AREA MAN LIVES

Last updated: 10/29/2026

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AREA MAN LIVES. Or does he? If you could join a radio drama already in progress, talk to the characters and interact with the environments the story painted in your mind, you might find yourself in the world of the area man....

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Popular user-defined tags:

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Genres: Narrative

Rating: 3.7★ (83 ratings)

All reviews: Mostly Positive

Release Date: May 12, 2022

Lowest Tracked Price: $9.99 on Sep 22, 2026

Developer: Numinous Games

Publisher: Cyan Ventures / CityLights

Platforms: Meta Quest 3S, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest

Category: Games

Game modes: Single User

Supported player modes: Sitting, Standing

Supported controllers: Controllers

Is Cross-Buy: Yes

Supports Mixed Reality: No

Languages: English

Version: 1.2.4

Website: http://areamanlives.com/

Developer Privacy Policy: http://www.areamanlives.com/privacy-policy/

Developer Terms of Service: N/A

Space Required: 536 MB

Comfort Level: Comfortable

Internet connection required

Age Rating: Teen

Content descriptors: Mild Violence, Language

In-app ads: No

Support: https://support.cyan.com/

Price History

Price history tracked since November 2024. The chart shows USD prices.

Prices by region

Currency	Price	Sale price	Lowest tracked
USD	$19.99	$11.99 -40%	$9.99
EUR	€19.99	€11.99 -40%	€11.99
GBP	£14.99	£8.99 -40%	£8.99
CAD	C$25.51		C$17.99
AUD	A$27.32	A$15.99 -41%	A$15.99
JPY	¥2,208		¥1,500

Prices the Meta Store charges in each currency, not conversions from USD. A currency not checked in the last 3 days is left out. Lowest tracked starts in November 2024. Outside USD, few or no prices were recorded from July 2025 to October 2026 (January to October 2026 for CAD), so sales in that period can be missing.

Version history

Version	Uploaded	Seen on the store
1.2.4	Aug 23, 2022
1.1.0	May 31, 2022
1.0.32	Apr 18, 2022

Upload dates come from Meta; a build can reach the store weeks after upload. "Seen on the store" is when VRDB first recorded the version, which it has done since November 2024.