Pocket Poltergeist: How Scored Mischief in One Room Works

Pocket Poltergeist is scored supernatural mischief in a VR headset, played entirely in one compact room. Thirty domestic props fill the space. A mischief list tells you what to set off, and you work through that list for a grade. You do it by possessing an object or grabbing it and throwing it, watching the reaction, and using chain reactions to lift the score.

It is coming soon on aeternusvita.io. Visit Pocket Poltergeist to get notified when it is ready. This guide explains what it is, how a run works and who it suits, using the official brief and store copy.

What Pocket Poltergeist is

Pocket Poltergeist is a casual sandbox game from aeternusvita.io for VR headsets. The subtitle says it plainly: scored mischief in one room.

There is no large map to learn and no campaign to follow. The whole game takes place in a single compact room. That room holds thirty domestic props. Your job is to cause the right kind of trouble in that space and take the grade that follows.

The hook is straightforward. You receive a mischief list, you possess or throw objects to trigger reactions, those reactions can chain, and the chains feed the grade. The product pillars are reactive objects, comedic feedback and replayable objectives. Narrative campaign and destruction simulation are out of scope. The focus stays on short bursts of interaction in a controlled space.

The project is web-built and has passed a hosted smoke test. A desktop spectator view is included for PCVR so someone else can watch the room while you play. Nothing has been submitted to a store yet.

The room: one space, thirty props

Everything happens in one compact room. That constraint is deliberate. You can see every prop from where you stand, judge distances quickly and plan how one throw might affect another.

Thirty domestic props fill the room. They are household objects, placed so you have plenty to possess, grab and throw without moving between areas. The room itself stays the same between runs. What changes is what you are asked to do in it.

The MVP scope confirms the scale: one room, thirty props, twenty objectives. There is no extra wing to unlock. You learn the room and then learn how to use it better.

Settings and progress are saved on the device. You stay with the mischief list until the grade lands, and the save keeps your settings locally.

The mischief list and the objective deck

Each run centres on a mischief list. The list tells you what to set off in the room. You work through the items on that list, and your progress through it determines the grade you receive at the end.

Twenty objectives sit in a deck. That deck is how lists are drawn. After you complete one list, you can draw another. The pool stays the same size, but the draw gives you a different combination to work through next time. You learn one room and one set of props, then apply them to a changing set of objectives.

The store listing puts it simply: open the list, throw the first prop, and take the grade. The list is the prompt. The throws are the work. The grade is the result.

How possessing and throwing works

You have two ways to act on a prop. You can possess an object, or you can grab it and throw it. The prop reacts either way, with ghostly effects and comedic reactions that follow the action.

A throw can start the next prop moving. One prop knocked or launched can set off another, and that movement can feed the grade. The brief does not publish a scoring formula. What it does say is that chain reactions feed the grade, so linking actions matters more than triggering things in isolation.

The required systems include grab and throw, object reactions, an objective deck, OpenXR input abstraction and a deterministic reset and recovery path. That last point means the room can reset reliably. Props that have been thrown around can be returned to a known state so the next list starts clean. Acceptance criteria also call for all props to reset reliably, for a ten-minute session to offer varied goals and for a new player to reach the core interaction within two minutes.

Grab, throw and possession are handled through OpenXR, with a desktop spectator view available on PCVR for anyone watching. The design targets Quest 2 performance and comfort presets for the stand-alone build.

Ghostly effects and comedic feedback

Each possession or throw triggers ghostly effects and comedic reactions tied to the prop. The game is described as supernatural mischief rather than horror. The tone is playful, with effects that follow the throw and make the result clear.

Because the room is compact, you see the effect and any chain straight away. That feedback is one of the product pillars. You throw, something reacts, the next prop may move, and the grade reflects how well you linked them. You stay with the list until the grade lands.

Settings, saves and the spectator view

Your settings and save stay on the device. There is no account step and no cloud save mentioned. Local storage keeps the setup simple: your preferences and progress remain where you play.

For PCVR there is a desktop spectator view. While you are in the headset, the room is shown on the desktop so someone beside you can see what is happening. It helps when you are taking turns or showing the game to someone else.

The project targets a full run that can start, finish, restart and recover from interruption without save corruption or blocker defects, along with the deterministic reset path noted above.

Who it suits

Pocket Poltergeist suits casual sandbox players who like short, scored sessions in a small space. If you enjoy picking up objects in VR, experimenting with how they react and trying to chain one action into the next, the core loop will feel natural.

It suits players who prefer a clear prompt. The mischief list tells you what to set off. You do not need to invent your own goals in an open world. You follow the list, try different throws, see what chains and take the grade. Then you can draw another list from the twenty-objective deck and try a different approach in the same room.

It also suits players who like a compact play area. One room means no artificial locomotion between zones and no need to memorise a large layout. You can learn prop positions quickly and focus on timing and placement rather than navigation.

It suits local play at home where someone else may be watching. The desktop view gives that person a clear look at the room while you play, without needing a second headset.

It may not suit players looking for a narrative campaign or a detailed destruction simulation. Both are listed as explicitly out of scope. The game is built around reactive objects, comedic feedback and replayable objectives in a single domestic space.

If you are choosing for a younger player, this is a comedic mischief game rather than a horror title, but the VR headset form factor still matters. Each run follows a list and ends with a grade, so you stay in control of session length.

Coming soon: get notified

Pocket Poltergeist is coming soon. The build is hosted and has passed a smoke test, but it has not been submitted to stores. There is no release date, price or ratings to quote yet.

The best place to keep up is the product page. It holds the official listing and will be updated when launch details are confirmed.

Visit Pocket Poltergeist to read the latest and get notified when it is available. When it is ready, open the list, throw the first prop and see what grade the chain brings.

In short: one compact room, thirty domestic props, a mischief list drawn from twenty objectives, two ways to act on each prop — possess or grab and throw — chain reactions that feed the grade, ghostly effects and comedic reactions, local saves and settings on the device, and a desktop spectator view for PCVR. Follow the list and take the grade, then draw again. Keep an eye on Pocket Poltergeist to hear when you can try it.