Innerspacevr
Paris, FR · Founded 2014 · 13 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
InnerspaceVR is a VR creation studio that builds narrative-driven games and entertainment experiences for casual VR users on major devices such as Quest and Steam, using its own Unreal Engine development frameworks. Based in Paris, its titles span online platforms and location-based entertainment (LBE) and are available in multiple languages.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026InnerspaceVR is a virtual reality creation studio headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 2014. It designs gaming mechanics, worlds and stories aimed at casual VR users across major headsets, and builds the resulting games and experiences on its own development frameworks. Its catalogue spans narrative puzzle-adventure games and interactive art-derived experiences, including A Fisherman's Tale, Maskmaker, Another Fisherman's Tale, Kubo, and Firebird - La Péri, an interactive experience based on a French ballet.
Current and recent projects include One True Path, an approximately 1.5-hour adventure game structured around fictional worlds created by a fictional gamebook author, released for Quest 3, Steam and Synthesis VR in October 2024 following an early-access first part, and Spymaster, an action stealth puzzle game inspired by spy and heist films, announced for Quest and Steam with a 2026 release. Both titles are developed with support from the CNC and MEDIA/Creative Europe, with Spymaster also supported by Region Île-de-France. Company content is distributed in English and Chinese, with French and German for selected titles.
Founding story
Founded in 2014 in Paris. Co-founder Balthazar Auxietre, born 1985 and a graduate of Le Fresnoy studio national des arts contemporains after studying at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, serves as creative director; Hayoun Kwon is co-founder and art director.
Business model
The studio develops and publishes its own VR games and experiences, distributing them through consumer platform stores and through distribution partners for location-based entertainment and screening venues. Production is supported in part by public and institutional funding bodies for film and cultural industries, and by platform-holder grant programs such as Epic MegaGrants.
Traction
Released titles include A Fisherman's Tale (Oculus Quest version announced 2019), Maskmaker (PC and PlayStation platforms in April 2021, Meta Quest 2 in December 2022, PlayStation VR2 in March 2023), Firebird - La Péri on Viveport (2022), Kubo (two awards in 2022), Another Fisherman's Tale (2023) and One True Path (October 2024). The studio received two Epic MegaGrants in 2020 for Fisherman and Peach Garden.
Latest developments
One True Path shipped in October 2024 for Quest 3, Steam and Synthesis VR after an early-access first part. Spymaster, an action stealth puzzle title for Quest and Steam supported by Creative Europe Media, the CNC and Region Île-de-France, is announced for 2026.
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Market position
An independent VR studio known for narrative-driven, award-winning titles; its work has been covered by VR trade press including Road to VR, UploadVR and the Vive blog.
Technology
InnerspaceVR builds proprietary development frameworks for Unreal Engine, tailored to narrative-driven entertainment, in order to reuse work from past projects and prototypes and shorten development cycles. These include an interaction framework (Dollhouse) intended to support fast iteration and tweaking in interaction design, and a node-based narration framework that lets writers and designers author code-intensive parts of experiences directly.
Go-to-market
Titles are released on consumer VR platforms including Meta Quest, Steam, PlayStation VR/VR2 and Viveport, and on LBE distribution platforms such as Synthesis VR. The studio also directs screening and distribution inquiries to its partners, and maintains a Discord community around its games.
Casual VR users on major consumer headsets, plus location-based entertainment operators, exhibitors and distribution partners who license or screen the studio's experiences.
Geography
Single studio in Paris, Île-de-France (11 Rue de l'Arc de Triomphe), with games distributed internationally through digital VR storefronts and localized in English, Chinese, French and German.
History
The studio was founded in 2014 in Paris and was selected in January 2015 as one of the 13 inaugural members of River, Rothenberg Ventures' VR accelerator. It went on to ship a series of narrative VR titles from 2019 onward, expanding across Quest, Steam, PlayStation VR/VR2 and Viveport, and by 2025 was led by CEO Hadrien Lanvin alongside co-founders Balthazar Auxietre and Hayoun Kwon.
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Timeline · 12
launches, deals, and filingsAction stealth puzzle game inspired by spy and heist films, developed with support from Creative Europe Media, the CNC and Region Île-de-France, scheduled for release in 2026.
Adventure game of about 1.5 hours, supported by the CNC and MEDIA/Creative Europe, released in October 2024 following an early-access first part.
The puzzle-adventure title arrived on PlayStation VR2 with visual upgrades for the new hardware.
An interactive VR experience based on a classic French ballet was made available to HTC Vive users through Viveport.
The studio received support from Epic Games via two MegaGrants, for the Fisherman and Peach Garden projects.
InnerspaceVR was among the 13 inaugural members of River, the VR-focused accelerator run by Rothenberg Ventures, chosen from about 200 applicants; each participant received $100,000 in cash plus co-working space and mentorship.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Innerspacevr do?
- InnerspaceVR is a Paris-based VR studio making narrative-driven games and immersive experiences for Quest, Steam and LBE venues.
- Who are Innerspacevr's investors?
- Innerspacevr's investors include Colopl Next.
- Where is Innerspacevr headquartered?
- Innerspacevr is headquartered in Paris, FR.