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Squido Studio announced during the summer edition of the VR Games Showcase that the on-rails shooter “Transformers: Beyond Reality” is losing its Sony exclusivity after almost four years. The new “Redux” version is scheduled to be released for Meta Quest this year. A Munich indie studio also presented a cooperative extraction shooter for Meta Quest and SteamVR and the flight simulation “Korea” from the IL-2 series is getting a VR mode.
With “Drifters: Blackout Crew”, the Munich studio Salmi Games is embarking on a much larger project after their last title “Sweet Surrender”. This time it will be an extraction shooter in the style of Bungie’s “Marathon” or “Arc Raiders”, only in virtual reality. A crew is stuck on a damaged mothership in space. Energy is only available when players recapture it from enemy structures. They always have to decide whether they want to go deeper for better loot or whether they would rather return alive and secure what they have collected. Up to four people should storm the alien temples together, find resources and make the jump in time before the defending robots gain the upper hand.
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Drifters: Blackout Crew
The financing story behind “Drifters: Blackout Crew” is interesting. Studio founder Yacine Salmi told heise online that public funding laid the foundation for this. The first federal funds from 2022 and 2023 made early prototypes possible, with which the team was then able to win Meta as an additional sponsor. After the expansion of games funding in spring 2025, additional money from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media finally flowed. “Without this support, ‘Drifters’ would either be a much smaller game or it wouldn’t exist at all,” said Salmi.
When it comes to gameplay, the team relies on typical interactions that only work in VR. Players reload manually, physically grab loot and move around via jetpack. Resources collected go towards equipment, cosmetic adjustments and improvements to the mothership. As with their last title “Sweet Surrender”, Salmi Games want to closely involve the community in the development through closed test phases and Discord feedback. A specific release date has not yet been set.
“Transformers: Beyond Reality” comes to the quest
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Hasbro’s legendary toy brand is returning to virtual reality in the fall, because “Transformers: Beyond Reality” isn’t actually new. The game was originally released in 2022, back then exclusively for the Playstation VR. The story revolves around an unstable energy source that the Decepticons use to threaten Cybertron and Earth.
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Transformers: Beyond Reality – Redux
Players slip into a battle suit that combines Cybertronian and human technology and join the Autobots. The classic on-rails shooter moves players through the levels on predetermined paths so they can concentrate on shooting and dodging. Squido Studio is bringing the title to Meta Quest on September 3rd. It was developed by META4 Interactive and Illogika.
“Korea IL-2-Series” gets VR mode
The IL-2 series enjoys an excellent reputation among flight simulation fans. With “Korea,” 1C Game Studios moves the action to the Korean War in the early 1950s. All instruments work in real time, which should ensure a realistic cockpit feeling, especially in the VR environment.
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Korea IL-2 Series VR Mode
According to the manufacturer, all common VR glasses are supported via OpenXR and OpenVR. For the first time in the series’ history there is also full controller support. If you want, you can still use a joystick or HOTAS, a specialized flight control with a separate throttle controller. The game world is said to extend over more than 200,000 square kilometers and recreates the Korean peninsula using historical maps.
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In addition to individual missions, the developers also announced a career mode in which players lead an entire regiment. They manage personnel, plan operations and decide whether to climb into the cockpit themselves or coordinate from the ground. There is also a virtual museum in which all aircraft, ground vehicles and ships can be inspected in detail. The PC version is announced for August 4th, but the VR version will go into early access on June 25th.
All new VR releases at a glance
| Spiel | Genre | Short description | VÖ Date |
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Breachers: Outbreak |
Co-op Zombie Extraction Shooter |
4-player co-op shooter in the Breachers universe. |
2026 |
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LANESPLIT |
Racing |
VR motorcycle racing with oncoming traffic and weather. |
23 June 2026 |
|
The Rifted Skies |
Roguelite Action / Parkour |
Acrobatic parkour roguelite. |
Herbst 2026 |
|
Maestro (Attack on Titan DLC) |
Simulation/Music |
Orchestra simulation with hand tracking |
17 October 2024 |
|
Skeleton Crew |
Co-op Action Adventure |
Physics-based pirate action alone or in co-op |
23 June 2026 |
|
EXOSHOCK (Multiplayer Announcement) |
Co-op PvE Shooter |
Squad-based sci-fi shooter set in space |
July 2026 |
|
Wizherd (New Update) |
Dungeon Crawler |
VR magic action with sorcery and boss fights. |
Q4 2026 |
|
Outlanders VR |
Strategy/structure |
Cozy urban design with a focus on resources & population. |
Q4 2026 |
|
Nomsters |
Social / Pet Collector |
Free-to-play collecting game with virtual pets. |
Sommer 2026 |
|
Roar |
Social Adventure |
Open-world adventure in which players fly and fight as a dragon. |
Q4 2026 |
|
The Lightkeepers |
Co-op Adventure |
Co-op survival adventure in which players must protect an ancient lighthouse. |
10. September 2026 |
|
Transformers Beyond Reality: Redux |
On-Rails Shooter |
Remastered PSVR game for Meta Quest 3. |
3. September 2026 |
|
Sol Protocol (Early Access) |
Co-op Roguelike / Space |
Sci-fi co-op in a spaceship flying through procedural systems. |
Sept. 2026 (Quest) Oct. 2026 (Steam) |
|
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity VR |
Racing |
New updates announced. |
already published (Early Access) |
|
R.A.I.D |
Co-op Shooter / Simulation |
Sci-fi customs control combined with combat. |
Herbst 2026 |
|
Primal Rumble (Closed Beta Registration Opened) |
Card Battler |
Chaotic VR card game with deck building. |
unknown |
|
VRacer Hoverbike (New Tracks & DLCs) |
Racing |
Futuristic hoverbike racing with combat and multiplayer. |
already published |
|
Trombone Champ: Unflattened (Disney Movie Magic DLC) |
Rhythm / Music |
Humorous trumpet playing gets new DLC content. |
26. November 2026 |
|
I Am Your Beast VR |
Roguelike Shooter |
VR implementation of the fast stealth action shooter. |
2026 |
|
Guardians Planetfall |
Co-op Shooter |
Squad-based battles against aliens on different planets. Successor to Guardians Frontline. |
Q4 2026 |
|
INCOME |
Co-op Horror |
Horror extraction adventure set in a haunted mansion. |
23. June 2026 (EA) |
|
DRIFTERS: Blackout Crew |
Co-op Extraction Shooter |
Raid alien temples for resources. |
unknown |
|
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2 |
Sandbox FPS |
New feature trailer for the shooter sandbox with an absurd hot dog setting. |
2026 |
|
Korea. IL-2 Series |
Flight Simulator |
Realistic air combat in the Korean War gets VR mode. |
4. August 2026 (EA ab 25. June) |
|
Payday: Aces High |
Co-op Heist Shooter |
New feature trailer for the VR heists in the Payday universe. |
2026 |
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