PC VR News & Reviews
The latest PC VR news. In this section you'll find SteamVR reviews, games, and news on Valve's latest moves in XR and spatial computing.
‘COMPOUND’ Creator Drops Details on Upcoming Update and Early Access Launch
COMPOUND is an intriguing VR hobby project from developer Bevan "NotDead" McKechnie which drops players into a "rogue-lite, free-roaming shooter" for VR, with a totally unique and authentic pixel-art feel. We've had our eyes on the game since 2017, but...
‘Psychonauts In the Rhombus of Ruin’ for PC Review – a Veritable Saturday-morning Cartoon in VR
Psychonauts In the Rhombus of Ruin takes place between the events of Psychonauts (2005) and the upcoming Psychonauts 2 due out later this year. Exclusively available in VR, In the Rhombus of Ruin strays from the 3D platformer genre of its flatscreen...
Play MMORPG ‘OrbusVR’ for Free on Rift This Weekend for a Chance to Win Prizes
OrbusVR, an MMORPG created from the ground-up for VR headsets, is getting a free weekend on Rift starting April 19th to April 22nd. As a part of Oculus' two-year anniversary of Rift, this is the fourth weekend to feature a one...
‘Serenity VR’ Fan Project Lets You Step Aboard The Most Famous Firefly-class Ship
Serenity, the firefly-class spaceship from cult TV show Firefly (2002) and film Serenity (2005), is now full explorable in VR.
With many years in the making, Unity developer and 3D environmental artist Kaveh Tabar's Serenity VR fan project is finally here. Starting out in...
This ‘Skyrim VR’ Mod Uses Voice Recognition So You Can Speak to NPCs
Talking to non-player characters (NPCs) in Skyrim VR may be easy—requiring a quick selection from the dialogue menu—but it isn't exactly an immersive way of interacting with the world though. With a new speech recognition mod, called Dragonborn Speaks Naturally, all...
‘In Death’ April Update Brings Asynchronous Challenge Mode and Hellishly Difficult Dungeons
In Death, the roguelike bow-shooter from Sólfar Studios, the developers behind Everest VR (2016), just received a much-awaited update that's aiming to add a little more depth to the polished, and extremely difficult medieval-themed single player game. Starting today, In Death will include dungeons, dubbed...
‘Ready Player One: OASIS beta’ Launches on Steam With Vive, Rift, & Windows VR Headset Support
Ready Player One: Oasis beta (2018), the free mini-game sampler with experiences inspired by Steven Spielberg's latest film Ready Player One (2018), is finally on Steam, which includes support for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headsets.
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‘Modbox AR’ to Arm You With an Arsenal of Virtual Objects to Create Useful & Fun...
The developers behind Modbox (2016), the VR physics sandbox for SteamVR-compatible headsets, have been experimenting with augmented reality recently, something they say is a perfect fit for the Modbox software.
Developer Lee Vermeulen didn't wait for VR headsets like the Vive...
Vive Pro Gets AR Capabilities Thanks to HTC’s New Tools for Front-facing Cameras
HTC has announced a new set of tools allowing developers to build applications which take advantage of the Vive Pro's stereo front-facing cameras, effectively turning the device into an AR headset dev kit. The new tools allow the cameras to...
17 Minutes of Sci-fi Adventure ‘Downward Spiral: Horus Station’, Gameplay Video Here
Downward Spiral: Horus Station is an upcoming sci-fi adventure set in the lost and forgotten Horus space station. Created by Finland-based 3rd Eye Studios, the minds behind the game recently put out an extended look at some of the its...
Firmware Update Brings Vive Pro Audio Improvements, HTC Looking into Reports of Screen Issues
Following a small rash of reports from new Vive and Vive Pro users, HTC says they're looking into issues regarding mismatched display brightness. Additionally, SteamVR's beta branch brings a firmware update to the Vive Pro which is said to...
‘Drunk or Dead’ Studio Announces Starship Trooper-Style Shooter ‘B3’
4 I Lab, the studio behind Drunk or Dead (2017), released a trailer announcing their next game, B3, a co-op VR shooter that's definitely borrowing some of its vibe from Starship Troopers (1997).
Not much is known about the game besides...
Social VR App ‘vTime’ Closes $7.6M Series A Investment, AR Experience to Come in 2018
vTime, the social VR platform, today announced the closure of a $7.6 million (£5.4 million) Series A funding round led by Deepbridge Capital with included investment from Liverpool, UK-based institutional loan and equity provider MSIF.
vTime founder and CEO Martin Kenwright says...
VR Photogrammetry Showcase ‘Realities’ is Getting Three New Scenes
Realities is a VR photogrammetry showcase featuring detailed photogramatic scans from a handful of interesting locations around the world. In collaboration with Canadian television channel TV5's documentary series Terre d’Exploration, the first of three new scenes from the Canadian wilderness is...
‘Skyrim VR’ vs. ‘Fallout 4 VR’ – The Best Bethesda RPG in VR
Bethesda's recent flatscreen-to-VR ports, Skyrim VR and Fallout 4 VR, face a few common challenges in terms of immersion. Neither are perfect, but at this point in time, both games represent something VR users haven't had yet: vast and rich open-world...



















