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Blue Effect VR

Blue Effect VR

Our VR only, Blue Effect is an atmospheric sci-fi wave shooter that will thrill you with excitement, test your endurance and your bravery! Use our unique control system, enjoy outstanding sound design and fight for your survival. Are you ready to face your darkest fears?

Released Feb 8, 2017 Developer DIVR Labs Platforms Windows ActionIndieVRHorrorAtmospheric
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-16)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

80.1%positive136 reviews
Recommended · 44 found this helpful

“Confession: I served in combat as an infantryman yet after only 5 minutes into Blue Effect I got jump scared so badly that I ripped off the headset and went directly to bed... If you need yet another wave shooter like you need another hole in your head then head out to Office…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 18 found this helpful

“So far its a great start!! Its spooky and dark and has great creepy sounds.The critters are spooky and look great.The game plays great on a 980 ti 4790k 16gig system.All it is really missing is stuff going on outside the building in this first area you are in.I would add things…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 8 found this helpful

“https://youtu.be/eZoiZO-RL-M The only game where you get blue balls and are supposed to throw them at your enemies faces... No seriuosly... You get Blue Effect or Blue Gold as it seems to be called from the very short tutorial voice over and you use that as a light source and a…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

15achievements
12.8%median completion
0.3%rarest: Like a Pro
58.8% of players 57.5% of players 57.0% of players 51.4% of players 46.5% of players 38.7% of players 19.2% of players 12.8% of players 12.4% of players 10.3% of players 6.5% of players 0.6% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 58.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
58.8%Enlightened — Shoot the orb
57.5%Facehugger — Receive a facehug from a small spider
57.0%Divr Labs — Open About DIVR
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Like a Pro — Hidden achievement
0.3%Hunter — Hidden achievement
0.3%Black passanger — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 21, 2017
Experience Blue Effect on Windows Mixed Reality Headsets

We're excited to announce that VR fans everywhere can try their endurance and bravery on new Windows Mixed Reality headsets from HP, Dell, Samsung, Lenovo and Acer. Click here to learn how to get star

Nov 21, 2017
Experience Blue Effect on Windows Mixed Reality Headsets

We're excited to announce that VR fans everywhere can try their endurance and bravery on new Windows Mixed Reality headsets from HP, Dell, Samsung, Lenovo and Acer. Click here to learn how to get star

Oct 12, 2017
Celebrate Halloween in style

What better way to celebrate a creepy tradition than to play one of the scariest VR games on Steam? The new jack o'lantern orb gives mercenaries the traditional but effective means to light up areas i

Oct 12, 2017
Celebrate Halloween in style

What better way to celebrate a creepy tradition than to play one of the scariest VR games on Steam? The new jack o'lantern orb gives mercenaries the traditional but effective means to light up areas i

Feb 09, 2017
STRAIGHT OUTTA EARLY ACCESS - BLUE EFFECT VR RELEASES ON OCULUS AND VIVE

Blue Effect VR is shooting its way out of early access to scare the pants off you on 9th February 2017. Blue Effect is an atmospheric sci-fi wave shooter built and designed specifically for VR. Combin

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · Indie · VR · Horror · Atmospheric · Survival · Survival Horror · Asymmetric VR (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements15
Official sitehttp://www.blue-effect.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-4590 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Standing or Room Scale