
Upcoming darkish fantasy fight recreation Hellsweeper VR will launch on PlayStation VR2 later this 12 months.
It’s a brand new title from Blended Realm, the crew behind Sairento, and will likely be printed by Vertigo Video games, recognized for Arizona Sunshine, A Fisherman’s Story and extra. Hellsweeper was initially set for launch on PC VR and Quest 2 in late 2022, however in November a delay was confirmed, pushing the sport to Q2 2023.
Vertigo and Blended Realms confirmed a PSVR 2 launch for Hellsweeper this week, with the PlayStation weblog stating that the PSVR 2 model will arrive “later this 12 months.”
We tried the sport out final 12 months at Gamescom, noting that its fast-paced and intense fight was a whole lot of enjoyable. The sport focuses on a gesture-based system that permits you to summon expendable weapons with superior outcomes:
What makes this method actually fascinating is the combos you possibly can create by combining two weapons or spells collectively. In case you summon an merchandise in every hand, you possibly can smash them collectively to create a singular mixture with completely different results. Smashing my fireball onto my sword, for instance, gave me a flaming sword. Likewise, combining a fireball and a bow collectively creates flaming arrows. You’ll be able to even mix multiples of the identical spell collectively – two fireballs merge to create one large ball of vitality, which I may shoot throughout the map and detonate at will.
For more information, you possibly can learn our full Hellsweeper VR hands-on from Gamescom.
Hellsweeper VR releases for PC VR, Quest 2 and PSVR 2 later this 12 months – hold an eye fixed out for extra information within the months forward.