Something for the Weekend: Lots of Weekend Treats for Mobile and PC Headsets

Last week’s Something for the Weekend was naturally geared around seasonal holiday Halloween, with plenty of frighteningly good deals on some scary videogames. If you’ve managed to not scare yourself away from virtual reality (VR) permanently then VRFocus has got a new roundup of deals to save yourself some cash.

Circumpaint

Compatibility: Samsung Gear VR

Circumpaint features a hemispherical canvas with a range of painting a colour options. All of which can be accessed through the headsets touch pad, or if you do have a Bluetooth controller shortcuts can be accessed. Circumpaint is currently 50 percent off, retailing for £1.99 GBP rather than £3.99.

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Cargo Racing VR

Compatibility: Samsung Gear VR

In Cargo Racing VR players have to race their vehicle through tracks that twist, turn and undulate all over the place in a bid to get the cargo they’re carrying to the finish line as fast as possible. For this weekend Cargo Racing VR costs £1.11 rather than £2.29.

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Darknet

Compatibility: Samsung Gear VR

A videogame that needs very little introduction as it launched on Gear VR way back in 2015. Darknet’s puzzles revolve around you contracting out your hacking skills to retrieve data from the world’s most secure networks. Diving into the Net, you must install viruses, inject code, and hack your way through cybersecurity. For this weekend Darknet will only set you back £3.99 rather than £7.99.

Sneaky Bears Rollercoaster

Sneaky Bears RollerCoaster

Compatibility: Samsung Gear VR

WarDucks released its not so cuddly first-person shooter Sneaky Bears for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive over the last couple of months. Gear VRT won’t get the title as it requires full motion control support, so instead the studio has released a rollercoaster simulator based on the videogame. You can ride around the Sneaky Bears toy factory for £0.79 rather than £1.49.

Counter Fight

Counter Fight SE(Samurai Edition)

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

“Counter Fight SE(Samurai Edition) is a fast-paced VR game where you cook and serve a variety of dishes to eccentric hungry customers.”

For this weekend Counter Fight will only set you back £3.99 rather than £7.99.

Bending the Light

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

“Submerge yourself in a dreamy, atmospheric world filled with brilliant beams of light. Use magnetic orbs and bronze mirrors to bend the light and charge the energy cells.”

For this weekend Bending the Light will only set you back £5.99 rather than £10.99.

Starway Fleet

Starway Fleet

Compatibility: HTC Vive

Starway Fleet is an action-focused space fighter simulator game. Take part in various missions including interception or reconnaissance, provide fighter cover for cargo ships or help rescue the crew of disabled ships.”

Starway Fleet is on sale through Steam for £5.75 rather than £7.19 until 13th November.

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Skytropolis

Compatibility: HTC Vive

Starting with a small plot of land you will be challenged with building a sustainable and profitable community, creating  everything from the architectural design to every part of the interior for your ideal Skytropolis tower.

Skytropolis is on sale through Steam for £16.56 rather than £19.49 until 9th November.

VR Invaders

VR Invaders

Compatibility: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift

“Dive into a virtual sci-fi world as the freelance hacker Thomas Hall to save a cyber artist that got stuck in virtual reality. Fight legions of enemy drones with your multi-functional loadout. Slow time, transform your weapon and blast through your enemies in this immersive VR shooter.”

VR Invaders is on sale through Steam for £3.66 rather than £13.59 until 6th November.

A Writer And His Daughter

A Writer And His Daughter

Compatibility: HTC Vive

“A VR story exploration game. A young girl discovers a magical fairy tale world and has to decide which world she wants to stay in. Part one of a trilogy.”

A Writer And His Daughter is on sale through Steam for £9.89 rather than £10.99 until 9th November.

VR Invaders Dives onto PlayStation VR

In the future, everyone is immersed in virtual reality (VR) in the story of VR Invaders, created by developer and publisher My.com, which is today getting a release on PlayStation VR after previously being available for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

VR Invaders is a story-driven shooter set the in the year 2046 in a time where VR has become a shelter and escape for the hardships of life, to the point where most of the population spend as much time as possible living within the totally immersive VR experiences provided by avaricious global corporations.

It’s not all joy and fun for VR users in the world of VR Invaders, though, as not everyone stays logged in voluntarily. Sometimes a user can get caught by a virus or a glitch that prevents them from disconnecting, then specialist technicians/hackers called ‘Divers’ must be called in to enter the stuck user’s neural session to reboot it. Usually by shooting things.

Players are armed with a blaster gun that comes with several firing modes and an energy shield that also has the power to slow down time for a dramatic bullet-time effect. The title takes a few cues from classic shoot-em-ups by having various power ups available throughout the levels that allow for duel blasters, or for the blaster to be given even more powerful abilities such as a laser or plasma bolt which could be useful for tricky level end bosses.

VR Invaders has a local and global high-score board so players can compete with their friends or with players all over the world. An Arcade mode, Practice mode and Endless mode are all available.

 

The title is out now in Europe and America, priced at £14.99 GBP. PlayStation Move motion controllers are required to play. Further information can be found on the PlayStation Store page.

VRFocus will keep you updated with news of other new PlayStation VR releases.