Factsheet

Developer:
Rune Skovbo Johansen
Based in Turku, Finland

Release date:
Oct 14, 2021 (Steam), Apr 27, 2023 (Quest)

Platforms:
Meta Quest 2 and 3
Steam

Website:
eyeofthetemple.com

Regular Price:

USD$19.99

Description

Explore a vast and treacherous temple in the daring room-scale VR adventure Eye of the Temple. Keep your balance and your wits about you as you step between moving blocks, dodging hazardous traps and solving environmental puzzles with only your torch and whip in hand. As you explore the temple complex and its past, you might just uncover the mystery of the Eye and find yourself becoming part of its legend.

History

After positive reception of the 2016 VR game jam game Chrysalis Pyramid, Rune Skovbo Johansen decided to create a more ambitious spiritual successor. Keeping only the core mechanic of stepping from one moving block to another, development of Eye of the Temple began in the spring of 2016, with Johansen working on it on a part time basis.

A whole different aesthetic and environment was chosen for Eye of the Temple, focusing on the atmosphere of treacherous temples from classic action adventure films. After much research and development, a physically simulated whip was added as a new core mechanic in 2017.

At the end of 2020 Johansen quit his day job to pursue indie game development full-time, and Eye of the Temple was released on Steam on October 14, 2021 and on Meta Quest on April 27, 2023.

Features

  • Traverse a vast environment
    Eye of the Temple makes unique use of room-scale VR to deliver an experience of navigating an expansive space. Lose yourself in the depths of the temple without teleportation, artificial locomotion, or other distractions.
  • Use a fully physically simulated whip
    Wield your trusty whip to grab levers and defend yourself from threats. Before long, you’ll have mastered it as a reliable tool and effective weapon, smacking enemies left and right.
  • An experience played with your own body
    Step onto blocks, flick levers, stay on top of rolling cylinders, and dodge obstacles. Eye of the Temple is an exciting experience you’ll play not with controller buttons, but your body. It’s a physical game designed to be easily approachable regardless of whether you normally play video games.
  • Search for secret areas and treasures
    The Great Temple holds secrets that only the most observant would stand any chance of finding. Be on the lookout during your playthrough, or return to search the temple after finishing the game.
  • Unlockable speedrun challenges
    If you’re an extra daring adventurer, you can unlock speedrun challenges where you can build up incredible speed for a true test of your reflexes and temple-running prowess.

Videos

Eye of the Temple - Official Accolades Trailer (Meta Quest) YouTube

Eye of the Temple - Meta Quest 3 Update Trailer YouTube

Eye of the Temple - Official Launch Trailer (Meta Quest) YouTube

Eye of the Temple - Traversal Mechanic Explained YouTube

Eye of the Temple - Official Launch Trailer (PC VR) YouTube

Eye of the Temple - Speedrun Challenges Update Trailer YouTube


Images

download all screenshots & photos as .zip (65MB)
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06_TheAtrium.png
07_ShallowWatersView.png
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09_MinecartTrack.png
10_BootsStep.gif
11_SmashingPots.gif
12_Plank.gif
13_FranticRolling.gif
14_ElevationViewWithBird.gif
15_GatewayTrialsCombat.gif
16_Lava.gif
17_Minecart.gif
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download logo files as .zip (1MB)
logo
logo

Awards & Recognition

  • "Road to VR Excellence in Locomotion Design Award 2021" Road to VR’s 2021 Game of the Year Awards, 21 December, 2021
  • "Upload Essential" Eye of The Temple Review, 27 April, 2023


Selected Articles

  • "A Triumphant Room-Scale Adventure"
    - Harry Baker, UploadVR
  • "It's rare to jump into a new VR game and feel like it's something giddy and exciting that you haven't experienced before. Eye of the Temple is that game for me."
    - Andreas Salmen, Worthplaying
  • "The amount of intention that went into designing the entire game is actually pretty mindboggling."
    - Multiple authors, Road to VR

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Monetization Permission

Rune Skovbo Johansen allows for the contents of Eye of the Temple to be published through video broadcasting services for any commercial or non-commercial purposes. Monetization of videos created containing assets from Eye of the Temple is legally & explicitly allowed by Rune Skovbo Johansen. This permission can be found in writing at https://eyeofthetemple.com/press/sheet.php?p=eye_of_the_temple.


Meta Quest
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Steam
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About Rune Skovbo Johansen

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Rune Skovbo Johansen is a Danish independent game developer based in Turku, Finland. His work spans games and other interactive experiences, focused on tech, wonder and exploration.

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