Underplayed Gems

VRChat (2017)

VRChat cover
Developer
VRChat Inc.
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Sports, Free To Play
Rating
3.8 of 5, 265,399 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 154 hours
Where to get it
Steam
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

a social sandbox where you hop between player-made worlds and avatars, letting the experience shift from silly to serene depending on who you meet.

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What players say

Players say VRChat is overrun with predators and toxic behavior, and the developer pushed mandatory age verification without addressing core issues. The community split between those who still find moments of fun and those who say the game has declined from its early days. Performance problems from unoptimized avatars are also a common complaint.

Screenshots

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More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.