Rogue Ascent VR: a rogue-lite on Quest that pushes the limits of interaction in VR!

Conceptual, Rogue Ascent VR it certainly is. This FPS rogue lite pushes the limits of hand-tracking. You can use the palm of your hand to open automatic doors dark Vador), use your fingers to mimic a pistol and see it appear like this in game, close your fists and bring your elbows back to make a shield appear… Immersion level, we take a slap! Mimicking your actions will therefore be the best way to make your way through your enemies.

You would have understood it, the game was designed for the hand-tracking (although you can still use your Oculus Touch). And this hand tracking is the real selling point of the title. If the gameplay may at first sight turn out to be inventive, game integration Twitch also challenged us. Far from being reduced to a simple flying window, this integration has been thought out and reflects in connection with the gameplay of the title. Thus, it is possible for spectators, depending on their actions in the chat, to directly influence the course of events. The player can of course view messages from the community at any time with a flick of the wrist.

Spectators can also engage directly in the game by giving bits (virtual currency that viewers can spend to send short messages directly to u). The donation of a number of bits triggers a “bit event” in the game. These can be “friendly or adversarial”, depending on the parameters chosen by the broadcaster.

McGraw, CEO of Nooner Bear Studiosaid about it:

I took chat integration a step further and gamified engagement by giving viewers direct control over the action. This system adds a new intimate and engaging dimension for viewers and streamers that has never been seen before.

As a demonstration, McGraw and his team used the famous VR Twitch streamer ZStormwho raved about the game:

This is Twitch community engagement at its finest […] Rogue Ascent is, hands down, the best Quest hand tracking game out there. The addition of Twitch integration only reinforces my opinion that this is the go-to VR title for Twitch streamers everywhere.

In the eyes of the creative team, Rogue Ascent VR is therefore a sandbox-like experience (sand box) designed both to push the limits of hand tracking, but also to break the fourth wall that until now opposed streamers and spectators.

Brandon Egolf, co-founder and CEO of Click Games (publishing partner of Rogue Ascent VR) said :

We directly help VR creators earn a living and give them another tool in their belt to increase engagement and growth. Rogue Ascent is the excuse content creators have been waiting for to start playing VR content for their channels.

The addition of Twitch in Rogue Ascent VR creates a unique bond between player and viewer. This is a feature highly requested by gamers and users of Twitch for some time now.

Rogue Ascent VR is available now on the Meta Quest for €24.99 via theApp Lab. If you haven’t taken the plunge yet, you can treat yourself to a Oculus Quest 2 at the house of Bakerthe Fnac, Darty or Amazon for €349.99. You can also find good PCs for gamers there.