Black & White VR alpha v1.2.0
for Black & White (2001) · by BW1-VR · released 20 Oct 2026
A mod added to the existing PC game to enable VR. A dedicated VR mod built for this one game. These are normally the best experiences, because controls, menus and comfort were designed for VR rather than injected.
Get it from GitHub
Free: Free mod; requires a legally owned copy of the original Black & White, which is no longer sold through normal storefronts.
Downloads happen on the creator's own page. PCVR Central never rehosts files.
Setup walkthroughs
Community research
Substantial embodied interaction is documented and the creator names a tested headset, but old-game acquisition/version constraints and alpha status make setup and compatibility fragile.
Evidence checked: Creator README, current alpha release notes, version requirements, runtime support, and installer notes reviewed. No independent player report was used.
Known limitations
- Requires the old original game and a strict patch sequence; no current official storefront source was identified.
- 32-bit game and runtime constraints complicate setup.
- Alpha software; other headsets are not confirmed by the creator.
- Roomscale and shooter-style 6DoF aiming are not claimed; hands interact with the world.
Full details
- VR implementation
- VR Mod
- Platforms
- PCVR
- Framework
- Dedicated VR mod
- Price
- Free, Free mod; requires a legally owned copy of the original Black & White, which is no longer sold through normal storefronts.
- Motion controls
- Full motion controls
- Controller details
- Source-recorded controller/input details (creator README): Your hands are the Hand.; What you need A Windows PC and a PC VR headset with controllers.; It changes no file of the game, and it does not touch your saved games.
- 6DOF aim
- No
- Roomscale
- No
- Left-handed
- Unknown
- Perspective
- First-person
- VR runtime
- OpenXR
- Headsets tested
- Meta Quest 3 via Virtual Desktop (creator test)
- Storefronts tested
- None reported yet
- Install difficulty
- Advanced install
- Requirements
- Windows 32-bit original Black & White (2001), not Black & White 2, Clean game version 1.10 plus official 1.20 and unofficial 1.42 patches, PC VR headset/controllers, SteamVR 2.17+ or 32-bit Virtual Desktop VDXR; follow creator installer guide, Steam Frame integration is a separate add-on
- Game version tested
- Unknown
- Last verified
- Never
- Source
- GitHub
- Download / install
- Open creator download / install page
- GitHub repo
- BW1-VR/BW1-VR
- Known latest version
- v1.2.0 alpha
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