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Star Chart VR on Windows Pc

Developed By: Escapist Games Limited

License: Free

Rating: 3,8/5 - 56 votes

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.1.3
Size 1 MB
Release Date May 17, 17
Category Education Apps

What's New:
- New Launch Room- New Orbiting method- New laser selection method- New Moments In Time feature, with Apollo 11 (Moon) & Curiosity (Mars) scenes-... [see more]

Description from Developer:
The ultimate virtual reality* experience: Star Chart VR lets you explore the solar system in a beautiful and accurate real-time space simulation.

Delight in exploring the solar sy... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Star Chart VR and install on Windows PC. Star Chart VR is free Education app, developed by Escapist Games Limited. Latest version of Star Chart VR is 1.1.3, was released on 2017-05-17 (updated on 2024-04-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of Star Chart VR is 3,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 56 users, 6 users had rated it 5*, 24 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Star Chart VR on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Star Chart VR on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Star Chart VR on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Star Chart VR using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Star Chart VR" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Star Chart VR on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Star Chart VR" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.1.3.

Download Star Chart VR 1.1.3 on Windows PC – 1 MB

The ultimate virtual reality* experience: Star Chart VR lets you explore the solar system in a beautiful and accurate real-time space simulation.

Delight in exploring the solar system, from the Sun to the smallest moons of Saturn and out to the coldest, darkest, farthest reaches of Pluto. Gaze down and marvel at our solar system from above. Look up in wonder at the rings of Saturn. Feel the awe of floating in space around worlds no human has yet set foot on. Understand how the constellations of our night sky are made up of stars distant to each other in both space and time. Embrace the impossible distances of our solar system and the inordinate scale of our universe.

Star Chart VR is the virtual reality version of the hugely successful augmented reality astronomy & star gazing app - Star Chart - downloaded by over 25 million people world-wide.

Features currently include:
- NEW! Launch room that enables you to choose from 3 different Star Chart modes as well as easily access the tutorial.
- An accurate real-time simulation of the visible stars and planets as you see them from Earth
- A 3D solar system to explore, including the Sun, the planets and major moons
- All 88 constellations based on the beautiful artwork of 17th century astronomer Johannes Hevelius
- Thousands of the most visible stars of the night sky
- Named geological surface features on most of the rocky planets and moons of the solar system.
- NEW! Set foot on the surfaces of the moon and Mars, in our new Moments in Time experience. We've recreated some of the most memorable moments in the history of human space exploration, from the Apollo 11 Moon Landing to the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity Rovers exploration of Mars.
- NEW! The location of active Meteor Shower Radiances are now shown in our new Sky View mode.
- NEW! Messier Objects can now be found and selected.

Feel free to provide us with your thoughts, feedback and feature requests. We are constantly updating Star Chart on all major platforms, and we appreciate your help and thoughts - your feedback is often used to improve Star Chart. For more information on Star Chart as well as details on how to get access to it on other platforms and devices, please visit: www.starchart.info

* Please note: This version of Star Chart requires a Daydream-ready phone, HMD (head mounted device) and a Daydream controller to work.
- New Launch Room
- New Orbiting method
- New laser selection method
- New Moments In Time feature, with Apollo 11 (Moon) & Curiosity (Mars) scenes
- Teleporting and scene object selection in Moments in Time
- 3d previews of stars & planets on controller
- Selectable Messiers
- Selectable Meteor Showers