Switchback VR is our first on-rails virtual reality horror shooter since Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, which was an original title for PS VR in 2016. We remember Rush of Blood fondly, as well as the community who loves us, remember daring their friends and family to try it as their first VR experience.
Thanks to the innovative and immersive offering of PS VR2, the Switchback VR experience has intensified since its predecessor, taking players on a multi-sensory ride through ghost ships, witch hunts, vampire nests and the lair of a sadistic killer in record time. -pace horror experience. Here’s how we used the new immersive features of PlayStation VR to enhance that experience:
Don’t blink!
Using eye tracking, your enemies are on you with every blink of an eye, with others only moving when you’re not looking at them!
Hold on
Endure every bump and drop as your cart accelerates along tracks with haptic feedback, plus all-weather effects including wind, rain and falling sand from ancient Sumerian temples, bringing this real roller coaster feeling.
Feel the tension
Discover and shoot gun crates in your environment and unlock powerful new weapons. Adaptive triggers make each weapon unique as they all have their own resistance levels. Prepare to unload on terrifying enemies that emerge from the shadows. Whether it’s the Revolver, Shotgun, Uzi or one of the other weapons, don’t forget to reload otherwise your travel time may be very short!
Mind your head
Avoid falling beams, overturned buses and hanging witches. The rumble of the headphones guarantees that you will feel it if you don’t!
hear voices
Listen to your enemies screaming around you and if you think closing your eyes will help you… think twice. To increase the terror, demons will whisper in your ear with 3D sound.
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It’s your own personal nightmare where each track has multiple terrifying paths. No two runs are the same, do you choose to face demon dogs or masked models? Do you choose to be a catalyst for death or to let someone live? Each obstacle will test your reactions in this terrifying multi-sensory virtual reality horror experience. The curator is watching, so choose wisely.
Switchback VR brings you face-to-face with the most terrifying antagonists from Season 1 of the Dark Pictures anthology – from gruesome Ghost Ship appearances in Man of Medan and faceless foes in Little Hope’s witch trials, to hordes vampires from House of Ashes and the twisted serial killers in The Devil Inside Me. As you face these enemies and try to survive, spare a thought for our designers who must have found themselves in these terrifying environments time and time again! From designing gruesome traps at the World’s Fair Hotel to creating the evil Sailor Girl from Man of Medan, even our designers aren’t immune to scares!
We’ve been overwhelmed with the positive response from gamers since the announcement of The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR, with so many fond memories of their Rush of Blood experiences.
We can’t wait to share this brand new VR experience exclusively on PlayStation VR2 this March 16th.
Get your weapons ready, enjoy the ride, and remember…don’t blink!
Players can now pre-order The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR exclusively for PlayStation VR2. All pre-orders will receive additional content, including:
- Elaborately Detailed skull and bones cart, lovingly crafted from the bones of your victims! Complete with vertebral wheels and femoral wings.
- THE gold gun will help Face the hideous demonic incarnations of persecuted “witches” and fight for your life against hordes of vampires.
- Charge it demon gun with its disturbing eyes that continue to move as you face your enemies.
- More than bobble skull for your cart to keep you company as you face terrifying antagonists.