Category: Djinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire

Posted on

Djinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire Is An Upcoming VR Tower Defense Game

Tower defense and strategy games are genres that are slowly becoming more and more prevalent in the VR world.

In the early days, many VR developers focused on FPS and puzzle games, but now we’re seeing more and more strategy games emerging as time goes on. Djinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire is one of those games — it’s an upcoming PC VR tower defense game that sees you play as a magical spirit defending a castle from oncoming attacks.

Developed by Dark Catt Studios, the game is a first-person tower defense title where you’ll play as the spirit Djinni working alongside Thaco, the bumbling wizard from the trailer embedded above. In a classic tower defense manner, you’ll be playing to defend Thaco’s castle from attacks sent by the villainous King Crambone.

However, being a magical spirit, you won’t just be working with traditional tower defense structures to protect the castle — you’ll also be able to use spells to bolster your defenses too. The gameplay is a gesture-based experience that “steers away from the standard shooters and sword games that are prevalent in VR today.”

There are multiple levels and extra modes to unlock, totaling at around 30+ hours of content according to Dark Catt. The studio mentions support for HTC Vive (original, Pro and Cosmos) and Oculus Rift headsets, with availability for other headsets coming “at a later date.” These other headsets are likely the Valve Index and Windows MR headsets, which are already listed on the game’s Steam page, but here’s to hoping we see a release on PSVR and Oculus Quest in the future as well.

Djinni & Thaco is coming in Q2 of this year — so sometime in the next two months. It is available to wishlist on Steam and Viveport now.

The post Djinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire Is An Upcoming VR Tower Defense Game appeared first on UploadVR.

Posted on

Tower Defence Title Djinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire Coming to PC VR in Q2 2020

Djinni & Thaco

After appearing on VRFocus’ roundup of virtual reality (VR) videogames arriving this week, Dark Catt Studios Interactive’s tower defence title Djinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire has now been given a new release window of Q2 2020.

Djinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire

Summoned by a powerful wizard called Thaco, players take on the role of a Djinni who must protect the wizard’s tower from an onslaught by King Crambone’s armies. Magic is the main weapon of choice here, with Djinni able to conjure a selection of spells including powerful lightning storms from the sky or plumes of fire from their hands. As this is a tower defence title players will, of course, be able to summon additional towers to their aid.

Djinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire features a gesture-based control system to help immerse players in the gameplay as well experimenting with the latest cinematic techniques including incorporating Virtual Reality Volumetric Video into their cutscenes for maximum visual effect.

“There are so many shooters, especially zombie shooters, out there in VR; we wanted to go back to the core of gaming and make some characters you love to love, and love to hate. We hope everyone will love this VR tower defence adventure,” said John Robb, Dark Catt Studios CEO in a statement.

Djinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire

To ensure players have plenty to keep them busy, all the levels have their own unique paths and challenges plus there are several modes to unlock. Dark Catt Studios Interactive states that all the content in Djinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire should give players 30+ hours of gameplay.

The videogame also has a special guest cameo by film industry veteran Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Entertainment Inc., the man behind The Toxic Avenger as well as starring in movies like Guardians of the Galaxy and many, many more.

Dark Catt Studios Interactive will be releasing a demo via Steam for Djinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire this month supporting HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro, HTC Vive Cosmos, Oculus Rift/Rift S and Valve Index. The studio also plans to expand headset support after the official release in Q2 2020. For further updates on Djinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire, keep reading VRFocus.

Posted on

The VR Game Launch Roundup: Wizards and Wave Shooters

Here are five new virtual reality (VR) titles to look forward to over the next week. Featuring a mixture of new AAA experiences, indie games and re-releases, this week’s list features content for every headset. Make sure to check out the accompanying YouTube video for more information on each title.

Lies BeneathLies Beneath – Drifter Entertainment

Previously just released on the Oculus Quest, Drifter Entertainment’s well-received action-horror survival videogame is now getting the Oculus Rift treatment. Set in the town of Slumber, Alaska. College student Mae is on a mission to save her father from the townsfolk and creatures who have infected her hometown. Featuring various levels of comfort and difficulty, you are tasked with fending off hordes of monsters using various unique weaponry such as shotguns, knives and explosives while solving various puzzles along the way.

  • Supported platforms: Oculus Rift
  • Launch date: 14th April

Dragonride VR – TypeEh Studios

Following a delay, indie studio TypeEh Studios is finally releasing dragon-flying experience next week. Race through the skies of three different interactive fantasy worlds. Featuring a range of different comfort modes while travelling, users can complete time challenges, shoot targets and cast magic spells while flying through stunning landscapes.

DragonRide VRDjinni & Thaco: Trial By Spire –

In this first-person VR tower defence title, you take on the role of powerful magical spirit Djinni, who has been sent by the wizard Thaco to defeat the armies sent by enemy King Crambone. Featuring over 30 hours of gameplay, use hand gestures to perform spells to take on the hordes of strange enemies, such as knights, pixies and giant clock robots.

The Under Presents – Tender Claws

Previously released for Oculus Quest in November 2019, The Under Presents is a theatrical VR experience featuring pre-recorded and live actors in a multiplayer hub as well as a solo mission called Timeboat! Brought to you by LA-based studio Tender Claws, you enter a dimension that exists outside of time and space, encountering a mysterious being known as “The Under.” You interact with both other VR users and scripted film characters in an experience described by the studio as a place where “immersive theatre meets VR gaming.”

KongfusionKongfusion – ZMVR

In this single-player indie action VR Kung Fu title, you are faced with taking on hordes of numerous incoming Kungfu enemies which you must work quickly to dodge. Featuring two game modes, ‘Arcade’ and ‘Endless,’ the enemies fly in to block the player’s progress. You must use your fighting stick to fend off any enemies in your path, along with other obstacles and traps that stand in your way.

That’s all for now folks. Make sure to subscribe and follow VRFocus across all our social channels and be the first to see all the latest news, updates, reviews and updates on all things VR and AR.