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The VR Game Launch Roundup: A Sneaky September Selection

As September draws to a close, here are a host of new virtual reality (VR) videogames being released over the course of the next week. Fans of first-person shooters will not be disappointed. Make sure to stay tuned into VRFocus for up to date coverage on the Oculus Connect event, next week on the 25th and 26th September where VRFocus will be reporting and keeping you up to date on all things VR.

BlastworldEspire 1: VR Operative

Become an ‘Espire agent’ and take control of a futuristic drone armed with state of the art weapons and gadgets in this virtual reality stealth experience. Featuring full freedom of movement and varying levels of immersion, experience this full single-player story along with smaller challenges and make use of the game’s voice control to make commands and take charge.

  • Supported platforms: Oculus Rift/HTC Vive/Oculus Quest/Windows Mixed Reality/Valve Index
  • Launch date: 24th September

Blastworld

New from Finnish games studio, Hipfire Games, you can run, jump and fly across various maps in this competitive first-person PVP adventure where you swap out traditional multiplayer weapons for foam dart guns and other comedic weapons. Featuring various levels of immersion. Currently a demo, the studio is looking to release a full release in the future.

After-H

After-H

After two years in development and after gathering feedback from various sources, After-H is getting another release so users can give feedback on a much larger scale in this new early access release. Set on Mars, this FPS experience sees 2-8 players fight to take control of the solar system in this competitive experience. Currently, the game includes 3 maps, three different weapons and 3 different modes of gameplay.

Intruders: Hide and Seek

In this first-person stealth horror VR experience, you view your surroundings through the eyes of a defenceless boy stuck in a house that has just been invaded by intruders. You must work to move around unnoticed to protect your family in this four-hour-long experience.

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The VR Games Launch Roundup: Constantly Repeating the Past

Another Friday means another roundup of virtual reality (VR) videogames coming out over the next week. Here are some of the most anticipated titles of the year combined with some titles from up and coming developers. Make sure to check out our accompanying video for demonstrations of gameplay for each title, and make sure to check out our remaining Gamescom interviews for exclusive information and insights into other upcoming titles still in development.

Here’s a summary of next week’s VR titles:

TribeXR Dj School – Tribe XR Inc

Follow online tutorials to upload and stream your musical creations using professional DJ decks in this all in one VR experience. Connect with other VR recording artists to collaborate and share your work.

  • Supported Platforms: Oculus Quest
  • Launch Date: 19th September

Groundhog day: Like Father Like Son – Tequila Works

New from Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and Tequila Works, Groundhog day: Like Father Like Son is a VR continuation of the 1992 classic film. Assume the role of Phil Connors Jr, son of Phil Connors from the original film as you also find yourself trapped in an endless time loop.

Featuring both characters from the film & a host of new faces. Over 25 years later, find out how the events of Groundhog day play out in this new social media-obsessed age.

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Home A Drone – Construct Studio

New from Construct Studio, in this VR FPS adventure you must defeat the enemies from the evil DroneCorp. You must defend yourself using a series of quirky makeshift weapons which you can build and upgrade as the game progresses. Currently, in early access, later updates to the game will include multiplayer, more weapons and bosses.

Witching Tower – Daily Magic Productions

The Witching Tower is a new VR action-adventure title from Daily Magic Productions where you battle your way through mysterious levels of stunning fantasy environments. The Witching Tower’s Queen is at the architect of this world’s chaos, so armed with enchanted weapons and your ability to control the undead, you must survive and conquer in this world riddled with sickness and death.

  • Supported Platforms: PlayStation VR
  • Launch Date: 17th September

Doors of Silence

Doors Of Silence – Blackbite Interactive

New from Blackbite Interactive comes Doors Of Silence. This new survival VR horror game is set in 1988 Pennsylvania where you attempt to fight for survival in a medical centre where horror lurks around every corner. You must fend off surreal deformed creatures you while trying not to slip into insanity yourself.

  • Supported Platforms: Oculus Rift
  • Launch Date: 20th September

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The VR Game Launch Roundup: High Seas Escapades Await

The second week of September will see a varied mix of different genres across these 5 unique titles, whether you are into calm and mesmerising or a fast-paced role-playing game (RPG), there is something for everyone this coming week.

Hellsplit: Arena

Hellsplit: Arena – Deep Type Games

Hellsplit: Arena is a horror-slasher videogame where you play as an ultra-realistic avatar that correctly matches your own human movements. This fantasy world in the Middle Ages is overrun with the undead and you must use a series of medieval weapons and your own fighting skills to kick, cut and stab your way to victory in this room-scale VR experience.

Battlewake

Battlewake is a swashbuckling new VR adventure from studio Survios. In this 20-chapter adventure, you experience solo, co-op & PvP modes of gameplay. Play as four ancient pirate lords, each wielding their own supernatural abilities as you attack hordes of enemy boats and fortresses. Also featuring “plunder mode,” a pirate-themed deathmatch of battle and looting. Collect and spend looted gold to boost your own ship’s arsenal.

AltspaceVR

AltspaceVR

AltspaceVR is a VR social media platform where you join other VR users from around the world to go to live events, play interactive games and sports, or simply explore this virtual universe day and night.

  • Supported Platforms: Oculus Quest
  • Launch Date: 12th September

Real VR Fishing

Fishing is a great escape from it all. Now you can do the same from the comfort of your own living room thanks to VR. In Real VR Fishing, you test your fishing skills in tranquil waters all over the world in one of the most realistic fishing experiences to date. Also featuring the assistance of an in-game music playlist and some handy tracking tools.

  • Supported Platforms: Oculus Quest
  • Launch Date: 12th September

Touring Karts - VR Edition

Touring Karts

In this major throwback to classic multiplayer racing experiences, Touring Karts is a new VR party game that sees you zoom across a series of whacky tracks with up to 8 players online. Offering various levels of immersion, collect power-ups and enjoy story-based and online game modes.

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The VR Game Launch Roundup: The First September Offerings

After a strong selection over August, here are some early VR releases for September to help cure those post-summer blues. Here are five VR titles that have confirmed release dates over the course of next week. Also, make sure to check out our helpful little video guide freshly made for our YouTube channel. In addition, be sure to check out our post-Gamescom articles full of exclusive insights and interviews discussing various VR content.

Honor and Duty: All Out War Edition

Honor and Duty: D-Day All Out War Edition – Strange Games

Complete with single and multiplayer modes, Honor and Duty: D-Day All Out War Edition is a WW2 shooter featuring upgradeable weapons, 4 player classes to choose and training your own soldiers over the course of 40 game stages.

  • Supported Platforms: PlayStation VR (Retail copy)
  • Launch Date: 3rd September

Gamedevvr – Frederik Handberg

Put yourself in the shoes of a 1990s game developer in this unique game within a game experience. The action takes place in your developer’s basement where, along with developing games of your own, make sure to stay hydrated, eat regularly and take out your development frustrations on your surrounding environment.

Elven Assassin image 1Elven Assassin – Wenkly Studio

This well-received single and multiplayer action title was first released in 2016. It has now been given the Oculus Quest treatment where players can relive fond memories of defeating hordes of enemies with crossbows while dodging axes when war breaks out in your kingdom.

  • Supported Platforms: Oculus Quest
  • Launch date: 5th September

Spice and Wolf VR – Spicy Tails

Based on the Japanese Light novel series by Isuna Hasekura, the story follows the adventures of travelling merchant Kraft Lawrence and Holo, who can transform herself into a wolf. You join them as they seek refuge in an old abandoned house. Working with the original creators of Spice and Wolf, this VR animation has been developed and published by SpicyTales and can still be enjoyed in 2D by non-VR users.

  • Supported Platforms: PlayStation VR
  • Launch date: 5th September

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The Angry Birds Movie 2: VR Under Pressure – XR Games

The popular Rovio Entertainment videogame series flung its way onto mobile devices late 2009. Now almost a decade on, the battling birds have continued to reach new heights with their ever-growing universe of books, comics, TV shows, two feature films and of course new games. This newest release is a PlayStation VR exclusive couch co-op based off the most recent feature film, The Angry Birds Movie 2, and takes place on board the Piggy Gadget Lab from the same film.

  • Supported Platforms: PlayStation VR (Retail copy)
  • Launch date: 6th September