This is a simplistic strategy game similar to Eufloria, and highly reminiscent of command school in Ender's Game. The game is an excellent demonstration of the timelessness of simple strategy games like chess and, to a lesser extent, checkers: very easy to pick up, but endlessly different possibilities that keep you coming back for more. Highly recommended for at least a quick try as this is an independently developed game offered for free. While adding extra features might betray the minimalist approach, it could be worth a shot to add an extra twist to the experience. If multiplayer is released, this will undoubtedly be a must-have for quick 10 minute strategy battles on the Vive.
Lazerbait
- Release Date:
- Oct 13, 2016
- Developer:
- Taylor Stapleton
- Publisher:
- Taylor Stapleton
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About This Game
The player is presented with a god-like perspective of a system of planets. Each planet that a player owns will produce ships over time. Using the motion controllers, the player can direct their fleet of ships from planet to planet in attempt to capture as many planets as possible. The more planets a player owns, the more ships the player can produce. Eventually players can build up fleets of many hundreds of ships that lead to awesome massive space battles.
The player is challenged by up to 7 A.I. characters in free-for-all style who are also working hard to capture all the planets and eliminate their enemies. The game is highly configurable allowing players to choose the game speed, map size, ship limits, number of A.I. players, and A.I. difficulty. Maps are procedurally generated at random for each game played so no two games will ever be the same.
Global stats and leaderboards are kept over time for the total number of ships destroyed and the total number of A.I. players defeated at each difficulty setting.
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User Reviews
A tech demo for the real time strategy concept that will eventually devour us all into its wargame-like maw. It's a perfect Ender's Game-esque experience for the steep price of whatever your horrid internet provider charges for a meagre amount of data. I'm not sure why I can't stop playing this or stop cursing at the AI when it's just a simple VR tactics game, but now my arms ache and the headset is slowly melding into my pores. Send help. Preferably in the form of a larger spaceship with more lazers.
One of my favorites. You easily get hooked.
Very cool RTS game for VR. The game is simple. You can manage a simple space war in VR. Select planets, choose % of ships and move them to other planets to conquer a huge solar system. CONS: After playing few games, this can be repetitive. Maybe adding more complexity like multiple type of ships, planets with moons, types of planets (earth like, gaz, etc.) could improve this game and add other challenges.
This game actually makes me feel like I'm commanding a battle... like in Ender's Game, where you're disconnected from the action but commanding from within a virtualized environment. This is hands down the most playable VR game I've found. The gameplay is great, the controls make sense, the strategy is engaging. NOW I WANT online multiplayer. ALSO, I really want to be able to be able to rotate the view when I pinch the controlers to resize. Instead of just resizing, let me rotate the entire battlefield around/upside down so that it feels more 3D.
I don't usually leave Steam reviews, but this game was so good I just had to. It was one of the first games I installed when I got my Vive a month ago but it sat I played because I assumed because of its simplicity I would just dismiss it in 5 minutes...how wrong I was. Massively entertaining, a brilliant idea and perfectly executed. I can't wait to play more... oh, and IT'S FREE!
really solid 'war of the worlds' simple planetary expansion game. +good onboarding videos, really nice to see the gameplay explained with gameplay +solid strategy and easy to understand.. often a hard balance to hit, kudos +good use of the ‘included’ vive controller buttons to maximize engagement, grip is so often ignored. -I Would LOVE to see online multiplayer... would greatly increase the replayability.
I have about 80 games for the vive and I think the one may just be my favorite. It is one of the coolest strategy games I have ever played. Can't get enough of it. I hope the developers continue to work on it, what a wonderful game.
This is straight out of Ender's Game. Really fun and well made.
This is just what I needed. A basic strategy game where party goers could play without much explanation.
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1
- Processor: i5-4590
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 970
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR
FAQ
How much does Lazerbait cost?
Lazerbait is completely FREE to play. You can download and play it without any purchase.
What are the system requirements for Lazerbait?
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1 Processor: i5-4590 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 970 Storage: 500 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR
What platforms is Lazerbait available on?
Lazerbait is available on Windows PC.
Is Lazerbait worth buying?
Lazerbait has 100% positive reviews from 31 players.
When was Lazerbait released?
Lazerbait was released on Oct 13, 2016.
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