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.

‘Vox Machinae’ Review – A Deeply Immersive Mech Sim Hampered by Ambition

It's been a long, lumbering journey for VR mech sim Vox Machinae, but the game has finally hit its '1.0' release out of Early Access, now promising a full 10 hour campaign and a fully-featured multiplayer mode for up to 16...

‘Virtual Virtual Reality 2’ is a One-of-a-Kind VR Game That’s Not Ready for Launch

While we were hoping to bring you a full Virtual Virtual Reality 2 review today, the game unfortunately has a range of technical issues that have prevented us from finishing it. We're going to delay our full review and recommend...

‘Ultrawings 2’ Review – The New Top Gun of Fun & Challenging VR Flying

Fans of Ultrawings (2017) will be happy to hear that Ultrawings 2 delivers all of the free-flying fun of the original, along with a side order of military-style missions that take its formula in a new and interesting direction. Although it...

‘Zenith: The Last City’ Review-in-progress – The Latest Shot at Making a VRMMO a Reality

The dream of the VRMMO has been captured in countless movies and shows, but to date the genre really hasn't seen its breakout hit in the VR gaming space. Zenith: The Last City is the latest shot at making a great...

‘Wanderer’ Review – A Time Traveling Delight That’s Just Shy of Greatness

Wanderer is a VR adventure game that puts you in the shoes of a hapless time traveler who finds himself trapped in an alternate history—one that starts (and possibly ends) in worldwide disaster. Wanderer excels with its smorgasbord of...

‘After the Fall’ Review – VR’s Best Stab at ‘Left 4 Dead’

After the Fall is a four-player co-op shooter that, like Valve's Left 4 Dead series, pits you against hordes of zombies across a handful of linear levels, all of which are characteristically dotted with safehouses. After the Fall modifies this familiar feel...

‘Warhammer: Tempestfall’ Review – Swinging at Ghosts and Hitting Air

Warhammer: Age of Sigmar – Tempestfall is the latest and most ambitious title from Carbon Studio which cut its teeth building VR spellcasting game The Wizards. In Tempestfall, the studio attempts to bring melee into the mix, alongside a dark...

‘Blade & Sorcery: Nomad’ Review – Fun Physics-based Combat Slimmed Down for Quest 2

Blade & Sorcery: Nomad almost feels like a work of digital wizardry, as it brings a standalone version of the hit physics-based combat sandbox exclusively to Quest 2 for the first time. Although it doesn't feel as visually visceral as...

‘Unplugged’ Review – Rock Star Ambitions Stifled by Quest’s Hand-tracking

Unplugged is like Guitar Hero, although instead of picking up a dedicated peripheral and jamming away, it relies on Quest's native hand-tracking to let you shred on an air guitar without controllers. It's a fun idea that can work really well at...

‘Resident Evil 4’ for Quest 2 Review – Reanimating a Piece of Gaming History

Resident Evil 4 for Oculus Quest 2 definitely shows its age—it would be impossible not to given its lineage as a groundbreaking survival horror game initially launched on GameCube in 2005. Despite leaning on what have now become well-worn gaming tropes,...

‘Lone Echo II’ Review – A Long Wait for a Safe Sequel

After a nearly two-year delay, Lone Echo II is finally here to bring us full circle on Jack & Liv's story. Was it worth the wait? Read on to find out. Lone Echo II Details: Available On: Oculus PC Release Date: October 12th, 2021 Price: $40 Developer: Ready at Dawn Publisher:...

‘Song in the Smoke’ Review – Thrilling Primeval Danger & Satisfying Crafting

Song in the Smoke is a prehistoric-flavored survival game that puts a clever, but not incredibly deep crafting system at its core. Far from damning, this introduces the sort of gameplay friction that will always leave you with just enough...

‘Jurassic World Aftermath’ Review (Part 1 & 2) – Cretaceous Cat & Mouse with Standout Style

Jurassic World Aftermath unabashedly hijacks the hide-and-seek gameplay of Alien Isolation (2014) while bringing it to VR with a Jurassic Park context and a unique and well executed visual style. With Part 2 now released as paid DLC, the game finally...

Exclusive Preview: ‘Jurassic World Aftermath – Part 2’ Will Bring New Dino Gameplay & Story Conclusion

The Cretaceous game of cat & mouse on Quest, Jurassic World Aftermath, is due to get a major Part 2 DLC tomorrow which promises to bring new dino encounters, mini-game interactions, and a completion to the story started (and abruptly ended)...

Hands-on: Rec Rally is Another Fun (and free) Slice of ‘Rec Room’ Magic

Rec Room is launching 'Rec Rally' on September 29th, which brings to the popular social VR platform a go-kart racer that feels like an awesome starting point for the studio's first vehicle-based mini-game. We went hands-on so you can get a...
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