Kayak VR: Mirage
By Better Than Life
Steam data
Everything Steam lists for Kayak VR: Mirage · record updated 10 hours ago
Overview
App info
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- Better Than Life
- Publisher
- Better Than Life
- Steam profile
- Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
- Website
- kayakvr.com
Platforms
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
Features
9Patches
Patch notes
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May 27, 2025 v2.2.2: Prepare for upcoming DLC and minor bugs
We just released a new patch for the game! This one mostly addresses some issues introduced by our multiplayer patch. Users who were missing the beach ball as well as those who were missing the ability to turn off the camera moving with th…
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Jul 2, 2024 v2.0.3: Minor bugs
Kayak VR: Mirage Fixed friends not showing up on leaderboards properly Fixed text-encoding of game, vehicle and location parameters of telemetry output Soča Valley Fix eagle sounds playing too often and too loud
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Jun 21, 2024 v2.0.2: Multiplayer announcement, soca valley hotfixes, telemetry support
It’s been about a week since we launched our first DLC: Soča Valley. Overall it seems like people are enjoying the rapids and a new huge environment! Special shoutout to all of you who’ve shared your feedback on Discord, Steam etc. However…
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Feb 22, 2023 v1.3: Controller-free tour mode, better stick mode tracking and exposure slider
Kayak VR: Mirage is now live on PS VR2! It’s a great version of the game with features exclusive to the PSVR2 such as specially designed haptics and foveated rendering. While working on the PSVR2 version we made plenty of tweaks to the gam…
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Sep 28, 2022 v1.1.1: 8k textures in King’s Canyon and a crash reporter
It’s been a while since our last update but we are most certainly not dead! Although, admittedly after our first patch to stabilize the game we’ve taken a little time to breathe. We have a small update this time, mostly focused on future p…
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Aug 4, 2022 v1.1: Dreaming of a full water polo mode and a lot of quality of life fixes
We've just made our first significant update, and although it's mostly a laundry list of small tweaks and bugfixes we wanted to put something fun in there too. That's why we added this inflatable goal that you can unlock. Once we add real-…
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Jul 18, 2022 v1.0.1: Professional translations for Chinese, Korean and Japanese
We just pushed our first very small patch which mainly fixes some mistakes in translation and some visuals in the Costa Rica level. Don't worry, we'll be tackling many more of the bugs and feedback we've gotten over the past few days in fu…
Builds
2| Build | Branch | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 19061694 | beta | Jul 1, 2025 |
| 19061694 | public | Jul 1, 2025 |
Packages & DLC
DLCs
2Depots
Depots
5| ID | Name | Systems | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228988 | — shared from 228980 | Windows | — | — | — |
| 228990 | — shared from 228980 | Windows | — | — | — |
| 1683341 | — | All | 16.03 GB | 15.67 GB | 2256270289156975069 |
| 2926750 | — DLC 2926750 | All | 6.44 GB | 6.33 GB | 2466645859709230756 |
| 3437140 | — DLC 3437140 | All | 4.89 GB | 4.85 GB | 3061911037480614743 |
Branches
2| Branch | Build | Updated | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 19061694 | Jul 1, 2025 | Open |
| beta Public beta branch | 19061694 | Jul 1, 2025 | Open |
Configuration
Install foldersteamapps/common/Kayak VR
Launch options
1| Executable | Arguments | Systems | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayak_VR.exe | Windows · 64-bit |
Cloud saves
| Root | Path | Pattern | Systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| WinAppDataLocal | Kayak_VR/Saved/SaveGames | *.sav | Windows |
Achievements
Global unlock rate
share of players who have it-
Welcome to the jungle
Discover the Jungle
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World Class Kayak Academy
Complete all lessons
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Find Willy
Spot an orca
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Speed Demon
Reach 40 km/h
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Antarctic Expedition
Spot the expedition camp
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Landlubber
Kayak for 5km in total
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Sleep with the fishes
Stay underwater for one minute
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Astronaut
Get serious airtime with your Kayak
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Thalassophobia
Overcome your thalassophobia
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Totally dude!
Spot a turtle
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WWII Plane
Spot the WWII plane
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Das Boot
Spot the submarine
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A lost little turtle
Get the inflatable turtle to its family
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Can't touch this
Complete a track without penalty
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Aurora Australis
Spend some time under the Aurora Australis
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A lost toucan
Get the inflatable toucan to the other side of the canyon
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Moby Dick
Spot a whale
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Kabourophobia
Overcome your kabourophobia
All 30 achievements
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Ophidiophobia
Overcome your ophidiophobia
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A lost little whale
Get the inflatable whale to the open water
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Galeophobia
Overcome your galeophobia
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Rider on the Storm
Get a medal on one of Norway's tracks in the storm
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A lost little orca
Get the inflatable orca to the open water
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You're a wizard
Perform a magic trick
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Day Trip
Get a bronze medal or better on the Day Trip track in Costa Rica
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Seasalted
Kayak for 50km in total
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Amnemonemomne
Spot a clownfish
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Breathtaking
Get a silver medal or better on the Endurance track in Antarctica
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Sea Veteran
Kayak for 100km in total
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King of King's Canyon
Become the King of King's Canyon by getting a gold medal on the Olympic track
News
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Jun 24, 2025 · Community Announcements Yucatán DLC (including whitewater) for Kayak VR is available now!
We’re back with a new environment! This time we’ve taken inspiration from Yucatán in Mexico so you’ll get to kayak through mysterious caves and lush cenotes guided by your head-mounted flashlight. Pa…
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Sep 17, 2024 · Community Announcements Realtime multiplayer for Kayak VR: Mirage is now live!
Development on it started over a year ago and as it turns out, making a VR game with a character, holding a paddle, in a kayak, all physics based, work in multiplayer is no joke. However we think it'…
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Jun 26, 2024 · Community Announcements Soča Valley DLC (including whitewater) for Kayak VR is available now!
We’re thrilled to share our fifth location: the Soča Valley in Slovenia! We’ve listened to your feedback and included whitewater rapids which are a blast to navigate through. And for the folks who co…
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Nov 27, 2023 · Community Announcements Our free Christmas make-over of Kings Canyon is back and available now!
It’s nearly Christmas time again and our holiday themed make-over of Kings Canyon is back! Whether this is your first time getting to play it, or if it's familiar to you, we hope you enjoy :) It woul…
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Dec 22, 2022 · Community Announcements A little Christmas gift from us at Kayak VR! 🎄✨
We’ve always been suckers for Christmas themed content in games so we wanted to give our Australia environment a Christmas make-over. Players who were a part of our beta a year ago might remember thi…
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Nov 23, 2022 · Community Announcements Nominate Kayak VR: Mirage for VR Game of the Year!
If you enjoyed the game it would be amazing if you’d consider voting for us in the VR Game of the Year category! We’re up against some big boys but everyone loves a good underdog story, right? If it …
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