BattleGroupVR2, a follow-up to the favored 2023 real-time technique house sim, is getting a free demo on September 12 for PC VR and Quest.
This sequel by SpaceOwl Video games places gamers again onto the bridge to command a fleet of huge ships throughout a galactic battlefield in what seems to be a visually beautiful and distinctive perspective on the VR RTS style. We first went hands-on with BattleGroupVR again in 2020 in early entry, and the sequel seems to construct on that basis, with bigger fleets, expanded tactical techniques, and a number of recreation modes to select from. You interact in useful resource administration, recruit captains, and direct ship formations in real-time proper from the captain’s chair, all whereas watching the motion unfold in VR on the bridge of your ship.
This consists of an open-world marketing campaign that options procedurally generated sectors, the Fight Gauntlet endurance problem, and even a Conquest Mode, the place gamers will increase their territory whereas battling rival fleets on-line, with co-op and asynchronous multiplayer additionally being supported. Useful resource gathering, asteroid mining, and buying and selling all serve to maintain fleet progress throughout all kinds of ships, starting from corvettes all the way in which to the huge battleships seen within the recreation’s trailer. Every options an array of customizable weapons, shields, and help techniques that supply distinctive skills in each battle.
BattleGroupVR2 is being developed by SpaceOwl Video games, a one-person indie studio led by a lifelong sci-fi fan who took inspiration from iconic movies and tv exhibits, comparable to Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and The Expanse. From what we will see within the screenshots and the sport’s trailer, an identical cinematic type to those classics is what gamers can anticipate in the course of the recreation’s huge fleet battles.
Trailer for BattleGroupVR2 supplied by SpaceOwl
We’re awaiting entry to the demo, in order quickly as we get onto the bridge of our ship, we’ll be sure you comply with up with additional data. Maintain your eye on this house and tell us within the feedback how you intend to dominate the galaxy as soon as BattleGroupVR2 launches.
The free demo for BattleGroupVR2 will probably be accessible September 12 on Steam and Meta Quest.
