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Hello Cruel World
Adventure

Hello Cruel World

by Akupara Games · Released August 1, 2024
★★★★★3.819 reviews
⚡ Quest 3S · Quest 3 · Quest 2
ComfortIntense
ModesSingle User
Size3.2 GB
In-app purchasesNone
LanguagesEnglish

About this game

In this VR horror puzzle game, it’s just another day of you, your trusty stream chat, and a young woman trapped in an experimental torture-test to see when she’ll break. Can you save her?

It was supposed to be simple. The Crab ’n Grab, a trashy seafood restaurant a thousand miles from the sea. But your chat kept telling you to take a look. That something more is brewing underneath the surface. That there’s something ""there"" there. And after all, isn’t it your job to dive headfirst into danger? Isn’t that the thrill?

How thrilling do you find the skittering of ticker-taps of robotic legs on concrete? What about the voice coming over the loudspeaker? Who’s keeping her prisoner? Why are they testing you? They’ve got livewire electrical shortages in Sector One, the rotten remains of the holding cells in Sector Three, and all those finnicky, experimental gadgets stored in Sector Four. Your chat seems to want you to keep pushing your limits and you’ll have to if you want to be a hero. Do you?

Hello Cruel World puts your ingenuity to the test. Think fast, think on your feet, and think outside the box. Designed from the ground up to take advantage of VR’s interactive capability, Hello Cruel World asks you: just how far are you willing to go to sate the curious thrill spurring you on?

What players say

3.8 from 19 ratings on the Meta Quest Store

Finally !!!! Been waiting for months

Looks fantastic, finally a great horror escape search and rescue puzzle game. Rarely a new game ever offers all this, excited more to come later. Wow just wow loving it, wish there were more suspenseful exploring sci-fi games like this. I'm milking it slowly as it's full of mysteries…

greg.boswell.79Aug 202416 found this helpful

Great, from non puzzle player/cool story

At first it was kinda hard for me to get into the game. And I was thinking maybe I shouldn’t have gotten this. BUT once you get far enough you start to learn the story and once I learned the purpose of the “facility” if you will, I was hooked and wanted to keep going and learn more. And I…

AAP07BALTEUSOct 20249 found this helpful
Mixed review

Repetitive, can’t finish

I don’t like games where you just have to complete the same kind of puzzle over and over again and that’s what this game is. I like the graphics but the repetition gets old. I’m in the 3rd sector and need to open generator b door. I’ve got sound going to the speaker with the correct…

RileyOceanMar 20261 found this helpful
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Release date
August 1, 2024
Genre
Adventure
Category
GAMES
Modes
Single User
Play area
–
Comfort
Intense
Age rating
Mature 17+
Headsets
Quest 3S, Quest 3, Quest 2
Controllers
Gamepad
Hand tracking
–
Languages
English
Internet
Not required
Ratings
★ 3.8 (19 reviews)
Download size
3.2 GB
Version
1.3.2
In-app purchases
No
In-app ads
No
Giftable
✓ Yes
Content
Violence, Blood and Gore, Language

Price history

Went on sale 2 times since Jul 12. Lowest ever: $11.99 (40% off).

-40%Sep 4-17AugSepOct$19.99$11.99Jul 12Today-40%-30%AugSepOct$19.99$11.99
  • Regular price$19.99
  • Sep 4-17$11.99 (-40%)
  • Sep 22-29$13.99 (-30%)

Shaded areas show official Meta sales. Tracked since Jul 12, 2026. Prices in USD.

Went on sale 2 times since Jul 12. Lowest ever: €10.79 (40% off).

-40%Sep 3-17AugSepOct€17.99€10.79Jul 12Today-40%-28%AugSepOct€17.99€10.79
  • Regular price€17.99
  • Sep 3-17€10.79 (-40%)
  • Sep 22-29€12.99 (-28%)

Shaded areas show official Meta sales. Tracked since Jul 12, 2026. Prices in EUR.

Went on sale 2 times since Jul 12. Lowest ever: £9.59 (40% off).

-40%Sep 3-17AugSepOct£15.99£9.59Jul 12Today-40%-31%AugSepOct£15.99£9.59
  • Regular price£15.99
  • Sep 3-17£9.59 (-40%)
  • Sep 22-29£10.99 (-31%)

Shaded areas show official Meta sales. Tracked since Jul 12, 2026. Prices in GBP.

Went on sale 2 times since Jul 12. Lowest ever: ¥1,860 (40% off).

-40%Sep 3-17AugSepOct¥3,100¥1,860Jul 12Today-40%-29%AugSepOct¥3,100¥1,860
  • Regular price¥3,100
  • Sep 3-17¥1,860 (-40%)
  • Sep 22-29¥2,200 (-29%)

Shaded areas show official Meta sales. Tracked since Jul 12, 2026. Prices in JPY.

Went on sale 2 times since Jul 12. Lowest ever: CA$16.19 (40% off).

-40%Sep 3-17AugSepOctCA$26.99CA$16.19Jul 12Today-40%-30%AugSepOctCA$26.99CA$16.19
  • Regular priceCA$26.99
  • Sep 3-17CA$16.19 (-40%)
  • Sep 22-29CA$18.99 (-30%)

Shaded areas show official Meta sales. Tracked since Jul 12, 2026. Prices in CAD.

Frequently asked questions

Hello Cruel World costs $19.99€17.99£15.99¥3,100CA$26.99 on the Meta Horizon Store. The lowest price we've tracked is $11.99, on Sep 4, 2026.

Not at the moment. It was last discounted on Sep 22, 2026, down to $13.99. Store sales come around regularly, and every new discount appears on our deals page the moment it goes live.

Hello Cruel World officially supports: Quest 3S, Quest 3, Quest 2. Headset support is set by the developer, as listed on the official store.

Hello Cruel World is a single-player experience (single user).

Hello Cruel World is rated Intense: significant artificial movement, best enjoyed with solid VR legs.

Hello Cruel World is rated Mature 17+ on the official Meta store. Age ratings matter especially for online multiplayer titles, where voice chat is open.

Hello Cruel World holds a 3.8 / 5 average from 19 player ratings on the official Meta store, still a small sample, so read it as an early signal.

Hello Cruel World was released on August 1, 2024, published by Akupara Games.