Builders Decision Video games unveiled their upcoming VR sport Ultimechs in late 2021, bringing a really Rocket League-impressed expertise mixed with missile-firing robots. Now the studio is making ready to launch the futuristic sports activities sport as a free-to-play title on VR platforms beginning subsequent month.
Replace (August twenty fifth, 2022): Ultimechs is slated to launch as a free-to-play title on September fifteenth, touchdown on Quest 2, Pico headsets, and PC VR.
The sport can also be providing a seasonal membership (value nonetheless but to be revealed) that can give gamers entry to cosmetics and character equipment. A free preview is on the market beginning at this time on Steam, going to August twenty eighth. The studio additionally launched a 3-minute devlog that exhibits off a bit extra of the sport’s mechanics, which we linked beneath:
Authentic Article (Could eleventh, 2022): Ultimechs guarantees to serve up 2v2 multiplayer matches which is alleged to be primarily based on “exact punches and impeccable response instances,” the studio says in a press assertion.
Right here’s how Decision video games describes the motion:
“Ultimechs places gamers accountable for state-of-the-art machines designed for velocity and energy. Working alongside a teammate, every competitor pilots their mech in pursuit of a large superball because it ricochets its means across the area. Utilizing fast actions to remain on prime of the ball and one step forward of opponents, victory comes with a rocket-powered fist being aimed, shot and steered into the superball, slamming it into the objective. The precision, impeccable response instances and lightning-fast calculations required to come back out on prime are positive to maintain followers on the sting of their seats.”
Decision Video games CEO Tommy Palm compares it to wielding a guided missile and “altering course on-the-fly as you attempt to strike a goal in mid-air at simply the precise angle.”
Though centered on 2v2 gameplay, Ultimechs is alleged to additionally embody a 1v1 mode. The sport continues to be slated to reach someday this yr on “main VR platforms,” so it appears there’s nonetheless a lot to study.
Not less than for now, the studio says it’s accessible for Steam wishlisting, so will probably be on PC VR headsets. The sport’s earlier trailer additionally confirmed a consumer donning a Quest 2, so it’s doubtless coming to that platform as effectively.
Decision Video games has tapped into multiplayer VR style not too long ago with a lot of aggressive and co-op experiences, akin to Blaston, Demeo, Acron: Assault of the Squirrels, and Cook dinner-Out: A Sandwich Story. As a pioneering VR studio, this transition to multiplayer video games makes for a strong barometer in the place the trade is presently.