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Helios
Helios is a social VR and Desktop framework for you to create your dream worlds and avatars.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“This game is still under development. From what I have seen so far from interacting with the Dev team, is that they really care about their user base and the game they are creating. While the game is still very much in an Alpha state, I have high hopes for its success. Its…”
— a player, Steam review · 68 hrs played“I played this game knowing very little about it, going in with very little knowledge but coming from 4 years of VR (Mostly VRChat) trying games such as Oasis, CVR, etc. and this game by far has the best potential to be a immersive successful social game. I haven't played a game…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“DO NOT BUY THIS PROJECT IT WILL BE DELISTED SOON I feel bad for anyone who purchased this as I wasnt ever able to even bring my own friend into my session with 4hrs of tinkering. and im not retarded its development has just been extremely slow and taken years to get to the point…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2022-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The End. Shutting down on 15th of January
It is with very heavy hearts that Rareden and I have decided to suspend work on Helios indefinitely. This is a decision that we have agonized over for the better part of a year. This project has taken
QOL Fixs
Greetings, We're pleased to roll out an update packed with fixes and improvements that enhance your gaming experience. Here's a breakdown of what's new: VRIK Fixes and Improvements: Resolved the notor
Regular Update
We have primarily been focusing on adding in some content features for gameplay, along with some features to allow creators to use this content easily and expand on it with their own games. Stay tuned
QOL and Social systems update
Hello There, In this minor update, we're bidding farewell to outdated social systems and introducing a new, more robust system that addresses previous limitations and bugs. While you may not notice si
Game Update Complete: Patch Notes
Hello there We're excited to announce that our latest game update is now complete! Thank you for your patience during the update process. Here's what's new and fixed in this update: VOIP 2 - Proximity
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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.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Adventure · Casual · Massively Multiplayer · VR · Co-op · Sandbox · Action-Adventure · Choose Your Own Adventure · Exploration · First-Person · Realistic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported |
| Languages | English * , Japanese * |
| Achievements | 1 |
| Official site | https://www.helios-vr.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 "Quad Core" or Ryzen 3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 980 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 5 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR, OpenXR