VR Invaders

VR Invaders is a story-driven sci-fi arcade shooter set in a future where virtual reality is part of everyday life. You play as Thomas Hall, a freelance hacker known as a Diver, hired to enter a client’s neural session and reboot a user who cannot disconnect from VR. Inside the virtual world, you battle the unforeseen causes of the glitch.

The story

In 2046, people use fully immersive virtual reality as a shelter from life’s hardships, and some spend almost all their time logged in. Software bugs or viruses can sometimes prevent users from disconnecting. Corporations hire Divers to enter affected users’ neural sessions and extract them.

Combat

You fight waves of drones using weapons and abilities that let you destroy enemies, crush them against walls, evade or block their shots, and shoot incoming bullets. You can freeze time to dodge, attack several drones at once or check for threats at your sides. Power-ups dropped by defeated enemies temporarily grant dual blasters or transform your cyber weapons into stronger forms, including a laser and a plasma gun.

Enemies vary in number and type, and each behaves differently, requiring changes in combat tactics. Each level ends with a challenging boss. Destructible level elements let you blast through enemy cover and leave destruction as you advance.

Game modes

The story takes you through virtual environments ranging from claustrophobic and dark to vast and bright; each level’s structure shapes its gameplay. In the separate Arcade mode, you choose from three difficulty levels, defeat drones in quick succession and shoot incoming bullets to build combo points and pursue a high score. Survival mode pits you against hordes of enemies, with the aim of lasting as long as possible.