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HOST

Also known as HOST, h, host

When your spacecraft crashes on an unknown planet, you navigate your way through its dark and puzzling corridors. Using only your hands and your wits, will you discover your parasitic power before it's too late?

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24 May 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 05 Feb 2023

Phase Three Development Has Begun

Excited to let you all know that I've begun developing Phase Three. This phase will be the final installment, and will complete the experience. You can expect it to be as short as Phase One with an immersive finale puzz…

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October 2022
Go deeper. Discover your parasitic power with more roomscale immersion and head-scratching challenges. The infection begins now.Patch notes14 Oct 2022
September 2022
Go deeper into the HOST and discover your parasitic purpose– with more roomscale immersion and head-scratching challenges. Stay up to date Set a reminder to experience it on release day Visit host-vr.com and sign up for…1 changeCompatibilityPatch notes18 Sept 2022
June 2022
Phase Two Coming Very Soon!Hi, everyone! I hope there is still a community of people out there anxious to try the next phase. I'm in the final weeks of playtesting with friends and it's pretty much ready to go (I could use some beta testers, thou…Announcement1 changeCompatibility24 Jun 2022
April 2020
Patch for Rift S and IndexSorry to be anticlimactic but I wanted to get a small update out there that supports the Index + Rift S controllers (the hands were swapped around).Announcement10 Apr 2020
June 2019
Halfway through Phase TwoHey, players. I've still been super deep into creating Phase Two, and work on it almost every night / weekend. I've reached the halfway point! It's going to be even longer than Phase One and I'm pretty excited to share…Announcement2 changesGameplayCompatibility16 Jun 2019
December 2018
Phase Two UpdatesFirst of all, thank you so much to those who have purchased / played Phase One. I took a big risk in taking on this project solo and plan on seeing it to the end. I've received way more downloads than I could've ever ex…Announcement02 Dec 2018
August 2018
Now for Oculus RiftHOST is now supported for the Oculus Rift. The Guardian system is a bit bright and distracting, though. I strongly recommend that you disable the walls to your Guardian system for the most immersive experience. Good luc…Announcement30 Aug 2018
July 2018
Oculus Support Coming Soon!I'm officially working on adding Oculus support! Because of the 2m x 3m play area requirement you might need a third sensor. Anyone out there have it working well on an Oculus already?Announcement08 Jul 2018
It's ALIVE!Chapter 1 has been released on Early Access! Get the 40% discount for this week! There's intentionally no menus, instructions or buttons you have to press on your controller. Use your intuition to figure it out! Good lu…Announcement01 Jul 2018
June 2018
Getting ready for a release!Super excited to release the first chapter of HOST. In the final stages of testing at the moment and planning to release on July 1st! Send me images of your playspace! Really curious how big people's spaces are.Announcement23 Jun 2018

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