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Eye of the Temple

2021

Should you play it?

Embark on a VR adventure to explore a vast and treacherous temple and uncover the ancient legend of the Eye. Keep your balance as you step between moving blocks, dodging hazardous traps and solving environmental puzzles with just your torch and whip in hand.

What works

  • Innovative roomscale locomotion
  • Immersive vr experience
  • Clever level and puzzle design
  • Physical activity encouraged
  • Polished and well optimized

Things to keep in mind

  • Requires large play space (2x2m minimum)
  • Short game length
  • Whip controls can be finicky
  • Wired headset cable management issues
  • Light narrative depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • BETON BRUTAL

  • My Friendly Neighborhood

  • POSTAL: Brain Damaged

  • Lorn's Lure

  • Chop Goblins

  • The Talos Principle VR

Less wellness-oriented

Games that feels like Eye of the Temple but with less physical activity or wellness

  • Tomato Jones

  • Pseudoregalia

  • Tomb Raider I (1996)

  • Tomb Raider II (1997)

  • Psychopomp GOLD

  • Monomyth

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Eye of the Temple: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Health. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026