AstroBeam’s debut title redefines VR with voice-first gameplay, no controllers needed
AUSTIN, TEXAS – August 12, 2025 – AstroBeam, the groundbreaking studio building the future of VR, unveiled its debut title, Stellar Cafe, today at the VR Games Showcase. Created by former Owlchemy Labs co-founder and CEO Devin Reimer, Stellar Cafe is the first VR game built entirely around real-time AI-powered conversation, using large language models to enable unscripted, dynamic interactions by interpreting voice input and generating voice output in real-time. AstroBeam also announced that they have licensed Owlchemy Labs’ hand-tracking technology, enabling players to navigate their way through Stellar Cafe using only their hands and voice. Stellar Cafe launches later this year for Meta Quest.
Watch the trailer for Stellar Cafe below!
Stellar Cafe invites you to step into a vibrant, quirky, café among the stars where the coffee is hot and the robots have stories to tell. It’s up to you to uncover their stories, personalities, and help solve their problems. But these robots aren’t stereotypical NPCs with scripted dialogue. The patrons of Stellar Cafe remember what you say, respond with understanding and context, and reveal themselves through conversations that evolve as you get to know them.
“Stellar Cafe is our first step towards big possibilities for how we tell stories and interact in VR using voice input,” said Devin Reimer, CEO and founder of AstroBeam. “By combining handcrafted characters with real-time AI conversation, we’re creating interactions that feel natural and real. We’re not using AI to replace creativity, but we’re using it to enable a new form of interactivity through voice.”
Here’s what you can expect in Stellar Cafe:
- A Quirky Cast of Characters That Need Your Help: Get to know a variety of robots across the cafe and chat with them to uncover problems that they need help solving, whether it’s helping them quit their job or becoming their first human podcast guest.
- Completely Controller-Free Interactions: Navigate the café like a true interstellar local with no controllers or menus required, thanks to voice input and Owlchemy Labs’ signature hand-tracking technology.
- An Out-of-this-world Cup of Joe: Feeling thirsty? Thanks to AI-powered conversation, you can chat up the barista and place all kinds of cosmic drink orders, whether you’re craving a Meteor Mocha, an Astro Algae Smoothie, or inventing your own galactic concoction on the fly.
Assets are available here, and for more information, visit www.astrobeam.com/ and www.stellarcafe.com. Wishlist Stellar Cafe on the Meta Store here.
About AstroBeam
AstroBeam is founded by Devin Reimer, cofounder and former CEO/CTO of Owlchemy Labs – the creators of Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator. AstroBeam is focused on creating incredibly natural and highly interactive ways to interact with games and NPCs using your voice.
Media Contact
TriplePoint on behalf of AstroBeam
astrobeam@triplepointpr.com
Kaila Fuller 
Sam Mosher