Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Stranger Things VR on Meta Quest 3: Tender Claws puts you inside Vecna in an interactive psychological prequel.
Clever mechanics, great voice work, and far less gameplay than the trailer promised.
Stranger Things VR is Tender Claws' interactive psychological adventure on Meta Quest 3, casting you as Vecna through a prequel that overlaps with all four TV seasons. The corruption-vine movement and telekinetic combat have real promise, but the experience leans hard on narrative vignettes and sheds its gameplay as it goes. We look at why fans of the show get the most from it, why newcomers will be lost, and why two shoehorned mixed-reality chapters actively hurt the score.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:04 Concept
02:06 Gameplay
03:39 Narrative Issues
05:40 We Don't Always Need MR
06:44 Audiovisual Presentation
08:01 Conclusion
Game: Stranger Things VR
Developer: Tender Claws
Released: 2024
Platforms tested: Meta Quest 3
Price: $29.99
Get the game:
• Meta Quest Store: meta.com/experiences/7803243026376133
Review copy provided by the developer. 6DOF Reviews accepts review copies, never takes money, never promises coverage, and never trades favors. Honest take, no strings.
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Meta Quest 3 (256GB)
The Quest 3 is the headset we reviewed Stranger Things VR on. Our default Quest pick.
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BOBOVR S3 Pro Battery Combo
Halo strap with hot-swap battery, which makes the three-and-a-half-hour runtime a one-sitting affair.
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AMVR Controller Grips for Quest 3
Silicone grips and knuckle straps, for telekinesis gestures that would otherwise loosen the grip.
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Stranger Things VR on Meta Quest 3: Tender Claws puts you inside Vecna in an interactive psychological prequel.
Clever mechanics, great voice work, and far less gameplay than the trailer promised.
Stranger Things VR is Tender Claws' interactive psychological adventure on Meta Quest 3, casting you as Vecna through a prequel that overlaps with all four TV seasons. The corruption-vine movement and telekinetic combat have real promise, but the experience leans hard on narrative vignettes and sheds its gameplay as it goes. We look at why fans of the show get the most from it, why newcomers will be lost, and why two shoehorned mixed-reality chapters actively hurt the score.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:04 Concept
02:06 Gameplay
03:39 Narrative Issues
05:40 We Don't Always Need MR
06:44 Audiovisual Presentation
08:01 Conclusion
Game: Stranger Things VR
Developer: Tender Claws
Released: 2024
Platforms tested: Meta Quest 3
Price: $29.99
Get the game:
• Meta Quest Store: meta.com/experiences/7803243026376133
Review copy provided by the developer. 6DOF Reviews accepts review copies, never takes money, never promises coverage, and never trades favors. Honest take, no strings.
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL
If you buy any of the below through our links, Amazon gives us a cut at no cost to you. Even unrelated purchases from the same visit count.
Meta Quest 3 (256GB)
The Quest 3 is the headset we reviewed Stranger Things VR on. Our default Quest pick.
amzn.to/48JKU9n
BOBOVR S3 Pro Battery Combo
Halo strap with hot-swap battery, which makes the three-and-a-half-hour runtime a one-sitting affair.
amzn.to/4dzu52f
AMVR Controller Grips for Quest 3
Silicone grips and knuckle straps, for telekinesis gestures that would otherwise loosen the grip.
amzn.to/47U10x4
Follow 6DOF Reviews:
Web: 6dofreviews.com
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#VRGaming #MetaQuest3 #StrangerThingsVR
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