After 8,000 Hours in VR, This Is The Best Game I've Ever Played. This is not an exaggeration. Downward Spiral is the single most impactful and breathtaking experience I have had in virtual reality. It's a crime that this game isn't more famous. The visuals are stunning and hold up incredibly well despite its age, creating a massive, immersive world that constantly delivers that "wow" factor we all chase in VR. The gameplay is perfectly balanced—the puzzles are challenging enough to be engaging but never impossible, and the story is so well-crafted that it genuinely made me cry by the end. It's a 5-6 hour journey that feels like a true adventure, and you can even bring up to three friends along for the ride in co-op. This review isn't sponsored. It's a plea to anyone looking for a masterpiece. Please, give this game a try. Recommendation: Start with the Prologue. It's currently only $2 and will give you the perfect taste of the magic this game holds. 10/10. An absolute ...
Downward Spiral: Horus Station
- Release Date:
- May 31, 2018
- Metacritic:
- 65
- Developer:
- 3rd Eye Studios
- Publisher:
- 3rd Eye Studios
- Platforms:
- Windows
Game Tags
About This Game
Solving the mystery of the space station will require the player to choose to engage or explore. In engage mode eliminate threats using the ship's maintenance hardware - like bolt throwers, thrusters, rail guns, grappling magnet and arc welders. In explore mode the stations threats will no longer be hostile, leaving the puzzles and atmosphere to find the truth of why Horus Station has been left drifting in space. In addition to Horus Station’s story campaign, there’s eight-player PvP and PvE multiplayer modes including Deathmatch and Horde.
Downward Spiral: Horus Station is also playable in stunning virtual reality for HTC Vive, Oculus Touch, Oculus Gamepad and Windows Mixed Reality for unparalleled immersion.
FEATURES:
• Atmospheric and mysterious solo or two player online co-op zero-g sci-fi thriller
• A complete environmental storytelling experience without dialogue or cinematics
• Totally new way to experience movement in zero g
• Electronic ambient soundtrack composed by platinum selling HIM frontman Ville Valo
• Range of bolt throwers, rail guns, grappling magnets and electro magnetic devices to use against threats
• Optional Explorer mode that completely removes threats leaving the story and puzzles
• 8 player zero g deathmatch and horde modes
• Playable in Flat or VR mode
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User Reviews
In VR, both grabbing and tool use are mapped to the same input (by default, the trigger). When you're empty-handed, pulling the trigger grabs objects. But if you're holding a tool, that same trigger now activates the tool instead. While it makes sense that you can't grab and use a tool at the same time, it feels unintuitive to have the same input change function based on context. Most VR games use grip for holding and trigger for activating, so this setup goes against common expectations and breaks muscle memory. It would be much better if grab and tool use had separate inputs, even if one is disabled contextually. At the very least, please add an option to rebind these actions. The current setup makes the game feel awkward to play in VR on a Meta Quest headset.
System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows™ 10
- Processor: Intel™ Core™ i5-4590 or AMD FX™ 8350, equivalent or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 970 or AMD Radeon™ R9 290, equivalent or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR
- Additional Notes: 64 Bit
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows™ 10
- Processor: Intel™ Core™ i5-4590 or AMD FX™ 8350, equivalent or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480, equivalent or better.
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 64 Bit
FAQ
How much does Downward Spiral: Horus Station cost?
Downward Spiral: Horus Station costs $19.99.
What are the system requirements for Downward Spiral: Horus Station?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows™ 10 Processor: Intel™ Core™ i5-4590 or AMD FX™ 8350, equivalent or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 970 or AMD Radeon™ R9 290, equivalent or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR Additional Notes: 64 Bit Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows™ 10 Processor: Intel™ Core™ i5-4590 or AMD FX™ 8350, equivalent or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480, equivalent or better. DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: 64 Bit
What platforms is Downward Spiral: Horus Station available on?
Downward Spiral: Horus Station is available on Windows PC.
Is Downward Spiral: Horus Station worth buying?
Downward Spiral: Horus Station has 50% positive reviews from 2 players. Metacritic score: 65/100.
When was Downward Spiral: Horus Station released?
Downward Spiral: Horus Station was released on May 31, 2018.
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