Surge

Indie· VR· Free to Play· Music

Released May 2016

Surge is a short VR music video made by Arjan van Meerten and produced at House of Secrets.

94% positive · 273 reviews

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All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Surge is a short VR music video experience created by Arjan van Meerten and produced at House of Secrets. It launched on May 24, 2016 as a self-contained creative work — a single real-time VR music video, not a game designed for ongoing content updates. The developer posted one bug fix on May 25, 2016 to address an audio sync issue shortly after launch, and there has been no developer communication of any kind since then. There are no DLC listings, no roadmap, no announcements of future content, and no indication that the developer ever intended this to be anything other than a finished, standalone experience. Surge shipped complete on its release date.

Evidence

Described as 'a short VR music video' — a self-contained creative work with no indication of planned updates or additional content

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Store description frames Surge as a singular artistic experience — a VR music video — with no mention of future content, expansions, or ongoing development

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Media

Details

Developer

House of Secrets

Publisher

House of Secrets

Achievements

—

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Single-player

Indie VR Free to Play Music

About this game

Surge is one of the first real-time VR music videos created for the new generation of VR headsets and gives an amazing insight in the possibilities of VR as a medium for music videos. The seamless fusion between music and visual effects come to life in an overwhelming experience which transports the viewer into a world caught in a permanent sunset, inhabited by mysterious abstract creatures. You have to see it to believe it.

Both the visual experience and the music of Surge are created by Arjan van Meerten.

Available for Arcades on SpringboardVR

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026