WellTown

WellTown

Wrestler · January 29, 2019 · Free to Play, Simulation, Adventure, Indie, Casual

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

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Mostly Positive72% · 29
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WellTown 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 WellTown


WellTown injects you directly into the bloodstream of New Zealand’s creative heart via virtual reality. With the assistance of an outrageously lovable local, you can choose from a range of experiences inspired by actual attractions while situated on the breath-taking vantage point high above Wellington city. Absorb the dawn chorus of New Zealand’s native birds amidst the beautiful native bush that surrounds the city. Busk on Cuba St as the new drummer for local band, the Orchestra Of Spheres. Run a coffee cart in crisis as the morning’s zombified commuters converge upon it for their caffeine fix. Take a jump off a diving platform on the waterfront or a dip in Wellington’s beautifully clean harbour. And be surrounded by the serenity of the star-filled night sky and welcome Matariki, Maori New Year.
  • The best New Zealand has to offer


    From exploring natural wonders to cultural marvels.
  • Discover


    The incredible lifestyle of the most walkable city in the world.
  • Play


    With local musos, dive into the harbour and try to stave off the Coffeepocalypse.
  • Explore


    Get lost in the exquisite chorus of the local bird life or surrounded by the harbours crystal waters.
  • Meet the locals


    Made by Wellingtonians, to personally guide you through everything this city has to offer. Wild, weird and ridiculously lovely.
  • Become your best, most Wellington self!




WellTown also features several additional experiences from some of Wellington’s best institutions!


  • Explore the Weta Cave and meticulously crafted artefacts that can be found in your favourite films from the Weta Workshop.
  • Join the All Blacks haka at Westpac Stadium.ies.
  • Learn about one of our richest historical educational institutions at Victoria University of Wellington.
  • Find out how you could unleash your creativity at Te Auaha.
  • Enjoy New Zealand's culture and heritage at one of the most interactive museums, Te Papa.
  • Meditate on the Treaty of Waitangi that shaped New Zealand at the He Tohu exhibition

WellTown — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
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 Mar 29, 2024
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7 found this helpful
Not recommended Nov 24, 2020
This is a 2 part experience game. The first part is the most creepy, obnoxious, annoying, thing I've ever seen or experienced in VR... And I've played the horror genre titles... If that is New Zealand RUN-- the F*CK-- AWAY. The second part (clicking on the tea cup) is more normal touristy stuff (aside from the sponsored ones where they stare awkwardly at you until you make choices)... The "fly around New Zealand" is a total sham. You'd have a better VR tourist experience just using google earth with your goggles. TLDR; CREEPY AF
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Dec 3, 2021
WellTown is a Unreal Engine based VR tour of Wellington, New Zealand that puts you in a handful of different local spots in the famous New Zealand city of Wellywood, host city of the WETA Workshop (Lord of the Rings etc). You can see a few local scenes do a little flyover. The quality here is pretty bad, borderline terrible, so I guess now we know what the people who didn't get hired for WETA Workshop are doing with their spare time. It's not a game, there's no gameplay loops. You'd get a better experience watching Youtube travelog videos than "playing" this. I can't recommend anyone waste the time or bandwidth to download this.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Nov 25, 2025
A few good ideas buried under rough execution, poor design and terrible graphics. Sometimes the game can look pretty good, but for the most part it looks poor.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 10, 2025
Игра WellTown - приятный и расслабляющий градостроительный симулятор с упором на создание уютного и гармоничного поселения. Отличительной чертой является акцент на благополучие жителей и разумное потребление ресурсов. Вместо бесконечной гонки за прибылью, здесь важно находить баланс между экономическим ростом и экологической устойчивостью. Визуальный стиль игры минималистичен, но очарователен. Спокойная музыка и несложный геймплей создают атмосферу умиротворения, а различные события и решения заставляют задуматься о долгосрочных последствиях. Строительство разнообразных зданий и улучшение их функциональности – увлекательный процесс, но главное – следить за настроением горожан и обеспечивать им комфортную жизнь. Несмотря на кажущуюся простоту, игра предлагает достаточную глубину и возможности для экспериментов. Возможно, кому-то управление покажется слишком ненавязчивым, но для тех, кто ищет спокойную и вдумчивую стратегию, WellTown станет прекрасным выбором. Это игра, которая позволяет расслабиться и насладиться процессом созидания, попутно осваивая принципы устойчивого развития. Рекомендую всем, кто любит градостроительные симуляторы с неспешным темпом и акцентом на социальную с…
Recommended Apr 9, 2022
Played on HTC Vive Pro/Vive wands/RTX2060Super. Don't really know what to think of it. Hated the awful presenter, could it be any more dragqueen, personally I think you don't NZ/Wellington be presented with that. It's a combination of 360 video's and some minor interactions. I first started it with the Valve Index controllers, but they don't work well in this experience so I switched to my Vive wands. At each scene there isn't much to do. The 'experience more' part was part an advert for universities, and the XERO item didn't even load the visuals only audio. As it's free, I can.... hmmm... I don't know.... I don't think it was really bad, I just don't really get the point of this if it is about presenting wellington.

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