MSI Electric City

MSI Electric City
Information
VR/AR	VR
Developer	Metanaut
Publisher	MSI
Platform	SteamVR, Oculus Rift (Platform)
Device	HTC Vive, Oculus Rift CV1
Operating System	Windows
Type	Full Game
Genre	Adventure, Casual, Free to Play, Indie, Simulation, Free to Play, VR
Input Device	Keyboard / Mouse
Play Area	Seated
Game Mode	Single Player
Language	English
Review	Positive
Release Date	Aug 9, 2016
Price	Free
App Store	Steam
Website	http://vr.msi.com/event/2016/electric_city
Infobox Updated	09/15/2016

MSI Electric City is a free seated VR experience set in a futuristic city, developed by Metanaut and published by MSI. It was released on Steam on 9 August 2016 and runs on Windows PCs through SteamVR.^[1] The title is a trademark of Micro-Star International, and the Steam listing describes it as built with Unreal Engine.^[2] MSI later published a separate game set in the same city, MSI Electric City: Core Assault, developed by HyperBot Studio and released on 8 September 2017.^[3]

Reviewed 9 October 2026. Checked title, developer, publisher, release date, price, VR support, requirements, review summary and the Core Assault sequel details against the Steam store page and Steam app details. About review dates.

Overview

The Steam listing describes the experience as a seated sci-fi trip to a futuristic city, in which the player looks over scenery and flies past architecture, with an original soundtrack and sound and visual effects.^[1] The listing gives no mode, level or objective information beyond that.

The Steam page lists SteamVR as the VR support and states that a keyboard and mouse are required, alongside a Windows PC with a GTX 970-class graphics card as the minimum.^[1] It is tagged as single-player and VR only.^[2]

Reception

Steam user reviews were rated Mostly Positive as of October 2026, with 73 percent of 142 reviews positive.^[1]

Features

Single-player

System Requirements

Windows

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel i5-4590
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 970
Storage: 3 GB available space

Setup Instructions

Images and Videos

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "MSI Electric City". Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/498600/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "MSI Electric City (Steam app details)". Steam Web API. https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=498600&l=english. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
↑ "MSI Electric City: Core Assault (Steam app details)". Steam Web API. https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=691930&l=english. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

[steam-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "MSI Electric City". Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/498600/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

[steamapi-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "MSI Electric City (Steam app details)". Steam Web API. https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=498600&l=english. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

[core-3] "MSI Electric City: Core Assault (Steam app details)". Steam Web API. https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=691930&l=english. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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