VR RTS ‘MoonStrike’ to Bring Diorama-size Galactic Conquest to Rift & Vive This Week

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Big Dorks Entertainment, a studio founded by former Epic Games Lead Designer Lee Perry, is coming out with a new real-time strategy game soon. Dubbed MoonStrike, you’ll battle other users online to take over planets as fast as possible, build ships, and eventually conquer the galaxy.

MoonStrike is said to include three-player multiplayer, and cross-platform play for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Five different races with unique advantages, themed and randomly generated arenas, and an AI that can present players from basic to advanced difficulty should keep you on your toes.

MoonStrike will be available August 2nd, at $20 with a launch discount of 15%. The game will be available through the Oculus Store (Rift) and Steam (Vive, Rift).

Image courtesy Big Dorks Entertainment

To play MoonStrike, you highlight your little diorama-sized planets using your Oculus Touch or Vive controller to launch your galactic fleet at the enemy. By choosing the size of your fleet, you can send out small forces, or the full strength of your combined planets’ production capabilities.

Check out the ‘how-to’ guide below for the full story on the game’s races and their abilities.

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Scott Hayden
Well before the first modern XR products hit the market, Scott recognized the potential of the technology and set out to understand and document its growth. He has been professionally reporting on the space for nearly a decade as Editor at Road to VR, authoring more than 4,000 articles on the topic. Scott brings that seasoned insight to his reporting from major industry events across the globe.
  • Steve Biegun

    Is this related to Lazerbait? Gameplay looks super similar.

  • Zachary Scott Dickerson

    Looks interesting. Aerial/space RTS would work great in VR, rather than always looking down at your feet/waist. I still wonder how button input would work for a Starcraft complexity level game in VR… maybe that’s what the knuckles could be useful for?