Eye of the Temple

Eye of the Temple

Released Oct 2021

Embark on a VR adventure to explore a vast and treacherous temple and uncover the ancient legend of the Eye. Keep your balance as you step between moving blocks, dodging hazardous traps and solving environmental puzzles with just your torch and whip in hand.

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All announced content has been released
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Eye of the Temple launched on October 14, 2021 after five years in development. Following launch, the developer — a solo indie developer — shipped a series of patches and quality-of-life improvements through early 2022, including save slot support (December 2021), Steam Cloud integration (January 2022), and VR comfort improvements (February 2022). The one notable post-launch content addition was the Speedrun Challenges update on April 29, 2022, which added three bite-sized timed challenges with leaderboard integration as a free update. That post mentioned "additional challenges are scheduled for future updates," suggesting some follow-on content was anticipated at the time. However, since April 29, 2022, there have been no further developer posts of any kind. That is over four years of silence from a solo developer. The game has only one DLC (the Original Soundtrack, released October 15, 2021), which has shipped. The store description does not reference any planned content, season passes, or ongoing updates. There is no announced roadmap or unreleased content visible anywhere in the store listing. The mention of "more challenges to come" in the April 2022 post was the only outstanding commitment — but given that over four years have passed with no follow-up and no developer communication whatsoever, it is reasonable to conclude that the game has reached its final state. This is consistent with the profile of a solo developer's completed project. The game shipped as a rich, fully realized single-player VR adventure, and the Speedrun Challenges update was the last substantive addition to its content.
Evidence
Game launched on October 14, 2021 after five years of development. Developer describes it as a complete adventure.
news post · Oct 14, 2021 source content shipped
high
Speedrun Challenges free update released with three challenges and leaderboards. Post notes 'additional challenges are scheduled for future updates' — the last developer communication on record.
news post · Apr 29, 2022 source content planned
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Rune Skovbo Johansen
Achievements
27
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player

About this game

A blue bird looks at you before flying into the depths of a mysterious temple. You get the sense it has something to tell you.

Explore a vast and treacherous temple in the daring room-scale VR adventure Eye of the Temple. Keep your balance and your wits about you as you step between moving blocks, dodging hazardous traps and solving environmental puzzles with only your torch and whip in hand. As you explore the temple complex and its past, you might just uncover the mystery of the Eye and find yourself becoming part of its legend.

Please note: This VR game requires a play area of at least 2m x 2m with 360° tracking.

Traverse a vast environment

Eye of the Temple makes unique use of room-scale VR to deliver an experience of navigating an expansive space. Lose yourself in the depths of the temple without teleportation, artificial locomotion, or other distractions.

Use a fully physically simulated whip

Wield your trusty whip to grab levers and defend yourself from threats. Before long, you’ll have mastered it as a reliable tool and effective weapon, smacking enemies left and right.

An experience played with your own body

Step onto blocks, flick levers, stay on top of rolling cylinders, and dodge obstacles. Eye of the Temple is an exciting experience you’ll play not with controller buttons, but your body. It’s a physical game designed to be easily approachable regardless of whether you normally play video games.

Search for secret areas and treasures

The Great Temple holds secrets that only the most observant would stand any chance of finding. Be on the lookout during your playthrough, or return to search the temple after finishing the game.

Unlockable speedrun challenges

If you’re an extra daring adventurer, you can unlock speedrun challenges where you can build up incredible speed for a true test of your reflexes and temple-running prowess.[/p]


Please note!

  • This VR game requires a play area of at least 2m x 2m with 360° tracking.
  • You may get a sensation of almost losing your balance when blocks you stand on start or stop moving. This will usually quickly decrease over time. The game also has a variety of VR comfort options.
  • There is a small risk of actually losing your balance and falling over. Play at your own risk.


Good luck on your adventure!

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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