Rainbow Reactor

Rainbow Reactor

Tunermaxx Media GmbH · May 16, 2019 · VR, Action, Match 3, Arcade, Music

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Rainbow Reactor price by region

Rainbow Reactor costs $8.49 in Georgia (USD), $11.01 in the United States, €11.01 in Europe (EUR), £11.01 in the United Kingdom, CA$13.22 in Canada, A$16.16 in Australia, NZ$21.99 in New Zealand, R$46.99 in Brazil and zł67.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Rainbow Reactor offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $8.49 $8.49 — 1
United Statesyour region $11.01 −27% $11.01 — 2
Europe (EUR) €11.01 −27% €11.01 — 2
United Kingdom £11.01 −27% £11.01 — 2
Canada CA$13.22 −27% CA$13.22 — 2
Australia A$16.16 −27% A$16.16 — 2
New Zealand NZ$21.99 NZ$21.99 — 1
Brazil R$46.99 R$46.99 — 1
Poland zł67.99 zł67.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Rainbow Reactor

✦ AI summary

Rainbow Reactor has you controlling a Cleaner Bot to manually load volatile chromium energy balls into a malfunctioning reactor, juggling increasingly complex hazards across nine challenging levels of synthwave-scored chaos. This physics-driven VR game demands precision throwing mechanics that shine brightest with high-speed controller tracking, making it a test of both your VR hardware's capabilities and your ability to master exacting hand-eye coordination.

ATTENTION: THIS GAME REQUIRES HIGH-SPEED CONTROLLER TRACKING
Unfortunately, Steam removed some VR compatibility indicators, so we have to put it plainly here: Rainbow Reactor uses extremely accurate physics that only work with high-speed controller tracking. This means that throwing accuracy can suffer greatly from using wireless solutions like Air Play, Virtual Desktop etc - depending on your setup. Also, the game does not support lower frequency positional tracking like what is used in WMR for example. In short, it is advised to play this game using external tracking like lighthouses. On a side note, this makes this game an ideal tool to find out how good the inside-out tracking of HMDs and also the speed and reliablity of your wireless transmission is.
// end of Public Service Announcement //

Welcome to the future! In this fun-packed VR game which is easy to understand but hard to master, you'll help to provide an entire city with the future's very own and very clean Rainbow Energy - at the RAINBOW REACTOR!

Normal operations have collapsed when the loading crane malfunctioned. Now it's up to the player, controlling a clueless Cleaner Bot, to load the reactor manually. Not an easy task, as the chromium balls which are full of precious energy are very volatile. Any mishandling could end in disaster…

FEATURES:

- 9 levels of rising difficulty and additional features and hazards
- 9 groovy Synthwave tunes which are synched to the action
- "SINGLE SHIFT" mode with modifiers for higher or lower difficulty & score
- "PARTY MODE" for localized play with individual name-entry for the leaderboards
- 11 different leaderboards to compare scores with your friends or the whole world
- 17 unlockable achievements
- "Museum Tour Feature" lets you teleport and explore the reactor room

- Index Controller support

- Colorblind Mode (see news article for details)

- Downloadable manual (see right hand menu on Steam Store page)

- High-End visuals without any use of pre-made assets - aimed at perfomance GPUs
- Funky music & punchy sound effects
- Spoken language support in English, French, German*, Dutch**, Italian*** and Latin-American Spanish
(*voiced by GamingLady Nici)
(**voiced by Cas&Chary VR) (***voiced by VR-Italia)
- LIV support for VR Content Creators

Rainbow Reactor — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players consistently praise Rainbow Reactor's excellent throwing mechanics and polished presentation, with strong graphics and catchy 80s synthwave music creating an appealing VR experience that adds genuine depth to the match-3 genre. However, opinions split on the gameplay itself—while some find it super fun and appreciate how difficulty ramps up with strategic complexity, others feel the core concept is just okay and doesn't fully engage them as a game despite its technical quality.

Recommended Apr 26, 2023
What a gem. Throwing controls are among the best in all VR games I've tried.
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Recommended Dec 11, 2023
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Recommended Feb 25, 2026
Rainbow Reactor, developed by Tunermaxx Media GmbH in collaboration with Muikkumedia Oy and published by Tunermaxx Media GmbH, is a fast-paced virtual reality arcade experience built around precision, rhythm, and color coordination. Set inside a glowing futuristic reactor facility, the game places players in control of a compact robotic assistant tasked with stabilizing a volatile energy core. The concept is easy to grasp within seconds: grab incoming colored energy spheres and throw them into matching receptacles to keep the system running. Yet beneath that simplicity lies a surprisingly demanding test of reflexes, spatial awareness, and consistent hand-eye coordination. The entire experience revolves around motion-based interaction. Using VR controllers, players physically reach out, grab energy balls mid-air, and launch them toward the reactor’s intake points. The throwing mechanic is central to the game’s identity, and its success hinges on accurate motion tracking. Weight, angle, and velocity all matter, meaning that a casual flick of the wrist might send a sphere wide of its target. When the physics feel precise, landing a perfect throw delivers a deeply satisfying sense of …
Recommended Sep 7, 2025
A real pretty game, and an OK concept. I didn't enjoy it as a game, but for what it is.. it's fine. It is nice to see a VR game with solid graphics and push the graphics card a little.
Recommended Oct 7, 2023
Super fun, cute and hilarious. Great work by the devs.
Recommended Aug 3, 2023
Whoops, I got this game for way too cheap! The key cost almost nothing so I wasn't expecting much ,but this game is exceptionally well made. Especially the graphics are fantastic, even though the game is apparently from 2019. The 80s synthie music is also banging. The match3 gameplay seems simple at first, but having to throw the colored balls in VR literally adds a whole new dimension to the genre. Also, things heat up pretty quickly and new features are introduced to make the gameplay more strategic. When I look at the scores people posted on the leaderboards, I'm getting the feeling the scoring system is also way more complex than I anticipated. As I said, my only gripe is that I feel I underpaid the devs, so I'm at least writing this review. And I'll probably buy their other game too!

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