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Escape Simulator VR out now!
It’s time to replace that thinking cap with a VR headset
game_press
April 2, 2024
5 Min Read
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Pine Studio :
Samobor, Croatia – April 2, 2024 – The wait is over: Escape Simulator is now officially available in VR! Get ready to completely immerse yourself in this colorful world of puzzles and brain-rackery like never before. Escape from the base game as well as the additional free rooms in a fully interactive 3D environment, either by yourself or with friends. Throwing items to each other has never felt so real!
Check out the new VR trailer here: https://youtu.be/fD5cxMeadws
Escape Simulator VR is included in the base game as a free update:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/Escape_Simulator/
Get your escapin’ boogie on in VR!
Starting today, April 2nd, the popular first-person escape puzzler Escape Simulator and all its additional content is available in VR! Following the great success of the original Escape Simulator with more than 2 million players worldwide, developer Pine Studio rebuilt the game from scratch for the VR version. You can now experience it in VR with any set that supports Steam VR either by yourself or with up to 8 players (optimally 2-3). Don’t know anyone with a compatible VR headset? You can also team up players who aren’t using VR!
Even more so than the original version, Escape Simulator VR is a highly immersive and interactive gaming experience. Pick up and examine every item you can find as if you were in the room yourself and toss (literally!) everything you deem irrelevant. Supported locomotion types are controller-based movement, smooth move and teleporting, as is the full room-scale setting and snap-turning. It is also possible to play the game while seated.
Escape Simulator VR is included in the base game, meaning that everybody who already owns the game can now access the VR version for free! For those who have yet to purchase the game, this update will be their last chance to gain access to the vast amount of content it offers at a lower price. After April 14th, the price will increase in accordance with the impressive increase in content.
More adventures on the horizon
All 29 rooms from the base game are escapable in Escape Simulator VR, consisting of the tutorial room, the four original theme packs, the 2 Versus rooms, the 6 extra one-off rooms such as Leonardo’s Workshop. What’s more, all the original DLCs — the Steampunk, Wild West and Magic DLCs — are receiving similar updates. Everyone who already owns these can now also play them in VR at no additional cost! The same goes for the free Portal Escape Chamber and Among Us DLCs.
The VR update comes with good news for Escape Simulator’s passionate community and all its room-makers: besides the Pine Studio’s content, most of the 4.000 community-made rooms are now also available to enjoy in VR! With all these additional rooms at your disposal, there is more than enough content to keep you and your friends busy for a long time to come.
Fans of Escape Simulator who want to show their support to the developers can now also purchase the Supporter DLC. This pack includes exclusive goodies such as an in-game skin, a golden token badge, a digital art book, wallpapers and the first playable Escape Simulator prototype. And going forward, Pine Studio won’t be slowing down now that the VR update has been released. More DLCs are expected to launch later this year, all of which will be available in the standard version of the game as well as in VR.
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About Escape Simulator
Solve puzzles. Face a growing collection of interactive escape rooms, spread across a variety of weird and wonderful locations such as the Labyrinth of Egypt, the Steampunk Airship, the Portal Escape Chamber or The Mini Skeld.
Team up with friends. Every Escape Simulator room supports online co-op! Join forces with friends to test your teamwork & tackle puzzles together.
Powered by the community. Use the Room Editor to build your very own *dream* escape room. Or dive into one of the 4000+ custom rooms built by our creative community.
Dress to impress. Wear silly hats, customize your character & wear a series of themed outfits, tailor-made for each puzzle environment.
Cause chaos! Smash vases. Melt locks. Rearrange the furniture. Make a mess! If it's not nailed down, you can pick it up (and inevitably throw it at your friends). Even more enjoyable in VR!
About Pine Studio
Pine Studio is a Croatian game studio, with a passion for crafting awesome puzzle games. Best known for Escape Simulator, Cats in Time & the Faraway series, as well as the cult PC classic SEUM: Speedrunners From Hell, the developers have brought beautifully-crafted indie gems to over 30 million players worldwide.
Read more about Pine Studio at https://pinestudio.com/.
Related Links
Official website: https://pinestudio.com/
Steam Store page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/Escape_Simulator/
Press kit:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/167fHIItcneG9BWT_i_Z0R4-HrDct0iHq?usp=sharing
X: https://twitter.com/PineStudioLLC
Press Contact
Bram van Lith (Game Drive)
Public Relations – Pine Studio
E-mail: [email protected]
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