Viking Rage – Augmented & Virtual Reality Confabulation

August 8, 2017

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.

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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.

May 19, 2017

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.

May 3, 2017

Axes At The Ready For Viking Rage

Developer N-Gon Entertainment invite players to raise their drinking horns and quaff their mead in celebration of the release of virtual reality (VR) tower defence game Viking Rage on Steam.

Viking Rage puts the player in the shoes of a Viking, fighting to defend a stronghold against hordes of rampaging trolls, kobolds and other fantasy monsters. At the players disposal are an array of weapons such as axes, longbows, bombs, crossbows and traps. There is an element of strategy in that the player can lay down traps to take the enemy by surprise, and it is also possible to teleport around the area to find the strategically advantageous high ground.

After a certain number of enemies are defeated, ‘Rage Mode’ becomes available for activation, which is essentially a super mode that allows the player to tear through enemies with ease.

That’s not all that is available, though. Several mini-games are included, such as ‘wolf golf’ where axes are used as golf clubs and wolves are golf balls, there is even a leaderboard so players can compare their wolf golf scores with their friends. In addition, there are many secrets and easter eggs hidden within the game to players to discover.

The title is out now on Steam for the HTC Vive, where it is available there’s a limited time 10 percent discount in celebration of the launch until 5th May. This brings the price down to £12.23 (GBP) where it is usually priced at £13.59. The development team say they are still working on adding new features to the title, such as new weapons, levels and enemies.

Further information can be found on the official Steam page. The launch trailer is available to watch below.

VRFocus will bring you further information on Viking Rage and other HTC Vive titles when it becomes available.

March 9, 2017

Viking Rage Tower Defence Game Coming To HTC Vive

Headup Games has announced their new virtual reality (VR) tower defence game Viking Rage will be coming to the HTC Vive.

Viking Rage is a VR tower defence game where the player is directly in the middle of the action, wielding crossbows, axes and bombs to keep trolls, kobolds and other mythical monsters away from your village.

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An element of strategy comes in, since the player also has the option of setting traps and using different kinds of terrain to their advantage. Expect to see icy caves, volcanic mountains and treacherous cliffs as the player is attacked by dragons and wargs in a low-poly fantasy environment.

Tower defence games are becoming increasingly popular on VR platforms, such as Siege Hammer and Oculus Game Jam finalist Atop The Wizard’s Tower.

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The game is being developed by N-Gon Entertainment and published by German studio Headup Games. It is expected to be released on Steam on April 28^th 2017 exclusive to HTC Vive.

You can watch the announcement trailer below.

VRFocus will keep you up to date on Viking Rage and other HTC Vive titles.