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Conscious Existence - A Journey Within

PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR • 2019

Should you play it?

You are gifted every moment with life's most precious achievement: A conscious mind, enabling you to sense and hold within, the universe's boundless beauty - a source of infinite inspiration that fuels your inner space. - C.E. is a linear, stereoscopic 360/VR-video short film experience.

What works

  • Stunning visuals and immersive audio
  • Deeply emotional and therapeutic experience
  • Highly recommended for relaxation and reflection
  • Excellent introduction to vr for new users
  • Developer responsiveness and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short duration (~12 minutes)
  • No interactivity or player agency
  • Some users dislike the voiceover narration
  • High system requirements and occasional technical issues
  • Lack of replayability features like scene selection or looping

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Ayahuasca

  • Caligo

  • Fantasynth One

  • ISLANDS: Non-Places

  • 女巫与六便士 the sibyl and sixpence

  • Rocket of Whispers: Prologue

More autonomous

Games that feels like Conscious Existence - A Journey Within but with more freedom over how you play

  • SpaceEngine

  • Nature Treks VR

  • Chroma Lab

  • Koral

  • The Path

  • Exo One: Prologue

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Conscious Existence - A Journey Within but with less of an idle filler feel

  • Toran

  • SHE WAS 98

  • Unroaded

  • The Forest Quartet

  • Hostil

  • Aurora: A Child's Journey

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Conscious Existence - A Journey Within: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Progression, Autonomy.

Last update: 21/08/2026