The Invisible Hours
The Invisible Hours is a complex murder mystery in VR, in which players freely explore an intricate web of interwoven stories within a sprawling mansion. This is not a game. This is not a movie. This is a piece of immersive theatre with many tangled threads.
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October 10, 2017
8 years and 298 days ago
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Very Positive527 reviews91.3%
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Updated: Jul 11, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer. | Tequila Works received majority outside investment from Tencent. | |
Updated: Jul 11, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher. | Tequila Works received majority outside investment from Tencent. | |
Updated: Jul 11, 2026Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified. | Tequila Works received majority outside investment from Tencent. | |
Updated: Jul 11, 2026FundingThe known source of funding behind the game. | Tequila Works received majority outside investment from Tencent. | |
Updated: Jul 11, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released. | The game released after its developer or publisher received outside equity investment. |
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6 itemsAbout the Game
The Invisible Hours is a complex murder mystery playable with or without a VR headset. Players freely explore an intricate web of interwoven stories within a sprawling mansion.
A group of strangers receive a curious invitation from the enigmatic inventor, Nikola Tesla, offering each of them the chance to make amends for their darkest wrongdoings. When the last guest arrives at Tesla’s isolated mansion laboratory, they find him dead – murdered. Disgraced Swedish detective, Gustaf Gustav, vows to find the killer amongst the other guests: a blind butler, a convicted murderer, the world’s most famous actress, Tesla’s former assistant, the son of a wealthy railroad magnate, and rival inventor Thomas Edison. But none of these people are what they seem.
The player is invisible, with freedom to follow and observe anyone in the story – or to explore the mansion for hidden clues.
A group of strangers receive a curious invitation from the enigmatic inventor, Nikola Tesla, offering each of them the chance to make amends for their darkest wrongdoings. When the last guest arrives at Tesla’s isolated mansion laboratory, they find him dead – murdered. Disgraced Swedish detective, Gustaf Gustav, vows to find the killer amongst the other guests: a blind butler, a convicted murderer, the world’s most famous actress, Tesla’s former assistant, the son of a wealthy railroad magnate, and rival inventor Thomas Edison. But none of these people are what they seem.
The player is invisible, with freedom to follow and observe anyone in the story – or to explore the mansion for hidden clues.
