EMPEROR

Last updated: 11/5/2026

About

** Venice Immersive Achievement Prize 2023 **

EMPEROR is a 40-minute interactive and narrative experience that puts you inside the brain of a man suffering from aphasia.

You not only share the experience of a father who has lost his ability to speak, but also hear the story of his daughter, who is trying to communicate with him. You join her quest to unravel the past that he can no longer talk about, and discover how his relationship to words is connected to his memories. ...

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Details

Popular user-defined tags:

NarrativeAdventureEmotionalAtmosphericImmersiveHand TrackingIndieShort + View All

Genres: Media

Rating: 4.7★ (43 ratings)

All reviews: Positive

Release Date: June 28, 2024

Developer: Atlas V, Reynard Films, Albyon

Publisher: France Télévisions, Astrea

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

Category: Apps

Game modes: Single User

Supported player modes: Standing, Room Scale

Supported controllers: Controllers, Hands

Is Cross-Buy: No

Supports Mixed Reality: No

Languages: English, French (France), German

Version: 1.0.572.40228

Website: https://www.francetvlab.fr/articles/empereur-un-voyage-poetique-en-aphasie-grace-a-la-vr

Developer Privacy Policy: https://www.francetelevisions.fr/groupe/confidentialite/politique-de-confidentialite/privacy-policy-for-virtual-reality-applications-17861

Developer Terms of Service: N/A

Space Required: 1.81 GB

Comfort Level: Comfortable

Internet connection not required

Age Rating: Everyone

In-app ads: No

Version history

Newest upload, not on the store yet: 1.0.582.1 (uploaded Apr 10, 2025)

Version	Uploaded	Seen on the store
1.0.572.40228	Jul 31, 2024
1.0.570	Feb 16, 2024
1.0.563	Jan 22, 2024
1.0.544	Nov 29, 2023
1.0.523	Oct 20, 2023
1.0.520.Unknown.Local	Oct 18, 2023

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.