Tier One: Direct Motion, a VR tactical shooter impressed by ArmA and Rainbow Six Siege, launches subsequent week in early entry on Quest.
Developed by Niorun Studios, Tier One: Direct Motion focuses on teamwork, strategic gameplay, and “genuine navy mechanics.” The preliminary early entry launch incorporates a Sabotage and Group Deathmatch mode, an arsenal of over 12 weapons and attachments with a deal with practical dealing with, alongside two maps with day and evening variants and destructible environments.
Tier One additionally focuses on vertical maneuverability which lets you vault, fast-rope, climb and slide down ladders throughout fight. You can even equip AR glasses that supply a built-in compass, mini-map and group overview. Whereas it isn’t included within the preliminary early entry model, a development system that unlocks new abilities and kit for personalisation is “coming quickly.”
As for the complete launch, Tier One: Direct Motion presently targets a late 2025 launch with extra maps, new options with “superior tactical gameplay and graphics.” 10 recreation modes have been beforehand promised, and the complete recreation can even function a PvE mode. Earlier than that launch, different recreation modes are deliberate to be added “within the coming months.”
We first discovered about Tier One: Direct Motion again in June, the place it initially focused a Q3 2024 launch and later ran a profitable Kickstarter marketing campaign. Beforehand described as a “non secular successor” to Onward, Niorun Studios consists of eight former builders for Downpour’s tactical FPS. Meta just lately confirmed the Onward 2.0 replace will arrive this yr, that includes a “large” graphical overhaul and a brand new Operator system.
Tier One: Direct Motion launches on February 20 on the Meta Quest platform in early entry for $13. No additional updates have been supplied on the beforehand introduced ports for PS VR2, Pico and Steam.