For Immediate Release
JUNE 12, 2026
Nesebar, Bulgaria
There are a handful of VR showcases that the entire industry pays attention to. One of the biggest among them is UploadVR Showcase, which takes place twice a year. And today Dark Trip has been finally featured in its Summer Showcase lineup with the trailer of the just released update that has added Room 15 into the Meta’s Early Access version of the game.
This new chapter continues the story that began in the Ritual Express and Wicked Train Driver's Cab rooms, taking players even deeper into the mysteries surrounding the strange train and its passengers. This time, you will find yourself inside a moving railway carriage once used to transport Mediums between worlds. Behind the compartment doors lie forgotten memories, restless souls, and puzzles woven into the very nature of the journey itself. As the train races through the darkness, you will have to uncover its secrets and understand the purpose of those trapped aboard.
Will you be able to solve the mysteries of the train and free not only your own soul, but the souls of others from the endless cycle of life and rebirth?
Room 15 introduces a brand-new environment, new puzzles, additional story revelations, and another piece of the larger Dark Trip narrative that has been unfolding throughout Early Access.
We realized how important showcases are for VR game developers back in early 2025. Since then, we've been regularly submitting our projects to VR presentations, festivals, and industry events. Last winter, we submitted both Dark Trip and Vortex 9 VR to UploadVR Showcase. However, both applications were rejected at the final stage of the selection process.
After that, we had the opportunity to speak with UploadVR's Director of Partnerships and tell her more about Dark Trip, our approach to game development, and the feedback we have received from players who had already tried the game. It seems that conversation helped the editorial team take another look at the project. Despite the project's unusual and controversial themes, the showcase team decided it deserved a closer examination. And we are happy to say, the testers were impressed.
When preparing our submission this time, we followed the editorial team's recommendations and focused the new trailer on the game's adventure elements, puzzles, and atmosphere, without highlighting the more controversial aspects of Dark Trip like psychedelics and mature themes.
As a result, Dark Trip has been selected for the official lineup of the Summer UploadVR Showcase. Today's broadcast features the premiere of our brand-new trailer and a major announcement related to the game that is available in Early Access on Meta and as a Closed Playtest on Steam.
Wishlist Dark Trip on Steam and apply for the closed playtest: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3492640/Dark_Trip/
The game is available via Early Access on Meta Store: https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/dark-trip/27793698076945636/
A full featured version of Dark Trip with all 20 rooms is planned for release at the end of 2026 for Steam, Meta Store and consoles. The exact plans will be announced soon.
About Dark Trip
Dark Trip is a indie psychedelic escape room where a detective eats pills to solve puzzles and relies on own hallucinations to investigate an eerie crime case.
Enter the Hellraiser themed surreal horror! Welcome to one of the most unique and bizarre escape rooms, where you take on the role of an investigator searching for a missing woman — and are forced to consume drugs during your mission. The boundaries between reality, virtuality, and hallucinations dissolve, immersing you in a Lovecraftian nightmare when in a small German town, the only daughter of a retired businessman vanishes without a trace. Hired to investigate the case, the player discovers a seemingly abandoned laboratory. As you explore room after room, you uncover evidence of twisted experiments, scattered notebooks of employees, and disturbing accounts from test subjects. The gameplay revolves around solving intricate puzzles while piecing together the unsettling truth of the past.
Experience mind-bending psychedelic trips that distort perception and twist your surroundings!
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Solve Puzzles in an Eerie Environment. Dive into a haunting world filled with grotesque biotechnological machinery and the wicked remnants of dark experiments.
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Experiences Psychedelic Trips. Immerse yourself into mind-bending psychedelic trips that distort perception and twist your surroundings.
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Use Hallucinations to Find Missing Evidence. Search for clues, artifacts and diary pieces to discover the dark story behind the gruesome events.
Wishlist Dark Trip on Steam and apply for the closed playtest: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3492640/Dark_Trip/
The game is available via Early Access on Meta Store: https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/dark-trip/27793698076945636/
Dark Trip’s official website: https://iworlds.studio/dark-trip
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Follow Dark Trip on Social Media to stay updated:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/italesvr/
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Telegram: https://t.me/italesvr
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Discord: https://discord.gg/h5xnewgMXE
Dark Trip is a part of Trinity Escape Rooms Bundle on Meta Store
The Bundle features three acclaimed VR titles: Dark Trip, Exit Condition One and Oldest Golden Treasure. All three are story-driven puzzle adventures with escape room bones, combining deep narrative elements, thoughtful game design, and striking visuals. Each game offers unique mechanics like dynamic roomscale settings, psychedelic trips and others.
Dark Trip was the DevGAMM Gdańsk 2025’s Game Roast Winner
Shortly after the start of Early Access in 2025 Dark Trip emerged victorious at DevGAMM Gdańsk 2025’s Game Roast competition, where industry veterans like Alex Nichiporchik, Jon Carnage, and Michael Kuzmin delivered a comedic roast of upcoming indie games. The Game Roast is a comedy segment of the DevGAMM conference where game developers face off in a light-hearted, yet intense battle of wits. Experts roast the chosen games, critiquing everything from gameplay to design, while developers must defend their projects in a quick one-minute rebuttal.
About iWorlds
iWorlds is an indie studio focused on creating immersive and engaging games that blend innovative storytelling with cutting-edge technology. Our mission is to redefine the gaming landscape through compelling narratives and unique gameplay mechanics. Like if David Lynch or Terry Gilliam would have started up gamedev studio.
For more information about iTales VR and our upcoming projects, visit https://iworlds.studio/
About The UploadVR Showcase
Every June and December UploadVR hosts a showcase that brings the newest games and most important updates together for an online event. This showcase is where UVR gets you every possible first-look, all new information, and exclusive announcements for games or emerging technology we can get our hands on.
For more information, visit our showcase site: