Kayak VR: Mirage

 PlayStation 5
User Score
5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 32
  3. Negative: 15 out of 32

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  1. JDoGinc
    Apr 16, 2023
    6
    As others have said, pretty much just a tech demo. I really wanted to believe but can’t see playing this more than an hour. $30 dollars ain’t much, but it’s more then I should have spent on it.
  2. ulises1
    Mar 18, 2023
    7
    Gran ambientación y buenos gráficos, pero hay poco escenarios. Es más experiencia que juego y además, es el juego de psvr2 que más me marea, no aguanto más de media hora.
  3. Jakeroly
    Mar 7, 2023
    7
    It's a decent game. There are only 4 areas, which are all small, that I can fully explore in about 5-15 minutes in free roam. I cannot choose where I can start kayaking in that mode; the game places me in the same preset spot for that particular area. There is a racing mode, where I compete against 'ghost' players (this game does not have real-time multiplayer) somewhere on theIt's a decent game. There are only 4 areas, which are all small, that I can fully explore in about 5-15 minutes in free roam. I cannot choose where I can start kayaking in that mode; the game places me in the same preset spot for that particular area. There is a racing mode, where I compete against 'ghost' players (this game does not have real-time multiplayer) somewhere on the leaderboards.

    This game looks absolutely gorgeous. The water physics reacts realistically to my kayak and my paddle. Honestly, VR is best played when there are many interactions, not by how good the game looks, but I'll give this game some credit in this regard. However, I can witness all the content in this game in an hour, and then I get bored as there is nothing else to do other than racing, collecting trophies, and maybe rediscovering interesting details, such as the giant whale diving outwards in the Antarctica area and poking the snake in the Australia area. The developers stated on their roadmap that they will add real-time multiplayer and an open world, so hopefully, the game will have significantly more things to do.

    I liked the soundtrack. Very atmospheric and calming in free roam, and fits well with racing.

    Due to how little content this is, it is difficult to recommend this game to many people. You will have that inital "wow" factor, but then quickly realize how small this game is. For that, this game is a 7/10 (for now). I'll improve this rating when the game gets updated with more things to do.    … Expand

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#70 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2023

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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Video Chums
    Jun 16, 2023
    60
    It's beautiful, relaxing, and a wonderful game to show off PlayStation VR2 with but Kayak VR: Mirage is ultimately a very basic experience.
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  2. MeuPlayStation
    Mar 15, 2023
    75
    Kayak VR: Mirage is beautiful. A visually stunning experience that showcases how immersive the PlayStation VR2 can be. It's so good that the only issue is that it's too short. And also the competitive gameplay is really tough to master, but the free roam around the scenarios is one of the best virtual reality contents that are available right now.
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  3. Gaming Nexus
    Mar 9, 2023
    70
    Beautiful locales and a valiant attempt at gamifying kayaking can’t mask the fact that Kayak VR: Mirage will be rough water for some players.
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