Into the Radius 2
Into the Radius 2
Game
Game2020
Into the Radius VR
Developer CM IMMERSIVE
Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment. From the Steam store page
216 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Lemmy, Bluesky) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
183 positive · 22 negative
95% range 84–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 183 | 22 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
8,351 of 8,908 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
89% recommend · 175 yes, 22 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 197 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (10,584 of 11,321 positive).
Players widely praise Into the Radius VR as one of the best VR games, with immersive atmosphere and gunplay. [1][2][3][4] Some reviewers note the game has jank, bugs, and balance issues that can detract from the experience. [5][6][7][8] Several players compare it favorably to the STALKER series and Half-Life: Alyx. [9][10][4][11]
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Representative posts
- [14]
This game is such a shame, incredible atmosphere and visuals, and some really fantastic setpieces. All bogged down into a bad experience by endless amounts of jank. Balance feels like it was a afterthought, enemies deal insane damage on the normal difficulty where as you have to shoot them far more. Your hands are constantly covered in vasaline, so you just drop things constantly, and it's very easy to not notice …
- [1]
- very smart AI using real life military tactics on my terrified ass - random ass noises occur which scare me - just in general makes me piss myself with fear from 6 foot tall teleporting lullaby singing demons - 10/10 my favourite game
- [2]
So this is the first VR game I've boughtsince getting into VR and I'm now worried no other VR game will live up to the bar this game has set (save HL:Alyx). ITR is a very immersive VR experience, with intense gun fights, realistic weapons, great survival mechanics and an awesome gameplay loop. While it's not the most unique or original setting, it puts a nice spin on the established distopian post apocalyptic theme …
- [11]
"DEAR GOD THE HORROR" Into the Radius is a one-of-a-kind VR survival game. It's rough, it's mysterious, it makes you have a full-blown panic attack in the middle of a mission. It's kind of perfect, in it's unique and STALKER-inspired way. Pros: - Unique environment and atmosphere. ITR has 5 different zones to explore and loot (and probably die too). Each one is different than the last. The loneliness and desperation …
- [12]
This is peak VR. Absolutely quintessential. Everything feels natural, movement and grabbing is fluid, everything is dialled in with a high level of polish, it just works flawlessly. I can honestly say that is this one of the few VR titles that doesn't have any "VR jank" to it, as I stated, this indeed highly polished. The gunplay is exceptional, it is truly the best gunplay out of any VR game I have played. Into the …
Summarised from 34 of the 208 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Into the Radius VR sits at 89% positive across 205 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 216 · most liked firstWeekend PC Game Deals: Dino and robot specials, sandbox bundles, and more. Big Deals - Street Fighter 6 – $39.59 on Steam - Lords of the Fallen – $35.99 on Steam - Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord – $29.99 on Steam - Warhammer 40,000: Darktide – $25.99 on Steam - RoboCop: Rogue City – $24.57 on Gamebillet - The Invincible – $22.49 on Steam - The Talos Principle 2 – $22.49 on Steam - Voidtrain – $22.49 on Steam - DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT – $21.24 on Steam - Roboquest – $19.99 on Steam - Atlas…
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neutral · AI labelView post →- very smart AI using real life military tactics on my terrified ass - random ass noises occur which scare me - just in general makes me piss myself with fear from 6 foot tall teleporting lullaby singing demons - 10/10 my favourite game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(Game played on Quest 3 with Virtual Desktop) (Which is why my playtime is so low, for some reason launching ITR on Virtual Desktop doesn't tell Steam that it's running, so even though I've beaten an Ironman run of the game Steam only recognized like an hour of playtime) ITR1 is a great game, front to back it's a solid experience. It's also been a very unique one because I fully beat ITR2 twice before trying out ITR1. A ton of the comments for ITR2 say the same thing, it's great but 1 was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →>I grab every weapon I need >I go Into The Radius >I get into my first firefight of the day >Realize I left everything back at base >Die's to a sniper 9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Black men running, teleporting and shooting you, great game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So this is the first VR game I've boughtsince getting into VR and I'm now worried no other VR game will live up to the bar this game has set (save HL:Alyx). ITR is a very immersive VR experience, with intense gun fights, realistic weapons, great survival mechanics and an awesome gameplay loop. While it's not the most unique or original setting, it puts a nice spin on the established distopian post apocalyptic theme and brings it to life well enough to be believable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a great game, despite how clunky it is at times and the awful balance (sliders...), it gives you time to think about life while playing, and its just enjoyable... at least if you like survival games of the type It also runs pretty fine on my system, a little laggy at times, maybe it's my memory.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best VR games I've ever experienced. This is a scary game, and I usually really don't like scary games, but once you figure out how things work it has some of the best vr systems I've ever seen. Really wish I could see gun mechanics like this in every other VR game that uses guns.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Might sound ironic, but what convinced me to go back and review this game was its second iteration. Into the Radius is, in retrospect, a fairly simple game, with little enemy variety and somewhat bland, same-ish looking locations/maps. While this might not sound too great, the little it does, intentional or not, it does perfectly. Progression feels rewarding, difficulty feels just right (You can fine-tune a lot of aspects if you wish to) atmosphere feels unique. While it is hard to not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm only 5 hours in, but this game is friggin amazing. I don't think VR is really worth recommending to most people, it's too expensive and it's not taking off like it should be, but this is one of those games that makes you realize just how good it COULD be if more developers with a passion invested in it. There are only three games I've actually tried in the six months I've had my headset. HL: Alyx, Walking Dead S&S, and this, and this is easily the one I enjoy the most. Alyx is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After HL Alyx, this is definitely the best VR shooter I've ever played. The level of immersion in this game is incredible, with an atmosphere heavily inspired by Stalker and a good story to guide you through this world. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game seems high quality, isnt exactly my type of game, but im still gonna recommend it because im sure others will enjoy it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played on the Valve Index. I was enjoying this for the most part, but the experience quickly got ruined due to poor choices in terms of the game's design: 1. Text on your journal is straight up unreadable, and text on the map can be nearly as bad. 2. Your hands will get caught on things in the environment. This never caused me any real problems but having your hands getting stuck on geometry gets annoying when the game also wants you to frequently interact with cramped spaces, e.g. drawers.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"DEAR GOD THE HORROR" Into the Radius is a one-of-a-kind VR survival game. It's rough, it's mysterious, it makes you have a full-blown panic attack in the middle of a mission. It's kind of perfect, in it's unique and STALKER-inspired way. Pros: - Unique environment and atmosphere. ITR has 5 different zones to explore and loot (and probably die too). Each one is different than the last. The loneliness and desperation feeling this game gave me is one no other game has ever given me. -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is such a shame, incredible atmosphere and visuals, and some really fantastic setpieces. All bogged down into a bad experience by endless amounts of jank. Balance feels like it was a afterthought, enemies deal insane damage on the normal difficulty where as you have to shoot them far more. Your hands are constantly covered in vasaline, so you just drop things constantly, and it's very easy to not notice and lose important gear such as weapons, quest objectives, and anything else you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this after playing ITR2 and I'm not trying to take anything away from this game, it's certainly an awesome game and a unique VR experience, but ITR2 improves just about everything that this game did. Just about the only thing that this game has over ITR2 is slightly more enemy variety. With that in mind, I have to recommend ITR2 over this game if you have neither of them and only want to try one of them. But if you've played ITR2 and want to give this game a try, as well,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best VR games I've played to date. I had a blast. Gunplay, exploration, inventory management etc. were all very fun. I had some audio related gripes and a few minor bugs and text typos here and there, but nothing that would detract from my enjoyment. Overall a nice experience, reminded me a lot of the Stalker games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I left my heart in Pechorsk
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just went on a 20 minute mission, then spent an hour on gun maintenance and tidying up my base. Can't wait to do it again tomorrow.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best VR survival horror games i've ever played.. Managing your equipment, doing runs to make money to strengthen your arsenal, mentally counting your ammo, physically having to reload- pure genius. The body slots are perfectly immersive if a bit jank when moving, and some of the paparazzi missions feel bugged to the point where I avoid them but outside of those few hiccups, I think Into the Radius is one of my favorite VR games of all time. Uses VR as a medium to make an experience…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →masterpiece, should be more popular in the vr world
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If i wanted misery, i would play Stalker Misery, not this npc-headshot-me-with-a-pm-100-yards-away simulator. The controls are clunky, missions are tedious.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like Games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. or METRO this is for you. A Dangerous zone, a Mysterious Story, Strange Shadowy Monsters, and butthart survival. All this combined with a damm well made immersion for a VR game that is not triple A. The Start is hard as you realy have to EARN the gear you need to survive, but one you get into it, its like a drug. You cant stop playing. PROTIP: Get a Powerbank for your Headset.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm barely into the next area and I am HOOKED! this is nearly everything you want in a VR S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game. I cannot wait to see the next one!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(CLOSED) [Steam VR] Into the Radius - Prepare to get spooked!!. Hey there folks! Time for another giveaway!! This week I'm giving out a copy of: **[Into the Radius VR](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1012790/Into_the_Radius_VR/)** If you haven't played it before, Into the Radius is a virtual reality survival game *HEAVILY* inspired by the STALKER series. The general idea is, you enter the nuclear reaction zone and you have to complete quests and collect resources while surviving the…
neutral · AI labelView post →It's not bad, but it's not good either: a solid 5/10. Economy: My main issue is that it's nearly impossible to progress. Near the end of the game, you're still getting paid 400 bucks (or whatever currency the game uses) to run to three different locations, kill 50+ enemies, grab three anomalies, and get back. Along the way you damage all your gear and spend around 5k on ammo and medical supplies, so you end up at a net loss. Your gun drops to 0 durability after 50 shots, and it costs about 2k…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ended up loving this game. played for 50+hrs, but just realized i missed mission 8 and beyond for some reason; thought i had completed the game? anyway, i had never played anything like this. so collecting all the magazines and different ammo, boxes, magazines and then customizing guns seemed crazy to me. and the world just sounds scary with night being absolutely terrifying. e.g. my first night a creeper jumped at me while i was looting a starting shed and i fumbled my gun, dropped a magazine,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To this day i have yet to find a VR game that is such a masterpiece with the Atmosphere, Storytelling, and Mechanics this Gem of a VR Game is a 10/10 i would recommend it to anyone looking for a replayable loot goblin game, with insane story telling and creepy atmosphere that will jump scare you! i come back and visit this game every so often for a breath of fresh air from the VR Slop titles out nowadays! If you are on the fence buy the game its so worth the money at any price point!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →genuinley one of the best VR games ever created
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best VR games ever made. Sometimes a little buggy, sometimes a little jank, but nevertheless an experience that is so fitted to VR that it should be considered as influential to the hobby as Half Life Alyx is. The gunplay and combat is perfect- just enough mechanical interaction to not make it overly complicated but still engaging. The atmosphere is on par with its inspiration, STALKER, and at points even more immersive. If there is one game, other than HL Alyx, that everyone…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is peak VR. Absolutely quintessential. Everything feels natural, movement and grabbing is fluid, everything is dialled in with a high level of polish, it just works flawlessly. I can honestly say that is this one of the few VR titles that doesn't have any "VR jank" to it, as I stated, this indeed highly polished. The gunplay is exceptional, it is truly the best gunplay out of any VR game I have played. Into the Radius has atmosphere in spades. The visuals and sound design work in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very good game probably the best vr game out if you enjoy apocalypse games or extraction shooters. ive had this game on every vr headset ive owned including quest 2 psvr2 and pcvr would 100% recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The atmosphere in this game is second to only HL: Alyx, but the latter doesn't have the capability to make you ♥♥♥♥ your pants as much as this one does. Its scary, but super rewarding when you make progression. A must play for anyone with a VR headset.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Game Bundle] Valiant VR Encore. $20: * VTOL VR * Contractors * HARD BULLET * Into the Radius VR * Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu * Takelings House Party * Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency * [COUPON] 25% Off Humble Choice (Only eligible to new subscribers.)
neutral · AI labelView post →Other Russki-Like Games. I recently stumbled upon a VR Metro fan game and was wondering if any of you knew any more similar games. I'm defining Russki-Like as being set in the general region or nearby post Soviet states, post apocalyptic, featuring anomalies and or mutants & bandits. -Metro, mainline games -Stalker, series -Into the Radius, VR -Paradox of Hope, VR (this is the Metro at home one) -Chernobylite Any I missed?
neutral · AI labelView post →This game would be so much better if the small things werent so finicky. I literally had to quit the game out of frustration trying to open a can of food and not being able to. The game would be so much fun otherwise
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →super buggy the dev just abandoned it for the sequel
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is a better stalker game then stalker 2
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game made me buy canned pineapple slices. 10/10 for reviving a fond childhood memory. 10/10 for what the inventory system could be. 7/10 for what it is. -10 for every time I dropped my pistol while trying to reload it. -50 for every time I tried to rack the slide and ended up holding it in my other hand. 8/10 overall, somehow.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite vr titles to date, still play it from time to time. Modding it is great too. A really fun single player experience with a great atmosphere.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loads of fun. If you like Stalker and have VR headset then this one is must buy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is in my opinion, a must play if you have VR. I have 34 hours in this game and still havent seen all there is to see. Whenever I get cravings to pick up VR again after stopping this is one of the ones I always try out again simply because its so immersive. The gun interaction and customization is what I enjoy the most. sounds crazy if it seems tedious to you looking at the promotional video but trust me, its great and actually gives you a reason to manage your funds and keep a good stock…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have more than 100 hours in this game (Quest Version) and bought it again to add it to my steam library. I am a big fan of Stalker 1 and 2 and honestly think that into the radius is a much better Stalker game than Stalke 2. Definetly the most immersive VR expirience. Can`t stop playing and looking forward to Part 2 when it reaches 1.0 and I`ve squeezed out every little bit of dopamine out of this game :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This sucks, any atmosphere the game may have is constantly ruined by the corny sounds of the enemies and during gameplay I've found that the combat feels rather shallow (other than the extensive managing of your weapons mid-fight), with enemy AI seemingly only having the goal and depth to focus on dealing you damage. I could barely even play this game due to it being made in Unreal Engine, which caused VERY poor performance and let me have the delightful sight of textures so low quality that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: - Great Atmosphere - Scary AF enemies, ESPECIALLY at night - Pleasant gunplay, with a "focus mode" for snipers which makes it possible to shoot without VR Gunstock - Very fun weapon maintenance, my favourite part of game actually XD - Actual survival, you can't just run n' gun (9hrs and I still need to either pick enemies or waste enormous ammounts of money for ammo to kill everything) - Progression feels really nice, not too slow not too fast. - Artifact hunting is fun - Nice…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →one of the all time classic VR games in my opinion, a must play for anyone who loves vr games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a very cool game. Lots of realism in the inventory management and weapon systems. I am refunding it because I am just not that interested in it personally, it's a little too slow paced for my instant-gratification addicted brain. But for those who like the slow grind and the heavy vibes, I highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Already played and finished this game on standalone, it’s even better on PCVR, graphics are spectacular, detail is amazing and the guns are great to use 10/10, play it if you love survival singleplayer extraction shooters that are in VR
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played about an hour of the first Into the Radius VR game and ended up with 3 flashlights strapped to my body. Not intentionally, but I guess that's solid survival tactics.
positive · AI labelView post →Top-notch VR game! I already completed the Meta Quest Store version about a year ago, and recently got the PCVR version in a bundle with ITR2, and I was really surprised by how different it feels and better it looks when it runs through PC, it's almost like a new game. I would probably play again if I had more time. Even with limited, optimized Quest graphics, it was an insane game experience. The immersion and game loop are among the best, definitely in my top 3 VR games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Painfully cumbersome inventory management, endlessly respawning enemies even at your location (as you're spending an eternity just arranging your ammo), bullet sponge enemy hordes combined with awful weapon and ammo management. The realism of weapon management looks fun initially but the game really makes it infuriating because of the bad pacing / constant enemies.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best VR horror FPS experience I have ever had, period. The atmospheric, sound and game design culminates to deliver one of the most powerful and unique immersive experiences in gaming. The aftermath of The Event has you piecing together the universe yourself through exploration, horrific phantoms and unique missions. Being a VR experience it has it's own pitfalls but they are completely overshadowed by it's charm, universe and soundscape alone. With an active modding community that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is too buggy to be enjoyable, spend your money on anything else. I tried to have fun and ignore the bugs but it gets to a point where missions become softlocked and are unable to be completed
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't think it's an awful game but the controls overall are extremely outdated and clunky. Snap turns have some weird delay between them making turning around a pain sometimes. If you can get past the controls it's a decent extraction style survival game just not really my kind of game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hands down the best VR game ever created for me, and I do not say that lightly. It was the first of it's kind and did near everything perfectly. The atmosphere is stunning and bleak in a beautiful way. This game even in vanilla had me go through some of if not THE my most terrifying experiences in any video game. It's a no brainer, give it a try you will not regret it. The only bad thing I have to say about the game is that it isn't very well optimized. Everything else is genuinely near…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story is quite a mess that's written quite poorly (feels like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. written by an 8th grader) with voice actors seemingly sounding either bored of the script, uncaring or completely overenthusiastic for the job the whole time, who keep going from Russian accents to English to American, in short, inconsistent (the ending is genuinely awful to sit through as well.) The gameplay is alright, the missions are mostly fetch quests and get redundant pretty fast, gunplay and customizations…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Immersive but janky. This game takes advantage of the added immersion of VR by adding little interactions like smoking, eating, and cleaning guns. That plus the desolate, dead atmosphere of the game really transport you into this game and it feels so much scarier. I like how they added sounds from the area's past; hearing a non existent train randomly while exploring makes you feel a little nervous. Exploring the desolate world of the game and looting is pretty fun, but it can get boring after…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good gam. haveing trouble finding yellow pictiure tape tho. but still, very good gam.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It runs very poorly, pretty much unplayable in many areas.
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