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.

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.

‘VRChat’ Virality Runs Its Course After 3M Installs, Healthy Concurrent Usership Remains

VRChat, the social app for VR and non-VR users popularly known for its recent boom in meme-driven notoriety, seems to have leveled off somewhat in terms of install numbers and concurrent user rates following its exponential upswing back in...

‘FORM’ Developers Announce Puzzle Adventure ‘Twilight Path’ for Summer 2018, Teaser Trailer Here

Charm Games, the developers behind the fantastic (albeit fairly short) otherworldly puzzle game FORM (2017), today unveiled their next upcoming VR title. Called Twilight Path, the puzzle game will take you on what Charm calls a fantasy adventure "to...

Asus Windows VR Headset Finally Launches, Priced at $430

Asus was among a handful of Microsoft partners who planned to launch a VR headset as part of Microsoft's "Mixed Reality" platform. While those other headsets became available late last year, Asus' own Windows VR headset is finally launching...

Survival Game ‘Island Time VR’ Strands You on a Deserted Island, Launching Spring 2018

From Flight School Studio, the creators of Manifest 99 (2017), comes a new survival game that maroons you on a small deserted island, leaving you with only your wits and crafting skills at your disposal. Called Island Time VR, the game is slated to release...
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Bowshooter Adventure ‘Apex Construct’ Launches on PSVR Today, Coming to Vive & Rift March 20th

Apex Construct (2018), the single player bow-shooting action adventure from indie studio Fast Travel Games, is now available on PlayStation VR. The game, which takes you to a strikingly beautiful post-apocalyptic world, is slated to release on HTC Vive, Oculus...

VR Physics Sandbox ‘Modbox’ to Become More “Unity-like” in March Update

Modbox (2016), the multiuser VR physics sandbox from indie studio Alientrap, is getting an update next month in hopes of making the app more of a "Unity-like experience - only simplified," says developer Lee Vermeulen. The update is said to include...

Developers Are Now Receiving HTC Vive Pro

Ostensibly the first batch of Vive Pro, HTC's upcoming prosumer VR headset, is now landing on the doorsteps of developers. Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind Job Simulator (2016) and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017), tweeted out that they've...

Viveport Subscription is Getting a $2 Per Month Price Hike, Developers to Earn 28% More

Viveport Subscription, the monthly service that lets you play 5 games per month from a curated list, is getting a little more expensive this March. Starting March 22nd, Viveport Subscription will increase its monthly price from $7 to $9. HTC is grandfathering...

Play Space Dogfighter ‘EVE: Valkyrie’ on Rift for Free This Weekend

EVE: Valkyrie (2016), the space dogfighter originally developed by CCP Games, just opened up its free weekend, which gives anyone with an Oculus Rift an all-access pass to play for the next few days. The free weekend is already in...
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‘Viral Invasion’ Aims to Be ‘Job Simulator’ Meets ‘Mars Attacks!’

We're all so busy looking at our smartphones and vying for likes on social media that we didn't bother to check whether we were invaded by a hostile alien species or not; that's at least the basic premise behind Viral...
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Spellcasting Adventure ‘The Wizards’ to Leave Early Access March 8th

Carbon Studio, the studio behind Alice VR (2017), today announced their Early Access spellcasting action-adventure The Wizards is slated to launch in-full on March 8th. The Wizards supports HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headsets. Carbon Studio says that the full...

‘Fantastic Contraption’ 2.0 Update Brings New Content and Features, Lower Price

Fantastic Contraption (2016), the building puzzler from indie studio Northway Games, is getting its first big update since launch, which includes double the levels and a few new tantalizing features that didn't make the cut back in April 2016 when...

Get 50% Off ‘Rez Infinite’ and ‘Thumper’ on Steam This Week

If you own either Rez Infinite (2016) or Thumper (2016), it might just be music to your ears this Valentine's Day. From now until February 20th, you can get either (or both) VR games for 50% off on Steam. Here's how: If...

Correction: Apple, Valve, and LG Didn’t End Up Investing in OLED Microdisplay Maker eMagin

According to documents filed last month with SEC, participation of a new stock issuance of some $10 million by OLED microdisplay maker eMagin was offered to Apple, Valve, and LG, among others, though those companies didn't end up participating in the...

‘Sprint Vector’ Review – Innovative Locomotion Makes Adrenaline-soaked Foot Racing a Reality

Sprint Vector (2018) is a VR racing game of a different stripe. Dubbed an "adrenaline platformer" by production studio Survios, the developers behind Raw Data (2017), it actually sticks to some pretty well-established arcade racing tropes pioneered by the Mario Kart franchise. Still, it's...
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