Otherworld, the virtual reality bar under the railway arches in Haggerston, has closed. The Dream Corporation Limited, the company that traded as Otherworld, passed a resolution on 22 July 2024 to wind itself up because it could not continue in business, and appointed David Taylor and Paul Ellison of KRE Corporate Recovery as joint liquidators, according to a notice in The Gazette. Otherworld’s website lists the venue as closed.
Otherworld opened in east London with private immersion pods that paired VR headsets with heat, wind and vibration effects, and a bar where players spent the in-game currency they had earned. Made in Shoreditch visited in 2020.
Where to play VR in London now
Sandbox VR
Sandbox VR runs full-body, free-roaming games for groups of up to six, with motion capture on hands and feet. It has three London sites:
- Covent Garden: The Post Building, Museum Street, WC1A 1PB
- White City: inside TOCA Social, Westfield London, W12 7GD
- Wandsworth: top floor of Gravity MAX, Southside, SW18 4TF. Made in Shoreditch tried it in 2025.
Gravity MAX, Westfield Stratford City
The closest VR to Shoreditch is at Gravity MAX, 157 Montfichet Road, Westfield Stratford City, E20 1EJ. Its Hologate VR Arena costs £10.99 a person plus a booking fee. The same building has Immersive Gamebox rooms, where groups of up to six play 30 or 60-minute games with motion tracking. Made in Shoreditch covered the opening of Gravity MAX in 2024.
Sessions at all three are timed and booked online. Each venue sets its own minimum age, so check the booking terms before you go.
Made in Shoreditch also reported on London’s first virtual reality gaming arcade in 2017. For other games bars, see the guide to games bars in Shoreditch.