Here & Elsewhere

Here & Elsewhere

Object Normal · March 5, 2019 · Casual, Simulation, VR

Here & Elsewhere is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Here & Elsewhere 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 Here & Elsewhere

It is twenty thousand years in the future and our signals have been received, but it is too late for life on earth. The hyper dimensional crystals have arrived to a blasted wasteland. They can see the beauty in our ruins, and something of themselves in our striving. They must first clear away these desiccated remains, and send some of it to their museum. They reconstruct this planet in their own image and restore a harmonious balance.

Here & Elsewhere was inspired by the architecture, location and story of the venue itself. It is a beacon of crystalline creativity growing like a mushroom out of the rotting, industrial landscape of Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY. The piece is intended to be a meditation on archaeology, history and the inescapability of misinterpretation in reconstruction. It is also meant to shine an optimistic light on the inevitable decline and destruction of our civilization and species. The earth will reabsorb our ashes into her womb and we will become part of whatever comes next.

This project is a subtly interactive music video. Your gaze is the only input. As you look around you help the crystals grow and transform the world. There are no goals and no points to accumulate.

Here & Elsewhere — 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 Sep 12, 2026
Here & Elsewhere is an okay little game, and I had some fun with it when it was still being worked on. It’s free, so there’s really no harm in giving it a shot if you’re curious.
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 13, 2019
miserable tracking, always in floor and movement is 1.5x exaggerated.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 23, 2020
Here & Elsewhere is a free VR experience. It worked on my HTC Vive and Index system, looked ok, played ok, sounded ok. You help the crystals with clearing and transforming the landscape. Try it, if you looking for a short vr experience.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 1, 2025
"Here & Elsewhere" — это не игра в традиционном понимании, а визуальное повествование, погружающее в атмосферу меланхолии и философских размышлений. Экспериментальный формат, где каждая сцена — это абстрактный портрет эмоций. Прекрасная графика и тишина создают ощущение одиночества, но при этом дарят глубокую эмоциональную насыщенность. Особенно цепляет отсутствие диалогов: ты сам интерпретируешь историю, что делает опыт индивидуальным. Минималистичный подход и эстетика «безумия» — сильная сторона. Однако для тех, кто любит активные геймплейные механики, это может показаться скучным. Но если ты цените арт-проекты, это обязательно посмотреть.
Recommended Jan 8, 2021
This was definitely an experience that makes you go "Oooh...yeah!", "Huh, look at that!", and ultimately "What the ♥♥♥♥ was that?". Head movement only controls, which was at least interesting the way that they used it in the game, but I the major drawback to me was being stuck in the floor in several stages of the experience. I would prefer not to be a floor.
Recommended May 25, 2019
Worth experiencing for the price of free.

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