Playing God

Playing God

Ben Fredericks [Collaborations] · 2020 · VR, Interactive Fiction, Sci-fi, Philosophical, Choose Your Own Adventure

PC
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About Playing God

Imagine you are the captain of a space station. A space station suddenly presented with a humanitarian crisis. When given the choice, who will you save?

Playing God is an interactive VR thought experiment that lets you imagine you are the captain of a space station, suddenly presented with a humanitarian crisis. It challenges its audience with a series of scenarios and questions based upon the narrative allowing the audience to explore how they would deal with a humanitarian crisis themselves.
    Gameplay
  • 15-minute experience for VR headsets
  • Dynamic film with an interactive narrative
  • FMV style
  • Multiple narrative threads
  • Discover different storylines by replaying the experience

NEW: Desktop version available for use without a headset

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What Steam players say

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

Recommended Feb 9, 2026
i became more mentally ill
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Recommended Jun 11, 2026
It is an interesting choice-matter game, where you are the captain of a spaceship, and you need to make different choices. My only pet peeve is that you can't skip scenes on your second playthrough. It is short and free, so there really isn't a reason not to try it out. [quote]Follow us for more [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45113328-Awesome-Adventure-Friends/] Awesome Adventures![/url] [/quote]
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Recommended Aug 4, 2025
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Jan 11, 2026
I cannot play Playing God because the game never responds to my clicking. It just freezes with only music on. I tried all 4 options of launching the game, from playing Playing God to steam VR mode. None of them worked.
Recommended Nov 16, 2025
Игра "Playing God" — это настоящее погружение в мир, где вы сами вершитель судеб. Управление ресурсами, развитие цивилизаций и, конечно же, вмешательство в ход истории — всё это доступно игроку. Отличная графика и продуманный геймплей затягивают с первых минут. Возможность наблюдать за последствиями своих решений, видеть, как маленькая деревня превращается в величественную империю, или, наоборот, как неосторожное действие приводит к краху, — это то, что делает игру по-настоящему захватывающей. Есть, конечно, моменты, где баланс мог бы быть чуть лучше, но в целом, это достойный представитель жанра симулятора бога. Однозначно стоит попробовать всем, кто любит стратегические игры с глубоким смыслом.
Not recommended May 28, 2025
It was just okay. The alarm was a bit too loud but not unbearable imo. A way to skip scenes or start mid chart would make replayability better. The ending was a let down, I only played it twice but was disappointed it ends so abrupt without any real explanation of your choices or anything.

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