Left-Hand Path

Left-Hand Path is a single-player, room-scale VR RPG about exploring a dark, dangerous world and wielding arcane magic. You awaken in a darkened castle—or somewhere that only seems to be a castle—filled with dangerous creatures, a tragic history and magical powers. From there, you venture into the strange landscape of the Well Of All Rewards, uncovering terrible truths and trying to survive.

The world and its history

The story involves human greed and ambition, tragedy, sacrifice in the name of love and lust for power. As you explore eerie landscapes, you can meet other humans, including Lord Byron and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, as well as stranger creatures. Exploring hidden corners can reveal secret truths and powers.

Magic and combat

You learn arcane gestures to cast spells, including acid missiles, lightning-staff attacks, meteors, screaming skulls and flaming boulders. The game also has a complex ritual magic system based on historical Hermetic magic. You fight lethal monsters by using both physical movement—ducking, dodging and outmanoeuvring them—and magic; enemies have weaknesses, and defeating them lets you gather their fallen Husks to gain power and unlock abilities.

Modes and movement

Left-Hand Path offers over 15 hours of single-player VR content. You can move using either teleport-style or sliding-style locomotion, and play with either hand. Optional Low-Terror and Story Modes reduce the terror and gruesome deaths, while an Arachnophobia Mode removes spider-like enemies without making the game otherwise less challenging.