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KryptCrawler Out Now on Steam

For those who feel like an old-school adventure descending into a dungeon to beat up monsters and nick their stuff, CrazyBunch and Headup Games have released a new virtual reality (VR) compatible title called KryptCrawler which might be right up your street.

KryptCrawler was previously released on Oculus Store for the Samsung Gear VR, but now it is available on Steam to be played with or without VR.

The development team took inspiration from the classic dungeon crawler videogames of old, and have created KryptCrawler to appeal to both retro RPG fans as well as fans of modern VR.

Players will descent into a dark dungeon where they will face gruesome traps, fight against deadly creatures and solve brain-teasing puzzles. Gameplay harks back to the tabletop-style with grid-based and first-person style taken into VR. A series of dangerous tombs and crypts are available to explore, where adventurers can find powerful weaponry and artifacts that can destroy the fearsome monsters you will come face-to-face with as you descend deeper into the depths.

KryptCrawler uses a combination of turn-based olf-school gameplay that will be familiar to fans of such classic as the Ultima series along with real-time combat and a special trap evasion system. Lurking in the dark corridors will be giant spiders, poisonous scorpions and other creatures of myth and nightmare.

There are ten story levels to explore in KryptCrawler, with many powerful weapons and treasures available to discover that will help you on your journey, either by making you more powerful, or by revealing previously hidden paths further into the dungeon.

KryptCrawler is out now on Steam, compatible with the Oculus Rift. The title currently has a launch discount of 20%, knocking the price down to £4.63 compared to the usual price of £5.79. Further information and updates can be found on the Steam store page.

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Headup Games Bring Viking Rage to Oculus Rift

In May Headup Games released tower defence title Viking Rage for HTC Vive. Today, the studio has added support for Oculus Rift as well as a content update that brings a new area, enemies and more for both headsets.

The new update adds Helheim as a new level, which features a selection of new enemies for players to contend with. Rather than having a gate to defend, Helheim mixes things up by challenging players to one massive wave rather than multiples.

VikingRage Screen19 Helheim

New enemies include the Valraven, if players manage to kill it they be turning into a giant, crushing all lesser foes. There’s also Testral, whose shield breaks arrows and thrown axes will deflect right back at players.

Headup Games has opened up Viking Rage so that players gain instant access to everything. So all levels a now available without having to be unlocked, and the same goes for weapons, giving players full access to it arsenal. Just to keep things interesting however, a new mighty weapon is hidden in Asgard.

To celebrate the release, Viking Rage‘s price has been lowered to $8.99 USD/£5.99 GBP on Steam.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of Headup Games, reporting back with further updates.

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KryptCrawler Creeps onto Oculus Rift and Gear VR

Headup Games and CrazyBunch have launched the long-awaited KryptCrawler, now available for Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. KryptCrawler will let you enter vast and dangerous dungeons designed exclusively for virtual reality (VR).

 

kryptcrawler 2KryptCrawler delivers a combination of turn-based gameplay and real-time combat, combined with the immersion of modern VR technology. Throughout their adventure in the dungeon, players will have to overcome gruesome traps, face dangerous creatures and solve puzzles.

Originally unveiled at Gamescom, Cologne, in August 2016, KryptCrawler has been on the radar for nearly a year prior to release. The videogame is now available to download for Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR following a brand new trailer earlier this week.

There is currently no word on whether KryptCrawler will come to other VR formats, including HTC Vive or PlayStation VR, but as always VRFocus will keep you updated with all the latest details.

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KryptCrawler Creeps Out Of The Dungeon Onto Oculus Store This Week

Load up rations bag, polish up your armour and sharpen your sword because it’s time to enter the darkness and descend into the abyss once again with the imminent release of KryptCrawler.

Announced almost a year ago at the 2016 edition of Gamescom, the title by Headup Games and CrazyBunch is a first-person dungeon explorer with a touch of classic game mechanics about it. With grid and turn based gameplay combined with real-time combat and the twist of virtual reality (VR) game mechanics. You take on the role of a warrior – one of the classic role-playing game categories, close ranger fighter, long range archer or magic user – who journeying into the black unknown and taking on the perils that await them. Be they gigantic spiders, scorpions, the undead, or what remains of those that have come before you and failed. It’s up to you to loot and most importantly live, the game promising:

  • An unmatched VR dungeon experience: The immersion of modern VR will make you almost smell the moss-covered stone walls of the underworld.
  • Survive vicious traps and solve challenging puzzles: Many tests will await you deep down in the crypt, getting more deadly the further you descend into the catacombs.
  • Fight off enemies in real-time combat: Close combat swordfight, ranged bow mastery and more – which warrior’s path will you choose?
  • Gear VR Controller support for maximum immersion and fun.
  • Innovative battle and movement system using Gear VR Touchpad support at its best: Controls your hero’s fate with only the tip of your fingers.
  • Loot weapons and epic treasures: All over the dungeon are powerful weapons and treasures to discover. Some will help you fight ferocious enemies some will even let you unveil new paths deeper into the crypt.
  • Hours of content: Fight, puzzle and explore through 10 giant story levels and unveil an ancient secret which lies hidden deep inside the crypt.

The developers have now announced that the game, which is coming to both the Oculus Rift and the Samsung Gear VR head mounted displays (HMDs), will be available to buy on the Oculus Store as of this Thursday, 20th July 2017.  In preparation for this a new trailer has been released you can see below.

VRFocus will bring you more videogame news for Gear VR, Oculus Rift and other VR platforms in the near future.

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Publisher Headup Games Launch Huge Steam Sale

The wallets of many a PC videogame fan quake at the approach of the Steam sale. Publisher Headup games are also getting in on the Steam sale fun by announcing that their entire Steam portfolio will be discounted by as much as 80%.

Headup Games are an independent developer and publisher who are responsible for such titles as colourful action platformer Slime-San, turn-based zombie RPG Dead Age and Viking Rage, which is a virtual reality (VR) wave shooter compatible with the HTC Vive.

Viking Rage was launched for HTC Vive last month and puts the player in a role of a Viking armed with axes, longbows and bombs fighting to keep their stronghold safe against a whole horde of mythical creatures such as trolls, kobolds and other monsters. Strategic use of traps and terrain allows players to take down enemies quicker and fill up the ‘Rage Meter’ which can be activated to swiftly lay waste to all enemies in the area. The title also comes with several mini-games, such as ‘Wolf Golf’ which involves using axes as golf clubs and hitting wolves so hard they fly off into the distance. Since launch a further four hidden mini games have been added for players to find.

The publisher have announced that up to 80% off will be available for titles in the portfolio, which covers 60 games of various types. The offer begins on 19th May and is due to end on 26th May, 2017. Further information can be found on the Headup Games official site. A complete list of Headup Games on Steam can be found here.

VRFocus will continue to bring you news of special offers and discounts for VR titles.