Eye of the Temple

Works fine on Steam Frame standalone. Very playable.

Eye of the Temple is a VR adventure built around an idea that sounds simple but becomes remarkably convincing once you are inside the headset: instead of controlling an explorer from a distance, you physically become the explorer. Developed and published by Rune Skovbo Johansen, the game takes players into a sprawling ancient temple filled with mechanical platforms, dangerous drops, puzzles, hidden treasures, and mysterious structures. Its greatest achievement is making this enormous virtual environment feel navigable almost entirely through your own physical movement. Rather than depending on traditional analog-stick locomotion, the game cleverly works within a room-scale VR space. Moving blocks, rotating platforms, elevators, and carefully positioned pathways transport you around the temple while repeatedly bringing you back into your available physical area. You step from platform to platform with your actual feet, turn your body to face new directions, duck beneath obstacles, and maintain your balance as the environment moves around you. It creates an impressive illusion that you are traveling considerable distances despite never leaving your designated play space. The temple…

I purchased this purely off steam reviews in a sale. They aren't wrong. Clear the room, play wirelessly. Try not to kick the cat. Works perfectly on Linux too

(I played this mostly on Quest, hence the playtime) A really novel room-scale experience with a surprisingly sprawling mixture of obstacle courses and puzzles. It really feels like a magic trick how the game keeps you in bounds while traveling so far. Anyone with a VR headset (preferably a wireless one) should try this at least once!

I’m going to recommend this one but I’m going to mention a huge caveat that IS said on the store page, but I think it needs to be in large text in all caps lol. You NEED space to play this game. I’m talking about a 6x6 square of free walkable space AT LEAST. Even if you have this exact amount of space, you will need to be careful of hitting your walls or anything that would be on the border of this space. I had about this much space and I hit walls a few times, my monitor was in danger. You HAVE TO move around and rotate your body. You CAN’T use the thumbstick to turn or move in anyway and there is NO setting in the game to make this a thing. If you’re using a wired headset like me, you will get a little tangled in it sometimes. Okay now that that’s out of the way here’s what I liked: Eye of the Temple is like one huge gigantic complicated puzzle. Its design is very impressive especially considering the dev team is very small (handful of people). The graphics are pretty and the sound is okay. The game play was satisfying but I did feel some of the puzzles were on the annoying side. What I didn’t like: First and foremost, not being able to move or turn using the analogue stick. I…

Challenging puzzle game that uses a 3x3 grid of playspace to avoid typical VR locomotion (like teleports or analog stick). Basics are easy to learn but the levels get progressively harder to keep you on your toes. Dodging flames, whipping enemies, and making quick movements to avoid obstacles. Definitely worth a buy