RPGFit check
Is Lavender worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- VR players who want expressive avatars and physical movement
- Desktop and VR groups seeking shared social spaces
- Creators interested in building custom worlds, avatars, or interactive systems
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a structured campaign, fixed objectives, or a defined progression path
- Players who want tightly authored content rather than community-made environments and social sandbox play
- Players without interest in creating, sharing, or exploring user-made content
Our take on Lavender
The broad promise of unrestricted creation sits alongside a specific toolset: avatar customization, scripting, web content management, and interface editing. The experience centers on social play and creator tools rather than an authored campaign.
What is Lavender?
Lavender is a social sandbox focused on user expression and shared creation.
VR and desktop players can join the same servers. Players can customize avatars with outfits, physical features, gestures, eye tracking, lip sync, and visemes. The game supports user-made worlds and avatars, plus a web-based content management system for uploading and tracking creations. Creators can use scripting tools and an API to build interactive contraptions and environments. The SDK supports content creation, while HTML, CSS, and JavaScript can be used to customize game interfaces. Physical movement includes climbing, swimming underwater, and zero-gravity experiences. The game supports servers ranging from a few players to hundreds.
How Lavender plays
- 01Shared VR Desktop Play
- Virtual-reality and desktop users can occupy the same multiplayer server.
- 02Expressive Avatar Tools
- Avatar customization includes outfits, gestures, body physics, eye tracking, lip sync, and visemes.
- 03Custom World Creation
- Users can upload their own environments and avatars with few limits on expression.
- 04Web Content Management
- A browser-based system handles content uploads and lets users track their creations.
- 05Creator Scripting Tools
- An API and scripting framework support interactive contraptions and unusual player-made worlds.
- 06HTML Interface Editing
- Game interfaces can be built and modified with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- 07Physical Movement
- Movement systems cover activities such as climbing, swimming underwater, and moving in zero gravity.
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Lavender: platforms & release
Is Lavender worth it?
It is worth it if: VR players who want expressive avatars and physical movement. Skip it if: players looking for a structured campaign, fixed objectives, or a defined progression path.
Where can I download Lavender?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Lavender's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Lavender on?
Windows and Linux.
