Realities

Realities

Released Apr 2016

Explore what was out of reach before - travel to mesmerizing real world places and discover their stories!

74% positive · 269 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

Evaluation

Realities launched on April 5, 2016 as a free-to-play VR exploration game built around photogrammetry scans of real-world locations. It received a steady stream of feature updates and new location content through 2016–2018, culminating in six paid DLC location packs — all of which were released by August 16, 2018. The last technical update was on May 10, 2019, adding Valve Index Controller support. On June 11, 2025, the developer (realities.io) posted an announcement making the game's status unambiguous: they stated that "Realities never became sustainable for us to continue long-term," and that the experience and technology built for Realities enabled them to move on and build their follow-up project, Puzzling Places. This is a clear developer statement that active development on Realities has ended. All six DLC packs are released, no further content has been announced, and the developer has explicitly acknowledged the project is no longer being supported. The store description still mentions "regularly updated with new locations," but this reflects outdated copy and is directly contradicted by the developer's own 2025 statement. The game is a complete, finished product.
Evidence
Developer explicitly states 'Realities never became sustainable for us to continue long-term,' framing it as a concluded project that served as the foundation for their next game, Puzzling Places. This is a direct end-of-life statement for Realities.
news post · Jun 11, 2025 source development ending
high
All six DLC location packs have been released, with the final one (glückauf!) shipping on August 16, 2018. No unreleased DLC entries remain.
dlc listing · Aug 16, 2018 content shipped
high

Content

6 of 6 released · no outstanding content
Released
Aug 2018

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
realities.io
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player

About this game

Explore places that were out of reach before
Realities brings real world locations into VR - interactive & with stunning photo-realism using photogrammetry. Too many amazing sites are too far away, too expensive to get to, closed off to the general public or too dangerous to visit. Explore those places and discover their stories.

Walk through the desolate vastness of Death Valley. Explore the eerie abandonned hospital Beelitz Heilstätten in the former GDR. Marvel at the amazing architecture of one of the largest cathedrals of the world, the Cologne Cathedral. Feel the confinement of a cell in Alcatraz. Set foot inside the ruins of an 800 year old Staufer castle.

Realities is regularly updated with new locations!

Exploring is possible with the HTC Vive & the Oculus Rift
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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