Today Valve is hosting a SteamVR developer showcase in Seattle, WA. Featured are titles from 12 VR developers, all of which will ship on the HTC Vive in 2016, says Valve.
With the HTC Vive approaching pre-orders at the end of April, Valve is building interest in their SteamVR platform and content that will launch with the system. Today’s developer showcase at a venue in Seattle, near Valve’s Bellvue headquarters, the company is showcasing 12 titles that will ship this year on SteamVR.
Here’s a quick look at the titles which we’ll be going hands-on with throughout the day.
Final Approach
Phaser Lock Interactive’s incredibly fun airport management action game has you defending and guiding air-planes in to land safely using Vive’s SteamVR motion controllers.
Audioshield
A new title we’ll be taking a closer look at during the content showcase – more on this soon. We’re guessing a VR, rhythm action title.
Elite: Dangerous
Frontier’s space simulator is already a VR classic on the Oculus Rift and it’s coming to HTC’s Vive soon. Check out our hands on with the title running on the new Vive Pre at CES 2016 here.
Budget Cuts
Another title we know little about – other than this was one of the games supposedly leaked in a recent web snafu. It’s at the showcase, we’ll bring you more on this soon. Meanwhile – here are some brand new screenshots.
The Gallery: Call of the Starseed
Another OG of VR gaming, the developers at Cloudhead Interactive have been tinkering with their VR adventure since 2013. Their latest versions include an innovative VR locomotion system called Blink. This is a title which takes full advantage of motion controls in VR.
Fantastic Contraption
The classic flash game becomes on of the most intriguing looking games to come to VR yet. Build your physics powered contraption and watch it come to life. From the developers at Northway Games.
Cloudlands: VR Minigolf
Virtual reality mini golf using motion controllers, this gorgeous looking title from developers Futuretown looks great and we’ll have our hands on this today.
Hover Junkers
Stress Level Zero have been a key part of the VR scene for a while now, and their Vive exclusive first person “room scale VR flying platform game” with a dose of shooting action looks to take full advantage of the VR system’s propensity for free roaming. More soon.
Tilt Brush
The virtual reality painting game which seems to be almost universally adored by those who try it is a great demonstration of the power of VR when mixed with the urge to create. The Skillman & Hackett developed title will be on show at the content showcase.
Space Pirate Trainer
Another new title, with not even a screenshot to clue us in as to its content. We suspect it may have something to do with Pirates though. And possibly space. More on this soon.
Job Simulator: the 2050 Archives
Owlchemy Labs’ somewhat insane but incredibly fun title tests your mettle in various roles, but ultimately challenges you not to start mucking about with the VR environment.
Arizona Sunshine
The first person shooter with a hefty dose of Zombie action from developers Vertigo Games will be on show at the event. It apparently features realistic depictions of weaponry, and looks to use motion controls to good effect.
Disclosure: Valve covered airfare and lodging for one writer to attend the SteamVR Developer Showcase.