Solara One

Solara One is a relaxing travel and exploration app set in outer space, also filed under fitness and health, from AC Reality. It sends you on realistic-looking spacewalks at an unhurried pace, and the developer puts a lot of weight on the visual quality of its scenes. It was released on the Meta Horizon Store on May 2, 2024.

What you can do

The trip is split into three main parts:

• Spaceport: wander a futuristic port floating above the clouds, play with a planet simulator where you move celestial bodies around, and get ready for departure.
• Spacewalks: fly with jet thrusters using physics-based movement, at whatever speed suits you, across eight destinations such as a stellar nursery, an asteroid belt and a gas giant.
• Stateroom: rest in a private cabin with a working kitchen, bathroom and bedroom, plus a music keyboard you can play.

The store text does not mention scores, missions or a story. The focus is on looking around, drifting between sights and relaxing, which makes it closer to a guided space tour than a game.

Comfort

Meta rates Solara One as comfortable for most people. It supports seated, standing and room-scale play, and you can use Touch controllers. Thruster flight is a form of artificial movement, so if you are new to VR, read our guide to motion sickness in VR and start with short sessions.

Platforms and what to know before buying

• Price: $9.99 on the Meta Horizon Store.
• Headsets: Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 3S, Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2.
• Internet: not required to play.
• Ads: no in-app ads.
• Early access: no.
• Languages: English.
• Age rating: 3+.