Fans of the 2021 Netflix hit Squid Game can now play virtual versions of the show’s deadly challenges in Hong Kong. Sandbox VR has teamed up with Netflix to create eight 30-minute mini-games straight out of the award-winning series, along with some new surprises for players. The game was first available for play in Sandbox locations in the US and Europe and made its Asia debut in Hong Kong in 2023. Since then, it has gone online in VR Sandbox’s Singapore location, but is not yet in Shanghai.
Games in Hong Kong’s VR Squid Game
Participants will get to wear the contestants’ iconic green tracksuits and white slip-on shoes from the show when they step into the game, called Squid Game Virtuals, and compete in challenges made popular by the show, such as ‘Red Light, Green Light’ and ‘Cross The Glass Bridge’.
There are other new games devised specially for the VR version, such as ‘Catch and Match’ in which players need to catch shapes, avoid spikes, and throw bombs at their opponents. Participants are also taken to various locations inspired by the show, such as the dorm room, the ‘marble’ village, and the white room.
Each session accommodates between one and six players. As in the show, participants can form alliances with other contestants, but the player with the highest score is deemed the winner. After the game, players can also pose for photographs with Squid Game props and watch highlights of their session.
Squid Game Virtuals sessions can be booked at Sandbox VR’s Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui branches, each costs HK$395 per person, and are only available on Saturdays and Sundays. You can book a private experience with friends or colleagues, or a public game if you’d like to meet new friends while playing the game. The VR game is available in Arabic, Cantonese, Dutch, English, French, German, Mandarin, and Spanish.
Other Squid Game experiences in Asia
Fans of the show in New York, Madrid, and Sydney can sign up for Squid Game: The Experience, in which players can spend 90 minutes competing in six rounds of games, including Marbles, Treasure Hunt, Red Light, Green Light and Tug of War. The experience will make its debut in Seoul’s Seongsu district on February 28, 2025.
Hong Kong is currently hosting a Squid Game pop-up to mark the release of the Netflix show’s second season. The store, which is at Airside Mall, is a collaboration between the show and local streetwear brand KYUBI. Visitors can pose with life-size a Young-hee doll and massive replica of the Front Man’s mask, and pick up merch inspired by iconic characters from the show.
Image credits: Sandbox VR
