William Chyr
@chyr.bsky.social
Artist and game developer. Designed Manifold Garden, Hotel Infinity, and Strata. Creative Director at Studio Chyr. Adjunct at Columbia College Chicago.
https://studiochyr.com/
https://studiochyr.com/
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William Chyr
@chyr.bsky.social
· Jul 25
Excited to announce "Hotel Infinity", a game where you explore a mysterious hotel in roomscale #VR
It's a follow-up to Manifold Garden and builds on a lot of the same ideas (portals, impossible spaces, etc)
Launching in 2025 for #PSVR2 and #MetaQuest3
hotelinfinityvr.com
#indiegames #vrgaming
It's a follow-up to Manifold Garden and builds on a lot of the same ideas (portals, impossible spaces, etc)
Launching in 2025 for #PSVR2 and #MetaQuest3
hotelinfinityvr.com
#indiegames #vrgaming
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December 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Here's my thread of 2025 games made with Black leadership you should check out.
I'm not an advocate of supporting things just because X group made them - I share genuinely unique games that have something special about them that I think are worth checking out.
I just focus on #blackgamedev
I'm not an advocate of supporting things just because X group made them - I share genuinely unique games that have something special about them that I think are worth checking out.
I just focus on #blackgamedev
January 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Here's my thread of 2025 games made with Black leadership you should check out.
I'm not an advocate of supporting things just because X group made them - I share genuinely unique games that have something special about them that I think are worth checking out.
I just focus on #blackgamedev
I'm not an advocate of supporting things just because X group made them - I share genuinely unique games that have something special about them that I think are worth checking out.
I just focus on #blackgamedev
Hotel Infinity received a score of 8/10 from EDGE Magazine and is a Runner-Up for VR Game of the Year!
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Hotel Infinity received a score of 8/10 from EDGE Magazine and is a Runner-Up for VR Game of the Year!
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DropShot is available to wish list on PlayStation and Xbox right now. The game launches early 2026 thanks again for all the feedback and support
December 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
DropShot is available to wish list on PlayStation and Xbox right now. The game launches early 2026 thanks again for all the feedback and support
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The Polaris List is out! Top 100 most personally influential games as listed by senior game designers.
Fascinating trove that is at the root of most modern game designs. What inspires us and why? Spoiler: It ain't all Call of Duty
polarisgamedesign.com/the-polaris-...
Fascinating trove that is at the root of most modern game designs. What inspires us and why? Spoiler: It ain't all Call of Duty
polarisgamedesign.com/the-polaris-...
The Polaris List
Polaris is a non-profit committed to improving and refining the art and craft of game design. In order to get a snapshot of current game design thinking and reference points, we wondered — what do wor...
polarisgamedesign.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The Polaris List is out! Top 100 most personally influential games as listed by senior game designers.
Fascinating trove that is at the root of most modern game designs. What inspires us and why? Spoiler: It ain't all Call of Duty
polarisgamedesign.com/the-polaris-...
Fascinating trove that is at the root of most modern game designs. What inspires us and why? Spoiler: It ain't all Call of Duty
polarisgamedesign.com/the-polaris-...
If you've played Hotel Infinity, please take the time to leave a review on the store page and let us know about your experience! www.meta.com/experiences/...
Hotel Infinity on Meta Quest
At Hotel Infinity, every detail has been prepared for your arrival. Every corridor leads somewhere you’ve never been, and no room is ever quite the same. Explore at your leisure, but don’t wander too ...
www.meta.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:12 AM
If you've played Hotel Infinity, please take the time to leave a review on the store page and let us know about your experience! www.meta.com/experiences/...
New patch for Hotel Infinity on PS VR2:
Version 26176
• Color banding fix
• Added HMD rumble
• Fixed haptics
• Fixed colliders
• Graphics & z-fighting fixes
• Can now knock on locked doors
• Fixed lighting
• Knob that falls off can be picked up
• Improved hand posing
• Fixed music timing & volume
Version 26176
• Color banding fix
• Added HMD rumble
• Fixed haptics
• Fixed colliders
• Graphics & z-fighting fixes
• Can now knock on locked doors
• Fixed lighting
• Knob that falls off can be picked up
• Improved hand posing
• Fixed music timing & volume
December 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
New patch for Hotel Infinity on PS VR2:
Version 26176
• Color banding fix
• Added HMD rumble
• Fixed haptics
• Fixed colliders
• Graphics & z-fighting fixes
• Can now knock on locked doors
• Fixed lighting
• Knob that falls off can be picked up
• Improved hand posing
• Fixed music timing & volume
Version 26176
• Color banding fix
• Added HMD rumble
• Fixed haptics
• Fixed colliders
• Graphics & z-fighting fixes
• Can now knock on locked doors
• Fixed lighting
• Knob that falls off can be picked up
• Improved hand posing
• Fixed music timing & volume
Manifold Garden is currently 75% off on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/473950/M...
Save 75% on Manifold Garden on Steam
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new ...
store.steampowered.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Manifold Garden is currently 75% off on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/473950/M...
New patch for Hotel Infinity on Meta Quest:
Version 26161
• Adjusted haptics
• Improved colliders
• Minor graphics & z-fighting fixes
• Can now knock on locked doors
• Fixed lighting issues
• The knob that falls off door can be picked up
• Improved hand posing
• Adjusted music timing & volume
Version 26161
• Adjusted haptics
• Improved colliders
• Minor graphics & z-fighting fixes
• Can now knock on locked doors
• Fixed lighting issues
• The knob that falls off door can be picked up
• Improved hand posing
• Adjusted music timing & volume
December 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM
New patch for Hotel Infinity on Meta Quest:
Version 26161
• Adjusted haptics
• Improved colliders
• Minor graphics & z-fighting fixes
• Can now knock on locked doors
• Fixed lighting issues
• The knob that falls off door can be picked up
• Improved hand posing
• Adjusted music timing & volume
Version 26161
• Adjusted haptics
• Improved colliders
• Minor graphics & z-fighting fixes
• Can now knock on locked doors
• Fixed lighting issues
• The knob that falls off door can be picked up
• Improved hand posing
• Adjusted music timing & volume
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Thank you @pcgamer.com for awarding Blue Prince Best Design 2025 🏆💙
These are our favourite PC games of the year.
www.pcgamer.com/games/pc-gam...
#pcgamer #pcgaming #goty
www.pcgamer.com/games/pc-gam...
#pcgamer #pcgaming #goty
PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 2025
Our favourite PC games of the year.
www.pcgamer.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Thank you @pcgamer.com for awarding Blue Prince Best Design 2025 🏆💙
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Congrats to @blendogames.bsky.social ! Skin Deep won Best Immersive Sim of the year from @pcgamer.com
www.pcgamer.com/games/pc-gam...
www.pcgamer.com/games/pc-gam...
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Congrats to @blendogames.bsky.social ! Skin Deep won Best Immersive Sim of the year from @pcgamer.com
www.pcgamer.com/games/pc-gam...
www.pcgamer.com/games/pc-gam...
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Skin Deep ✨ BEST IMMERSIVE SIM OF THE YEAR ✨
Thanks PC Gamer!
👉Get it! store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...
👉Skin Deep was made by insanely talented crew of folks; this game only exists because of them: blendogames.com/skindeep/cre...
Thanks PC Gamer!
👉Get it! store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...
👉Skin Deep was made by insanely talented crew of folks; this game only exists because of them: blendogames.com/skindeep/cre...
Congrats to @blendogames.bsky.social ! Skin Deep won Best Immersive Sim of the year from @pcgamer.com
www.pcgamer.com/games/pc-gam...
www.pcgamer.com/games/pc-gam...
December 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Skin Deep ✨ BEST IMMERSIVE SIM OF THE YEAR ✨
Thanks PC Gamer!
👉Get it! store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...
👉Skin Deep was made by insanely talented crew of folks; this game only exists because of them: blendogames.com/skindeep/cre...
Thanks PC Gamer!
👉Get it! store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...
👉Skin Deep was made by insanely talented crew of folks; this game only exists because of them: blendogames.com/skindeep/cre...
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One of the best VR experience I've played recently! Not only does the roomscale works really well, it's also does a fantastic job in the liminal aesthetic.
Hotel Infinity launches today on Meta Quest & PS VR2!
It's a roomscale VR experience built around natural locomotion. Every step you take in real life moves you through the game
Meta Quest: www.meta.com/experiences/...
PS VR2: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
youtu.be/ixaSqmiYqyU?...
It's a roomscale VR experience built around natural locomotion. Every step you take in real life moves you through the game
Meta Quest: www.meta.com/experiences/...
PS VR2: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
youtu.be/ixaSqmiYqyU?...
Hotel Infinity - Launch Trailer (Meta Quest & PS VR2)
YouTube video by William Chyr
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
One of the best VR experience I've played recently! Not only does the roomscale works really well, it's also does a fantastic job in the liminal aesthetic.
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man..... we really work with so many amazing studios, devs, and people. WHAT A YEAR at @creaturedotpage.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
man..... we really work with so many amazing studios, devs, and people. WHAT A YEAR at @creaturedotpage.bsky.social
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🎉Stellar Cafe is NOW AVAILABLE on Meta Quest! 🎉
The first VR game built entirely around your voice. No menus, no controllers, just real-time conversations and interactions.
metaque.st/4lr5Hnp
The first VR game built entirely around your voice. No menus, no controllers, just real-time conversations and interactions.
metaque.st/4lr5Hnp
Stellar Cafe on Meta Quest
The first VR game built entirely around your voice. No menus, no controllers, just real-time conversations and interactions.
Welcome to Stellar Cafe, a coffee shop at the edge of the galaxy, filled w...
metaque.st
December 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🎉Stellar Cafe is NOW AVAILABLE on Meta Quest! 🎉
The first VR game built entirely around your voice. No menus, no controllers, just real-time conversations and interactions.
metaque.st/4lr5Hnp
The first VR game built entirely around your voice. No menus, no controllers, just real-time conversations and interactions.
metaque.st/4lr5Hnp
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THE RACETRACK IS OPEN‼️🐑🦝
Bike, build, trap, trick and race together in Ultimate Sheep Raccoon!
⬇️ Available now on PC, Xbox Game Pass, and Switch 1 and Switch 2. Links in reply.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=30uL...
Bike, build, trap, trick and race together in Ultimate Sheep Raccoon!
⬇️ Available now on PC, Xbox Game Pass, and Switch 1 and Switch 2. Links in reply.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=30uL...
Ultimate Sheep Raccoon Release Trailer
YouTube video by Clever Endeavour Games
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
THE RACETRACK IS OPEN‼️🐑🦝
Bike, build, trap, trick and race together in Ultimate Sheep Raccoon!
⬇️ Available now on PC, Xbox Game Pass, and Switch 1 and Switch 2. Links in reply.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=30uL...
Bike, build, trap, trick and race together in Ultimate Sheep Raccoon!
⬇️ Available now on PC, Xbox Game Pass, and Switch 1 and Switch 2. Links in reply.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=30uL...
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Angeline Era is OUT NOW!!!
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
December 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Angeline Era is OUT NOW!!!
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
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Rhythm Doctor 1.0 is out NOW on Steam!
🎵 Act 6 and the finale of Story Mode has been added
🎵 5-3N added to Physiotherapy Ward
🎵 The game is now available in French!
🎵 English Audio Descriptions now available for Story Mode!
Have fun!
store.steampowered.com/app/774181/R...
🎵 Act 6 and the finale of Story Mode has been added
🎵 5-3N added to Physiotherapy Ward
🎵 The game is now available in French!
🎵 English Audio Descriptions now available for Story Mode!
Have fun!
store.steampowered.com/app/774181/R...
December 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Rhythm Doctor 1.0 is out NOW on Steam!
🎵 Act 6 and the finale of Story Mode has been added
🎵 5-3N added to Physiotherapy Ward
🎵 The game is now available in French!
🎵 English Audio Descriptions now available for Story Mode!
Have fun!
store.steampowered.com/app/774181/R...
🎵 Act 6 and the finale of Story Mode has been added
🎵 5-3N added to Physiotherapy Ward
🎵 The game is now available in French!
🎵 English Audio Descriptions now available for Story Mode!
Have fun!
store.steampowered.com/app/774181/R...
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Introducing @eteogames.bsky.social youtu.be/6GIpSKHo9Y4
I'm really excited to announce my new studio, Eteo Games. We'll have more to share in the future but for now, you can check out our new Newsletter at eteogames.com
I'm really excited to announce my new studio, Eteo Games. We'll have more to share in the future but for now, you can check out our new Newsletter at eteogames.com
Eteo | Official Studio Announcement
YouTube video by Eteo Games
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Introducing @eteogames.bsky.social youtu.be/6GIpSKHo9Y4
I'm really excited to announce my new studio, Eteo Games. We'll have more to share in the future but for now, you can check out our new Newsletter at eteogames.com
I'm really excited to announce my new studio, Eteo Games. We'll have more to share in the future but for now, you can check out our new Newsletter at eteogames.com
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Genuinely, I was tempted to give this a perfect score. This is a brilliant puzzle title from the Manifold Garden devs, transforming your room into an impossible space as you physically walk through this hotel
One of the best experiences I've had in the medium
One of the best experiences I've had in the medium
Hotel Infinity is a standout example of true room-scale VR, and a must-own for anyone interested in understanding the potential of this medium.
Read our full review: www.uploadvr.com/hotel-infini...
Read our full review: www.uploadvr.com/hotel-infini...
Hotel Infinity Review: A Standout Example Of True Room-Scale VR
Hotel Infinity is a standout example of true room-scale VR, and a must-own for anyone interested in understanding the potential of this medium.
www.uploadvr.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Genuinely, I was tempted to give this a perfect score. This is a brilliant puzzle title from the Manifold Garden devs, transforming your room into an impossible space as you physically walk through this hotel
One of the best experiences I've had in the medium
One of the best experiences I've had in the medium
New Hotel Infinity devlog is up!
We break down some of the VR movement mechanics in the game and share a few experiments that didn’t make the cut: youtu.be/iFMYLG2DuDw?...
We break down some of the VR movement mechanics in the game and share a few experiments that didn’t make the cut: youtu.be/iFMYLG2DuDw?...
Movement Mechanics in Roomscale VR | Hotel Infinity Devlog #3
YouTube video by William Chyr
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
New Hotel Infinity devlog is up!
We break down some of the VR movement mechanics in the game and share a few experiments that didn’t make the cut: youtu.be/iFMYLG2DuDw?...
We break down some of the VR movement mechanics in the game and share a few experiments that didn’t make the cut: youtu.be/iFMYLG2DuDw?...
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I wrote a short writeup on miscellaneous game release gotchas & pitfalls... enjoy!
blendogames.com/news/post/20...
blendogames.com/news/post/20...
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I wrote a short writeup on miscellaneous game release gotchas & pitfalls... enjoy!
blendogames.com/news/post/20...
blendogames.com/news/post/20...
"Studio Chyr has built Hotel Infinity around roomscale movement… and it's brilliantly transporting."
A wonderful review of Hotel Infinity from
@eurogamer.bsky.social
www.eurogamer.net/this-impossi...
A wonderful review of Hotel Infinity from
@eurogamer.bsky.social
www.eurogamer.net/this-impossi...
This impossible game from the studio behind one of 2019's best puzzlers is already melting my brain - and proves VR still has the power to amaze
Not to toot my own trumpet or anything, but I've got a 2x2m square in my house that might be the most impossible 2x2m s…
www.eurogamer.net
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
"Studio Chyr has built Hotel Infinity around roomscale movement… and it's brilliantly transporting."
A wonderful review of Hotel Infinity from
@eurogamer.bsky.social
www.eurogamer.net/this-impossi...
A wonderful review of Hotel Infinity from
@eurogamer.bsky.social
www.eurogamer.net/this-impossi...
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holy snack – the Steam sale for the Dutch Game Awards looks incredible!!!
very proud that Rift Riff is part of it with 4 nominations <3
store.steampowered.com/sale/dutchga...
very proud that Rift Riff is part of it with 4 nominations <3
store.steampowered.com/sale/dutchga...
Dutch Game Awards
Join us live for the Dutch Game Awards 2025 honouring standout games, creators, and studios from the Netherlands.
store.steampowered.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
holy snack – the Steam sale for the Dutch Game Awards looks incredible!!!
very proud that Rift Riff is part of it with 4 nominations <3
store.steampowered.com/sale/dutchga...
very proud that Rift Riff is part of it with 4 nominations <3
store.steampowered.com/sale/dutchga...
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This impossible game from the studio behind one of 2019's best puzzlers is already melting my brain - and proves VR still has the power to amaze
www.eurogamer.net/this-impossi...
www.eurogamer.net/this-impossi...
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This impossible game from the studio behind one of 2019's best puzzlers is already melting my brain - and proves VR still has the power to amaze
www.eurogamer.net/this-impossi...
www.eurogamer.net/this-impossi...