Block'hood VR

Avoid this game. On Index, the game only intermittently registers controller input, making basic tasks completely impossible. I spent 10 minutes trying to inspect a block with a pig on it while the game ignored me. Just enough time to delete this piece of garbage from my hard drive.

Extremely finicky VR controls and a UI not really suited for that purpose, I have to vote this one down. The flat-screen variant of this game is probably fine so go check it out but I wouldn't get the VR version unless you want to deal with frustration. I'm hoping someone can come with a good take on city-building VR though, I definitely think it's possible and this game comes within range of it being possible, but it just needs more work.

This is just horrible. Couldn't even get through the tutorial. You place an elevator shaft, then it messes up and places a second elevator shaft right next to it. No problem, next step is to delete anyway. Tried to delete, but the game doesn't let me. Restart the tutorial, carefully placing only one shaft, now I can delete the one block I placed. A few steps further the tutorial ignores my zoom/pan/rotation attempts. Devolver put their name on this? Imagine how at least two people must have playtested this and thought: "Well, this is good enough, can't see any problems here!" And then went to lunch, apparently.

As much as I like the game in 2D, the 3D port is was near unplayable for me. I'm currently working with the Oculus Rift S, and the controls seemed mapped to something completely different. I couldn't even place the first block in the Tutorial, so that's a big no from me, my dude

Wonderful aesthetic and interesting concept, but unfortunately I have been entirely unable to enjoy it due to incomprehensible and unusable controls. Really wish the controls or even the explanation on how to use the controls made sense, I could not even get through the tutorial before backing out and uninstalling.

Block'hood VR is an ambitious virtual-reality reinterpretation of the original ecological city-building concept, aiming to immerse players directly inside a living, interdependent urban system. Developed by Plethora-Project in collaboration with General Arcade and published by Devolver Digital, the VR edition seeks to transform a cerebral, systems-driven simulation into a tactile, hands-on experience. Rather than focusing on expansion or conquest, the game centers on sustainability, balance, and the fragile relationships between structures, resources, and inhabitants. At its core, Block'hood VR retains the original game’s defining philosophy: every building exists within an ecosystem of inputs and outputs. Housing, farms, power generators, waste processors, and cultural spaces all consume and produce resources, and failing to maintain these relationships leads to decay that can ripple through an entire neighborhood. The challenge lies not in maximizing profit or population, but in maintaining equilibrium. In VR, this concept is presented as a floating, modular neighborhood that players can rotate, inspect, and build upon from every angle, reinforcing the idea that the city is a de…