# Diorama No\.1 : Blocked In

Summer DB entity ID: 7eea6c0b\-3aeb\-4b7f\-94bd\-f383e73e15fb

Steam App ID: 431390

A diorama is NOT a game, nor is it a demo\. Simply put, a diorama is a painting you can visit with a simple goal of inspiring a sense of wonder\. They are an ideal retreat to think and be somewhere else\.   In 'Blocked In' you will visit the workspace of a Russian scientist to enjoy an extraordinary view of the end of the world by tetronimoes, that will leave you ‘Blocked In’\.  Blocked In is the first entry in 'The Shoebox Diorama', an ongoing series of fantastical dioramas for VR devices by interactive illustrator 'Daniel Ernst'\. A diorama can be explored as a standalone experience or as an interconnected experience through the ‘Table of Contents’ diorama \(coming soon\), which serves as the central hub\.  'Blocked In' was first released in late 2013 for the DK1\. For many early adopters ‘Blocked In’ was their first introduction to VR and has been one of the defining VR experiences\. It also coined the term diorama for these types of VR experiences\.  If you liked ‘Blocked In’ why not try other dioramas as well :

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: The Shoebox Diorama \(Daniel Ernst\)

- Publisher: The Shoebox Diorama

- Release date: Apr 5, 2016

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: true

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation

- Categories: Single\-player, VR Only, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/431390/ss\_dbe2d75e62cc1b9fdc9be40594a62f4a77e462c1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1491409082, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/431390/ss\_e7bef59f4c0611c7fc2994267c27b7bdbbc587fb\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1491409082, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/431390/ss\_c789bd96d8c4586caa808a5d2cac63c3321a08aa\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1491409082, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/431390/ss\_9576f29fc11fc4e389ba0d30454dbab15f287abf\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1491409082, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/431390/ss\_948332d34038e8fb263946471e597a1e8f5ffa90\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1491409082

- Price: Not collected

- Price country: Not collected

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 40

- Steam positive reviews: 30

- Steam negative reviews: 10

- Steam positive percentage: 75%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/7eea6c0b-3aeb-4b7f-94bd-f383e73e15fb/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/7eea6c0b-3aeb-4b7f-94bd-f383e73e15fb/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-22T08:58:03\.211693\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T08:58:05\.645778\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T08:58:05\.248753\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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