SimulationFit check
Is Time Machine VR worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- VR players interested in prehistoric marine life who want an investigation-driven adventure
- Paleontology fans who prefer creature research and exploration over conventional combat
- Players who enjoy story-led science-fiction scenarios with revisitable levels
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a combat-focused game may find the tracking, scanning, and research structure too investigative
- Those wanting open-ended progression may find the experience organized around Story Mode levels and later revisits
- Players without VR equipment are not the intended audience
Our take on Time Machine VR
Its defining structure is a VR research mission: prehistoric creatures are examined with specialized tools, then the collected findings are returned to a Svalbard hub and added to the DinoDex.
What is Time Machine VR?
Explore Jurassic-era oceans as a time-travelling cadet investigating mosasaurs, livyatans, megalodons, and other ancient sea creatures.
Story Mode begins at a mission hub in Svalbard, Norway, where collected findings are uploaded to the DinoDex to reveal creature data and advance the investigation. Underwater missions use tools including a tracker, probe, scanner, bait, time control, echography, and behavior scans. The narrative connects a prehistoric virus, melting ice caps, and a present-day epidemic. After completing levels, Exploration Mode allows revisiting them and uncovering additional information about encountered species. The game includes VR motion controls, subtitles, Canadian French support, and an invert-Y control option.
How Time Machine VR plays
- 01Story investigation
- Follow a time-travel mission linking prehistoric discoveries with a present-day epidemic threatening humanity.
- 02DinoDex archive
- Return findings to the Svalbard hub to reveal information and unlock encountered creatures.
- 03Creature tracking tools
- Use equipment for locating, probing, scanning, baiting, examining, and recording ancient sea life.
- 04Exploration Mode
- Revisit finished levels to uncover further scientific information about previously encountered creatures.
- 05VR control options
- Motion controls include a tutorial, while settings provide subtitles, Canadian French, and inverted vertical aiming.
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Time Machine VR: platforms & release
Is Time Machine VR worth it?
It is worth it if: VR players interested in prehistoric marine life who want an investigation-driven adventure. Skip it if: players seeking a combat-focused game may find the tracking, scanning, and research structure too investigative.
Where can I download Time Machine VR?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Time Machine VR's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Time Machine VR on?
Windows only.
