Right. It's official. I'm a complete and total coward.
I tried out "Lost in the Rift" this evening. It's a horror genre VR title.
I knew it'd be creepy. I knew it'd have jump scares. I was certain it wouldn't be difficult from a gameplay perspective and from the look of the screenshots, I was fairly sure I'd find it had passable graphics.
What I found out from my time playing the game is that I really don't like the VR horror experience. It's not that it was poorly executed, it's that it was pretty well executed.

In the first scene, I'm at a campsite, by the fire, on a night so dark that anything not illuminated by the fire or by the torch I pick up very early on is just black.

I could stay put, but where's the fun in that? Also, there was a noise, and there's a light in the distance. So I head to the next light. Like I said though, anything not illuminated by the torch while en route to the next light source is simply black. This leads to a nervous scanning of the surroundings. It's really quite unsettling.

(It's worth noting that all the while this is going on, the player character is making a sort of terrified irregular breathing sound. This in itself is difficult to cope with emotionally.)

I follow a series of these lit way-points through the woods. Each time I get close, the lamp attached to the tree I'm approaching flashes and makes that industrial lighting starter clanging sound. I jumped at the first one, anticipated the second then, surprisingly to me, I jumped again at the third. This was *not* going well for me.

After visiting a number of those pools of light, the next lit area is an entryway into something like a cross between a tiled cellar and a military bunker. Doors creak and slam (often slamming by themselves) and there's the odd bit of story content stuck to the walls here and there. I was getting very nervous indeed by this point.

Down toward the end of a shadowy corridor, I glimpsed something the story content had foreshadowed, which I shan't give away, but this somewhat deepened the anxiety. A corner or two further into the installation, the batteries go dead in the torch. The screen is totally black. Anticipating that there was going to be something coming at me out of that blackness, I alt-tabbed out, took off the headset, and closed the game.

It had been 9 minutes.

Damn.

Full marks from me. It did what it set out to do. I just couldn't take it.

Game is too scary for me. I had to quit after 15 minutes because I really was afraid that something very bad would happen to me. Those noises, those sounds and you are only armed with a torchlight and a lighter. And then those endless mazes, dark labyrinth that feels like it never stops. And then of course this ... effect (not spoiling) Lord.. Dear, this game is scary. I think I can recommend it if you really want to be scared a lot. Heart attack inclusive. If you want to put down the HMD from your head just to tell yourself this is not real, this just a game, actually not well crafted in terms of controls or graphics, but crazy scary in terms of atmosphere. Last time I have been scared like this was when the girl from the Ring came out of my TV...

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Wow, creepy 5$ exploration game, but please don't beleive the video with these stupid yelling guys. If you are normal, you will stay calm but really feel uncomfortable...

No fight, no violence, no gore.

Play it alone, in the dark after midnight.

I just tried it 30 min, I will come back soon. Good dose of stress.

One of the better Halloween / Horror experiences in VR. Game is a little less than 30 minutes long. It is pretty much a walking simulator and gameplay is simple, but very effective. There's a great sense of terror as you go walking/running around in the dark.

Eventually you get into the tunnels and that's where the game gets fun. I don't want to spoil the game, but let's just say the game does a great job with light and dark and creepy sounds all around in an enclosed area. You do have free locomotion but no smooth/snap turning (have to turn in real life). There's a very thin story ... but all you really need to know is to run for your life!

Rate 7.5. I would rate it higher, but it is a little expensive for 30 minutes of content although this is a nice game to scare friends / family with introduce friends / family to VR ;)

games cool some jump scares didnt care to much running out of battery for the flashlight and only having a lighter to see by =( thats a bit to nerve racking for myself if you like to be on your toes give it a try.

No cheap jump scares but very well made terror, gnawing away at your mind. Constantly intensifying and never letting you relax. The atmosphere and style is quite absorbing. So that you can't tell for how long you've been in there. The playstyle builts quite a bit of suspense and kept me on the edge of my seat, as far as that is possible whilst standing.

Only thing that bothered me were the very few introductory elements in the beginning, which on the other hand helped to actively play the game and not just letting the game guide you through.

The game is not strong in terms of story, but it definitely does what it's supposed to do: It scares the crap out of you.

Very good game. Was going to give it a negative review,but this game scared the crap out of me bad at the end. I had goosebumps all over and i was yelling to make sure my wife was in the room with me. Loved it!

If you like constant breathing in your ear and loud noises screamed at you then this game is for you.

Loud noises aren't scary. I'd probably finish the game if I could turn the volume down a bit.
Also the walls disappear when you get close. Makes navigating and opening doors diffucult. I got to a point where all the wals were gone and the flashlight didnt work I could move and only see the floor and ceiling.

On the plus side - The visuals are pretty good and motion didnt make me sick.

Great experience. I was felt uneasy throughout the entire game.

Maybe I missed something, but I didn't find this game to be scary at all. In fact, I found it to be downright boring. I wore headphones and turned the sound up but still, nothing really here. A few mundane sounds are not enough to make me jump. Walking and walking and walking and walking and nothing.

I spent 30 mins walking around and eventually got lost in a supply closet. Forced myself to backtrack and then gave up. Uneventful. If this scares you, you need to get out more.