VR Battleship YAMATO

VR Battleship YAMATO
Information
VR/AR	VR
Developer	Kanda Technologies
Publisher	Kanda Technologies Inc.
Platform	SteamVR
Device	HTC Vive
Operating System	Windows
Type	Full Game
Genre	Casual, VR, Historical, World War II, War, Adventure, Education, Science
Input Device	Tracked Motion Controllers
Play Area	Seated, Standing, Room-Scale
Game Mode	Single Player
Language	English, Japanese
Review	N/A
Release Date	Aug 17, 2017
Price	$44.99
App Store	Steam
Website	http://www.kanda-giken.co.jp/yamato_en.html
Infobox Updated	11/07/2017

VR Battleship YAMATO is a VR exploration application in which the player walks through a full-scale reconstruction of the Japanese battleship Yamato. It was developed by Kanda Technologies, which is also listed as the publisher on Steam.^[1] The game was first released on the Oculus Store on December 16, 2016,^[2] and the Steam version followed on August 17, 2017.^[1] A free demo is also listed on Steam.^[3]

Reviewed 9 October 2026. Checked the Steam listing (app 649620), review tally, demo (app 700370) and the DualShockers report against the added statements About review dates.

Overview

The application is a walkthrough of the ship. According to its Steam listing, the first edition lets the player visit the deck, the first bridge, the interior of a main gun, a scene of the crew practicing gun firing, the fire control center, the captain's cabin, the pilot house, the hangar and the ship's kitchen.^[1] The Steam page says the reconstruction is based on blueprints and on the recollections of surviving crew members.^[1]

The project began as the Battleship Yamato VR Restoration Project, which raised 5,449,893 yen on the Campfire crowdfunding platform, according to DualShockers.^[2] The same report said a second phase titled "To Battle Stations", with additional areas and an anti-aircraft drill, was planned for 2017.^[2] On Steam the game is tagged as VR only, with tracked controller support, and its stated VR support is SteamVR or Oculus PC.^[1]

Reception

On Steam, user reviews across all languages were rated "Very Positive" as of October 2026 (73 of 81 reviews positive).^[1]

Features

Single-player

System Requirements

Windows

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64-Bit or later
Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX970
Storage: 8 GB available space

Setup Instructions

Images and Videos

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "VR Battleship YAMATO on Steam". Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/649620/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "VR Battleship Yamato Invites You on History's Mightiest Warship". DualShockers. 2016-12-18. https://www.dualshockers.com/vr-battleship-yamato-invites-historys-mightiest-warship/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
↑ "VR Battleship YAMATO Demo on Steam". Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/700370/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

[steam-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "VR Battleship YAMATO on Steam". Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/649620/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

[dualshockers-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "VR Battleship Yamato Invites You on History's Mightiest Warship". DualShockers. 2016-12-18. https://www.dualshockers.com/vr-battleship-yamato-invites-historys-mightiest-warship/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

[demo-3] "VR Battleship YAMATO Demo on Steam". Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/700370/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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