Espire 1: VR Operative

VR stealth action where your voice can make guards surrender

Digital Lode Immersive Media · Published by Tripwire Presents · Released Sep 24, 2019

Reviews: Mixed; 54% of 404
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: 8 months ago; Feb 13, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX 970; 8 GB RAM · 21 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Espire 1: VR Operative?

A single-player sci-fi game played in first-person VR, with a story campaign and objective-based challenge missions. You remotely pilot a Model 1 Frame into a secure facility to eliminate OPHIS threats, sneaking past guards or confronting them with weapons and gadgets. Enemies respond to sight, sound, and how you move.

For you if...

+you enjoy tactical infiltration with several ways to approach guards
+you like optimizing mission runs for leaderboard scores

Not for you if...

−you prefer button presses to physically crouching and reloading
−you want cooperative missions rather than playing alone

What players say

54% of 404 reviews are positive

Players praise the stealth gameplay and climbing. Recent complaints focus on confusing objective markers, weak enemy AI, and poor level design.

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Espire 1: VR Operative system requirements

Minimum: GTX 970, 8 GB RAM, 21 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64 Bit
Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or greater
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 21 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

OS: Windows 10 64 Bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-12400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or greater
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT equivalent or greater
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 21 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: SSD strongly recommended. Note to Streamers: High System requirement for our OPTIONAL "Spectator Cam" streaming feature. The game essentially is rendered twice. Once to the HMD, once to your external display.

Does Espire 1: VR Operative have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Espire 1: VR Operative run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

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PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 35
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, In-app purchases, VR
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese.

Does Espire 1: VR Operative use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam