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Return Zero VR is Coming Soon to Steam

Return Zero VR is Coming Soon to Steam

Today it was released Return Zero VR, a game made by a Portuguese indie studio, becoming the first Portuguese VR game to ever been released. The game is now available on Google Play, App Store and it’s coming to Steam later this August.

According to the developer, the mobile versions of the game are compatible with google Cardboard/ Google VR, while the PC version support’s Oculus and HTC Vive. More markets and headset compatibilities will be announced later this year.

Check out the ingame video of Return Zero VR, featuring some gameplay footage:

“The game is a tunnel-racer that takes place on a Tron-like world, being the player in control of a very fast spaceship. The goal of the game is to be fast enough to reverse time and beat all the races in all the available worlds.

The VR component of the game has the player controlling the ship using only his gaze, thus creating a interesting experience concerning interaction. “We felt that having game-pads or other non-motion controllers is a complete immersion-breaker in VR, so we wanted to try something different. Using gaze control is also perfect for mobile, since it’s a more convenient interaction method.” Says Rui Guedes, Lead Game-designer.

Another key-point for the game was comfort while playing, which had the developer do extensive research and testing to create a good balance between excitement and a enjoyable experience. “VR is a daunting concept to many people, present them a game so fast and so exciting-looking like Return Zero, and they will instantly assume that it is going to make them sick. Nothing could be further from the real experience. We have tested and tweaked that bit for a very long time, it is very hard for someone to feel sick playing Return Zero VR at the moment. It is one of the most comfortable VR experiences we’ve ever produced.” Says João Martins, lead-developer.
The initial goal of the project was to create an internal testbed where VR could be experimented upon, particularly interaction and control mechanisms. To that effect, the developer used their first-ever game, Return Zero, which is an android game released in 2011, as a basic specification and build the VR sandbox around it. When the first prototype was completed, the result was so promising that the team decided to turn it into something that could be released and played by everyone.

Currently the developer expects to add more features and more elements to the game. “It all boils down to adoption. Return Zero VR is a complete game and it is being released as such, but that does not mean we cannot change a couple of details to make it better and more enjoyable to players. There’s always something you can improve on a game such as this. How deep those improvements will go only depends on player response and feedback.” Says Rui Guedes, Lead Game-Designer.

The developer was also caught by surprise when they discovered that they have been the first Portuguese studio to commercially release a VR game, thus adding up to their previous achievement of being the first Portuguese studio do release VR content on Samsung GearVR.”

For more information on Return Zero VR, visit its Steam page.

Paúl Ordóñez

The Freddy Fazbear of Gaming Instincts, Paul was brought in by the editor in chief Luis to contribute with the news portion of the website along with Manuel, and together, they are bringing the daily news and content relevant to gaming for the viewers to enjoy. Paul is an avid Monster Hunter Fan, and an insanely commited gamer with lots of great insights and very open minded about new forms of games as well.

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