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Google Earth VR
Google Earth VR lets you explore the world from totally new perspectives in virtual reality. Stroll the streets of Tokyo, soar over the Grand Canyon, or walk around the Eiffel Tower.
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-15)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices — including critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Life is funny ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Somehow I spend more time in this than in games lately. People should really start to appreciate what We have around Us and stop complaining so much.✌️”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Life is funny ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Somehow I spend more time in this than in games lately. People should really start to appreciate what We have around Us and stop complaining so much.✌️”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Unofficial coverage no longer loads in, this is due to a change in street view api. It would take the developers seconds to fix, but they abandoned this app years ago. A great product missing half its content over an issue that could be fixed in seconds.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:19 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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Latest official news
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Google Earth VR Update - Feb. 13, 2018
Release Notes: Navigation enabled in Street View peek mode (when you place the preview sphere over your head). Crossfading between Street View 360 photo transitions. Enabled button on nondominant cont
Google Earth VR Update - Feb. 13, 2018
Release Notes: Navigation enabled in Street View peek mode (when you place the preview sphere over your head). Crossfading between Street View 360 photo transitions. Enabled button on nondominant cont
Explore more, and faster than ever before
The Earth is a big place, and with 196.9 million square miles to explore, we could all benefit from being able to explore more, faster. Today’s update lets you do just that. With Street View navigatio
Explore more, and faster than ever before
The Earth is a big place, and with 196.9 million square miles to explore, we could all benefit from being able to explore more, faster. Today’s update lets you do just that. With Street View navigatio
Google Earth VR Update - Sept. 29, 2017
Release Notes: Updated pre-installed cache data Fixed crash at start when audio device’s sample rate is 192 kHz Fixed crash when trying to display a message about why Earth VR could not start Fixed fo
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Simulation |
| Player tags | VR · Free to Play · Open World · Simulation · Casual · Adventure · Exploration · Realistic · Singleplayer · Walking Simulator · Education · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · VR Support · SteamVR Collectibles |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://vr.google.com/earth |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or later, Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-6400 equivalent or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 Fury equivalent or better Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 4 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC