Sandbox VR Launches New ‘Stranger Things: Catalyst’ VR Experience

Sandbox VR, the global leader in premium location-based virtual reality, announced today the worldwide launch of STRANGER THINGS: CATALYST, a fully immersive VR experience created in collaboration with Netflix. Fans of the global phenomenon can now step into an all-new, terrifying chapter of the series, just ahead of its highly anticipated final season.

Adding an extra layer of authenticity, Matthew Modine, SAG, Golden Globe, and Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winner, reprises his iconic role as the sinister Dr. “Papa” Brenner, guiding players through the new narrative.

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Wield Telekinetic Powers and Escape Hawkins Lab

Stranger Things has captivated over 140 million viewers and won over 70 awards worldwide, making it one of Netflix’s most popular series ever. Now, the cultural phenomenon comes to life in a way fans have only dreamed of: full-body virtual reality.

In STRANGER THINGS: CATALYST, players are cast as Dr. Brenner’s newest test subjects and thrust into a desperate escape mission. The adventure transports teams of up to six friends through iconic, eerie locations:

• The sinister halls of Hawkins National Laboratory
• The unsettling glow of the Rainbow Room
• The shadow-haunted Mirkwood woods
• The nightmarish Upside Down

Players will feel what it’s like to fight like Eleven, as they are granted incredible telekinetic powers to hurl objects, crush obstacles, and fight back against the supernatural onslaught of Demobats, Demodogs, and even the terrifying Demogorgon.

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Can You Trust Papa?

The core challenge of the experience is survival and trust. Trapped within Hawkins National Lab, players must work together to escape, rescue other survivors, and overcome the flood of supernatural creatures. The central question remains: “Can you trust Dr. Brenner? Or are you just one of his lab rats?”

“The launch of STRANGER THINGS: CATALYST represents the culmination of our most ambitious collaboration with Netflix yet,” said Steve Zhao, Founder and CEO of Sandbox VR. “By creating an entirely new chapter in the Stranger Things universe, we’ve crafted an experience that goes beyond anything fans have seen before. Our technology allows players to truly embody the supernatural powers they’ve watched on screen, creating unforgettable moments as they face the thrills of the Upside Down alongside their friends.”

The Future of Immersive Entertainment

Sandbox VR’s cutting-edge technology—including patented, full-body motion-tracking and a high-quality haptic system—allows players’ own bodies to act as their game controllers, ensuring an unprecedented level of realism and complete social immersion impossible with at-home VR.

STRANGER THINGS: CATALYST marks the third successful collaboration between Sandbox VR and Netflix, following the record-breaking success of Squid Game Virtuals and Rebel Moon: The Descent. Developed by an in-house AAA gaming studio, all experiences are built specifically for groups to explore virtual worlds and rely on each other to survive.

STRANGER THINGS: CATALYST is now available at Sandbox VR locations worldwide. Booking is open at sandboxvr.com/experience/strangerthings. The launch arrives just before Stranger Things 5 debuts on Netflix this fall in three volumes: four episodes on November 26, three episodes on Christmas Day, and The Finale on New Year’s Eve.

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