Wayward Sky

The player, as the young pilot Bess, adventures to rescue her kidnapped father when their plane crashes into a fortress in the clouds. The player uses the PlayStation Move controllers to point Bess towards where she should go next. Alternatively, the player can jump down to Bess's level to interact with puzzle elements near her. (If the player does not have a Move controller, the standard DualShock 4 controller works as well.) Polygon likened the gameplay to playing with action figures with the occasional opportunity to interact directly with their puzzles.

Early builds of the game, such as the one at Oculus Connect in 2014, had the player look in the direction they would like Bess to travel, and would tap on the headset to send her there. The game director Chandana Ekanayake was prone to motion sickness in virtual reality, and tweaked the motion mechanics to make the travel portions comfortable. Later, Ekanayake was invited to demo the PlayStation VR hardware, and was impressed. Based on the progress of the game and its developed aesthetic, Sony too became interested in the game and offered external funding for the project—which Uber Entertainment, the developers, had needed to supplement the internal funding for their seven-person team.

In exchange, the game became an exclusive to Sony's platform. After signing with Sony, the game was completely rebuilt for Sony's platform and its motion controls. It was planned to launch alongside the PlayStation VR hardware.

The game has received mixed reviews from critics. It has been praised for its world, storytelling methods, and VR implementation. However, the puzzles garnered criticism for their perceived simplicity and repetition. There have also been comments about occasional control issues. The Official UK PlayStation Magazine listed it as the fifteenth-best PS VR game.