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UploadVR Staff Writer βœ‰οΈ mike@uploadvr.com πŸŽ₯ youtube.com/@liveopenmike πŸ“Ά twitch.tv/liveopenmike My opinions are my own unless otherwise stated.

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Chaotic Supermarket Sim Shop & Stuff Bags A PlayStation VR2 Release Later This Month Embrace the chaos in supermarket sim Shop & Stuff on PlayStation VR2 later this month.

Embrace the chaos in supermarket sim Shop & Stuff on PlayStation VR2 later this month:

09.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Give Schell Games their flowers. This was an exceptional flat to VR adaptation.

10.03.2026 07:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alien: Rogue Incursion Surges To First Place On PlayStation VR2's Top Downloads Chart Alien: Rogue Incursion topped the charts for PlayStation VR2 downloads in February.

Alien: Rogue Incursion topped the charts for PlayStation VR2 downloads in February:

09.03.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A friend of mine sold a Quest to his dad on Golf+ alone. Lifelong golfer now on a fixed income gets to play courses he could only dream of visiting.

The power of VR.

πŸ‘‡ My full story on Upload

10.03.2026 06:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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VR Forever | 2026 Submission Form // Hosted by Creature + Future Friends // Contrary to what you heard, VR is actually NOT dead. VR Forever is coming back after a successful first edition last year and this time we are open for submi...

Contrary to what you heard, VR is actually NOT dead. VR Forever is coming back after a successful first edition and submissions are open now:

forms.gle/fvU8BhqVPYfo...

Submission Deadline: March 31st

#VRForever is hosted by @creaturedotpage.bsky.social and @futurefriendsgames.com #VR #gamdev

05.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 8
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The physics sandbox of Adrian's Quest lets you experiment with weapons, machines and physical interaction with the environment. Coming soon.

store.steampowered.com/app/2779620/...

#vr #vrgaming #indiedev #gamedev #pcvr #virtualrealitygames #metaquest #psvr2

08.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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RACEBLUB is live on Meta Quest Early Access! πŸŽοΈπŸ’¨

From desert roads to icy peaks, which track are you obsessed with?

Drop your favorite and your best lap time below!

#VRGaming #MetaQuest #Indiedev

06.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile, LoZ celebrated 40 years last month and crickets πŸ¦—

06.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

100% agreed. That's a massive team, even split across multiple studios (which is no longer the case).

05.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heck yeah! Creature is bringing back the VR Forever Steam event from last year. Submissions are open now #vr devs!

05.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My full story about the nDreams layoffs. A sad day indeed... πŸ™

05.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Only in the deluxe edition.

05.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It lives! Affected: The Asylum, under a new developer, is coming this summer giving all the Alien Isolation/Resident Evil 3 stalker vibes.

Check out my full article at Upload, including new screenshots, teaser trailer, and an update about multiplayer.

05.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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nDreams has announced another round of layoffs and the closure of two of their studios. Full story coming to UploadVR momentarily.

05.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #Unity devs, check your email. Unity just sent out a message saying they are delisting China-based assets from the Unity Asset Store at the end of this month.

If you already bought it, you will retain access to it, but will no longer get ongoing support.

03.03.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I spent hours upon hours in Wing Commander back in the day. This demo was the first I'd heard of the Alliance games. Will be diving in for sure.

This is the power of Next Fest. Putting a game on your radar you were totally unaware of before.

Check out my demo impressions.

03.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This was a beast to compile. If you're a VR dev and I missed your game, shoot me an email (address in bio) and I will get the article updated. πŸ˜‡

03.03.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This a UK thing?

03.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Insomnia stinks. 😀

03.03.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just filed an article to Upload analyzing the headset numbers on the latest Steam hardware survey and why we all need to ignore it this month.

Short answer: Chinese New Year.

Nothing to see here. Stop writing your latest β€œ(PC)VR is dead” article. Check back next month. 😊

03.03.2026 10:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Experience a world class VR experience like none other on the market right now.

Secure your copy of Knights of Fiona today:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

03.03.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Y'all when I tell you I could not stop playing Raceclub.

My impressions article is linked below and I only meant to play a couple hours. I played 5 straight, killing two Bobos and the headset in the process.

It's very Early Access, but chasing ghosts is very addictive.

02.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Axiomatik on Steam Shoot-2-See! Redefine how you perceive 3D space with a crazy-new, glowing neon laser mechanic. Experience physics thought experiments in this squeaky colorful Arcade VR game: open SchrΓΆdinger boxes - ...

AXIOMATIK
A really interesting concept. You're in a pitch black room and have to use a bouncy ball light gun to find your way to the exit. Some stuff isn't clearly explained, but could be a fun limited time game. - WISHLISTED

store.steampowered.com/app/3969490/...

28.02.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PROTON VR on Steam ProtonVR is a VR Roguelike/Roguelite Retro Shooter dream-inspired by classic 90s shooters and movies. Customize your weapons arsenal, buy attachments, upgrades and choose your playstyle. Fight command...

PROTON VR
Clearly inspired by Compound, but frankly an inferior version of it offering nothing new from what I played. Interminably slow walking speed and some dodgy enemy AI holds this back, but it's still enough to keep an eye on - WISHLISTED

store.steampowered.com/app/3143930/...

28.02.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Detective VR on Steam Step into a thrilling narrative investigation in Virtual Reality! In DETECTIVE VR, you control time, collect crucial clues, and interview witnesses to unravel the plot.

DETECTIVE VR
A port of a hand-tracked MR Quest game with node teleport (blech) & reasonable controller accommodations for the original hand-tracking. Like the concept, but dropped a polaroid beneath the ground and couldn't retrieve. - WISHLISTED (need patches)

store.steampowered.com/app/3939360/...

28.02.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Got knocked off from the Top 10 of my own game's leaderboard. Feels great because that means people have actually put in time and effort!😊
Wanna give it a shot? Do it while #SteamNextFest is still rollingπŸ‘‡
store.steampowered.com/app/4134040

#gaming #games #indiegames #arcadegame #roguelite #shmup

27.02.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Road To Yvhalon-Demo on Steam Road To Yvhalon is an action RPG designed specifically for Virtual Reality, combining soulslike elements with innovative capture and exploration mechanics. Set in a vast, non-linear, and mysterious wo...

ROAD TO YVHALON
On paper, it ticks a lot of boxes, but let down by a weird parry mechanic where you have to turn the sword upside down to block. One to watch at least. - WISHLISTED

store.steampowered.com/app/4085170/...

27.02.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Proc gen multiplayer chaos in VR? Who's in?

Full article below.

27.02.2026 05:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Zombie Army VR To Lose Co-Op Gameplay Next Month Zombie Army VR will lose co-op multiplayer next month, with the developer blaming a change with Unity's hosting services.

Story here: www.uploadvr.com/zombie-army-...

26.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Filed to @uploadvr.com earlier, Zombie Army VR is dropping its co-op mode at the end of March due to Unity sunsetting its multiplayer service.

All Unity devs that use the software were informed of this upcoming change in December of last year and have until March 31 to transition to a new service.

26.02.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0