Ghost City – the spooky, 80s-set VR puzzle-adventure from the studio behind the acclaimed The Room sequence – is a real deal with, and one which’s poised to shake off its former Meta Quest exclusivity very quickly. Developer Fireproof Video games has introduced Ghost City’s paranormal delights can be out there on PC through Steam VR from subsequent Tuesday, fifteenth July.
Ghost City whisks gamers again to the London of 1983, the place protagonist Edith Penrose – who runs a mystical detective company midway up a South London council block together with her tech savvy flatmate Rina – is searching for her lacking brother, Adam. The following city fantasy journey takes gamers first to a distant Scottish island after which round numerous immaculately realised London locales, which I will not spoil right here.
It is improbable stuff, filled with intelligent puzzling, satisfyingly tactile environmental interactions (in case you love The Room sequence, you may really feel proper at dwelling right here), and only a brilliantly cinematic strategy to its storytelling as Ghost City leaps by means of time and its splendidly orchestrated set-pieces. There is a bit in a lighthouse that may be one in all my favorite gaming moments this yr! It helps, too, that its small solid of characters is delivered to life by some stellar performances.
Ghost City initially launched for Meta Quest (amid loads of crucial acclaim) again in April, with Fireproof promising a PC VR and PSVR 2 launch would comply with at a later date. There’s nonetheless no replace on that PlayStation VR 2 model, however the studio has now confirmed Ghost City is coming to Steam VR in just some days time, on fifteenth July.
It is unclear if Ghost City’s PC launch will convey any enhancements to make the most of the possibly beefier {hardware} at gamers’ disposal, however I’ve requested Fireproof and can report again if I hear something. Till then, you’ll be able to wishlist Ghost City now, and a demo’s out there too.
