Would you like to marvel at the massive marine beasts of the past? I know I would. I jumped at the chance at trying this interactive learning experience. Instead After a few hours exploring Im dissapointed at how badly the scanning system, which is the core "game play" mechanic in "Time Machine VR" has been implimented.

After the 10th time trying to scan and capture the feeding behaviour of a massive sea beast that I was clearly scanning, but for some (unexplained) reason Time Machine VR was telling me I wasnt, had me exiting in frustration. Couple this with every gamer's nightmare, the unskippable exposition scene! and I was wondering A: had these guys played a game before never mind developing one and B: why these eye rollingly rudimentary problems are following us into the brave new world of VR and stinking it up like 200 tons for rotting dino-fish.

Not polished enough to recommend but nice models and animations are worth seeing, just not at this price, so just try the demo instead.

*Update* Now tested on Vive and has horrible graphical latency, conclusion: AVOID

Having spent the past 15 years of my life sculpting life-size dinosaurs for theme parks it's fair to say I'm quite the fan of prehistoric monsters so buying this game was a no brainer. Time Machine VR is pretty much everything I want from a VR experience being both educational and thrilling (seriously the Pilosaurus scares the crap outta me). The headtracking is very smooth and I haven't experienced any nausea. As it's early access there are a few bugs here and there but doesn't detract from the experience, also runs great on my modest GTX680. Overall it's been one of my favourite experiences so far on the DK2 and well worth the asking price. Eagerly looking forward to what future updates bring.

It's a really great concept, educational and fun, however if you suffer from motion sickness this may be one to avoid.
I've played most of the top titles available on the Vive and haven't suffered motion sickness on any until now. After 20 mins of playing and thoroughly enjoying the game the motion sickness started. I believe it's due to the game being seated and the gliding motion of the pod.
I'm still very keen to play the game and will probably stick to one mission at a time.

Its a good game, not great due to a few factors (Vive related). I would recommend it though.

Pro: Pretty good looking game, although no AA. I understand they are worried about frame level droppage.
Re-allignment is easy since its not a room scale game

Cons:
I don't like that when you load it drops back to the HTC Vive main room. You should keep the user in the game
at all times even when loading. Just show a picture of one of the creatures or something.

The controls for the HTC (touchpad right side mainly) are not accurate enough. You should give the user an option to calibrate. Driving the pod takes some getting use to. I want to move my hands to far in each direction

You don't let the user explore, or if I'm lost trying to find the pad you say "Out of area" and throw us back at the start. We are capable of going out far and we are sure capable of back tracking :) don't take the freedom away from the user.

Its still fun to explore and I'm sure any dino loving kid will just have a blast!

Not worth 30$.....this is a demo....wrapped up in a shiny box. That aside, it is a ncie demo, works well and runs fairly well too.

This game has been a fantastic introction for me to VR and i am becoming quite a proficiant mini sub pilot. The VR graphics are amazing, a real sense of actually being there with all the vulnerability that would accompany that.
It can also be a great tool for people who suffer from a fear of heights and want a program that de sensitises them.I have discovered that the Time Machine VR game is great for getting the old acrophobia going. When you are at the base station which is sometime in the future there is a building made from steel girders etc with towers supporting satelite dishes. Land the pod at the front or back of the building then get out of the pod by simply standing up ( for this game you are seated) then take a step forward. From then on it feels like you are standing outside. Then using the controls on the X Box controller move straight up slowly to the roof of the building, it feels like you are on an elevator platform and totally exposed. If you have a fear of heights i guarantee this will get your palms sweating. When you are on the roof do a simulated walk around the perimeter of the building and if you dare have a look down. I could hardly do it to start with and the feeling i get is exactly the same as if i was really on top of a building. Iv just tried it today and i am just starting to get used to the feeling. I am going to do this for around one hour per day then when i can eventually do it without fear i will put the de sensitisation theory to the test by walking around somewher high in the real world.
I would imagine that this part of the game was not intended for what i am using it for but it certainly generates the same fear as i get in the real world. Imagine what the develoers could could put together if they intended it to be a therapeutic tool, maybe a one for the futer eh?

Wow this little game was simply STUNNING !!! I felt so immersed when playing this with Oculus Rift Dk 2
headtracking was buttery smooth, the graphics looks very nice, sunrays shining true the ocean. A very very
plesant experience.

http://youtu.be/Jr9eo0gFBoM

This is one of those games / demos that you'll use to showcase your Oculus Rift. It's extremely pollished which great visuals and audio. I did a quick gameplay video (linked below), but to summarise that :

PROS
Extremely immersive - a showcase Oculus demo for 2015
Attention to detail
Graphics are atmospheric and claustrophobic
Audio production - great narration

CONS
Requires a game controller
The scanning menus are ugly
Not too much to do yet - more a demo than a game
Too short - will get longer (early access)
Felt a little nauseous with the DK2


Oculus gameplay footage :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sPDh1pHh1U

You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/0ZARpFUhPrs

I got this for $9.89 USD on the Steam Fall Sale 2017. I finally got around to playing it because of the Steam Spring Cleaning Event 2019 ... I could have done worse. This is not a bad VR experience, but It probably deserves the Mixed Review status. I do think it's overpriced for what it is. Although, you can see the ambition in this experience and it's definitely unique.

Game took me about 100 minutes to complete the main story line (not 100% though). Earth is basically being ravaged by this deadly virus that's been unleashed due to global warming (melting ice) and you time travel to the past to investigate the origins of this pre-historic virus in the hope of finding a cure.

All the above is just an excuse for you to use an underwater sub and basically tag / photograph / bait / examine underwater prehistoric creatures. At the very end, you finally get to see the Megadolon Shark. The actual 3D modeling for these creatures is actually pretty well done. The graphics hold up, even now in 2019. However, the 3D environments less so as they are kind of too small to house these massive creatures swimming around and with little visual variety between each of the environments. They just lacked the detail to be full immersed in these underwater environments. You feel more like you're in a a water park versus being in the actual ocean in prehistoric times.

There are 4 major areas to explore. Once you finish the story you can go back and explore these areas again. The controls on the sub were adequate. I don't think using motion controllers would add anything to the experience. I did enjoy getting to see these prehistoric creatures and the little scans or what-not were not too tedious, especially with the useful slow-time ability. However, I also don't exactly want to go back to these levels to 100% the game (you end at 63%).

Sale Price Rating 6/10. I think I got my $9.89 USD's worth, but I'd probably be upset if I had spent $29.99 on this.

Glad I picked this up in the sale as it's turned out to be a deeply dissapointing expereince. Whilst the games concept is a good one its implemented in a way that takes all of the fun out of it as it basically hand holds you all the way through the adventure giving no feeling of freedom and self discovery.

Whilst some of the graphics are impressive the actual creatures appear in an otherwise lifeless environment which appears clearly incapable of sustaining creatures of this size and quantity which appears one of the many flaws when the game is trying to be 'scientifically accurate'.

Whilst learning about the life styles of these creatures is not without interest the tedious nature of the data extraction and repetative tool use killed the enjoyment for me. I would have far more preferred to just observe these creatures in their environment and simply tag them to learn more about them from a resulting narrative or info screen rather than having to jump through all the hoops in order to make it game like!