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Psytec Games
Developed: Crystal Rift, Windlands
A lot of VR fans are starved for rock-solid single-player campaignsr. Psytec Games already offers two of those types of experiences. Its first VR project, Crystal Rift, is an enjoyable dungeon crawler, but its second game,Windlands, is the one that shines. Psytec made big, fearless game that hardcore gamers can really get to grips with. If it builds on that foundation, Psytec’s next projects should really be something to marvel at.
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Cloudhead Games
Developed: The Gallery Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
Working On: The Gallery Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone and pursuing other projects
VR makes sense for the adventure genre, but no one’s capitalized on it quite like Cloudhead Games. The first episode in The Gallery series as a tantalizing tease of just how immersive the HTC Vive (and soon the Oculus Rift) can make first-person games, and its storytelling skills and production values are rarely matched right now. Plus, this is a trailblazing studio that added a room-scaleteleporting system early on, a technique many are now using for their games. We look forward to seeing what the next installment of The Gallery will do.
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Wolf & Wood Interactive
Developed: A Chair in a Room, A Chair in a Room: Greenwater
Everyone is talking about how great VR could be for horror. But do you know who is actually making great VR horror already? Wolf & Wood Interactive. This U.K.-based developer got started with a brilliant technical demonstration for the genre on Cardboard with A Chair In The Room. That project then evolved into afull-blown HTC Vive release that’s unlike anything else available on the platform. If this small indie studio can make a launch game as intelligent and frightening as this, we’re expecting big things.
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CloudGate Studios
Developed: Island 359
The developers of Island 359 originally started out at Phosphor Studios, making the excellent demo for The Brookhaven Experiment, which quickly became a favorite in the wave-based shooter genre. Now they’re working on realizing the dream that so many of us have associated with virtual reality; walking with dinosaurs. Or rather, fighting them. Even in an Early Access state Island 359 demonstrates CloudGate’s potential to be one of the leading action game developers for VR.
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Tammeka Games
Developed: Radial-G
Radial-G released earlier this year, and we liked it, if not being blown away by it. But since then Tammeka Games has shown unwavering commitment to its sci-fi racer, offering plenty of new updates that have dramatically improved the experience. Just this week it added weapons into the mix. If you want a great example of a developer giving its VR game great post-release support, then Tammeka is one of the better examples out there.
Source: Venture Beat