Stranger Things: Official Full-Body VR Experience Launches in VR Arcades
A few weeks before the premiere of the fifth season, the VR arcade chain Sandbox VR invites you to an immersive group experience in the Stranger Things universe.
"Stranger Things: Catalyst" tells its own story.
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In "Stranger Things: Catalyst," visitors step into the shoes of Dr. Brenner's test subjects. Trapped in the dark Hawkins National Laboratory, they explore the lab's corridors, the Rainbow Room, the Mirkwood forest, and the Upside Down together. The focus is on action: using telekinetic powers Ă la Eleven, you hurl objects, smash obstacles, and confront an overwhelming force of Demobats, Demodogs, and the Demogorgon. US actor Matthew Modine returns as Dr. Brenner, providing an authentic connection to the series, but only in English: the VR experience is not dubbed.
Sandbox VR is designed for group experiences for two to six people. The tracking system captures the body movements of visitors and transfers them into the virtual environment. Haptic vests and rifles enhance the feeling of immersion. Participants move freely within the space and see their fellow players as avatars.
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Sandbox VR operates over 60 locations worldwide, ten of which are in Germany. These include Berlin, Hamburg, and Mannheim. The newest German location opened in Nuremberg on October 10th, with the next ones to follow soon in Munich and Cologne. In the spring, the company surpassed the mark of 200 million US dollars in global ticket revenue and now records over 100,000 visitors per month.
Stranger Things: Final Season in Sight
"Stranger Things: Catalyst" is already the third collaboration with Netflix after "Squid Game Virtuals" and "Rebel Moon: The Descent." In addition to these three, there are seven other experiences, all developed by the in-house studio.
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The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is currently in the starting blocks. According to Netflix, the new episodes are to be released in three parts. The first part comprises four episodes, which will be released on November 27th. The second part with three individual episodes will follow on December 26th. The grand finale of the season is finally announced for January 1st, 2026. "Stranger Things: Catalyst" tells a new, standalone story.
According to the official website, where you can book tickets, an experience lasts around 40 minutes and costs between 30 and 45 Euros per person, depending on the number of participants. For VR home users, there is the somewhat older VR game "Stranger Things VR" for Meta Quest, Playstation VR2 and other VR headsets.
(wpl)
