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Kayak VR: Mirage cover art

Kayak VR: Mirage

Better Than Life · 2022-07-12

SteamPlayStation Store

AdventureCasualIndieRacingSimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Jul 12, 2022 (Oculus Rift), Jul 12, 2022 (Oculus VR), Feb 22, 2023 (PlayStation VR2), Jul 12, 2022 (Windows Mixed Reality), Jul 12, 2022 (SteamVR)

Kayak VR: Mirage is a jaw-dropping and exhilarating journey through beautiful locations, made for Virtual Reality. Maneuver our fully physically accurate kayak around checkpoints and crown yourself the fastest, or take it easy and use the free roam mode and enjoy the scenery.

Kayak VR: Mirage is a 2022 Adventure, Casual, Indie, Racing game priced at $16.09, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 1052 reviews).

5
playing now
82%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
2
Nexus mods (13 downloads)
3.72★
PlayStation Store rating (3,259 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$16.09
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 64 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (357 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 28,889 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 21k–47k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,052 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.94 at Steam (2024-02-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $22.99 · on sale 12 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32532520222026Week of 2022-07-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
382Jul 2022Aug 2026Jul 2022 — avg 38 · peak 126Sep 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2022 — avg 4 · peak 21Jan 2023 — avg 6 · peak 21Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 21May 2023 — avg 4 · peak 17Jul 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Jan 2024 — avg 6 · peak 21Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 20May 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2024 — avg 6 · peak 18Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 21Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Mar 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$22.99$14.942022-07-122026-08-242022-07-12 — best price $19.542022-11-29 — best price $22.992023-03-16 — best price $18.392023-07-13 — best price $22.992023-11-21 — best price $18.392023-12-11 — best price $22.992024-01-10 — best price $16.092024-03-06 — best price $22.992024-04-08 — best price $16.092024-05-27 — best price $22.992024-07-29 — best price $16.092024-09-23 — best price $22.992024-11-27 — best price $16.092025-01-02 — best price $22.992025-02-15 — best price $16.092025-03-20 — best price $22.992025-04-30 — best price $16.092025-06-13 — best price $22.992025-07-13 — best price $16.092025-08-26 — best price $22.992025-10-29 — best price $16.092025-12-15 — best price $22.992026-01-14 — best price $16.092026-02-27 — best price $22.992026-03-29 — best price $16.092026-05-12 — best price $22.992026-06-25 — best price $16.092026-07-25 — best price $22.992026-08-24 — best price $16.09
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
31%
earned "Welcome to the jungle"
2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlySteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2024-06-12, latest 2025-06-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5, PS VR2 (PlayStation)4,7053%31
Steam (Steam)1,0491%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

VRIndieArcadeCasualNatureRacingSportsPhysicsRelaxingAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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