Irrational Exuberance: Prologue

Released Apr 2016 · delisted

Awaken on an asteroid in deep space, underneath comets and giant stars. Designed for HTC Vive, Prologue introduces the critically-acclaimed world of Irrational Exuberance—a fever dream of interstellar interactions. Take the first step on a journey of risk, wonder and discovery.

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Evaluation

Irrational Exuberance: Prologue is no longer available on Steam — it has no purchase options and cannot be acquired. The game launched on April 5, 2016 as a free prologue experience for HTC Vive, with the store description promising a full release scheduled for late 2016. That full release never materialized. The last developer communication was a performance patch posted on March 17, 2018, in which the developer acknowledged being "away for some time" and expressed intent to post updates and share more about the future of the project. No further communications followed that post. The game has since been removed from the storefront entirely. The promised full "Irrational Exuberance" release was never delivered.

Evidence

Store description promises a full release of Irrational Exuberance scheduled for late 2016, describing this Prologue as a preview of things to come.

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Game has no purchase options available — it has been removed from the Steam storefront and can no longer be acquired.

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Details

Developer

Buffalo Vision

Publisher

Buffalo Vision

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

About this game

Irrational Exuberance is an experiment to probe the possibilities of full room-scale VR and the HTC Vive, unfolding organically as you discover and engage with deep space phenomena. Prologue is the first taste of the galactic fantasy, delivering you to a lonely asteroid in deep space, underneath comets and giant stars. Irrational Exuberance has been an audience favorite at Sundance and the Kaleidoscope tour and praised as a defining VR experience by the media for its use of space, sense and setting.

The full release, scheduled for late-2016, will feature dramatic interactions, deeply-immersive moments, and impossible vistas.

Featuring:

UNCOMPROMISING DESIGN: Exclusively designed for room-scale VR interaction, Irrational Exuberance is a non-violent, organic experience that offers cinematic moments of space, solace and spectacle.
AMPLIFIED SENSES: A highly tuned, evocative spatial audioscape takes audiences to the surreal depths of space, from crumbling meteorites to chiming ephemera to the distant hum of stars.
HYPER PRESENT REALITY: Beautiful worlds, mysterious sensations, and nuanced interaction weave together to create a heightened sense and awareness of this alternate reality.
COMPREHENSIVE PREVIEW: A short, but impactful experience that foretells the events of the full Irrational Exuberance release.