The Amusement

The Amusement is a narrative VR adventure in which you play as Samantha Burkhart, sent by her mother to inspect the amusement park her late father left behind. As you explore its attractions and solve puzzles, you uncover mysteries and fragments of Samantha’s childhood, shaped by her parents’ turbulent relationship and the death of her father, Hans, in the Great War.

The park and its memories

The abandoned park draws on the Luna Parks of the 1920s post-war period. Its attractions include a maze, the ruins of Atlantis and a roller coaster. Each offers Samantha a chance to recall parts of her childhood, as sorrow and nostalgia run through the story.

Explore in VR

The game uses redirected walking to translate your real-life steps into movement through the park. A 2-by-2-metre playspace lets you explore without controller-based movement; with a smaller playspace, you can use teleportation or smooth locomotion instead. You can also climb, swing and ride carts, from scaling heights to navigating a twisting labyrinth.

Solve the attractions

You search the park for clues by picking up and manipulating objects, solving puzzles and triggering mechanisms that open new paths. The puzzles are scattered throughout the attractions and rely on holistic thinking and object interaction.