Before Your Eyes review: live a life in the blink of an eye

PSVR 2's eye-tracking and emotive art direction combine in a worthwhile way.

Before your eyes PSVR 2; a woman sits on a sandy beach under an umbrella
(Image: © GoodbyeWorld Games/Skybound Games)

Our Verdict

Cutting edge eye-tracking tech is combined with whimsical art direction to deliver one of PSVR 2's most surprising and immersive experiences. Game design meets complimentary art enabling the theme of loss to become a physical and emotive act. You simply won't play anything like Before Your Eyes.

For

  • Fantastic use of PSVR 2 tech
  • Lovely, emotive art direction

Against

  • Choices could have more affect

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Before Your Eyes on PSVR 2 is rare in this day and age; this is a game that plays unlike anything else and manages to wrestle eye-opening gameplay from a genuinely new technology.

Making use of PSVR 2's eye-tracking technology, Before Your Eyes gives a physical act an emotional response. This is a choice-led narrative game where decisions are made by simply blinking your eyes and there really has been nothing quite like it. (Read more about how eye-tracking works in my feature PSVR 2: everything you need to know.)

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The Verdict
8

out of 10

Before Your Eyes review: live a life in the blink of an eye

Cutting edge eye-tracking tech is combined with whimsical art direction to deliver one of PSVR 2's most surprising and immersive experiences. Game design meets complimentary art enabling the theme of loss to become a physical and emotive act. You simply won't play anything like Before Your Eyes.

Editor, Digital Arts & 3D

Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.