‘Stranger Things: Catalyst’ – Enter the Upside Down with Sandbox VR Experience Later This Year

Stranger Things: Catalyst, an immersive virtual reality experience, will launch at Sandbox VR locations later this year to coincide with the fifth and final season of hit series.

Players will gear up alongside their friends to face the supernatural threats plaguing Hawkins, Indiana. They become part of the story as they explore iconic locations from the series, wield unique abilities, and confront terrifying creatures from the Upside Down.

Stranger Things: Catalyst is created by Sandbox VR’s in-house AAA gaming studio, marking their third collaboration with Netflix following Squid Game Virtuals and Rebel Moon: The Descent.

“‘Stranger Things,’ with its rich universe of supernatural phenomena and compelling characters, provides the perfect foundation for a truly groundbreaking VR experience,” said Sandbox founder Steve Zhao. “Our technology will allow fans to physically step into the story they’ve watched unfold over the past seasons, creating thrilling memories with friends as they face the horrors of the Upside Down together.”

Sandbox VR’s patented motion-tracking technology, which captures the movements of a player’s entire body, combines with a high-quality haptic system to provide players with unprecedented realism and complete immersion that’s not possible with home VR or other location-based VR platforms.

Created by The Duffer Brothers, “Stranger Things” Season 5 will be released on Netflix in three parts: four episodes on November 26, three episodes on December 25, and the series finale on December 31.