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The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“Edit: As I've seen this question repeatedly, you need a VR headset. Specifically the Vive until Oculus Touch arrives assuming dev support for the Touch controllers. At a $30 price point for the time I spent in the game I would be hesitant to recommend this right out, but I think…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“So good, too short. This is the theme song of all my favorite games on the HTC Vive. This is 'episode 1' so I know that more is in the works.. which makes me super excited! The play is very well tuned, albeit short. And the end cut scene lasts forever... But I would buy it again…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I *love* what this game is so far! So I really, really don't want to give it a negative review, but I have to be honest. My co-worker owns a Vive, and I didn't recommend he buy this because it's just so short for such a high price. So if I'm telling somebody I know not to buy…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, 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 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Cloudhead Games Holiday Bundle
Hey all! If you follow our studio, you might know that we released a new game outside of the Gallery series early last month. Pistol Whip is a new kind of action-rhythm FPS, mixing the pulse-pounding
Summer Sale and Valve Index Support
Hi. It's the Summer Sale. Starseed is 60% off. Emberstone is 60% off. Together they're 64% off. I don't know how that math works, but I know you can get both games for under $20. Want more games? Try
Our latest coupon is live! Check your inventory for 50% off Superhot VR!
Earlier this year, we launched a new initiative to introduce Coupon Swaps for our "Cloudhead Faves." Each month, Gallery owners have received an exclusive discount for some of the best and most compel
Check your inventory! Gallery owners now get 15% off "A Fisherman's Tale"
Greetings, adventurers! Starting today, owners of The Gallery should see a special coupon in their Steam inventory for "A Fisherman's Tale" -- one of our favourite VR games so far this year! To access
Game of the Year Celebaration - 50% Off!
We're incredibly honoured to say that Heart of the Emberstone took home "Game of the Year" at the 2018 VR Awards! While Emberstone released at the end of last year, we missed the window for the 2017 s
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Indie · VR · Casual · First-Person · Great Soundtrack · 1980s · Episodic · Kickstarter · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · VR Support · SteamVR Collectibles · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 18 |
| Official site | http://www.cloudheadgames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 970 OR AMD Radeon R9 290 DirectX: Version 11 VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Standing or Room Scale Additional Notes: includes native Rift support