Space Viking Raiders VR

Space Viking Raiders VR is a VR adaptation of Space Viking Raiders, a comedic sci-fi action role-playing game set across a multiverse. You play as one of four Space Vikings and raid alien worlds in a 10-mission campaign, alone or with up to three other players online. The first playthrough takes about five hours, and the campaign includes fully voice-acted dialogue.

The raiders and their story

The campaign follows legendary raider Dredrick ‘Deadeyes’ and his crew of Space Viking misfits. After raiding a science vessel and taking its inter-dimensional portalling technology, they set out to raid alien worlds. The crew includes Nakano ‘Zica’ Zicarus, an audacious munitions expert and technical prodigy; Tommy K., a brain-damaged Berserker who suffers frequent memory loss and psychedelia; and Athelia, the crew’s second-in-command and pilot, whose measured competence is matched by fierce loyalty to Dredrick.

Raid alien worlds

You fight the fleets of the Federites, the Sluglings and the Sugarfiends, assaulting their homeworlds, destroying buildings and claiming Elementium. The campaign visits the Sluglings’ arid canyons, the Federites’ lush archipelago and the Sugarfiends’ sugary desserts. Each enemy base has spawners, energy shields and defensive turrets; destroy its central “heart building” to bring down the base and claim its Elementium.

Combat and traversal

Use energy axes, weapons and special abilities to fight through waves of aliens. The game has 10 destructive abilities, and the four playable characters each have many unique abilities. You can charge in with brute force or choose your moment and attack with tactical precision, combining complementary weapon systems and abilities for combos. When the crew runs out of Energy, you must maneuver and time melee attacks to keep enemies at bay.

Moving through alien worlds also calls for careful platforming. You bounce over cliffs, negotiate moving platforms and avoid destroying the ground beneath your feet as you cross canyons and archipelagos.

Play modes and difficulty

The campaign supports single-player and online co-op for two to four players. It has three difficulty settings, from a more relaxed experience to a demanding mode that calls for cooperation and individual skill. The game also features a large selection of music.