BRINK Traveler

Released: Sep 9, 2021
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Last updated: 11 Sep 2026, 23:26 GMT

Updates & announcements

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28 Apr 2026Developer post
Huge Update (v1.8) Now Available!
Hello Travelers! We're excited to announce that our big huge update for BRINK Traveler (v1.8.3) - featuring many new locations like the Italian Dolomites, Giant Sequoias, Icelandic Glaciers and new features like the Offline Mode Fix , Accessibility mode , and Hand Tracking is now
Hello Travelers!
We're excited to announce that our big huge update for BRINK Traveler (v1.8.3) - featuring many new locations like the Italian Dolomites, Giant Sequoias, Icelandic Glaciers and new features like the Offline Mode Fix, Accessibility mode, and Hand Tracking is now finally available to everyone.
New Locations:
Vatnajokull, Iceland - Experience Europe's largest glacier and filming location for Game of Thrones & Interstellar up close!
Sequoia National Park - Stand among the towering and majestic Giant Sequoias of the California Sierras!
Tre Cime, Italian Dolomites (2 Views) - The crown of the Dolomites, with their 3 distinct peaks.
Misurina, Italian Dolomites - Venture out onto the narrow alpine trail overlooking the dramatic spires of the Cadini Group.
Seceda, Italian Dolomites - Stand atop the iconic ridgeline with sweeping views over the jagged Odle peaks.
Saorapis, Italian Dolomites Lake - Relax beside a brilliant glacier-fed turquoise lake framed by sheer limestone cliffs.
Landmannalaugar Peak, Iceland - Our breathtaking new start location featuring a panoramic view overlooking Iceland's stunning national park.
Landmannalaugar Riverbed, Iceland - Remastered using our latest processes for a huge boost in visual quality.
Mount Whitney Trailcamp, USA - Offering a stunning snowy Sierra view on the approach to the highest mountain in the contiguous US.
New Features & Improvements:
Offline Mode Fix: Previously downloaded locations can be visited anytime without an active internet connection again!
Accessibility Mode: The locations menu can now also be navigated solely via controller joysticks and buttons instead of gestures.
Volume Control for Environmental Audios (High / Medium / Low)
Hand tracking: Now you can enjoy your travels without controllers if you prefer!
OpenXR & Vulkan: We undertook a total backend overhaul to increase performance and visual quality throughout the entire experience.
Refreshed UI Panels throughout the app.
Improved Aurora effect in Iceland locations.
Improved Asian localization audios.
A big thank you to those two tried early builds in the Early Access channel for testing! Please continue to report any issues you may encounter in our discussion forum here on Steam or in our Discord channel!

We need your help! If you want us to continue being able to grow BRINK Traveler with fantastic new scenes and features - now's your time to show your support: Please remember to leave a rating & review on our store page, as it really makes a big difference in our ability to keep bringing you more great (and FREE) content updates! Cheers!
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15 Mar 2025Developer post
Lake Tahoe update out now!
Hello travelers! We frequently get requests for forested locations, so we've recently spent some R&D time to make it possible! Foliage like trees and bushes can be notoriously difficult for standalone VR to render performantly, but we've made some breakthroughs to enable us t
19 Dec 2024Developer post
Update (v1.7) Now Available!
Hello again travelers! We're back with another huge (and FREE) content update! Thank you all for your patience as we've tested these new features to bring to the PCVR version of our app. We hope you enjoy all the great content, including... New Locations: • A new spot from Navagi
14 Mar 2024Developer post
Update (v1.4) Now Available!
Hello Travelers! Thanks to our wonderful community of travelers for the feedback during beta-testing and early-access for our v1.4 PCVR update! We're happy to officially announce its release today! This update features twelve new spots across eight beautiful new locations (many o
Hello Travelers!
Thanks to our wonderful community of travelers for the feedback during beta-testing and early-access for our v1.4 PCVR update! We're happy to officially announce its release today!
This update features twelve new spots across eight beautiful new locations (many of which are international) and a special remaster of the crowd-favorite The Wave. This update also showcases new features like our AI Travel Assistant to help you learn even more about your surroundings, along with many more improvements.
This marks our fourth FREE content update for all existing users as we continue growing BRINK Traveler to share more of the amazing places of the world with everyone. We have lots more in store in the coming months, so join our Discord Community - to keep in touch with the team and other travelers to help guide the direction of BRINK Traveler!
New Locations:

Aoraki (Mt Cook) in New Zealand
Bardenas Reales in Spain
Landmannalaugar in Iceland
Marseille in France
Navagio Beach in Greece
Peña Ezkaurre in Spain
Redrock State Park in USA
The Wave in USA (Remastered with 2 new additional spots!)
AI Travel Assistant:
The big new feature of this update is your very own AI-powered Travel Assistant! If you've ever wanted to learn even more about the amazing places you visit - just ask! Simply speak into your virtual walkie-talkie to ask your questions, and you travel assistant will respond with relevant contextual information spoken back to you. We're introducing this as a beta feature for now as it only supports the English language, but we're eager to expand its capabilities and languages in future updates!
Other Improvements:

Public multiplayer now groups people regardless of location they're currently in, making it much more likely to find others online.
Newly updated and improved introduction tutorial.
Three locations are now included in the initial download so users can start exploring faster.
Updated previous locations with additional plants, dynamic effects like water, and auroras.
Smoother hand movement while interacting with objects, especially in Smooth movement mode.
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24 Dec 2022Developer post
Update (v1.3) Now Available!
Hello again travelers! We're so excited to announce another great content update for BRINK Traveler releasing soon for Steam VR! Please join us in Early Access to provide feedback on your experience before the official release. This update marks the first batch of diverse and int
Hello again travelers! We're so excited to announce another great content update for BRINK Traveler releasing soon for Steam VR! Please join us in Early Access to provide feedback on your experience before the official release.
This update marks the first batch of diverse and international locations we've been focusing on now that international travel restrictions have eased around the world. We have 8 breathtaking new sights to see in this build, along with a lot of improvements and fixes throughout the entire experience. And once again (for the third time now!) we're releasing this as a FREE UPDATE available for all existing users!
Here's the rundown of the new features available now in BRINK Traveler v1.3.0:
NEW LOCATIONS

Pulpit Rock in Norway features two breathtaking overlooks of iconic Norwegian cliffs and fjords.
Ulsanbawi in South Korea features the incredible sunrise majesty of Seoraksan National Park.
Mount Sunday in New Zealand features one of the most icon filming spots from Lord of the Rings.
Bryce Canyon in USA features two unique hoodoo-lined canyons of Navajo Stairs and Wall Street.
Pilat Dune in France is features a massive ocean-side dune surrounded by forests on all sides.
Sand Dune Arch in USA fills out the last featured natural arch hidden away in Arches National Park.
IMPROVEMENTS

Cross-Platform Multiplayer is here! Travel with friends and family regardless of platform: - SteamVR compatible headsets (in early access!) - Quest 1 & 2 - Quest Pro - Rift
Find other users easier in Multiplayer by looking for player icons on Postcards in social mode.
Crouching now works in Multiplayer.
Full face and eye tracking support for Quest Pro devices.
New 'sitting' option in settings to raise your height to improve comfort for seated users.
Country markers for each postcard to easier identify where locations are worldwide.
Lots of fixes and improvements throughout the entire experience.
We hope you continue to enjoy the experience, and we cant wait to share more of the world with you in the coming year! If you've been enjoying the app, help us continue growing the experience by leaving a rating or review on the store page, gift the app to friends and family, and help spread the word and your saved pictures on social media!
Join us on Discord to submit ideas, feedback, bug reports, and request to join early access to new updates - or get in touch with us directly at [email protected]. Thank you for your continued support, it really means the world to us. Here's to continuing the journey!
Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/EEEUcMma3T
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29 Jan 2022Developer post
Update (v1.1) Now Available!
Hello Travelers! It's an exciting time! BRINK Traveler successfully launched in September to some really great reviews and press. The app has also been named one of Quest's Best Apps of 2021 for Exploration! We're eager to keep building on this strong start, and we're excited to
Hello Travelers!
It's an exciting time! BRINK Traveler successfully launched in September to some really great reviews and press. The app has also been named one of Quest's Best Apps of 2021 for Exploration!
We're eager to keep building on this strong start, and we're excited to release our Winter Update today as a FREE UPDATE. Our main focus of this update is to begin growing the experience with more spots to visit, adding language localization, allowing for greater settings customization based on user feedback, and readying the framework for more updates we have planned in 2022.
Here's a quick rundown of all the new things in the BRINK Traveler Winter Update (v1.1.0):
NEW SPOTS

Corona Arch has been added to the Arches National Park location.
Mesquite Flat Dunes has been added to the Death Valley South location.
Glen Canyon is debuting as a brand new location.
LANGUAGE LOCALIZATION

Text AND Audio Narration is available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish!
Asian languages COMING SOON with Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Traditional & Simplified).
Full subtitles are now available throughout the entire experience.
LOCOMOTION & EXPERIENCE OPTIONS
We've totally redesigned and expanded the Settings Panel with lots of new options to customize the experience just how you'd like it - based on your valuable feedback!
Expanded Locomotion options:

Terrain-follow is now on by default, so any joystick movement will keep you level with terrain.
Snap, Step, and Smooth modes for movement & turning. Step mode is now default for comfort.
Slow, Medium, and Fast speed settings for movement & turning.
Head or Hand based joystick forward movement direction.
Movement Acceleration can be Enabled / Disabled.
Ability to 'crouch' at any time by pressing in the joystick button.
Experience Customization:

Ability to skip the intro tutorial at any time by pressing in both joysticks for 5 seconds.
Enable / Disable subtitles.
Enable / Disable music.
Enable / Disable walkable boundary overlay.
Enable / Disable haptic feedback.
IMPROVEMENTS & BUG FIXES
There are some great visual and audio improvements including:

Greatly improved Night Mode with realistic atmosphere and moon glow.
Realistic dynamic Sun glare that reacts to the environment and objects.
Very subtle cloud and stars movement.
Better wind audio spatialization and presence.
We've also overhauled our location delivery system:

The new system will enable Location downloads to be more efficient from this release onwards. Those updating from v1.0.0 will need to update each previously downloaded location at their full size, but any further updates after this release should be much smaller and faster to download due to the new system. (Apologies for those on slow internet connections - we feel your pain and will always have you in mind - this change was absolutely necessary for future growth of the app!)
Points of Interest are now included with location downloads to make for easier offline usage.
And of course, squashing bugs:

Fixed rare instances where users could get stuck in the tutorial if the app was prematurely exited before completion.
Fixed rare instances where the watch would stop working if used within the first 5 seconds of traveling to a new location.
Lots of small details polished throughout the experience.
And there you have it! We're eagerly continuing to build what we envision as the perfect VR & AR travel app. Lots more great things are in the works for 2022, like Multiplayer and more diverse International Locations. We cant wait to share more of the world with you all this year!
Join us on Discord or Reddit to submit ideas, feedback, bug reports, and request to join early access to new updates. Thanks for your continued support! Here's to continuing the journey!
Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/EEEUcMma3T
Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/brinktraveler/
We're also hiring!: https://www.brinkxr.com/careers
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BRINK Traveler

Updates & announcements

Huge Update (v1.8) Now Available!

Lake Tahoe update out now!

New Location: Lake Tahoe

Update (v1.7) Now Available!

New Locations:

Day Mode improvements:

Night Mode improvements & Constellations:

Other Improvements:

Update (v1.4) Now Available!

New Locations:

AI Travel Assistant:

Other Improvements:

Update (v1.3) Now Available!

NEW LOCATIONS

IMPROVEMENTS

Update (v1.1) Now Available!

NEW SPOTS

LANGUAGE LOCALIZATION

LOCOMOTION & EXPERIENCE OPTIONS

IMPROVEMENTS & BUG FIXES