At long last, we welcome you to the Burkhart family amusement park! It is now your turn to explore the Luna Park and discover the full extent of redirected-walking and locomotion techniques that The Amusement have in store for you. Watch the Youtube Trailer We hope you will enjoy your stay on the island. But most of all, Thank you Thanks to all of you who played the demo and supported the game.…
About the Author Eike is co-founder and "creative re-director" of Curvature Games, the Germany-based independent VR studio behind The Amusement. Eike has a PhD in computer science and did a lot of research on perception and locomotion in virtual reality before he founded Curvature Games. Besides his activities at Curvature Games, he is Professor at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences where h…
Today is the day, VR enjoyers! We finally announced a release date for The Amusement! April 16th, 2026 Keep that date in mind to finally uncover the mysteries buried under the rumbles in your family’s amusement park…
Great news, VR players! The Steam Next Fest is approaching and The Amusement offers you an exclusive demo! From February 23rd to March 2nd, you can get a glimpse of Samantha’s history. Visit her family’s abandoned amusement park, Walk throughout a maze, Climb a giant gnome, and discover the foundations of Samantha’s family complex relationship. We are so excited for you to discover our new VR g…
Hey everyone! As some of you already know, we've released a demo for The Amusement and you can already explore the mysterious and stylish Luna Park of Samantha's late father. We hope you're enjoying your time walking, climbing and... tinkering around. 😁 As the Steam Next Fest starts today, we've updated the Steam demo build with the following adjustments: · Added a vignette effect while climbi…
While The Amusement features plenty of puzzles and exploration, it is, above all, a narrative-driven experience. We wanted to tell a beautiful story that players could connect with and relate to as they follow Samantha through the park. We chose to focus closely on three main characters: Samantha and her parents. Her mother and father hold a central place in the story, as Samantha reflects on t…
If you read The Amusement Steam Page, which you surely did, right? Then you heard us mention redirected-walking. But what exactly is redirected-walking? Redirected-walking is a locomotion technique used in VR to translate the player's real steps into the virtual world. Usually in VR games, you don’t need to move a lot, apart from your arms, or you move by pointing the joy stick in the direction…
Hello everyone! Last week, we talked about the gameplay of The Amusement . We still have plenty to share on that topic, but today we’d like to focus on the game’s environments. You may have noticed (or at least we hope so!) that the game takes place in an abandoned amusement park. More specifically, we drew inspiration from the Luna Parks that emerged in the early 20th century. Some of them are…
Hello everyone! Today, we’d like to tell you a bit more about the gameplay of The Amusement , and especially about how players will interact with their environment. Interacting with the scenery is a core part of the experience. As she inspects this abandoned amusement park, Samantha will have to manipulate all kinds of objects and mechanisms: a postcard, a yo-yo, pipes, rails… In short, the par…
Hello everyone! We’re Curvature Games , and together with ARTE , it’s been one week since we officially announced The Amusement on Steam and Meta, hooray! If you missed the announcement, here’s your chance to catch up. The Amusement is a narrative VR game in which you play as Samantha Burkhart, a young woman sent by her mother to inspect the amusement park left behind by her late father, who va…
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