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Vanishing Realms™

PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR • 2019

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Quick resume

Vanishing Realms is an immersive RPG designed exclusively for Virtual Reality. Grab your sword and fight life-sized monsters in epic face-to-face melee combat. Explore mystic domains, outwit magical wards, seek lost artifacts, wield sorcery and steel to take on denizens of the Undead Realm.

Global score

90/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Indie

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    Pros

    • Immersive vr dungeon crawling
    • Intuitive and skill-based combat
    • Engaging exploration and puzzles
    • Well-designed inventory system
    • Strong fantasy atmosphere

    Cons

    • Limited content and short playtime
    • Some ai simplicity
    • Lack of multiplayer or social features
    • Teleportation movement may feel limiting
    • Price considered high by some

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on personal experience and exploration; no evidence of competitive or ranked modes."

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report engaging story and gameplay that encourage continued play, though some find the game short and finish quickly."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players creatively interact with environment and use inventory system, though within predefined story and puzzles."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment; no obligation or pressure noted."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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      "Randomized dungeons, hidden rooms, puzzles, and secrets encourage discovery and curiosity."

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strong fantasy theme with monsters, magic items, and dungeon crawling in an imaginative setting."

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    • Fellowship

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      "No social or community features; gameplay is solitary."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skill through learning combat mechanics but no character progression system."

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    • Health

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      "Physical arm movement and VR roomscale encourage moderate physical activity."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires active attention and physical engagement; not a background or idle game."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No evidence of forming close relationships or emotional social interactions."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management roles; single-player focused."

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    • Progression

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      "Players collect weapons and upgrades, progress through story and levels."

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    • Relaxation

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      "While some find the game relaxing and immersive, the challenging puzzles and combat create tension and focus."

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      "Some narrative elements and lore present, but story is minimal and abstract."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Health, Story, Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition, Fellowship.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Last update: 30/04/2026