The Visitor (Steam VR)

VR Shop Score – Silver Award

System: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Price at Time Of Review: Free
Comfort Rating: Green
Genre: Horror
Input: Gamepad
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: 18+

 

Description: The Visitor is a VR ONLY horror experience about an unexpected visitor calling to your door in the middle of the night. The game relies heavily on atmosphere, utilizing a dark environment to make the player both as nervous and uncomfortable as possible. The Visitor does not require any controls. Visual cues such as flickering lights inform the player of where to direct their gaze, so simply put on your VR headset and enjoy.

Review: This is one of those experiences that would have been OK when viewed on a 2D screen, but in full virtual reality with headphones on, suddenly it becomes something so scary not many people make it to the end. There were a few times I thought it was a little too quiet but soon realised that it was only trying to psyche me out and build up the suspense for the next “event”. With each happening getting scarier and scarier it is inevitable the ending was going to be the ultimate fright, and indeed it was.

If you like to scare your friends and family this is the VR app to do it with. It’s dark, very atmospheric and will scare the pants off most people. This is one of those apps that should be seen as a laugh and little more. But at least it is free so you can try if even if you don’t like it.