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All the Free VR Demos Available in the Steam Game Festival

Steam Game Festival 2021

Today sees the launch of Steam’s annual Game Festival where you can watch developer livestreams, chat with teams about their upcoming titles and, of course, play loads of free demos, over 500 in fact. And just like Steam’s summer 2020 edition of the event, there will be plenty of virtual reality (VR) videogames to sample.

Battle Blocks

Previously offering over 30 titles to try out, the 2021 edition doesn’t disappoint with 20+ VR videogames available. Some of these are entirely new which VRFocus hasn’t come across before whilst others like Monad Rock’s Blunt Force – which was first revealed four years ago – makes another return.

Those which have caught VRFocus’ eye include Battle Blocks, a competitive puzzle solver; asymmetric party title Operation Armstrong, and Desolatium, a Lovecraftian-style thriller.

Rhythm of the Universe: IONIA

As the majority of these are indie videogames the festival offers a great chance to see how small teams are leveraging VR in new and interesting ways.

The Steam Game Festival 2021 runs until Tuesday, 9th February at 10 am PST, so that should be enough time to play all those demos. For further updates on the latest PC VR releases, keep reading VRFocus.

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Desolatium Is A Lovecraft-Inspired VR Horror Graphic Adventure

Need your VR horror to be a bit more real? First, what’s wrong with you? Second, Desolatium might be up your street.

Coming to Kickstarter soon, Desolatium is a point-and-click-style graphic adventure with optional VR support. Spanish developer Superlumen describes it as a distressing psychological thriller where players set out to investigate a recent number of murders in a remote village. You’ll hunt environments for clues that will gradually lead you to a terrifying cult. Check it out in the trailer below.

As you can see, Desolatium uses real-world environments paired with interactive elements. This isn’t just 360 video but 3D environments. Plus the game has all the classic hallmarks of the point-and-click genre, such as multiple endings.

That said, don’t expect a full ‘game’ with free-movement and survival elements, but Desolatium looks like it could be an intriguing change of pace from the usual VR horror fare.  The platform may be young but this is already a crowded genre, so it’s good to see new types of experiences.

Superlumen says the game was inspired by the myths of Lovecraft, and the game won Best Innovative Game of the Year at a PlayStation Talents awards show.

If all goes well, Desolatium will come to PSVR as well as PC VR headsets in May of next year, and should cost around $25. We don’t know a date for the Kickstarter yet, so keep an eye out if you’re interested in this one. For now, you can sign up to a newsletter on an official website.

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Desolatium Is A Lovecraft-Inspired VR Horror Graphic Adventure

Need your VR horror to be a bit more real? First, what’s wrong with you? Second, Desolatium might be up your street.

Coming to Kickstarter soon, Desolatium is a point-and-click-style graphic adventure with optional VR support. Spanish developer Superlumen describes it as a distressing psychological thriller where players set out to investigate a recent number of murders in a remote village. You’ll hunt environments for clues that will gradually lead you to a terrifying cult. Check it out in the trailer below.

As you can see, Desolatium uses real-world environments paired with interactive elements. This isn’t just 360 video but 3D environments. Plus the game has all the classic hallmarks of the point-and-click genre, such as multiple endings.

That said, don’t expect a full ‘game’ with free-movement and survival elements, but Desolatium looks like it could be an intriguing change of pace from the usual VR horror fare.  The platform may be young but this is already a crowded genre, so it’s good to see new types of experiences.

Superlumen says the game was inspired by the myths of Lovecraft, and the game won Best Innovative Game of the Year at a PlayStation Talents awards show.

If all goes well, Desolatium will come to PSVR as well as PC VR headsets in May of next year, and should cost around $25. We don’t know a date for the Kickstarter yet, so keep an eye out if you’re interested in this one. For now, you can sign up to a newsletter on an official website.

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