

While not a game, the fun you can have with this is limitless, want to cause the end of the world go ahead! But why stop there when you could cause the whole universe to collapse in on itself. Using the Vive Wands to touch, interact and navigate through the options and sandbox world feels surprisingly natural and you can easily tell that this has been built for VR from the ground up. I wouldn’t say I was turned into an Astronomy teacher overnight, but my knowledge of the universe and it’s inner works has significantly improved.
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Simply moving planets a small amount can have an apocalyptic series of events happen.

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It’s more a godlike universe simulator that lets you play around with things that probably shouldn’t be played around with (not in the real world anyway) By removing or just moving a planet you will suddenly get an understanding of why that planet is there and why it looks the way it does. Review: Universe Sandbox ² isn’t really a game, more an educational tool that helps you to understand how gravity, astronomical bodies and the universe works. Universe Sandbox ² includes the desktop version and a VR mode with support for the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift+Touch, and Windows Mixed Reality. It merges real-time gravity, climate, collision, and material interactions to reveal the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. System: Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift & Windows MRīest Playing Position: Standing or Sittingĭescription: Universe Sandbox ² is a physics-based space simulator that allows you to create, destroy, and interact on an unimaginable scale.
