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The Shore VR

Ares Dragonis · 2022-02-14

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Jan 08, 2022 (SteamVR)

The Shore VR is a first-person story-driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations. You will play the role of a man who ends up on a mysterious island. Strong elements of Lovecraftian horror, struggle to survive in an unknown world.

The Shore VR is an Action, Adventure, and Indie title released in 2022, priced at $11.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Negative review sentiment (38% of 74 reviews).

0
playing now
38%
positive of 74 reviews
Mostly Negative
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$11.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

A new chapter is about to begin… Players will see the immersive world through the eyes of a man who is progressively exploring the stories of the people who shipwrecked to the mysterious island. Players will also experience The Shore VR through immersive, atmospheric gameplay and encounter the most nightmarish Lovecraftian entities, all while solving mind-bending puzzles. Try to survive on the island by avoiding all the obstacles which may come up to your adventure.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 44% of 27,740 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 74 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.95 at Steam (2024-10-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020222026Week of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$18.99$0.952022-01-082026-07-262022-01-08 — best price $18.992022-01-27 — best price $17.092022-02-28 — best price $6.592022-04-25 — best price $11.992022-06-23 — best price $3.592022-07-25 — best price $11.992022-09-26 — best price $7.192022-11-07 — best price $11.992022-12-23 — best price $2.032023-03-23 — best price $11.992023-06-29 — best price $1.792023-07-24 — best price $11.992023-10-26 — best price $3.352023-11-28 — best price $11.992023-12-21 — best price $3.352024-01-22 — best price $11.992024-03-14 — best price $1.792024-04-12 — best price $11.992024-06-27 — best price $2.392024-07-22 — best price $11.992024-10-28 — best price $0.952024-12-04 — best price $3.592025-01-02 — best price $11.992025-02-16 — best price $4.792025-03-20 — best price $11.992025-07-17 — best price $11.992025-09-29 — best price $4.792025-11-03 — best price $11.992025-12-18 — best price $3.592026-02-18 — best price $11.992026-05-16 — best price $2.392026-07-09 — best price $11.992026-07-26 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
36.9%
earned "Bad luck to kill a sea bird!"
4.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing

Player tags

VRFPSHorrorCinematicMythologyNarrationHistoricalOpen WorldStory RichUnderwater

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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