Ready Player One: OASIS beta
Released Apr 2018
The Ready Player One: OASIS beta is the 2018 beta phase of the immersive virtual universe from the film, Ready Player One. In the OASIS, you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone—the only limits of reality are your own imagination.
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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
Evaluation
Ready Player One: OASIS beta is a free-to-play VR experience released on April 16, 2018, tied to the theatrical release of the Ready Player One film. The short description explicitly frames it as "the 2018 beta phase" of the experience, indicating it was always intended as a time-limited promotional product rather than a game with an ongoing development roadmap. There are no news posts, no DLC listings, no post-launch content updates, and no developer communications of any kind beyond the original store page. The store description describes a fixed set of five mini-experiences (Gauntlet, Battle for the OASIS, Rise of the Gunters, Smash, and Fracture) with no mention of planned future content or expansions. The game has received no developer updates since launch in April 2018 — over eight years ago. This is consistent with a promotional tie-in product that shipped as a complete, finite package and has seen no further development activity. The game remains purchasable (free-to-play) on Steam.
Evidence
Short description explicitly calls this 'the 2018 beta phase' of the OASIS, framing it as a time-bounded promotional product tied to the Ready Player One film release.
Store description lists five fixed mini-experiences with no mention of planned future content, expansions, or roadmap. The description has not been updated since the store assets were last refreshed (timestamp: May 2018).
Media
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Developer
Publisher
Vive Studios
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP
About this game
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The OASIS beta is inspired by the immersive virtual universe the OASIS from the film Ready Player One, which is set in the year 2045. In the Oasis beta’s ever-expanding universe, players are able to explore, compete in, and launch multiple VR experiences using their own custom avatars. Global leaderboards track the performance of all players as they earn points (coins) throughout the following experiences: Rise of the Gunters, Battle for the OASIS, Gauntlet and Smash.
- Gauntlet - Navigate through a seemingly endless dungeon while the undead seek to destroy you. Collecting gold will improve your score and eating food will restore your health, but only your bow skills will ensure that you make it our alive. (Developed by Directive Games)
- Battle for the OASIS - Help to save the OASIS by defeating waves of IOI Sixers. Advance through the trenches of Planet Doom towards the snowy planes that surround Anorak’s Castle. With an arsenal of potent firepower, you must stop the Sixers from controlling the fate of the OASIS. (Developed by Steel Wool Studios)
- Rise of the Gunters - Fight against a nearly invincible army of highly trained IOI Sixers alone OR with up to two of your friends! Proceed with caution as you defeat Sixers, collect their coins, find power ups and survive a merciless onslaught of hyper-explosive kinetic action for as long as you can survive. The OASIS is yours. Take it back from IOI by yourself or with up to two fellow Gunters! (Developed by Drifter Entertainment Inc.)
- Smash - Enhance your hand and eye coordination in this nod to James Halliday’s favorite 80's arcade games.
- Fracture - Heighten your spatial awareness and reflexes in this throwback to 80's brick smasher games re-imagined in VR.
Explore the OASIS today and find something bigger than yourself.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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