Google Spotlight Stories: Rain or Shine

Google Spotlight Stories: Rain or Shine

Google Inc. · March 20, 2018 · Free to Play, Adventure, VR

Google Spotlight Stories: Rain or Shine is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Google Spotlight Stories: Rain or Shine price

Google Spotlight Stories: Rain or Shine is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Google Spotlight Stories: Rain or Shine

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, there’s a spring in everybody’s step. It’s a perfect day until Ella receives a new pair of sunglasses that bring dark clouds and rain wherever she goes. Follow along as Ella does her best to dodge the rain in this charming story set in a lively London square. In this VR version of Rain or Shine, discover a neighborhood full of other characters that make up Ella’s world, just waiting for you to "find" them.

Directed by Felix Massie and produced at Nexus Interactive for the Emmy award-winning Google Spotlight Stories platform.

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Google Spotlight Stories: Rain or Shine — 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.

Recommended Jul 30, 2026
Google Spotlight Stories: Rain or Shine is an incredibly heartwarming, colorful, and delightfully simple interactive VR short film that instantly boosts your mood. The story follows a young girl named Ella who is desperate to try on her new sunglasses in a sun-drenched London, only to summon a personal raincloud over her head every single time. It completely wins you over with its childlike charm and gorgeous, Disney-level animation.For a free project, it offers a stunning level of 360-degree environment detail. Instead of a passive viewing experience, it brilliantly uses gaze-based interaction. The moment you look away or peer down a London alleyway, the narrative seamlessly adapts, triggering funny subplots and micro-scenes with the local residents. The only minor downside is the unskippable vignette effect during camera movement, meant to prevent motion sickness, which might slightly bother VR veterans. Other than that, it is a wonderful, wholesome, and completely free 5-minute showcase of interactive storytelling that every headset owner should experience. Highly recommended!
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Recommended Jun 7, 2026
Short relaxing VR film This is a short VR film which I recommend to anyone looking to relax and sit back and enjoy a visual experience. Give this one a try 😊.
Not recommended Apr 19, 2026
Does not launch on Quest 3.
Recommended Nov 1, 2025
«Google Spotlight Stories: Rain or Shine» — короткая, но эмоциональная история в формате 360-градусного видео. Погружение в атмосферу дождливого дня и солнечного восхода создаёт впечатление реальности. Интерактивность минимальна, но это не мешает погрузиться в сюжет. Красивая графика, динамичные сцены и мелодичная музыка делают эксперимент увлекательным. Подходит для любителей нестандартного формата и небольших историй. Однако короткая продолжительность и ограниченная играбельность могут разочаровать. Рекомендую для разового просмотра.
Recommended Sep 9, 2025
A charming, whimsical VR short story. The art style is delightful and the core mechanic of dodging rainclouds is uniquely joyful. A perfect little escape.
Recommended Aug 6, 2025
Cute story. But way too short, even for a short film.

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