Islanders VR receives a free combined actuality replace, letting you construct cities inside your personal dwelling on Quest.

Launched earlier this 12 months, Islanders VR is described as a “minimalist technique recreation about constructing cities on stunning islands.” Becoming a member of a rising listing of combined actuality video games on Quest 3, a brand new passthrough replace permits you to create islands throughout your house atmosphere. You possibly can see this being demonstrated beneath.

Talking with Meta, Coatsink programmers John Peart and Richard Ashby revealed this replace took three months to develop. Explaining that MR was “one thing we had been considering of because the begin,” Ashby describes enjoying in MR as evoking “the identical sort of feeling as constructing a mannequin world out of LEGO bricks.”

Initially launched for flatscreen platforms in 2019, Islanders takes a distinct method to metropolis builders by not imposing a price on constructing assets. As an alternative, you may have a list with restricted buildings to put and you may earn factors primarily based on their placement. Build up sufficient rating then progresses you onto the subsequent procedurally generated island.

Islanders VR is obtainable now on the Meta Quest platform and Steam, although the MR replace is Quest unique.