Software Reviews & Previews

Our reviews and previews of the latest XR games and software.

Software Reviews & Previews

Our reviews and previews of the latest XR games and software.

Hands-on: ‘Fallout 4 VR’ Shows Improvements, but I’m Still Not Sold

Entering the Wasteland, sneaking up on a group of raiders and shooting them down with guns in your own two hands, tossing back a Nuka-Cola, hanging out with Dogmeat; these are some the things that get fans excited about playing Fallout...

Review: ‘The Mage’s Tale’

Stepping into The Mage's Tale, a first-person dungeon crawler RPG that puts you in the enchanted boots of an apprentice mage, is a bit like jumping into your own personal '80s sword and sorcery flick. With elemental magic at the ready,...

‘FORM’ Review

The word 'surreal' invariably falls short when it comes to trying to lift the shroud surrounding the VR first-person puzzler FORM. Transporting you to a strange inner universe via an enigmatic black obelisk, you experience what it must feel like to...

‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ Review

Ubisoft's long-awaited Star Trek: Bridge Crew, the co-op space sim that puts you at the bridge of your very own Federation vessel, is nearly here (coming out May 30th), but we've had our mitts all over a pre-release copy for a...

‘Farpoint’ + PSVR Aim Review

Sony's new VR peripheral, the PSVR Aim, launches today alongside Farpoint, a sci-fi VR FPS that was specially made with the controller in mind. Those who have been PlayStation fans for many years will remember that this isn't the first...

‘Detached’ Review

Straight out of Early Access on May 18th, Detached (2017) promises to deliver that free-flying experience, complete with smooth-turning that only a section of the most hard-core first-person VR junkies crave. Offering a single-player mission based on navigation puzzles and an...

‘Wilson’s Heart’ Review

Wilson's Heart (2017) is a psychological thriller that takes you on a wild first-person adventure through the mind of a hospital patient recovering from a curious surgery, one that has replaced his live-beating heart with a strange machine. Ripping it from your chest,...

‘Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality’ Review

You're dying for season 3 of Rick and Morty (2013) to come out, and the release of episode 1 on April Fool's Day isn't helping. You've got a fever that only the drunken ramblings of the genius Rick Sanchez and...

Gear VR Controller Review

Sometimes a good idea is a good idea, even if your competitor had it first. Well over two years since the first Gear VR headset was launched (but just a few months after Google's Daydream VR headset launched) Samsung...
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Preview: Visually Dazzling VR RPG ‘The SoulKeeper VR’ Plans For a Full Story With Deep Lore

VR gamers have longed heavily for deeper titles that go beyond the surface-level experiences that make up a large portion of today's VR content. They’ve longed for games with depth and complexity; developer HELM Systems plan to offer exactly...

‘Downward Spiral: Prologue’ Review

Downward Spiral: Prologue (2017) is a sci-fi adventure game that takes you into a lovingly recreated '70s retro future of CRT monitors and space stations abound. Featuring a single-player and coop mission, and multiplayer deathmatch mode Downward Spiral: Prologue feels like...

‘Obduction’ VR Review, Now with Touch and Vive Support

Obduction is an adventure game hailing from Cyan, the same studio that produced the '90s point-and-click classics Myst (1993) and Riven (1997). The game has been hotly awaited since it netted over $1.3 million on Kickstarter back in late 2013, but despite the fact...

‘Drop Dead’ for Oculus Touch Review

When Gear VR games are ported to the Rift, you usually end up with is more of the same; a game with nicer graphics and the added benefit of positional tracking, but more or less the same experience. However...

‘Raw Data’ Early Access Review, Now with Oculus Touch Support

Raw Data, a first-person combat game from Survios currently in Early Access, is one of the most fast-paced and exciting games out for HTC Vive and Oculus Touch right now. Far from being a simple shooting gallery, Raw Data gives you an...

‘Robo Recall’ Review

When the Robo Recall title screen first appears - a voice calling its name out like a boxing ring announcer while the electro-rock soundtrack builds in the background - arcade aficionados could be forgiven for thinking they had stepped...
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