King Kaiju

King Kaiju
Information
VR/AR	VR
Developer	Fire Hose Games, Chris Chung
Publisher	Fire Hose Games
Platform	SteamVR, Oculus Rift (Platform)
Device	HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
Operating System	Windows
Type	Full Game
Genre	Indie, Simulation, VR
Input Device	Tracked Motion Controllers
Play Area	Standing, Room-Scale
Game Mode	Single Player
Language	English
Review	Mostly Positive
Release Date	Jan 31, 2017
Price	$4.99
App Store	Steam
Website	http://www.kingkaiju.com
Infobox Updated	02/15/2017

King Kaiju is a virtual reality sandbox game in which the player controls a giant monster in a destructible town. It was developed by Fire Hose Games, a Boston-based studio, and published by Fire Hose Games; the Steam listing also credits Manekoware as a developer. It runs on Windows through SteamVR and supports the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift with tracked motion controllers. The game left Steam Early Access on 31 January 2017 and was sold at US$4.99 at that time.

Reviewed 9 October 2026. Checked the Steam listing (developers, publisher, release date, VR-only, standing and room-scale, review summary) and the UploadVR review (Early Access exit, levels, Megacat, campaign length, verdict). About review dates.

Overview

The game is played from a first-person view, standing or in room-scale, with the player's hands acting as the monster's hands. Players smash houses, pick up and throw objects, and destroy vehicles and aircraft in a semi-urban environment, and the monster can breathe fire. UploadVR described four levels, three with score-based objectives and one open sandbox without an objective, and put the campaign at about one hour.

A second character, Megacat, is unlocked after the player finishes every level. Megacat attacks with laser eyes instead of fire. The Steam listing requires a VR headset and controllers and lists standing and room-scale play with SteamVR.

Reception

UploadVR reviewed the game in February 2017 and judged it worth a look as a short, casual way to cause destruction, while describing the game as playful rather than a serious simulation. As of October 2026, 77% of the Steam user reviews were positive, which Steam labels "Mostly Positive".

Features

• Single-player
• Steam Achievements
• Steam Trading Cards
• Steam Cloud

System Requirements

Windows

Minimum

• OS: 64 bit Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
• Processor: Intel® i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970, AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or better
• Storage: 200 MB available space

Setup Instructions

Requires a play area with 360° tracking.