Belko VR: An Escape Room Experiment

Belko VR: An Escape Room Experiment
Information
VR/AR	VR
Developer	Top Right Corner, Yarvo Productions, Paper Crane Games
Publisher	Top Right Corner
Platform	SteamVR, Oculus Rift (Platform)
Device	HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
Operating System	Windows
Type	Full Game
Genre	Sexual Content, Violent, Gore, Action, Casual, Free to Play, Indie, Strategy, Free to Play, Sexual Content, VR, Puzzle
Input Device	Tracked Motion Controllers
Play Area	Standing, Room-Scale
Game Mode	Single Player
Language	English
Review	Very Positive
Release Date	Mar 3, 2017
Price	$Free To Play
App Store	Steam
Infobox Updated	04/19/2017

Belko VR: An Escape Room Experiment is a free-to-play escape room puzzle game for SteamVR headsets such as the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. It is set in the world of the 2017 film The Belko Experiment and was created by David Yarovesky and Dan Clifton, with the Los Angeles studio Paper Crane Games listed as developer.^[1] Steam lists Top Right Corner, Yarvo Productions and Paper Crane Games as developers and Top Right Corner as publisher, with a release date of 3 March 2017.^[2]

Reviewed 9 October 2026. Steam store page and API (app 600140), Dread Central and Inverse coverage checked for title, developers, publisher, release date, VR support, review summary and gameplay details About review dates.

Overview

The player takes the role of an employee of the film's fictional company who is trapped in an office. To escape, the player solves puzzles before a microchip in the character's head explodes.^[1]^[2] The game is single-player and VR only, uses tracked controllers, and supports standing or room-scale play.^[2]

Inverse described the experience as a roughly 15-minute escape room in which players interact with the environment, use a control panel, and receive hints from an AI co-worker based on their progress. Movement is by teleportation.^[3] Its 3 March 2017 release was timed to National Employee Appreciation Day and to the film's theatrical release later that month.^[1] Steam lists it as free to play and carries a content warning for some nudity or sexual content and frequent violence or gore.^[2]

Reception

Steam user reviews were rated Very Positive as of October 2026, with 86% of 671 reviews positive.^[2]

Features

Single-player

System Requirements

Windows

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: I5
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 970
Storage: 300 MB available space

Setup Instructions

Requires a play area with 360° tracking.

Images and Videos

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Can You Escape The Belko Experiment in VR?". Dread Central. 2017-02-21. https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/215556/can-escape-belko-experiment-vr/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "Belko VR: An Escape Room Experiment". Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/600140/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
↑ "The Belko Experiment Escape Room VR". Inverse. 2017-03-01. https://www.inverse.com/article/28483-belko-experiment-vr-escape-room. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

[dread-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Can You Escape The Belko Experiment in VR?". Dread Central. 2017-02-21. https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/215556/can-escape-belko-experiment-vr/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

[steam-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "Belko VR: An Escape Room Experiment". Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/600140/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

[inverse-3] "The Belko Experiment Escape Room VR". Inverse. 2017-03-01. https://www.inverse.com/article/28483-belko-experiment-vr-escape-room. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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