Something for the Weekend: Lots of Weekend Treats for Mobile and PC Headsets

Last week’s Something for the Weekend was naturally geared around seasonal holiday Halloween, with plenty of frighteningly good deals on some scary videogames. If you’ve managed to not scare yourself away from virtual reality (VR) permanently then VRFocus has got a new roundup of deals to save yourself some cash.

Circumpaint

Compatibility: Samsung Gear VR

Circumpaint features a hemispherical canvas with a range of painting a colour options. All of which can be accessed through the headsets touch pad, or if you do have a Bluetooth controller shortcuts can be accessed. Circumpaint is currently 50 percent off, retailing for £1.99 GBP rather than £3.99.

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Cargo Racing VR

Compatibility: Samsung Gear VR

In Cargo Racing VR players have to race their vehicle through tracks that twist, turn and undulate all over the place in a bid to get the cargo they’re carrying to the finish line as fast as possible. For this weekend Cargo Racing VR costs £1.11 rather than £2.29.

Darknet screenshot

Darknet

Compatibility: Samsung Gear VR

A videogame that needs very little introduction as it launched on Gear VR way back in 2015. Darknet’s puzzles revolve around you contracting out your hacking skills to retrieve data from the world’s most secure networks. Diving into the Net, you must install viruses, inject code, and hack your way through cybersecurity. For this weekend Darknet will only set you back £3.99 rather than £7.99.

Sneaky Bears Rollercoaster

Sneaky Bears RollerCoaster

Compatibility: Samsung Gear VR

WarDucks released its not so cuddly first-person shooter Sneaky Bears for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive over the last couple of months. Gear VRT won’t get the title as it requires full motion control support, so instead the studio has released a rollercoaster simulator based on the videogame. You can ride around the Sneaky Bears toy factory for £0.79 rather than £1.49.

Counter Fight

Counter Fight SE(Samurai Edition)

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

“Counter Fight SE(Samurai Edition) is a fast-paced VR game where you cook and serve a variety of dishes to eccentric hungry customers.”

For this weekend Counter Fight will only set you back £3.99 rather than £7.99.

Bending the Light

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

“Submerge yourself in a dreamy, atmospheric world filled with brilliant beams of light. Use magnetic orbs and bronze mirrors to bend the light and charge the energy cells.”

For this weekend Bending the Light will only set you back £5.99 rather than £10.99.

Starway Fleet

Starway Fleet

Compatibility: HTC Vive

Starway Fleet is an action-focused space fighter simulator game. Take part in various missions including interception or reconnaissance, provide fighter cover for cargo ships or help rescue the crew of disabled ships.”

Starway Fleet is on sale through Steam for £5.75 rather than £7.19 until 13th November.

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Skytropolis

Compatibility: HTC Vive

Starting with a small plot of land you will be challenged with building a sustainable and profitable community, creating  everything from the architectural design to every part of the interior for your ideal Skytropolis tower.

Skytropolis is on sale through Steam for £16.56 rather than £19.49 until 9th November.

VR Invaders

VR Invaders

Compatibility: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift

“Dive into a virtual sci-fi world as the freelance hacker Thomas Hall to save a cyber artist that got stuck in virtual reality. Fight legions of enemy drones with your multi-functional loadout. Slow time, transform your weapon and blast through your enemies in this immersive VR shooter.”

VR Invaders is on sale through Steam for £3.66 rather than £13.59 until 6th November.

A Writer And His Daughter

A Writer And His Daughter

Compatibility: HTC Vive

“A VR story exploration game. A young girl discovers a magical fairy tale world and has to decide which world she wants to stay in. Part one of a trilogy.”

A Writer And His Daughter is on sale through Steam for £9.89 rather than £10.99 until 9th November.

Rift Puzzler ‘Bending the Light’ Looks Like an Intriguing Break From All the Wave Shooters

Finally, a new indie VR game that isn’t a wave shooter! Created by indie developer Deeperbeige Games, Bending the Light is a puzzle game launching exclusively on Oculus Rift today.

Arrive in an ethereal, dreamy world filled with colorful beams of light and ambient music to set the tone. In Bending the Light, players will apply different methods to bend and redirect multiple light beams to charge energy cells to complete each level. Players are encouraged to observe the laws of this virtual world and understand how to use the light-bending tools at their disposal.

The developer promises various challenges associated with each level, such as restrictions on which shades of light that can touch a mirror to increase difficulty. Experimentation is highly encouraged, as is toying with the magnetic orbs which can bend light beams to their will. Developer Chris Underwood describes the game experience as “comfortable and unpressured, yet engaging and involved.”

Sporting a total of 40 levels with secret collectibles to discover and “super-secret puzzles” to be solved within each level, creating a more complex experience for those who seek it out.

Bending the Light works with either the Oculus Touch controllers or a supporting gamepad allowing versatility to players who may not yet own Touch. Launching today, September 28th, the price is set for $15, though early players can grab the game on launch discount for just $10 (30% discount) once it launches the Oculus Store.

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Indie Puzzle Title Bending The Light Coming To Oculus Rift

Something about the intuitive nature of tracked motion controls and the immersiveness of virtual reality (VR) seems to lend itself well to puzzle-based videogames. Fans of this genre who are owners of an Oculus Rift have another to look forward to with the forthcoming release of Bending The Light.

Independent developer Deeperbeige Games have been working on an atmospheric puzzle title for the Oculus Rift that involves crafting intricate patterns with beams of coloured light to solve puzzles, all set in a dream-like, mysterious world.

Players will need to master the placement of bronze mirrors that bounce the light beams off at an angle, as well as the central mechanic of the gameplay, magnetic orbs that bend the light beams by a certain amount. The light beams need to be sent in the correct direction to power up energy cells, and perhaps unlock a few secrets along the way.

There are 40 levels to solve, along with secrets collectables to be found, including some hidden puzzles to solve. Bending The Light was designed with the Oculus Rift with Touch in mind, but can also be played with a gamepad. Gameplay was created to be comfortable and relaxing, yet engaging.

Bending The Light is due for release on the Oculus Store on the 28th September. The normal price will be $14.99 (USD), but the title will launch with a discount of 33%, reducing the price to $9.99 for early bird players.

A trailer video for Bending The Light is available to view below.

VRFocus will bring you further information on Bending The Light as it becomes available.