
- 65/100
- Critics2 reviews
- 58/100
- Metacritic8 critic reviews
More scores
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 78/100
- GameFAQsTough
- 4.5/5
- Player reviews
- 64% positive115 reviews
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$29.99
Where to get it

2015 · Minority Media · Adventure · Indie
Time Machine VR
PlayStation console exclusive
Time Machine VR is an exploration adventure game. Travel to the Jurassic era and engage with creatures like dakosaurus and pliosaurus. Use high-tech tools to track, probe, and scan them, and upload your findings to the DinoDex to unlock the secret to saving humankind!
- Released
- 27 August 2015
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4PlayStation VRWindows
- Genres
- AdventureIndieSimulation
- Developers
- Minority Media
- Publishers
- Minority Media
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Virtual Reality
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Country
- Canada
- Age ratings
- PEGI 12ESRB T
- Languages
- English, French
- Time to beat
- 3hmain story7hcompletionist
About
Time Machine VR is an adventure, indie, simulation video game developed by Minority Media. It was released for Early Access on August 28, 2015, through Steam. and the full game was released through Steam on May 19, 2016. It was released for PlayStation VR on the PlayStation 4 on November 15, 2016, and in Australia and Europe, three days later.
Players say
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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The game is set in 2070 where global warming has released an ancient virus from the Arctic Ice which is killing humanity to the point of extinction. In an effort to save what remains of humanity, the player who is a time travelling cadet, is sent back in time to the Jurassic period. The mission involves observing and scanning objects/creatures to collect data that can be used to combat the virus.
In the story mode, the player starts inside a research hub in Svalbard, Norway where they travel back in time using a time machine. The player travels through the Jurassic oceans encountering many different prehistoric animals including mosasaurs, livyatans and megalodons. Hi-tech probes, scanners and tracking systems are used to extract the data that is needed to combat the virus. It is also possible freeze time and scan creatures using echography and perform behaviour scans. After each mission all the data found is uploaded to the "DinoDex" which unlocks additional data and new creatures.
Development
Time Machine VR was developed, over a period of 3 years, by the Canadian games company Minority Media Inc. The developers worked with Dr. Hans Larsson, a research chair in Vertebrate Paleontology for the McGill University, to ensure the game was scientifically accurate.
The game was first made available through Steam early access on 28 August 2015. On 10 October 2015, the first major update was made available. This update included keyboard support, new advanced graphics options and a redesigned mission hub. A second major update was published on 23 December 2015.
Reception
Time Machine VR had been recognized as one of Steam's top 30 grossing VR titles in their library of over 1,000 games. It was only 1 of 30 games that had that cleared $1 million in revenues, hauling in $1.2 million.
Destructoid gave the game a 7 out of 10, GameRevolution gave the game a 2 out of 5. PlayStation Lifestyle gave the game a 5 out of 10.
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Years
- Games released in 2016List › April–June
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