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Time Machine VR
You are a time traveller tasked with exploring the Jurassic era and the creatures that once ruled the prehistoric oceans. Use an array of advanced tech tools to track, examine, and discover the scientific secrets of mosasaurs, livyatans, and megalodons, among others!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Having spent the past 15 years of my life sculpting life-size dinosaurs for theme parks it's fair to say I'm quite the fan of prehistoric monsters so buying this game was a no brainer. Time Machine VR is pretty much everything I want from a VR experience being both educational…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“It's a really great concept, educational and fun, however if you suffer from motion sickness this may be one to avoid. I've played most of the top titles available on the Vive and haven't suffered motion sickness on any until now. After 20 mins of playing and thoroughly enjoying…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Would you like to marvel at the massive marine beasts of the past? I know I would. I jumped at the chance at trying this interactive learning experience. Instead After a few hours exploring Im dissapointed at how badly the scanning system, which is the core "game play" mechanic…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedLatest official news
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Fresh update!
Greetings fellow time travellers! We’re rolling out an update to make your VR experience more comfortable. Here’s what we’ve added and improved. Motion controls are now easier to use and more intuitiv
Fresh update!
Greetings fellow time travellers! We’re rolling out an update to make your VR experience more comfortable. Here’s what we’ve added and improved. Motion controls are now easier to use and more intuitiv
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The Ophthalmosaurus had eyes that were bigger than footballs (28-30cm long)! "The young were born alive and were probably immediately brought to the surface by the mother or instinctively sought the s
Weekly Facts: The Ophthalmosaurus
The Ophthalmosaurus had eyes that were bigger than footballs (28-30cm long)! "The young were born alive and were probably immediately brought to the surface by the mother or instinctively sought the s
Weekly Facts: The Elasmosaurus
"At close to 50 feet long and up to three tons, Elasmosaurus was one of the biggest plesiosaurs of the Mesozoic Era, though still not a match for the largest representatives of other marine reptile fa
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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, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | VR · Adventure · Simulation · Dinosaurs · Indie · Time Travel · Science · Underwater · Exploration · First-Person · Sci-fi · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · VR Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | http://www.weareminority.com/time-machine/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5 4670 (or equivalent) Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 GPU (or equivalent) VR Support: SteamVR Additional Notes: Time Machine VR runs on Rift and HTC Vive headsets. Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers supported. We have also implemented bug fixes, as well as Canadian French support, and more! For bug reporting, please email [email protected] .