an absolute shame this isn't on Quest so I could cut that cable.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized as simplistic yet effective, contributing to an overall enjoyable gameplay experience.
“The humor in this game is delightfully simplistic yet incredibly funny.”
“I love how the game manages to keep the humor light and entertaining throughout.”
“The witty dialogue and hilarious scenarios had me laughing out loud!”
