Kayak VR: Mirage

Kayak VR: Mirage

Steam Deck Unsupported

Better Than Life · VR · Jul 12, 2022

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $22.99. It has been as low as $16.09.

82%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 133 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise10% are divided10% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics are nice, and I don't suffer the performance issues others are mentioning.
133 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The mechanics are top notch as well, there's a level of immersion I haven't felt in 2 years of playing on the Quest.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Apparently we are even getting 2-player multiplayer soon, which is pretty exciting!
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
In terms of gameplay it's a fun game, I have never been kayaking in my life and never will (I'm disabled making it impossible) so this is a nice way to get to experience it to some extent. the mechanics feel good to me and personally I found controlling the kayak rather intuitive and fun.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Monetization
Players who bring up Monetization mostly praise it.
This game is a really cool, serene experience, especially if you already enjoy kayaking, just be aware that it's not a very long game, with only 4 levels to play through at the moment, with the 5th being paid DLC.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Note: To be fair, I am playing on a Pico Neo 3, and I definitely didn't have my resolution and anti-aliasing settings properly optimized at the time, as I was new to VR configuration.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+2 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love8 themes
Graphics133 reviews
Story and characters31 reviews
Multiplayer27 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Monetization12 reviews
Optimization9 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance16 reviews
63%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes18 reviews
6%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $22.99. The lowest we've tracked is $16.09.

6 points recordedtoday · $22.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.