More October Horror Awaits as Organ Quarter Release Date Confirmed

Halloween is fast approaching and the season of monsters wouldn’t be the same without the odd scary videogame or two. Confirmed for release this month is survival horror title Organ Quarter, due to arrive on 19th October for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

Set in an abandoned, nightmarish, surreal urban environment, Organ Quarter combines labyrinthine environments, resource management, puzzles and good old fashioned gunplay as players look to survive in an experience the studio describes as: “Resident Evil by way of David Cronenberg and David Lynch.”

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Outer Brain Studios released a pre-alpha demo for HTC Vive way back in October 2016 – which is still available on Steam – prior to launching a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign a few months later. That campaign was successful managing to meet it’s $6,500 USD funding goal.

The studio had planned to fully release the title last month, but due to being located in Florida and record breaking Hurricane Irma battering the state, development and the release had to be postponed.

To celebrate the upcoming launch of Organ Quarter Outer Brain Studios has released a brand new trailer, showcasing some of the story and gameplay elements, and what lies in wait for players.

October is usually a popular month for scary titles to be released, with this week also seeing A Chair in a Room: Greenwater  creator Wolf & Wood Interactive announce the upcoming release of The Exorcist: Legion VR.

For further Organ Quarter updates, keep reading VRFocus.

Horror Game Organ Quarter Meets Kickstarter Goal

Virtual Reality (VR) survival horror game Organ Quarter launched it’s Kickstarter campaign in early February, and has managed to meet it’s $6,500 funding goal. The pre-alpha demo of Organ Quarter is already available on Steam and itch.io where it has received fairly positive user reviews.

The team behind Organ Quarter say they are aiming to focus on the elements that make survival horror a great genre, such as labyrinthine environments, resource management and well-balanced puzzles. They’ve described the game experience as being; “Resident Evil by way of David Cronenberg and David Lynch. A less hammy, more feverish and analogous body horror narrative looking at what really makes a human being ‘tick’.”

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The developers say they got their inspiration for the game from 90’s and early 2000’s titles such as Silent Hill 2, Alone In The Dark and Condemned and wish to invoke the spirit of that era of horror.

The Kickstarter had a range of funding tiers from the basic $20 USD for a digital copy, through to $350 which allowed three backers to name streets and store fronts within the game, get a digital copy of the soundtrack and even write a secret in-game message for future players to discover.

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The team is targeting a July 2017 launch, initially for the HTC Vive, but they say the game will eventually be ported to Oculus Rift and once the VR versions are up, a non-VR version will also be released.

VRFocus will keep you updated on Organ Quarter and other VR horror titles

Survival Horror Organ Quarter Arrives on Kickstarter

In January Outer Brain Studios announced it would be launching a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for its upcoming survival horror title Organ Quarter, a demo of which was released via Steam in October 2016. That campaign has now begun looking to secure $6,500 USD in funding.

A nightmarish experience which the studio describes as: “Resident Evil by way of David Cronenberg and David Lynch,” Organ Quarter looks to combine labyrinthine environments, resource management and puzzles with a focus on hand-tracking and room-scale virtual reality (VR) for intense gameplay.

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Wanting to create a proper adventure rather than the usual wave shooter style of videogame popular in VR, Outer Brain Studios has built large areas to explore whilst keeping with traditional gameplay designs by requiring players to find keys and complete dungeon style levels to progress through the story.

Playing as an unnamed character who’s isolated them self from the world, players must venture out into a city that’s become squalid and infected, at the request of of a mysterious man going by the name of Dr. Alset. Soon they’ll find a wasteland of a city, filled with grotesque creatures and elaborate puzzles.

To achieve its funding target Outer Brain Studios has created several funding tiers, starting from a basic $5 all the way up to $350. To secure a digital copy of Organ Quarter backers will need to pledge $15 for the early bird special. Once this tier has sold out the standard price will be $20.

While Organ Quarter currently supports just HTC Vive the team does plan to add Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch support in the future, as well as creating a non-VR version.

As the campaign progresses VRFocus will bring you the latest updates.

Outer Brain Studios Updates Organ Quarter Demo Ahead of Kickstarter Launch

Last year Outer Brain Studios released a free demo for its survival horror title Organ Quarter for HTC Vive. Next month the developer plans to launch a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign to support the video game, prior to that there’s a new update adding new content, tweaks and enhancements.

Set in a nightmarish urban labyrinth, Organ Quarter challenges players with a mixture of gun combat, strict resource management, complicated puzzles, and large sprawling areas to explore. The demo – approximately 30-40 minutes in length –  gives a short taste of what to expect, with even more on offer.

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The new updates includes the following additions:

  • improved tutorial design, ensuring players have the best experience possible
  • additional enemies
  • additional enemy types
  • new enemy positioning
  • tweaks to damage and resource balancing
  • enhancements to animations and feedback
  • various bug fixes and performance improvements

Head on over to Steam to experience the new update. and when Outer Brain Studios launches the Kickstarter, VRFocus will keep you updated.