Puppet Fever vs Elsewhere Electric
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puppet Fever
This companion app is essential for playing a VR party game. It allows players to view the virtual stage and interact with the game, making it a fun experience for groups. Connect your VR headset and companion device to the same Wi-Fi to start playing.
- View virtual puppet theater stage
- Connects to VR headset
- Facilitates game lobby setup
- Scan and connect to games
- Voice acting encouraged gameplay
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Official Puppet Fever companion app. This is required to play the standalone VR game Puppet Fever on Oculus Quest and Oculus GO. This app is used to view the stage in Puppet Fever in order to play the game! It's easy to set up a game, just follow these steps: 1, Make sure your VR headset and companion app device are connected to the same Wifi-network. 2, Start Puppet Fever on your VR headset, Select a game mode and press start. This will start a lobby. 3, Start the companion app and press Scan to find your game. Select your game in the list and hit connect - now you are ready to play! - FAQ - What is Puppet Fever? - Puppet Fever is a VR game where the players take turns acting out secret words using puppets in a virtual puppet theater. It's like a mix of pictionary and charades but voice acting is encouraged! This app is used to view the puppet theater in order to play the game. Can I play Puppet Fever using only the companion app? - No, a standalone copy of Puppet Fever is required to play the game. Puppet Fever is sold separately on Oculus Quest and Oculus GO. Help! I can't find my game in the Lobby! - First and foremost, check that you are connected to the same WiFi network. If you still have problems, try a different network. If no WiFi is available you can set up a WiFi-hotspot and connect both devices. On iOS you can find this under Settings > Personal Hotspot. Do I have to own a personal copy of the standalone Puppet Fever VR game in order to download and use this companion app? - No, anyone can download and use this app to play with friends who own the base game!
Elsewhere Electric
Guide a VR installer through a mysterious facility by reconfiguring the map and solving puzzles from a remote command hub. Uncover the facility's secrets to ensure your teammate's survival.
- Map reconfiguration
- Puzzle solving
- Remote command hub
- Cooperative gameplay
- Facility exploration
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Navigate a mysterious facility to charge devices, solve puzzles, and reconfigure the map as you see fit. Uncover the secrets of the facility that await you both at its confounding core. You act as The Operator: the hacker who stays back in the van and helps the VR Installer as they traverse the facility. Only you can see the whole facility grid at once, and only you have the special ability to manipulate the facility from your command hub. You can see things the installer cannot, which may be the key to getting your teammate out alive. This is a free mobile app, and can only be used to join games set up by the VR game owner. It is not a standalone game. Please note that the Elsewhere Electric mobile app is intended for mobile phones only. Made possible with the support of: Canada Media Fund Ontario Creates Government of Canada
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Puppet Fever at 4.0 against Elsewhere Electric's 3.7. Puppet Fever also leads on ratings volume (131 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.3 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Puppet Fever holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puppet Fever has 131 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Puppet Fever's written reviews are positive against 50% of Elsewhere Electric's.
Puppet Fever ships an update every 4 weeks, Elsewhere Electric fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puppet Fever | Elsewhere Electric |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (131 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 131 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 2.3 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Coffee Stain Publishing | Stitch Media Ontario, Inc. |
Customer experience
Puppet Fever
Elsewhere Electric
Bugs and requests
Puppet Fever
Reported bugs
20 issues- Game is broken
- Does not connect
- Connection issues
- Can't connect more than one phone
- Only one person can join at a time
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- Nothing happens when you press scan
- Won't let me join
- No game shows up when I press scan
- Unplayable
- Couldn't Connect error
- It originally did not work at all
- Doesn't work on latest iOS
- Never requests network permissions
- Can't get Oculus Quest to connect to iPad or phone
- Problems with mic and fever mode input
- Can not connect more than 2 smartphones
- Waiting for puppet fever competition to join but app won't join
- User on iPad or iPhone can't guess
- No option to give win if guess is correct
- Can't play because no VR headset
Requested features
8 requests- Release on Quest 2
- Allow multiple phones to connect
- Use puppets on the phone
- Enable mic on game
- Change input method on fever mode
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- Make it good like Goat Simulator
- Fix white flag issue when France is selected
- Add a mod without VR headset requirement
Elsewhere Electric
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Puppet Fever
No in-app purchases
Elsewhere Electric
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Puppet Fever free?
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