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Penn & Teller VR: Frankly Unfair, Unkind, Unnecessary, & Underhanded cover art

Penn & Teller VR: Frankly Unfair, Unkind, Unnecessary, & Underhanded

Gearbox Software · Gearbox Publishing · 2019-06-27

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Casual

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Jun 27, 2019 (Oculus Rift), Jul 09, 2019 (PlayStation VR), Jul 09, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Jun 27, 2019 (Oculus Quest), Jun 27, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Legendary entertainers Penn & Teller bring their unique brand of magical mayhem to a virtual stage! Penn & Teller VR: F U, U, U, & U is a virtual torturous toy box of frankly unfair, unkind, unnecessary, and underhanded magic tricks and simulations that will absolutely baffle and humiliate your friends.

Penn & Teller VR: Frankly Unfair, Unkind, Unnecessary, & Underhanded is a Casual game released in 2019, priced at $1.99, with an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (67% of 15 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-04

67%
positive of 15 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.52★
PlayStation Store rating (27 ratings)
−90% · $1.99
was $19.99
steam price (US) · on sale

FOOL YOUR FRIENDS Perform 10+ cruel magic tricks (disguised as cutting-edge science) that will leave your loved ones screaming and you cackling maniacally. Demonstrate the healing powers of immersion therapy, test your telekinetic powers, or even guide your soon-to-be-ex friends as they perform The Most Dangerous Act in Showbiz! PLAY WITH YOURSELF No friends? We thought so! Strap on your headset and become a high rise grime fighter or a “willing” volunteer in one of Penn & Teller’s acts. MASTER THE MAGIC Slip into the virtual shoes of legendary magicians Houdini, Cardini, and Penn Jillette h(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 60% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 84% of 28,932 Casual games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2220192026Week of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

Census log

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