Google Spotlight Stories: Pearl

Released Oct 2017

Pearl VR follows a girl and her dad as they crisscross the country chasing their dreams. It’s a story about the gifts we hand down and their power to carry love. And finding grace in the unlikeliest of places. EMMY AWARD in INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING. OSCAR NOMINEE BEST ANIMATED SHORT.

95% positive · 388 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Google Spotlight Stories: Pearl is a short, self-contained VR animated experience that launched on October 19, 2017. It is a narrative piece — a single interactive short film directed by Patrick Osborne — and was released as a complete, finished work. The store description makes no mention of any planned updates, additional content, or ongoing development. There are no DLC listings, no season passes, and no developer communications indicating anything beyond the initial release. The game has received notable recognition, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Storytelling and an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short, but these accolades relate to the work as already shipped. This is a standalone experience that launched complete and has had no post-launch content activity.

Evidence

Store description presents Pearl as a complete, award-winning VR short film with no mention of updates, DLC, or future content

description · Oct 19, 2017 source development ending

high

Short description reinforces Pearl as a self-contained narrative experience with no indication of ongoing or planned content

store metadata · Oct 19, 2017 source development ending

medium

Media

Details

Developer

Google Inc.

Publisher

Google Inc.

Achievements

—

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Single-player

Free to Play Adventure VR

About this game

EMMY AWARD-WINNER OUTSTANDING INNOVATION in INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING 2017
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE BEST ANIMATED SHORT 2017

Google Spotlight Stories presents Pearl in VR. Set inside their home, a beloved hatchback, Pearl follows a girl and her dad as they crisscross the country chasing their dreams. It’s a story about the gifts we hand down and their power to carry love. And finding grace in the unlikeliest of places.

Directed by Patrick Osborne