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Vertigo 2
Vertigo 2 is a single-player VR adventure. Explore the depths of the vast Quantum Reactor as you descend to finish your journey home.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
21 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“Great fun! had to do God Mode to get through some levels.”
14 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“[h1]This Definitely expands ALOT MORE on the Vertigo story line and adds a lot of cool new features.[/h1] this compared to the original vertigo makes you think, how did it go from a cool HTC VIVE game to a COOLER…”
8 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“One of the best VR games and imo on par with HL Alyx. Due to the wackiness it feels like a mix of [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1583230/High_On_Life/]High On Life[/url] and Half Life 2 ( which has a fantastic…”
6 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“really cool, amazing hand interactions”
“One of the best VR games and imo on par with HL Alyx. Due to the wackiness it feels like a mix of [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1583230/High_On_Life/]High On Life[/url] and Half Life 2 ( which has a fantastic…”
5 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“[h1] Weird, [/h1] It is a weird and wonderful game, a strange story odd environments, it is not the most entertaining of games, but it sure did fill time for a long time. Not a game I could play again, but a must have…”
“this game is great. the game runs great, the weapons are unique, the enemies are really weird (in a good way), the story is amazing, and it has a good runtime and things to collect for people who like to 100% games. my…”
6 of the 70 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Great fun! had to do God Mode to get through some levels.”
6 of the 70 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Gun mechanics are very weak compared to resident evil or Alyx Half life”
“[h1] Weird, [/h1] It is a weird and wonderful game, a strange story odd environments, it is not the most entertaining of games, but it sure did fill time for a long time. Not a game I could play again, but a must have…”
“Half Life Alyx meets High on life, even if you get bored, I'd recommend to keep playing, the game moves right past dull parts back to being great. I'll update this when I finish the game.”
4 of the 70 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Brain is too good of a character please remove him this instant or i will cut my dih off 😡”
Counted across 70 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game ladies and gentlemen is the BEST VR game I have ever played and yes, I played Alyx, Boneworks, Asgard's Wrath, Lone Echo, Saints and sinners, EXD and Arken Age, but this one is special.”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“In my top 3 of VR games. Alyx being 1 and Into the Radius being #2. While the graphics of this game are fairly basic the gameplay more than makes up for it. It's very reminiscent of Half-Life but much more wacky with large variety of weird and strange aliens. The level design…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“this is my second time beating vertigo 2 the first time i beat it was when i was at a friends house and also because my pc could not run the game but now i can play it and i just beat it i recommend this game its the best game i have ever played”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
April 1 Update
I've learned a lot in the past few years and have applied some of my new level design knowledge to improve the flow of the Vertigo 2 campaign. See the screenshots below for some examples of improvemen
Vertigo 2 Archaeology
Upon request, I have dug up the oldest build that I have saved from the early years of Vertigo 2 development. And one from 2020, too, for comparison. Steam blocks links to dropbox (understandable) so
1/21 patch
Fixed hypercube memory leak Fixed dust particle toggle not working in custom levels
Winter Holidays Update
Hello Vertigooners. I've put together a silly little update for you this holiday season. The changes will last from now until January 1st, and will also return in future years.If you want to play norm
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | VR · Indie · Sci-fi · First-Person · Shooter · Female Protagonist · Singleplayer · FPS · Action-Adventure · Comedy · Aliens · Colorful (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Steam Cloud · Stats · Includes level editor · Remote Play Together |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Ukrainian, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 52 |
| Official site | http://www.zulubo.com/vertigo2 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Intel i5 4690k Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia 970 or AMD equivalent Storage: 8 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR