With Covid-19 limiting many peoples' ability to gather together, gamers are seeking new ways to play with each other without sharing air space. Game nights spent playing tabletop adventure games likeDungeons and Dragonsare harder to pull off, but a new VR game may offer a way for friends to get together and still take part in the joys of interactive storytelling.Demeois a VR dungeon crawler that could be perfect for game nights, and a new trailer shows some of what’s possible in the game.
Players will dive into the underworld ofDemeoto stop a dark force from threatening everyone’s existence.Demeois designed to be a cooperative experience with players as adventurers journeying floor-by-floor to stop whatever they come across. Developed by Resolution Games,Demeolooks like game with all of thestandard tabletop game trappings, just with virtual cards, miniatures, and dungeons to explore.
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For gamers familiar withTabletop Simulator,Demeolooks a lot like it but with virtual accessories players can wear to locate their in-game avatars. The VR experience supports up to four players and it seems like it will release sometime in 2021 forOculus platforms, the Valve Index, and the HTC Vive.
One of the coolest aspects ofDemeoshown off in the trailer is the ability for players to see the spells and attacks they’ve performed in an animatedVRworld. Now when adventurers cast classic spells like Fireball at a dungeon spider, they can watch that spider miniature burn. Players can also visually see the effect ranges of their abilities, which might cut down on confusion and accidental misplays.Demeoalso looks like it has virtual dice that won’t get lost when one player gets too aggressive with their roll.
VR games are becoming more and more popular, and not only because of COVID-19 restrictions. The quality of VR games is improving, with games likeBeat SaberandHalf-Life: Alyxreaching wide audiences.Oculus Quest games are making a ton of money, and Resolution Games seemingly hopes to addDemeoto the list of successful games on the headset.
Demeowill release sometime in 2021 on Steam, only for the Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, Valve Index, and HTC Vive.
