Goliath: Playing with Reality

Narrative
4.3
1K ratings 237 reviews
release date
2021
September 9
game modes
• Singleplayer
player modes
• Standing • Sitting • Roomscale
compatibility
• Quest 1 • Quest 2/Pro • Quest 3/3S
storage 0.9 GB
Store Page
$4.99 ended Jun 30
$5.99

Through mind-bending animation, GOLIATH: PLAYING WITH REALITY explores the limits of reality and a true story of so-called ‘schizophrenia’ and the power of gaming communities. Echo (Tilda Swinton) guides you through the many realities of Goliath, a man who spent years isolated in psychiatric institutions but finds connection in multiplayer games. Combining heartfelt dialogue, mesmerising visuals and symbolic interactions, weave through multiple worlds to uncover Goliath’s poignant story.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best VR Work at the 78th Venice International Film Festival and nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Interactive Media Innovation category.

Created by the award-winning creative studio Anagram.

*Please note, you will be required to use your microphone during this experience.

**For users who have trouble leaving the room in the sequences on the arcade machine, please use the thumb-stick to move out the door. The door is not visible when seated.

UPDATE (SEPT 2024) 🚀

Impulse, Playing with Reality, the second instalment of the Playing with Reality collection and winner of Venice Achievement Prize at the 81st Venice International Film Festival (2024), is available on the Meta Quest store—search 'Impulse' or visit: https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/impulse-playing-with-reality/6468391126573976/

comfort Comfortable
age rating17+ Mature
websitegoliathvr.io
developerAnagram
publisherAnagram, Floréal
connectionInternet required for download
app version1.7.3
languagesEnglish

Reviews 237

DrWhoFan64 days ago

Ok-ish…

“Mediocre at best”.

Z0ra67 days ago

Emotional and Honest Documentary

I enjoyed the story. A lot of the bad reviews are people with short attention spans, didn’t read the app description, or just don’t have an ounce of empathy to care. If you’re unlike that, you might enjoy his story. The visuals are very nice and fit the documentary nicely.

BiggestMDfan87807 months ago

Won’t load

I tried deleting it restarting my headset and anything you can think of it just wouldn’t load

5 months ago

Hi @Puppynun878,
Sorry to hear you're having this issue! It could be due to a couple of reasons:
Make sure you have at least 1GB of free space on your device.
Check that microphone permissions are enabled for the app. Without this, it won’t load properly.
We recommend uninstalling and reinstalling the app to ensure permissions are set correctly. When reinstalling, be sure to grant microphone access when prompted.
If you’re still having trouble, feel free to reach out to us at hello@goliathvr.io.
Thanks!

Lord Power8 months ago
7

Interesting

It's for who it's for

Jaime Castaneda10 months ago
1

Great!

Not that long but great visuals, story and development

8 months ago

Thank you @jacavi23!

Ruby is winion141 year ago
20

Beautiful

Made me cry several times. The people writing 1 stars saying that this documentary sucks are insane and are probably schizo themselves.

8 months ago

@JarroKing13 - Thank you so much for sharing how deeply Goliath moved you---it's incredibly touching to know it resonated with you on such a personal level.

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