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WebbVR: The James Webb Space Telescope Virtual Experience

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App ID 891960
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Space Telescope Science Institute
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28980092
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 12:07:39 UTC ()
Release Date 31 October 2018 – 20:17:51 UTC ()
❓ 78.76%
69 reviews
0
In-Game

Join the James Webb Space Telescope in orbit beyond the Moon and explore the universe from its perspective. Planetary systems are born, galaxies form, and stars emerge from within colorful nebulas—all before your eyes.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Space Telescope Science Institute
metacritic_name WebbVR: The James Webb Space Telescope Virtual Experience
ReleaseState released
Publisher Space Telescope Science Institute
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 31 October 2018 – 20:17:51 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
OpenVrSupport Yes
ControllerVr
steamvr1
oculus1
PlayAreaVr
seated1
standing1
roomscale ↴
width2
depth1.5
360_required0
vrheadsetstreaming Yes
onlyvrsupport Yes
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Casual (4), Free to Play (37), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 31 October 2018 – 20:17:51 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 3 October 2022 – 16:49:16 UTC () (1664815756)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
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logo_position ↴
pinned_positionBottomLeft
width_pct53.583206011877195
height_pct100
Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 89
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, OculusXRPlugin SDK, OpenVR SDK, UnityBurst SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Steam Deck does not support VR games
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unknown
  • test_timestamp: 8 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: No build
  • configuration:
    supported_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
Germany
First seen on SteamDB 26 June 2018 – 16:30:12 UTC (), in changelist #4679237

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes

Tags

🆓 Free to Play 😌 Casual 🖥️ Simulation 🥽 VR 🌠 Space 🚀 Space Sim 🗺 Exploration 🔋 Physics

Categories

Single-player Captions available Profile Features Limited

Hardware Categories

Tracked Controller Support VR Only

Assets

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small_capsule
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header_image
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library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
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image2x/englishlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/englishlogo.png
image2x/englishlogo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_positionBottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct53.583206011877195
logo_position/height_pct100
Assets
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headerheader.jpg
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library_capsulelibrary_600x900.jpg
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page_background_pathapp/891960
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timestamp5 October 2022 – 17:13:40 UTC
Trailers
256722287 ↴
trailer_nameWebbVR-Trailer1
trailer_category0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4256722287/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm256722287/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4256722287/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm256722287/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4256722287/microtrailer.mp4
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all_agestrue
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timestamp1664990009

Launch Options

0. Unnamed launch option
Executable WebbVR.exe
Launch Type Launch in Steam VR Mode
Operating System   windows

Configuration

Key Value
installdir WebbVR The James Webb Space Telescope Virtual Experience
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