Co-op VR fantasy roguelite Ironstrike goes free-to-play on Quest later this week.
For the unaware, Ironstrike by developer E McNeill (Ironlights) is a four-player roguelite the place you combat by way of a fantasy world to rescue its gods, utilizing a momentum-based physics system for swordplay, gesture-based spellcasting, and archery. Initially launched practically two years in the past as a paid sport, it joins Model and Brazen Blaze in switching to free-to-play.
Chatting with UploadVR, McNeill introduced the sport can be “fully” free-to-play and transfer in the direction of in-app purchases for beauty objects. Nevertheless, this pricing change is at present solely on Quest; the PC VR model stays a paid sport. McNeill additionally states anybody who already owns Ironstrike won’t ever need to pay for these unlockable cosmetics.
Different new options coming with this replace embody a brand new mountaintop snowstorm stage, alongside new skills and magic spells equivalent to Smoke Bombs and Star Magic. third individual in-game video recording may also be activated by clicking within the thumbsticks; you may see an instance supplied by McNeill beneath.
Since launching in 2023, Ironstrike has seen a continued slate of post-launch updates. The Aeon Replace launched a brand new stage and extra weapons, and extra of those appeared alongside new boss battles within the subsequent ‘Archon Replace’. A ‘Miniboss Replace’ adopted earlier this yr that additionally added enhanced expertise, revised challenges, and extra.
Ironstrike goes free-to-play on August 21 on the Meta Quest platform, and it is also obtainable on Steam.
