Stranger Things VR has you playing as Vecna, releasing in late 2023

<p class="">Over the weekend, Netflix and developer Tender Claws announced they're teaming up to release Stranger Things VR.</p>

BY Dylan Blight

Nov 7, 2022 UPDATED Sep 5, 2025

Over the weekend, Netflix and developer Tender Claws announced they’re teaming up to release Stranger Things VR.

Check out the reveal trailer for Stranger Things VR below.

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The VR game will explore Henry Creel’s story, aka the villain of all things Stranger Things, Vecna. You’ll explore both strange new dimensions and the ends of the upside down as Vecna as he looks for a way to grow his power and enact his revenge against 11 and Hawkins.

Stranger Things VR is currently scheduled to release on all major VR platforms in late 2023.

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Dylan Blight

[He/Him] Dylan Blight is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Explosion Network, an independent Australian publication covering video games, film, television and pop culture. Since founding Explosion Network in 2017, Dylan has written and produced reviews, news, interviews, features and podcasts across the entertainment industry, while overseeing the publication's editorial direction and content.