A downloadable game

About Driftlight Bay

Driftlight Bay is a novel virtual reality (VR) relaxation game specifically developed as a gamified psychological intervention to alleviate mental fatigue and stress. Balancing immersive gaming with evidence-based digital therapeutics, the system translates rigorous clinical techniques into an autonomous, non-punitive cozy gameplay loop.

Core Features:

  • 4-7-8 Paced Respiration: Synchronize your breathing cycle with intuitive embodied physical stretches using full 6DoF tracking to promote parasympathetic dominance.


  • Gamified Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR): Press and release controller triggers to simulate physical muscle tension and relaxation, accelerating your virtual sanctuary's agricultural growth.


  • Personal Sanctuary Customization: Exchange harvested resources for virtual currency to decorate and customize your own predictive virtual home, explicitly targeting the psychological need for autonomy and environmental control.


  • Low-Saturation Aesthetics: Designed with soft, natural palettes based on Attention Restoration Theory to mitigate visual overload and cognitive friction.

Developed using Unity and fully optimized for standalone deployment on virtual reality platforms.

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Project.zip 70 MB

Install instructions

To install and play Driftlight Bay, please follow these steps:

  1. Download the compressed game package file (.zip) from this page.
  2. Extract the file contents using any standard decompression software on your PC.
  3. Connect your VR headset to your PC via your hardware provider's official streaming or link application.
  4. Launch SteamVR on your computer.
  5. Open the extracted game folder and run the executable application file (.exe) to start the experience.

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