Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to River

The World's First Virtual Reality Accelerator

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. River launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   UniVRsity▲69

   The Virtual Reality College Experience

   2015 · tilt.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Modal VR▲186

   The creator of Atari has launched a new VR company

   2016 · modalvr.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   A-Frame▲155

   Building blocks for the virtual reality web

   2015 · aframe.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Drift▲71

   The first bullet simulator for VR

   2015 · devpost.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Survios▲70

   Oculus meets Wii meets Kinect. On Steroids.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SceneVR▲62

   Multiplayer virtual reality in the browser

   2015 · client.scenevr.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Space▲223

   Get a fast, unlimited desktop in VR

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Analyse Asia 100: The Dawn of Augmented & Virtual Reality with Ben Bajarin▲57

   Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR) & Upcoming Apple Event

   2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →

9. 9
   AltspaceVR▲72

   The social platform for virtual reality (pre-launch)

   2014 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bricks VR▲80

    Build your own virtual reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Learning Virtual Reality▲95

    Developing immersive experiences and applications

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Seene 2.0▲124

    Share life in 3D

    2014 · snap.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    mimesys▲126

    Record "holographic memories" for VR and AR

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Nimble Sense▲86

    Bring your hands into virtual reality.

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ResearchVR 007 - The Glass ceiling in VR ecosystems EU vs. US▲54

    glass ceiling in European virtual reality ecosystem ;)

    2016 · main.podigee-cdn.net · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Vattle▲75

    The world's first video battle arena

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    vrban▲68

    Virtual reality urban exploration and planning (pre-launch)

    2014 · vrban.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Vrse▲23

    Expanding Universe of Virtual Reality Experiences on Mobile

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Marvel▲7

    The First VR Computer & OS

    2016 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Virtual Boy▲28

    3D video game console

    2015 · en.wikipedia.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    High Fidelity▲75

    Virtual reality software by the creator of Second Life

    2015 · highfidelity.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tesseract▲103

    Virtual reality headgear designed in India

    2015 · absentiavr.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sketchfab VR trends▲96

    A comprehensive overview on the state of VR

    2017 · sketchfab.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    a16z - Mapping the Future of Virtual Reality▲83

    What that looks and feels like

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →