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Dungeons of Eternity
Information
VR/AR Virtual Reality
Developer Othergate
Publisher Othergate
Platform Meta Quest, SteamVR
Device Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro, Valve Index, HTC Vive
Operating System Meta Horizon OS, Windows
Type Game
Genre Action RPG, Dungeon Crawler
Input Device Tracked motion controllers
Game Mode Single-player, Co-op, Online multiplayer
Release Date October 5, 2023 (Meta Quest); September 11, 2025 (Steam)
Price US $29.99
App Store Meta Horizon Store, Steam
Website https://www.othergate.com/
See also: VR Apps and VR Games

Dungeons of Eternity is a cooperative fantasy action role-playing virtual reality game developed and published by Othergate, a studio founded in 2021 by former Oculus developers. It released on the Meta Quest Store for the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro on October 5, 2023, at a price of US $29.99, with an optional enhanced-visuals mode for the Meta Quest 3.[1][2] A PC VR version for SteamVR followed on September 11, 2025, alongside the game's largest content update, with cross-play and save transfer between the Quest and Steam versions.[3][4][5]

Players explore randomly generated dungeons assembled from hundreds of hand-built chambers, fight monsters with physics-based melee weapons, bows and magic staffs, and collect randomized loot, either alone or in online co-op. The game launched with three-player co-op and was expanded to four players in December 2024.[6][7]

UploadVR gave the game its highest "Essential" rating and named it Best New Multiplayer VR Game of 2023, and Road to VR gave it a UI design award in its 2023 game of the year coverage.[2][8][9]

Reviewed 20 September 2026. Release dates, platforms, pricing, developer background, update history, PC requirements, review scores, awards and every cited source. About review dates.

Gameplay

Dungeons of Eternity is played in first person with tracked motion controllers. Each run takes place in a dungeon that the game assembles at random from a pool of pre-built chambers set in crypts, ruined castles and caverns, with puzzles, traps and secret rooms between the combat encounters.[6][10] Othergate describes the pool as "hundreds of different Chambers"; the pre-order announcement on the Meta Quest Blog used the same figure, and later updates added further batches of chambers (over 20 in December 2023, over 25 in May 2024 and over 30 in September 2025).[6][11][3]

Combat is physics based. Melee weapons (swords, maces, daggers and axes) holster at the waist; ranged weapons, shields and magic staffs sit on the back. Two-handed longswords were added in May 2024 and spears in October 2024, and crossbows are also available. Axes can be thrown and pulled back with a magnetic grab, spears can be thrown, and blocking an enemy swing parries it without a separate input.[2][12][3][13] There are no character classes; the player's build comes from the weapons carried and from stat upgrades to an "Exosuit", and any two one-handed items can be dual-wielded. In GamingTrend's review, swing force affected the damage dealt.[14][10] UploadVR counted more than 15 monster types at launch, from skeletons to floating abominations, and noted that enemy numbers scale with the size of the party.[2]

The game launched with three modes: Dungeon Raid, a conventional crawl through the dungeon; Soul Harvest, a horde mode; and Crystal Hunt, in which the party defends a central room.[1][2] A Sandbox arena mode for custom encounters was added in October 2024, and an experimental four-player PvP Deathmatch inside the Sandbox in December 2024.[3][7] Difficulty is selected by the host before a run; a Tier 7 "Nightmare" difficulty was added in May 2024, and since January 2025 playing above the recommended level pays bonus experience, gold and higher-tier weapon loot.[3][12]

Between runs, players meet in a shared hub called the Outpost. Rather than menu screens, the hub uses physical stations: the party picks a dungeon at a map table, crafts weapons at a workbench in an equipment room, and readies up by walking to a teleporter. Road to VR singled out this design, and the mini-maps that are physical spherical projectors the party finds in a level and sets down to share, for its 2023 UI design award.[9][14] Coins and chests found in dungeons pay for new weapon designs and avatar cosmetics; experience earned at the end of a raid unlocks items and Exosuit perks such as reduced fall damage. The level cap was 50 at launch and rose to 60 in May 2024.[2][12] Solo play is supported; a downed solo player gets a timed chance to use a potion or kill an enemy, and since December 2023 solo play and the tutorial work offline (an internet connection is still needed for cloud saves).[2][3] Comfort options include teleport and blink movement with strafing, and an Arachnophobia Mode (added in the summer of 2024) replaces spider enemies with friendlier-looking substitutes.[12][13]

Development

Othergate was founded in 2021. Its four founding members, Ryan Rutherford, Andrew Welch, Fabio Brasiliense and Pärtel Lang, are former Oculus Studios game designers with, by Road to VR's count, more than 30 combined years of VR game development. Their earlier work includes the Herobound and Dead and Buried series, the Dead and Buried Arena location-based demo shown at Oculus Connect 6 and the Tiny Castles hand-tracking demo. Meta described the studio at launch as a team of six core developers.[6][1] Dungeons of Eternity is the studio's first VR game.[6]

Rutherford told the Meta Quest Blog that the studio built the game around co-op because "we think people are looking for more cooperative games in general, but especially in VR", and that VR's strength is that it lets people "truly step into the role of the character".[1]

The game was announced on June 1, 2023, during Meta's Quest Gaming Showcase, as a one-to-three-player co-op dungeon crawler for Quest 2 due later in 2023.[6] Pre-orders opened on September 7, 2023, with a 10 percent discount and a "Prime Explorer" armor cosmetic set.[11] In November 2023 Othergate published a post-launch roadmap running through the end of 2024 that promised, among other things, an offline mode, difficulty settings, localization, an arachnophobia mode and new monsters, weapons and chambers, as well as a new quest mode and paid single-player DLC. The first group shipped through the updates listed below; the studio's update notes through January 2026 do not list a quest mode or single-player DLC.[3][15][16]

A Steam version was announced in September 2024 for the fourth quarter of that year, with cross-platform play between Quest and Steam through room codes. Othergate said the PC version would be Steam only for the time being, with no Rift store, PlayStation VR2 or Pico releases planned.[17] The Steam launch slipped first to the first quarter of 2025 and then to the summer; the studio said it "didn't want to just port the game from Quest" and was pairing the release with its biggest content update, with real-time lighting, volumetric effects and ambient occlusion added for PC.[7][18] The Steam version and the "Mythic Promotion" update released on September 11, 2025.[4][3]

Post-launch updates

Date Update Main additions
October 30, 2023 October 2023 update First patch: multiplayer and loot fixes, boss rebalancing, network bandwidth optimization, Quest 3 battery-saver detection
December 14, 2023 Frostbound Holiday Update Holiday cosmetics and weapons, seasonal snow areas in the Underworld realm, over 20 new chambers, private room codes, offline solo play and tutorial, host-set difficulty, three new enemies (Imp, Ice Golem, Legendary Skeleton boss)
May 2, 2024 Longswords and Traps Two-handed longswords, level cap 50 to 60, Tier 7 "Nightmare" difficulty, bHaptics support, over 25 new chambers including trap and secret rooms, localization into seven additional languages
August 5, 2024 (dated July 23, 2024 in Othergate's update notes) Arachnophobia Mode Optional spider replacement, crossbow aiming assist, voice chat upgrade, player kick option
October 17, 2024 Halloween Sandbox One-year anniversary update: Sandbox arena mode, spear weapon type, Halloween Outpost, new chambers and cosmetics
December 14, 2024 4 Player Holiday Four-player co-op, experimental PvP Deathmatch in Sandbox, new monsters (Sewer Tentacles, Death, Doomer), potion storage, level 50 and 60 trophies
January 31, 2025 Difficulty Bonus Bonus XP, gold and loot tier for playing above the recommended level, Capes and Cloaks cosmetic DLC, Valentine's Day armor skins
September 11, 2025 Mythic Promotion Steam launch with cross-play; character promotion and Mythic Weapons endgame, Merchant and Armorer vendors, Hazards modifiers for Dungeon Raid, over 30 new chambers, LIV Creator Kit support
October 25, 2025 Stormgrave Halloween Sickle weapon and Pumpkin Cluster Bomb, rain and lightning in outdoor chambers, Halloween cosmetics on sale until November 10, 2025
December 12, 2025 Blizzards and Blades Snow and ice in outdoor Underworld chambers, 2v2 hockey mini-game, new avatar face modules, parry improvements, holiday weapons and cosmetics
January 26, 2026 January 2026 update Seasonal Cluster Bomb made permanent, Avatar Cape Collection 2 DLC (10 capes and cloaks), 72 and 80 fps visual settings for Quest, Loot Goblin improvements

[3][12][13][7][4][19]

In the January 2026 update notes, Othergate said that players had defeated 525 million enemies across nearly 10 million dungeons since launch, and that a larger update with a new game mode, new enemies and new collectibles was in development.[20] As of September 2026 no later update had been announced; the January 2026 update is the most recent entry in the studio's update notes and its Steam news feed, and the game remains on sale on both stores.[3][20][5]

Release

Platform Release date Notes
Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro October 5, 2023 Launch platforms on the Meta Quest Store at US $29.99; pre-orders from September 7, 2023 at a 10 percent discount
Meta Quest 3 October 2023 Same Quest store listing; Meta said at launch that the Quest 3 gets additional bloom lighting, a sharpening effect and full-detail distant textures, and UploadVR's October 20, 2023 review describes this as a manual toggle; 72 and 80 fps visual settings added January 2026
SteamVR (Windows) September 11, 2025 US $29.99; cross-play and cross-save with Quest; real-time lighting, volumetric effects and ambient occlusion; supports Meta Quest, Valve Index, HTC Vive and similar headsets

[1][11][2][4][5][3]

The Steam version lists a minimum of Windows 10 64-bit, an Intel Core i5-7500 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 12 GB of RAM, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 8 GB, and 7 GB of storage, and it supports eight languages (English, French, German, Spanish for Spain and Latin America, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese).[5] Nine paid cosmetic and soundtrack DLC packs are sold on Steam, including the Supporter Bundle, two Avatar Cape Collections and the original soundtrack.[5]

Reception

UploadVR's Henry Stockdale gave Dungeons of Eternity the site's top "Essential" rating in a review updated on October 20, 2023, after playing on Quest 3. He called the combat "excellent, catering to many different playstyles", praised the progression system and the comfort options, and wrote that the game "quickly became one of the most enjoyable VR co-op experiences" he had reviewed. His complaints were minor: the Quest 3 visual boost had to be switched on manually, and the goal of Crystal Hunt was not explained clearly at first.[2] GamingTrend's Ron Burke scored it 80 out of 100 on Quest 2 and Quest 3, praising the physics combat and randomized dungeons but finding the content limited and the story "paper thin".[14] On OpenCritic the game has two listed critic reviews, both scoring 80.[21]

Player ratings have been high on both stores. On the Meta Horizon Store the game holds a 4.9 out of 5 rating from about 14,000 ratings, and on Steam its overall user reviews are rated "Very Positive" (90 percent of 899 reviews) as of September 2026.[22][5] In November 2023 Road to VR reported a 4.65 out of 5 user rating on the Quest store.[16]

Writing about the PC version on September 18, 2025, Stockdale said the game "remains one of the best co-op action games in VR, and that's only grown with its recent Steam release", with the real-time lighting and volumetric effects standing out in motion, though he noted aliasing near light sources at every graphics setting and an explosive-barrel blast radius that could wipe a party almost instantly. He tested the game on a Quest 3 over Virtual Desktop with an Intel Core i9-12900, 32 GB of DDR5 memory and a 16 GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super, and reported no performance problems at maximum settings.[23]

Awards

Award Category Result
UploadVR Best of VR 2023 Awards Best New Multiplayer VR Game Won
Road to VR 2023 Game of the Year Awards UI Design Award Won

UploadVR named Dungeons of Eternity its Best New Multiplayer VR Game of 2023 on December 21, 2023, in the same awards in which Vertigo 2 took VR Game of the Year.[8] Road to VR's 2023 awards, published the same day, gave Othergate a UI design award for turning the menu system into a shared lobby of physical stations and for the projector mini-maps players can point at together.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "A Boundless Adventure: Co-Op RPG 'Dungeons of Eternity' is Out Today on Meta Quest 2 + Pro". Meta Quest Blog. Meta Platforms. 2023-10-05. https://www.meta.com/blog/dungeons-of-eternity-co-op-vr-rpg/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Henry Stockdale (2023-10-20). "Dungeons Of Eternity Review: One Of Co-Op's Best On Quest". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/dungeons-of-eternity-review/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 "Update Notes". Othergate. https://www.othergate.com/updates. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Henry Stockdale (2025-09-11). "Dungeons Of Eternity Gets Major Update With PC VR Release". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/dungeons-of-eternity-steamvr-launch/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Dungeons of Eternity on Steam". Steam. Valve. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3189340/Dungeons_of_Eternity/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Scott Hayden (2023-06-01). "Co-op Dungeon Crawler 'Dungeons of Eternity' Unveiled From Studio Founded by Oculus Veterans". Road to VR. https://roadtovr.com/co-op-dungeon-crawler-dungeons-of-eternity-oculus-quest-2/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Sarah Thwaites (2024-12-16). "Dungeons of Eternity's Holiday Update Summons Four-Player Co-op, New Monsters And More". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/dunegons-of-eternity-4-player-update/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Baker (2023-12-21). "UploadVR Best of VR 2023 Awards - Game Of The Year & More". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/uploadvr-best-of-vr-2023-game-of-the-year/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Road to VR's 2023 Game of the Year Awards". Road to VR. 2023-12-21. https://roadtovr.com/game-of-the-year-2023-road-to-vr-quest-pc-psvr/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Tomislav Bezmalinovic (2023-09-19). "Dungeons of Eternity is a co-op action RPG developed by Oculus veterans". MIXED. https://mixed-news.com/en/dungeon-of-eternity-release/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Pre-Order 'Dungeons of Eternity' to Save 10% and Unlock Exclusive Cosmetics". Meta Quest Blog. Meta Platforms. 2023-09-07. https://www.meta.com/blog/dungeons-of-eternity-pre-orders-action-RPG/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Henry Stockdale (2024-05-02). "Dungeons Of Eternity Update Adds Longsword, bHaptics & More". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/dungeons-of-eternity-longswords-traps-spring-update/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Henry Stockdale (2024-08-06). "Dungeons Of Eternity Turns Off The Spiders With New Arachnophobia Mode". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/dungeons-of-eternity-arachnophobia-mode/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Ron Burke (2023-10-16). "Dungeons of Eternity on Meta Quest 3 - Virtual Dungeon Deliving with Friends". GamingTrend. https://gamingtrend.com/reviews/dungeons-of-eternity-on-meta-quest-3-virtual-dungeon-deliving-with-friends/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  15. ↑ Henry Stockdale (2023-11-22). "Dungeons Of Eternity Reveals Post-Launch Roadmap On Quest". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/dungeons-of-eternity-roadmap/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Scott Hayden (2023-11-24). "Co-op RPG Dungeons of Eternity Has Big Plans for Post-launch Content". Road to VR. https://roadtovr.com/dungeons-of-eternity-quest-3-roadmap-2024/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  17. ↑ Henry Stockdale (2024-09-12). "Dungeons Of Eternity Brings One Of The Best VR Co-Op Games To Steam This Year". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/dungeons-of-eternity-steam-release-date/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  18. ↑ Henry Stockdale (2025-05-19). "Dungeons Of Eternity Teases Major Update With First Look At PC VR Visuals". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/dungeons-of-eternity-pc-vr-visuals/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  19. ↑ Sarah Thwaites (2025-10-27). "Dungeons Of Eternity Gets Halloween Update With New Cosmetics, Map Changes & More". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/dungeons-of-eternity-halloween-update-2025-stormgrave/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Dungeons of Eternity - News". Steam Community. Valve. https://steamcommunity.com/app/3189340/allnews/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  21. ↑ "Dungeons of Eternity Reviews". OpenCritic. https://opencritic.com/game/15674/dungeons-of-eternity. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  22. ↑ "Dungeons Of Eternity on Meta Quest". Meta Horizon Store. Meta Platforms. https://www.meta.com/experiences/dungeons-of-eternity/6341779295861881/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  23. ↑ Henry Stockdale (2025-09-18). "Dungeons Of Eternity Feels Better Than Ever On PC VR". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/dungeons-of-eternity-pc-vr-impressions/. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
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