This year has been a wild one for VR gamers, and while there have been plenty of ups and downs, VR-focused publishers like Creature are carrying the mantle with exciting new releases. The live chat was filled with shouts and praises in all caps throughout the show, and it seems like Creature really hit a high mark with Meta Quest gamers!
This year’s Creature Feature included tons of announcements, including new games and reveals, plus big updates for existing favorites, and a few Easter eggs thrown in for good measure. Creature is even having a publisher sale for all its existing games!
- Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2: The hot dog-themed shooter finally gets a sequel 10 years in the making, with brand new modes and a Meta Quest release.
- Compass: An open-world flight adventure. Fly high above the clouds, find treasure, and upgrade your ship to go further and further.
- Wordbound: Smash together letters to form words, then smash those words together to create objects, all in an effort to solve puzzles. It’s an impressively creative use of interactive technology!
- Janet’s Planet:. A planet terraforming adventure that tasks players with saving dying planets via unique terraforming mechanics.
- Sock Puppet Superstar: Put on your Meta Quest and slide your hand into a magical sock that sings at concerts in this new rhythm game that went viral on social media. It channels Trombone Champ in the most Pixar way possible.
- Crepe Master: A VR beat-em-up that’ll put the “sweet” in “sweet punch!”
- Spymaster: An action-narrative spy game where you play as three different agents, all with different skills and gadgets.
- Updates for Laser Dance, Deadly Delivery, Crossings, Sweet Surrender, Beat the Beats, and Forefront.
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H3VR2
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Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades. This strange combination of words is known very well to PC VR fans as one of the original VR FPS games, and its renown is now spreading to the Meta Quest with a proper sequel. As with the original Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2 (also known as H3VR2) puts you in the uncomfortable skin of gun-wielding hot dogs, including impressively realistic guns and gunplay.
Like any good sequel, this one builds upon the original by introducing a new Facility mode that lets players embark on missions to collect loot and make it back home alive. That, plus the Combat mode, daily challenges, runs, leaderboards, and more, will surely have players coming back again and again, just as they have for the last decade with the original H3VR on Steam.
Meta Quest Page / Steam Page
Sock Puppet Superstar
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Sock Pupper Superstar is very different from the first announcement, but that’s OK, given its charm. This unique rhythm game takes cues from Trombone Champ and Maestro by using your hands in ways that only make sense in VR. Some songs require a solo, while others ensure both of your hands will be singing while wearing fancy socks.
Meta Quest Page / Steam Page
Wordbound
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I’ve been stoked for Wordbound ever since its initial teaser, and now we’re getting new gameplay footage of the uber-creative word-based puzzle game. You’ll solve object-based puzzles by rearranging letters and smashing them together to create something brand new, all while completing a fun story. Mixed reality mode makes this a truly chill experience.
Meta Quest Page / Steam Page
Compass
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I’m not sure I’ve ever played an open-world game where the main goal was to fly as far as possible (although, No Man’s Sky is pretty close), but Compass is here to offer that unique gameplay hook with sweeping vistas and fully interactive ships. Ride, collect treasures, upgrade your ship, and repeat to infinity and beyond!
Meta Quest Page / Steam Page / PlayStation VR2 Page
Janet’s Planets
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There’s something very special about holding an entire planet in your hand, but even more special when you realize you’ve got the tools to completely reshape how it looks. Turn unlivable wastelands into lush forests, thaw the permafrost, and save planets from the brink of destruction with your powerful, Godlike tools.
Meta Quest Page / Steam Page
Tons of updates
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One of my all-time favorite Quest games, Laser Dance, is getting new levels with a new mimic laser that moves when you move. It’s a unique challenge that’ll make your living room feel more like the latest Tom Cruise movie.
Deadly Delivery is another fantastic title that’s getting a big update with new enemies, mechanics, cosmetics, and more. And who can forget about the recent Forefront 1.0 release, which I recently called my favorite new multiplayer VR game. Watch the whole Creature Feature showcase to see the rest of the announcements, and enjoy these new games!