Biology

VR Plant Journey

Gareth Griffiths
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$4.99 Steam • From $2.99 itch.io Breakpoint One • Simmation • IPK Root, leaf and seed levels PC VR • Meta Quest (APK)
Released June 2021 • Made with plant researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research • English and German

VR Plant Journey

Shrink down and travel through a canola (oilseed rape) plant from its roots to its flowers. Across three chapters you help the plant grow with playful mini games, learning what it needs from sunlight, water and nutrients along the way.

Developer: Breakpoint One and Simmation
Price: $4.99 on Steam • from $2.99 on itch.io
Platform: PC VR (Steam) • Quest via APK
Subject: Biology • Plants
6.8
/10
XR School Score
Recommended
Developed with plant scientists • Three chapters: root, leaf, seed • Playful mini games • Inexpensive • Short • Quest version needs sideloading
Research backed Leibniz Institute (IPK)
Overview

VR Plant Journey is an educational virtual reality game developed by Breakpoint One and Simmation together with plant researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) in Gatersleben, Germany, which is also a co publisher. It was released on Steam in June 2021 for $4.99, and Breakpoint One also sells a standalone Meta Quest version on itch.io from $2.99.

The game takes you inside a canola plant, known in the UK as oilseed rape, from root to flower. It is split into three chapters, root, leaf and seed, and uses playful mini games to show how plant cells work and what the plant needs to thrive. You help it grow from a seedling to a flowering plant. It is available in English and German and is aimed at a general, family audience.

Inside a Real Crop Most plant biology resources use a generic flower. VR Plant Journey follows a real crop plant and was built with researchers who study it, which gives teachers a route into food security, agriculture and why plant science matters, as well as the core biology of roots, leaves and seeds.
The Three Chapters
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Root
How roots take up water and nutrients from the soil.
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Leaf
How leaves use sunlight to make food for the plant.
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Seed
How the plant flowers and produces seeds.
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Mini games
Playful challenges that help the plant grow at each stage.
Which Version to Buy The Steam version runs on a PC VR setup and is listed as room scale or standing. The itch.io version is an Android APK for Meta Quest, which must be sideloaded onto the headset using developer mode, something many school IT policies restrict. Sessions are short, so plan it as part of a lesson rather than the whole lesson.
VR Plant Journey vs a Diagram
Feature
VR Plant Journey
Textbook diagram
View
Travel through the plant at cell scale
Labelled cross section
Processes
Shown through play
Described in text
Plant
A real crop, canola
Usually a generic flower
Cost
$2.99 to $4.99
Included
Classroom Value
Biology content
7.4
Engagement
7.2
Curriculum links
7.5
Ease of setup
5.0
Length and depth
5.0
Strengths and Limitations
Strengths
  • Developed with plant scientists
  • Covers roots, leaves and seeds
  • Uses a real crop plant
  • Inexpensive
  • English and German
  • Family friendly and easy difficulty
Considerations
  • Short sessions
  • Quest version needs sideloading
  • Steam version needs PC VR
  • Mini games are simple
  • Few user reviews to judge by
For Teachers: Plant Biology and Food Security Use VR Plant Journey in KS2 and KS3 units on plant parts and their functions, and on photosynthesis and transport in plants. After playing, ask students to draw and label the journey they took. For older students, link canola to oil production and food security to show why plant research matters.
$4.99
PC VR on Steam • Quest APK on itch.io from $2.99
Get on Steam → Quest version on itch.io → More biology apps →
Quick Facts
Developers
Breakpoint One, Simmation
Publishers
Breakpoint One, IPK Gatersleben
Release
June 2021
Price
$4.99 (Steam), from $2.99 (itch.io)
Platforms
PC VR, Meta Quest APK
Languages
English, German
Chapters
Root, leaf, seed
Verdict
VR Plant Journey is a charming, research backed look inside a real crop plant, with short chapters on roots, leaves and seeds. It is inexpensive and fits primary and lower secondary plant biology well. Sessions are short and the Quest version needs sideloading, but as a lesson starter on how plants work it is recommended.
Platform: PC VR • Meta Quest (APK)
Subject: Biology
Key Stage: KS2 to KS3
Price: $2.99 to $4.99
Review: The XR School, October 2026

Gareth Griffiths

Gareth Griffiths is a scientist and the founder of World of Teaching, a free library of over 1,000 teacher made PowerPoints. He set up The XR School to help teachers, schools and parents find virtual and augmented reality apps that genuinely help young people learn, and to give an honest view of what each app teaches, which headsets it needs and what it costs.