Fresh off of its announcement of joining the A16ZSPEEDRUN accelerator program, Flat2VR Studios has announced four existing flatscreen games that are getting official ports for all major VR headsets.
Flat2VR Studios exists to adapt existing flatscreen games for VR. Today the studio announced the first four titles that are in the works, all planned for release on Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR. Check out all the trailers below.
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin VR
The original WRATH: Aeon of Ruin (2024) is a “hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the ’90s, powered by the legendary Quake 1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.” The game is rated “Mostly Positive” (77% favorable reviews) by Steam users.
The VR port will put players in direct control of their weapons. We’ll be interested to see if the studio builds out a manual reload system or sticks to simple button-based reloading animations. No release date has been announced yet.
Roboquest VR
The original Roboquest (2023) is a “is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You’re a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.” The game is rated “Overwhelmingly Positive” (95% favorable reviews) Steam by Steam users.
The original game includes full-featured co-op support for up to two players and we’re hoping that will carry into the Roboquest VR port from Flat2VR Studios. Maybe even with cross-play? Fingers crossed.Roboquest VR does not yet have a release date.
Flatout VR
The original Flatout (2004) is said to “deliver a thrilling combination of high-octane racing, smash-em-up demolition derby action, and death defying stunts propelling the driver through the windshield!” The game is rated “Very Positive” (92% favorable reviews) by Steam users.
The FlatoutVRport will put players directly in the driver’s seat as they crash and smash their way around raceways. With the sudden stops of crashing, and the possibility of “propelling the driver through the windshield”, comfort design for the VR port will surely be a high priority.Flatout VR doesn’t have a release date yet.
Trombone Champ: Unflattened
And last but not least, Trombone Champ, the meme-game of 2022 where even the very best players sound like amateurs. This is a rhythm game where messing up can be just as fun as hitting the perfect notes. The original game is rated “Overwhelmingly Positive” (98% favorable reviews) by Steam users.
The port, titledTrombone Champ: Unflattened, puts the trombone directly into players hands. With motion controls, VR offers a more authentic way to play the instrument by moving your hand the same way you’d move the slide on a real trombone. There’s no release date for Trombone Champ: Unflattenedyet.
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ViRGiN
lol
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rabs
Weird, I thought you'd be happy for once because they are also targeting Quest.
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ViRGiN
So is pretty much every other developer. These are not the games I’m excited for from flat gaming.
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kakek
Genuine question : What would that be ?
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ViRGiN
Let’s not aim too high and say official Doom 3. It was on PlayStation.
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kakek
That would be an idea.
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FullMetal3000
Smh lame
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ViRGiN
like the entire church of flat2vr users
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Gonzax
Well, not the kind of stuff I was expecting, to be honest, but I can't complain given the fun I am having with all their mods.
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VRDeveloper
I think they are doing an amazing job, but I expected us to have a Half Life 1 remake in quest 2/3 or even Half life 2 in Quest 3 native, I confess that I was disappointed, but I recognize that they are talented and I wish them success.
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ViRGiN
i've been saying it for extremely long time – they will not secure anything actually desirable. i bet flatout doesn't even have immersive steering.
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rabs
A wheel with force feedback is quite immersive, hope it will be supported like in other racing games.
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kakek
Those are their first 4 games. And they are actually good fit for VR. I don't get why you insist on spitting in the pot ( dunno if the saying translate well. ).
They even start with games that are likely to run well enough on mobile VR, so you should be happy. It's not PCVR exclusives.If those 4 work well enough, and the port is of decent quality, they might get access to bigger games in the future.
They are indeed more likely to work with small studios, I doubt AAA editors will ever give a sh*t. But it could still be a source of new games.-
ViRGiN
Flat2vr has personal boner for me spitting out facts for years about pcvr. Maybe that’s why. These games are irrelevant, and makes flat2vr company look like complete overhyped joke. They modded much better games before.
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ViRGiN
I save my personal boner for Mark Z…. xxx
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ViRGiN
Gayben for president of Russia!
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lordlad
U gotta ask valve for those and i reckon valve doesn't really games for anything other than steam nowadays
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ViRGiN
Because they are essentially walled garden.
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VRDeveloper
I agree with you, valve will not get involved in other platforms simply because they are above all other platforms, this is work for other companies, as was the case with the remake of half life 1, black mesa
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ViRGiN
Why which I meant the Meta store.
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ViRGiN
It’s valve that operates in communist China
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Andrew Jakobs
But the current version of HL1 for the Quest is still great.
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VRDeveloper
I admire and respect the Beef team, but I don't think the result is satisfactory, many bugs and we still have the loading screens, we also can't reload the weapons manually, I wanted to see a remake made along the lines of Halyx.
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shadow9d9
Seems like pretty uninspired choices and nothing new.
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nothing new
Were you expecting in progress ports of unreleased games?
I'm not personally interested in Trombone Champ but it seems a great fit for VR and Raicuparta's mod did resonate well on social media. It clearly is a highlight.
The other games all seem great choices for people without access to mods. And even for those, the official ports should have more native controls and polish.
What is funny that many of these are coming first to Playstation in VR, without flat versions…
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Nevets
How disappointing. I thought a company like this would be gunning for the absolute classics. I haven't heard of any of these. More shoot'emups but with the added distinction of being both old and obscure. Sheesh.
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ViRGiN
That was fully predictable.
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kakek
My dude, they have to prove themselves with small indie titltes before they can hope to get access to bigger titles.
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Nevets
My bro, they need to stand out otherwise they'll sink in an ocean of shovelware.
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ViRGiN
they already worked on larger titles, what's the problem?
this is the best they could have done.
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kakek
They worked as modders, for non-commercial projects. And a few commercial project individually.
Now they need to prove themselves as a studio able to deliver a quality finished product when they have access to source materials.
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Nice games, but after a16z funding, I was expecting for something more
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First wave of lower risk titles?
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2SyriuS
Could be but will you buy them?
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If they receive good reviews then yes I would be open to purchasing.
Have also backed many early access and Kickstarter games, it all has to start somewhere. Happy VR!
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Max-Dmg
By Jupiter!
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Octogod
Sadly, no games I'd consider buying.
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CharlieSayNo
I don't know any of these games in their flat versions, but I am glad to see an arcade racer on the schedules. Quest is sorely lacking a decent arcade racing experience.
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gothicvillas
I have 0 interest in these games neither flat or vr. It's weird they picked these 4 nothing burgers… what a waste of time and money.
just look on all flat game library.. bucket load of fantastic flat games. Why these 4 I have no clue.
another nail in VR coffin
