Crumbling Looks Like A Big Nostalgia Trip On Quest and PC VR

Crumbling aims to recreate your childhood nostalgia of playing with action figures through a hack ’n’ slash VR roguelike, and it’s coming to Quest and PC VR this Summer. Created by solo German developer Ole Jürgensen, Crumbling sees you fending off hordes ... more - uploadvr

Cradle Of Sins Unites PC & VR Players For A Co-Op Adventure

Following a temporary closure, Cradle of Sins re-opens playtesting on February 22, bringing this MOBA and co-op adventure game back to PC and VR. A cross-platform multiplayer game that lets PC and VR users play alongside each other, Cradle of Sins was ... more - uploadvr

Guest Editorial: Echo VR’s Loss Reverberates In Reality

Six years ago I probably would’ve casually dismissed someone’s sorrow over an “end of service announcement” for a computer game. But that was then and as a friend recently reminded me, I’ve changed a lot. In April 2017 I was introduced to VR by my son ... more - uploadvr

Silhouette Review: Hand Tracking Shadows Leave A Puzzling Mark

Silhouette is available now on Quest 2 and Quest Pro, featuring a novel hand tracking mechanic where shadows puppets are used to solve light-based puzzles. Here’s our full Silhouette Quest review. Developed by Team Panoptes, we first tried the hand tracking-exclusive ... more - uploadvr

Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye Arrives On ‘Major VR Platforms’ This Year

Peanut Button confirms Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye is in development, bringing a new point-and-click adventure to “major VR platforms” later this year. Set one year after The Secret of Retropolis, Retropolis 2 continues the story of robo-detective ... more - uploadvr

New VR Games & Releases February 2023: PSVR 2, Quest 2 & More

It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these, but we’re back with a killer month. Here’s a rundown of all the new VR releases coming to Quest 2, PSVR 2, PC VR and Pico platforms in February 2023. This month is arguably one of the biggest (and most ... more - uploadvr

Onward Dropping Quest 1 Support After July 31

Downpour Interactive announced that Onward will drop support for the original Quest Quest after July 31, 2023. Onward released July 2020 for the original Quest headset. Meta acquired Downpour Interactive, the studio behind the title, almost a year later. ... more - uploadvr

Hubris Update 1.2 Promises Improved Combat & New Enemies

Cyborn dropped a new Hubris update yesterday for PC VR, promising combat improvements and new enemy variants. Update 1.2 marks the second major Hubris patch since releasing last month, and it follows previous balancing and quality-of-life changes in ... more - uploadvr

Echo VR Shuts Down In August As Ready At Dawn Focuses On ‘Next Project’

Meta-owned Ready At Dawn shocked fans of Echo VR with the announcement that the game will shut down. The multiplayer game’s servers will be turned off this August, ending support after six years as Ready at Dawn moves onto its next project. The shutdown ... more - uploadvr

Colossal Cave Review: A VR Reimagining Completely Misses The Mark

The recently released VR remake of Colossal Cave attempts to translate the original 1970s text adventure into a brand-new medium, while retaining the design of the original. Unfortunately, we can’t recommend the end result. Read on for our full Colossal ... more - uploadvr

Is Demand For PSVR 2 Below Sony’s Expectations?

A new report from Bloomberg suggested Sony is “disappointed” with early pre-orders for its upcoming PSVR 2 headset, leading the company to reduce shipments ahead of launch. Bloomberg’s report suggests Sony reduced projections “dramatically” for its initial ... more - uploadvr

Horizon Call Of The Mountain Drops New Story Details Ahead Of PSVR 2 Launch

Horizon Call of the Mountain arrives soon as the most high-profile PSVR 2 launch game, and Guerilla Games just revealed new story details. While it was already known that Aloy isn’t the protagonist, even though she will appear, Horizon Call of the Mountain ... more - uploadvr

Apple Reportedly Plans Easy To Use Tools For Making AR Apps

According to a new report from The Information, Apple is developing software for its upcoming mixed reality headset that would let consumers and professionals build AR apps and experiences. This new set of tools would allow Apple headset owners to build ... more - uploadvr

Espire 2 Gets Public Matchmaking This Week On Quest 2

Digital Lode confirms Espire 2 will receive update 1.3 later this week, which adds public matchmaking to the stealth action game on Meta Quest 2. Following a co-op voice chat update last month, Digitial Lode didn’t wait long before moving onto the next ... more - uploadvr

Steam Next Fest 2023 Celebrates PC VR With New Demos

Steam Next Fest is back once again, kicking off 2023’s first celebration with new demos for upcoming PC VR games next week. Highlighting upcoming games through various demos, Steam Next Fest – February 2023 edition spans all areas of PC gaming, and virtual ... more - uploadvr

Meta Bundles GOLF+ And Space Pirate Trainer DX With Quest 2

Meta will start bundling GOLF+ and Space Pirate Trainer DX with every new Meta Quest 2 headset. Called the Meta Quest 2 VR Discovery bundle, both will be available for free to any new Quest 2 headsets purchased from February 5 until June 3, 2023. “Whether ... more - uploadvr

Barbaria Comes To Quest February 9, Blending Combat, Base Building & Multiplayer

Barbaria is coming to Quest 2 and Quest Pro on February 9, bringing an exciting mix of first-person combat, asynchronous multiplayer raids and diorama-like base building. The game previously released in Early Access via Steam for PC VR and its upcoming ... more - uploadvr

Between Realities VR Podcast ft Jeff Rayner of MXT Reality

In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host Jeff Rayner, CEO of MXTreality. Jeff explains how he started his VR development studio which specializes in using high-end equipment and accessories like Teslasuit. Other ... more - uploadvr

Editorial: As Quest 3 & PSVR 2 Loom, Meta’s Big Quest Games Remain Missing In Action

2022 was a strangely slow year for VR. It started out promising, with potential for several new hardware releases and games to match. But by the end of the year, pandemic and supply chain delays meant that many of those new products got pushed into 2023. ... more - uploadvr

Quest Pro Discounted By Meta: $1100 In U.S., £1300 In U.K.

Meta is testing dramatic discounts for Quest Pro just three months after release. Quest Pro debuted in late October 2022 for $1,500 with self-tracking controllers, partial light blockers and a charging pad included in the box. The headset is a first-generation ... more - uploadvr

Zombieland: Headshot Fever Reloaded Rises Again On PSVR 2

Zombieland: Headshot Fever Reloaded is a reimagined version of the arcade light-gun shooter, and XR Games confirms it’s coming to PSVR 2 at launch. First released in 2021, Zombieland: Headshot Fever is a self-contained story set after Zombieland: Double ... more - uploadvr

Novel Hand Tracking Game Silhouette Launches On Quest 2

By using your hands for shadow puppetry, Silhouette is one of the more unique VR puzzle games in recent times, and that’s available now on Quest 2. Developed by Team Panoptes, best known for PC VR game Panoptic, Silhouette presents a a casual adventure ... more - uploadvr

Not For Broadcast VR Puts You In Editing Chair This March On Steam and Quest

tinyBuild Games confirms Not For Broadcast VR, a standalone adaptation of the darkly comedic propaganda sim, will arrive this March on Steam and Quest. Released last year for PC, Not For Broadcast is an FMV adventure set in an alternate 1980s Great Britain, ... more - uploadvr

Futuclass Will Teach You Chemistry On Quest 2

Futuclass Education seeks to gamify chemistry lessons through interactive VR modules, and that’s available now on Quest. Developed in cooperation with science teachers and schools, Futuclass provides students basic chemistry lessons through virtual reality. ... more - uploadvr

Orbital Strike VR Arrives On January 31 For PC VR

Orbital Strike VR takes a different approach to space combat. Controlling a fleet from outside the cockpit, it arrives on PC VR on January 31. Previously seen in the Upload VR Showcase Summer 2022, Orbital Strike VR comes from a two-person duo at Draconis ... more - uploadvr

Atlantis Mini Golf Highlights Walkabout’s Growing Ambition

Mighty Coconut’s ambitions are growing and the Atlantis course available now showcases the clearest view yet of the studio’s vision for Walkabout Mini Golf. The studio is asking $1 more for Atlantis compared to its previous paid add-ons, $3.99 instead ... more - uploadvr

Rec Room Is Developing Optional Full-Body Avatars

Rec Room confirms full-body avatars are in development, but they won’t replace the existing floating beans. First released in 2016, the existing Rec Room avatars were created without functioning arms and legs. Adopting what the developers call “the best ... more - uploadvr

Perp Games Announce PSVR 2 Showcase Next Week, Promises New Reveals

Publisher Perp Games will air a PSVR 2 showcase next week, which promises new announcements and several surprises. Perp Games is best known for producing physical versions of PSVR games, such as Moss, Vader Immortal and more. With PSVR 2 releasing next ... more - uploadvr

Ovrdark: A Do Not Open Story Creeps Onto PSVR 2 This Year

NoxNoctis revealed OVRDARK: A Do Not Open Story, a new VR horror game coming to PSVR 2 this year. First announced for PSVR in 2020, Do Not Open arrived last year on PC and PS5, dropping Sony’s older headset with plans to develop a PSVR 2 version. However, ... more - uploadvr

Cities: VR – Enhanced Edition PSVR 2 Hands-On: A Promising Second Chance

Nearly a year after its Quest 2 release, Cities: VR – Enhanced Edition arrives next month as a PSVR 2 launch game, and we went hands-on for an exclusive preview. On PSVR 2, Cities: VR feels like it’s finally living up to its potential. A reworked version ... more - uploadvr