The Muybridge Mausoleum

The Muybridge Mausoleum

Most Ancient · July 10, 2017 · Indie, Casual, VR

The Muybridge Mausoleum is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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About The Muybridge Mausoleum

Visit the eternal resting place of some of the first animal subjects—the spirit animals—of the “motion picture”.

An imaginary historical site, The Muybridge Mausoleum pays homage to humanity’s longstanding preoccupation with moving image experiences. In addition to interpreting a few of our favorite samples from Eadweard Muybridge’s animal studies, the mausoleum playfully blends elements of shadow play, 19th century magic lantern shows, and early film set design. The result is like a cinema for neanderthals.

Duration: 10-20 minutes (or however long you want to enjoy the atmosphere)

Some key features

-Artfully crafted environment with day/night transitions
-5 animal spirits to activate
-Rich sound experience

When Eadweard Muybridge publicly exhibited his photo sequencing technology in 1879, he brought greater attention to the powerful link between locomotion and the perceptibility of life. Unlike the still photography that came before it, Muybridge's sequenced images could give viewers an eerily authentic impression of a body laboring through space. Not only was this a boon for scientific observation, it ultimately helped us realize that our senses could accept an artificial impression of life as a substitute for the real thing. Perfecting this substitution has been avidly pursued ever since. The rise of film, TV, and video games is a testament to our collective interest in experiencing a simulated presentation of the world. So it seemed fitting to create a space in virtual reality that acknowledges the new medium's lineage by calling back to Muybridge's early experiments.

The Muybridge Mausoleum — 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

The Muybridge Mausoleum is a free VR art experience that blends historical visual techniques like shadow play and magic lantern aesthetics into an experimental interactive piece. Players appreciate its unique artistic style, atmospheric presentation, and technical functionality across various VR headsets, though opinions vary on whether it qualifies as a traditional game versus an interactive art installation or short demo experience.

Recommended Jun 18, 2018
The Muybridge Mausoleum is like an art installation in virtual reality, The Muybridge Mausoleum playfully blends elements of shadow play, 19th century magic lantern shows, and early film set design. The result is a cinema for neanderthals. Worked on my HTC Vive and Index system, looked ok, played ok, sounded ok. Has instructions. It is free. You have five spirits that you can view. Try it, if you like art experiences.
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Recommended Dec 22, 2018
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Recommended Oct 28, 2025
Игра The Muybridge Mausoleum – это настоящий подарок для любителей головоломок и необычных сюжетов. С первых минут она затягивает атмосферой таинственности и загадки, предлагая игроку погрузиться в мир, где время и пространство играют по своим правилам. Механики, основанные на манипуляциях с временными петлями и перспективой, реализованы гениально, заставляя мозг работать на полную катушку. Каждый новый уровень – это отдельная история, тщательно продуманная и наполненная смыслом. Визуальный стиль минималистичен, но невероятно эффектен, а звуковое сопровождение идеально дополняет общее впечатление, создавая нужную напряженность. Порой приходится поломать голову над очередным препятствием, но чувство удовлетворения от решения становится наградой. Это не просто игра, а настоящее произведение искусства, которое оставляет после себя долгое послевкусие и желание перепройти её снова.
Recommended Aug 12, 2025
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Recommended Jan 14, 2020
---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Gnome. ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ Paint.exe ---{Gameplay}--- ☑ Gnome. ☐ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Starring at walls is better ☐ Just don‘t ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Gnome. ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ Earrape ---{Audience}--- ☑ Gnome. ☐ Teens ☐ Adults ☐ Human ☐ Lizards ---{PC Requirements}--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Gnome. ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boiiiiii ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{Difficulity}--- ☐ Just press ‚A‘ ☐ Easy ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Difficult ☑ Gnome. ---{Grind}--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isnt necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☑ Gnome. ---{Story}--- ☐ Story? ☐ Text or Audio floating around ☐ Average ☑ Gnome. ☐ Lovely ☐ It‘ll replace your life ---{Game Time}--- ☑ Gnome. ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{Price}--- ☐ It’s free! ☐ Worth the price ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☑ Gnome. ---{Bugs}--- ☐ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☑ Gnome. ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
Recommended Jun 4, 2019
Super short, It's pretty much an interactive diorama. But for a free-to-play it's a neat toy to add to your "showing off VR to the newbies" shelf.

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