The Phoenix Gene

Last updated: 11/5/2026

About

Control a Phoenix using your real-world movement in a room-scale third-person action shooter where physical positioning, fast reactions, and reality shifting decide survival.

Move through your play space to guide Firestorm, a powerful Phoenix that follows your controllers. Physically dodge incoming laser fire, unleash fire attacks, and outmaneuver enemy drones across shifting realities. You don’t hold weapons — your movement is the control....

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Details

Popular user-defined tags:

ActionAdventureSci-fiShooterSingleplayerNarrativeDystopianCombat + View All

Genres: Arcade, Action, Narrative

Rating: 4.3★ (113 ratings)

All reviews: Very Positive

Release Date: June 5, 2025

Lowest Tracked Price: $7.99 on Sep 23, 2026

On Steam: $24.99

Developer: HEROmation

Publisher: HEROmation

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

Category: Games

Game modes: Single User

Supported player modes: Standing, Room Scale, Sitting

Supported controllers: Controllers

Is Cross-Buy: No

Supports Mixed Reality: No

Languages: English, English (US), English (Australia), English (Canada), English (South Africa), English (UK), Chinese (China), Chinese (Hong Kong), Chinese (Taiwan), Dutch, Dutch (Belgium), French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (France), German, German (Switzerland), Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (Argentina), Spanish (Chile), Spanish (Colombia), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Peru), Spanish (Puerto Rico), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Venezuela), Swedish, Turkish

Version: 1.4

Website: https://thephoenixgene.com/

Developer Privacy Policy: https://heromation.com/project/the-phoenix-gene-privacy-policy/

Developer Terms of Service: N/A

Space Required: 3.31 GB

Comfort Level: Comfortable

Internet connection not required

Age Rating: Everyone 10+

Content descriptors: Fantasy Violence

In-app ads: No

Support: https://heromation.com/contact/

Developer Updates

AWE Auggie Award Nomination: The Phoenix Gene

Update 1.4 - Soundtrack, eBook, Interviews available

Update 1.3 - Language Support, Customize Aiming, Boss Videos

Price History

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

Prices by region

Currency	Price	Lowest tracked
USD	$24.99	$7.99
EUR	€22.99	€7.99
GBP	£19.99	£6.99
CAD	C$33.99	C$11.99
AUD	A$37.99	A$13.99

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
1.4	Dec 30, 2025	Jan 9, 2026
1.3	Aug 22, 2025	Sep 23, 2025
1.2	Aug 6, 2025	Aug 7, 2025
1.1	Jun 16, 2025	Jun 17, 2025
1.0	Apr 24, 2025	Jun 5, 2025

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.