Socks singing Ave Maria? Sock Puppet Superstar may be the silliest (complimentary) VR game I’ve ever seen.
Sock Puppet Superstar features hand-tracking and a custom voice synthesizer built in FMOD to transform players into sock puppet performers. Using hand tracking or traditional controllers, players control one or two sock puppet singers, raising and lowering them to control vocal pitch in an attempt to sing as accurately as possible. The result is a mix of rhythm gameplay and utter silliness that looks and sounds refreshingly hilarious.
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Sock Puppet Superstar is being made by Brandon Montell, a technical artist and software engineer currently working at Pixar, who describes it as “a goofy VR singing game.” His recent project update videos went viral on TikTok, where clips of the game have been viewed over 5 million times.
I reached out to Brandon and he was kind enough to share some thoughts on going viral, plus his plans for Sock Puppet Superstar.
“I’m a solo dev with a background in software engineering and tech art, and I love playing music,” Brandon says. “I started working on this game last year after playing around with hand tracking and voice synthesis. I’ve been blown away by the reception on social media and am super excited to share more.”
Sock Puppet Superstar is coming to Meta Quest and Steam sometime in 2026 (no release date has been announced). The game can be wishlisted on both platforms now.
