Hand Physics Lab Now Available on Apple Vision Pro
The physics-based puzzle game Hand Physics Lab, known for its immersive hand interactions, launched today on Apple Vision Pro, bringing a unique virtual reality experience to the platform.
Developed by Dennys Kuhnert of Holonautic, Hand Physics Lab first debuted over four years ago for Meta Quest headsets. The game challenges players to solve over 100 puzzles using virtual magnets, ropes, force fields, and blocks, all manipulated directly with their hands. This addition to Apple Vision Pro’s growing library of hand-tracking focused games expands the device’s appeal to VR enthusiasts seeking intuitive and engaging gameplay.
Kuhnert noted the porting process presented unique challenges, stating, “It was quite different to develop for the two platforms…The main challenge was to adapt everything I built for Hand Physics Lab for Quest to a slightly different hand structure and make everything work as good as before.” He also expressed hope that the investment in bringing the game to Vision Pro will pay off as the device becomes more accessible. For those interested in exploring the broader landscape of virtual reality technology, resources like Road to VR offer comprehensive coverage.
Hand Physics Lab is available now on the App Store for $10 and remains available for Meta Quest headsets. The game joins other popular titles like Thrasher VR and Job Simulator in showcasing the potential of hand-based interaction in VR. Kuhnert indicated he hopes to see continued development and affordability improvements in future generations of the Apple Vision Pro.
A physics playground for your hands in virtual reality is now available on Apple Vision Pro.
Hand Physics Lab from Holonautic first launched more than four years ago for Quest headsets. Developed by Dennys Kuhnert, it explored “the very cutting edge of physics-laden open air interaction design” in a great game that’s both fun and frustrating.
Now available on Apple Vision Pro, the title joins other standouts like Thrasher and Job Simulator built around using your hands directly to interact with VR. Expansive virtual places with deep interactions like Waltz Of The Wizard are on the way to Apple Vision Pro, too, and there are other nice volumetric games like Demeo, Puzzling Places, What The Car and Gears & Goo on the platform. Still, there’s plenty more amazing hand tracking focused gaming content still missing from Apple’s platform, like Maestro and Cubism.
Official trailer.
With Hand Physics Lab, players can tackle more than 100 tricky little puzzles to play with their hands with magnets, ropes, force fields and blocks at their fingertips. Most of the puzzles are so simple they’re silly after you complete them, but that’s often precisely the fun of VR.
“It was quite different to develop for the two platforms,” Kuhnert wrote to UploadVR over direct message. “The main challenge was to adapt everything I built for Hand Physics Lab for Quest to a slightly different hand structure and make everything work as good as before.”
“I really hope the time invested in porting to the Vision Pro was worth it and that the next generation of the device will be appealing and affordable to a very big audience.”
Gameplay captured by UploadVR.
Hand Physics Lab is $10, available now on the App Store and you can get it for Quest headsets from Meta.
